Bay of Sorrow
Separating the northern portion of the Merdenkal Peninsula, the Bay of Sorrows was the first body of water that the Elynthi found after their Great Flight across the Denton Plains. They built their first settlement, Bren'niin at its narrowest point and followed its coast northward as they expanded their new homeland.
Its cold, shallow waters are filled with sea grass and, during the summer months, the home to seals, otters, and dozens of species of fish. During the winter the bay freezes across for much of its length and ice fishing on the bay is a lucrative industry for Eynthi fishermen. While the great snow bears typically hunt further north, fishermen out on the ice still need to be aware of those that might have wandered too far south, seeking an easy meal among the seals rest on the winter ice.
The frozen harbor limits ship traffic, making the coastal towns difficult to travel into (and out of) during the winter months. Worse, many fishermen tell of a great serpent that lives beneath its waves. They claim that the serpent sleeps silently during the warmer months but travels the ice in the winter, hunting for the souls of those lost at sea.