Sea of Light
The Sea of Light is just off the south coast of the Continent of Halirune, the west coast of the Continent of Iodod, and is part of the Pelthisine Ocean; the sea gets its name from the coral that can only be found in this ocean: called star coral, this material looks as though it is made of glass and glows with an inner light. The Light Shoal Sea Elves constructed their great city, Qiel'Sedar, out of this material, and on a clear night, it can be seen under the sea from miles away.
Geography
The Sea of Light is the southwestern part of the Pelthisine Ocean and covers an area of 220,000 mi2 (570,000 km2), and it borders Halirune to the north and Iodod to the east, and is sprinkled with several smaller islands. There is an underwater volcano located nearly in the center of the Sea, and many sages say this is impossible to consider a coincidence.
Ecosystem
The Sea of Light is quite active with multiple underwater races, and the normal underwater life that one would find in a sea. The estuary where the Sea of Light meets Halirune is quite active, with shipping and fishing being the major industries. To the east, where the Shining Sea meets Iodod, the mangrove forests of Grinitrad stretch as far as the eye can see, and are populated by Yrins kobolds, where they cultivate shallow dwelling seafood.
Ecosystem Cycles
The Sea of Light can be rather predictable most times, having a warm season, when the sea is active and stormy and lashes the coasts of Halirune and Iodod with light hurricanes and tropical depressions, and a cold season where the Sea is relatively placid and easy to navigate. However, an unexplained phenomenon sailors call Nerina's Grudge randomly affects the sea: incredibly powerful inclement weather appears suddenly and disappears almost as quickly as it appears.
Localized Phenomena
The Sea of Light is the only place that star coral can be found, and it is harvested to make jewelry, weapons, and domiciles within the city of Qiel'Sedar and Clotgush. Then there is Nerina's Grudge: Inexplicably, hurricanes of untold power will coalesce out of the clear sky and devastate the region for hours, and then disappear as quickly as they appeared or a whirlpool will drag ships to their doom, only to suddenly stop. No one knows what causes this to occur; some blame it on Nerina's mercurial nature, others say there is a great kraken at the bottom of the sea who does it to terrorize the surface dwellers, and there are sages who think it is a damaged ancient weapon from the Age of Agony.
Fauna & Flora
Typical flora and fauna one would find in an ocean, as well as Qiel'Sedar and the Kingdom of Clotgush. There is a kraken living in the bottom of the sea near the volcano, it is named Thragsumnoris the Fire Eye, and it is currently in hibernation.
Natural Resources
Fish, seaweed, water, commerce, travel, and shipping.
History
The Sea of Light has been the home of the Light Shoal sea elves for as long as they can remember, and some say they were created with the sea itself; the Clotgush sahuagin disagree with this, and say they are the rightful rulers of Shining Sea, and thus, they have been fighting a war over rulership of the sea for millennia.
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Shining Sea
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