Waterways on Duria

The Betshaban Ocean

The Betshaban Ocean

The Valtaani Sea

The Valtaani Sea

The Endless Ocean

The Endless Ocean

The Maraudine

Original article: Maraudine

The Maraudine is the small stretch of water wherein the Sea of Blades empties into the Endless Ocean. It is patrolled both by the warships of Lun Dorak and Vor Midal, who are constantly at war with one another. Merchants and other neutral parties who attempt to use the Maraudine tend to either end up confiscated and conscripted by the Dorakian mages or raided and murdered by orcish pirates.

The Maroshan Sea

Original article: Maroshan Sea

The Maroshan Sea is a part of the Betshaban Ocean between the Pirate Isles and the mainland of Duria, west of the Black Isle and north of the island of Marosh. The Sea itself is relatively calm, with major storms usually restricted to early autumn. The Maroshan Sea is a major trade route along the Inner Shore of Duria and is patrolled by many of the nations of the Inner Shore searching for the elusive Tamerynd pirates who lurk about looking for easy prey.

The Sea of Blades

Original article: Sea of Blades

The Sea of Blades lies in northeastern Duria. The Sea is mostly freshwater in the west, where it is fed by the Upper and Lower Blades on either side of the nation of Pelusia at the eastern terminus of the Divian Mountains. In the east, the water is substantially saltier, particularly where the Sea empties into the Endless Ocean through the strait known as the Maraudine.

The western shores of the Sea of Blades is criss-crossed by merchant vessels from Dakra, Pelusia, Nagos, Enesia and even a few merchant ships from Stenoa and Lun Dorak. The eastern shores tend to be extremely dangerous, with orcish pirates from Vor Midal competing with military ships from Lun Dorak for dominance of the Sea.

There are rumors of deep tunnels that pass deep beneath the Sea of Blades and dwarven legends even tell of a lost dwarven city somewhere deep underground in the region, though there is little direct evidence of either.

 

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