Brantics Sea

Written by Al'fahrim
At the Southwest shore of Lotharel lies the Brantics Sea, simultaneously the most elegant and dangerous of naval territories. Due to its favorable weather close to shore, it has become home to a number of highly influential port towns along the coast, all contributing to the economy of the Kingdom of Draxxell, albeit indirectly. It is telling of the Draxxian royalty that despite such steady sources of income many citizens live in squalor - many more than the aristocracy would have you believe.

Geographically, the sea extends from Traitor's Rock in the south to the Cedric Mountains - which actually bisect Lotharel's center - but the few who do sail through it colloquially use the term to represent the entire ocean along the South and West seaboards. Further out at sea, it is rumored to get much more torrential, so much so that ships have been known to disappear, or turn back only to sink closer to shore.

However, amidst the personal accounts of the far sea, legends have sprung up about an island, or perhaps an archipelago, with a clearly constructed shrine visible from miles away. Whether these accounts are true or the coincidental ramblings of crazed former sailors remains to be seen.