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	East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the eastern shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.		East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the eastern shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.

	The northern sea of steel was the site of Rachensgrab, an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]]. The tiny nation of the Viyerda, [[A star is born\|located after the Spring Equinox 386YE]], is also found here.		The northern sea of steel was the site of '''Rachensgrab''', an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]]. The tiny nation of the '''Viyerda''', [[A star is born\|located after the Spring Equinox 386YE]], is also found here.

	==Sea of Snow==		==Sea of Snow==

Rafferty: /* Sea of Steel */

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	East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the eastern shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.		East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the eastern shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.

	The northern sea of steel was the site of Rachensgrab, an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]].		The northern sea of steel was the site of Rachensgrab, an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]]. The tiny nation of the Viyerda, [[A star is born\|located after the Spring Equinox 386YE]], is also found here.

	==Sea of Snow==		==Sea of Snow==

Rafferty: /* Sea of Steel */

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	==Sea of Steel==		==Sea of Steel==
	East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the ~~western~~ shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.		East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the eastern shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.

	The northern sea of steel was the site of Rachensgrab, an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]].		The northern sea of steel was the site of Rachensgrab, an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]].

Rafferty: /* Sea of Steel */

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	==Sea of Steel==		==Sea of Steel==
	East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the western shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.		East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the western shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.

			The northern sea of steel was the site of Rachensgrab, an island city-state and centre for the international slave trade [[Burning\|destroyed by Imperial forces]] following the Winter Solstice 384YE with the aid of the Commonwealth and the [[Sumaah Republic]].

	==Sea of Snow==		==Sea of Snow==

Hailmur at 19:32, 6 May 2023

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	==Sea of Steel==		==Sea of Steel==
	East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the western shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them~~. Following the Autumn Equinox 384YE, Imperial mariners mapped some of the eastern reaches of the sea, and [[Sea of Snow\|shared the details]] with the rest of the Empire~~.		East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the western shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.

	==Sea of Snow==		==Sea of Snow==
	The cold Sea of Snow lies north of the Empire, and is named by the [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]]. It is known for chunks of ice and icebergs that can crush a ship. There are said to be all kinds of strange beasts in the Sea of Snow - massive cambion-whales with curling horns, and seahemoths with the upper bodies of mammoths and the lower bodies of black and white fish-beasts, and things like seals but the size of oxen with massive fangs. It stretches past [[Otkodov]], and technically the Gullet is part of it.		The cold Sea of Snow lies north of the Empire, and is named by the [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]]. It is known for chunks of ice and icebergs that can crush a ship. There are said to be all kinds of strange beasts in the Sea of Snow - massive cambion-whales with curling horns, and seahemoths with the upper bodies of mammoths and the lower bodies of black and white fish-beasts, and things like seals but the size of oxen with massive fangs. It stretches past [[Otkodov]], and technically the Gullet is part of it. Following the Autumn Equinox 384YE, Imperial mariners mapped some of the eastern reaches of the sea, and [[Sea of Snow\|shared the details]] with the rest of the Empire.

	==Sea of Stars==		==Sea of Stars==

Rafferty: /* Sea of Steel */

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	==Sea of Steel==		==Sea of Steel==
	East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the western shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them.		East of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth lies the Sea of Steel. As with the Sea of Storms, the Sea of Steel is much larger than most of the others, again verging on the oceanic. It takes its name from the large number of warships that cluster along its shores and ply its waves. The [[Commonwealth]] controls much of southern waters, while the [[Principalities of Jarm]] dominate the western shores. The two nations are not friends, and Imperial merchants crossing these waters must be careful not to get caught between them. Following the Autumn Equinox 384YE, Imperial mariners mapped some of the eastern reaches of the sea, and [[Sea of Snow\|shared the details]] with the rest of the Empire.

	==Sea of Snow==		==Sea of Snow==

Beeswax: /* Sea of Snow */

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Sea of Snow

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	==Sea of Snow==		==Sea of Snow==
	The cold Sea of Snow lies north of the Empire, and is named by the [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]]. It is known for chunks of ice and icebergs that can crush a ~~shop~~. There are said to be all kinds of strange beasts in the Sea of Snow - massive cambion-whales with curling horns, and seahemoths with the upper bodies of mammoths and the lower bodies of black and white fish-beasts, and things like seals but the size of oxen with massive fangs. It stretches past [[Otkodov]], and technically the Gullet is part of it.		The cold Sea of Snow lies north of the Empire, and is named by the [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]]. It is known for chunks of ice and icebergs that can crush a ship. There are said to be all kinds of strange beasts in the Sea of Snow - massive cambion-whales with curling horns, and seahemoths with the upper bodies of mammoths and the lower bodies of black and white fish-beasts, and things like seals but the size of oxen with massive fangs. It stretches past [[Otkodov]], and technically the Gullet is part of it.

	==Sea of Stars==		==Sea of Stars==

Hastur: /* Sea of Storms */

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Sea of Storms

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	==Sea of Storms==		==Sea of Storms==
	West of the Sea of Sighs an the Sea of Teeth is the Sea of Storms. The weather here is notoriously changeable, and the waters are some of the deepest in the known world. The sea is known to be home to a number of especially large sea-creatures referred to variously as leviathans, behemoths, monstrosities, or living islands. They are very rarely spotted, but ships that ''do'' encounter them rarely survive the experience.		West of the Sea of Sighs and the Sea of Teeth is the Sea of Storms. The weather here is notoriously changeable, and the waters are some of the deepest in the known world. The sea is known to be home to a number of especially large sea-creatures referred to variously as leviathans, behemoths, monstrosities, or living islands. They are very rarely spotted, but ships that ''do'' encounter them rarely survive the experience.

	The Sea of Storms is much larger than most of the other waters; it is a trackless waste of deep monster-haunted water that might be more correctly referred to as an ocean. Imperial vessels cross it at its narrowest point but it still represents a journey of several weeks to cross it.		The Sea of Storms is much larger than most of the other waters; it is a trackless waste of deep monster-haunted water that might be more correctly referred to as an ocean. Imperial vessels cross it at its narrowest point but it still represents a journey of several weeks to cross it.

Dre at 09:53, 24 May 2019

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	[[Category:Gazetteer]]		[[Category:Gazetteer]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The Empire is sometimes known as the Catazarri Empire by foreign nations, referring to its position north of the [[Bay of ~~Catazaar~~]]. The Empire recently engaged in a large-scale project to map the Bay, but Imperial knowledge of the wider world is somewhat limited.		The Empire is sometimes known as the Catazarri Empire by foreign nations, referring to its position north of the [[Bay of Catazar]]. The Empire recently engaged in a large-scale project to map the Bay, but Imperial knowledge of the wider world is somewhat limited.

	Imperial mariners generally speak of seven "seas" - large areas of open water that separate the various nations of the known world. While foreign sailors may use different names for their local waters, these names are generally recognised among all the seafaring nations the Empire has contact with.		Imperial mariners generally speak of seven "seas" - large areas of open water that separate the various nations of the known world. While foreign sailors may use different names for their local waters, these names are generally recognised among all the seafaring nations the Empire has contact with.

	==Sea of Sighs==		==Sea of Sighs==
	South of the Empire lies the Sea of Sighs. ~~It's~~ poetic name comes from the idea of sailors sailing out of it sigh with homesickness, and those sailing back into it sigh with relief that they are practically home provided they can make it past the Grendel. The [[Bay of Catazar]] is only the northernmost part of it, and it stretches down past the [[Iron Confederacy]] and the [[Grendel]] dominated lands of the [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Broken Shore]].		South of the Empire lies the Sea of Sighs. Its poetic name comes from the idea of sailors sailing out of it sigh with homesickness, and those sailing back into it sigh with relief that they are practically home provided they can make it past the Grendel. The [[Bay of Catazar]] is only the northernmost part of it, and it stretches down past the [[Iron Confederacy]] and the [[Grendel]] dominated lands of the [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Broken Shore]].
	==Sea of Teeth==		==Sea of Teeth==
	South of the Sea of Sighs is the Sea of Teeth. Where the Sea of Sighs is a great expanse of open water, the Sea of Teeth is populated by many little islands, wrapped in damp, warm fog that clings. The sea is said to have more than its fair share of ghosts and ghost ships; Imperial mariners claim this is because the waters are close to the [[Sarcophan Delves]] but this is largely superstition.		South of the Sea of Sighs is the Sea of Teeth. Where the Sea of Sighs is a great expanse of open water, the Sea of Teeth is populated by many little islands, wrapped in damp, warm fog that clings. The sea is said to have more than its fair share of ghosts and ghost ships; Imperial mariners claim this is because the waters are close to the [[Sarcophan Delves]] but this is largely superstition.
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	==Sea of Storms==		==Sea of Storms==
	West of the Sea of Sighs an the Sea of Teeth is the Sea of Storms. The weather here is notoriously ~~changable~~, and the waters are some of the deepest in the known world. The sea is known to be home to a number of especially large sea-creatures referred to variously as leviathans, behemoths, monstrosities, or living islands. They ~~ar every~~ rarely spotted, ~~butships~~ that ''do'' encounter them rarely survive the experience.		West of the Sea of Sighs an the Sea of Teeth is the Sea of Storms. The weather here is notoriously changeable, and the waters are some of the deepest in the known world. The sea is known to be home to a number of especially large sea-creatures referred to variously as leviathans, behemoths, monstrosities, or living islands. They are very rarely spotted, but ships that ''do'' encounter them rarely survive the experience.

	The Sea of Storms is much larger than most of the other waters; it is a trackless waste of deep monster-haunted water that might be more correctly referred to as an ocean. Imperial vessels cross it at its narrowest point but it still represents a journey of several weeks to cross it.		The Sea of Storms is much larger than most of the other waters; it is a trackless waste of deep monster-haunted water that might be more correctly referred to as an ocean. Imperial vessels cross it at its narrowest point but it still represents a journey of several weeks to cross it.
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	The seventh sea is sometimes referred to as the Sea of Stars. it is both a rare phenomenon and a sailor's metaphor for unknown waters. On rare occasions when the night is especially clear, the water through which a ship sails can become mirror-smooth reflecting the stars above like an ocean of light and darkness. Mariners liken it to sailing in the sky itself - stars above and below - so clear that it seems one might reach up from the top of the mast and catch the moon.		The seventh sea is sometimes referred to as the Sea of Stars. it is both a rare phenomenon and a sailor's metaphor for unknown waters. On rare occasions when the night is especially clear, the water through which a ship sails can become mirror-smooth reflecting the stars above like an ocean of light and darkness. Mariners liken it to sailing in the sky itself - stars above and below - so clear that it seems one might reach up from the top of the mast and catch the moon.

	On nights like this, sailors report an almost numinous sensation of something larger than themselves. This phenomenon can last for minutes or hours, but invariably leaves a crew with peculiar dreams. A few sensitive sailors who encounter the Sea of Stars are forever changed by it; they may leave the sea forever taking up new ~~livs~~ as far from the coast as possible or conversely find that they can never again find rest if they cannot hear the calling of gulls and the crashing of breakers.		On nights like this, sailors report an almost numinous sensation of something larger than themselves. This phenomenon can last for minutes or hours, but invariably leaves a crew with peculiar dreams. A few sensitive sailors who encounter the Sea of Stars are forever changed by it; they may leave the sea forever taking up new lives as far from the coast as possible or conversely find that they can never again find rest if they cannot hear the calling of gulls and the crashing of breakers.

	Some captains believe this ~~phenomena~~ is good luck, others see it as a dire portent, and it is most commonly reported on nights when [[the Wanderer]] is particularly bright.		Some captains believe this phenomenon is good luck, others see it as a dire portent, and it is most commonly reported on nights when [[the Wanderer]] is particularly bright.

Rafferty at 13:56, 23 May 2019

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	==Sea of Sighs==		==Sea of Sighs==
	South of the Empire lies the Sea of Sighs. It's poetic name comes from the idea of sailors sailing out of it sigh with homesickness, and those sailing back into it sigh with relief that they are practically home provided they can make it past the Grendel. The [[Bay of Catazar]] is only the northernmost part of it, and it stretches down past the [[Iron Confederacy]] and the [[Grendel] dominated lands of the [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Broken Shore]].		South of the Empire lies the Sea of Sighs. It's poetic name comes from the idea of sailors sailing out of it sigh with homesickness, and those sailing back into it sigh with relief that they are practically home provided they can make it past the Grendel. The [[Bay of Catazar]] is only the northernmost part of it, and it stretches down past the [[Iron Confederacy]] and the [[Grendel]] dominated lands of the [[Bay_of_Catazar#The_Broken_Shore_and_Attar\|Broken Shore]].
	==Sea of Teeth==		==Sea of Teeth==
	South of the Sea of Sighs is the Sea of Teeth. Where the Sea of Sighs is a great expanse of open water, the Sea of Teeth is populated by many little islands, wrapped in damp, warm fog that clings. The sea is said to have more than its fair share of ghosts and ghost ships; Imperial mariners claim this is because the waters are close to the [[Sarcophan Delves]] but this is largely superstition.		South of the Sea of Sighs is the Sea of Teeth. Where the Sea of Sighs is a great expanse of open water, the Sea of Teeth is populated by many little islands, wrapped in damp, warm fog that clings. The sea is said to have more than its fair share of ghosts and ghost ships; Imperial mariners claim this is because the waters are close to the [[Sarcophan Delves]] but this is largely superstition.