Süd Depths
| Süd Depths | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Ocean |
| Surface area | Unknown |
| Average depth | Unknown |
| Islands | Livoli Hafodmark Kouryssos Llwynberwyn Säästla Hrastče |
The Süd Depths is the foremost body of water in the known world. It contains numerous continent-sized islands and a large amount of various archipelagos. The complete size of the Süd Depths is unknown, as many explorers have ventured further into the ocean, only to find more islands, sometimes inhabited with humans at different stages of civilization. It is currently unknown how humans settled in the Süd Depths, but a scholars have translated an ancient Llwynberwynic text, probably written by an explorer or some sort of priest and seemingly the only recorded event from the old age of the Süd Depths, leading experts to believe that Llwynberwyn was the first site of settlement in the known regions of the Süd Depths. It reads;
"At the end of our journey I can see through time, my eyes blinded with tears. I see the star of our hopes, the emperor, who once brought peace and prosperity to our people, who built a powerfull empire and united tribes, from all walks of life. I see an epoch of overall happiness and now that all lies in ruin. The old gods had arisen, brothers picked up arms against brothers, mankind clung to eachother throats, ruled by a state of anarchy, and mother nature took her revenge by showering plague and famine upon us. Evil is walking in this world, leaving nothing but dead cities and buried settlements behind, the land is lifeless and baren. But... maybe there is life on that distant forgotten land, where only few once dare to venture. Those whom we would once call madmen. We are these madmen now. What destiny awaits us? Will we find our way or dissapear trying? Will we rise to glory or fade into obscurity? No one knows... only time will tell."
The text, discovered in the form of a cloth scroll, was found enclosed in a stone container buried beneath an abandoned keep that was undergoing reconstruction at the request of the king of Llwynberwyn at the time, king Raibeart. It remains the only documented story of the first settlers in the Süd Depths. Explorers have attempted to find this distant "powerful empire", but all have failed. Many explorers have gone missing, or returned empty handed, finding only small isolated islands or archipelagos. It is only left to speculation on how the Süd Depths various islands were formed.