12.2.6.3 THE SEA OF DESPAIR

Once the Crystal Sea, now known as the Sea of Despair, this ocean is the smaller, eastern counterpart of the Inner Sea. When Princess Marilynth destroyed the Pool of Stars, she wiped the ancient city of Celest from the island at the centre of the sea. The sea became blighted, both by the ghosts that haunt it, and by the tainted waters that flow down into the sea from the surrounding lands. In a cavern far below the waves, Emperor Ladantine plots to spread this taint to the Inner Sea, bringing him into conflict with those who would keep those waters pristine.