Iskean Sea

The Iskean Sea lies between the southern end of the Natorn Archipelago and the mainland of Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera, stretching as far west as the Gorval Peninsula.

Much of the sea bed is relatively shallow, and in previous epochs when sea level was lower, the sea bed was exposed as islands and land.

The sea named after the Iskean people, the principle ethnic group in this region. It is the busiest shipping lane in the civilised world, since trade between Harthera, Ororr, Vetth and the Natorn Archipelago all cross this region. It has numerous coastal islands, the largest group being the Junda Isles which mark its eastern extent.