Dragon's Throat & Swirl Mountains

"Are there places that live in symbiosis with each other?
Right off the bat everyone would say no because that would be absolutely absurd! But the Dragon's Throat on the coast of Milúúlùhû and the Swirl Mountains in western Îbimiqùrií form a symbiosis of roaring waves and raging whirlpools. What is devoured in one place is spit out again in another place, so that neither could "survive" without each other."

Syrta Khîm, Téshànian naturalist of the 17th century AEC-

The genesis

Both places did not exist on this world from the beginning, but only came into being in 2,800 BEC, when the greatest flood of all time hit Elaqitan.
Milúúlùhû, now the largest island in western Îbimiqùrií, was once much smaller and had steeply sloping eastern shores that reached into the deep sea.
Today no one knows why there was a portal here, but the Mirror Rebels knew about it and used it to set their "Harp of Wrath" in motion at this point.

Dragon's Throat in the north and Swirl Mountains in the west of the Îbimiqùrií by Blue Fairy 74

It imploded due to the suction of the enormous masses of water that forced their way through the portal.
The magic of the mirror left a raging whirlpool on the sea floor, at the end of which circling, unpredictable waves formed, from whose eyes fountains shot into the sky or the wide sea.
The whirlpool is now called the Dragon's Throat because of the dragons that live there. The huge waves at the end of the funnel are known as Swirl Mountains.

Dragon's Throat

“Please follow me slowly onto the bridge and be careful, it might be a little slippery.

Do not be afraid. Water dragons always have a little fun scaring walker on the bridge.

Oh, and avoid throwing anything in. It could be spit out somewhere else and kill someone."

Som Ván, Téshànian tour guide at the Dragon's Throat -

The Dragon's Throat is a circular chasm on the southeast coast of the island of Milúúlùhû, approximately one kilometer in diameter.

The waters flowing in from the sea and the island fall several thousand meters into the abyss, where they are drawn into a huge whirlpool.

The water temperature is between 10° Celsius in summer and 5° Celsius in winter according to milúúlùhûican seasons. The air is filled with the roar of waterfalls and the mist of splashing waves.

Dragon's Lair by Blue Fairy 74 via Midjourney

There is no escape for anything that is drawn into the abyss. The only ones who see it as a sporting test of courage to throw themselves into the waters are saltwater dragons, who built their homes here after the former underwater cave systems were uncovered - today known as the Dragon Hoard of Lōmibúqò.

At the northern edge of the gorge on the land side of the island, a visitor bridge was built around the 11th century AEC, which attracts many onlookers every year. It must be a breathtaking spectacle when the water masses sink into the whirlpool. However, a visit is not entirely without risk and is therefore only offered by specially trained tour guides. The bridge is often soggy and it's easy to slip. Additionally, water dragons often make fun of the gawkers and scare them by climbing up the walls to the bridge just to say "boo" or spray a stream of water in their faces. As a result, many people have lost an eye. For this reason, tours are now only available on a few days of the Milúúlùhû spring, as the dragons are less aggressive then.

Swirl Mountains with fontaine by Blue Fairy 74 via Midjourney

Swirl Mountains

While the Dragon's Throat is a fixed location and therefore a calculable risk, the Swirl Mountains at the end of the funnel appear unpredictably. The only thing that sailors can say with certainty is that the circular waves originate mainly in western Îbimiqùrií. For this reason, the sea routes between Dragon's Throat Island and the southern coast of Layida are greatly feared by sailors.
Proper investigations into the funnel of the dragon's mouth and its end have not yet been carried out due to the unpredictability. However, researchers believe that the funnel moves with the ocean currents and waves, which is why the end emerges from the surface at different points. The fountains shoot at a speed of 25 to 30 km/h up to a height of around 80 meters and can also carry with them flotsam that was drawn into the throat.

Many ships have already been doomed here due to the power of the emerging fountains. The ships' flotsam often ends up on the southern coast of Olayangi or Wajali, where there are some Layikani who collect the goods and, if they are still usable, sell them on.

The Layikani have created small graveyards in some caves on the coast for the dead who have washed up, where they lay the sailors to their final rest.

"Mother, what's floating in the sea?"

"There's a huge monster living in the depths far out at sea, causing ships to sink. I think it's eaten one again. Go tell your father! There's work."

Son and mother on the Layid coast -