Dolkenrif Bay
Dolkenrif Bay is the home of the Tandielen apron archipelago. It is bordered to the west by The Gems Archipelago and the Bay of Jewels, Durtalbachland in the south, and by the Northern Ocean on the north and east.
The Bay is very shallow, and most of it is covered in reefs. It is notoriously difficult to navigate, especially for larger ships.
History
Dolkenrif was considered part of Durtalbachland during the First Age, but was largely unsettled and undisturbed. The Talskindren are not expansionists, and were happy to leave the island natives be so long as their fishing vessels were allowed in the shallow, dangerous waters. Only the island of Slagtad's small port town had a significant number of outsiders at the time.
Then, marking the beginning of the Second Age, Erinian naval powers exerted control over the area and claimed it as part of Empire. The natives fought back, and sent emissaries to Zoustad to ask for assistance. Durtalbachland attempted to defend the bay and its islands from Erinia, but their small navy was no match and was destroyed in the attempt.
Native Tandielenders did not take well to the new law, and many small rebellions have taken place across the bay as Erinia has built small towns and plantations on islands they deem valuable. To this day, the Tandielenders who do not work directly with the Empire are more friendly towards pirates and other sailors illegally working in the bay than they are towards the Empire's navy.
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