Dardanal Strait

The narrow strait between the Matagost Peninsula and Ramthion Island was once called the Narrow Sea. Though scholars have found artifacts to show that early inhabitants of the region navigated it in hide coracles and canoes, it has been impassible to such craft for thousands of years. In fact, after the activation of the Obelisks of Chaos some years ago, the influence of the demon lord Dagon fell heavy on these waters and made them dark and turbulent and filled with all manner of malevolent creatures. No less than two sahuagin cities, clusters of kelp devils, and multiple sightings of scyllas and charybdises are attributed to this befouled stretch of water. During the great flight of 2496 I.R., when wildfires forced refugees to attempt the straits in great numbers, the predators of the strait fed well. One Hyperborean ship captain called Dardanal the Navigator became legend after crossing the strait no fewer than 12 times with full shiploads of refugees. It was on his 13th trip across that he and his ship, the Wayfarer, vanished and allegedly fell to the creatures of those waters. The strait was renamed in his honor and is largely avoided. Men-of-war out of Highreach patrol the northern and southern end to prevent the vile things that lurk within from emerging in numbers. So far, they have successful kept the creatures contained, but no one knows how long this détente might last.

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Strait