Samundar Patranca

Samundar Patranca This coastline of northwestern Libynos, south of Bhitiram, is labeled Samundar Patranca on certain maps in the archives of the Ammuyad Caliphate, though the origin of the name is unknown. Neither those archives nor the records of the various seafaring peoples of the Sinnar Ocean seem to contain reports of visitors to these shores. Certainly, the desolate stretches between Samundar Patranca and the populated regions of Libynos discourage exploration. Perhaps the absence of information is due to the lack of travelers to this area, or the failure of any who have visited to return; or perhaps information has been suppressed for some reason as yet to be discovered.
The lands of Samundar Patranca are cooler and drier than in the rainforest to the northeast. The trees that are so prevalent along the coast and in the mountains toward the east become sparse, with little but patches of scrubland and rocks the farther one goes west.
Along these shores, colonies of penguins fill the sheltered bays. They can be heard for miles, if anyone is there to hear them. The waters offshore are often visited by sea lions and orcas, which come to feed on the penguins. The water birds do have allies, though; the coast is also home to many groups of selkies. The seal-people like to make pets of these birds that can swim with them, and frequently hunt the penguins’ sea predators so the population is not threatened.
The selkies have enemies of their own at the border of their range. Farther to the west lives a great colony of crabpeople, and if the fishing becomes slim, competition for food may develop into open warfare.
On land, the landscape may be rough but it is well watered both by runoff from the mountains and by water from underground. Other than animals, the area is primarily populated by various types of water fey and some elemental creatures that live in the many freshwater pools and streams along the coast. In the hills and the mountains themselves are fey or elementals of the air, though they stay far from the great forests to the northeast; in no way do they want to come to the attention of the raptor shape-changers that live in the mountains there. This prevalence of fey creatures carries on farther south into the mountains; great disturbances of the past have uncovered molten lava there in open volcanoes. Far from the knowledge of any humans, twisted fire fey and elementals that enjoy the lava make themselves at home. These volcanoes have been quiet (but for a little smoke) for millennia, so hopefully the fire creatures will be content in their igneous homes and not feel a need to stir themselves to greater activity.
So far as anyone knows, no people have made homes along these shores or inland.