The Windward Sea

The Windward Sea lies at the borealmost coast of the world. For most of the year, the howling wind drives itself from the Windward Sea onto the Headlands, pushing up sand and silt into ever changing sand bars and outer banks. Navigating the coast of the Headlands is extremely treacherous for seagoing vessels. Only shallow-bottomed watercraft are able to sail safely inside the coastal waterways. Large ships with deep keels must sail a great distance away to avoid running aground.
As the Dim Sun makes its way around the world over the course of the year, the sea reacts differently depending on its position in relation to the horizon. When the Dim Sun is at its zenith and the world is experiencing its Summer Solstice, the wind and ocean are fairly still and calm, with a few breezes traveling down the Dinveer Mountains and out to sea. During the season of Sunfall the Headlands experience its driest season as more dry air is pushed over the mountains and down the sloping terrain. As soon as the Dim Sun sets and Autumn begins, the wind changes and fair breezes blow back to shore. During Winter the winds get stronger and much colder. Ice starts to form at sea and gets pushed onto shore during strong gales, creating large collections of ice throughout the inner and outer banks, carving up the sand bars. Eventually, during Hibern, the storms build upon each other until constant snow and ice storms ravage the Headlands. Spring marks the arrival of thunderstorms which begin to thaw the icepack. By Spring's end the ice is fully melted and the storms slow down in intensity and frequency until they stop entirely by Summer and the wind gently shifts back out to sea once again by the Summer Solstice.

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Sea