The Eastern Sea
The Eastern Sea, most commonly just referred to as the Sea, is the sea located to the east of Autara. The Autaran River meets with the Eastern Sea at its estuary, as do many other smaller rivers and streams.
The Sea is far-reaching and is not controlled by one singular kingdom, although good swaths of it are controlled especially along coastlines. It is used by many as a means of travel by boats and ships and is often used for trading and mercantilism.
The Ocean is home to traveling Sea Folk communities, who reside mostly around the coastal regions and nearby islands, as well as the sailors and fishermen who find their living on the sea and build their homes on the coast.
Locations
Higgins Point Lighthouse
The Higgins Point Lighthouse is a working lighthouse that marks the easternmost border of Autara. It is located on a coastal rocky outcropping called Higgins Point on the mainland of Autara, near the river delta. It is the lighthouse keeper’s job to keep the light clean and in working order. The Lighthouse is a tall round tower made of large stone bricks which have started to turn green at the bottom from algae. The Lighthouse Light is kept at the top of the lighthouse in a windowed room with a balcony going all the way around the outside. The bottom of the lighthouse has a small stone-and-mortar extension that functions as housing for the lighthouse keeper and their family. The Lighhouse’s purpose is to warn passing ships of the shallow rocky water along the shore as well as being used as a landmark as when traveling up the river from the ocean, one must pass the Lighthouse, making it important and notable for travelers and sailors.
Type
Sea
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