Midnight Depths

The Midnight Depths begins at 3,300 feet below sea level and descend to the lowest plateaus of the seafloor and the deepest trenches beyond. The majority of the ocean’s waters are found in these depths. Even the shallowest of the Midnight Depths are lightless, under intense pressure, and near-freezing. Surprisingly, a large number of alien creatures can be found here, adapted to these challenging conditions, with the only visible light coming from sources produced by its bizarre denizens.  The Benthic Merfolk find this lightless zone to be quite accommodating, and the Karkinoi make their homes at the mid-oceanic ridge along the Vandrian Archipelago.
As you descend deeper, the pressure from the water above becomes immense and life becomes rarer. In these deeps, you’ll find gargantuan creatures who escaped through Jahar's Descent and ancient aboleths hiding in their timeless ruins. 
Only brave individuals such as tritons, deeps druids, and leviathan chasers venture into these lightless depths. While these heroes can hunt monsters and defend the seas above from these deep threats, even they are only short-term visitors in the Midnight Depths.

Type

Ocean

Location under

Vandrian Ocean

Included Locations

• Dreth Tavra
• Felthriir Trench
• Jahar's Descent

Related Ethnicities

• Benthic Merfolk
• Merrow

Inhabiting Species

• Karkinoi
• Merfolk