The Northern Seas

Between The Midlands and The North lie three oceans, each greater and more treacherous than the last. First is Vestihaaf, then Aesterhaaf, and last is Vildahaaf. Thanks to terrible storms, unpredictable weathers, and strange, Fey creatures beneath the waves, travel across The Northern Seas is best left to the foolish and the crazed.

Vestihaaf
First is Vestihaaf, the Sea of Serpents. It was from Vestihaaf that Fehar the Endless, father of serpents, slithered unto The Mortal Realm. Though Fehar now lies banished in The Endless Realm, his kin remain to wreak havoc upon those who dare cross the oceans in the west. Yet in spite of this, Vestihaaf remains the safest ocean to cross, if only because the terrors of Aesterhaaf and Vildahaaf far surpass it.

Aesterhaaf
Second is Aesterhaaf, the Sea of Storms. Though all The Northern Seas are wild and unpredictable, Aesterhaaf is subject to the harshest winds, the greatest waves, and the fiercest storms in all the world. The bottom of Aesterhaaf lies covered in wreckage, and water-logged corpses of travellers from times past. It is said that among this wreckage lies tallied treasure enough to name a man king of all he sees - yet, no mortal man would dare collect it. All that is spilled into Aesterhaaf becomes tribute to Lyra, Lady of Water and The Sea. It is said that Aesterhaaf is as it is because greedy Fey in olden times tried to take what is hers, and for it they were swallowed up by the ocean, riling it into a boiling froth.

Vildahaaf
Last is Vildahaaf, the Sea of Gods. Vildahaaf is calm, and there are no great serpents there. Yet it is by far the most treacherous of The Northern Seas, for it is home to many gods, great and small. It is said that none who stray into Vildahaaf ever find their way back.