Zomorah Abyssal

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The Zomorah.

The Zomorah Abyssal - also known as the Tenebrous Deep - is the single deepest known point of the seas around Arginium. Despite its being hidden at the bottom of the Eastern (Patronic) Ocean, it is considered both a prominent feature and a prominent location. It is located north of the Codus Islands, 181 leagues south of the Great Lighthouse.

The Abyssal is a great basin-shaped region at the bottom of the Great Sea measuring roughly 150 leagues in diameter, that has an average depth at its bottom of 2.91 leagues (8.75 miles). A single portion of the Abyssal near the center of its northeastern quadrant dips even deeper to 3.13 leagues (9.4 miles). It was first sounded by elven magisters aboard a ship named the Zomorah over 3,000 years ago.

Commonly called the "darkest place in the seas", the Zomorah is an area that most ships tend to avoid, as it is whispered that terrible things dwell within its lightless depths. The first report of the Leviathan, also called the Dragon of the Abyss, was made roughly a century after the first sounding. This legendary beast tolerates few if any to pass over its home waters. Since ancient times it has been rumored - though unproven as of current date - that an ancient Precursor city once floated on the waters above the Abyssal that was capable of sinking below the waves. Legend also claims when they departed Arginium, the Precursors sent the city to the bottom to protect the fantastic secrets it held. To this day, according to the stories, the city known as Ionorath is said to rest at the bottom of the Abyssal, somewhere near its precise center.