Fossil Sea

Deep beneath the subnivean of Dar̆u and entombed in marble Continental Coral with few avenues of entry and exit, the fossil sea is a saline-dense subterranean sea named for the multitude of perfectly preserved bones which line its floor and the fossils deeper in.

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Location under

Dar’ru

The Fossil sea has few points of entry. Most connections from the subnivean are blocked with ice save for a few natural or maintained pathways, such as those burrowed out by native creaturs or built by sophontic hands. The largest connection is the moon pool docks in Tyrn-Cha.

These dark, ancient waters are home to such predators as zweeg worms and glacier-backed diapsids, both of which make it difficult to explore.

A salty halocline veils the deepest parts of the sea, preserving the bodies and bones of the dead creatures which sink to the bottom. A research station in Tyrn Cha sends drones down into the halocline to retrieve samples. To date, the fossil record goes back over eighty thousand years, and includes even sunken ships and now-extinct species.

Points of Interest

Hideout of the Sunken Sailors

The highly sought after hideout of the sailors, where they hid their treasure and lived when hiding from the Malisyk.

Diapsid Breeding Tunnels

Highly dangerous to explore during the Long Night, when the diapsid retreat to their caves to birth their young.

Halocline

A dense chemocline at the bottom of the sea. It traps anything which swims in, brining them in a preserving