Lazrien / Sea D
OryndalHigh-Isle Sea
Rise above the water.
Watch over the deep.
Steep islands shelter the coves and suspended terraces of Oryndal. Aelvaris rises from its working harbor toward Veyrdhal Hold, the seat of Eldryon Vaghr. Meet the regent and Nhaeroth, visit the fishing coves, and follow the rock below the surface before the night watch begins.
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Oryndal — High-Isle Sea
High islands and sheltered coves stand above a steeply descending floor.
Oryndal — High-Isle Sea
Steep islands rise separately from deep freshwater, sheltering coves, suspended terraces and the harbor of Aelvaris.
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Aelvaris
Harbor work, homes and hospitality ascend from the clear cove.
Aelvaris
Working landings and inhabited terraces ascend above Aelvaris’s clear cove toward Veyrdhal Hold.
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The High Terraces
Gardens and inhabited pavilions form a life between heights.
The High Terraces
Gardens, guest pavilions and everyday encounters occupy suspended terraces above the harbor.
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Veyrdhal Hold
Open courts and coastal galleries surround the regent’s seat.
Veyrdhal Hold
An open reception court and pale-stone galleries form the regent’s seat above Oryndal’s waters.
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Eldryon Vaghr
The regent of Lazrien and Nhaeroth share the work of watching over its shores.
Eldryon Vaghr — Regent of Lazrien
Eldryon stands on a terrace overlooking Lazrien, dressed in pearl, ink blue and pewter.
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Nhaeroth — The Deepwater Wolf
Nhaeroth stands on wet rock, his wolf-shaped body covered in lapis-blue and obsidian scales and his tail ending in a forked fish fin.
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At the Landing
Eldryon oversees a vessel’s approach to Aelvaris while Nhaeroth watches the water beside him.
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The Quiet Coves
Fishing and everyday life continue in Serath’s sheltered coves.
The Quiet Coves
Fishers unload their catch and repair nets beside the clear water of a sheltered Serath cove.
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The Blue Descent
Beneath the outer faces, mineral ledges disappear into deep water.
The Blue Descent
The island slope drops into deep blue freshwater as lapis sunlight reaches the upper ledges and fades below.
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The Outer Watch
Lights remain close to shelter while watchkeepers observe the moonless sea.
The Outer Watch
Watchkeepers secure a lower access and observe the dark water from an elevated terrace under a moonless sky.
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