Akaal yrFahris

Akaal yrFahris (relifica for Elder Ocean), often also called asRaagan Akaal (Void's ocean) is an area deep within Arsgri, about at the same depth as the Fog's Edge and Thornsbridge, close enough to the Observer to be forever changed by its influence. It is currently a complex cave system partially filled with freshwater that extends to an expansive lake-like area bordering the Obsidian Wastes. The only natural life forms living in the lake are the Voidfish, every other life form was artificially introduced.

The oldest settlement on the coast of Akaal yrFahris is Xraza Fah'eslar (Lantern town), the only other settlements being Igistozaen and the Cave Entrance (including the many smaller cave dwellings). The Giant fish shrine is the oldest creaturemade structure.

History
The first recorded mention of the Elder Ocean, then called asRhaagan Akaal (using the old form of the word Raagan), was found engraved in the Giant fish shrine and tied to the rising of the influence of the Observer cult of fish, placed well before the first Vitravnen's reign.

During New Vitravnen's reign, the Ocean was cut-off from the Observer and most of it was turned into a malicious and complex cave system serving as a trap for those who would dare try to get to the Void, supposedly as a safety measure. This eventually led to the Void influence dissipating from the water, turning the previously dangerous and still mirror-like sea into sailable waters.

Characteristics
The water in the ocean can support various species of hardy small fish (70% of the Ocean's current stock is made out of various forms of the Arschei katkasa) and other freshwater creatures, but all introduced species have to artificially fed, as the water is poisonous to most plantlife, and none of them stray far away from the coast. Fishing is only done as a matter of survival, recreational fishing remains a fairly rare occurence.

The water from the Elder Ocean is undrinkable unless manually and chemically filtered, and its adverse effects are numerous, including blindness, loss of consciousness, disconnect from awareness and death.

Inhabitants
The Ocean's only native inhabitants are the largely mysterious Voidfish, whose numbers have greatly decreased after the Sealing, but some exemplars can still be seen swimming around the deeper parts of the water and the caves, especially in remote corners away from the signs of civilization. Due to their presence and past records of large numbers, Akaal yrFahris is seen as the birthplace of the Observer cult of fish. The Akaal yrFahris Voidfish are anatomically and morphologically identical to the Voidfish present in the Dead World and its Dead Lake.