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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
This is a collection of rocky islands, small atolls, and hundreds of | This is a collection of rocky islands, small atolls, and hundreds of rocks and reefs. | ||
While Needle Islands is the name applied to the whole region, the ''Needles'' themselves are seven knife-edged volcanic islets, each rising steeply from the sea like blackened spears of basalt or the spikes on a gigantic crown. Unlike most islands of the Archipelago, the Needles are not lush, sandy rings but are instead harsh, jagged outcrops of stone, sharp-crested like broken teeth. | |||
Around | Around these seven islands lies a maze of small atolls, reefs, and tiny pinnacles, some barely breaking the surface. | ||
The entire area is a known graveyard for ships | The entire area is a known graveyard for ships with half-sunken hulls visible below the waves, tangled in coral and barnacles. The ever-present danger to shipping gives rise to the island group's other name that can be found in many rutters; ''The Shattershoals''. | ||
Wise mariners avoid the Needles. | Wise mariners avoid the Needles. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 29 August 2025
| Location | Far SE Archipelago |
|---|---|
| Size / Area | 200 miles W-E by 160 miles N-S Mostly water. |
| Government/Ruler | ? |
| Religion | Powers of Light: ?% Demon Worship: ?% |
| Population | ~?,000 |
| Languages | Common ?% x ?% |
| Taxes | ? |
| Other Details | ? |
Location
These isolated and barely explored islands are situated around 7° South, 112° East.
Details
This is a collection of rocky islands, small atolls, and hundreds of rocks and reefs.
While Needle Islands is the name applied to the whole region, the Needles themselves are seven knife-edged volcanic islets, each rising steeply from the sea like blackened spears of basalt or the spikes on a gigantic crown. Unlike most islands of the Archipelago, the Needles are not lush, sandy rings but are instead harsh, jagged outcrops of stone, sharp-crested like broken teeth.
Around these seven islands lies a maze of small atolls, reefs, and tiny pinnacles, some barely breaking the surface.
The entire area is a known graveyard for ships with half-sunken hulls visible below the waves, tangled in coral and barnacles. The ever-present danger to shipping gives rise to the island group's other name that can be found in many rutters; The Shattershoals.
Wise mariners avoid the Needles.
