Editing Olhm Archipelago (section)

==The Deeps==

A source of the great wealth of the Ohlm islands. Just twelve hundred years ago it was merely a barren, jagged splinter of rock until a passing vessel was forced to make emergency landfall for repairs. The master noticed signs of copper deposits, and within a few years mining had begun. The resulting spoil heaps are have resulted in the island increasing to twenty times its original size, and there have been several serious accidents where the wooden retaining walls have collapsed, allowing the sea to rush in. Mineworkings, poorly constructed shacks and service buildings dot the landscape of The Deeps, and can be a dangerous place for the unwise and the unwary.  

Although the resulting land is of poor quality, The Deeps are now capable of growing enough food to support its busy populace and is even home to some of the hardier trees, but the island is still heavily dependent on traders for the heavy timbers required to maintain and expand it.