Editing Setting:Tabula Gloria (section)

==Northern Sea==
*'''Aetriul, Elemental of Water'''

====Aquabane Dragon====

Though the Lord of the Tempest had created terrible creatures to protect what is left of his domain, his penultimate creation was actually borne of the tumultuous skies above rather than the frigid waters below. The aquabane dragons serve as the Lord's personal guard, their terror known the world over. Though they seem to be incapable of breath weaponry, a factor common to most other draconic beings, their amphibious nature as well as their unnatural speed and agility makes them fearsome all the more, making them into an apex predator even in the domain they inhabit.

Lately, they have begun to serve as the Lord's advance force into the Imperial lands, as the Lord is starting to weaken more and more rapidly. Though the Imperial forces find it more difficult to deal with the dragons, they still manage to keep them relatively at bay. But as the Lord grows weaker, the dragons seem to get stronger with each battle. Is the Lord of the Tempest merely transferring his power to his dragons?...

*'''Dandelion Crawler'''
*'''Dreamchild'''
*'''Hadalfolk'''

====Jörmungandr====

The mythical Jörmungandr is a creature of titanic proportions, and the terror of all sailors of the north sea. 

While it is possible to encounter Jörmungandr without upset, most often sailors only see him as the gaping maw opens beneath their vessel, before thundering shut on them.

Few survive an attack by this creature and of those that do, far less survive the frigid waters of the cold north sea.

No one is quite sure if Jörmungandr is a lone creature, if there are more than one, or how many there are, for after it sates itself, it retreats back to the inky depths from which it came.

The /Traveler's Guild/ recommends that the North Sea be traveled carefully, and that a couple of spells of flight and resist chill be kept on hand.

====Lord of the Tempest, The====

The Lord of the Tempest watches over the rapidly dwindling Northern Sea. He was responsible for driving out the Iotold peoples and their cetacean brethren when they started to magically augment them. He is also responsible for the various leviathans which roam the waters now, including the fearsome Stormrays. He is however not the cause of the dreaded Obsidian Leviathan , as some scholars suggest, but rather a force trying to keep it at bay. Though the occasional wizard with lofty aspirations of otherworldly power momentarily breaks those bonds before the Lord can reseal the beast in the cold deep of the Sea.

Even worse is that the weakening Lord is trying to encroach upon the northern reaches of the Imperial lands, trying to reestablish his watery territory. Only its finest warriors and its greatest battlemages are recruited to keep the Lord at bay. Though the difficulty seems insurmountable at times, and though there are grave losses upon the battles with the Lord, the Empire somehow manages to eke out a victory each time. Perhaps the prolonged fighting and continued efforts to manage his shrinking domain are beginning to wear him down more and more. Though the Lord's aggression needs to be tamed, perhaps too much of this will bring the Sea, and the rest of the world, into a catastrophic decline...

====Obsidian Leviathan, The====

Now class, this slide illustrates something you will likely never want to see in your lifetime, much less be the cause of. Yes folks, the existence of the obsidian leviathan is very real.

This image, taken a mere thirty summers past, is the result of a difficult summoning ritual gone wrong. Now class, any volunteers to suggest what sort of error would make this poor sod summon the obsidian leviathan rather than.. oh... the Aqus Dominii.

You, Randall, in the back. Now that I have your undivided attention, what is the major component in summoning the gold-gilded aquawurm into our plane?

Gold shavings from the mines of Alinstrad? Sadly, you would have just summoned the obsidian leviathan yourself!

You see class, this is a wonderful example of why you need to research your components, research your methodologies, and ESPECIALLY pay attention when you're taking all this in. Randall, I will be seeing you after class.

Now, with that aside, what exactly IS the obsidian leviathan? Think of it as the physical manifestation of a wizard's doubt, his fear, his uncertainty. It is mostly thought of as a result of a wizard's weakness. It is the only creature that a wizard can summon that is not of any of the other known planes. Some believe that it is a construct of a wizard's mind real enough to come into existence. Others take a more divine angle, the beast something that culls the weak wizards, keeping our kind in check. I personally believe that it's a more sinister being, something of more incomprehensible power that is the result of a wizard who thinks too highly of himself, another weakness we can have, especially into our later years.

So I implore you... especially Randall back there... never forget that there are more fearsome things out there than you will ever be, no matter how much power you gain. There will be a slip up when your mind is fogged as such, and the obsidian leviathan lies in wait for such a moment.

*'''Stormray'''