There is a principle known to all Navigators: "Clear waters are shallow, deep waters are green, expansive waters are blue, and abyssal waters are black."
In the neighboring Ekdna Triangle, the Sea of Monsters brims with darkness year-round. It is as profound as the Sea of Origin Matter on the fringe of the collective human subconscious, seemingly a bottomless abyss. For those suffering from deep-sea phobia, a single glance might scare them to death.
Although the Sapphire Sea here was far less dangerous than the Sea of Monsters—where venturing often meant no return—it was also no place for lightly armed merchant ships to tread. Not, at least, until an expedition vessel had established new colonies and charted a relatively safe maritime route.
