Fathen - Underwater Settlement Map (Patreon)

Hidden within a large atoll on the Northern edge of The Talons Archipelago lies the settlement of Fathen home of the Merfolk. 

A most curious polis, the settlement sits nestled with a rocky outcropping surrounding a volcanic vent. The warm water nurturing nearby sea life and the Merfolk themselves. 

Lacking access to conventional building materials the locals fashion their dwellings from coral and the shells of giant sea creatures that they hunt for food. 

A  tribal people, their society revolves around a Chieftain who, along with the Priestesses of Eadro, administer the day to day lives of the inhabitants. The latter performing daily rituals at a circle of standing stones, I am told, in order to glimpse the future. 

The lack of 'traditional' beasts of burden have spurred the the Merfolk to utilise the seas bounty. I myself witnessed several of their number ridding large Sea Horses and Manta Rays that I was told they would use to travel long distances when needed. I was also informed that Merfolk have been known to train Sharks that they rode into battle, mercifully however, I did not witness that myself.

The strangest thing about Fathen however is arguably that which I know the least about. Large doors, constructed of solid stone and bearing great glyths  stand at one end of town embedded in the rock face. Quite unlike any of the surrounding structures, the local refer to it as the Vault of Ja'Cor but all seem either unable or unwilling to tell we what it is or what is housed within. 

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 Excerpt from The Deepest Waters: A History of the Crystalline Sea by Gared Marak  

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Here is the latest map in our theme of Ghosts of Saltmarsh. This is my first attempt at an underwater settlement but I hope you like the direction I went with and that you enjoy the map! 

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