WINDWARD ISLANDS
This is a long chain of islands, running northwest/southeast from the stormy waters off eastern Fjoul in the north to the warm seas near Illerine in the south. These isles range from barren reefs to luxuriant near paradises, with inhabitants ranging from exiled tirrextians to savage bucaneers.
Shoal:
At one time a part of the Vanmarian Empire, these days Shoal is a outlaw state, whose ships raid the coasts from Tirrext to Passar. Shoal is a vast shanty town dominated by a few half ruined fortresses and palaces on a large, low lying island - hence the name. Its single usable harbour is reached by a secret channel through a long set of reefs. A few decades ago Shoals population was nearly doubled by an influx of refugees from Fell.
Kherriks Spire:
This is a tall cone shaped mountain thrusting up from the surrounding waters. Much embroidered legend has it that Captain Kherrik, his seven wives, and crew survived the Final War by hiding in the tunnels atop the spire. (There are a great many tales of dubious truthfullness about Captain Kherriks activies before, during, and after the Final War).
Gallows Island:
This otherwise unremarkable island is the location of the last Alliance base in the archepegalo. It is mostly ignored - by the Alliance and the reavers of the region alike.
Tribulation Island:
This nearly barren rock, only a few hundred miles south of the icepack, is home to a handfull of tirrextian hermits, religious fanatics who lost out in the power struggles back home.
