Sea of Tears

The Sea of Tears was a large body of salt water located along the borders of Moriga, Seth-arban, and Vondheide.

Names
The Sea of Tears had alternate names throughout the time of the Age of Discord, due in large part to the tension between the two countries that shared access to its waters.

In Moriga, the sea was most popularly though informally called the Scourgewater, a reference to the ongoing unregulated (and largely hushed up) strife between vessels of both countries. It wasn't until the passing of the Pact Maritime between Moriga, Seth-arban, and Vondheide that the name was officially established in Moriga as the Sea of Tears. In an attempt to maintain peace and uphold the Pact, mention of the former name was made punishable by fine or confiscation of trade goods.

In Seth-arban, the sea was called Bara m'Adum (the Sea of Blood), a reference both to the amount of blood shed in fighting on the water as well as to the reddish cast of the water in the light of evening. Following the Pact Maritime, Seth-arban proclaimed the sea Bara'l Qmar (the Sea of the Moon).

In Vondheide the sea had been called the Todesmeer (the Sea of the Dead) but received the name of Eisensee (the Iron Sea) after the Pact, so called because most of the country's iron exports from the mine country in the southern hills followed this route to reach the continent at large.

Physical Characteristics
The Sea of Tears once formed the northern extremity of the Bara'l Dakhil (the Inner Sea) to the south, but over time natural processes aided by the hand of ambitious people silted up the narrow neck between the two, forming a distinct body of water.

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Territorial Status
The Sea of Tears is considered open water and therefore