[Krsqk]

Hmm. Perhaps the mad Emperor Estep (or whatever his name was) and his weather-magic meddling is responsible for the unstable state of the seas. Narp's offhanded comment about good weather mages fixing things could explain why it's a little calmer around land. How long ago did Estep live? Assuming there once was a time when intercontinental travel did occur, we could now have legends about mysterious, far-away lands and stories about fantastic treasures/dangers/inhabitants. Twenty or thirty thousand years should be sufficient for a good deal of nonsense to get mixed in with whatever truth used to be known.

narf: check your PM for an update to the About MOTMA thread.