— white beaches, inland salt caves, alchemists who refine silence into gunpowder. Children here are born with gray eyes that see heat. They trade in storms and secrets.
Life in the Domain is strictly regulated. Citizens are assigned an island based on their genetic aptitude, and travel between them is a luxury few can afford. To the outside world, the 7 Islands are a utopia of technology and order; to those living within the steel walls, they are a beautiful cage surrounded by a drowning world." 7 Islands Domain
— two peaks joined by a natural stone bridge a thousand feet high. Villages cling to both sides. Bridge-dwellers raise messenger seabirds the size of wolves. At equinox, the bridge hums — a note that can call or repel the Deep Maw. — white beaches, inland salt caves, alchemists who
Travelers beware: crossing the bridges between islands is a test of mettle. The waters are patrolled by the Leviathan Guard, and the winds change at the whim of capricious gods. In this domain, alliances shift like the tides, and a king is only as strong as the navy that sails beneath his banner." Life in the Domain is strictly regulated