Hello. I was thinking about running a game in the Underdark near the Earthroot part and saw the Cold Sea on a map though can't seem to find anything on it. Anything that does show up is the Cold Ocean and Uliutu. Does anyone know anything about it.
P.S. This thread may have posted twice, I'm knew to the site.
The Cold Sea gets a paragraph of lore on p 222 of the 4E FRCG. It's beneath Lake Ashane, has strong ties to the Feywild. Fey creatures inhabit its waters and fomorian holds are on its western side.
On the 3e map it’s a "E" shaped body of water in Northern end of Earthroot region. NE of Glimmersea and N of Thay and Undrek'thoz.
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Why would you say that? I can't believe all Underdark bodies of water are dangerous any more than the surface. That said, it's a fantasy world and everything seems to be more dangerous than the real world.
Why would you say that? I can't believe all Underdark bodies of water are dangerous any more than the surface. That said, it's a fantasy world and everything seems to be more dangerous than the real world.
In much the same way waterways and bodies of water become fiercely contested territory in arid climates, I imagine those resources would be equally contested in a realm without the possibility of rainfall. Anyone capable of creating their own water on an appreciable scale is well off indeed.
Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
The drow do not seem to be a culture that fears "fiercely contested territory". If anything, I would add 'swimming for pleasure' in such dark waters as just another rite of passage that all drow warriors and priestesses use to prove themselves just so superior in.
But then, that may depend on your definition of "for pleasure". With the drow, you never can tell.
With all manner of monster inhabiting that vast subterranean expanse, a desired dip in the wild is oftentimes a risky endeavor (to say nothing of attendant natural hazards); the Underdark does not respect vulnerability.
Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
The Cold Sea (Underdark)
Posted - 01 Sep 2025 : 00:15:49
