# The World & People
The realm of **lshad** is mostly water, dotted with the occasional rocky islet. There, the **seafolk**- as the humans in this area call themselves- have adapted biologically, being able to stay days underwater & live off the raw resources of the seas. However, they're not completely aquatic, and do need to breathe air to survive. Seafolk are nomadic and clannish, often travelling in groups.
# The History
One day, a dark sludge poured from the sky into Ishad's waters, turning the water it plumed into a dark violet. The sea life that came into contact with it wracked with pain- but instead of dying, they had transformed, turning more aggressive and monstrous. Anything or anyone unfortunate enough to be a victim to them mutate into ghastly versions of themselves, with only the instinct to hunt, attack and infect. Seafolk have come to know this darkness simply as **the Ink**.
The **Rasha** tribe have been running away from this evil for almost an entire generation. Their once great presence of over a hundred has now dwindled to only 23. Among them is **Oadwi** *(Oh-ah-dwee)*, a new generation seafolk who grew up hearing tales of how the world was before the evil. Inspired, he resolved to find a way to rid the waters of the Ink once and for all.
In the depths he discovered **Deep Magic**- ancient power that was rumored to have only been wielded by the witches on the seafloor. He spent his adolescence obsessively learning all he could about the magic in secret- as magic was seen as dark and taboo by his peers- becoming more isolated from his kinsmen, who came to fear his strange ramblings.