The Obscura

The Obscura is a mysterious, magical thick fog that descends upon sailors without even a moment's notice. The Obscura is typically a thick, dense fog that resists most types of magic such as wind-based ones, teleportations, certain divinations, and special sights. When the fog descends upon a ship and their crew, the challenges it poses can be varied depending on location, but all Obscura fogs cause misdirection and can potentially lead a crew completely astray. Sometimes the fog is a simple visual blocker that can last for hours to even days or months. Other times, it can warp reality itself, twist space, or even call down hordes of otherwordly entities to combat those within its fog.

There are few solutions to overcome the Obscura between islands but the two most reliable are using teleportation magic and using Haven Pointers. However, each has their own hazards to deal with. Haven Pointers allow a crew to navigate precisely through The Obscura but the ship and its crew will still have to deal with its dangers within except for the fog's misdirection. As for teleportation, it is highly regulated in most towns as in the past, it was used to teleport troops down onto unsuspecting towns and sleeper warriors amongst a town's population over gradual usage of teleportations.

The Obscura doesn't always happen between certain islands however. It seems to have a mind of its own at times and can descend upon normal routes not normally affected by it. However, on the opposite end, there are areas that also have permanent Obscura Fog. These are considered the most dangerous areas to navigate for the most part.

While The Obscura mostly effects ships and other water vessels, it can permeate the waters as well as a dense, inky cloud with similar effects. Those that try to fly over it find The Obscura swiftly reaches out to envelop them.