Talk:Crystal Sea

How we know it was the Margonites? I knew that there used to be water there but didn't the forgotten live there instead with the giant snake thingys that first ruled Tyria? And the buildings are from Humans trying to live there.--Eloc 05:49, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

And so it came to pass that Jadoth, being persecuted by the horrific Forgotten armies, and hounded from his home, did seek refuge among the cooling mists of the Crystal Sea. Untold weeks passed as Jadoth huddled in his sanctuary, with nothing to see save the endless ripples of the boundless ocean.

On the 51st day of his exodus, a frightful sight manifested before Jadoth's eyes: the unmistakable shape of Forgotten warships upon the horizon's shimmering edge.

And prayed Jadoth, "Abaddon! Lord of the Everlasting Depths, Keeper of Secrets, open mine eyes and bestow upon me the knowledge of the Abyss that I might smite mine enemies and send them to the watery depths!"

An unsettling silence swept across the waves. The twilight sky shattered and stars streaked down upon the Forgotten armada. The seas boiled and ruptured, and gave birth to a maelstrom from which not even light could escape, and transforming the sky above into a midnight void.

And thus was magic gifted to Jadoth, chosen of Abaddon, the first of the Margonites. --Santax (talk · contribs) 12:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Also, going by the Timeline, The Forgotten didn't retreat fully to the area until well after the Crystal Sea became the Crystal Desert LynxRavenRaide 10:28, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

How?

Why did the bottom of the Crystal Sea suddenly surge upward ? Did the gods do it ? It couldn't have been the Cataclysm, since that happened after the Crystal Desert was already here. MadSkillz1o1 12:49, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Wow, a minute later I find the answer: Legends tell of a time, thousands of years ago, when the Crystal Desert was covered in water. These legends claim that it was the gods who raised the land, leaving it bare and empty in order to give the solitary creatures of the world a place to call their own. If the legends are true, humans were not among those for whom this land was made. There have been attempts by humans to settle in the desert, but they have, without exception, failed miserably, leaving behind only the grand monuments they built here proclaiming their short-lived triumph over this harsh land. MadSkillz1o1 12:51, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

"The Gods Raised up the floor of the Sea"

I'm not sure how this would work out since they're gods and stuff, but I would expect an event like this to cause a cataclysmic tidal wave similar to the Rising of Orr created by the Elder Dragon Zhaitan. Any thoughts? Elementalmen (talk) 04:30, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

It very well could have. Perhaps even a worse one. Or the gods also prevented such from happening. Supposedly, or not I'm not sure atm, the raising of the sea floor occurred when the five gods defeated Abaddon at the Mouth of Torment. Given that's a crater, I guess what happened was that they struck the coast so hard that it bent the crust, which could result theoretically in both a fast removal of water, or a slow draining. I suspect it was the later personally, though I don't have anything (off the top of my head at least) to back it up. Konig 04:41, 21 July 2013 (UTC)