The green waters near the Baklunish states of Ekbir and Zeif are unnaturally warm, keeping the Baklunish Basin more temperate than it would otherwise be. Common belief in Zeif states that this is due to a portal to the Elemental Plane of Fire being located somewhere beneath its waves. In winter, fogs and icebergs are still a hazard however. Beneath the water swim deadly puddings and dragon turtles, and in the skies fly wyverns and rocs. The Mouqollod Consortium sends merchant fleets across the ocean regularly on journeys through the various archipelagos that may last months or years.