Zahari Passage
Pelervar/Zahari Passage
| Type | Shared Waters |
|---|---|
| Role | The confederation's main sea-lane |
| Patrolled by | Ardaene and Port Arenhold |
| Links | Ardaene, Port Arenhold, Galvorn, Blacktide Haven, and the Inner Sea |
The Zahari Passage is the trade-sea at the heart of the Free Cities Region and the confederation's main artery, linking Ardaene, Port Arenhold, Galvorn, and Blacktide Haven and running on to the Inner Sea. It is the source of most of the region's wealth.
As shared waters, it belongs to no single city and is governed by treaty, maritime custom, harbour law, and patrol agreements, with prize law applied where relevant. No single city is trusted to hold it outright; it is patrolled chiefly by the fleets of Ardaene and Port Arenhold under the common treaties.
It is also storm-prone and plagued by piracy. Sailors will tell you, low in the tavern, that not every pirate on the Passage is the free agent he appears — that some strike too cleanly, or vanish too conveniently, to be acting for no one but themselves.