Tedelnosho, that name which translated means “really big hole in the water”.   Also known as The Great Whirlpool.  An oddity of the sea that has been spinning around for countless ages, it is said that it may also be an entrance to other worlds.  Witness then a very brief excerpt of the awe and might of Tedelnosho…

“Sight ahead!” came the sailor’s shout.

All eyes on the slowly spinning ship gazed ahead. Several miles ahead was the center of the Great Whirlpool. Miles of open air stretched across its open maw, as water poured down on all sides, spiraling miles down to some unknown watery end. All that could be seen of the bottom was a constant suspension of spray and foggy mist. All that could heard, for miles around, was the din of a thousand waterfalls all acting in unison.

“Tedelnosho,” Eldar said in slow awe at the impressive sight.

“Everybody hang on,” the Captain said, while strapping himself firmly to a mast, “this is going to be a bit bumpy!”

“A bit?!” exclaimed Lindel. “Now there’s an understatement!”

“I just hope that I’m right about what to expect,” Sabu shouted above the constant roar.

“Me too!” Lindel shouted back.

“Just have faith in the Mighty Indra!” Candol yelled above the swiftly increasing noise.

“This is so undignified,” Mauklo said to himself as his ropes kept him firmly attached to a stout mast. “I feel like the catch of the day.”

No more could be heard now, save for the thunderous roar of the Whirlpool, for the ship now spiraled around its upper lip. Round and round they went, on the edge of a watery precipice that went miles down to an unseen end. The air was now thick with the spray and mist, the sky full of innocent puffy white clouds. The only color around them was a constant foamy white. Water was soaked through everything and everyone. Between the whiteness and the roar, all senses were useless. Even the sense of touch got overloaded by the complete inundation of water.

Finally, the ship teetered on the edge of the great fall. The rear half of the sleem was still in the water, while the front part hung briefly suspended in the air.