The Abyss

The Abyss, the Unknown Depths
"The Abyss" is name given to sunless bottom of the sea. Almost nothing is known about this place because for now humanity doesn't have technology nor particular interest in exploring it.

History
In the golden age when humans developed sea travel they discovered existence of krakens - giant sea creatures able to withstand most magic attack and pierce through magical barriers of their ships. Over the years effective method of killing krakens (like throwing large about of fireball in their maw, their only weak point) were invented. Humans never encountered a creature like this before, not on the land. Their anatomy and biology were so different, almost alien and Nekaru researchers wanted to capture one alive to perform their experiments. After some attempts they managed to catch kraken and transport it to Nekaru but since this day the sea was never the same.

Before krakens only attacked if provoked but since one was captured beasts started sinking ships on sight. No ship was safe, one after another torn apart by furious monsters of the sea, and the attack continued until captured kraken was released.

Ancient records mention that one researcher who studied the brain of captured monster said that they aren't smart, not even close to human or dragon level of intelligence thus are simply too stupid to coordinate attacks on the ships. He browsed through memories of the kraken, seeing mostly darkness of the deep sea... but one of the oldest memories showed something different. It was... a structure at the bottom of the sea. And the eyes of something... wrong. Alien. Eldritch.

Mental state of the researcher quickly worsened after seeing memories of the kraken. After few weeks he just jumped into the sea and drowned, screaming that "it does not want to be seen". All of his research was labeled as top secret and all further research of The Abyss stopped. His last notes before his suicide mentioned "the kraken king who sees all and watches forever".

To this day nobody knows what really is down there, in the darkness of The Abyss. It may just be darkness and sea monsters. It may be nothing. Or it may be something ancient.

Something ''wrong... alien... eldritch... something which does not want to be seen...''