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* [[Merfolk]]
* [[Nagas]]
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The '''Great Ocean''' was the large ocean that separated the Old Continent from the Great Continent.

== History ==

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The Great Ocean was an ocean separating the Old Continent in the west from the Great Continent in the east. The ocean also contained a number of islands, including the Green Isle,<ref name="summer">A Summer of Storms, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> [[Morogor]],<ref name="peoples">Peoples in Decline, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> and the [[naga archipelago|Naga archipelago]].<ref name="rough">Rough Landing, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> Near to its shore across the Great Continent lay a number of islands, including the [[Three Sisters]],<ref name="epilogue">Epilogue, Liberty</ref> the Island of Alduin,<ref name="slipping">Slipping Away, Secrets of the Ancients</ref>, the Shimmering Isle, and Bilheld.<ref name="invasion">Invasion, Dead Water</ref> The Great Ocean had perilous sailing conditions, especially to the east of the Green Isle, where a strong current pushed ships south. The people of the Green Isle originally called this part of the ocean the Eastern Ocean.<ref name="summer"/>

The Great Ocean contained merfolk cities, including Jotha,<ref name="invasion"/> the merfolk calling the sea the Western Ocean.<ref name="cliffs">Cliffs of Thoria, Heir to the Throne</ref> It was also home to the nagas, who took advantage of sailors who shipwrecked on their archipelago.<ref name="rough"/> The ocean was also known to be inhabited by various sea monsters.<ref name="summer"/><ref name="peoples"/><ref name="rough"/>

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Despite the severe sailing conditions, humans managed to reach the Green Isle from the Old Continent.<ref name="winter">Southbay in Winter, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> Also, with the help of [[Jessene|Lady Jessene]], the [[First Crown Prince of Southbay]] was able to lead the first known voyage from the Green Isle to the [[Western coast of the Great Continent|western shores]] of the Great Continent by sailing aggressively to the northeast.<ref name="summer"/> This achievement was later repeated by [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]], who arrived at the Great Continent with a large number of refugee ships.<ref name="new">A New Land, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref>

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