The Waveless Island

The Waveless Island – Summer Island Climate

Resting at the center of the calm belt near the entrance to the New World is the Waveless Island. The island is mostly typical in terms of biodiversity and weather. However it is filled with a elephant sized amphibious species of Nautilus many of which are domesticated. These Nautilus are capable of producing a sound indistinguishable from that of the sea. The effect being that they are nearly invisible to sea kings, much like coated ships, and before the invention of coating they were the only bartered means of traversing the calm belt. The effect is so powerful that the island is subject to frequent tremors caused by disoriented sea kings crashing into the island. The Nautili also have a unique effect on devil fruit users, while users are not weakened by them moving within 30 ft of an active Nautilus will cause the user to become nauseated for at least 3 rounds while they empty their stomachs after that they must make a fortitude save DC 30 to just be Sickened. If the sound is halted for at least two full rounds and begins again the user will be nauseated again for at least one round.

The Nautilus's which are domesticated are rented out to at islands on either side of the calm belt, their trainers teaching them to emit the sound for the duration paid for by the rental. If they are not returned in time, sea kings tend to destroy the ships as the nautili produce just enough sound to slip away themselves.

Due to the lack of wind the heat can often be overwhelming to visitors.

Since the marines began using coating on their own ships the ruler of this country and national hero, a fishing captain who feeds the nations poor by hunting sea kings, Dennison Drake, has instituted a “Don't ask don't tell” policy to allow themselves to expand their business to less reputable clients with mixed results.