► THE TOPSIDE

The surface of Garvan is nothing but thick jungle. It is filled with dangerous man-eating plants and vicious beasts that cannot be found anywhere else. Traitors among the pirates are said to be stranded on the topside for sport, as it’s practically a guarantee that, if you get lost up there, you will die. There are many abandoned and broken ships from the snatcher willows, a type of willow tree whose branches extend even toward the sky to pluck out unlucky ships trying to pass through.