Komerion smiled. "Excellent," he said. "No, we won't be going too deep, only a few hundred feet. You'll see the surface just fine." He then motioned to the open ocean. "Whenever you're ready, we can leave."<br/><br/>Presuming we're ready to go because I've left this WAY too long.<br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;"><br/>The mermaids produce a series of net-based palanquins, enough to carry each member of the party (even if the larger members have to scrunch up a bit). "Alright, medallions on!" Komerion calls. Once around the neck, the bands of the necklace conform to the wearer's skin, allowing them to stay on without the wearer holding onto them. As each rider slips their necklace on, a palanquin-bearer flashes a thumbs up to Komerion. Once everyone's ready, the mermaids set off.<br/><br/>They go at speed, almost zipping through the water. The surface is practically in arms reach the whole ride, though the drivers stick close to the ground the whole time, shunning the open ocean where possible. They broke every hour or so to rest, changing bearers every few breaks so that the group could have relatively fresh bearers. Over the twelve hour journey, the schools of fish noticeably thin. Compared to the massive schools at the journey's beginning, the fish eventually stop being seen anywhere around hour nine, and the water becomes still and silent.<br/><br/>Eventually, something can be seen in the distance; massive fields of browning kelp, tended by mermaids like the ones that are pulling the palanquins. As the group gets closer, they can see massive columns of coral, colored every color under the sun and carved into pueblos. This appears to be the main village, given all the mermaids going in and out and traveling between columns. There was little in the way of ornamentation, and the clothes on the mermaids were the same greens and reds seen out in the kelp fields. However, anyone with the eye for it could find magical items on the persons of various people running around town.<br/><br/>"Welcome to Coral Shelf," Komerion called to the riders.<br/></div></div></div>