On my travels to the lands most distant, I have compiled a collection of phenomena characteristic of the map's edge. I have no explanation for anything found written on this little page, so I hope you, dear friend, may venture to discover it yourself. After all, I am a sailor, not a scientist.
- It is known that the air greatly chills as you travel further from the center of our world. The seas begin to freeze over, and one's vessel must be equipped with a steel ramming horn to break through such ice. I have discovered that the drop in temperature quickens quite rapidly, where the difference in only a mile or so may change conditions from habitable with enough clothing to instantly deadly. I have reason to suspect nothing can live past this point, 16,521 miles from center, at least in the north-west direction we have explored. More exploration is required to determine if our little world is symmetrical.
- Far, far out here, around five miles from the surviveable edge, the sky becomes quite clear. I haven't spotted a single cloud past here, and thus there is nothing to block the view of the sky. Even during the peak of daylight, the sky is dark akin to dusk. What a sight to behold.
The sea itself is shuddering
- The last large animal life was spotted 16,519 miles out. However, beyond that there are footprints.
Thank you for listening, dear friend. I'll be sure to report with more observations as soon as I can.