The western coast curves around Munari Inlet, a protected natural harbor that makes Ismail possible. The inlet is named for a saint of the Ecclesiarch's faith—a priest who allegedly foresaw a great storm and evacuated the coast before it struck. The waters are calm, the sailing relatively safe, and the Temptari consider the inlet blessed.
Fishing villages dot the inlet's shores beyond Ismail, their catches supplementing the grain-and-meat diet of inland Avalon. The fishermen worship as faithfully as anyone, though their prayers focus on weather and tides rather than the abstractions that occupy Tarolin's theologians.