• Government Type: Colonial Outpost
• Symbol: Rice plant
• Major Races: Semi-aquatic lizards, elves
• Capital: None
• Demonym: Pattian

This massive, shallow area of the ocean is the primary reason it takes so long to circumnavigate Jaern, as ships cannot pass through it. Adjacent to the continent of Geleia, touching its western shore, most navigators treat the Great Rice Patty (GRP) as a landmass. Its depth ranges anywhere from three to twenty feet, with some tiny outcroppings poking above the surface. Due to its favorable climate, the GRP is the “breadbasket” of much of southern Jaern, most of its population subsisting off rice or seaweed farming.

Villages, towns, and cities built on stilts and flotillas are present all around the GRP. Most of the eastern side is under the jurisdiction of Geleia - although some are in the domain of the lizard kingdom of Tysaleth. The western parts of the GRP are under the control of Centralia and Lojem. Small pockets of adventurer-controlled land exist throughout as well.

Eels, fish, crocodiles, and manatee-like “sea cows” are common animals in the GRP, with the former three being farmed or hunted as sources of meat for Patty inhabitants. While the most significant GRP export is rice, hence the name, deeper parts of the GRP's territory are perfect for kelp cultivation. The area is primarily agricultural, and the vast majority of Pattians are farmers of some sort.

The parts of the Great Rice Patty are divided based on who controls them, into four broad “Realms”. Although the laws of each Realm differ, there are no real borders, and so most Pattians have formed a cohesive and collective culture regardless of which nation they farm for.

This part of the GRP covers about 40% of the “landmass”, on the easternmost edge. The southern half is controlled by the Surham Mercantile, and the northern half by the Geleian Kingdom. Ravinrunn is about 50% elves, the highest density of elves in all of the GRP. It is generally shallower than the rest of the Patty, and has the most land above sea level.

Ravinrunn is the most affluent and oldest part of the GRP, and most talks about Pattian independence start here and slowly spread across the rest of the land.

This is a relatively tiny pocket of land (~20% of the Patty), mostly too deep to farm rice, in the northwest of the GRP. While the kingdom of Tysaleth used to control all of the Patty, after the Frozen Era ended and Geleians began to expand off the island they quickly lost ground, and this is all that's left. Nearly all Szariia inhabitants are semi-aquatic lizards.

It is the deepest portion of the GRP, and is mostly used to farm various sorts of sea plants - notably a sort of kelp called salishi, which grows large fruit-like pods with a sweet and delicious nectar inside.

The remaining 40% of the Patty is Mosaic, a place named for the fact that it has pockets of control, village by village, split between Centralia, Lojem, and individuals - usually adventurers. Since there is no contiguous area of hegemony here, Mosaians have developed much of their own distinct culture. Most Mosaians are semi-aquatic lizards, though there are also many humans here and a few elves.

The laws of a place in the GRP are the laws of the nation that controls it, although most Pattians are very community-minded and well-connected. Word of a wrongdoing targeted at one person will spread like fire through the town, and justice will end up being served one way or another - whether by a T'orite temple, if one exists, or simply by some folks who won't take it lying down.