Maelstrom
Maelstrom noun - Water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center.
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Whereas Arcadia was somewhat pleasant in the last game, however, here it's a swirling tide of chaos where the Gentry desperately try to stand out in order to avoid getting swallowed by the maelstrom.
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It need only be an unrealistically large swirling maelstrom or comparatively large to one of the characters.
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When the portal is actually a swirling vortex, see Mega Maelstrom.
Source: Portal Pool
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