Deepborn Leviathan
Deepborn Leviathans are colossal, enigmatic entities said to dwell in the unfathomable depths of the Frozen Maw’s abyssal trenches. Their true form remains the subject of speculation, as no one who has gazed upon one has returned unchanged—if they return at all.
- Serpentine or Cephalopoid? Legends describe the Leviathans as serpentine beasts, their bodies stretching for miles beneath the ice, twisting through the darkness like silent titans. Others claim they are massive, many-eyed aberrations, their unblinking gaze piercing through the abyssal gloom, watching… waiting.
- A Living Cataclysm – The rare accounts of survivors tell of shadows so vast they swallow entire chasms, of titanic movements that shake the ice from above, and of deep, resonant calls that vibrate through the water and stone like the voice of something beyond mortal comprehension.
Basic Information
Behaviour
Deepborn Leviathans are not simply creatures of flesh and blood—they are entities of ancient, unknowable purpose. They do not surface, and they do not hunt in any conventional way. Instead, their presence is felt through the whispers in the deep, the pull of unseen currents, and the sudden, inexplicable fear that grips those who dare to explore too far.
- Eldritch Sentience? Some scholars believe the Leviathans are more than just beasts, that they possess a vast and alien intellect, dreaming in the depths, influencing the thoughts of those who linger near the abyss for too long.
- The Abyss Calls – Strange disappearances and seemingly deliberate drownings occur near the chasms of the Maw, as if some silent will beneath the ice beckons the weak-minded into the dark.
- The Sound of the Void – On rare occasions, explorers report hearing a sound—a deep, resonant hum that shakes their bones and fills them with an overwhelming sense of insignificance. Some believe this is the voice of the Leviathans, a song from the deep that only those attuned to their presence can hear.
Civilization and Culture
Common Myths and Legends
The nomadic tribes of the north, as well as some secretive scholars, believe the Deepborn Leviathans are primordial beings, possibly older than the world itself. Their myths describe them as keepers of forgotten truths, entities that drift between the realms of the material and something far beyond.
- The Harbingers of Ice – Some claim the Leviathans are the reason for the Maw’s endless cold, that their presence alone keeps the land locked in eternal frost.
- Eaters of the Dead – Sailors whisper that those who drown in the Maw do not truly die, but instead sink into the depths, where the Leviathans consume not just their bodies, but their very existence.
- The Sleeping Kings – A forbidden cult, known only as the Deep Whisperers, believes the Leviathans are sleeping gods, waiting for the right conditions to awaken. Their rituals often involve sacrificial drownings, hoping to feed the abyss and earn the favor of the unfathomable titans.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Encounters with Deepborn Leviathans are exceedingly rare, but when they occur, they are often preceded by omens—the ice groaning as if something beneath it shifts, the water turning unnaturally still, and an all-consuming silence falling over the land.
- Ships that pass too close to the Maw’s abyssal trenches vanish without a trace.
- Entire expeditions have been found frozen in place, faces locked in expressions of terror.
- Some return from an encounter changed—haunted, whispering of things no sane mind should comprehend.
Those who seek the truth of the Leviathans must tread carefully. For some knowledge is best left undisturbed, deep beneath the ice, where it has slept since the dawn of time.
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