Pe'jan's Watering Can

A green and brown watering can that once belonged to the Goddess of Fertility, Pe'jan. It created an endless stream of fresh water and was said to have birthed the worlds lakes and rivers, her guiding hand taking part in shaping the world.

Summary

The watering can, once belonging to the goddess Pe'jan, was used to create all fresh water. It is said that the ocean was once fresh water, and when Pe'jans son, Oedius, stole the watering can to create larger oceans, she cursed it. Unbeknownst to Oedius, he continued to fill up the oceans surrounding the land that Pe'juan had graced, and sailed out into the middle of the ocean.
A terrible storm struck as Pe'jan informed her lover, the sky God Elglassi, of what their son had done. In the form of a giant eagle, he flapped his wings and cast a great wind across the land, creating entire mountain ranges as rock surrendered to his power. The wind created gigantic waves, toppling Oedius' boat and throwing him overboard. As the God of the Sea, Oedius could breathe in water, but at his first breath in the dark depths, he choked. The water was salty. It was not cold and refreshing, like the water he remembered. It burned as it sunk down his throat, flooding his lungs and causing a racking pain in his chest.
He cried for Pe'jan, his mother, and for her forgiveness, but she could not hear his pleas. He clung to the watering can as the ocean took him, sending him down into the depths where light could not reach.
Legends say the watering can is still down there, spitting out salt water, and the ocean level will continue to rise until it drowns the world. Others believe that Oedius survived, and haunts the depths with eldritch leviathans and wailing sirens.

Historical Basis

The existence of the watering can is told by elders in certain Orc and Centaur tribes. Only the tribes that revere their ancestral spirits worship the shamanistic pantheon of gods and the details about it are told only as stories. It gives the tribes a great fear of the ocean, and those who believe in the story refuse to sail it, cursing Oedius as an evil spirit that possessed Pe'jan's child when it was still in the womb.

Spread

It is known only to the Orc and Centaur tribes that have strong spiritual roots and are taught the stories by Elders and Oracles.

Variations & Mutation

Some variations exist:

• Some tribes believe that Elglassi was dissatisfied with his son, and stole the watering can to give to Oedius, blaming him for its theft when Pe'jan informed him of its disappearance.
• Some believe that Oedius had no problem breathing salt water and chose to live in the deepest depths, creating monstrosities that he would one day use to return and conquer with.

Cultural Reception

It forms the basis of how the universe came to be for the tribes that worship the shamanistic pantheons. They believe that these gods formed the world and continue to shape it to their wills.

In Literature

Explorers who met with the tribes and had the pleasure of hearing the story created books on the Shamanistic pantheons. A popular novel, "Loving the Spirits: How to survive a tribal run-in and make it out alive." explains the stories and gods prayed to by certain tribes, and ways to use the knowledge to avoid conflict.

In Art

There is an cave painting deep in the Weldernes that depicts the events. It shows a giant eagle soaring above the land, creating waves. Oedius is sinking towards the bottom of the ocean, a watering can in hand, and Pe'jan weeps, her tears creating waterfalls.

Date of Setting

At the beginning of the creation of the world (n.d.).