Umberlee

The Bitch Queen, Great Queen of the Sea, Queen of the Depths, Goddess of Oceans, The Wavemother, Goddess of the Deep, Wilds, Stormgoddess of the seas, Sea Queen, Umberlee (a.k.a. The Bitch Queen)

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Umberlee (pronounced: /əmbɛrˈli/ uhm-ber-LEE[13]) was the evil sea goddess in the Faerûnian pantheon, most often worshiped by sailors or people traveling by sea, out of fear of her destructive powers. She was known as a particularly malicious, petty, greedy, and vain deity who controlled the harshness of the sea while reveling in her own power and was not hesitant to drown people if she so pleased.[20]

Divine Domains

Tempest

Physical Description

Body Features

Resembles that of an ocean wave.

Facial Features

Feminine

Identifying Characteristics

Ocean wave hair and body

Special abilities

Shapeshifting

Mental characteristics

Personal history

At some point before the 14th century DR, Umberlee flooded the city of Memnon and a part of Calimshan to inspire worship by fear. Since then, her temple in Memnon, adjacent to the city's cemetery, was kept in impeccable cleanliness with all its tiles polished to brilliance by the devotees of the goddess of the sea.[62] In 1358 DR during the Time of Troubles, Umberlee manifested herself in the Sea of Fallen Stars, where she entertained herself by destroying pirate islands with her storms and minions[20]. Umberlee took an opportunity to visit the island of Kelthann during the Time of Troubles and exact revenge on the denizens of the island for their belief that winter storms in the sea came from Grumbar's rivalry with the Bitch Queen. She made several attempts to wash the Kelthanni off the island with her powerful storms but failed to achieve her goal, strengthening the islanders' belief in Grumbar, to Umberlee's disdain.[63]
After the end of that calamitous period of time, Kelthann remained ravaged by storms for some time, although not as powerful as when the Queen's avatar was personally stirring the sea. With the efforts of the alliance of merchants, inhabitants of the coastal cities, and the Iron Throne, of all people, Umberlee was appeased and calmed the Sea of Fallen Stars by 1360 DR–1361 DR.[20] During the same period of time, the Queen of the Depths was responsible for the creation of weresharks within the Realms to spite Selûne .[20]
In 1360 DR, during the Crusade against the Tuigan invasion, Umberlee was responsible for almost destroying the ship that carried king Azoun Obarskyr IV across the Lake of Dragons. The vessel Welleran failed to pay the tithe to the Queen of the Sea and only stopped the deadly storm after King Azoun's scribe sacrificed his most prized possession to the sea, the historical records of the ongoing Crusades.[2]
In 1363 DR, during the Day of Wonders festival in Waterdeep, a wondrous mechanical dragon turtle sank after completing one lap around the harbor, becoming a part of the treasures of Umberlee's Cache.[64]
Circa 1372 DR, Umberlee led her local priestess Tasina Alcrest to acquire a mysterious artifact of power and deliver it to the Temple-Under-The-Sea in the Fiddler's Green underwater region of the Sea of Swords. There, a horrific sea-beast called the Dweller lived. That creature was one of the first aspects, the first avatars of the goddess since the Time of Troubles. The kraken-like Dweller grew and expanded its corrupting influence, nourished by the priestesses and sahuagin worshipers alongside Umberlee's humanoid avatar manifestation.[9]
By 1479 DR, recently abandoned Port Llast was claimed by Umberlee and her sea monsters.[65]
Around the same year, a northlander who called herself the Storm Maiden led her followers on a crazed mission to take over the Sea of Swords, consumed by the power of the Bitch Queen. The Storm Maiden was defeated and disappeared along with her ship.[66][67]
In 1484 DR, Umberlee pummeled Neverwinter with a devastating storm after Dagult Neverember offended the goddess by restricting regular sacrifices to her.[68]
In 1490s DR, Umberlee contributed to the destruction unleashed upon the Sword Coast by the four elemental prophets. She empowered Gar Shatterkeel as her chosen, and Olhydra gave him powers of one of the prophets. After the prophets' defeat, Gar found a way back to Toril and was re-empowered by his otherworldly patrons.[69] Umberlee gifted him a powerful artifact trident called the Wave. With the Bitch Queen's guidance, he was able to find an elemental node off the coast of Turmish at Umberlee’s Maw, opening the rift to the Elemental Plane of Water.[70]
In the 15th century DR, a book called Shanties for the Bitch Queen was published and beloved by fishermen of the Western Heartlands.[71]

Gender Identity

Female she/her

Relationships

Kelin

Friend (Important)

Towards Umberlee

5

5

Honest

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Umberlee

Friend (Important)

Towards Kelin

5

5

Subversive

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History

Kelin first came into contact with Umberlee after his first transformation into a Wereshark when he was older he's known her since he was 13

Divine Classification

Deity

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Bitch Queen

Spouses

Siblings

Pronouns

she/her

Eyes

Blue almost white

Hair

Long ocean waves

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale white with blue