The Drowned King

(Shattershoals, Marrowvere influence)

• Title: Sovereign of the Sunken Throne, He Who Binds the Tides
• Domain: Oceans, Storms, Seafaring, Necromancy (Water/Memory)
• Player Class Influence: Warlocks (Patrons of the Sea), Clerics (Grave/Ocean Domains), Rangers (Coast and Reef Hunters)

Myth:
The Drowned King was once a mortal conqueror who tried to master the seas but was betrayed by his own fleet. He drowned clutching the chain of his crown, which pulled him into the deep. Now he rules a realm of drowned spirits beneath the shoals, offering power to those willing to surrender something precious. Mariners leave broken jewelry or tarnished coins at low tide to appease him.

Symbols:

• A crown half-buried in sand.
• Chains shaped like sea serpents.
• A tide-worn throne of barnacle and coral.

Ritual:
Before a voyage, a captain must whisper a secret into the sea and sacrifice an heirloom — or risk being "called home" by the Drowned King mid-journey.