Nasha

 Overview

The goddess of the sea and storms, mostly revered through placating. All ships have some kind of shrine to ward from her attention. A callous and unforgiving goddess who is often portrayed as using a net to capture drowning seamen.

Her symbol is that of the net and/or a crashing wave.

 Legends and Myths

  Wyrm of the Sea

According to legend, Nasha had heard from sailor's rumormongering of the great dragons that dominated the skies above her sea, and she became jealous. Why did sailors fear the free and open heavens more than her crushing depths? Maddened by this injustice, Nasha, who was clever despite her jealousy, sought only the finest treasures her waters could offer. She had her thralls and servants arrange a mountain of pristine pearls, shining coins, beautiful shells and all else that the goddess saw fit.

Once the mountain was built, Nasha preapred herself for a long wait. It didn't take long, however, before a curious dragon looking to improve its hoard came along and started to rifle through the treasures. She threw out her net and captured the flying beast, dragging it down into the dark depths below.

Nasha made sure to keep it alive with her divine powers, but only barely. Each passing day she would loosen her magical grip on the defeated beast, forcing it to adapt to its environment. After a year, the dragon could swim flawlessly and had grown a pair of gills alongside the lungs. Two years after that, its wings had been ripped off and replaced by a hardened, spiky shell, as she saw it fit her creation better.

After 5 years of captivity, the beast was a proud flying dragon no more. Nasha let the new beast roam completely free in her domain, and what she saw pleased her to no end. It still had the greed of a dragon, although not the body of one. It sank great galleons with its massive teeth and hoarded the cargo back down to its new submarine lair.

Legend has it that those who displease or dishonor Nasha greatly will be haunted by the dragonturtle, wyrm of the sea, until they've given their lives to the waters.