History
The water races were originally native to the Mediterranean Sea and the outer ocean that encircles the earth. When the Olympians came to Cimmeria they did not bring the water races at first. Only after winning the Goblin War did they open a whirlpool in the Caspian Sea. This whirlpool links with Charybdis, the whirlpool in the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily. Anything that goes into one whirlpool will be spit out the other side, if its not destroyed during the process.
The water races were led in droves through Charybdis and exited into new territory in the Caspian. They didn’t have long before the gods introduced monsters to the region. The sea was not spared this event. Sea serpents , chuuls, krakens, and other monsters of the deep terrorized the water races. They lived in fear for decades, forming communities as best they could to evade the monsters that preyed upon them.
The sea monster plague was lifted by the Heroes of the Dragon War. Jovy, Cecilia, and Amalgami cleared the Caspian of the more dangerous monsters. The safer territory allowed the water races to rally and defend themselves from the lesser threats. Amalgami and Toffoun cleared monsters from the Aral Sea as well. Water races were able to settle that sea in small numbers after it was made safe.
All four of the heroes, Jovy, Cecilia, Amalgami, and Toffoun are honored by the water races but Cecilia is at the top. The others largely stayed out of the water when fighting sea monsters, using boats, islands, or magical flight to fight back. Cecilia actually entered the water and spoke with the water races to coordinate with them as needed. Rituals of thanks are performed by each water race at the town of Cecilia every year.
After the actions of the Dragon War Heroes the society of the water races advanced along separate lines from that of the rest of Cimmeria. Only in recent years did the water races cross paths with surface dwellers once more. During the Second Alliance War Poseidon led his followers in an attack on Phoenix. The sahuagin defected due to the control of Kharad-khor and struck at Bradel Fields. The Bradel Fields attack failed, while the Phoenix attack succeeded. Phoenix is now flooded and largely abandoned by surface dwellers. The water races have settled in the water logged buildings below the surface of a large lake that now surrounds the city.
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