Gods Of The Riversea

When Celeda, the Geniersegunda offspring of Pryma and the moon Iori , had her throat slit by her father, her blue-white blood filled in the fissures left in Pryiam when Prysius' head, severed by Genevieve , crashed into the surface of the Starstone. Celeda's blood also pooled around the Spire and surrounded Pryiam's five spines. Celeda's blood became the Great Riversea of Sylvieria, made up of the Five Rivers, the Spineward Sea around the Spire and the Oblating Sea surrounded Pryiam itself. After Cozbi, the soul of Celeda, left her physical body, Celeda's remains became the Gods of the Riversea.

Celeda's eyes became Ceyeres, the Octopus. Celeda's nose became Corsfyr, the Dolphin. Celeda's teeth became Sheyrcreth, the Shark. Celeda's fingers became Ihrk, the Ten-Tangle of Lampreys. Celeda's toes became Seirkos, the Squid. Celeda's brain became Dyritheme, the Manta Ray. Celeda's left arm became Krotus, the Barracuda. Celeda's right arm became Shaelri, the Piranha. Celeda's left leg became Coeri, the Eel. Celeda's right leg became Shilyx, the Carp. Celeda's heart became Neaveri, the Seahorse. Celeda's body became Orik, the Whale, and Celeda's brain became Chrethia, the Great Goddess of the Riversea.

Crethia, a mermaid with the visage of Celeda, created her coral palace of Crethoraline at mouth of the Deathwatch River, between the Clockspine and the Deathspine, directly at the base of the Spire in the Spineward Sea. The Gods of the Riversea assemble, there, in the Undersea Court in the Mermaid city of Chyrisis.

While all of the Gods of the Riversea, aside from Sheyrcreth, pay homage to Crethia, they have squabbles and alliances amongst themselves and their Undersea tribes. Ceyeres and her Octopodes founded the city of Ceyeyir in the Oblating Sea near the end of the Deathspine. Her lover, Seirkos, founded the city of Seiraka, nearby, and the two underwater city-states formed the Tentacled League in direct opposition to the Serpent League made up of the city of Coerzia, founded by Coeri and her Eels, and the city of Ihrkusk, founded by the Ten-Tangle of Lampreys, Ihrk. Corsfyr's city of Corifyra and Orik's city of Oriaka formed the Warmblood League, opposed to Krotus' city of Krotzia and Shaelri's city of Shaelyra, aligned as the League of Fangs. Dyritheme's great city of Dyrithemopoly joined with Neaveri's city of Neavizia as the Dreaming League. Dyritheme and Neavari, for the most part, stayed out of the machinations of the other Riversea Gods. Shilyx's followers became nomads of the Riversea, without a true home. Sheyrcreth and his Sharks founded the city of Shyrisis at the opposite end of the Deathwatch River, positing themselves as enemies of all of the Riversea citizens.

All of the Riversea Gods are venerated by their offspring and some of the cultures that make their homes along the Riversea. The Gods themselves rarely leave their cities, except during assemblies demanded by Crethia in Chyrisis. Only Sheyrcreth will openly defy Crethia.

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