Zenryth

Zenryth - a patron of the deep - is a several thousand year old entity called back into Rathnir during the Dread Fleet's fight against Skotos. A former warrior, captain, and now ambassador, Zenryth represents the interests of the deep in the overworld. Zenryth was previously human, leading the Dread Fleet many moons ago as one of its first warriors and sailors. 
== A Human Life ==
Zenryth was previously known as Calymn, a sailor on the northwestern edge of the world where Banshee's Wail lies today. Calymn would often sail across the waters, but never think to look down - not until his merchant ship was struck by pirates themselves. In the ensuing slaughter and battle, the intertwined ships were driven towards the island of Banshee's Wail, wrecking themselves there in a struggle of swords and siege planks. Stumbling out alive but on the run, Calymn and several others were forced into the deep caverns that lay beneath the island. Lost, afraid, and in the dark, the group was suddenly guided by pulsating glowing turqoise veins, leading farther into the tunnel. With their backs facing stranded swashbucklers, the party had no choice but to travel farther to search for flowing water and sustenance if not an exit. 
Eventually, the passages led the party to a deep cavern below the island. There, Calymn and the other survivors faced a cataclysmic horror - the Zhaalki. Thought to be ancient leviathan like beings beyond comprehension, the Zhaalki don't fully exist in the physical realm, drifting in between thoughts and piercing through every layer of reality. Seized in a matter of seconds, the party dropped to the floor tormented with violent visions of shadowy leviathans locked in combat with other indistinguishable creatures. Several minutes later, the party rearose. There, in the deep cove Calymn and several others died - in their place, ghostly figures emerged. Zenryth stood with charred coal black skin and mystical blue eyes, surrounded by his once comrades. T'sako fluttered beside him - a mixture of ghostly white, fins sprouting across her back and arms. To the left, Agath slowly rose - where its chest once lay now instead was a gaping maw, its former ribs a rippling blue line of teeth. The first patrons of the deep had been created. 
== Skotos ==
Dwelling below Banshee's Wail and the Ocean Deep, the patrons of the deep have reemerged to the surface several times on their own volition - the most notable time they returned to Rathnir was on their own accord, summoned by the Captain of the Dread Fleet who worshipped Zhaalkism. Called upon to fight Skotos, Canadian and his fleet (among them, berd, Aelrie of the Deep, and Jacob Owl) sacrificed souls of the dead at an altar. In return, the Zhaalki agreed to strengthen their supporters with a patron, Zenryth. While not gifted with the grace and serenity T'sako carried or the brutal strength Agath utilized, Zenryth was the most in touch with mortals and as such was the best fit to communicate with the Ra'Luhn (Aelrie), Canadian, and the Darkseer (Jacob) of the fleet. 
Soon after, Zenryth found themselves waged in a conflict across Rathnir - it defended Banshee's Wail when Skotos launched an attack, quickly switching gears when Canadian led an attack against Sanctuary, an ancient Uldarashi city. In Canadian's conquest across Rathnir, Zenryth's glowing green blade fed on the essence of mortal souls, fueling it before Zenryth ultimately returned to drive the blade into its home island. While the day's slaughter had not been nearly enough to satiate the Zhaalki, in time the leviathans of the deep would grow....
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