Shoalshaper Ahu

Though Marore society is often less conflict-ridden than that of other races, the race still has to deal with hazards unique to their cities' locations within the depths. Though many cities claim some disaster or another befell them, only for the city to survive and turn it back, none have quite the cultural prominence of Shoalshaper Ahu.
The mayor of the small town of Viado on the outskirts of marore territory at the time, Ahu had a reputation for being uncommonly stubborn for a marore. When the mayor got an idea into his head, it would be seen to completion, one way or the other. Under his guidance, the town prospered and grew, perhaps too fast for the sea's liking.
As the town grew, Ahu noticed the current in the streets growing as well. His citizen would drift down the narrow lanes faster than before, only barely having time to grab on in some cases. Though Ahu attempted to warn the people to stop their expansion, his warnings fell on deaf ears. Ahu was forced to watch as citizens would be carried off by the currents, unable to return, and as buildings would slowly shuffle across the seabed. As his population dwindled, Ahu enacted a plan that would be called "insane" and "misguided" during his next campaign for reelection.
When Ahu lost his bid for mayor for the first time in ten years, he turned his focus to his project: the reshaping of the natural sandbar the city had been built against. Over the next two years, he spent every day shaping the sea bed into a natural barrier around the city he had once run, unassisted. On the final evening of his project, Ahu collapsed on his great shoal, facing the city he had sworn to protect. As he watched, he found the city's streets slowly calm once more, the realization dawning on him that he was providing the final block needed in his wal. Though unconfirmed, popular myth claims that Ahu saw the city streets still once more, and passed with a smile on his face.
Today, the city of Viado is still protected by the Great Shoal of Ahu, with a monument commemerating the supposed spot he passed away. Every mayor of the city makes a ceremonial visit to the monument on the anniversary of Ahu's death, and places a traditional gift at its base for the hero who kept their city alive.
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