Abyss Stalker Juena

### Relationships

Ter'ot (father), Kurro (brother), Celena (sister), Seraphina Domna (guardian), Italus Inu (former guardian)

### Favorite Offering

Abyssal fruit

Juena is the youngest child of **Ter'ot** and a higher **Celestial**, born from the earth of **Eprea** itself. She is the most aloof of her siblings, keeping to the deep oceans of Eprea and earning the title of the Abyssal Stalker from the Epreans.

## History

Juena is the **Celestial** that watches over the **oceans** of Eprea. Her duty is something that she took very seriously from the beginning of her creation, with her refusing to reach out for the aid of others. Despite how often she would feel beaten down by the amount of work she had to do, she continued treking forth, creating the **Oril** that now roam the oceans and figuring out how to protect them from **Vyros** following the **Thousand Years War**.

It became quickly apparently to the Celestial that she would be unable to keep up with her role as a protector as well as she had hoped, and reluctantly, she had began to search out a **Guardian** like her siblings before her had. Her eyes had turned towards a young **Xevea** by the name of **Italus Inu**, with the man her eyes settled on impressing her with his strength and fortitude.

She aimed to test Italus's resolve and determination. She began by swimming to the deepest trench of the **Enas Ocean**, waiting at the bottom. Juena was pleased to see Italus make it down to the bottom of the depths despite the pressure crushing his body, rewarding his strong will with her blessing to allow him easier movement in the deepest parts of the waters.

Italus, however, seemed interested in more than just a blessing. He wished to become one with the sea, due to his ancestors originating within it, challenging Juena to test his power in any way she saw necessary. With a cold sneer and challenging glare, Juena accepted his inquiry.

Juena set Italus out onto five trials. The Trial of Pressure, the Trial of Speed, the Trial of Wit, the Trial of Strength, and the Trial of Patience. Italus went through all of the trials with flying colors, leaving the normally cold-hearted Celestial speechless, and for the first time, proud. Juena accepted Italus as her guardian, continuing the trend of accepting guardians amongst the Celestials.

At first, Italus ruled the seas with Juena in a diligent and honorable manner. However, during the era of the Thousand Years War, Italus began to have a shift in his heart. When away from the prying eyes of the Abyss Stalker, Italus would make his way onto the coast, raging terror amongst the innocent villages. When villagers plead for their lives, Italus used the excuse of it being the Celestial's command.

**Celena** was the first to catch onto Italus's actions. She made her way to the coast, calling upon her sister to inform her of her Guardians deeds. Juena, enraged, tracked down Italus as he was raiding a village. She left her waters, attacking the unsuspecting Guardian and ripping away her blessings and gifts. She watched with a cold sneer as the mark upon Italus's flesh banished, retrieving her spear and retreating back to the waters.

Italus himself had been enraged by Juena's actions. Retreating back into the oceans, Italus made his way north, vanishing from Juena's sight. Juena could feel the vengeful wrath of Italus through the waters, and soon, the rage caused her to grow paranoid. In her panic, Juena brought forth new beings to protect her and her oceans: the **Kelpies**, **sea serpents**, and **sirens**.

At the end of the Thousand Years War, when Ter'ot's blood had created the **Nymphs**, Juena began to seek out the ones who made the ocean their home. The sea nymphs were given a blessing through their names by the Celestial, with each of their names following an emotional convention. The most prominent sea nymph who Juena had sought out and named was a young nymph by the name of **Nostalgia**. Juena set Nostalgia out onto the main river of **Orifora**, aptly named the **River of Nostalgia**.

Due to the sea nymph's being both a creation of Ter'ot and harboring a blessing from Juena, they are seen in a position of high status amongst those in the oceans, some referring to them as a sort of **demi-god**.

### Today

Juena continues to have no interest in the people of the lands, but still heeds her father's demands on ruling over the planet.

The **Celestial** instead took her father's commands and twisted them to fit her own agenda, only assisting those who treat her **oceans** with the upmost respect. Sailors who were caught throwing litter overboard or disrespecting the sea often found their ship capsized, and word of this strange occurrence quickly spread throughout the harbor cities.

The sailor's of Eprea began to figure out and believe that the Celestial was at play in these tragedies, leading to an increase in Juena's worshipperss. Sailor's began to tattoo **hippocampi** onto their bodies and bringing more storage for their waste onto their ships, believing that the Celestial would see their efforts and give them a safe journey. Juena noticed the change of heart in the Epreans, and began to follow ships to push them quickly along the waves, keeping the oceans calm for their journey. The sailor's began to refer to the calm waters as the Seaman's Breeze, due to a belief that Juena helped guide the winds into their sails.

Despite her being popular amongst the **Oril** and the sailors of Eprea, Juena is one of the lesser worshipped Celestials, due to the aloof nature she showcases. However, she does have a devote group of Oril who stay close to her in the **Sea's Crown**. Despite her tendency to not be worshipped as much as the others, Epreans still seek out the blessing of the lochs from the elusive being. Only one Eprean has ever managed to be deemed worthy enough for the blessing by the Goddess, and that is Juena's guardian herself, **Seraphina**.

Juena continues to be the least seen of the Gods, preferring to stay deep within the waters.

## Physical Appearance

When taking on her true form, Juena is an iridescent **hippocampus** with blue scales. Her fins are similar to a betta fish. In extremely rare circumstances, Juena sometimes takes up the form of a lochness monster to scare away **Void Dwellers**.

On the rare occasions that Juena ventures onto the lands of Eprea, she takes on the appearance of a siren-like **Oril**, with long, watery hair covering her mostly nude body.