Wassa

### Abilities

Sapling Constructs, Shapeshifting, Sound Magic, Superhuman Strength, Tremor Magic, Underworld Miasma Magic, Water Manipulation

## Main Lore

### Before Joining the Koillective

#### The Depths

Wassa used to be a leviathan that lurked in the depths of the world's deepest oceans; he doesn't remember much about his early life as he found the memories cumbersome therefore choosing to forget. He couldn't hunt much in those times as most other creatures avoided those depths, but he found a work around when accidentally summoned by a human. Whilst in shallower waters, Wassa saw a peculiar coloured fish, bright orange with black and white spots. He took this form for both its' colour and size, a perfect disguise to lure meals in with. He then dove back into his preferred depth and used this plan, which worked for only a short time as the darkness rendered his new found colourful scales useless. Wassa attempted to transform back into his original eldritch form, but failed; it seemed he had forgotten how.

Whilst residing in the depths, Wassa felt the planet seemed almost alive, the tremors and movements beneath him as he lay on the ocean floor became like a lullaby, allowing him to sleep for the first time in years.

#### The Underworld

Wanting to get closer to the tremors, he dove deeper; at some point, Wassa went so deep that he ended up in the Underworld. Realising he didn't belong, he sought a way out, whilst avoiding the denizens of this world to the best of his ability. He knew that he was being hunted, whether they would aid him in leaving or end him for entering, he did not know and didn't feel like finding out. After what felt like a year of searching, he believed he had found the exit, only to meet someone standing there, waiting.

Before he could ready himself, the person said "*You did pretty well to evade all the Demons and Reapers looking for you.*" Her pink hair shined and her red eyes gleamed as a smile cracked across her face. "*I think that deserves a reward! You can become one of my followers, if you want. You'll be recognised as an official Underworldian! Whaddya say?*" Unable to find a reason against it and unsure of his fate should he decline the offer, he accepted. Thus he gained the title of "Deadbeat" and gained the ability to communicate with other followers like him as well as being able to enter their domain free of conflict.

Upon leaving the Underworld, Wassa was keen to get some rest since he had no idea how long he was down there. It only felt like maybe a year, but he never could figure out mundane things such as time.

#### The Mysterious Forest

Laying on the ocean floor to once again feel the lullaby of the planet, he picked up on something that wasn't there before; Tremors that were numerous and clunky. They didn't tie in with the ebb and flow he was used to and it all seemed to come from above the sea level. Using the planet as an extension of his own senses he could \*feel\* that there was way more life up top then there was before he found his way to the Underworld. *Just how long had he been gone?* He decided to go investigate and for the first time in a long time, he swam up.

Upon reaching the topside of the ocean, Wassa lifted himself out of the water using the same technique he used to float through the air as a Leviathan. Only now instead of strands of water floating across his body that he could manipulate to lift himself, his much smaller body could just be wrapped in an orb of water. Super efficient. Floating through the air he found himself at a forest... and immediately felt drawn to it. Before contemplating this weird sudden urge he found himself floating through the trees, searching for something, not knowing what it was.

After a short while, he suddenly found himself in a clearing; in the middle of that clearing stood a... person? She looked human but something about her was intimidating, yet serene. Her yellow eyes looked up as he entered the clearing and her green hair played in the wind. She greeted him with a voice so gentle that Wassa couldn't help but lower his guard and feel soothed, almost as if he were back at the bottom of the ocean being lulled by the tremors of the world. She apologized for luring him there, but felt the need to investigate his presence. Evidently while he was feeling the new presence  of whatever was trembling around on land, she felt his presence through the same methods. They both were using the planet as an extension of themselves, though Wassa did not notice her at all.

She went on to introduce herself as the Keeper of Nature, and felt it necessary to find out what Wassa was as she never felt his presence before. Wassa tried bluffing stating he was simply a fish, but suddenly became aware of the lack of fish floating around in orbs of water besides himself. The Keeper was fully aware of what he was, but decided to let Wassa think his identity was secret since she could feel no ill intent coming from him.

The Keeper confessed she did not know anyone else who could "tap" into the planet in a similar way she could, and Wassa explained how laying at the ocean floor and feeling the tremors for so long almost became a part of him. The lady pondered him for a moment, almost as if she were seeing something he couldn't before stating she could help understand this power even more. She gently reached into his water bubble, placed him on ground, and sat next to him and told him to feel the tremors once more.

Upon doing as she requested he noticed that this time he felt... more. He could tell the individual creatures surrounding them, feel their heartbeats tremor with life. But he could also feel the tremors of everything on the planet, along with the powerful tremors of the planet itself. It was a lot to take in but he could also feel the guidance of the Keeper, showing him how it works outside of himself, but also within himself. Wassa resided in the forest for awhile, learning as much about this power as he could from the Keeper, and after some time passed he finally learned the full extent of his Tremor Magic.

After staying in the forest for so long, the Keeper asked if he'd prefer to stay there forever (*there was a slightly scary look in her eyes as she asked*) but Wassa declined, stating he'd prefer the ocean to the air. Looking at little distraught but accepting his answer, she asked what he wanted to do with the body she made for him, and motioned to a tiny little Sapling she had been tending to for a week. "*It's all ready to contain your soul but since you don't wish to stay, is there something else I can make it into for you?*" Ignoring the disturbing first part of her sentence, Wassa thought about what he could use a hunk of wood for. Deciding on something to go hand-in-hand with his new Tremors power, he requested a hammer. Since it was made to house his soul, surely it can also be used as a conduit for the tremors he can send forth from his body.