Sahuagin
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Sahuagin

Sahuagin
Across fog-shrouded coasts or endless ocean swells, an ominous drone sounded on a conch shell chills the blood of all who hear it. This is the sound of the sahuagin hunting horn—a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages.

Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties.

The self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are massive mutant males that grow second sets of arms. They are terrible foes in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons.

Way of the Shark. Sahuagin worship the shark god Sekolah. Only female sahuagin are deemed worthy of channeling the god’s power, and priestesses hold tremendous sway in sahuagin communities.

Sahuagin are driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As worshipers of Sekolah, they also have a special kinship with sharks, which they train as attack animals. Even untrained sharks recognize sahuagin as allies and don’t prey on them.

Elven and Triton Enmity. The sahuagin might control the oceans if not for the presence of their mortal enemies, the aquatic elves and noble tritons. Wars between these races have raged for centuries across the coasts and seas of the world, disrupting maritime trade and drawing other races into the bloody conflict.


Things Everyone Knows (That May or May Not Be True)

Sahuagin are not to be trusted. They are an infestation that cannot be rooted out, for it seems as soon as an enclave will form to wipe out a fortress, another pops up somewhere else. The only blessing is that they find those of the dry lands easier prey than those below, and frequently hunt them instead. Of course they cannot be left to their own devices, allowed to spread unchecked...everyone is their enemy. No one is safe. But the Sea-elves and the Tritons are in pact against them, and no major conflicts have occurred for generations. Avoid them, and if you hear the horns....flee for your lives. 

It is considered extremely bad luck to verbally acknowledge the existence of Sahuagin. Therefore, most people instead 'sign' their name, a one handed, clawed stuffing motion towards their mouth and throat, hand clenching into a fist at the end. 
March 10th, 2024 January 17th, 2025

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