Typhon, the third and (presumed) final Avatar of the Sea, was a fierce and complex figure—beloved by his people, feared by his enemies, and ultimately undone by the very ocean he swore to protect. A proud Unknown warrior turned prophetic leader, Typhon’s legacy is one of valor, vengeance, and tragedy. Though his end came during the Battle of the Black Sun, his essence lives on, bound to the soul of Talyen and echoing through the oceans every tide.
Origins & Rise
Born a child of the sea trenches, Typhon’s youth was marred by loss. His parents, esteemed warriors of Atla, were taken by Sahuagin raiders in a deep-sea ambush. Alone and adrift, he was rescued by a Triton patrol and raised within the water-domed city of Atla, where his exceptional affinity for Water-Rifting soon set him apart.
As he grew, Typhon proved himself time and again in both the arcane and martial arts of his people. His natural charisma and influence over sea creatures led to his acceptance into the Eldar Court and, eventually, undertaking the Trial of Mythia. Emerging triumphant from the Atlan Abyss, he bonded with the Archon - Mythia - an oceanic force that marks each generation’s Avatar, ascending to his station atop the coral throne.
His early reign was marked by aggressive campaigns against the Sahuagin, whom he viewed not only as enemies of the realm, but as living embodiments of the pain he endured in his youth.
Dangers of the Depths
Typhon’s downfall began not from pride, but from manipulation. In the darkest depths of Abythis, the rotting corpse of the World Eater Serpent—slain centuries prior by Avatar Vapora and Paramount Thoryn—had begun to stir once more. Infested with an eldritch hive-mind parasite, it began to send dreams, whispers, and compulsions through the tides, infecting those attuned to the ocean's deeper magic. Typhon, attuned more than any, was its first and most powerful pawn.
Mistaking this madness for divine revelation, Typhon waged a renewed war against the Sahuagin. In truth, the conflict was a diversion, drawing his focus away as the parasite’s spread across The Atlan Ocean. His rage was further ignited when a Triton warrior infected by an Illithid larva transformed into a monstrosity within the city walls of Atla, igniting what would become known as The Atlan Atrocity.
In the chaos, Typhon blamed The Sunsations, who had recently arrived, for the catastrophe. He gave them an ultimatum: venture into Abythis, destroy the aberration, and leave The Sea Realm forever.
Renewed in Redemption
The Sunsations fulfilled his demand and uncovered the deeper truth: the World Eater Serpent had orchestrated the war, infected Atla’s people, and even corrupted Paramount Thoryn, ruler of the Storm Giants in the neighboring undersea ruins of Utgard (see: Wrath of the World Eater). Struck by the enormity of his error, Typhon’s madness receded, replaced by sorrow and a sense of profound guilt.
He pledged his service to their aide, and would eventually answer the call of duty when the Sunsations journeyed to the Tomb of the Twin-Spirit. There, amidst the celestial eclipse and a world unraveling, Typhon fought beside Avatar Terra, shielding his allies from Malekith's radiant furty and the Fallen Mythar Angels which arose to battle them.
But he could not endure the onslaught. As Valekith unleashed the Elemental Apocrypha, Typhon’s body was ravaged with necrotic dissolution. His essence was consumed, torn from him and fused into Valekith’s form. And yet, with Valekith’s defeat and the rise of Talyen, Typhon’s elemental soul now dwells within the new bearer of the Four—his legacy bound to a future he will never see (see: Battle of the Black Sun).
Legacy
In Atla, the memory of Avatar Typhon is venerated and respected. Statues depict him as both warrior and penitent, defender and executioner. The Coven of the Pearl has long since been dissolved, and Atla is slowly being rebuilt.
Mythia the Dragon Turtle, now watches over the broken city as the his trident rests in a coral reliquary within the Avatar's Temple, untouched since the day of his death. Aesir and Triton priests speak of his rebirth in storm and sea, and whisper that when the tides rise too high or fall too low, it is Typhon wrestling with the gods within the ocean’s deepest trenches.
But for Talyen and the Sunsations, Typhon's voice can still be felt—rippling in every wave, roaring in every tempest. He is no longer merely a fallen avatar.
He is the Sea’s Remembrance.