The Whale and the Serpent are locked in an eternal undersea struggle over who gets to win the world, with many smaller spirits down to "riders" of individual waves. The peninsula is believed to be one of the coils of the Serpent even. The Whale gives birth to Sea, Serpent drinks Sea to keep land dry - hence the tides. The Whale is also associated with waters, and the serpent with the winds.

Because of this dichotomy, the spirits aligned with the serpent are adverse to those of the whale to some extent and vice versa, and a character can really only worship one or the other fully. The result is that the spirits of the other side of the tradition are considered neutral rather than friendly to a practitioner who joins the core practice associated with the other side.

Those of the Orhan pantheon think that the whale is actually Shaal, and the serpent, Neela, but they have no proof of this.

Homeland: Bodlea Coast

Abilities

• Read Waters
• Sense Tides

Virtues

• Enduring
• Hospitable to Seafarers
• Practical
• Respect Sea Life
• Revere the Sea

Relationships

• Worship the Whale or the Serpent
• (To Shaman)

Core Practices: For those who lean towards the Serpent, the core practice is Begog The Big Fish Practice. For those who lean towards the whale, the core practice is the Little Whales Practice?.

Magic

• Friendly Wind
• Find Bounty
• Avoid Travel Perils
• Make Water Safe to Drink
• Tell Upcoming Weather
• Fish Well
• Ward Against Sea Demons
• Leap From Deck
• Drink More Ale
• Weave Tale

Other Side: The bottom of the sea where the waves emanate from the struggling great spirits.

Sample Organizations

• Serpent and Wind Practices
  • Begog The Big Fish Practice
  • Narmal The Eel Practice?
  • Alatiki The Mad Wind Practice
  • Ama The Seagull Knows All (shamanic)
• Whale Practices
  • Little Whales Practice?
  • Sea Behemoth Practice?
  • Sachis The Strong Wave Practice?
  • Dramak The Fat Seal Practice? (Shamanic)