River of Whips

The river of Whips flows within the island of origin, from over 10 sources, connecting into a large one, flowing into the sea.
Said to be the place where the Children of Myths originated, mainly by Servants of the blood gods, who see the river as an important creation of their deities.

Depth

The small rivers tend to be waist to shoulders-deep, but the main river itself rapidly goes down from shore to 15 meters in depth, up to 20 meters in the middle.

Fauna and flora

The river has rather limited fauna and flora.

• Fish: catfish, piranha, goliath catfish, arowana, arapaima, neon terta, characin, otter, electric eel, river stingray, bull shark
• Water plants: ivy, stargrass, milfoil, mayaca vandeli, chain swordplant, river grass
• Other: Lurker, Giant Lurker, river aligator, @leg

Way of trade and delivery:

The river connects 2 cities and several villages, allowing rather easy transportation of resources by boat. Thanks to this, the region is much better developed than the rest of the island of origin. Not to mention the easy access of fish to inland locations. But it comes with it's dangers. River pirates are an infrequent but known danger, mainly the group known as Bone lurkers, who are responsible for thefts and sunk ships across the river.

Lore

The river is not only the largest one in Ocean of myths, but the people attached in into their culture and religion.

Origin:

Servants of the blood gods believe the river is the place of origin of their kind. When the 4 blood gods came, the goddess Valeria hit the ground with her whip, as water began to flow from the ground, creating the river.
This allowed the Children of Myths to quickly develop into a proper civilization. Some even say the river is blessed, making anyone who swims in it more fertile. Because of this, people prefer swimming in it, rather than bathing at home.

River snatchers

The creature known as leg snatcher once in a while gets someone's leg caught in it's tentacles. The person tends to panic and drown.
Many stories came of the incidents, which scare people to refrain from swimming too far from the river's shore. Some say the river is haunted, other think it's alive.
But one story stands above all. It is said when goddess Valeria created the river, she and her brothers hid a secret or a treasure somewhere on it's bottom. Possessed whips guard the river, dragging anyone who gets too far away from the shore underwater, preventing the treasure's discovery.
This sprouted some who hunt for the treasure, but their techniques are crude and ineffective in achieving anything.

Type

River