Monsters of the dark depths

Afanc

Afancs are huge fearsome, magical fish. An afanc is covered with dark blue, iron-hard scales that darken to black near the ends of its tail and fins. Although their heads are decidedly whale-like, they have powerful jaws filled with row after row of razor-sharp teeth. They do not have have the characteristic, fishy dorsal fin, and their tails are also wide and whale-like. Nevertheless, afancs are indeed truly aquatic and not mammals adapted to life in the seas. The average afanc is about 24 feet long and weighs several tons.


Afancs are mighty combatants. They seem to be able to conjure forth whirlpools to capsize ships and pull sailors into a salty grave. With their powerful jaws and tails, afancs crush hulls and bones alike. They have been known to be located throughout the abyssal depths of the ocean. It is unknown how the Afancs locate ships on the open sea.






Charybdis

Sailors tell many tales of the creatures of the deep, from the terrible kraken to the beautiful mermaid. Yet few are stranger or more feared than the dread charybdis, for it exists to capture ships, crack them open like nuts, and feast on the doomed sailors within. These violent attacks are legendary amongst folk, and many sailors view the charybdis as the vengeful personification of an angry sea god.

The Charybdis seems capable of churning even the calmest of seas into a whirling maelstrom. These monsters are not a common sight due to their gargantuan size. Ships that travel to far out into the eastern ocean is captured by the currents of the  unearthly maelstrom. It is said to be Charibdys of unearthly size, maybe guarding sacred ground or the like. All ships caught in its pull travels to their impending doom.



Personification of fury

As the legends say a demon or an angry god roams the vast ocean, searching for mortals to slay or guardian a sacred place unknown to man. Tales tell of a colossal black storm cloud compressed into a vaguely humanoid shape. Jagged bolts of lightning forming bright, eye-like spots within its churning depths. The Personification of Fury is viewed as a living elemental storm of air and water.