Ben-hadar

Ben-hadar, called the Prince of Good Water Creatures, the Squallbringer, and the Valorous Tempest, was the good archomental of the Elemental Plane of Water, and thus the counterpart and enemy of Olhydra. His symbol was a blue-green wave in a golden circle.

Description
He appeared as a rush of pure blue-green water, or as a masculine humanoid formed of that same water, some tall (or long) and weighing approximately. Where his eyes were, the water sparkled like the sun shining on waves, and instead of hands he had a pair of crustacean-like claws.

Personality
Ben-hadar was a gruff warrior who seemed loud, boisterous, arrogant, and aggressive, but on the inside he was serene as a still pool. He was a deeply emotional and intuitive person, and one who would sacrifice himself to save his plane and his followers, whom he deeply cared for and nurtured as needed. The biggest flaw in his personality was his unwillingness to look beyond the Plane of Water. He was easily disappointed, bored, and dejected; and just as easily cheered up by those he cared for.

His experiences during the great war between Law and Chaos taught him to trust no one but himself, and that evil could come from all sides. He believed that seeking out evil to destroy was a fool's errand and that even evil creatures could be used for good purposes.

Realm
His realm was the Coral Reef of Ssesurgass, and his command post there was a massive fortress hidden in the reef and guarded by colossal coral golems. A natural portal in his realm, guarded by a great sisiutl named Triusis, connected it to the Court of Stars.

Activities
The odd peace Ben-hadar had with Olhydra meant that he spent most of his time watching over and promoting the general welfare of those who lived in his realm. He still battled evil when necessary, but warred with no one who did not give him a very good reason to do so. Overall, he kept his affairs and doings private.

Enemies
Ben-hadar, unlike the other good archomentals, had no great rivalry with his evil counterpart Olhydra; rather, the two seemed to have a tentative truce and any conflict between their servants was only incidental. Instead, the ooze archomental Bwimb (and later, Bwimb II) was the biggest thorn in the Squallbringer's side, frequently polluting the pure waters that Ben-hadar nurtured. He also actively opposed the minions of Sekolah and Panzuriel.

Ben-hadar kept the marid of the Citadel of Ten Thousand Pearls in line. He had a great rivalry with Chan, the good archomental of Air, and Zaaman Rul, the good archomental of Fire, because of his unwillingness to look beyond the concerns of the Plane of Water; with Chan, at least, the feud meant that he would not help her or anyone allied or serving her.

Allies
Ben-hadar also had a truce with Charon: in exchange for that archfiend keeping fiendish troublemakers from using vortexes between the River Styx and the Plane of Water, Ben-hadar restrained his followers from interfering with Charon's own business. Another ally, of sorts, was the slaad lord Rennbuu, who sometimes visited Ssesurgass to admire and transform the coral reefs; Ben-hadar appreciated his art and would provide him with materials and inspiration.

The Valorous Tempest was on good terms with the deities Deep Sashelas, Eadro, and Persana, and he was known to aid the mysterious Water Lion as well.

There were rumors that Ben-hadar and the celestial eladrin Queen Morwel were occasionally lovers after they met during a war.

Servitors
Ben-hadar was directly served by water elementals, water mephits, and water weirds, who helped him run his dominion. Tritons, aquatic elves, ocean giants, and darfellan also inhabited his realm.