Panzuriel

Panzuriel was an old and evil sea god.

Description
Panzuriel appeared as a old, hunched-over humanoid male with gills and scaly skin that was green on the ventral side and yellow on the dorsal side. He had shining green eyes and taloned hands, and drug his left leg behind him when he walked, for that leg ended in a crystal foot rather than one of flesh. He wore tattered black robes and carried a staff on which he lean heavily.

Personality
Panzuriel was a vile, hateful deity who was greatly bitter and angered over his banishment from the Material plane. He especially hated sea elves, most particularly Deep Sashelas. Despite his anger, however, he was calculating in his planning.

Abilities
Panzuriel's avatar was limited in that if one was destroyed on the Material plane, it would take 20 years to reform. Thus, he mostly relied on his priests and shamans to do his bidding.

His avatar was capable of casting spells from all the spheres he gave his priests access too, as well as the Thought sphere. He could turn into a giant octopus at will, summon up to three kraken once each day, use continual darkness and darkness 30' radius at will, create a mud/coral storm thrice each day, and cast charm person, charm monster, and cause confusion thrice each day. He also had infravision out to even in magical darkness.

However, he had some severe weaknesses in that he had to keep part of his body on the seafloor at all times and could not enter waters shallower than ; he could not be compelled into shallow waters but being removed from the seafloor harmed him. He was weak against all spells of the Sun sphere, against the arcane spells light, continual light, and the like, as well as any bright spells such as lightning bolt and chain lightning.

Possessions
Panzuriel's crystal foot was akin to a powerfully enchanted weapon, and he carried an enchanted, slightly electrically charged quarterstaff.

Divine Realm
Panzuriel was confined to a reeking, fetid, briny pool called Rezuriel in Niflheim.

Activities
He spent most of his time plotting his revenge, seeking to slay sea elves and other servitors of good aquatic deities, and most especially planning on how to torture and kill Deep Sashelas.

Relationships
He loathed the various good aquatic deities, in particular Deep Sashelas.

Although Panzuriel was worshiped on Toril, Umberlee had long ago usurped his name, taking the worshipers for herself and granting spells under his name.

Worshipers
Panzuriel was worshiped by scrags, koalinth, vodyanoi, merrow, sahuagin, and krakens, the last of whom were his favorites. For instance, he required his priests and shamans to leave any magical items they found in their depredations as sacrifices to him, except kraken priests, who could keep items they could use for themselves. He also only sent visions to krakens, normally of ships or communities to destroy.

Additionally, Panzuriel's priests had to establish lairs on the seafloor, attack anything that approached their lairs, and always attack and never retreat from sea elves.

History
Panzuriel had once been more powerful and prominent of a deity, but in prehistoric times a number of good gods opposed him. Eventually, he and Deep Sashelas fought; a battle in which Panzuriel's left foot was cut off by the sea-elf god as Panzuriel fled shrieking into the Abyss, banished from the Material plane. However, he eventually used his foot to reestablish a minor presence on the Material plane. Across the Material plane, legends differed on who it was that had aided Deep Sashelas in banishing Panzuriel, with some believing it was Poseidon or Manannan Mac Lir, though all agreed that it was some sea god worshiped by humans.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Realms of the Deep: "One Who Swims with Sekolah"