Argorrek, Terror of the Sea

Birth of a Monster
In a hidden place somewhere on Gielenor at an unknown time in its history, an egg rests on a stone slab table, the coloring of the table a strange green shaded stone. A scaled and clawed hand makes a cut on the palm, and presses it against the egg, layed by a sea snake. Magic pulses from the hand and forces the blood from the cut into the shell, tainting the egg with its influence. A month or so later; a small snake-like creature hatches out, writhing on the heated stone table from which it was incubated. The owner of the hand returns to investigate the hatchling, and then begins the study. The hatchling grew alarmingly large within a period of a few months, turning from an eggling into a mass of scales and muscle, and new confinements were traded in for the old each time it outgrew them. Within five years it was impossible to hold it on land, and so the monster was chained to the ocean floor with an enchanted metal similar in color to the stone table it had entered the world from. During the time it had grew, its creators had constantly tested it; pushing it to extremes and searching for any potential. The massive size of the creature was a hindering to the requirements it creators wanted it to meet, though it was intellegent and powerful, its mind was too beastial and its size too great. Though it could solve problems and think, it could not communicate as a civilized being, and no magickal potential graced it. Eventually just as its distant cousin chained beneath asgarnia, it too was branded a failure for its original purpose, and was locked away for use in another time.

In the Depths
Placed in the eastern sea and chained to the bottom with relics to keep it asleep, the monster slumbered until one faithful day down in the abyss of water, an ocean ridge cracked and broke the magic binding it to sleep. The serpent awoke: If this ever should happen, the chain was given slack so that it could roam a distance from its resting place, but still bound to the sea in which it was imprisoned. Finding for the first time some limited freedom, it began hunting the depths and the waters above, whales and ships fell to its hunger and savagery. To this recent time, it now swims with impunity, terrorising the eastern waters. Should the chain break, no ocean would be safe from this horror of the deep.

Appearance
Imagine the head and neck of the Queen black dragon with the rest of the body like that, with no arms or legs, just an incredibly long and large serpentine frame. Where legs would be on a dragon there are hand and foot like appendages that are finned like a fish, and where the wings would be are wing-like fins that aid in swimming. It has crested fins near the head. The coloring of the monster can vary, as it can change it for some unkown reason, perhaps with its moods or to help in gaining warmth from the shallow water sun; most common coloring is red to brown-green, though the slitted eyes remain a constant burning yellow/orange. The jaws are large enough to bite a ship in half and swallow sailors whole.

Abilities
Though unable to cast magic on any great scale, its physical strengths are enough to make up for this. The jaws are huge and with teeth meant to pierce and crush. The fins and size allow it to swim at high speeds, and allow it to keep pace with fast water craft. The size of its mass moving around in the water churns the ocean around it like a child sloshing in the tub, making it rough sailing should he thrash about. Unlike that which he is related to, he is unable to breath fire, but he has one gift from what he came from: a potent poison/venom. The poison is not used in the bite, as the large mouth is enough to kill, but rather is blasted out in a fire like manor by way of a steam vaporous gas, forming a deathly cloud around a ship attack when he starts to breath outward with force (the steam is also hot and causes burns on flesh that are similar to fire). The fins and scales are sharp and can cause cuts in the hull of most vessels. The tongue is long, thick, and forked; it allows him to scent in the water and in the air. The tounge's forks are sharp and has barbs on them for grip, helping the tongue pierce through wooden hulls and grab sailors. He uses a deep basal sonar along with the tongue to help locate, which sounds similar to a whale but is much deeper. It can be found that he has located you by listening to this booming noise if it is quiet enough around you. On days when the water is still, ripples can be seen as the noise travels through the water, giving a visual warning as well as a vocal one. His size often allows him to tip over ships and simply sink them like that, but if that cannot cut it, if he were to surface and raise half his body from the water, he could fall on a ship and destroy it completely.

Surviving An Attack
Speed is useful, as it helps to exit from the range of his chain quickly before he can come for you; thus light ships are recommended. For those who must travel in large ships, be prepared to pack some serious cannons and amunitions, along with a metal hull so he cannot pierce it, as he does not like to bite into metal. If it comes to a fight, keep him away from the sides of the ship so he cannot tip it by firing whenever he gets close. The poison is a temporary effect, one can survive if they are not in the vapor clouds for too long, though the steam from it is likely to cause burns. Whatever happens, do not allow him to raise his body from the water, as this will spell doom for your vessel as he comes crashing down to smash it. Preventing an attack is often simple, as soothing music is often enough to send him back to sleep on the ocean bed, but this must occure before he begins a fight, as the rush from this will prevent sleep.

Trivia

 * Many sea monster myths were used to inspire this character, and were given a lore friendly spin as to the creation of this beast.


 * Due to the fact that this character is far out in the water, it is not a threat to roleplays, and is rather a more private character for roleplay, as most sea voyages are not largely public.