The Drowned Man - Revision history

Hailmur at 13:12, 6 April 2026

2026-04-06T13:12:52Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:12, 6 April 2026
Line 6:		Line 6:
	===Symbolism===		===Symbolism===
	The Drowned Man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The Drowned Man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. Its endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.		The Drowned Man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The Drowned Man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. Its endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=200}}
	The Drowned Man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the Drowned Man commonly refuse to leave port.		The Drowned Man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the Drowned Man commonly refuse to leave port.

Line 15:		Line 15:
	===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===		===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===
	The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.		The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.
	~~{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=200}}~~

	===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===		===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===
	The tulpas of the Drowned Man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful people with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.		The tulpas of the Drowned Man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful people with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.
			<div style="width: 320px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Stars of the Drowned Man.png\|align=right\|width=320}}</div>
	In Varushka the merrow speak of Megas Vodyano; the river king who takes the unwary and drowns them in the cold waters of that land. In Urizen they fear the coming of the Spirit of Dark Water, a dripping, icy, thing cowled in pond weed with cold clammy flesh.		In Varushka the merrow speak of Megas Vodyano; the river king who takes the unwary and drowns them in the cold waters of that land. In Urizen they fear the coming of the Spirit of Dark Water, a dripping, icy, thing cowled in pond weed with cold clammy flesh.
			<div style="width: 320px; float: right; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
			<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">#<td style="background-color: LightBlue;"> '''Name'''</tr>
			<tr><td>1 </td><td>'''Mantile''', While Lies Beyond Your Reach</td></tr>
			<tr><td>2 </td><td>'''Tabit''', Who Sleeps</td></tr>
			<tr><td>3 </td><td>'''Yeuza''', Heart That Burns</td></tr>
			<tr><td>4 </td><td>'''Heka''', Whose Absence Is Unseen</td></tr>
			<tr><td>5 </td><td>'''Bunuun''', Who Falls In Battle</td></tr>
			<tr><td>6 </td><td>'''Sah''', Who Was Banished</td></tr>
			<tr><td>7 </td><td>'''Kesil''', Rope That Binds</td></tr>
			<tr><td>8 </td><td>'''Alnitah''', Who Is Loved But Does Not Love</td></tr>
			<tr><td>9 </td><td>'''Mintaka''', Who Loves But Is Not Loved</td></tr>
			<tr><td>10 </td><td>'''Saiph''', Abandoned</td></tr>
			<tr><td>11 </td><td>'''Aurvandil''', Severed</td></tr>
			</table></div>
			===Stars of the Drowned Man===
			Eleven stars make up the Drowned Man. As of Winter 387YE, these names and titles are known to Imperial astronomancers. They might be evoked specifically during rituals that draw on the power of the constellation.

	===Alignment===		===Alignment===

Rafferty at 13:11, 25 April 2023

2023-04-25T13:11:12Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:11, 25 April 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManConstellation.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Constellation)\|align=left\|width=~~209\|height=240~~}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManConstellation.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Constellation)\|align=left\|width=200}}
	===The Law===		===The Law===
	Things End		Things End
Line 15:		Line 15:
	===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===		===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===
	The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.		The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=~~150~~}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=200}}

	===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===		===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===

Rafferty at 13:10, 25 April 2023

2023-04-25T13:10:16Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:10, 25 April 2023
Line 15:		Line 15:
	===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===		===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===
	The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.		The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=~~164\|height=240~~}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=150}}

	===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===		===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===

GuiltyConscience at 11:05, 19 August 2019

2019-08-19T11:05:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:05, 19 August 2019
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The Drowned Man contains eleven stars, the brightest of which forms the ‘foot’. The ‘arms’ stretch between the head of The Phoenix and the right side of The Mountain.		The Drowned Man contains eleven stars, the brightest of which forms the ‘foot’. The ‘arms’ stretch between the head of The Phoenix and the right side of The Mountain.
	===Symbolism===		===Symbolism===
	The ~~drowned man~~ is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The ~~drowned man~~ marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. Its endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.		The Drowned Man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The Drowned Man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. Its endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.

	The ~~drowned man~~ is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the ~~drowned man~~ commonly refuse to leave port.		The Drowned Man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the Drowned Man commonly refuse to leave port.

	This figure is seen by some [[merrow]], especially those of [[Urizen]], as a symbol of hubris: "Just because you have gills doesn't mean all the pearls belong to you." They do not associate it with death and doom as so many others do but instead see it as a lesson – do not overreach yourself and swim too deep.		This figure is seen by some [[merrow]], especially those of [[Urizen]], as a symbol of hubris: "Just because you have gills doesn't mean all the pearls belong to you." They do not associate it with death and doom as so many others do but instead see it as a lesson – do not overreach yourself and swim too deep.
Line 13:		Line 13:
	A large, ancient earthworks in [[Reikos]], named the [[Reikos#The Sign of Tamar\|Sign of Tamar]] appears to depict this constellation.		A large, ancient earthworks in [[Reikos]], named the [[Reikos#The Sign of Tamar\|Sign of Tamar]] appears to depict this constellation.

	===Invoking ~~The~~ Drowned Man in magic===		===Invoking the Drowned Man in magic===
	The ~~drowned man~~ is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the ~~drowned man~~ in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as ~~swordsman~~ who ~~takes~~ a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.		The Drowned Man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the Drowned Man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as soldiers who take a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=164\|height=240}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=164\|height=240}}

	===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===		===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===
	The ~~Tulpas~~ of the ~~drowned man~~ are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful ~~women~~ with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.		The tulpas of the Drowned Man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful people with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.

	In Varushka the ~~Merrow~~ speak of Megas Vodyano; the river king who takes the unwary and drowns them in the cold waters of that land. In Urizen they fear the coming of the Spirit of Dark Water, a dripping, icy, thing cowled in pond weed with cold clammy flesh.		In Varushka the merrow speak of Megas Vodyano; the river king who takes the unwary and drowns them in the cold waters of that land. In Urizen they fear the coming of the Spirit of Dark Water, a dripping, icy, thing cowled in pond weed with cold clammy flesh.

	===Alignment===		===Alignment===
	Ritualists who come into alignment with the ~~drowned man~~ seldom enjoy the experience. They speak of crushing pressure and darkness; of being unable to breathe or see. Some have been known to cough saltwater out of their lungs after a particularly potent ritual. All, though, find themselves fearful of water for several hours afterwards.		Ritualists who come into alignment with the Drowned Man seldom enjoy the experience. They speak of crushing pressure and darkness; of being unable to breathe or see. Some have been known to cough saltwater out of their lungs after a particularly potent ritual. All, though, find themselves fearful of water for several hours afterwards.

	Invoking the ~~drowned man~~ is not for the faint of heart.		Invoking the Drowned Man is not for the faint of heart.

	{{Category:Constellation}}		{{Category:Constellation}}
	[[Category:Astronomancy]]		[[Category:Astronomancy]]

Gereon: Add Constellation category as template

2016-04-13T15:02:02Z

Add Constellation category as template

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:02, 13 April 2016
Line 27:		Line 27:
	Invoking the drowned man is not for the faint of heart.		Invoking the drowned man is not for the faint of heart.

			{{Category:Constellation}}
	[[Category:Astronomancy]]		[[Category:Astronomancy]]

Dre at 17:42, 18 September 2015

2015-09-18T17:42:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:42, 18 September 2015
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The Drowned Man contains eleven stars, the brightest of which forms the ‘foot’. The ‘arms’ stretch between the head of The Phoenix and the right side of The Mountain.		The Drowned Man contains eleven stars, the brightest of which forms the ‘foot’. The ‘arms’ stretch between the head of The Phoenix and the right side of The Mountain.
	===Symbolism===		===Symbolism===
	The drowned man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The drowned man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. ~~It's~~ endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.		The drowned man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The drowned man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. Its endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.

	The drowned man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the drowned man commonly refuse to leave port.		The drowned man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the drowned man commonly refuse to leave port.

	This figure is seen by ~~the~~ [[~~Merrow~~]] especially those of [[Urizen]] as a symbol of hubris; "Just because you have gills doesn't mean all the pearls belong to you." They do not associate it with death and doom as so many others do but instead see it as a lesson – do not overreach yourself and swim too deep.		This figure is seen by some [[merrow]], especially those of [[Urizen]], as a symbol of hubris: "Just because you have gills doesn't mean all the pearls belong to you." They do not associate it with death and doom as so many others do but instead see it as a lesson – do not overreach yourself and swim too deep.

	A large, ancient earthworks in [[Reikos]], named the [[Reikos#The Sign of Tamar\|Sign of Tamar]] appears to depict this constellation.		A large, ancient earthworks in [[Reikos]], named the [[Reikos#The Sign of Tamar\|Sign of Tamar]] appears to depict this constellation.

Rafferty: /* Tulpas of the Drowned Man */

2014-05-20T11:51:20Z

Tulpas of the Drowned Man

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:51, 20 May 2014
Line 18:		Line 18:

	===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===		===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===
	The ~~Tulpa is~~ of the drowned man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful women with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.		The Tulpas of the drowned man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful women with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.

	In Varushka the Merrow speak of Megas Vodyano; the river king who takes the unwary and drowns them in the cold waters of that land. In Urizen they fear the coming of the Spirit of Dark Water, a dripping, icy, thing cowled in pond weed with cold clammy flesh.		In Varushka the Merrow speak of Megas Vodyano; the river king who takes the unwary and drowns them in the cold waters of that land. In Urizen they fear the coming of the Spirit of Dark Water, a dripping, icy, thing cowled in pond weed with cold clammy flesh.

Rafferty: /* Symbolism */

2014-05-20T11:50:55Z

Symbolism

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:50, 20 May 2014
Line 9:		Line 9:
	The drowned man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the drowned man commonly refuse to leave port.		The drowned man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the drowned man commonly refuse to leave port.

	This figure is seen by the [[Merrow]] especially those of [[Urizen]] as a symbol of hubris; "Just because you have gills doesn't mean all the pearls belong to you." They do not associate it with death and doom as so many others do but instead see it as a lesson – do not overreach yourself and swim too deep.~~cien~~		This figure is seen by the [[Merrow]] especially those of [[Urizen]] as a symbol of hubris; "Just because you have gills doesn't mean all the pearls belong to you." They do not associate it with death and doom as so many others do but instead see it as a lesson – do not overreach yourself and swim too deep.

	A large, ancient earthworks in [[Reikos]], named the [[Reikos#The Sign of Tamar\|Sign of Tamar]] appears to depict this constellation.		A large, ancient earthworks in [[Reikos]], named the [[Reikos#The Sign of Tamar\|Sign of Tamar]] appears to depict this constellation.

Rafferty: /* Symbolism */

2014-05-20T11:50:29Z

Symbolism

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:50, 20 May 2014
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The Drowned Man contains eleven stars, the brightest of which forms the ‘foot’. The ‘arms’ stretch between the head of The Phoenix and the right side of The Mountain.		The Drowned Man contains eleven stars, the brightest of which forms the ‘foot’. The ‘arms’ stretch between the head of The Phoenix and the right side of The Mountain.
	===Symbolism===		===Symbolism===
	The drowned man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The drowned man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. It's endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[~~Kallaves~~]]i it is called the ''hanged man''.		The drowned man is an ill omened constellation especially feared in the [[The League\|League]] and the [[the Brass Coast\|Brass Coast]]. It marks the end of things, but not necessarily as part of the natural cycle. The drowned man marks abrupt endings where things are left incomplete; work half done, lives half lived, ambitions unresolved and loves unrequited. It's endings often come through violence or ill fortune – among the [[Navarr]] and the [[Kallavesi]] it is called the ''hanged man''.

	The drowned man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the drowned man commonly refuse to leave port.		The drowned man is a powerful sign of ill fortune, doom, and violence; League sailors cursed under the stars of the drowned man commonly refuse to leave port.

Rafferty: /* Invoking The Drowned Man in magic */

2014-04-07T13:08:11Z

Invoking The Drowned Man in magic

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:08, 7 April 2014
Line 14:		Line 14:

	===Invoking The Drowned Man in magic===		===Invoking The Drowned Man in magic===
	~~the~~ drowned man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the drowned man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as swordsman who takes a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.		The drowned man is a powerful cursing tool and like all such double-edged. Invoking it in ritual usually means great misfortune and frequently, death. Ritualists who commonly used the drowned man in their rituals tend to be viewed in much the same way as swordsman who takes a little too much pleasure in the practice of their art.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=164\|height=240}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=DrownedManIllustrationInk.JPG\|title=The Drowned Man (Illus.)\|align=right\|width=164\|height=240}}

	===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===		===Tulpas of the Drowned Man===
	The Tulpa is of the drowned man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful women with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.		The Tulpa is of the drowned man are among the most fearful of all such beings. Sailors speak of beautiful women with voices of surpassing harmony who lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks; others talk of bindweed and see plants that coil unnaturally around the ankles of sailors in the water. Worse still are those that take the form of the drowned dead, staggering forth from cold dark water to give their former friends and lovers a clammy embrace.