![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to being undrownable, he was immune to elemental water spells, water elementals and related creatures, and electricity and lightning. He could breathe a gust of wind every minute and breathe water as air. Valkur could change the weather within a 1 mile (1,600 meters) radius of himself, calming stormy seas simply by placing his hand on the water's surface or stirring up storms by swirling his hand within it. Each hour he could call 2-5 whales to come to his aid, usually a pod of narwhals or orcas, but on rare occasions (about 1 in 20 times) a single leviathan would answer his summons. The Captain of the Waves could function just as well in water as he could above it and stride knee-deep through water of any depth using a form of modified water walking, hence his ability to seemingly wade through the ocean. He favored conjuration, divination, and evocation spells, as well as those from the spheres of divination, air, water, and weather. He was specialized in the use of cutlasses, harpoons, and tridents, and proficient in the use of all melee weapons and naval armaments, as well as the arquebus. Valkur could pilot any sailing craft in any conditions, and no ship on which he stood would ever sink regardless of its condition or the surrounding weather. Though still unreliable, he had become more responsive to his faithful's petitions after the Time of Troubles. He was fickle and unpredictable, his moods as mercurial as the weather, but he was always extremely loyal to his crew and did in fact feel his primary responsibility was protecting sailors. ![]() ![]() However, he was not always available for his followers, and there was no guarantee he would answer a call for aid. He was a figure of endless luck and great boldness, emphasizing his points by shaking his fist in the air and never backing away from a challenge. Valkur was usually jolly and never held a grudge. He used the latter to indicate his mood, manifesting as a silver albatross or gull drifting on the wind currents to indicate his favor and as a night black raven to convey his displeasure. Valkur was served by many intelligent and benevolent animals, including dolphins, whales (especially narwhals), and sea birds. Sometimes he manifested as a ghostly ship on the horizon, which always sailed to the nearest port but never seemed to get closer or farther away. Valkur often manifested as an aurora borealis or aurora australis and sailors swore he appeared to becalmed ships at sea as a ghostly wind in which his image could be faintly glimpsed. His tricorn hat shared the same color scheme, blue but trimmed in gold braid, and featured a large, white plume. His fantastic captain's outfit consisted of a blue frock coat with gold braid trim and brass buttons over a colorful brocade vest and white shirt with a ruffled collar and cuffs, along with knee-length trousers, hose, and shoes, with silver buckles. Īs buffeted by uncountable storms as he seemed, Valkur always looked dapper. He was often depicted wading through the ocean, the water only coming up to his knees, and was known to actually make such appearances. He had a great belly laugh, but when driven to anger his voice would crack like rolling thunder. Valkur's avatar appeared as a 10‑foot-tall (3‑meter) man of broad girth with a full black beard and brown eyes that sparkled with derring-do. ![]()
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