"If ya didn't know, then yeah-- there's lakes down here." Krysaos explained, "Usually hafta go a lot deeper than we are for 'em, though. S'made up of saltier water that's heavier than the rest of it. They're mystical-lookin', so obviously there's a god to 'em."
Tycon scoffed at the concept... though he could not argue against it.
Since time immemorial, people of the Realm have worshipped that which they could not explain. The everpresent sun and the twinkling stars were shining examples.
...The Holy Country founded a religion based on a sentient flaming brazier that had burned for centuries.
If an entire nation could rally behind that, it wasn't difficult for Tycon to believe people worshipping anything else.
Atlantea: A Malenti Oracle of the Lake Goddess who lives amongst the Amphitrite Reef Tribe. Though she has sahuagin blood, she appears as a sea elf mermaid.