History Characters / LeviathanTheTempest

* AwesomeButImpractical: [[OneWingedAngel Apotheosis]], the final level of Depth a Leviathan can reach, transforms its user into an EldritchAbomination the size of a skyscraper with insane level of health, biological armor and destructive powers who [[BrownNote cause people watching it to lose their mind]]. However, the transformation is slow (6 to 2 turns, depending how much you spend) and ''very'' expansive in Ichor, you can no longer move nor breath out of water and exposure to air will gradually drain your Ichor. Really, you are better off sticking to lower levels of Depth in most situations.

* AlluringAnglerfish: Their true form tend to look similar to creatures from the deepest and darkest trenches and abysses of the ocean, frequently with large black eyes, transparent and glowing flesh, and large gaping maws filled with needle-like teeth

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: A frequent feature on their true form is to have a lot of teeth, as part of their AlluringAnglerfish aesthetic.

The most recurring threat faced by Leviathans. An ancient group of [[TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil Hunters]], the Marduk Society was founded by the disciples of Marduk, the man who long ago managed to slay [[MonsterProgenitor Tiamat]] and overthrow the Tribe. Becoming known as the Sky Wizards, these disciples have been using the Society to hunt down the Tribe as a mean to stay alive, since they expand their lifespan by feeding on Leviathan flesh. Recently however, the Society has gone through a civil war, which has ended with the more idealistic members winning and overthrowing the Sky Wizards. They still hunt Leviathans nowadays, but more out of altruism than for any darker purpose.

* BeingGoodSucks: They are one of the most idealistic, straight-laced good guy factions in the setting. Which in practice means they were manipulated for centuries by amoral sorcerers, and when they finally rebelled against them, it left their structure seriously damaged and hard to maintain. Being good definitely isn't easy for them.
* DarkSecret: The organization was founded by the Disciples of Marduk after they killed their own master so they could retain their powers, and they have been using it since then to hunt Leviathans so they can feed on their flesh to stay immortal. They have been overthrown following a recent civil war in the Society, but the secret remains.
* DeathFromAbove: Leviathans are enormously powerful, but they can't fly. The Marduk society like to blast their opponents from the safety of the air.
* GodzillaThreshold: An unusually literal example with the Society's orbital [[KillSat Kill Sats]]. These weapons are almost guaranteed to kill the Leviathan if the Society knows where it is to within a quarter-mile or so, but they are also pretty much guaranteed to kill everything else within a quarter-mile of the target and are exactly as unsubtle as you would expect from a giant bolt of lightning slamming down from the sky. As such, the Society generally doesn't use them until things have already gone completely pear-shaped, such as "the Leviathan is in full Apotheosis and running around eating small towns".
* HeroAntagonist: After the Sky Wizards were overthrown; the Marduk Society are just a group of idealists who want to prevent Leviathans from wreaking havocs.
* HunterOfMonsters: They are an entire organization entirely dedicated to hunting Leviathans.

* PaperTiger: Their main weakness post-Civil War. They still have spectacularly advanced technology, including a space station with an orbital cannon and jet fighters, but the purge has left their already limited number of recruits even smaller, and their infrastructure is shot as hell as a result of the recent conflict.

** DiscardAndDraw: However it isn't unknown for them to [[TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening Awaken]], [[TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful Blossom]], [[TabletopGame/GeniusTheTransgression Catalyse]] or go through a similar transformation on the spot after the act.

* TheIdealistWasRight[=/=]TheExtremistWasRight: YMMV on which side the School falls on, but the book confirms that, rarely, one of them ''does'' get their miracle and regain their humanity.

* KidWithTheLeash: To a Leviathan the company of an Atoll is addictive while even criticism is practically MindRape. Atolls can try and keep Leviathans on the straight and narrow, but it usually goes badly for everyone concerned.

* TurtlePower: Their true forms frequently have turtle-like shells.

Leviathans who have succumbed entirely to the Beastal nature.

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* EnthrallingSiren: They are designed to invoke this image, being described as beautiful and having an affinity for the Vestige of Sanctify.

* GodzillaThreshold: An unusually literal example with the Society's orbital [[KillSat KillSats]]. These weapons are almost guaranteed to kill the Leviathan if the Society knows where it is to within a quarter-mile or so, but they are also pretty much guaranteed to kill everything else within a quarter-mile of the target and are exactly as unsubtle as you would expect from a giant bolt of lightning slamming down from the sky. As such, the Society generally doesn't use them until things have already gone completely pear-shaped, such as "the Leviathan is in full Apotheosis and running around eating small towns".

* GodzillaThreshold: An unusually literal example with the Society's orbital KillSats. These weapons are almost guaranteed to kill the Leviathan if the Society knows where it is to within a quarter-mile or so, but they are also pretty much guaranteed to kill everything else within a quarter-mile of the target and are exactly as unsubtle as you would expect from a giant bolt of lightning slamming down from the sky. As such, the Society generally doesn't use them until things have already gone completely pear-shaped, such as "the Leviathan is in full Apotheosis and running around eating small towns".

-->'''Princesses of Hearts''': Every city you build eats itself alive, you can't even live with your own family and [[DidYouJustFlipOfCthulhu that's why I'm not afraid of you!]]