Diver's Grave

→ This page is about the location. For the episode, see The Diver's Grave.

Diver's Grave
Official art of the Diver's Grave, by Jenn Ravenna from Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 64.
Official map of the Diver's Grave, showing proximity to Bisaft Isle and Gravid Archipelago from the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 7.
General Information
Full name	Diver's Grave
Terrain	Underwater
Fauna	Fish, whales
Flora	Seaweed (including a predatory species), kelp
Location Information
Plane	Material Plane (Exandria)
Region	Lucidian Ocean
Points of interest	Dashilla's lair

The Diver's Grave is an area of water within the Lucidian Ocean located amongst the Swavain Islands off the Menagerie Coast.

Description

At surface level little distinguishes the location beyond the rest of the waters of the area, however the location is known for its rough waters, and unusual frequency of fierce storms. The sea bed of the Diver's Grave slopes downward, gradually forming a valley around 700 feet below the surface of the ocean that is littered with numerous shipwrecks. At the center of the valley is a cavern set into the stone of a rocky shelf that is covered in dead coral.

Points of interest

Fan art of the Tide's Breath wreck, by Melodychi.

• The Tide's Breath

→ Main article: Tide's Breath.

Within the silt, barnacles and sediment along the seafloor lies the Tide's Breath. The ship is resting at an odd angle, the bow slightly angled upward. On one side is a large, gaping hole in the cargo hold caused by a large explosion that tore through the hull. The top of the deck and the edges are blackened from a fire that broke out before it sank.

• Dashilla's Lair A cavern set into a rock shelf located at the center of the Diver's Grave. Its deepest cave is the location of a magical ritual site.

Demographics

The Diver's Grave is inhabited by a rich variety of marine life such as fish, at least one whale, and a population of merrow. The location is also home to marine plant life such as seaweed and kelp. The cavern in the area is covered in dead coral, and is home to a particularly unique species of predatory seaweed. It is at this cavern that a Sea Fury named Dashilla has made her home.

History

Background

The presence of the powerful ritualistic site at the heart of the Diver's Grave dating pre-Calamity likely means the location was of some significance in the distant past; however, it can be assumed that the area was of little note post-Calamity until the sea fury Dashilla arrived.

During the unknown length of time Dashilla has inhabited the region, her use of the ritual site at its center to summon storms that sink passing ships has increased the area's notoriety as a place of rough waters and fierce storms. Subsequent tales of the Diver's Grave and Dashilla's actions have consequently become a subject of much folklore within the Menagerie Coast.

Many ships have been lost in this area. One of them was the Tide's Breath, a merchant ship captained by Vandran on which Fjord crewed, that after suffering an explosion caused by Sabian's sabotage, sank to the bottom of the sea.

Fan art of Dashilla's lair, by Westwardink.

"The Diver's Grave" (2x44)

The Mighty Nein headed towards the shipwreck of the Tide's Breath to find the Cloven Crystal. They explored the vessel and discovered that the wreck had been looted after it sank. While there, they fought and defeated several merrows. After the victory, the party followed Jester's Locate Object on the Cloven Crystal to a cavern and entered cautiously. It contained multiple humanoid bones and ghosts, and they discovered a throne room with a rune-carved pedestal covered in old blood. Dashilla appeared and attacked but was driven off. Fjord and Caleb cut their palms and began the ritual at the pedestal, but stopped before completing it. Fjord located the Cloven Crystal hidden in the throne, and the party returned to their ship. As they sailed away, a storm rose around them but they were able to avoid the worst of it. They realized that after they left, Dashilla completed the blood ritual to call the storm.

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