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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 8020643" data-attributes="member: 6906155">I would say just the opposite is true. The real world is packed full of things that exist "just because". Things that exist that are irrelevant to the PCs and the adventure are what give a world it's depth - the illusion that it exists independently. The Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit, which mentions the fall of Gondolin) are chock full of references to things that are of no relevance and are not explained. That what makes Middle Earth feel so deep, when the fantasy worlds of other authors feel so shallow.Because the author (Ed Greenwood?) Chose to make her evil. It matched his perception of the sea. All Art is subjective.But FR has a plethora of gods - if you want to add another sea god with a different temperament there is no reason not to. In certain editions the rule for the FR was "all casters of divine spells must choose a god" but also "if you can't find one you like make one up".</blockquote>