Szinnizzar

General
Szinnizzar is a God of the sea, life, domination and snakes. He is the primary deity of the De'via tribe in Xholoria and remains a popular deity among Yuan-Ti and Merrow Varnians from Nimaas, Ka'zani Xholorians, and citizens of the Under-Empire. Some consider Szinnizzar entirely evil and would likely classify him as an ally of demons and the lords of the hells, but Szinnizzar's nature is as tempestuous and ever-changing as the sea he is bound to. It is true that he is responsible for the creation of many a monster and natural disaster that has caused untold harm to those who live on land, but he has always been kind to the creatures and citizens of the sea whom he considers his children.

History
Szinnizzar is a second generation God who arrived a century or two after Elune and Faendor did. His arrival coincided with the first passing of the Wanderer ever recorded by the Kal'dorei and the dragons. What is unknown to most is that the Serpent Lord had a twin brother, known only as "The Serpent" to one people: the Norscans. Szinnizzar and his brother quickly settled the Kranosi seas, with Szinnizzar dominating the waters seen on the map of the currently known continents of Kranos and his brother dominating unknown oceanic domains. Szinnizzar would eventually find common ground and mutual respect with the third generation God, Kord, which eons later resulted in Szinnizzar becoming an extensively worshipped deity in the Scandes. Unlike his brother, Szinnizzar joined the War of the Firstborn against the extraplanar threat, and would eventually become the warden of the last passageway between Kranos and wherever the great enemy came from. Szinnizzar nurtured the intelligent life he could beneath the waves to aid him in this regard, but would eventually, alongside all Kranosi Gods, disappear from the material realm, thus leaving his children to physically guard the remaining passage. The fate of his brother is unknown to most, except the Norscans.

Worship
Szinnizzari worship is not uncommon, but it isn't exactly widespread either. Szinnizzar's dominating nature and control over the cruel seas often cause people to curse him - but those who do often find themselves shipwrecked or worse should they dare the high seas. Szinnizzar is extremely popular among pirates, who revel in the gifts his watery domain can provide and honour him by dominating the unfortunate victims of their pirate code. However, he is primarily worshipped by the Merrow and Yuan-Ti of the world, particular in Nimaas, a part of the Varnian Empire, and the De'via tribe of Xholoria. Offerings to Szinnizzar are either delivered upon the waves or in his coastal and underwater temples, where one may place the spoils of a raid or the result of efforts to nurture aquatic life to receive the Kraken's blessing.