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The Skeleton's bony hands clutched the ropes of the tall, proud ship, wind making its sails buffet and catch.  The undead warrior peered out through his hollow eye sockets at the small bit of land on the horrison. If the Skeleton had been loooking back, however, he may have had a more realisitic idea of the end of their journey, that it was not another day or so of sailing off, with a gentle victorious thump and a scouting mission, but that it was rising up very quickly from the ocean floor in the same way that bricks don't.  There was a thump, a shout, and the Skeleton looked down to see a huge maw and a great bubbling of water.  There was a moment in which the Skeleton tried to draw his sword, but then the deck collapsed beneath him, and his bones were disspersed as they hit the water, slowly sinking down into the deapths...

AQUARIUS
"That which belongs to the Sea returns to the sea..."
Aka: The Nagas
Associated colors: Blue, Teal
Worship: Shalassa, the dragon of earth, keeper of deep secrets
Core Philosophy: Thought after knowledge.  Action only after thought. Nothing after action.
Country/Kingdom: Jade Ocean
Capital City: Bjart Adurna "Bright Water"
Key Symbols: Shell, Sand, trident

Description:
The Nagas are thoughtfull before acting, and as such take time to do things.  However, when they do act, it is always swift and decicive.  They prefer not to attack or cause battle unless it is to protect their home waters or a part of a well thought out plan to ensure harmony.
Living in tune with the Oceans, they train (or attempt to, anyway) the great beasts that dwell under the water, Crabs and Cetacians, Great sharks and seals, and even the Leviatans.
While they prefer to remain Neutral, They suffer from constant assults at the hands of the Goblins and the Dwarves of the Northern mountains, both of whom fear them greatly, though without reason.

Creatures:
Lvl1
Merfolk: The merfolk are the servants of the Nagas, and live only for as long as the Naga tollerate them.  Due to a slower birthrate and decreased inteligence, Merfolk are unable to combat the more deadly "Devils of the Deep" and thus turn to the Nagas for protection.
Elder Merfolk: The elders of the Merfolk remember the golden days before the Krakens migrated south, when all of the sea dwellers  lived in a playful peace.  As such, they fight for the memory of those days, in the hope they may some day see them again.

Lvl2
Sirens: Nagan Singers of haunting yet seductive tunes, the sirens barely move.  However, for every turn that passes they are able to reuse their power to weaken all oposing creature that attack, though it works better on non-beast units, and not at all on the undead.
Siren Maidens: More experienced in the ways of seducing songs, they have a chance of taking control of a creature for a limited time.  Chances are better on smaller groups of lower level units.


Lvl3
Hermit Crabs: They live in the shoals and the shallow sands, discarding their huge shell every so often, as the old one takes greater beatings. Their special ability is to slip into their shell and become imobile, though reciving only 25% of all damage.
Conch Crabs: Large Creatures that deal minor amounts of dammage to creatures attacking phisicaly, due to the spines on their hard, crusty shells.


Lvl4
Sea Sorceress: The Nagas who spend the most time under the waves, learning the secrets the water wispers if you listen, are able to summon the magic of the ocean, casting the power out into the fray of battle.
Spells:
Divine Strength
Cleansing
(As well as the above, Wave Witches can also cast
Summon Elemental (Always water elemental, obviosly)
one elemental for every seven Wave Witches)

Lvl5
Seamonster: In the deapths of the reefs the seamonsters lie, though they can leave the water to flop across the land.  Their rather flip floppy manner of crossing the land decives their powerfull bites and resistance to fire.
Leviathan: They come from only the deapest of oceans, and those who are foolish enough to contradict them meet a bitter end int their huge jaws.  


Lvl6
Orca Rider: Through an ancient pact with Sylath, several pods of whales gained the power to fly and return to the sea at will.  The Nagas saw this and took advantage of it, and the combination of their spears and the Whale's teeth make a deadly combination.
Humpback Rider: The Massive Humpbacks are the greatest of the whales in Ashan's waters, and can litteraly fall onto smaller units, crushing them.  It's song, and the spells of its rider command even the fieriest of opponents to bow down.


Lvl7
Sea Serpent: Great Creatures that are only in a Nagan army on request.  Despite their size, they are wise and tricky, and their speed allows them to wrap around adjacent Enemies before the hopless enemy knows what has happened.  
Children of Shalassa: Ancient prophecies state that at the end of the world, a great warrior called Thor will strkike Shalassa's first born down, only to be killed by its own venom.  There is yet to be a prophecy about its offspring.


Hero: Plainswalkers: Naga seated upon a Seahorse.  The Seahorse bobs up and down slightly as it floats across the landscape.  The Plainswalkers have all made the sacrifice of leaving the water to fight for their nation, and as such the spirit of the living water is reluctant to let them back in, thougth the racial ability changes this.

Racial Ablility: Sea Tamer: a number of ocean related benefits.
Basic: Plainswalker is able to board boats without losing the whole day, though the number of movepoints lost is related to the speed of the non-Aquarius-creatures in Hero army.  Captain can move one square from land into water, and may remain out there as long as they have a town. otherwise they must return to land before the end of the day.
Advanced: Hero suffers no movement penalty for boarding boats unless they have a very slow creature in their army (speed less than or equal to three)  Hero can also move two squares from land into the water, though they need a town. Aquarian creatures are slowly multiplied when in water (Boat or wading), based on hero level.  For every hero level, each stack multiplies per turn based on Lvl (Merfolk 1 turn, Seaserpents 7 turns) at the rate of 5% * Hero level. (So a level four Hero would have to spend five days on the water to grow one Merfolk. As an Aquarius is a magicaly formed lake, it a hero garrisoned in a town counts as being on water. There is a -3% rate of growth in a town if it is not on water)
Expert: All previous apply, though they can move three spaces from land.  Creature growth at 10% * Hero level
Ultimate: See expert, but with 5 spaces from land, and creature growth when on water at the rate of 20% * hero level. No detriment from being in a town when generating creatures.

Abilities:
Words of the waves: (can only work if hero has Advanced Sea Tamer Ability or higher) + (5% * hero level) to creature growth while on water.
Oceanic forgiveness: Hero can move one extra space out to sea, as long as there are no non-flying, non-Aquarian creature in Hero army.
Wrath of the waves: Hero gains an extra 2 attack when on water/shore, with an additional point for every 3 hero levels.
Call of the Kraken: (requires Advanced summoning magic and Expert Sea Tamer) Grants the spell (for 35 spell points) called Call of the Kraken.  It can be invoked on oposing ships and has a 95% chance of destroying the ship and everything on it.  In combat it can only be used in ship to ship battles.  it attacks and destroys all but the strongest creatures on the oponents ship, friendly or oponent.  If all creatures on the ship are destroyed, the hero is killed.  

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