Toyotama-hime
Goddess of the Ocean, Love, and Dragons
Character Description
Toyotama-hime
Title: The Deep Tide Who Loved a Mortal and Never Looked Back
Domains: Ocean, Love, Dragons, Transformation, Fertility
Symbols: Pearlescent dragon scale, seafoam veil, crimson seahorse, coral egg
Duties of Toyotama-hime
As the goddess of the boundless sea and divine longing, her sacred tasks include:
- Guiding deep emotions, both joyful and sorrowful
- Protecting seafolk, lovers, and unborn children
- Transforming mortals touched by love into something greater
- Watching over the balance between land and ocean
- Guarding ancient dragonkin relics beneath the waves
Earning Divine Favor
- Mending a broken heart through understanding, not vengeance
- Restoring peace between rival coastal clans
- Saving a child born from love and grief
- Returning a lost dragon relic to the sea
- Becoming the bridge between two worlds through sacrifice
Worship
Her shrines are built on sea cliffs or in underwater caverns, often tended by priestesses or dragons. Offerings include:
- Salt pearls or love letters cast into the waves
- Songs sung at moonrise from the shore
- Coral combs and shells arranged in heart-shapes