Mab'bul

The god of rivers, lakes, oceans, excess, and spicy foods. All bodies of water, no matter how small, are considered holy and a gift from Mab’bul. Mab’bul is celebrated once a year when the snows finally melt. The holiday entails a feast day which pairs spiced fish with chilled water, though wine and cider are often supplements. A less common, and less popular, practice is a contest to see who can consume the most salt water.

Originally, the world was covered in water. Only the highest mountain peaks pierced the surface and formed islands. Mab’bul sat on the tallest of the islands and fished all day. He consumed so many sea creatures that there were few left for the other gods. Fed up, the gods of Chaos grew a fiery pepper and offered it to Mab’bul as a seasoning. He stuffed the pepper in his latest catch and ate it whole. His mouth was set ablaze. 

Mab’bul was desperate to cool the fire and endeavored to drink the sea. He drank, and drank, and drank. As the oceans shrank, the islands were revealed as mountains and the mountains continents. But Mab’bul still suffered and he continued to drink. Finally, there was no water left in the whole world. Mab’bul sat on his mountain peak and groaned in pain for his mouth still burned. 

His bladder became full and he relieved himself from his seat. Mab’bul’s water traveled down the mountain and formed streams, then rivers, and finally, the waters gathered into lakes and oceans. The gods of Chaos took pity on Mab’bul as he still suffered from their prank. So they gathered water from the seas and carried it into the sky where they cast it into the air and blew a chilling wind to form snow. The snow gathered on Mab’bul’s mountaintop and he ate it to cool his tongue. 

It is understood the world will be submerged once again someday in the future.