Ocean Idiots for Idiots

A Brief Introduction

By: Melody of the Void

Main Characters
Mariza ● Main Bitch
● Killed a sea goddess and now
is Suffering™
● Uses she/her but honestly who
knows what their deal is.
● No brain cells
○ Oh no! The consequences of my
actions! Who could’ve foreseen
this?
● Cycles between two extremes
○ Oh shit this curse is kind of neat
○ Oh shit this curse is the absolute
worst
She Gets a Lot of Different Looks
Delta ● Mermaid, specifically a
shark/fish hybrid.
● Herbo extraordinaire
● Gay gay homosexual gay.
○ Really needs a better gaydar.
Her exes are all disasters.
● Cares deeply about her crew and
sympathizes with Mariza’s guilt and
grief. Helps them bond.
● Wants to help Mariza with her
curse
○ Good luck with that one
Can we get an F in the chat
Samira ● Moon god, genderfluid, used to
be close to the ocean.
○ Key word being used to
● Tells Mariza she’s basically
fucked, dug her grave now lay
in it
● The only goddamn braincell
○ Help them
● Eventually helps Mariza bc
well. The ocean is a thing.
Larus
● God of the wind, and funky bird
man.
● Fun loving dude
● Bird on his head is
Bartholomew the 15th
● He and Mariza are Worst
Siblings
He’s Here to Have a Good Time
Indra
● Born to die
● The previous ocean goddess
● Can look more humanoid
● Gay with the moon
● There’s a reason you weren’t
supposed to go to that island
Mariza now look what u did
The Crews
 Mariza’s Old Crew
Missing few in order: Rey, Al, Arthur

Varan: The captain of the ship, found Mariza at a young age

and took her in and raised her as best he could. Essentially
Mariza’s dad and mentor, taught her everything that he knew.

Ash: Guns/cannons, helps out Helena. Mariza’s other closest

friend, as the two are… roughly the same age? Give or take?
Her, Mariza, and Thomas were kind of a hellion trio.

Thomas: Main lookout, spindly man who keeps an eye on the

horizon. One of Mariza’s main confidants along with Ash

Helena: Canon maintenance and use, could probably lift a

canon above her head on her own honestly. Quiet and cool.

Rey: The cool older brother to Elaine’s older sister. He’s just
vibing man. Could kick your ass.

Al: Maps/lore guy, knows a lot about a lot of things.

Elaine: Sword fighting master, the cool big sister

Patch: The crew’s cook, bit of an odd duck but he means well.
Yes he mended all his clothes himself why do you ask?

Arthur: Quartermaster, makes sure everything is accounted for

and that they have enough supplies to go around. Nice guy,
good hugs.
They’re all dead now so don’t worry
about them.
Delta’s Crew
In Order:

Willow: Jellyfish.

Sylvia: Selkie

Ilia: Stingray

Louis: Dwarf ● Silvia is fucking feral and will fuck you up

● Willow and Jackie are an old married couple
Riker and Raya: Eels
● Louis is an enigma
Jackie: Lobster ● Argo is NB Dad Energy™
● Ilia, Riker, and Raya all kinda just vibe
Argo: Fimsh ● Cat is named Tuna I think
● These bitches all gay and trans or both!
Plot: AKA wtf happened in Ship in a
Bottle
Basics

● Mariza is a pirate, killed a god, became a god

○ Not that she’s aware of that
● Delta is mer-pirate that she meets, falls in love
○ They are gay fish.
■ They are lesbian fish. Hope this clears things up
● Mariza tries to deal with perceived curse and powers, it’s messy
○ Water arm go sploosh
● Eventually fully becomes goddess
● It’s all very tragic and sad
Animatics (In Technically Chronological Order)

● Ship In A Bottle (Obvi)

○ These happen intermixed with the events of SIAB
■ Therapy/Dismemberment Song
■ Baby It’s Cold Outside
● Her Aim is Getting Better
● Snitch
● CPR Remix

The other animatics once Mariza ascends happen around the same era. They
tend to be just for funnies.
Ok Detail Time
Again, with clarity

● Mariza grew up on a pirate ship and generally they’re a happy crew. Basically
family.
○ Only good signs when everyone starts happy.
● Captain (Varan) calls Mariza in to discuss the details of their expedition to an
island that few talk about and even fewer survive.
○ Probably has treasure. Or a giant fuck off sea dragon but that’s probably just decoration.
● Indra (aforementioned fuck off sea dragon) attacks the ship, laying waste to
everyone on board, leaving Mariza as the only survivor.
○ She is, how you say, pissed.
○ And she has a sword.
● She kills the dragon.
Clarity 2: Electric Boogaloo

● Mariza wakes up and oops her whole family is fucking dead.

○ Hey look! Consequences! Wild.
● She wanders around for a while and tries to figure out what the fuck is going
on rn
○ Also Zib is in the background living their best life. Love that for them.
● Searches for answers and learns about Samira who proceeds to visit her in a
dream
○ Samira: Bitch do I look like I’ll help? Fuck you, you know what you did
■ Mariza does not, in fact, know.
● Curse gets worse. Mariza now meets Delta so that’s a win.
○ For now.
Mariza’s No Good Awful Very Bad Rest of the Animatic

● Her and Delta have various misadventures, with the bounty on Mariza’s head
getting bigger with each passing day
○ Turns out killing a sea goddess isn’t a great thing when there’s churches who worship the sea
goddess. Wild.
● Mariza realizes that she’s losing control and accidentally hurts Delta. They
separate.
○ None of these idiots can deal with their problems.
■ Also she keeps losing her arms
● Gets cornered by other pirates and oops the curse is fully taking hold now
○ And Delta is here! Great!
● Saves Delta by breaking off her part of the ship and ascends
○ Pokemon evolution lmao
Post Animatic Shit
● Mariza does not remember jack shit,
only some vague details. Hence the
whole complicated at best relationship
with Delta.
● Samira eventually softens to Mariza
and is her reluctant guardian.
● Some other gods might need replacing
but that’s not Mariza’s problem
○ Yet.
■ Maybe. We’re thinking about it.
● Larus and Mariza are warring siblings
but in a fun way.
● Delta deals with her relationship
trauma more at 11.
● Everyone is tired of Mariza’s shit in
some capacity
○ Samira: I lost the love of my life
○ Delta: The woman I loved doesn’t
know me anymore
○ Mariza: *Dancing to CPR in the
distance*
● Delta and Mariza do kinda figure it
out but it’s never the same tho.
○ Very sad, can we get 10k likes
Animatics in Chronological Order (Loosely)

● Me and My Dragon
● Animal Cannibal
○ The beginning at least
● Ship in a Bottle
○ Covers the following 2 as well
● Baby it’s Cold Outside
● Dismemberment Song
○ Therapy is in there lmao
● It’s Tough to be a God
○ Maybe CPR is in there hard to say
● Just a Thingy for School :p
● Animal Cannibal
○ (ending)
 *In my opinion

Optimal Watch Order*

● Ship In A Bottle
○ Best place to start
● It’s Tough to Be a God
○ Introduces Larus
● Snitch
● CPRxMiseryxReeses Cups
● Baby It’s Cold Outside
○ To make the previous ones sadder
○ Plus there’s a little foreshadowing in here for the next one :)
● Dismemberment Song
○ Heather intro! Yippee!
● Animal Cannibal
○ Get Heather backstory after you meet her
● Me and My Dragon
○ Some nice fun besties vibing after all the Blood and such
Extra Characters Who Don’t Really
Have Much To Do
 Dahlia
Tree woman beloved, she’s
lovely but not very plot relevant.

Also horses are hard af to draw

Ebeko
Tired Fire Man
They have tea
Besties Ignoring The Plot (icons)
 Vivian
Aka the world’s worst rebound.
Seriously Delta. Wtf
She’s kind of the worst
Mermaid Hunter
Bitch 1 (Heather)
Theatre Kid but With a Knife and
a Penchant for Murder
She’s Kind of Unhinged In a Girlboss
way
Mermaid Hunter
Bitch 2 (Charles)
Useless Man (But in a Funny
Way)
The Fin Is Purely Decorative
 These Gay
Bitches
Gee Delta, how come Panda
gave you like 4 parental figures?
 Freya
The coolest “mom”. Taught
Delta to pirate.

Also dead
 Ab
Bebe child, precious bean
(Semi canon for now, happens way later)
Lore that We’re Still Working on
So please feel free to ask but know that we might have 0
idea
 ● Godhood is transferred from
one being to another
○ Usually doesn’t involve killing the
previous god
● Usually done over a long period
of time, that way people don’t

Godhood notice that a god fucking died

○ “Hey why’d the entire ocean go
fucking batshit at once”
AKA It’s Tough to be a God ● Person usually loses parts of
their mortal memories, can be
more or less severe.
● Physical changes and cool
thematic elements
Prayer! AKA How Delta Manages to Cope
Anyone can pray or invoke a god, however the
sway this has on the god in question relies on
not only their proximity to the god but their
intent. After all, praying to Dahlia for rain won’t
do jack shit.
○ Know the proper names of the god, their
epithets and their titles
○ Be close to their domain
○ Keep a clear mind and steady heart
Effect on the Gods
○ Distant prayers have little to no impact.
Like hearing your name in a busy room.
More annoying than anything
○ Prayers with more genuine intent compel
more action and have more influence
○ This led to a lot of infighting between
the two main churches that
worshiped Indra
○ Gods can grant boons/prayers with no
prompting but usually busy
○ If there’s enough of a connection their
divinity will compel them to comply though
they can refuse in some cases
 Do Not Try To
Outsmart Divinity
Fae rules apply, don’t get smart with it.
Also Mariza May
Remember
things?
Unclear, we’re working on it.

I personally like the idea of being haunted by

yourself but that’s just me
We have a functioning pantheon trust
me
 ● Mermaids are known to exist
● Not… super common on land
● Live in smaller pods of families
Mermaids ● Kind of wanted on the black
market
And other mythic species ● Shapeshift, typically into the
object of their target’s desire
○ Most people are less likely to stab
their crush/significant other
Anatomy Bitches
● Mermaids are capable of shapeshifting
for the most part
● Funky fish hybrids
○ If it ain’t a mammal, it can be a
mermaid
○ Jellyfish, lobster, eel, shark, etc.
● Delta’s half appearance is bc she just is
built different.
○ Needs necklace to shift
Other Species
Avians
● Bird folk, typically keep to
themselves
● Have airships because that’s
neat
● Funky
 ● Dahlia’s species
● Vibe on the continent with her

Centaurs? and have some interactions

with the few humans that live
there
Earth folks
● Horses are hard to draw y’all
just trust us they exist
 ● Not a ton of them, but live a
long ass time
● They live in volcanos man
Dragon Folk ● Worshiped by the crazy bitches
that are part of Ebeko’s cult
Hot stuff ○ “The fuck are they doing?”
○ “Eh, don’t care”
● Appearance tbd
If it’s not a mermaid or a bird we don’t
care™
Well kinda. It’s just not super relevant.
Also some other species but we don’t
have reasons for them
Selkies, dwarves, etc.

Idk man they’re neat

Map
Because we do have one
Map
 Religions
Who worships who the most

● Biggest Religions:
○ Meaguism
○ Nortumbric Deities
■ Both worship
Indra

(This is still a work in progress)

People like the Ocean
That’s All For
Now
Please send me asks I promise I’ll be better about answering things this time
 ● Shandzii (Obviously)
Blogs To Visit ● El-Pada (Delta’s Creator)
● MelodyoftheVoid (I have most
Because I’ll admit things are of the writing/lore)
wildly split
Hello to all of you reading this! All *counts* 24 of you

I really appreciate you taking the time to read this! It’s been a labor of love over the
last year or so. Splicing together disparate ideas into a story that we’re all really
proud of. If you do take the time to read and look at the lore, kudos!

We really appreciate all of your guys’ support and enthusiasm! It’s really been
amazing! We’ve been reading the comments and it does warm our hearts to see
y’all respond so positively. So thank you! <3

If you do have questions, feel free to send any asks over to our tumblrs! I would
love to delve more into the world and write more of these characters!