Change pronouns to fit your muses! Inspired from all sorts of sea myths and legends!
“Things go into the water, they don’t come out.”
“Only 6 out of the 47 species of merfolk and river spirits are benevolent, the other 41 want to tear you apart and eat your bones.”
“Take the blood oath on this boat or you will be tossed to the ocean as an offering!”
“We only steal from other pirates that stole from us, or we never live to tell.”
“Never take the treasure of a captain that has eyes everywhere ashore.”
“The kiss she gives will let you breathe for a day underwater, but if you stay past sunset you will drown.”
“Whales are the old mothers and fathers of the sea. They saw everything at the beginning and they will see everything in the end.”
“From the waist up they are the most beautiful being you’ll ever see…”
“The closer you sail/swim to the shore, the more violent the beasts.”
“The deeper you go the stranger and more primitive the sea-folk.”
“Witches on islands are not the saviors that you hope. They are isolated from land for a reason.”
“Plug your ears and do not try to make out the lyrics to their song!”
“The most valuable treasure is not buried in box, it’s a hidden civilization.”
“Harm one Kraken, and 3 others will come to avenge it.”
“Seafaries pretend to help you see past the mist, but they created it to rob you blind.”
“The Captain is not of sound mind anymore. He’s lost the map, and his mind.”
“I split nothing with no one, finders keepers!”
“Did you hear the tale about the ghost ship that sailed 40 years with no flag?”
“She led her pirates to avenge the Irish on land, and angered the Queen for decades.”
“Child’s face, body of a crab… don’t follow them into the cove… “
“If you see a frog-like man that has bowl-shaped skull filled with water, do NOT take his hand.”
“If you catch a giant fish made of gold, he has to grant you 3 wishes, but you must release him for them to come true!”
“This sea is cursed, below us is a graveyard of fools that thought they could pass.”
“Eat from this island, and you will forget your crew and never leave here again!”
“The only force that can police the sirens are the Gods that enjoy seeing us crash.”
“Poison the waters, and the people under the water will send hurricanes.”
“The only reason the sun and moon are so high above us, is that they invited the sea to visit, and she flooded them there forever.”
“Good soldiers that drowned in the presence of sea Gods were turned into dolphins.”
“Any island that is never in the same place twice is no island.”
“The Great Tortoise knows all, and loves all. So if you are lost in her waters, she will save you from the typhoons.”
“Don’t capture a sea nymph, her father will flood the lands until you return her!”
“If you are fishing near the inlet and smell rotting flesh and hear water splashing toward you, paddle fast!”
“Giant monsters live on this island, and a mad wizard controls them to steal our gold!”
