Bride of the Water God


Bride of the Water God is a sunjung manhwa by Yun Mi-kyung. The first volume was released in 2006 by Seoul Munhwasa, however an English version was released in 2007 by Dark Horse Comics. The original series ended in 2014, while the English version is still ongoing.

Synopsis

Soah is a girl from a small village suffering from a long, devastating drought. In order to appease the Water God, the most beautiful girl from the village must be sacrificed. Soah is chosen to become Habaek's bride, but instead of dying at the hands of a monster, she is unexpectedly rescued by Habaek and brought to his Kingdom.
As Soah learns to live in a strange new world filled with gods, she is caught up in various intrigues surrounding Habaek and finds it increasingly difficult to know whom she can trust. In the midst of such trouble, she finds she has fallen in love with Mui, unaware that he is the true form of Habaek.

Characters

Main characters

; Soah
; Habaek

The Water Country

; Hu-ye
; Mura
; Ju-dong
; Yo-hee, Heedaein, Musanshinnyeo
; Tae-eul-jin-in
; Suh-wang-mo, Yanghee
; Yook-oh
; Yu-hwa

The Imperial Country

; The Emperor
; Banwing
; Nakbin
; Yeo-wa
; Mok-rang
; Gol-Sangcheon-Nyeo

The Moon Palace

; Ban Chun Geun, Bi Ryeom
; Yeom Jae, Shin Nong
; Dong Wang Kong, Busang

Human World

; Dong Young
; Woo-Hui

Spin-off

First announced in 2015, the live action version of the manhwa is written by Jung Yoon-jung, writer of the dramas Arang and the Magistrate, Monstar and Misaeng. The series will relocate the characters and story to modern day Seoul.