Crustacean anthroids

Crustacean anthroids are beings artificially created by merfolk that have both anthroid and other sea creature traits. 
== Creation process ==
Main article: Merfolk statues
Croids, as they are called are manufactured from a host that is implanted with a thalassa gem and encased in a cocoon referred to as a merfolk statue. 
Within the statue, the thalassa gem reacts with sentient living tissue and transmutes it into one of the following: Merfolk, hermit clam, ectrics, and even ogre crabs. The last three are considered croids. 
Croids were originally considered defective results of the transformative process of creating new merfolk, but were later used as a slave race by the merfolk and as soldiers for their armies. 
== Origins ==
There are stories of a Water God of the Pelagic merfolk who enslaved a race of seafloor dwellers that curiously ressemble croids, hinting that their origins aren't completely artificial. The tale goes that the water god sought to overthrow the deep ocean deities. The mer held the crustaceans egg laying nests hostage, forcing them into bondage to the water god.
== Species ==
While Croids are usually a mix and match of various crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, prawns, woodlice, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. There are other variants that aren't exclusively crustaceans, but anthropomorphic sea creatures in general such as the ectric that has elements of eels and hermit clams being literal clams on an anthroid body.
=== Hermit clam ===
A anthropomorph with a clam for a head.
=== Ectric ===
An eel anthropomorph with markedly mer and elven traits in addition to a slippery physique. 
=== Ogre crab ===
A crab anthropomorph with ogrish traits. 
Category:Croids
Category:Pelagic Realm
Category:Alternative Lifestyles
Category:Other Races