Fauna of the pelagic realm

The Pelagic realm features a very diverse array of endemic animals and creatures.
== Pelagic Kraken ==
Unlike the kraken found on Welt, Pelagic Kraken are bony cephalopods that wake every few years to feed. Cursed chains that don't rust and unbreakable locks can immobilize kraken. Mothers keep close to their children, who leave when the mother dies. Its untarnishable nature is due to its biocidic nature. Track and attack whoever has a black mark. Awoken by a capstan device and sent against enemies. Have great golden eyes. Smell wood. Kraken ink repels other krakens, possibly as a way to mark their territory. Kraken ink is venomous and also incredibly dense, slowing down ships dramatically. Kraken have eight enormous tentacles, each ending in a sharp-toothed mouth large enough to pick up a seothi off a ship.
== Megalodons ==
Megalodons serve krakens as hunting hounds. Like kraken, they have adapted to smell wood in order to feed on the other races found on boats.
== Megspawn Sharks ==
A species of parasitic shark that uses the protection of megalodons to move from one area to another. These sharks are extremely territorial, aggressively hunting any potential threats to their adoptive residences. They invariably lurk near remains of Megalodon hunts; shipwrecks, naval combat, and corpses of giant sea animals in general. They only leave their residences when a megalodon is nearby, and follow it to the next area they will inhabit. They are extremely long lived, and a breeding frenzy takes place when megalodons die.
== Oxyspiralis ==
An oxygen hoarding plankton native to Welt and endemic to the Pelagic realm. Oxyspiralis are mostly known for the effects they produce known as breath spirals and shimmer water. Areas saturated by oxyspiralis create a phenomenon known as breath spirals and a surface water effect known as shimmer water.
Breath spiral manifests as a spiral of green water current saturated with oxygen hoarding plankton, allowing divers to swim deep into the depths without incurring deep sickness, as long as they regularly ingest the saturated seawater. As such breath spiral water is a breathable liquid. However, it does incur the effects from drinking seawater, with all the health risks it brings and should not be done regularly.
Mer and other underwater races often create cultures of oxyspiralis to ensure the water of their settlements has sufficient oxygen levels.
=== Shimmer water ===
Effect created by oxyspiralis blooms that oxygenate the water where the surface water will shine a heath color. Since water dwellers such as mer and shakfish cultivate the plankton, shimmer water is, like smoke in the distance, a surefire way of finding subaqueous civilization settlements underneath. Shimmer water is also a tool used by the Mer to guide their allies to targets to strike. Since subaqueous species seldom travel to the surface, this is a viable tactic.
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