Mermaids

**Mermaids** are supposed to be mythical creatures that have the body of both a human and a fishes tail

**History:** Legends tell in the 13th Century, a woman who trapped in a loveless arranged marriage and sought a way to escape her life. She sought out a witch to help her cure her heartache or perhaps make her love her husband. The Witch told her she could not, but did offer to help her escape her life. She gave the girl a potion and told her to pour it into water and to bathe in it. The woman was confused but the witch told the girl she would seek payment at a later date. The woman took the potion an underground cove and poured it into a deep rock pool and jumped in. Her legs became a fin. Sometime later the Witch returned and demanded a scale from the girls Fin. The girl gave it to the witch and the girl was warned to protect the pool. Overtime however myths and rumors began to spread about a half woman, half fish swimming the seas. The girl did meet some humans, not so different from herself and offered them a chance to escape their lives, by becoming mermaids

**Nature:** Mermaids are not unlike humans. They can have different feelings and emotions but are generally considered dangerous because of their ability to lure men and sailors in with their voices. They are considered such a danger that no shipping routes cross into Mermaid territory, but some mermaids venture out further into the shipping lanes. They are extremely powerful swimmers and love nothing more than to be in the water. Most Mermaids are kind and gentle creatures and usually only lure men to them for fun and curiosity. But if they feel threatened or insulted that can change quickly

Like most marine animals, they live on a diet of fish and smaller sea creatures, even Octopus and lobster. They can eat land food too but often confine their diet to fish and not other kinds of meat. They can eat vegetables too.

They live together in small pods and have extremely tight connections to each other, calling each other sisters even though they are not blood relations. They are extremely beautiful and are highly versed in seduction

**Common Powers:**

**Speed Swimming.** Mermaids are immensely powerful swimmers in the water, clocking up to 35 knots in the water. They are highly manoeuvrable too

**Enhanced Senses:** Mermaids can see, hear and smell extremely well under water. On dry land their senses are stronger than a human, but are much more potent under the water

**Siren voice:** Mermaids have the ability to sing a song that can bend men to their will. They often use this power to lure sailors from their ships

**Longevity:** Mermaids may not be immortal but they do live for extended periods of time, at least 3 times that of a human life span

**Limited Transformation:** Older and more experienced Mermaids have the ability to change their form from that of a Mermaid to a human. If however they get any water on their legs, they revert to their Mermaid form.

**Amphibious Breathing:** Mermaids can breathe underwater and can breath the air in the atmosphere

**Zoolingualism:** Mermaids can speak to animals, mainly fish and marine animals

**Weaknesses:**

**Mortality:** Although Mermaids may have long life they can still be killed by conventional weapons

**Drying out:** If Mermaids remain out of the water for too long they can die of dehydration. They can prolong the dehydration by drinking water but they still need to return to the Sea

**Cold:** Mermaids reside in warmer more tropical climates and do not do well in colder conditions, be it in water or even on land. The temperature must remain at the correct temperature so they don't dry out and don't freeze either. Clothing does help