Cecaelia Yokai

**Cecaelia Yokai** are a variation of the Cephalopod Yokai and the Merfolk Yokai who has the upper body of a human and the lower body of an octopus.

## Physical Appearance

Cecaelia Yokai are an hybrid between a human and an octopus. They can have different shades of blues, greens and grays for skin. Like all octopuses, they have 8 tentacles for the lower bodty. Each one having suction cups and it can have various colors and patterns.

## Description

Cecaelia Yokai mostly live in the subterrenean sea of the Hidden World. Using their tentacles as extra arms to carry things around. They can also attack their enemies with their tencles like a whip of sorts. Unlike many other merfolk, they are rarely able to transform their bodies into fully humanoid ones, and are thus highly limited when on land. If they want to become fully human, they would get cloaking brooches to have that disguise and thus being more capable of being on land.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Cecaelia Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Aquatic Adaptation
* Cephalopod Physiology
	+ Ink Generation
	+ Jet Propulsion
	+ Speed Swimming
	+ Tentacle Extension
* Multiple Mouths
* Water Manipulation
* Aquatic Life Manipulation

### Associations

* Magic
* Merfolk Physiology
* Merfolk Sorcerer Physiology
* Water Manipulation

## Pop Culture

Ursula is a popular example of a Cecaelia. She's the main antagonist from the Little Mermaid who took Ariel's voice so she can transform into a human and then attempt to take over the ocean until Ariel and Prince Eric was able to stop her. Other characters include Donald Duck from Kingdom Hearts when visiting Atlantica, Uma from Descendants, Hyouzou from One Piece, and Octo from Monster Musume to name a few. Speaking of Octo, she's referred to as "Scylla" in species terms and, thanks to the influence of The Little Mermaid narrative, has long been believed by the Mermaid Kingdom to be a sea witch. Wrongly accused of causing the current "elopement problem" plaguing the populace, Octo seeks to clear the kingdom's misunderstandings so that she may live in peace.

## Variations

### Mermaid Yokai

Cecaelia are part of the Merfolk family. They're an hybrid between a human and an octopus and they can live among the merfolk in underwater communities.

### Octopus Yokai

Being part-octopus, Cecaelias has the same abilities as one including spewing out ink from their bottoms.

## Life in the Hidden World

Cecaelia Yokai are highly-skilled in sorcery. They can create potions and they have their own labs in the subterranean sea. Some may even open up shops in Witch Towns where they can make and sell their potions to magical beings like Witches and Wizards. Associated with Greek mythology, the Cecaelia Yokai are thought of as an aggressively solitary species that reside within underwater caves and ocean-borne cliff faces; however, some myths claim that the Cecaelia share a symbiotic partnership with the whirlpool-producing Charybdis. The race also have a reputation of being sea witches, possessing vast power over the ocean tides, weather and moon. Many merfolk don't trust them because of their sorcery.

## Symbolism

The Cecaelia is a creature with origins in Asian and Native American mythology, legend and folklore. In particular, accounts of their existence are first recorded among such cultures as the Haida, Tligit, Tsimshian and Nootka tribes.