Races of the Ocean

Much like the land the Oceans of Ryndellia is teaming with live. Among the fish, whales, corals and algae there are many humanoids that call the world under the waves their own.

## Tritons

The most prominent race in the Ocean are the Tritons who form the Realms of the Tritons. They are a disciplined race who run a communal martial society. They claimed all the oceans as their own to protect and all it's residents.

Tritons live in protectorates who cover most of the oceans in Ryndellia, their capital cities are named after the protectorates which they usually operate from and they are built over dangerous entrances to the Voidsea and act as a bastion before its horrors. The rest of the protectorates are made of smaller strongholds which are usually in shallower waters. It is not wholly uncommon to see renegade Tritons who moved away from their harsh and disciplined society. Some can be seen living among Sea Elves, serving a Storm Giant, or banding together to become bandits, prying on trade ships who leave the trade ways.Tritons are quite diverse in terms of their preferences.

Many of them are fighers, paladins, rangers and monks but there are spellcasters among them including clerics, druids, wizards, sorcerers and bards.

## Aquatic Elves

Aquatic elves also known as the Sea Elves adore individual freedom, creativity and are naturally prone to dabble in the arcane. They often live in coral reefs or in Triton society.

The Sea elves, like their land cousins, believe that intertwining with a prominent race and taking in their traits is a part of their race's evolution.

This leads to a steady and strong population of Aquatic Half elves which are often adored in their society. Sea elves also posses the ability to dive quite deep, and often are seen as part of the Triton forces in their crusades in the depths.

Sea elves are known to be talented mages, wizards in particular, but can just as often be seen taking any other class, though due to their kind nature, Aquatic elves usually prefer the roles of scholars, farmers, herders and healers,

## Half Aquatic Elves

Most half elves in the oceans are a mixture of Tritons and Sea Elves. More often than not they are members of the Realms of the Tritons.

Aquatic Half elves, who come from a Triton ancestry, usually can dive as deep as any other Triton. This alone makes them respected by the Triton community and taken as one of their own.

Aquatic half elves are quicker than Tritons and more sensitive to magic, though still maintain some of the robustness of their Triton parent. This makes them a great candidate for the War Wizard schools or the War Clerics churches of the Tritons.

They are very often seen wielding both magic and sword at the same time, a feat which makes them a valuable ally.

## Kua-Toa

The Kua-Toa are tribal people that usually live in shallower waters under a shaman.

They can rarely be seen to live among elves and among Tritons, when in needs of protection, or if simply seeking more challenges in their lives, that the shallows can provide.

In the ocean society they usually fill the part of traders, especially one who bring goods from the land, engineers, architects, alchemists and other artisans.

Kua-Toa are nutritious for being dedicated and overly zealot workaholics.

They tend to avoid wizardry due to their nature to make things with their hands rather than with magic. They usually are hunters, druids, rouges or artificers.

## Shalarin

Shalarin are peculiar fishlike beings who live in very deep waters. Though they can't dive as deep as Tritons they often live in deep trenches, caves or caverns.

Shalarin are slender, dexterous and cunning. They stalk their enemies for long periods of time, using their quick fins to move from shadow to shadow.

They rarely leave the deep waters and find the light of the shallow waters too bright for their dark sensitive eyes.

Shalarin are natural rouges and some can be trained as fighters, barbarian or rangers, but due to their proximity to the alien, peculiar depths it is not uncommon to find warlocks and sorcerers as well.

## Merfolk

Merfolk originate from Esinmar. The folklore tell of beautiful half human half fish people who calls to sailors in the sea, but in truth, Merfolk comes in all shapes and sizes and while some of them can appear more human, others can seem even monstrous growing strange appendages, carapaces or having strange glands coming out of odd parts in their physic.

Some say Merfolk are an experiment went wrong, others say they are one who went right too much. Regardless of what they say, Merfolk are stout citizens of the Ocean society, and while originating from the coasts of Esinmar, they can be seen nearly everywhere, in the Realms of Tritons and out of it, doing anything they like.

Having said that, they are most common in Potens Subamnis and around the coasts of Esinmar, and some of them are still in service to their creator, Vill'terthalanlax.

Being designed by a clever mind, Merfolk posses the ability to dive as deep as Tritons do. This alone makes them a formidable ally in the Triton's crusade at the depths.

## Water Genasi

Once in a great while, a soul touched by the plane of water makes its way to a body. And once in a greater while this body is one of the Ocean Society.

A Water Genasi, can be of any origin of any race and the seas are their birthright. But if they come from a Triton, a Merfolk or a Aquatic Half Elf decent, they can dive far deeper than any other member of the Ocean Society.

This individuals are revered as chosen of the gods, usually Sier, and are held to great honor. Genasi wont fit a specific pattern and each one of them may look, behave and seek many different things.