Mermaid race

Race mermaid

Mermaids and tritons -- sapient water-dwellers with a human torso and a fish tail. They sing beautifully, swim gracefully, and often lead land-bound men into very wet situations.

They swim by default and can't drown even if they tried. They see by infravision -- underwater that's more useful than it sounds. Fire and loud sound, though, are ruinous to them: flame dries the scales, and resonance deafens water-creatures as effectively as dynamite. In battle they bash, disarm, parry, lash with the tail, dodge, and rescue their own.

The main habitat is the waters around Arcadia and other coastal places. They often guard magical underwater treasures or simply distract poorly prepared sailors.