Mermaid

The Mermaid is a humanoid liminal race with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish.

Living beneath the sea, mermaids are protected from the interference of the other land-based races and as such have been free to establish their own civilization beneath the oceans of the world.

Physical Appearance

 * A mermaid's body is covered in a slimy film that prevents their skin from drying out and prevents bacterial infections.
 * Due to being unable to walk, due to their tail, Mermaids most commonly use wheelchairs to get around dry land.
 * Mermaids have gills, but can survive on land as long as the air they are breathing is moist.

Members

 * Meroune Lorelei
 * Meroune's Mother

Trivia

 * One of The Eight Brothers is dating a Mermaid girl.
 * Mermaids have been known to trade for jewelry with the land-based civilizations.
 * Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid is popular among young mermaids, about a mermaid's doomed love. Influenced by this story, more than a few mermaids nurture a powerful yearning to fall in love with a human man like the mermaid in the story.
 * Water with chlorine, like in a public swimming pool, is toxic to merpeople if they breath it in long enough. The effects can be reversed with time spent rinsing themselves with clean water.
 * While merpeople naturally live at cold ocean depths, they are also perfectly fine in warm water.
 * If exposed to cold weather without proper clothing, their slime coating will cause them to become quickly chilled.
 * According to an ancient Japanese legend, mermaid flesh may grant immortality if eaten.