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NOTE: This is the original version of a character that I recently redesigned, so I'm moving it in my Scraps for reference, but is no longer a "canon" OC.
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Merfolk is technically not the best word, but it’s the commonly accepted umbrella term used for all aquatic Enchanted creatures that populate seas and oceans worldwide. Other common names are Selkie, Jengu, Siyokoy and Merrow, which come in so many different forms but that what they all have in common is basically only the generic shape of a humanoid torso on top of a big finned tail. Such variety still makes many people among the land born doubt if they all belong to the same race or just have a common ancestor… a doubt that will likely remain unsolved since the Merfolk don’t care to give explanations.
In fact, they don’t care to communicate much with the “Land-dwellers” about themselves at all, but since they often need to come to the surface to breathe they do seem to be quite interested in us… Consequently little is known about their civilization and abyssal colonies and they are often seen as shady, sly individuals with mysterious habits or manners. An expert famously said once: “It’s likely we’ll have figured out a way to send people on the Moon before fully understanding the Merfolk’s civilization”.
The majority of information gathered about them comes from diplomatic meetings and some old historical accounts, especially from people who escaped from them… the Merfolk never made a secret of the fact that sustaining kidnapped creatures from the surface underwater used to be interpreted as a sign of wealth and power among them, which often lead to cross-breeding too…
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Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
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Size 920 x 1550px
File Size 691.6 kB
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