Fantasy Crystal Cove CS

[Lilliana2]

List of characters and positions

Mermaids:

Leader M: Erik
Leader F: Eleni
Scouts: Vivian, Iris
Warriors: Aris, Yuri, Calypso
Healers: Marisol, Leo
Gatherers: Koizuru, Gill
Omega’s: Maira, Blake



Human characters:
Emillia
Claud
Marianne
Thomas
Kai
Finley
Ellis
Flynn
Mia
Jasmine
Jonathan
William

Villains
Octi (mermaid)
Zasha(human)
Nyx (mermaid)
Athena (human)
Open (preferably this is a second character)

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[Lilliana2]

Spoiler: SubSpecies/Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Name: Vivian
Age: 17
Gender: female
Orientation: Pansexual
Alignment: chaotic good
Species: merperson
Sub species: peacock mantis shrimp
Special skills/abilities: mermaid form is smaller (only 5in long), can strike with mantis strength and speed in the water this creatures tiny bubble “vacuums” sadly since her merform is small her strike is only good for distraction. In her human for she can punch with force up to 2500 times her body weight making her lethal in her human form. She is also an excellent digger and has amazing eyesight since she can see more colors than humans. Her hair hardens like an exoskeleton in her mermaid form this helps her stay disguised as long as she keeps her head down and arms tucked in she looks almost exactly like a normal mantis shrimp from the top.

Appearance: 4’10 in human form her hair is naturally green, but most people assume it’s fake. While she is small in stature, she is very strong and has a very mean right hook.

Personality: Vivian is a guarded introvert. She has no problem talking with others but finds large social settings to be very draining and prefers one on one interactions, she has had panic attacks before in overly crowded spaces but it’s been a while since that happened. She doesn’t trust humans and if she feels like one is trying to get close to her she will lash out in an attempt to distance them. She is very artistic and enjoys painting and going to different types of art museums. She also has a secret love for classic rock.

History: Vivian got lost from her original clan when she was 12 and stayed in the shallows of crystal cove. When the clan came to crystal cove looking for a new home she was happy to show them the territory so she could join her own clan.

Job/Spot in clan: Scout, sells artwork but is also looking for a more reliable job

Other: Paints a lot and sells her art in the store, she also collects classic rock vinyls but she keeps them well hidden.

Spoiler: Subspecies/Tiger Shark

Name: Erik Silver
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Alignment: Lawful Good
Species: Merperson
Sub species: Tiger shark
Special skills/abilities: tough skin, “6th sense” can sense electrical currents of other creatures in water, impressive strength and speed

Appearance: 6’2” in human form 11’5” in length in mermaid form. He has many scars on his body and his left eye is blind his other eye is hazel blue. His hair is short in his mermaid form as well. Mermaid form FC Sousake by Joanna Estep.

Personality: Erik can seem cold and harsh as a strict rule enforcer but he’s loving towards all the mermaids under is command and has nothing but their welfare in mind. He is strict and stubborn but has a soft spot for outsiders who seek a new home amongst his clan and those who are already a part of his clan viewing them as one big happy family. He finds being a leader to sometimes be a very lonely role since he is the one enforcing the law. He also only eats meat no veggies don’t try to make him eat healthy. He will fight you for a steak.

History: Erik has been in the same clan since he was born. After they were driven out of their old home 8 years ago he lost his left eyesight fighting for his family’s right to stay. He witnessed a lot of the old clans demise and it still haunts him. He distrusts and dislikes humans believing their only interest in mermaids is to capture or harm them for research or for fun. He is working as the sheriff of crystal cove to keep an eye on the clans members and the humans.

Job/Spot in clan: Leader of clan and sheriff of the town

Other: Erik carries a dagger with him in merman and human form and is a very skilled combatant. He also is best friends with Claud, they have a strong “bromance” and Claud knows Erik is a merman but hasn’t figured out all the others living in the bungalow are as well.

 

[Whirlawind23]

Spoiler: Merman form

Spoiler: Fish

Name:Leo Canth
Age: 50ish he lost track, looks to be in his 20s
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pansexual Polyromantic
Alignment: chaotic good
Species: Merman
Sub species:West Indian Ocean Coelacanth
Special skills/abilities: Leo ages slower than the average mermaid or human, and can reach the bottom of the crevice. His eyes are extremely sensitive to light in his merman form and he has excellent night vision.
Appearance: Leo is a man of large bulky stature. He reaches a staggering height of 6 3” and has a muscular build. He has a dark cocoa skin tone, brown eyes and syringe features. He keeps his hair long and twisted and his facial hair short and well maintained.
Personality: Leo is a gentle soul who enjoys the company of others. He’s very social and is happy with chatty people and silent friends alike. He is passionate about the environment and self health and encourages all sorts of self care practices to the rest of the clan ranging from eating healthy to sleeping with the right crystal for your chakra by your bed. Leo is a reliable shoulder to cry on who will keep secrets shared with him to his grave. He has a bit of a temper which sometimes gets him into trouble, it is only really seen when one of the clans hearts have been hurt or the environment is being damaged.
History: He spent his young life in the deep with his mother, who was a huge hippy. He never knew his father, according to his mom he was a gift from the universe after spending a night with a handsome man. Despite some people desire to find their missing parent he never really experienced that and rather enjoyed his mother strange way of talking and philosophy. When he became a young teenager she vanished, his mother always told him how she was a wanderer and he knew one day they’d go their separate ways. He’s never held it against her, but he decided he’d never leave without saying goodbye to his friends and family in the future. He found himself lonely and decided to come to the surface. The humans fascinated him and he traveled along the coast for many years before settling in the crystal cove clan. During his travels he stopped at a few places and picked up a midwifes license. He’s delivered quite a few babies and considers it his calling.
Job/Spot in clan: Healer
Other:
Hobbies: Yoga, meditation, feeding all the animals, crystal therapy, cooking, and collecting succulents.
Human career: He is a licensed midwife the specializes in homeopathy and natural births.

Name: Emillia Lace
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Orientation: Pansexual
Alignment: chaotic neutral
Species: Human
Special skills/Abilities? She’s blind so her other senses are better than most.
Appearance: Emilia has grey pupils and greyish blue eyes. She’s around average height at 5 6” with a slender build and a pale complexion with some freckles. She burns easily so is usually seen wearing a summer hat.
Personality: Emillia is full of life and vigor often leading her to get into trouble. She can be considered spunky and sassy by others as she has a slightly sarcastic attitude, however she means no harm with her words. She is an independent spirit who hates to have to rely on anyone, which can make her seem stubborn. She’s determined to do whatever she does on her own and despite her disability does fairly well. She’s a known prankster who’s pranks she always ropes an accomplice into helping, past feats include covering a floor with dish soap, painting cars (with washable paint of course), and filling a city square with bubbles via the water fountain and soap. All her pranks are relatively harmless, she knows her brother wishes she'd 'grow up' and stop, but where's the fun in that? Despite being friendly her heart is heavily guarded and she avoids forming any real attachments with people.
History: Emillia was born into a family with an older brother and young parents. She was born with sight, but it didn’t last and by the time she was twelve it was gone as a result of a degenerative disease. Her brother moved out of the house once he reached college to crystal cove for work and his degree. Not long after he left their parents divorced as the result of affairs by both parents, her mother maintained custody of her. She did not take the divorce well and ended up developing a reliance on alchohol and becoming controlling and abusive towards Emillia. Her brother came to visit and was shocked by the situation, but was powerless to help at the time. Emillia considered this a betrayal for a long time and never really got over her brother leaving her. Her brother showed up the day of her 18th birthday had her pack her bags and took her with him when he left. She’s lived with him ever since and their relationship has recovered, but remained somewhat strained.
Job: she works at the boardwalk as a fortune teller, she uses tarot cards and palm readings. The tarot cards have small notches etched into them so she can feel which cards they are, but it isn't visible to the naked eye without a flashlight.
Other: When she’s not making her brothers life difficult she enjoys various arts and crafts and is gifted with thrown pottery.

Name: Claud Lace
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Alignment: lawful good
Species: human
Personality: Claud is a straight laced man that clings to rules and traditions. He goes to the local church and spends a great deal of his time on community services. He finds the towns traditions odd but loves to participate. He’s fiercely loyal to his family and friends and is often times an open book. He hates being idle and takes on a lot of different projects to fill his time. He has some issues with feeling inadequate and tends to apologize to frequently over little stuff. He’s a hopeless romantic who secretly watches hallmark movies and cries when he sees puppy adoption ads, but doesn’t think true love is a real thing anymore. He has a goofy side to him that becomes more prominent as he relaxes around others. Dad jokes are a profession of his.
History: Clauds parents were highschool sweethearts whom he idolized growing up. His sister was born when he was around 5 and he was always pretty close with her. When he reached college he left home to become an electrician funded by his grandparents on his fathers side. Unbeknownst to him his parents had marital issues and near the end of their relationship were constantly involved in affairs. When they divorced he was devastated when they, but was tied down by his studies and couldn’t come see them until a few months later. He found both parents had spiraled with his father involved in illegal drugs and his mother a disengaged alcoholic who was either neglecting or berating Emillia. He initially planned to call the police but his mother warned him that Emillia would experience things far worse in the state foster system and he wouldn’t be allowed to take custody of her. Heartbroken he returned to crystal cove and dropped out of college, instead enrolling in the police program. He did extremely well as a police officer and had finished enough of his college studies that he knew his way around electrical issues. He found himself becoming a much loved member of the community as a local cop and a handyman. He counted down the days when his sister would be of age to legally leave home and went to get her the day of. Unfortunately he found the years had taken a toll on her and she was bitter towards him and regarded him as someone who’d abandoned her. He suffered more heartbreak over their crumbled relationship and has been trying to repair their relationship since.
Job: local cop and handyman
Other: hobbies include woodworking, martial arts, and surfing

 

[SpectrumCrow]

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Name: Marisol
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Orientation: Bisexual
Character alignment: Lawful Good
Species: Mermaid
Sub species: Medusa Jellyfish

Special skills/abilities
Luminescence - Marisol can glow in the dark at will, although it can activate if she feels extreme emotions and then it's completely out of her control.

Lightning - Thanks to her status as a Jellyfish, she can use lightning in combat! Although it's more of a tool to disorient foes for her to get away than a damaging attack.

Restoration - Jellyfish have interesting restoration powers, thus, she's able to heal her own injuries faster than others. She can also channel this into others, albeit not as potently.

Appearance
Mermaid Form - In her mermaid form, her tail is barely able to be seen, and it's arguable if it's even a tail. It's instead covered by loads of ruffles, looking like a sort of dress as she swims. A long veil covers her hair, with trailing ends off the side reminiscent of a Medusa Jellyfish's top half. Her skin turns a very light blue, with the dress like ruffles that are like an actual jellyfish's oral arms being a white color.

Human Form - In her human form, she is 5'2, with pale white skin, striking blue eyes, and blue hair. She often wears skirts as well as flowing dresses, anything with ruffles is also a bonus! She's frail and skinny, although still healthy. She tends to go barefoot, even into town, only wearing anklets.

Personality: Marisol is a stickler for the rules, becoming overcome with anxiety should she break one. She also takes her job as a healer in the clan very seriously, wanting to be there for the others and trying to act motherly to the others to the best of her ability. Social issues can be hard for her to deal with, as she's very passive and a bit of a doormat. At the end of the day, she may be a bit awkward and flustered, but she cares for her clan more than the world and would die to keep them safe.

History: Born to a small, dwindling clan, she found herself surrounded by death at a young age. The elders in her clan perished, leaving the younger in a state of panic. Seeing the death of the elders made Marisol want to be able to heal her fellow mermaids, causing her to learn more about the art of healing and her powers with it. Due to a lot of arguing, her clan was divided and she was left alone where she then found the bay clan.


Job/Spot in clan: Healer. Works in a small plant shop on the boardwalk.

Other: Spotify playlist I made for her! Currently has a crush on the clan leader, Erik.

 

[AquaMarie]

Name: Marianne Odeletta Wintergreen
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Character alignment: Neutral good
Species: Human
Subspecies: Baker
Special skills/abilities: Baking, cooking, and artistic.
Appearance: Stands about 5’6, with a curvy hourglass body. Dark skinned with a tiny birthmark on her left cheek that resembles a star. Long, full, and very curly dark chocolate brown hair along with her deep chocolate brown eyes. She as well wears golden-rimmed glasses (she is nearsighted).
Personality: Marianne is a friendly, caring, and nurturing person. Always trying her best to look on the positive side of things, keeping a smile on her face, although at times she is crying on the inside. She is the type of person that will try her best no matter what and won't give up, to which she can be quite stubborn. Helping out others around her even if it means negating herself. She is a huge believer in not judging someone by their cover. Though she does love to be around others and can be talkative at times, she as well enjoys time off on her own. To be curled up in a warm blanket reading a book, as she occasionally stares out the window on a rainy day.
History: Marianne was born in Europe to where she lived until she was eight. After losing her parents at a young age she moved to Crystal Cove to live with her grandparents. To which her grandparents own and ran the bakery and cafe shop in the beach town. Now Marianne has inherited her grandparent’s shop to which she loves baking and creating any lovely treats for the people of Crystal Cove.
Job/Spot in clan: Marianne owns and works at Larimar Cove Cafe a local bakery/cafe. Her cafe has sitting inside and outside, light and airy along with many plants, flowers, and painting through the shop.

Spoiler: Pastry cases/counter

Spoiler: Indoor seatting and some of the decore

Spoiler: Outdoor seating

Other: Marianne has quite a few hobbies when she isn’t baking or cooking she enjoys painting, swimming and stand up paddleboarding during clam sea days. She loves the color purple and yellow, cute things, sweets, flowers, animals, being creative, reading, nature, and the rain. She really dislikes celery, mean people/bullies, extremely hot weather, pitch darkness, thunderstorms, and mistreatment of animals and people. She owns and drives a light blue 1963 Volkswagon beetle.

 

[Lilliana2]

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Spoiler: Human

Name: Octi
Age: 35
Gender: female
Character alignment: Chaotic Evil
Orientation:

Spoiler: if this was an orientation, it would be hers

Species: mermaid
Sub species: blue ringed octopus

Special skills/abilities: Venomous bite in mermaid and human form.
Laces weapons with enough venom to paralyze but not kill opponents.
Can use her mermaid form on land.

Appearance: in her human form she has long white hair and blue eyes. She stands at exactly 5ft and has an innocent and inviting look to her. Looks like she’s in her early 20s, she’ll never tell her real age.

Personality: master manipulator, Octi has no interest in the people she meets but she loves getting them to love her. She changes her personality towards just about everyone depending on whether she wants to kill them or not. She views mermaids from outside of her clan as weaklings and an enemy but she is fiercely loyal to Dahlia. Her loyalty to her is probably the closest thing she’s ever felt to love and she would follow her to the end of the earth. Killing makes her feel powerful whether it’s a human or an animal, it’s what she enjoys and she thinks she’s pretty good at it.



History: Octi was born into her clan and has stayed with it her whole life. She’s killed multiple sailors and lovingly remembers all of their names, she’s killed many mermaids too but they mean nothing to her. She’s not the strongest in combat but that’s not too important because as long as she can bite you, you’ll most likely die anyways.

Job/Spot in clan: Villain scout/warrior
Other: seducing and killing humans is her hobby of choice, she wears a necklace of finger bones one from all of her human victims, there are 5 bones in total. She doesn’t wear the necklace in her human form.

 

[AquaMarie]

Spoiler: Mermaid tail/Sub-species

Spoiler: Hair Color

Name: Maira DelMar
Age: 19 (though looks more like she is 12)
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight?
Character alignment: Lawful Good
Species: Mermaid
Subspecies: Whale Shark
Special skills/abilities: A slow swimmer but has the stamina for longer swims. Thick skin and a powerful tail due to her size.
Appearance: Maira as a human is light-skinned covered in freckles and large ocean blue eyes. Has very long (down to her butt), wavy ombre gray-blue hair. For some reason when in her human form, Maira is quite short, just reaching about 5 feet. Along with her short height and soft round, chubby face makes her look more like a child.
While in her mermaid form Maira is very tall in about is about 25 feet, towering over her other clan members. She keeps her hair and eye color from her human form. Although her skin is slightly darker. Her tail is blue-gray in color covered in white spots. The underside of her tail fades from blue-gray to white. Her back, shoulders, and across her cheeks are covered in blue-gray freckles that start off from her tail.
Personality: Bubbly, very friendly, and quite trusting of others, sometimes too much that it gets her into trouble. Always trying her best to befriend everyone be it merfolk, humans, and just about any type of creature. She is someone that will do her best to please and help out her fellow clan members. Maira can be a bit naive as she tries to always see the best in others. She might seem a bit childish the way she acts, but she is determined, a bit stubborn, and does know when to be serious...well sometimes.
History: Born and lived most of her life to a large open ocean clan. However after a massive storm, Maira was found washed up on shore by the clan of mermaids living at Crystal Cove. The girl was unconscious, tired and injured to which the clan had taken her in and nursed back to health. She has now been living with the clan of mermaids of Crystal Cove for about three years.
Job/Spot in clan: Student? No job (looking), but does enjoy helping out in odd jobs and errands. Is an Omega in the clan.
Other: Maira loves quite a few things from her clan members, the water, animals (from the scary sharks down to the tiniest sea slug, she thinks they are all cute), starry nights, and overall cute and fluffy things. Likes making new friends, talking with the different migrating whales (although not a whale), and overall collecting strange small and shiny things. Maira dislikes liars, cruelty towards anyone, especially towards animals, feeling sad, cold weather, bitter and sour foods (prefers salty and sweet foods). Maira as well is claustrophobic, hating being in small closed spaces.

 

[FireMaiden]

Name:
Eleni Laskaris
Age:
23
Gender:
Female
Orientation:
Bi-Sexual
Character alignment:
Chaotic Good
Species:
Mermaid
Sub species:

Spoiler: Thresher Shark

Special skills/abilities:
- Predatorial Senses: Being a shark, Eleni had the predator senses. Better eyesight, a stronger sense of smell, some sort of sixth sense. All of this would have made her a great scout, but Eleni likes to fight things.
- Enhanced Strength: A very strong swimmer, Eleni is really fast under water. Not to mention she can put that power into attacks, quick escapes, and defending her clan. In her human form, she's still a strong swimmer, and holds a bit of her sharkly power. So if you punched by her in human form...it's probably gonna hurt a little more than most people.
- The tail flippy thing: Thresher sharks can whip the extended half of their caudal fin. In some cases, they can break bones, scar, and even boil the water around it if they attack with it fast enough. Seeing as how she has this tail, Eleni can do that.
Appearance:
In her human form, Eleni is a 6ft tall, rather toned Greek woman. Long, curly brown hair, delicate freckles sprinkled on her cheeks, a few scars here and there from various fights and interesting stories. She's often wearing bright, tropical colors like oranges and yellow, but, it's not weird to see her in edgier clothes.
In mer form, she's about 19 feet and 8 inches long (pretty impressive if she says so herself), most of that being the extended tail. Her skin turns grey, her eyes turn completely black verse the normal hazel, and her hair becomes long, straight, and black. All to help camouflage her and dark water and plant life.
Personality:
Eleni, what a woman she is. First impressions always go pretty well. Eleni is friendly, charming even, and this keeps up until you prove you don't deserve the energy it takes to be nice. Anyway, she likes to think she's funny, and able to carry on some pretty entertaining conversation (despite her hatred for small talk), puns and dad jokes galore. But she has an aura that can make people rather uncomfortable. A steel glare here and there, paired with her crossing her arms can really get a terrifying point across. But Eleni for the most part is laid back, a really nice person to be around. She's secretive and not very trusting of humans, but Eleni never leaves anyone out just for that. Once again, it's only when you prove to her you're untrustworthy.

There is a downside to being a shark though. Sometimes, Eleni is overcome by sudden waves of aggression. She can't control it, and it's hard to shake, but since she can tell when those episodes are coming, its easy to leave and make sure she doesn't hurt anyone. Though...sometimes, it doesn't always work out like that.
History:
The clan knows exactly three things about Eleni's past. She's from Greece, something unfortunate happened to her family, and that she joined shortly after the issues five years ago after stealing some food from them. So, ever since their lovely leader Eric caught her, and a brief stint as a prisoner and then proving herself trustworthy (though the jury may still be out on that one) she picked up the role of warrior. For three years, she was a loyal soldier, working hard to make it known that she could be trusted. However, the previous female alpha was...starting to cause issuas.

Eleni was dealing a few personal issues and her responsibilities we're less of priority. It wasn't a permanent issue, but...the old alpha didn't seem to realize that. A year went on of this torment, most of it in secret away from the eyes of everyone else but Eleni finally snapped. During one of her aggressive episodes, Eleni challenged the female alpha to a duel. And won. Within just a few minutes she went from a simple warrior to the leader right alongside Erik.

She has then, for the past year, worked her ass of to show she actually deserves to be the female alpha but...not everyone agrees with it, she knows that. And Eleni is still determined to change that.
Job/Spot in clan:
Part-Time Bartender
Female Leader/Warrior
Other:
- Eleni likes to bake and cook, read, write, confuse people by speaking her native language, hanging out at the beach at night, rainy weather, dancing and lots of other stuff
- Her past before joining the clan is a little fuzzy, and she doesn't talk about it. That being said, she's likely to share at some point
- She has a leather necklace with a small sharktooth attached to it. It was one of her baby teeth, and no, she isn't sharing the story behind it
- She thinks Erik is cute, she also thinks Claud is cute...Leo...and Marianne...lots of people are cute
- She carries a knife around in her human form, though her merform weapon of choice is a staff (but she does a little dagger as back up)​

 

[wereplatypus3]

Spoiler: DROPPED

Name: Dennis Redding

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Orientation: Heterosexual

Alignment: Neutral Good

Species: Human

Subspecies: Dork

Special Skills and Abilities: He has limited general electrical engineering experience, but very experienced with maintenance and modification of computers and arcade cabinets. He's a great arcade game player, but he's particularly good at his favorite game, Pac-Man. He has gotten to the Pac-Man kill-screen before (Though his Dad doesn't believe him). He is a remarkably fast runner, but never worked up the courage to join track in high school.

Appearance: He stands 6 foot 1 inch with his lanky frame. His hair is often messy, never really caring much about keeping it in perfect position. His favorite things to wear are large t-shirts and baggy sweatshirts.

Personality: Though he wouldn't exactly consider himself an introvert, Dennis prefers things peaceful and quiet. He'd love to spend a quiet night at the arcade over a wild party any day. His time is pretty well-scheduled, and any time there's a deviation from that, his anxiety tends to flare up. He does scare easily, and hates it. He's not a big horror fan. He does have a developed sense of empathy despite a lack of strong social interaction. He keeps it a secret, but he often feels bad about being directionless in life.

History: Dennis was never the most ambitious kid, never really thinking about what would come after school. His mother left him at an early age, leaving his father to raise him alone. It was difficult at times, but the pair grew very close over the years. After graduating high school, Dennis kept right on working at the arcade his father owned, Redding Arcade. It stood right next to the boardwalk, and was a popular place for the town's youth that were tired of the beach as well as tourists. Still, arcades aren't the most profitable venture these days, so it always seems like the place is on the verge of closing. Dennis isn't sure what he would do if that happens.

Job: Pretty much runs Redding Arcade, works at his dad's carwash occasionally. Often does computer repairs and tech support for people around town.

Objects and weapons: Carries his phone and wallet on him. Has several tools for working on electrical equipment, but keeps them in the back of the arcade. Has a trusty broom that keeps the arcade clean, and he also used it to slay a particularly aggressive mouse once (an act which made him feel very guilty for the rest of the day).

 

[DillyWanderer]

Name: Koizuru Itsukushima
Nicknames : Koi or Zuru
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Orientation: Bisexual
Character alignment: Chaotic good
Species: Merkoi
Sub-species: Koi fish
Job/Spot in clan: Singer at Crystal Lagoon (A small bar in town) / She's a Gatherer in the clan


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Appearance:
Eye color: Brown
Hair : Black (Below shoulder length)
Skin color: Light skinned
Body: Pear-shaped
Height :
In human form - 5'3
In merkoiform - 7'3
Since Koi fishes get sunburned easily, Koizuru is often seen wearing these types of clothes.

Personality:
Just like Koi fishes, Koizuru likes to socialize and be around people. She has a free-spirited typed of personality. She's kind, considerate, and cheerful, but also quite stubborn and reckless at times. She likes adventure and meeting new people.

Special skills/abilities:

Since Koi fishes are omnivores and eat a lot, Koizuru is good when it comes to food whether it's gathering, cooking, or eating them.

Koi fishes are known for adding turbidity of the water by constantly stirring up the substrate in the ocean with their tails. Koizuru does this to escape predators while she's "gathering" near the bottom of the sea where she usually finds good stuff (Weapons, pearls, corals, etc.)

Those skills were her strong points in being a gatherer. Although unlike the other members of the clan, her mermaid form isn't that strong. She can only go against the current of the water and unable to fight predators on her own.









Background/History:

Koizuru came from the Nishigikoi clan in Japan. It was a small clan made of mermaids with koi characteristics which later on called Merkoi/s. People in japan believed that koi fishes bring good luck and fortune, this belief gave life to Nishigikoi.

The first-ever merkoi, Hiruko, was said to be abused by humans before and escaped to the deep waters below the Itsukushima Shrine and later on created the clan. Because of her hatred towards humans, she had set strict rules that merkois should never go to the surface.

Koizuru was one of the Merkoi who was raised to be Hiruko's successor in the future, but when she saw the world beyond the water, she knew that a different path awaits her. She cut off her hair to cut ties with the clan and set foot on land to escape. She traveled alone for years until she heard about Crystal Cove. She went there to investigate if it was really a place where mermaids lived and eventually joined Erik's clan.

Others:
Koizuru likes to eat a lot and often seen eating or with a snack with her.
Even though Koizuru wears long-sleeved tops, she still wears a cap or brings an umbrella with her to protect herself from the sun.
Just like Koi fishes, Koizuru hibernates during winter in her merkoi form and gets really sleepy when she's on her human form.

 

[August]

Name: Aris Siam
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Orientation: Homosexual
Character alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Species: Mermaid
Subspecies: "'Betta Fish" / Siamese Fighting Fish

Special skills/abilities:
Water Bubbles - Ares is to create water bubbles that he can hold and even stick together. This derives from the male Betta Fish's ability to create bubble nests. The ability isn't very useful.
Partial Transformation - Ares doesn't always move around in the water with his full tail, sometimes he retains his legs in a partial transformation. Even underwater, Ares is able to do a powerful kick; which is used to launch himself from something to quickly zip through the water or in a fight.
Labyrinth - Even in Saltwater Ares can breathe due even though he is a flesh water merman. He can't see very well in Saltwater and he can last for around 7 hours without any issues.
Appearance:
Ares has a delicate looking frame and is on the small side being at 5'3, retaining this small statue even in merman form. Being of the Siamese Fighting Fish subspecies, Ares is brightly colored with his mattered fuchsia hair sea-green eyes. His everyday wardrobe consists of a loose sweater (sometimes under a shirt or over one) with a pair of leggings if his top is long enough but if not he'll settle for a simple pair of jeans. Everything in his style screams comfort in contrast to his aggressive nature.

Personality:
Despite his gentle appearance, Ares is very temperamental and can be very territorial even in everyday life. He's always ready to get into a fight both in and out of the water. When he isn't conflicting with authority figures or warding people away from his favorite sitting area, Ares is actually a very studious type of person who can often be found relaxing in a library with books scattered around him (but if you try touching any of the books he will bite, don't test him). He's actually managed to get into college with an academic scholarship and his school life often rivals his clan life in importance.
Ares is a flavor only a few can enjoy as he isn't very good at being honest about his feelings and only dares to drop his prideful front around people he's comfortable with. He forms very few close bonds but the ones he does form are strong-- but that doesn't mean he's blinded by affection if someone stabs him in the back, and once you mess up with him he remembers it for life. No really, Bettas have good memories.

History:
Ares moved into Crystal Cove and joined the clan with just his father at a young age. Normally freshwater and saltwater mermaids don't intermingle, but because they were a specialty type with the ability to swim along with their other clanmates in saltwater. His father had always been the one to bridge relationships for Ares as he often just hide behind his father's side when interacting with the other clan members if he wasn't hanging back studying. It was his father who built up ties with the clan and now that he's gone, Ares wants to prove his own allegiance to the clan by following in his father's footsteps as one of their fiercest warriors.

Job/Spot in clan:
Full-time student / Warrior

Other:
-Ares doesn't typically use a weapon but if he must he'll use a small dagger. He prefers hand to hand combat even if his opponent is armed.

-From a young age, Ares was interested in Literature and is actually majoring in the field. Along with that, his hobbies are actually pretty calming compared to his feisty nature. Enjoying basking in the sun with a good book or even trying out a new recipe while having some ocean documentary playing in the background.

-Ares's emotions are easy to read, his face taking on different hues of red when he's agitated or flustered.

-While he can swim in saltwater, after long periods of time he needs to rinse off and soak in a tub of freshwater to fully cleanse himself. He can only last 7 hours in Saltwater any longer he'll start to have trouble breathing and will have a major decrease in movement (at the level of a human)

-It is known that Ares often rebels against authority figures, but he seems to be more accepting of Erik-- mostly because he likes him and just overall tends to favor males. Though he doesn't seem to be pursuing Erik as that's a sinking ship he rather not sail, but that doesn't mean he can't quietly admire the leader from a distance.

-Ares hate being referred to as a Betta even if it is loosely correct.

 

[DillyWanderer]

Name: Ellis Clave
Nickname : El or Eli
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bi-sexual
Character alignment: True Neutral
Species: Human
Job: Travelling painter

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Appearance:
Eye color: Grey eyes
Hair : Blonde
Skin color: Tan skinned
Body: Broad Tapered
Height : 6'2

Ellis is often seen wearing these types of clothes .

Personality: In the search for his muse, Ellis can be seen as a bit of a flirt but he is a man who never crosses the line. Even though he was serious with his goal, he knows his limits and respects other's decisions. He's a laid back type of guy who minds his own business unless someone hurts him or the people close to him. He shows great care towards people who he sees as friends or allies and can show malice towards his enemies.

Special skills/abilities:
Ellis is a man of art. He studied a lot of mediums which showcases art. He learned photography, painting, and playing instruments during his college years. He also learned Jujutsu and trains his body to maintain his physical strength.








History:
Ellis lost his parents when he was a kid and lived with his grandfather. He grew up in a family of painters and saw a lot of masterpieces made in their house, but he was never interested in them. Even though he also has the talent to paint, he kept on declining his grandfather who offered to teach him. Until one day he saw one specific painting of his grandfather. It was an old but well-kept painting of a woman. The woman in the painting wasn't extraordinary but for some reason, he can't keep his eyes off it. When he asked his grandfather about it, the old man smiled and said, "When an artist meets their true muse, a masterpiece like that are made ."

That painting moved his heart towards art as if he finally found his goal in life. The goal to find his muse and create his own masterpiece. He finally felt motivated to learn how to paint from his grandfather and later on also studied other mediums of arts when he was in College. When his grandfather died, he decided to travel in different places in search of his muse until he reached Crystal Cove where he would find a beauty that he never thought existed.


Other:

He likes going to the beach to enjoy the sun and sometimes take pictures
He enjoys listening to good music while drinking his coffee.
Surprisingly, even though he looks quite masculine, he can't handle liquor very well. One glass of whiskey would be enough to make him drunk.

 

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  Name: Kai Hurley
  Age: 21
  Gender: Male
  Orientation: Bisexual
  Alignment: Chaotic Good
  Species: Human
  Sub species: Surfer Dude
  Job: Works at his mom’s surf shop, Siren’s Surf, on the boardwalk.
  
  
  
  
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  Personality: Kai seems to be the stereotypical surfer dude. He is very laid back and tends to go with the flow. He seems to be comfortable in any situation and just rolls with whatever punches come his way. He is very quick witted and fiercely loyal, which makes him the ultimate partner in crime. He will roll with whatever lie if caught doing dumb stuff with his friends, no matter how ridiculous. Absolutely ride or die. Kai is very charismatic, easy to smile and laugh. He is very quick to make jokes to ease awkward or tense situations, mostly at his own expense, and will absolutely make jokes about his disability. If it bothers him, he does not show it in any way. He does not take things personally and does not hold grudges or take revenge. He is very level-headed and very hard to make upset. However, one thing that is sure to rile him up is the poor treatment of others, especially his friends and family. He is very kind and will go out of his way to help anyone in need, even though he is often turned down due to his disability.
  
  Appearance: Typical. Surfer. Dude. He checks all the boxes. The sun-kissed skin, the golden beach waves, the stormy eyes, the nice body, the puka shell necklace, the charming smile, and the lack of a proper shirt. However, he is missing one key component of being a surfer dude: the lower half of his legs. It’s what most people notice immediately. After all, it is rather hard to miss the obnoxiously colored wheelchair with the pirate flag, bicycle bell, and a rack to hold his surfboard.
  
  History: Kai was born and raised in Crystal Cove to a single mother, who taught him to swim before he could walk and how to surf only shortly after. In school, he was captain of the swim team and a local star of the surfing team. With his good grades, Kai was able to get a small academic scholarship, but he chose to stay in Crystal Cove instead to help his mom run the Siren’s Surf. Even after school, he continued to compete in surfing tournaments, his trophies taking up a wall of his mom’s shop. However, everything changed at the last March of the Mermaids.
  Surfing alone far out to sea, Kai experienced a wipeout. While trying to get back to his board, a drunken tourist sped too close on a motorboat, not even noticing the surfer. Kai’s legs were cut up badly by the boat’s motor, and he lost a lot of blood. Struggling to stay conscious, he tried desperately to reach his board, despite his agonizing pain. He swears that the last thing he saw before slipping under the waves and out of consciousness was an angel.
  Kai woke on the beach, his legs bandaged by seaweed, his board at his side. He could hear people calling his name, but his eyes were instead on the water as he saw the angel once more disappear beneath the waves.
  After being found and taken to the hospital, it was determined that the lower half of his legs had to be amputated. For a whole week, he did not say anything to anyone. His mom and friends worried that he would never be the same again. Then, he cracked his sly smile, made a joke about getting back on his feet, and seemed to be his old self again.
  Since then, he has worked hard with a physical therapist to get back onto his board. He never really told anyone about being saved by his angel, but every day, he goes out on his surfboard looking for her.
  
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  ~ Stuck with the childhood nickname “Hurl” that he earned in eighth grade as a result of too many hotdogs, the boardwalk, and a lady’s new pair of shoes.
  ~ Works out every day to maintain his surfer bod.
  ~ Has a wheelchair specifically made to handle the beach. Specially painted to match his surfboard: a very vibrant yellow and royal blue.
  ~ Goes out every day on his surfboard, no matter the weather, looking for the mermaid that saved him, not knowing that she is the really cute girl that works at the plant shop that he just so happens to go to quite frequently because he was "in the area" or his "mom keeps killing plants."
  ~ Cannot sing whatsoever, but that does not stop him.
  ~ Favorite color is blue.
  ~ Despite having a very healthy diet, his favorite food is hotdogs.
  ~ Does not use his wheelchair at home. He prefers to crawl and drag himself around. He has absolutely been accidentally kicked in the face by his mother who thought he was a demon when getting a midnight snack.
  
  

 

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  Name: Blake Cetus
  Age: 24
  Gender: Female
  Orientation: Pansexual
  Alignment: Neutral Good
  Species: Mermaid
  Sub species:
  Spoiler: Black Seadevil Anglerfish

  

  
  Spot in Clan: Omega. As desperately as she would like to help the clan, her eyesight is too sensitive to light to be a scout, she can’t interact with the townspeople well enough to be a gatherer, she doesn’t know anything about healing, and she is a pacifist. She tries to help in any way she can, but she does not feel it is enough.
  She does help Gill run The Attic. She manages the logistics and financial side while he handles all of the people side.
  
  
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  Personality: Blake is absolutely a fish out of water and way out of her depth. The clan that she was born into was nothing like the one she struggles to be a part of now, and her contact with humans had been very minimal before. She is trying her best to be a part of the family, but she does not think she is doing a good job of it. While Blake is very sweet, her appearance and her very presence are unnerving to say the least. She is very awkward in social situations, so this is often misinterpreted the wrong way. She’s very aware of this fact, but when she tries to make it better, she just ends up making things worse. This has caused her to become extremely self-conscious and unsure of herself. She constantly doubts herself and hesitates to make decisions or act on her thoughts. She does not think that she is good enough for anything and will always put everything else before herself.
  
  
  Appearance:
  Blake is absolutely an unsettling sight. In her mermaid form, her features are sharp and cutting. Her teeth are jagged razors, barely concealed behind her thin dark lips. Her full length reaches 10'1". Her long white hair glows unnaturally with the lure that extends from her forehead, contrasting with her dark scales. Her nails are long and pointed, resembling black claws. Quill-like protrusions extend from her tail, creating a natural barrier against those that dare to get too close. Her cloudy eyes are piercing and seem to see through one’s very soul.
  Her human form seems to try to conceal her more unnerving traits. Her features are rounder and softer. Her bio-luminescent spots are freckles. Her lips are fuller, able to hide her sharp teeth so long as she keeps her mouth closed. However, what does not help her image whatsoever is the fact that she is 6’1”, fairly muscular, dresses almost exclusively in black and white, never removes her sunglasses, and does not smile or speak.
  
  No matter how much the poor girl wishes she could disappear into the background, she absolutely cannot. Blake is a deep sea predator and it is painfully obvious.
  
  
  
  History: Her first home was among the darkness of the Abyss. It was tough. Resources were scarce. Her parents were gone by the time she turned three, though she never found out what had happened to them. Starved to death, eaten by a bigger predator, escaped to find a better life. After that, it was just her and her older sister, Nyx. Nyx was a lot of things her little sister wasn’t and did a lot of things that she thought was necessary to survive. Blake, for the most part, never argued with her, knowing that her sister was only doing what she thought she had to. Until Nyx rose to the position of clan leader. Until she gathered together a ruthless army to expand their territory and resources. Until she killed indiscriminately to claim domination over others. Blake did not agree with this. She tried to reason with her sister. The clan was okay now. They had enough resources to survive. They didn’t need anything more. Nyx disagreed. She said that surviving was not a way to live, and all these other clans had too much while they never had enough. When Nyx launched the attack on the Bay Clan, Blake stood up to her and used her attraction power for the last time, allowing some of the clan to get away. Unable to bring herself to kill her little sister, Nyx marked her as a traitor and banished her from the clan. Alone, she wandered for years, seeing sunlight and humans for the first time, and she found that she loved both of those things. She did not, however, like the loneliness she felt. She wanted to be part of a clan again, part of a family again. Less than a year ago, she got the chance. She found the clan that she had helped to escape from her sister and they offered her a spot. She accepted immediately and has been trying to find her place in the clan ever since.
  
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  Her eyes are incredibly sensitive. She can see three times as well as an ordinary human and can see in the dark as if it were light.
  
  She has the ability to attract living things to her. In humans, this would feel like a compulsion to be near her, maybe even like love or an obsession. In animals, this would feel like she is drawing them to her. The dumber the thing, the easier it is to attract. She actively refuses to use this power, but animals seem to love her. Moths will not leave her alone.
  
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  ~ Has tasked herself with cleaning the bungalow in an effort to be useful.
  
  ~ Has to wear sunglasses at all times during the day due to her sensitive eyes. She is basically blind without them.
  
  ~ When she does speak, her voice is low and gravely.
  
  ~ Nocturnal, but loves to be in the sunlight.
  
  ~ Looks up to and idolizes Erik and Leo
  
  ~ Has a long, deep scar trailing down her back from her hairline to her waist in the shape of a snake. It is her clan’s brand of a traitor.
  
  ~ Trying her BEST.
  
  

 

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Name: Finley Winter
Age: 18 (Almost 19)
Gender: Nonbinary
Orientation: Pansexual
Character alignment: Chaotic Good
Species: Human
Special skills/abilities: Is very good at doing research and knows where to look for information.

Appearance: Short, kind of messy, blonde hair. Pretty skinny, standing at around 5’4. They have pale skin from being indoors often. Bright, green eyes. They dress very casually, with hoodies, sweatpants, as well as other loose clothing.

Personality: Very laid back, very curious and open to new things. Has trouble paying attention if they aren’t super interested in what the other person has to say. Easily irritable. Can be pretty spacy.

History: Finley was always fascinated with mythology, even when they were a young kid they loved hearing fairy tales and urban legends. They spent their childhood reading about mythology, fairy tales, and urban legends in the school library. Having just graduated from high school, they live in a small apartment by themselves working at the library with a lack of certainty of what they want to do with their life.

Job/Spot in clan: Works at the library.

Other: Almost always has earbuds on them/in their ears. Has ADHD. The basic concept for them was a cool kid who is cool because they have confidence in who they are.

 

[ApfelSeine]

Name: Yuri
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pansexual
Character alignment: Chaotic Good
Species: Merman
Subspecies: Daggertooth Pike Conger eel

Special abilities:

• His teeth are particularly sharp
• He can swim in both salt and freshwater, but survives best in salt water.

Special skills:

• Unarmed fighting
• Blade fighting (typically knives or machetes)
• Cooking
• Fishing and various survival skills

Appearance:
Yuri is fair skinned with long, straight black hair and gray eyes, his general features similar to Japanese humans. He is six feet tall with a lean build, and typically dresses with a fashion sense which somehow manages to be both incredibly terrible while still being flattering on him. As a merman, his teeth become sharper and his tail is long and gray with a ridge along the back, the same as the eel of his subspecies.

Personality:
Yuri is impulsive and while he generally asserts that he is acting in his own self interest, he is fundamentally incapable of refusing to help someone who asks for it. His reckless nature leads him to put himself into dangerous situations very often, but he is resistant to being ordered around, so that is unlikely to change. He is a free spirit and can be fairly snarky. As a result he is known to offend others at times, which is not helped by his tendency to take credit whenever things go badly while downplaying his involvement when things go well. He tries to keep his compassionate side on the downlow.

History:
Yuri originated in the pacific ocean waters off the coast of eastern Asia, living with a clan composed of various orphaned or exiled merfolk. His teen years were spent traveling in search of an old friend he made as a child. On his travels he gained many skills, meeting many different types of merfolk and humans alike, his biology allowing him to swim in both salt and freshwater. He has arrived in the waters of Crystal Cove very recently as the latest stop on his travels.

Job/Spot in clan: As a well traveled individual, Yuri is known to take on odd jobs in both human and mer form. When he has come across other clans in the past, he generally helps with whatever is needed, though he most often takes the role of a warrior due to his impressive combat skills.

Other: He is into athletics and sports, both in the human and merfolk worlds. He enjoys hunting and cooking and has gotten skilled at these activities over the course of his travels. He gets along well with both children and animals, though he generally denies having any interest in them. Over the course of his travels he has learned to be prepared, so he almost always carries a machete or some sort of knife on him at all times.

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Name: Flynn Riegel
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Orientation: Questioning
Character alignment: Lawful Good
Species: Human

Special skills:

• Academically gifted/studious
• Athletic
• Charismatic
• Strong swimmer

Appearance:
Flynn is slightly tanned with short blond hair and blue eyes. He has an athletic build and is six feet tall. He generally dresses very well in button downs and sweater vests, even dressing in suits when attending school.

Personality:
Flynn is very altruistic and kindhearted. He has a reputation as a good student, good friend, and all around good guy. He is a hard worker and very bright, though at times he can be a bit oblivious since he expects people to speak straightforwardly. Despite his typical golden boy reputation, he is fairly easily riled up and can act rashly at times when he sees someone doing wrong. His sense of justice is very strong and he often does charitable work because of his desire to help the community. At times he has a competitive streak, though he tries his best to hide it.

History:
Flynn is the son of an army veteran and through his childhood he traveled around the world with his parents. After his parents died, he was adopted into a family living in Crystal Cove and has settled down there. He has since decided to pursue higher education through studying law.

Job: Law school student (does some volunteer jobs as a surf instructor and lifeguard).

Other: He loves the beach; enjoying beachcombing, sailing, swimming and surfing. Though he likes to learn about marine life, he is terrified of squids (dead or alive). Among anyone who has ever invited him to a party, he is notoriously bad at cooking.

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Name: Zasha
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Orientation: Is more excited by violence than people
Character alignment: Chaotic Evil
Species: Human

Special skills:

• Hunting/Fishing
• Street fighting
• Crafting toxins and hunting tools

Appearance:
Zasha is deceptively skinny for how strong he is, of an average height around 5’7ish. He has fair skin and brown eyes. His hair is naturally black, but he cuts it in an undercut style and dyes the top bright red with yellow highlights. He has a fairly punk style, dressing in a lot of black leather on a daily basis.

Personality:
Zasha is a bit of an unstable individual, a thrill seeker drawn to violence. He does not tend to be very subtle about his intentions, but even knowing that he is prone to aggression he can act unpredictably. He is obsessive in his pursuits, and his presence is often unnerving to those around him. Zasha has a mean streak, though this is almost unintentional since he speaks without thinking. Though his personality tends to leave him with very few friends, he is good at what he does because he dedicates all of his time and attention to it.

History:
Zasha grew up in a family of merfolk hunters, and was taken out on ventures from a young age to hunt down the elusive creatures. He has traveled a great deal through his life, but has settled in a home on the edges of town, keeping to himself most of the time. He is particularly obsessive over capturing merfolk, though he enjoys the thrill of the hunt more than anything he does after capturing them.

Job: He has a decent fortune from his past exploits, but he still goes out on fishing voyages to get a sense of the local waters. He is also the producer of natural medicines, poisons, and fishing and hunting equipment.

 

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  Name: Nyx Cetus
  Age: 29
  Gender: Female
  Orientation: Demisexual
  Alignment: Lawful Evil
  Species: Mermaid
  Sub species:
  Spoiler: Black Seadevil Anglerfish

  

  
  Spot in Clan: Alpha of the Abyss Clan (Villain)
  
  
  
  
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  Personality:
  Nyx has been fighting for her place in the world since she was born. She only looks out for her and her own. She places her trust in a very, very select few, though it may take years to earn this. She is fiercely loyal, more than willing to kill if she deems it necessary. She doesn’t particularly enjoy killing (she is not a psychopath) but she is admittedly very good at it and her body-count is quite high. She is immensely intelligent, particularly in strategy and battle. She is very calm and calculating, absolutely unreadable. No one knows what she might do next, but that does not mean she is random. She has a moral and personal code and she follows it strictly. She expects everyone else to follow it as well. And if you can’t, well, you’re just another number in her body-count.
  
  Appearance:
  Compared to Nyx, Blake looks like a bunny rabbit. Nyx’s features are sharper, more cutting. Her teeth are longer and unable to be concealed. Her full length reaches 13”2’. Her hair is a deep black, as black as her skin and as black as the Abyss. Her nails and quill-like protrusions are longer, sharper, and have more than likely been used as a weapon. She has no bio-luminescent qualities other than the very end of the lure that extends from her forehead. Her sharp, steely eyes pierce through one’s soul and cares nothing about it.
  Her human form does nothing to hide her unsettling traits. Her height reaches 6”5’ and she is built like an amazon. Her presence is unnerving and everything about her screams unnatural, but it is hard to look away, almost as if people are naturally drawn to her. Humans seem to know that whatever she is, she isn’t human.
  Nyx is a deep sea predator. Period.
  
  History:
  Her first home was among the darkness of the Abyss. It was tough. Resources were scarce. Her parents were gone by the time she was eight and her little sister was three. They had planned to leave the Abyss with Nyx to find a better life. They were going to leave Blake as she was too young and would slow them down or get them killed in their escape out of the deep, deep Abyss. Nyx stayed. Her parents didn’t. Nyx figured out very quickly that surviving in the Abyss meant a lot of sacrifice and fight. She fought for her sister. Then, when other deep-sea mermaids began to rally around her, she fought for them too. She fought to make sure her newfound clan did more than survive. Just surviving was not a way to live. All of the other clans she encountered had too much while they never had enough. So, she fought for them to live. After one particular fight with a weak clan that stayed near the shore, Blake betrayed her. She used her power to its full extent to stop her own clan’s attack to allow some of the Bay Clan to get away. Still, unable to kill her little sister but also unable to keep her away from her clan’s call for her blood, Nyx carved the symbol of traitor into her sisters back and banished her from the clan. Nyx retreated and began growing her clan more and more, trying to fill the space her little sister had ripped out in her betrayal. Her people would live, not just survive, and she would fight for them.
  
  
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  Her eyes are incredibly sensitive. She can see three times as well as an ordinary human and can see in the dark as if it were light.
  
  Nyx has the same attraction ability as Blake, but much more powerful as she uses it frequently and has used it for much longer.. People are drawn to her. Even the strongest resisters or those that dislike her can often find that their gaze drifts over to her without them knowing. In others, they feel a strong compulsion to be near her, almost like an obsession. Animals surround her constantly and seem to react in her best interest, even if she does not necessarily control them. Her power culminates into the ability to control people so long as she maintains eye contact with the person. The dumber the person, the easier they are to control.
  
  
  
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  ~ While an amazing warrior under the water, Nyx has never been on land and so has a disadvantage if a battle moves out of the water.
  
  ~ She does not know how to read any human language.
  
  ~ There are rumors among her plan that she has used her power to force people to end their own life. She does nothing to dispel these rumors.
  
  ~ She has a secret desire to ride in a boat. Born at the bottom of the ocean, she wonders what it would be like to be on top of it.
  
  ~ Might get a redemption arc.
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

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  Name: Gilligan (Gill) Sylynn
  Age: 20
  Gender: Male
  Orientation: Pansexual
  Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
  Species: Merman
  Sub species:
  Spoiler: Blue Sea Dragon

  

  
  Spot in the Clan: Gatherer
  Work with Blake at The Attic, a store he inherited from a former clan member. He collects the hodge podge that is the inventory and deals with customers to save Blake from having to be social.
  
  
  
  
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  Personality:
  Gill is the walking example of vast differences between Book Smart and Street Smart. This innocent little bean does not have much common sense. Coupled with the fact that he is pretty forgetful, scattered, naïve, and oblivious, some people may look at him like he is almost a child. However, Gill is very intelligent, always reading, asking questions, and generally is just very curious. Some people would call him obsessed with human culture and if he had a long enough attention span, he would probably be in school to be an anthropologist. He treasures things made by humans, even things most would consider to be junk, so he has become somewhat of a hoarder, though he calls himself a “collector”. He is the poster boy of the opposite of minimalism. He also loves to work with his hands and do arts and crafts, so when he feels like he is running out room to store more of his “collection”, he will take random objects and craft them into something he can sell at the Attic, like jewelry or art. Gill has very sharp eyesight and seems to notice everything and nothing at the same time. At any given time, he can produce worthless details and snippets of useless knowledge like what earrings Blake had on the Tuesday before last or could quote the first page of the novelization of Gilligan’s Island or could list all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, but will forget what he had for breakfast or even if he had breakfast that day.
  
  
  
  Appearance:
  As a species that normally glides on their back at the surface, Gill’s mermaid form is colored specially to help protect him from predators that may attach from above and below. While his front is blue, black, and white to blend in with the water, his back is completely silver-grey to mimic the sunlight reflecting on the ocean’s surface when viewed upwards underwater. His unique coloration is also used to reflect harmful UV rays. In addition to his arms and tail, he has five wing-like appendages to help him drift along. Short horns rest on his head, but most do not notice them among his shaggy blue hair. He is rather big for his species as he is 5’ long while the average for the rest of his kind is around 4’2”.
  
  As a human, he stands taller than his mermaid form at 5’5”. His blue hair looks black in this form, and it is only in the light of the sun that people realize it is actually just very dark blue. His eyes are still a piercing blue, stunning to some and intense to others. His clothes are all from the thrift store, preferring donated or found clothing to brand new. He usually goes barefoot, but when he does wear shoes, there is a good chance he will take them off at some point and forget where he put them. He will on occasion wear the jewelry he has found or made, but does not so often because he kept losing them.
  
  History:
  Gill was one of the original members of the Bay Clan. When he was twelve, the clan was attacked, but he and his parents managed to escape. While on the run, Gill got separated from his parents. Like his parents told him when he was very little, he stayed in the spot that he lost them. A shipwreck, far from any sign of land or mermaid civilization. He waited for his parents her for eight years, mostly kept company with the fish that shared his home. He grew up surrounded by things left behind by humans, but had never seen one until divers came to explore the wreck. He kept hidden as they ventured around the ship, but when night fell and the boat above did not leave, Gill snuck aboard. The humans stayed for a couple of weeks, living in the houseboat above while frequently diving down to the ship below. They began to notice that things would go missing, but explained it away as misplacing things or the sun getting to them. It was here that Gill really began his passion about humans, especially for books. However, he did realize very quickly that books were not meant for mermaids as he had tried to bring them back down with him. When the humans were finished with their trip, Gill made the hard decision to follow them. He swam after them, leaving a breadcrumb trail of sorts from these weird yellow metal circles he had found in the shipwreck. However, the boat was much faster than he was, so he lost it very quickly, but he kept heading in the direction they had left, knowing that humans had to be somewhere. And that somewhere is where he wanted to be.
  
  
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  Abilities/Magic:
  
  ~ While beautiful, he can be dangerous to touch in his mermaid form as he carries the potent venom of other species, concentrated by his body’s unique defense system. This is described as mind-numbing pain, with many passing out from it, and always being left with red whip-like welts. This is something he can control to a degree as he can only get the venom from the venomous fish he eats. However, he can only sting indiscriminately and with full force in his mermaid form. In his human form, however, he can control when and who he stings and can adjust the potency of the venom with enough concentration (which he is not very good with).
  
  ~ Can eat venomous and poisonous foods with no effect.
  
  ~ Cannot get a sunburn or a sun stroke.
  
  ~ Is really good at Where’s Waldo and I Spy picture book games, spot the difference games, puzzles, crosswords, and word searches.
  
  Additional information:
  
  ~ Not a very strong swimmer.
  
  ~ Is always reading at least ten books at a time (mostly because he sets one down somewhere, forgets where, then either finds another he lost or starts a new one).
  
  ~ Places that the clan have found his books include but are not limited to: In between couch cushions, on the floor in the middle of the hallway, in a bush, in a folded up beach chair, in the fridge, in the freezer, in random clan members’ closets, propping a door open, and on the roof of random clan members’ cars.
  
  ~ Tchotchkes, books, old movies, and sea glass are his favorite things to hoard collect.
  
  ~ Will often try to add his junk to the Attic, where Blake either tries to discreetly throw away or find a spot in the shop for them and hope they sell.
  
  ~ Loves to give gifts. If he sees something that reminds him of someone, he will give it to him. Unfortuantely, this sometimes (most of the time) means that he leaves people trash as gifts.
  
  ~ Excellent navigator when he is actually paying attention.
  
  ~ Gill name is actually just Gill. When someone asked what his name was for the first time, he thought that Gill would so obviously be a mermaid name, so he said the first thing that came to his mind, “Gilligan’s Island” after his favorite book, a novelization of the tv series. The other person thought he said “Gilligan Sylynn” and Gill just agreed.
  
  ~ Too pure for this world.
  
  
  
  

 

[DuchessAnyaxx]

♆Name: Calypso

♆Nickname(s):

Callie or Cal - Commonly only used by people close to her

♆Age: 22
♆Gender: Female
♆Orientation: Heterosexual
♆Character alignment: Chaotic Neutral
♆Species: Mermaid
♆Sub species: Red Lionfish
♆Job/Spot in clan: Warrior of the clan, bartender

♆Special skills/abilities:

Venomous spines - In merform, Calypso has long spines that protrude from her tail which is mainly used for self defense. These spines contain a large amount of venom which “sting” the predator if touched. These cause extreme pain, headaches, vomiting, breathing difficulties and often leaves blisters on the infected area if touched by humans. Because she is bigger than a normal Lionfish, her venom is a little more painful and causes more serious injuries but not enough to be fatal.

Venomous nails - Even out of her merform, Calypso has naturally sharp and pointed nails which she uses more as a close combat defense mechanism. This helps her against other merfolk and even humans. She usually has these nails painted to look more natural and like simple acrylics.

Camouflage - The Red Lionfish is known to rely on camouflage to capture prey so she is able to blend in easier with coral reefs to hide but outside of the reefs, she is very easy to spot due to the vibrant red color of her hair and striped tail.

♆Appearance:

Calypso is a rather small woman in her human form and even small compared to the rest of her clan, which she absolutely hates. She stands at a height of five feet and two inches in human form and only grows about a foot in her merform, due to Red Lionfishs not being relatively large to begin with. This often causes Calypso to be teased by others and often underestimated but it does help her navigate in smaller places and get herself out of situations easier. Along with being quite small, Calypso has very pale skin which she likes to blame on her merform but in reality it’s because she doesn’t like to sit in the sun, finding comfort in being indoors or in the water. Her pale body is covered in light freckles, dusted across her nose and along her shoulders, chest and thighs though the freckles on her face are more prominent.
Calypso’s eyes are rather large, accompanied by long dark lashes and arched brows. Her eyes appear almost grey in normal light because they’re such a pale blue but in the sun, her eyes are bright and can be thought to “sparkle” in the light. Her hair is rather thick and long, reaching down to the middle of her back in a vibrant natural red color. Calypso usually keeps her hair down in messy, loose curls but will pull it up into a messy bun when she is working.

In her merform, Calypso has a long, vibrant red and white striped tail with a set of “spines” which she can hold close to her body while she swims or while relaxed. These spines are easily extended and reach out a few feet from her body at the first sight of danger as a means to protect herself. She also has a much smaller set of these venomous spines along her forearms for closer combat and protection which only extend maybe a foot or less out.

♆Personality:

Calypso is often underestimated by most people. Because she’s so small, she is mistakenly thought to be rather fragile but she’s the exact opposite. She is a fierce, blunt woman who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and tell you like it is. She doesn’t believe in sugar coating and being “fake” and doesn’t care if you like her or not. This often leads many to consider her a bit of a bitch and she won’t deny she can be. This causes her to get into a bit of trouble at times and not see eye to eye with many.
Calypso is also a very strong willed and natural born fighter. She likes others to think of her as fearless and will never let anyone see her scared or in a weak state. This often leads her to hide her emotions, many believing she might not have any. She is often very introverted and doesn’t talk to many due to heavy trust issues for humans and merfolk alike.

♆History:

Calypso was the only child to a couple of merfolk who were a part of a clan that resided in a reef in the South Pacific. For years their clan lived in peace and were unbothered by humans and other predators. She lived an easy, happy life and considered herself close to her Lionfish merfolk parents. But as years went on, the technology of humans had progressed and so did their carbon footprint. Humans were starting to kill their home with the pollution that caused the temperature of the ocean to rise, slowly killing off the reef and fish that resided in it. They knew at some point they would have to leave but they were forced to wait on their leaders’ decision which unfortunately came too late.
Without warning, a massive oil spill occured in their part of the sea, spreading quickly throughout the reef. There was no time to wait and devise a plan. The clan simply had to disperse and leave the area or else they would likely be hurt, killed, or even found by humans which would leave their fate unknown.
During the chaos, Calypso was separated from her parents and even though she tried to find them she knew she would surely be doomed if she continued any longer. She was forced out of her home, unknowing if her parents were even still alive. She was alone for the first time in her life and after almost a complete mental breakdown, was forced to wander the seas and even hunted in the open waters by larger predators until she came upon her current clan in Crystal Cove. She was filled with anger, despair, and even lack of trust for the other merfolk due to the lack of care from her previous clan leaders but she knew she would only be a target on her own. She was reluctantly accepted into the clan but she continues to refuse to share too much of herself and her past with anyone. Here she processes her anger in the only healthy way she can, being a warrior for her current clan.

♆Other:

-Calypso wears a small gold necklace along her neck with a small shell charm dangling from the chain which was given to her by her mother. She never takes it off.

-Has become a rather heavy drinker after starting her job at the local bar, often finding it a leisurely and fun activity on her off days. She hardly has to pay for her own since many men often offer buying them for her because of her looks and she prides herself in being able to out drink many.

-She hates seeing people treat the environment so poorly because of what happened to her home and considers herself a slight environmental activist.

-Her favorite thing about the human world that isn’t alcohol is actually lipstick and she often wears it along with mascara to enhance her lashes but other than that, keeps a natural face.

♆Playlist:

-Blood in the Water; Grandson
-Impossible; I Am King
-Where’s My Love; SYML
-War of Hearts; Ruelle
-In the Dark; Bring Me the Horizon​

 

[Superfly47]

Name: Mia Borland
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Orientation: Heterosexual
Character alignment: Chaotic Good
Species: Human
Special skills/abilities: Climbing. Can climb buildings and trees very quietly.

Appearance: 5’4, skinny, brown hair and brown eyes.

Personality: Mia is friendly, sweet, and caring. She has a strong desire to make others happy. Being spontaneous and impulsive, she can get herself into trouble by being distracted or forgetting to finish a project. She can get bored easily and she just hates routines. She believes that routines and structures just gets in the way of living.

History: When she was younger, she had aspirations of travelling the world and exploring. While she would like to do this at some point, she hasn’t been able to save enough to travel just yet.

Job/Spot in clan: Works at the ice cream stand on the boardwalk.

Other: She enjoys socializing and hanging out with others at the beach.

 

[MaddyMadz]

Name: Jasmine Jackson
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Orientation: Pansexual
Character alignment: Neutral Good
Species: Human
Special skills/abilities: Good at handling many things at once, cooking,

Appearance: She is about 5'7 in height, with a curvy figure. Her hair is naturally curly and she had dyed the tips of red. She has cappuccino colored skin and dark brown eyes.

Personality: Jasmine is a bubbly girl who tries to make friends with everyone she can. She meets a lot of people with her job as a waitress and you can always find her being extra talkative to regulars to her parent's restaurant. She enjoys doing spontaneous trips with her friends when she's not at work and loves spending time on the beach and by the water.

History: Jasmine grew up in Crystal Cove and is very much into the lore of mermaids in the area. She is the type to truly believe there are mermaids here and that they weren't all killed off as some of townspeople claim. She started working in her parent's shop when she was 15 while she was going to school (and she is currently doing a gap year after high school before going to college) and is planning to take over their shop when they retire.

Job/Spot in clan: Waitress in her family's restaurant. Occasionally helps her parents in the back to cook, but otherwise she's on the floor.

Other: Her Family's restaurant is sea themed, with the walls painted blue with sea life, and a few mermaids, painted on every inch of the wall. All the items on their menu have sea or mermaid themed names. They have the lights of the restaurant dressed up as jellyfish, sea shells and starfish, among other things glued to the holder at each table.

 

[DuchessBecca]

Spoiler: Dropped

Faceclaim:

Name: Michelle
Age:28
Gender: Female
Orientation: Pansexual
Character alignment: Chaotic Good

Species:Mermaid
Sub species: Leatherback Turtle

Special skills/abilities:
Great Memory
Endurance Swimmer
Thick Skin

Appearance:She stands about 5’4’’ and has a muscular/toned build. Michelle normally keeps her long hair in a messy bun or ponytail and if it is the least bit chilly out she won’t be caught without her denim jacket. She loves to wear tank tops and capris.

Personality: Michelle is independent and is rather new to the clan. She is not used to living with a large group of others but is doing her best to fit in albeit rather awkwardly. She has trouble making strong relationships with others but is fiercely protective of those she is close to.

History: When Michelle was very young she lost her family when their clan was attacked during an oceanic crossing. Michelle washed up on the beach of a small island and was nursed back to health by an old couple that operated the small lighthouse there. After a couple years they passed away and Michelle found herself traveling from coastal town to island and places in between. She never found anywhere she felt like she fit in.

Michelle found herself running from her most recent haunt after being caught stealing from a local bar. While traversing the sea after this most recent mishap she stumbled upon the Bay Clan and was quickly taken in.

Job/Spot in clan: Michelle has taken up a spot as warrior in the clan. She has taught herself to defend herself and typically uses a short harpoon to fight. On the island Michelle works as a waitress at one of the local restaurants.

Other: Michelle tries to keep active and has taken up surfing as a hobby although she is not good at it. She also has a small harpoon that she has fashioned for fighting in the water. She has a single earring that is a small dangling shell. She had made a pair when she was young for her mother. After her clan was killed she was able to find one of the earrings and she wears it as a memento.

 

[MaddyMadz]

Name: Iris Belle
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Orientation: Bisexual
Character alignment: Chaotic Good
Species: Mermaid
Sub species: Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
Special skills/abilities: Ability to swim backwards in her mermaid form, paralyze her enemies after biting them.

Appearance: Natural red hair, bright blue eyes and pale skin. Has a few scars from times she was wounded when having to get close to the enemy in order to get away. 5'9 in her human form and 6'9 in her mermaid form.

Personality: She can be very protective of those close to her and in her clan, but can seem distant towards humans. Most likely to end up being more motherly towards the younger people in the clan. Once she is close to someone she has a very warm personality and lets a bit of her guard down and has fun with her friends.

History: Her previous clan was attacked and those survived, scattered. Iris had wandered the sea, escaping fights where she could, until she was injured. She was able paralyze her attack and escaped. Thankfully she had stumbled along a member of the Crystal Cove Clan who took her in and helped her heal her wounds. Since then she was been the scout for the clan, making it her duty to insure nothing is off, so this clan won't end up like her last one.

Job/Spot in clan: Works at a gift shop on the boardwalk / Scout in Clan

 

[FireMaiden]

Spoiler: dropped

Name:
Riley Kidman
Age:
19
Gender:
Kinda sort of non-binary or genderfluid, they don't really put a label on it. Pretty much any pronoun works, though often it's they/them or male pronouns
Orientation:
Pan-Sexual
Character alignment:
Neutral
Species:
Mermaid
Subspecies:

Spoiler: Clownfish

Special skills/abilities:
- Shifting Apperance: Riley can shift between a masculine and feminine appearance. Both are tanned, with brown hair and blue eyes, a bit different from their human appearance. It depends on their victim. Male victims typically get the softer female appearance and female victims get the opposite. Riley's voice even changes to fit the ruse.
- Siren's Lullaby: A song that draws fishermen and other boat users to their deaths if they aren't careful. Those who hear it can be pulled into the rocks or overboard and drowned. Riley normally leaves the bodies behind.
- Slight Poison Immunity: Clown fish are immune to anemone stings. So, they have a little immunity to other poisons as well. Not much though, any large quantity of poisons that isn't anemone stings will cause severe damage and could eventually kill them. But his body can naturally filter it out if given enough time.
Appearance:
In human form, Riley is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall. Pale skin, blue eyes, and dark hair. Some people mistake them for a woman, given their softer features and slightly shaggy hair. But then also it's just hard to tell and when they're asked about what's in their pants, Riley just says "determination."
In mer form, they're about 6 and a half feel long, and can shift between a female and male appearance. Both have the long blue and white tail and are tan. The female appearance has softer, less angler features and slightly longer hair. Male appearance has angler features, and pretty good muscle definition. Both are all about attracting victims, so they're pretty much genetically engineered to look nice.
Personality:
WIP
History:
WIP
Job/Spot in clan:
Works at a local bookstore part time
Omega in the clan
Other:
WIP​

 

[ADarkAndStormyNight]

Faceclaim: N/A for now, oops
Name: Thomas Gray
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Character alignment: Neutral Good
Species: Human

Appearance: Tall, around 6'0, and well built, if not a little bit on the thin. Thomas has dark brown hair, nearly black, and a bit of a beard beginning to grow on his face, though still in it's formative hours. His skin is dark, but not quite tanned. He has a long face, with a sturdy jawline. His eyes are a deep brown.

Personality:
Thomas is generally kind and charismatic, easy to get along with. He isn't quick to anger, with a loose demeanor more often than not, but if ever necessary, he'll take reins and ensure that everything is going smoothly. He likes to crack wise, and doesn't like anyone who takes themselves too serious, preferring life be nice and calm.

History:
Thomas didn't grow up on the Cove. His memory of the place was small, blurry fragments. His grandparents had lived their, father's side, and he would visit often as a young boy. Of course, that was a while ago, and the place mostly only lived on in his memories- until his grandfather died. Thomas had lost connection with his parents when he left his medical career, which meant he mostly lived on friend's couches, as he went from grocery store to call center to grocery store. His surprise when he got a letter in the mail about some kind of will was, well, quite high, to say the least. Thomas was their eldest grandson, and they left the house to him after they died. In need of quite a break of his normal life, he moved to the Cove, with no clear direction, no clear job, nothing of that sort. Of course, he came at the perfect time, as it just so happened to be around the time of the Cove's biggest holiday.

Job: Currently looking

Other: characters hobbies, interests, important objects/weapons, weaknesses and strengths (can be as little or as many as you wish!)
Thomas is a hopeful musician, though he hasn't been able to find much success. He went to college for a degree in medicine, but after he got his MD, the stress got to him, and he stopped pursuing that career. That was about three years ago. Since then, he's been going from dead end job to dead end job, trying to get his stupid music career to get off the ground. He greatly enjoys books, and his brother is a writer, with much greater success than Thomas has.