Merfolk

The humanoide terrors of the deep, they roam the bottom of the Silver Sea and form colonies of rock and sand.

Their carnivore diet is mainly formed of beach fish, which they often swim to hunt. In times of hunger they may resort to eating corals, deep sea fish and sharks. However, in merfolk culture the flesh of human infants and children is considered a delicious treat saved for special events. They sometimes rise from the seas to kidnap the young, whom they will drown and carry to their colonies, where bodies are conserved via salting until the next major feast.

Similarly to humans, once a merfolk finds a partner they will mate for life and raise their younglings until adulthood.

Their colonies are made of nests, spacious spheres of stone, in which merfolk sleep. All nests are built on and around a grand main chamber, similarly made to the rest of the nests. In the main sphere, the eggs are laid. Once the egg hatches, the newborn merfolk will swim to the nest of its parents, guided by their extraordinary sense of smell.

Not much is known about merfolk, since none can dive to their underwater habitats and return to tell the story. The origin of all that is known of them is found in ancient tomes and scrolls, mostly of unknown writers.