Character Aesthetic | Selkies
Gentle souls who prefer dancing in the moonlight over luring sailors to their death, Selkies undergo a full body transformation upon coming to shore: they completely shapeshift from the sea animals into a human. This is accomplished by shedding their seal-skin when they come to land. Selkies can only remain in the presence of humans for a short period of time, and then must commonly wait seven years to return the shore.
Character Aesthetic | Selkies
Gentle souls who prefer dancing in the moonlight over luring sailors to their death, Selkies undergo a full body transformation upon coming to shore: they completely shapeshift from the sea animals into a human. This is accomplished by shedding their seal-skin when they come to land. Selkies can only remain in the presence of humans for a short period of time, and then must commonly wait seven years to return the shore.
day 10, a sea creature: selkies
selkies or selkie folk meaning “seal folk” are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin.
Selkies | Celtic Mythology
Once a selkie finds her skin again, neither chains of steel nor chains of love can keep her from the sea.
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“The shy Selkies are marine creatures in the shape of a seal. They can be found near the islands of Orkney and Shetland. A female can shed her skin and come ashore as a beautiful woman. When a man finds the skin, he can force the Selkie to be a good, if somewhat sad, wife. Should she ever recover the skin, she will immediately return to sea, leaving her husband behind.”
Certainly! As with any mythical creature, keep in mind that our interpretations of these supernatural beings have changed over time and continue to evolve. While it is always a good idea to gather as much knowledge about them as possible, don’t feel constrained by it. Feel free to give the being a new interpretation and to be creative in how you tell the story.
Here are some resources I think will help:
The selkie comes from Scottish, Irish, and Faroese lore.
Unlike a mermaid, the selkie transforms fully into a human or into a seal, casting its seal skin and walking the land. When in human form, they can converse and mate with humans.
It’s said that a selkie male will seek out women (married or not) to mate with, and can be summoned when a woman sheds seven tears into the ocean during high tide.
There are many legends surrounding the selkie. Most of them are tragic, involving humans stealing away a selkie’s skin, leaving the selkie no choice but to marry their captor. Children with one selkie parent typically have webbing between their fingers and toes, and can hear the selkies singing from the ocean.
“But unlike sirens, selkies don’t mean any harm with their songs. They don’t sing to seduce or to kill. Their songs have nothing to do with anyone but themselves. They sing for the simple joy of it, and because of that, I imagine their songs are more beautiful than those of any siren” -Betsy Cornwell
SELKIES
The shy Selkies are marine creatures in the shape of a seal. They can be
found near the islands of Orkney and Shetland. A female can shed her
skin and come ashore as a beautiful woman. When a man finds the skin, he
can force the Selkie to be a good, if somewhat sad, wife. Should she
ever recover the skin, she will immediately return to sea, leaving her
husband behind.
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