in folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the near east, europe, asia, and africa. mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. in other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.
“She is water, powerful enough to drown you, soft enough to cleanse you, deep enough to heal you…” – Adrian Michael
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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.
in folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the near east, europe, asia, and africa. mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. in other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.
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