Merpeople



The fabled destroyers of the dragon kingdom of long ago, the merpeople are a fickle bunch. Much was known of them at the time of their uprising, but modern knowledge is clouded by myth. Some clear facts can be pulled out, they can breathe underwater as well as above it, they live on floating villages, and they are a deadly opponent. Not much else is known, what mysteries lie in store for a poor ship who might hap across them? Described as humans with gills at their necks and bluish skin. Webbed hands and froglike feet give them an advantage in swimming.
 * breathe underwater
 * breathe air
 * live on floating village
 * other information too clouded in 8000 year old myth