Lore[]
Rhiahan showed no mercy to the humans who wandered into her ocean domain. Vessels of fishermen, merchants, and pirates alike were swallowed by huge whirlpools and their occupants were plunged into the cold waters. They needed to be reminded that merfolk were the rightful rulers of the waves. Rhiahan's kind was once adored for their beauty, but soon the very sight of their argent scales would arouse only fear.
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A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. The word mermaid is a compound of the Old English mere (sea), and maid (a girl or young woman). Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. 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. Mermaids are associated with the mythological Greek sirens, half-bird femme fatales whose enchanting voices would lure soon-to-be-shipwrecked sailors to nearby rocks, sandbars or shoals.