>>27046416I was just about to ask if you're still and whether you wanted to anchor your document, and here you are! I got distracted by deity talk but I have a few things I wanted to add to your merfolk lore. Some mention should probably be made of their webbed hands and claws. Have you thought about their teeth? Do they have a typical carnivorous mammals fangs, or is it more akin to sharks/piranhas where they can lose and regrow their teeth all throughout their lives? Additionally, they would likely not have to actively use the Uki/Vox chuubanite. It would be an effect caused by living near to large deposits of these types of chuubanite, and thus having the magic radiation seep into their bodies over time. That's why I suggested they should nest near Stargard. They absorb lots of its energy due to living by it. Many fish travel long distances to spawn somewhere entirely different from where they live most of the time. Perhaps merfolk eggs require freshwater to spawn. Threfore, merfolk swim inland down the river cutting though Ninisani to their spawning ground near the Holy Kingdom. Their young are raised there until they're strong enough to make the long journey back to Stargard's waters, and this gives them enough time to absorb energy from the Vox chuubanite. The ability to shift to a more human form may have even been an adaptation due to the risk of low tides leaving merfolk stranded in shallow rivers! Perhaps the shapeshifting ability of a merperson gradually weakens as they grow older and that chuubanite leaves their bodies? Or perhaps they recognize the Vox chuubanite as important and those who swim inland to spawn will also collect some of it to bring back to Stargard.
