Merfolk

The Merfolk are diverse and live on almost every planet. Their species is as wide as the fish population on Earth. This page will be slow to update, as there is a lot to cover.

Introduction
The Merduchu are the cousins to the Elves and merfolk. They usually have varying shades of green hair and fair skin, but they can have dark skin and hair depending on their lineage. They need to wear a red cap to have their tails, but when they're removed or lost, they have legs. They're of Irish decent, and are usually benevolent. But if provoked, they can take the provoker into the sea and either drown them, or force them into slavery. This is a side-effect of the Age of Terror. The Merduchu had a reputation of being "bringers of luck" so they were in high demand in the slave trade. They were auctioned without their caps. The highest bidder was given their cap.

Culture
Merduchu are loners. They live alone and travel land and sea with only the clothes on their back and their caps close by. They do this out of tradition and safety, because if they're spread out, they're harder to catch.

Political Practices
The Merduchu have no leader, and are hardly considered a "species" in the traditional sense.

Work
Most Merduchus have become mercenaries. They're deadly in the water and on land, making them perfect for jobs on the down-low.

Courting
Merduchus will run into each other occasionally. It's unavoidable to say the least. But some decide to stay together. They don't get married, and they don't stay together forever. They can also take Davite husbands or wives, but usually the call of the ocean is so strong that they can't stay for longer than a few years, in rare cases a decade.

Life Expectancy
Merduchus can live as long as they like, as long as they have their cap. If their cap is destroyed, so are they, and they return to the sea as seafoam.