Triton

Triton’s are an outsider race native to the seas but hailing from the Elemental Plane of Water. They guard the depths of the ocean, building small settlements beside deep trenches and other dangerous spots far from the land-bound folk’s eye.They have very good relations with giant sea horses, sea lions, and hippocampi. Tritons entered the world centuries ago in response to the increasing threat of evil elements. They waged a lot of wars against their enemies on the Plane of Water, driving them in the dark depths where they ran into crushed pressures and darkness.Tritons saw that their old elemental enemies had grown silent.  In-depth expeditions revealed that sahuagin, krakens, and very bad foes had escaped the water plane for the material plane. Inspired by the spirit of duty and responsibility, Tritons will not allow their enemies to escape so easily. A great conclave of them chose volunteers who are skilled in magic and weapons as part of an expeditionary force to enter the Material plane and search out for their foes. Those Tritons spread to the ocean of the world. They established protectorates to watch over the deep sea trenches, undersea caves and portals etc.They defeated their enemies after finding them and concealed the rest.  When their enemies banished to the deep reach of the sea, Triton settled to see for any sign of their return. Tritons built outposts to create trade with other races by extending their stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements. Despite the expansion, there are only a few people who know them. Tritons mean well and are far from flawless, but they are paranoid of others. Tritons are usually neutron in alignment and the neutral enemies of the sahuagin. Despite the off-putting manners of Tritons, they are a generous creature at the heart and they are confident that other decent races deserve their protection. Attitude for tritons might grate but they are the first to protect others when pirate fleets prowl the waves. They love to sacrifice for the common good and can fight and die without question for merfolk, humans and other creatures. The self-absorbed nature of tritons makes them overlook the history of other creatures. It is the belief of the tritons that they owe a debt of honor to the world and to pay this, they can fight and die. Most of the Tritons have never been to the surface world. They think that out of the water they cannot move up and down easily. They remain innocent for the surface world for their proud culture. Typical protectorate of the Triton is tightly regimented and unified around a common cause. A triton on the surface is easily confused by the strange array of alliances, rivals, and small complaints that prevent the surface from actually uniting people.