Selkie

Shape-changing merfolk native to North America and the British Isles.

North America

• West Coast - Most coastal North American merfolk travel in pods of 12-40 individuals which act much like independent states or provinces. They convene on a calender of tides and moon cycles to discuss laws, rules and other political issues before spreading out again. The pods off of California favor glamor and glitz, often decorating themselves with jewelry, piercings and tattoos. Farther North, the Oregon and Washington State pods lean toward the hippie culture and one even tried a vegan diet. They had to give it up pretty quickly; seaweed isn’t high enough in nutrients to maintain the fat they need for the colder Northern waters.
• East Coast (Dagonians)  - One of the Northern pods has a strangely frog-like appearance and is closely tied to the village of Innsmouth. Generally, the Northern pods are more political and structured.

I’m on good terms with many of the Great Lakes pods. -Dex
They mourned him. I’ve never heard anything like it. -Alley, 2027

• Mississippi River
• Everglades and Louisiana swamps -
• Northern Canada and Alaska - Far Northern pods tend toward larger bodies and higher concentrations of blubber due to the colder waters. They often grow shaggy pelts similar to seals and sea lions as well.

Encompassed species

• Merfolk