Whalefolk

Large merfolk native to the deeper waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

• Pacific Ocean - in the deeper waters of the Pacific Ocean, there are pods of massive, whale-sized merfolk who often keep company with whales. They are known for occasionally capsizing fishing ships and oil rigs and can dive deep into the darkest parts of the ocean to remain there for days without needing to breathe.
• Atlantic pods have a proud history of capsizing slave ships and rescuing African slaves, returning them to their homelands when possible. They tend to be smaller than their Pacific cousins, but still remain larger than coastal or inland merfolk. Many of them bear markings similar to orcas and other black-and-white dolphin-kin.

Culture

Common Myths and Legends

There is an area of the Pacific Ocean which even the whale-folk will not approach and they tell stories amongst themselves of the “sunken city” and it’s “sleeping watcher.”

Encompassed species

• Merfolk