Tsuna

Appearance

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The Tsuna bipedal form is on average 66" to 70" in height. Their aquatic form is between 8 ft to 12 ft in length with a horizontal moving tail with flukes. Tsuna have wiry muscle and typically have long, dread-like hair that is often decorated with various shells, jewlery and sometimes small fish find shelter. Their hair color is usually red, blonde, or black.

Warm Water Colors

The Tsuna found in the warmer waters of the Eastern Kingdoms and of the south tend to have warmer skin tones, often tinted with various colors, orange, yellow, reds. Occasionally purples, blues, greens. Their eyes are

Cold Water Colors

Fairer skin tone, often tinted with various colors, gray, blue, green, purples. Occasionally reds, pinks, orange, yellows

Unique Abilities

Water Elemental Amphibious Transformation: Able to change between having a tail and having legs. They only change to legs if they have business to do on land.

Societies

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Vivaldia - Western Kingdom is the largest of the sea kingdoms. They often keep to themselves and don't worry themselves about the trifles of the land dwellers. They have little patience for their kin who interact with the races on land and think that the Mire are an abomination. The Tsuna of the Western lineage have the strongest in water manipulation but they do not have the ability of amphibious transformation. Their water manipulation abilities tend to the mindset that Vivaldia is the greatest of the Tsuna kingdoms. Not exclusively due to size, the belief is that the connection to water manipulation is a manifestation of God showing favor onto you. Vivalidians thusly believe themselves to be divinely chosen as superior. To maintain the structure they have and limit any threats to their kingdom they have a rotating series of water currents pushing away from their kingdom, making entry to this kingdom the most treacherous.

Eastern Kingdom is the next largest kingdom and while most of the Tsuna live in the underwater kingdom, they have a couple of floating cities that are mixed with visiting Tsuna and Mire alike. The Eastern kingdom is known for the breeding of the majestic se'horsii. Wild se'horsii populations are known for being around the eastern and southern regions however, the Eastern Kingdom has a greater control of the selected breeding qualities. They are largely peaceful and oriented towards trading and prosperity of their kingdom.

Southern Tribe Tsuna are the friendliest towards other races due to their constant interactions with both Oria and Half-breeds. The southern tribes will occasional make the trek up the (leighem)river to trade with the City of Da'ja or the City of Adamaris, trading their prized mini se'hors. They face much aggression from the Fyllen as their river runs through their respective territories and they operate as poachers seeking the mini se'hors for high value trading. Due to this there is a massive superstition of misfortune and evil associated with the rune that depicts the Fyllen and through the Southern Tribes these become well-known.

Northern Tribes are found along the strait between Skiala and the northern countries of Ko'ten and Carnala. There are a few tribes that trade with coastal cities and during the summer months, they will follow the rivers upstream to Haven in Skiala to make trades. The other tribes that are found in the north typically have smaller numbers of members and do what they can to survive the harsher sea. Given the more dire survivability of their location many that have traded freely and openly have been taken advantage of if not stolen from or executed outright for access to goods. Due to this even when trade is open among tribes many Tsuna of the North are more reserved and upon occasion will have additional muscle to guarantee safe transactions.

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Language

The Tsuna form of communication is through whistle, clicks and singing. The sounds waves of singing travel better through water than talking. When they are on land and communicating with their cousins and humans, they speak the common tongue but it is often in broken speak and almost have a rhythm to their dialect similar to singing.

Personality and Beliefs

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Common Demeanor

Tsuna are seen as a friendly, laidback group by most who interact with them in coastal towns or trade cities. Outside of these areas Tsuna tend to be shy and tend to stick to themselves or their family pods. Or they have been known to be a cutthroat group.

Commonly Held Beliefs

It is widely accepted for the Tsuna to follow the Sea deity, Admaris, primarily and know the importance of the moon deity Avalo.