Pelagic Merfolk

The most nomadic of the merfolk races, pelagic merfolk follow large schools of migratory game-fish through the vast expanses of the world’s oceans. These merfolk are fast swimmers and are constantly on alert for the kraken, sea dragons, megalodons, and other predators that call the open ocean theirs. Pelagic Merfolk appear as elfin torsos attached to the body of a ray or skate. Their arms are attached to their lower torsos via a thick fin, allowing them to glide along the water with ease. Their entire bodies are covered in scales, but they are much smaller than those of their brethren, and jagged. Their tails are much smaller and thinner than most merfolk.

Pelagic Merfolk Traits

Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Conditioned Swimmer: Your swim speed increases to 40 feet.
Constantly Alert: You have proficiency in the Perception skill, and you gain an additional +5 to your passive perception.
Internal Compass: You always know which direction is north as well as how deep you are below sea level.

Encompassed species

• Merfolk

Related Locations

• Sunlit Seas