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Selkies are beings native to Scotland and Ireland that are related to merfolk and cecaelia, but are a little bit different.

Appearance[]

Selkies are similar to merfolk and cecaelia, but instead of being part fish or cephalopod, selkies are part seal. They tend to have a similar build to both merfolk and centaurs, but have a seal-like lower body, with a face that looks like a seal snout, complete with fangs and whiskers, and without the fins on their arms and their ears.

Behavior[]

Selkies are similar to both cecaelia and merfolk in behavior, living in simple houses, but liking to scavenge for shiny things. They also are rather playful, and, having an enhanced sense of balance, are able to balance anything on their noses.

Powers[]

  • Enhanced agility: Selkies are able to go fro one movement to another effortlessly, allowing them to effectively dodge attacks, do backflips, and numerous other gymnastic, martial, and athletic implements with little to no effort.
  • Enhanced balance: Selkies have an extremely well-developed sense of balance, the positioning of limbs in space, center of balance. and the physical condition to use these facts.
  • Enhanced bite: Selkies, due to their fangs, have a powerful bite.
  • Enhanced dexterity: Selkies are able to control their limbs, muscles, and digits extremely well.
  • Enhanced endurance: Selkies are able to survive with little to no energy for an extended amount of time.
  • Enhanced reflexes: Selkies have extremely enhanced reaction speed, allowing them to dodge magical attacks, catch falling objects, and react instantaneously to what would take others more time to react.
  • Enhanced stamina: Selkies are able to be physically active for longer periods of time than most other beings.
  • Enhanced strength: Selkies are able to exert a great amount of strength from their muscles.
  • Night vision: Selkies are able to see perfectly in total darkness.
  • Speed swimming: Selkies are able to swim at incredible speeds, unhampered by water resistance.
  • Amphibious respiration: Selkies, due to being related to merfolk, are able to breathe underwater and in air.
  • Cold immunity: Selkies, being adapted to the ocean, are completely immune to cold.
  • Pressure resistance: Selkies, being adapted to the ocean, are completely resistant to water pressure, especially at the bottom of the episode.
  • Water sense: Selkies are able to perceive the movement of/on a body of water with extreme accuracy, and determine where threats are located in aquatic environments and water sources.
  • Siren song: Selkies, similar to merfolk and cecaelia, are able to sing a song that is capable of hypnotizing anyone that hears it.
  • Sonic singing: Selkies, similar to merfolk and cecaelia, are able to sing a highly destructive blast of sound at high amplitude.
  • Water manipulation: Selkies are able to generate, shape, and manipulate water.
  • Aquatic life communication: Selkies are able to telepathically communicate with aquatic creatures.
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