Out of the legends of sailors and travelers, none other than the "merdmaids" are more agravating for their sheer wrongness. This creature that many have called a thing of beauty, slender form and sweet voice are instead deft predators of the sea with a taste for the blood of any earthlander. They average almost two meters and a half long, with two long appendages ending in claws and a wide mouth that is able to fit a grow-up and it's full of saw-like rows of teeth. Their body is covered in small scales that go from blue to deep violet but not a single trace of human-like skin can be found. Some able witnesses have commented that they seem to be able to not only to produce a pleasant hum but to induce hallucinations in the unweary (Preposterous!). - From the truthful beastiary (1455, by Edward Collins & Mathias Fitzroy) Instinct: To consume the flesh of landwalkers

• Lure sailors with their humming.
• Induce hallucinations
• Replace the wounded