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Val Carter’s Guide to Merfolk

some cases, the segmented legs of a crustacean. Regardless of the way an Archy presents, they are almost always clad in brightly colored clothing, displaying little regard for mod esty or civility and pulled together from the various cultures, crews, and societies they have traveled through. Instead, they choose to adorn themselves in a way that emulates their often free and unfet tered personalities. About the Archy: Archy are the result of a blending of an air-breathing humanoid and a sea-born siren. These minglings, when they result in offspring, produce children who are seen as part of the world above and below the waves. Archy who are born to air breath ing parents typically live their lives with little regard for personal safety. The normal fears of those born in raft cities, island towns, or grand fleets come from having to learn to adapt to the sea. Archy,

Archy Physical Description: The bright and vibrant Archy vary in appearance but are most recognizable by their brightly colored clothing and phys ical hallmarks that display traces of their aquatic heritage. Some present with tentacles on their head that fall like thick curls of hair, others have webbed hands or feet, and still others have patches of iridescent scales, or palms that are lined with small suction cups. The influence of the sea on these humanoids is almost always noticeable and worn as a badge of pride among most Archy. The legacy of their ancestors becomes even more noticeable when the Archy enters a body of water, as their lower limbs instantly transform into that of an aquatic creature, whether the long flowing ribbon-like tail of a fish or the tentacles of a squid, or even, in

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