Merpeople

About This Race
       The Merpeople are a race that resides in the Ocean. Every one of them resembles some form of oceanic animal with a human structure. Their feet are usually fins while their hands look like hands just with claw like nails. They have the ability to go on land, though must drink a lot of water or they will grow direly sick and unable to move. When on land their fins turn into human feet allowing for them to walk on land.   When it comes to the Merpeoples status structure, they are broken into the Priestess, and everyone else. All of them are of noble status. The Priestess are who make the rules, all consisting of females and the leader is the queen. Even though the queen declares rules and everything else more then half of the priestesses must agree for things to pass. The queen has a second in command when she is gone away or has fallen ill. This woman is the also the leader of any sermons done by religious means, making her the High Priestess.

      Those outside of the priestesses all hold that of noble status. They all work in union to get tasks done. Some work to protect the capital, some work to gather food, some even work to gather materials from around the ocean. There is rarely any fighting amongst the merpeople as they all get along so well.

History
The orignal Merpeople came from Kyorl. After Kyorl fell into the ocean water sprites started using their magic to keep the people alive. As time progressed the amount of magic from the water sprites turned them into Merpeople.