Rare Aquarians

Photo by Dndartforge on August 19, 2024.

Appearance: Humanoid with a translucent, gelatinous body, characterized by its luminescent, flowing attire that mimics the natural light-play found in deep sea environments. This being features elongated limbs that extend into graceful tendrils, adorned with bioluminescent details that illuminate their surroundings.
Abilities:
- Bioluminescence: Can emit light from their body, illuminating dark areas or blinding enemies.
- Toxin Touch: Their touch can paralyze or poison enemies with a gentle caress.
Role: Often serve as healers or sages, using their calming presence and toxin-based abilities to protect their kin.
Description: The Jellyfolk of the Aquarians are ethereal beings, blending the grace of the deep sea with a serene, otherworldly charm. They harness their toxin-based abilities not for harm, but for healing and protection, neutralizing threats and curing ailments with equal adeptness. Jellyfolk embody an easy-going, ‘go with the flow’ personality, adapting to the currents of life around them with remarkable ease. This demeanour, combined with their unique abilities, makes them valued members of their communities, revered for their wisdom and cherished for their gentle nature.

Appearance: Humanoid with with a thick, chitinous exterior featuring robust, plate-like armor. They wield large pincers and a spiked crest, evidence of their natural adaptation for both defence and offence. These being exude an aura of immense strength and resilience.
Abilities:
- Natural Armor: Their thick shells provide them with enhanced natural armor, making them difficult to harm.
- Crushing Grip: Their pincers can lock onto a target, dealing significant crushing damage.
Role: Typically act as guardians or warriors, using their resilience and strength to defend their homes.
Description: Crabkin are the siegebreakers of the Aquarian military, their broad, heavily armoured bodies serving as living fortresses. Clad in a rugged carapace adorned with barnacles and seaweed, they blend seamlessly with the ocean floor, masking their relentless and unyielding advance, unstoppable juggernauts. Equipped with large, powerful pincers, Crabkin excel in breaching defences and breaking through heavy resistance. Their overwhelming strength and natural resilience make them essential in situations where brute force is required to safeguard their communities or dismantle enemy fortifications.

Photo by Dndartforge on August 19, 2024.

Appearance: Humanoid with large, wing-like appendages extending from both arms and back, enhancing their streamlined form for swift underwater movement. Their sleek, dark body are typically accented with glowing, bioluminescent markings that trace a mesmerizing pattern across their skin. There morphology a perfect blend of agility and grace.
Abilities:
- Glide: Can glide short distances in water or air, using their fins to maneuver.
- Electric Surge: Can release a burst of electricity, stunning nearby foes.
Role: Often serve as scouts or messengers, using their speed and agility to cover vast distances quickly.
Description: Raylings are the swift scouts and messengers of the Aquarian realms, embodying the elegance and speed of manta rays. With large, wing-like fins extending from their arms and back, their sleek, dark skin allows them to glide effortlessly through the water. Known for their remarkable agility and rapid movement, Raylings cover vast distances with ease, making them invaluable for relaying information and scouting across the expansive underwater territories of the Aquarians.

Appearance: Lampyrid posses a fierce and menacing presence, characterized by their sharp, angular features and bioluminescent lures. Their bodies are encased in a tough, dark exoskeleton accented with fin-like extensions. Many posses a a jagged, light-emitting appendage on that protrudes from their heads.
Abilities:
- Lure: Can hypnotize or attract prey with their glowing lure.
- Shadow Dive: Can disappear into the shadows of the deep sea, becoming invisible for a short duration.
Role: Act as ambushers or spies, using their lures to draw enemies into traps or to scout unnoticed.
Description: Lampyrids are the elusive ambushers and spies of the Aquarian society, their appearance and tactics as eerie as they are effective. Often viewed with suspicion and regarded as outsiders, even more so than the Selachians, Lampyrids embrace their roles with a cunning that makes them both feared and indispensable in aquatic espionage.

Appearance: Humanoids adorned with soft, flexible appendages that flow around their bodies like the tendrils of underwater flora. Their skin is intricately patterned with glowing, bioluminescent lines that enhance their ability to camouflage seamlessly with the vibrant oceanic environment. These beings can shift their colors and textures, allowing them to blend effortlessly into the surrounding seascape, making them both elusive and mesmerizing.
Abilities:
- Chameleon Skin: Can alter their coloration to become nearly invisible in their environment.
- Venomous Tentacles: Can use their tentacles to sting and poison enemies, causing paralysis or hallucinations.
Role: Often serve as guardians of sacred sites or hidden treasures, using their camouflage and venom to protect their homes.
Description: Anemonoids are the vigilant guardians of the Aquarian’s sacred sites and hidden treasures, their forms as mysterious as the relics they protect. Anemonoids possess the unique ability to change colour and blend seamlessly into their surroundings. They utilise this camouflage along with their venomous capabilities to deter intruders and safeguard their charges. Known for their sedentary and patient nature, Anemonoids embody a calm and unfazed demeanor, remaining vigilant and unyielding in the face of any disturbance.

Appearance: Humanoids with compact, spherical forms covered in an array of sharp spines that evoke a sense of natural armor. Their small, deep-set eyes give them a focused, intense appearance, complementing their slow, deliberate movements. These beings convey a deliberate and meticulous demeanour.
Abilities:
- Spiny Defense: Enemies that strike them with melee attacks take piercing damage from their spines.
- Spike Barrage: Can shoot their spines as a ranged attack, dealing piercing damage to foes.
Role: Serve as defenders of their communities, using their spines to deter invaders and protect their kin.
Description: Urchinnes are the meticulous record keepers and administrators of the Aquarian society. Many Urchinnes find roles with preserving the history and laws of their underwater world, ensuring that every document and record is meticulously maintained and easily accessible. Their spiny exteriors may seem forbidding, but they serve as a natural deterrent, protecting the valuable archives and knowledge they guard. This combination of defensiveness and diligence makes them integral to the smooth governance and cultural preservation of the Aquarians.

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