Selachian

Residing in deep oceans and great seas, the Selachians, sometimes called Shark-people, evoke fear and wonder. Many Selachians aren’t even native to the Material Plane. They hail from a world beyond—from the endless expanses of the Elemental Plane of Water. They are a very varied people, and when not in isolation, work by the sea as sailors, pirates, and merchants, always longing for their independence.

Fins and Gills

From above, Selachians may look much like regular sharks. Only when surfacing to seize a prey or for meeting an individual does their humanoid appearance reveal itself.

Although different subraces may present some differences in appearance, all of them are covered by a thick hide and posses fins stretching from their lower necks. Their color varies from subrace to subrace, but most posses white hide on the front of their bodies, and brown or blue hide on their backs.

Ocean Dwellers

Selachians are at home in the sea, and in their natural habitat are fearsome and dreaded. Great Selachians, the biggest and strongest subrace, usually live in the great expanses of the open ocean, where they find the biggest and toughest prey.

Hunter Selachians live in shallower waters, especially near cave systems, where they are able to find many opportunities for stalking and chasing their prey.

Reef Selachians, the smallest and most agile of the three, live in shallow reef waters, where they group up with others of their kind to hunt.

Native Hunters

Selachians are born hunters, and spend most of their lives in this role. Their jaws and fast swimming make them superb underwater predators.

Even though hunting is the primary source of food, recreation and purpose, different subraces might have different approaches to hunting.

Great Selachians usually hunt alone, and attack their enemies head-on, using their using their strength to overwhelm their opponents and quickly tear them to pieces

Hunter Selachians take a different approach, stalking their prey for long periods of time, looking for an opportunity to exploit. They usually go for old or already hurt prey, as these are easier to track.

Reef Selacchians are different, as they do not hunt alone, and use numbers to overpower their opponents

Territorial Creatures

Selachians live isolated from all other sentient races, in territories in the ocean they conquer from beasts and other water-dwelling races. In these territories, Selachians hunt and breed, and even though many members of the same group may inhabit the same area, they usually avoid each other, focusing on their own survival.

During the mating season, males and females may get together to breed, but soon after the male returns to his territory to continue his previous life.

One exception to this are the Reef Selachians, who live together in bands, with which they hunt and reside.