Riumae

Riumae are the offspring of riardi and the orumae merfolk who started families together on Intirri’s coastlines. They are innately linked with oceanic activities and orumae culture. Thus, riumae enjoy fishing, culinary arts, trading, marine travel, marine life caregivers, and more. Though there are fine warriors among them, this is atypical: most are peaceful, enjoying oral traditions and songs to pass through their days and nights with ease and grace. Riumae are very friendly and can learn the orumae language.

Marking their orumae heritage, all riumae have black sclera and only vertically-slit pupils. Though other riardi have slit or round pupils, the black sclera is a trait which ends within riumae and does not further travel into the riardi’s collective genetics. Riumae have marine adaptation as well- like orumae, they have inherited nose flaps and gills which assist in under-water breathing, filtering fresh vs salt-water and oxygen. Their paws are slightly webbed. Their descendants might eventually inherit this adaptation. They may have scales on their scalps instead of hair, as well as on the bridge of their muzzles, and may or may not have barbels in place of whiskers. Riumae regenerate their barbels if these are severed and if they have them.

Many riumae have a broad, spiny fin atop their heads and down their neck, and they may even have small webbing in between their vestigial spine spikes. Additionally, riume may even have two to three rows of webbed, spiny fins down their backs. It terminates at the pelvis, however. Their tails produce saponins.

Riumae are the only riardi who have scaled bodies rather than fur, save for on their tails- which, if not fully scaled, will have long flowing fur growing from the top, from the underside, or from the sides- or some combination, up to and including fully-furred. Riumae have iridescence, and this will pass through into the broader riardi gene pool.

If using the Onsaelyt RPG: Riumae may or may not have the orumae ability “Spatial Return”, and may or may not have Lucky Leap, Dream Roaming, or Wishcraft.