Nereus Nautilbrine
the Spiral-Keeper Merman
Named for the nautilus shell that holds the sea's oldest memory, and for Nereus, the ancient god of the deep's truths.
Power
Shellmeld — you can merge your body into any shell or stone, becoming immobile but near-indestructible; you can only emerge when the tide turns, and each merging leaves a crack in your own shell.
- Familiar
- a chambered nautilus named Scroll
- Tide
- the Ancient Spiral Tide
You keep a single spiral shell, older than any reef, and you polish it each dawn. It holds the first song, the one before language, and you are its last listener. The others have forgotten why the sea remembers, but you have not.