Merfolk (Dungeons & Dragons)

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name=Merfolk
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type=Humanoid
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mythical=Mermaid
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In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy roleplaying game, merfolk are a race of humanoids that live underwater. A merfolk has the upper body, arms, and head of a fair-featured human, and instead of legs it has the scaled tail of a great fish.

A merfolk is usually neutral in alignment. Merfolk are marine, but amphibious, and prefer to avoid combat.

Merfolk worship the god Eadro.

Merfolk first appeared in the original 1975 "Blackmoor" supplement, as mermen.

Footnotes

References

*Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989).
*Gygax, Gary. "Monster Manual" (TSR, 1977).
*Schend, Steven E. "Sea of Fallen Stars" (TSR, 1999).
*Stewart, Doug, ed. "Monstrous Manual" (TSR, 1994).
*Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. "Monster Manual" (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
*Wyatt, James. "Heroes of the Sea." "Dragon" #250 (TSR, Aug 1998).