| Fish Man | |
|---|---|
| |
| skill | 7 |
| stamina | 6 |
| Habitat | Caves, Lakes, Marshes, Rivers |
| Number Encountered | 1 |
| Type | Fish/Humanoid |
| Reaction | Unfriendly-Hostile |
| Intelligence | Low |
Fish Men were a type of fish/humanoid creature.[1]
Description[]
Fish Men appeared as fish with a set of spindly arms, and legs in place of a tail. Their fish heads were fitted with bulbous eyes, and their bodies are covered with yellow-green scales.[1]
As aquatic creatures, though amphibious, they preferred to stay in the water and out of the sun to keep their skin moist; if it dried up, they would die of dehydration. Most hated surface-dwellers (whom they called "Dry Ones") and usually would meet them with hostility when the latter stumbled into their watery lairs.[1] Most were attracted to items that were sparkling and bright and often valuable, and would collect such such objects to decorate their homes.[1]
Fish Men were meat eaters, and are not even averse of cannibalizing their own fish cousins for food.[2] They could speak Common, though their words were punctuated by gurgles and croaks.[1]
In battle, most fish men fought with spears, tridents or javelins.[1]
Origins and Distribution[]
A group of fishmen within the sewers of Port Blacksand.
Fish Men were first brought into being by the evil sorcerer Marrangha in the eastern Cloudcap Mountains.[3][4] They lived mostly in fresh water, though there were some instances where they could be found in salt water as well.[5]
Though they mostly lived solitary lives, fish men congregated once a year in a certain mountain lake to mate and produce young.[1]
There were persistent reports of a community of fish men living in the sewers of Port Blacksand.[6] A population had been located in Port Blacksand, congregating in Catfish Reach around dusk.[7]
A possible deep-sea, salt water variety called Pelagine (Pelaginette for females) existed in the waters around the Isles of the Dawn.[8]
Special Abilities[]
Fish Men had the ability to breathe both water and air, thanks to a set of lungs from their human origin.[1]
Further Information in Canon[]
More information can be found at:Source[9]
Out of the Pit
(Large) (pg52#*, pg127)
Allansia
(pg172)
Blacksand!
(pg204)
Dungeoneer
(pg276, pg289-94, pg297-301, pg300#, pg302*, pg303-307, pg309-310, pg315-316#, pg321, pg322*, pg323-328, pg325#, pg387#)
The Forest of Doom
(para162, para181#*)
Armies of Death
(para12, para170, para246, para295#, para375, para397)
Howl of the Werewolf
(para281)
Stormslayer
(para222)
Warlock Issue 2
(pg4#, pg5)
Notes[]
# - denotes a reference with statistics
* - denotes a picture
See Also[]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Magazines
- The Warlock Returns Issue 2 (mentioned)
Sourcebooks
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Out of the Pit - pg.52/122
- ↑ The Forest of Doom - 181
- ↑ Out of the Pit - 52/121
- ↑ "A History of Mauristatia" by Otto Öviszódi in The Warlock Returns Issue 2, (pg. 25-26).
- ↑ Dungeoneer - p.290
- ↑ Blacksand , (p.86)
- ↑ Blacksand! - p.??
- ↑ Deathmoor - 388
- ↑ Complete list of references catalogued by FF Titan Bestiary