#delphinius

Common name: Short-beaked common dolphin, Common dolphin

Scientific name: Delphinus delphis

Can be found in: Tropical and temperate waters

Info: The common dolphin is the most abundant cetacean in the world- the group includes whales, orcas, and narwhals. Although the common dolphin isn't seen in a lot of media like the Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops adunctus), it was often depicted in ancient Greek and Roman artwork. While the high population of the species puts it at Least Concern status, it conversely works against them. In Europe, they are the species most commonly caught in bycatch (where a species is caught by nets or other fishing gear by accident). The species has been observed bow riding (surfing waves) made by whales and boats. Delphinus delphis has also bred with other species of dolphins, such as Striped Dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and bottlenose dolphins. There was a case in Southern Spain where a pod of Common Dolphins accepted a Bottlenose Dolphin (dubbed Billie), where she then had a hybrid child.

A Concept: my boy

I’m working with ideas for Delphinius, my first DnD character, and this is the one I liked the most.

In the Shadowhunters universe, Julianne (136) is a warlock with white hair and curly ram’s horns, who rooms with her half-fae friend Emmaline (20), and Emmaline’s little sister, Janette (6). They have recently moved from New Orleans to New York City, with Emmaline losing her job as a stripper for gaining too much weight and Julianne hearing about all the action going down in New York City, and wanting to earn more money. The two roommates also have a nomad vampire friend named Magdalena, who they haven’t seen in two years.

Emmaline is just as firey and loud as normal, and Julianne is more composed, but they are fond of each other, despite their drastic differences. Emmaline has a problem with uncontrollable magic, which gets more or less frequent depending on the strength of the ley lines nearby. Julianne often has to do damage control.

Age: 20

Gender: Male, He/Him

Sexuality: Bisexual

Species: Aquatic fae (He’s a sea mermaid)

Physical description: Ethiopian features, muscular and dark skinned, pointed ears and golden-brown eyes, long white dreads often tied back. 6′5″, long limbs and thick eyebrows, freckles along his cheekbones and shoulders. Underwater, has an 11 foot long tail that is silver and a mossy green, and has fins behind his ears that are tinged green. His freckles become bio-luminescent spots, and he gains webbed fingers. A dark film goes over his eyes when he dives extremely deep, and he gains more spots to see better in the dark. He has gills along his neck and sides.

Personality: Stern, and distrustful of humans and Emmaline, though she hasn’t done anything. Very concerned with duty, and often tries to goad Emmaline into fights so they can do the big showdown that she absolutely REFUSES to take part in. 

Background: Delphinius was born in the city of Atlantis, deep underneath the Pacific, towards Australia, with the mark of the Warrior on his back. Though Warriors and Heralds have been born through out the centuries, it is only when they are born within the same decade does the end of the Fae world begin. He was born as the Prince of the Pacific, the first child underneath the King and Queen, though he was to be followed by twin siblings a decade later. From the time he could swim by himself he was put under pressure of learning the ins and outs of royalty and also serving his people as the Warrior of the Deep, defending the innocent of the world from the dark, though he was first to start with his people. His father was always somewhat cold to him, but his parents loved him and his siblings very much. When he was sixteen, it was decided he would travel to America, to investigate the stirrings of a possible zombie outbreak that had been travelling around the rumor mill. It was there he met Emmaline, and he knew she was the Herald from the very start. It puzzled him, however, that she seemed to not only not recognize him as the Warrior, but not seem to care about her role in the Apocalypse whatsoever. When her mother died, she did not turn to chaos and havoc like she was supposed to, as all the Heralds did, but she quietly mourned her mother and took care of her younger sister, the weight of the world on her shoulders.