Centaurs are widely considered extinct. Nobody who was alive to see them is particularly sad about it. My general idea is that the used to stalk and terrorize early nomadic humans, but the domestication of the horse leveled the field enough to about wipe 'em out. Naturally, there are those who seek them out, hoping to find some remnant or otherwise resurrect them. It's a controversial stance.

Sphinx tend to live in colonies, but will leave on solo or small group pilgrimages to obtain more Lore. Some have wings! Some do not. They have a pretty varied morphology. More importantly I'm very excited to design a smilodon sphinx. This is my galaxy brain moment.

Dragons are not naturally occurring and must be created on an individual basis. They are typically the end point of a curse, self inflicted or otherwise. Dragon eggs aren't really a thing here.

Unicorns exist, to the detriment of anyone who discovers this firsthand.

He takes on the properties of the nearest body of water; namely the odor and temperature. Sometimes that's nice enough, but usually he smells like pond scum. Fen avoids cities if he can on account of the pollution. The sewage.

Fenfaxi is covered in teeny tiny scales! We're talking almost moth-tiny and translucent. They're not good for much, but when he's out of the water they'll dry out and fluff up, lending his skin a dusty, suede texture.

For those of you who haven't been following my shenanigans from the beginning, Fen is based off of Näcken from Swedish folklore. I expanded some of those concepts into like. Extreme Editions.

Fen is a weirdo who will show as little skin as possible when dressed, but actually prefers total nudity given the option. His sense of fashion is nonexistent; he wears what he wants and updates it almost never. He will ONLY dress in shades of grey (including white/black,) and red. Any other colour is UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

He has three (3) sons and they're all wretched.

Fen does not consider himself to be an interesting topic of conversation, but will answer questions if asked. Good luck determining if it's the full answer. He's a master question dodger.

He likes to cook because he likes to eat, and BOY does he like to eat. Fen will gobble up the greasiest, smelliest, most grotesque things he can find. That includes his own corpse given the chance.

As you might have gleaned from the above, if he dies he'll just make a new body and get right back on his bullshit. The bullshit is what begets all the dying. He's committed to the bit, especially if it kills him.

He has a curious, analytic mind that is often underestimated due to his wild, mudsplashing ways. This is how he likes it. He's been around for millennia and has been dabbling in the sciences the entire time. Sometimes he puts it to use, instead of tomfoolery.

It is standard practice for maritime vessels to partner with an oceanic water wight to act as a guide and patron. These wights may live on or swim alongside the vessel. Most do some combination of both. I don't have a specific term for this yet. Maybe someday. Suggestions welcome LOL. Anyway here is a short list of how that works along with some notes:

Advantages of having a water wight on board vary but can include the following:

Scouting and Navigation (Find Fish™️)

Weather forecasting

Communication/advocacy with OTHER oceanic entities

Entertainment, which could mean anything

Some measure of protection...but usually this means avoiding threats to begin with rather than expecting the resident boat faerie to fight sea monsters. Usually.

Greater insight and experience than any mere mortal can amass.

Some additional notes:

It is rare for this role to be held by the Sea King's folk. They're all Iron Baned, for one. Second, they're exactly the sort of problem a guide is meant to navigate around.

Not all of these guides are equal in ability or motivation. Some are going to be OP and others should never be allowed near a human being. And yet...

I'm not sure if there's any level of organization for this or if it's a free for all. Could be a bit of both.

Under normal circumstances the wight will outlive both ships and crew many times over. Most will have served for many human generations already.

What individual wights get out of this arrangement varies as much as they do.

He's like a desert critter so:

• goes into estrus during the rainy season, roughly November to April

• induced ovulation