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Monsters
Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water.Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spear"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft
Monsters
Keen Hearing and Sight. The merfolk scout has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.
Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The merfolk scout
Monsters
Amphibious. The salvager can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The salvager makes two attacks with its coral rapier.
Coral Rapier. Melee Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Monster Manual
Merfolk Aquatic humanoids with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish, merfolk adorn their skin and scales with shell decorations. Merfolk tribes and kingdoms span the world, and
their people are as varied in color, culture, and outlook as the human races of the surface. Land folk and merfolk rarely meet except by chance, though starry-eyed mariners tell tales of romance with
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Merfolk Salvager Merfolk Salvager
Medium humanoid (merfolk), neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12
-like weapons of living coral. The salvagers escort other merfolk on scavenging missions, using their keen senses to detect danger. They are found allying with the lizardfolk in Danger at Dunwater.
Monsters
Amphibious. Zegana can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zegana fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Zegana has advantage on saving throws
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transformations. Folklore warns against falling in love with a sea elf or merfolk, braving storms in hopes of a bounteous catch, and promising your heart to a sea god. Such cautionary tales disguise the
live in the water around the Purple Rocks, such as merfolk or merrow (both of which appear in the Monster Manual), or even sea elves.
Classes
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Entities of the deep that might empower a warlock include krakens, ancient water elementals, godlike hallucinations dreamed into being by kuo-toa, merfolk demigods, and sea hag covens.
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A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help.
8
A topaz dragon is intent on destroying the homes of all
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dragon’s clutches.
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A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help.
8
A topaz dragon is intent on
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remote even merfolk and sea elves rarely encounter them.
Haughty Nobles
As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and
readily sacrifice themselves for the common good. They will fight and die for humans, merfolk, and other creatures without question. Their self-absorbed nature makes them overlook the history of other
Compendium
- Sources->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, giant shark, dragon turtle, or kraken. Merfolk Ravnica’s merfolk are unique to the Simic. They emerged from the depths of the plane’s long-buried oceans less than a century ago and immediately took on
leadership positions in the guild. They claim a deep connection to Ravnica’s primal oceans, which are almost untouched by civilization. They have the statistics of the merfolk in the Monster Manual
Compendium
- Sources->Monster Manual
Merrow Merrow haunt coastal waters, preying on fisherfolk, merfolk, and any other edible creature that crosses their path. These savage monsters snatch and devour unwary prey, hauling drowned corpses
back to their underwater grottoes to feed. Transformed Merfolk. Long ago, a tribe of merfolk found an idol of Demogorgon at the bottom of the sea. Not knowing what it was, they brought the artifact
Monsters
who escaped the dragon’s clutches.
7
A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help.
8
A topaz dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Cove Reef Near the shore of a cove, a coral reef built around an alien idol teems with life. Long ago the reef was the home of merfolk enslaved by an aboleth named Ogrorlo. Lenth, a merfolk cleric of
the ocean deity Eadro, killed Ogrorlo and freed the merfolk, but the influence of the aberration still lingers around the reef and in a nearby gorge that descends into darkness. Cove Reef Features
Compendium
- Sources->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Underwater Encounters (Levels 1–4) d100 Encounter 01–10 3d6 quippers 11–14 2d4 steam mephits 15–18 1d4 sahuagin 19–22 2d6 merfolk 23–25 2d4 corpses of drowned sailors tangled in kelp 26–29 2d4
constrictor snakes 30–33 1d4 reef sharks 34–37 1 swarm of quippers 38–40 A bed of enormous clams 41–45 1d10 merfolk with 1d3 giant sea horses 46–50 1 giant octopus 51–55 1 merrow 56–60 1 plesiosaurus 61
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
at the meeting, they provide precious information to the council about their former lair (see “A Great Gift”). Merfolk. A single merfolk salvager (see appendix C) named Aryn represents her colony in
the meeting. She dislikes being on land and has trouble moving across the cobbled streets of Saltmarsh. Aryn is one of six merfolk occupying a kelp bed near the docks of Saltmarsh. Locathah. Sakith, a
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the occupants of the lair, including its two most important individuals. To earn the trust of an NPC (Sauriv or Othokent) or a group (commoners, shamans, other lizardfolk, locathah, or merfolk), one
DC Benefit Earn trust of commoners 10 +5 Earn trust of other lizardfolk 15 +5 Earn trust of shamans 20 +10 Earn trust of locathah 15 +5 Earn trust of merfolk 15 +5 Earn trust of Sauriv 10 +10 Earn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Blood hawk
Camel
Cultist
Flumph
Flying snake
Giant crab
Giant rat
Giant weasel
Guard
Kobold
Manes
Mastiff
Merfolk
Monodrone
Mule
Noble
Poisonous snake
Pony
Slaad tadpole
Stirge
Tribal warrior
Twig blight
Monsters
one treasure hunter who escaped the dragon’s clutches.
7
A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
octopus 7 2d6 merrow 8 2d10 merfolk 9 1d6 items from Magic Item Table B in chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide 10 Treasure rolled on the Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5–10 table in chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the meantime, while the characters are recuperating, a contingent of merfolk arrives in Saltmarsh and asks for a meeting with the council. During that session, they relate that they have just come from
characters’ mission and an explanation of how their actions were misinterpreted when they returned. They also express interest in joining the alliance. The merfolk, after recovering from their
Compendium
- Sources->Locathah Rising
plethora of creatures and humanoid races typically found in the ocean depths live there, including sahuagin, sea elves, merfolk, and locathah. This is a story about what happens when a normally peaceful
Compendium
- Sources->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
dangerous and ever-changing urban environment. Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves, and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During their careers, they might give themselves such a
Compendium
- Sources->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
used for deep-sea salvaging in shark-infested waters. It was also used by the captain to torture and drown prisoners. If a living creature touches the cage, a neutral merfolk ghost materializes inside
it. The ghost is all that remains of Siburrath, a male merfolk who was captured and tortured by the ***** Queen’s captain over a century ago. Siburrath’s ghost can’t leave the cage unless it possesses
Compendium
- Sources->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Underwater Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01–02 3d6 steam mephits 03–04 1d10 sahuagin 05–06 1 giant octopus 07–08 3d6 constrictor snakes 09–10 2d10 merfolk with 1d4 giant sea horses 11–15
Monsters
Merfolk dwelling near an adult amethyst dragon;adult amethyst dragon's lair are under threat from sahuagin raiders.
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Clusters of shrieker;shriekers serve as a warning system in the tunnels of an
Compendium
- Sources->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
–03 3d6 quippers 04–08 1 swarm of quippers 09–12 3d10 dolphins (see appendix C) 13–14 1 giant octopus 15–16 1d4 killer whales 17–18 1d6 merfolk 19–20 1d6 giant sea horses 21–24 1d8 giant crabs 25–28
–03 1 giant shark 04–07 1d4 swarms of quippers 08–11 1d10 killer whales 12–17 3d6 merfolk 18–25 1 sahuagin high priestess and 1 sahuagin wave shaper (see appendix C for both) 26–30 2d8 giant crabs 31
Compendium
- Sources->Volo's Guide to Monsters
stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements and built outposts to create trade with other races. Despite this expansion, few folk know of them. Their settlements are so remote even merfolk and sea elves rarely encounter them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Sunken ruin (inhabited or haunted) 8 Sunken statue or monolith 9 Friendly and curious giant sea horse 10 Patrol of friendly merfolk 11 Patrol of hostile merrow (coastal waters) or sahuagin (deep
waters) 12 Enormous kelp bed (roll again on the table to determine what’s hidden in the kelp bed) 13 Undersea cave (empty) 14 Undersea cave (sea hag lair) 15 Undersea cave (merfolk lair) 16 Undersea cave
Compendium
- Sources->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Simic Combine YEONG-HAO HAN The Simic representative was a stern-looking mage whose parentage appeared to be partly human and partly aquatic, possibly merfolk; he rode astride a creature that seemed
Compendium
- Sources->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and die for humans, merfolk, and other creatures without question. Their self-absorbed nature makes them overlook the history of other creatures, but they also endure a sense of guilt over allowing
Compendium
- Sources->Storm King's Thunder
; they also warn characters about Maelstrom’s whirlpool if they’re headed in that direction. Sea elves use the merfolk statistics, with the following changes: The sea elves have the elf subtype and are
Compendium
- Sources->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
jewelry and sturdy weapons from the minerals they mine, and they value the dignity of work. Merfolk. In the wilds, merfolk are known as covetous keepers of arcane magic, knowledge, and artifacts. They are
Compendium
- Sources->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Prime Speaker Zegana The regal and reticent Prime Speaker Zegana is the merfolk guildmaster of the Simic Combine. She upholds the traditional ways of the guild and its utopian philosophy, which
see that Ravnica becomes the best it can be.”
Flaw: “I can’t understand how progress could ever be the wrong goal.”
Zegana
Medium humanoid (merfolk), lawful neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural