[✗] [New Race] Tritons

[CasualNuker 638]

Introduction to the Tritons Race

 

The Tritons live amid the waves and the ocean depths and have an average lifespan of 250 years. Tritons fight underwater with tridents, spears, and nets. The Tritons fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the world. Tritons navigate the deepest currents and explore the waters across the world. Today, they form small, hidden communities in the ocean shallows.

 

History of the Tritons

 

Tritons first appeared in the Sea untold ages ago. For many years, these creatures lived nomadic lives and spent much of their time exploring the waters of their world. The Tritons did not begin to settle down and form permanent communities in the depths until now. From the safety of the water, they kept their interactions with the surface to a minimum. Tritons have fought many wars against the evil species of the sea, but surface-dwellers know very little of these tales. One of the main reasons Tritons stays away from the Land since they will die if they spend too much time on land which has resulted in the Tritons being rather seclusive. 

 

Triton Description

 

Tritons have a different appearance to those from the land . Considered beautiful by humans, and similar surface races, Tritons are graceful and quick-witted people. Their skin can be the pale white or gold of beach sand, the russet of living coral, or the green-black of deepwater kelp. They are robust and tall with long limbs, and long, thickly webbed digits. The Tritons are tall, standing 6 feet or more in height resembling humans in body build by weighing an average of 175 pounds. Their hair is usually thick and somewhat stringy and could be blue, black, silver, white, or even occasionally red. Eyes are oddly colored, ranging from an iridescent blue to gold to a white-silver hue that shines like mother-of-pearl. Their hands and feet are webbed, which is very unusual for the other races but is a part of the curse. The most unusual feature was the gills visible in their necks and over their ribs. They are lightly clad, their clothes are formed from underwater plants, in blacks, browns, and greens. Warriors clip their hair, but others wear it long and flowing. Tritons can live either in or out of the water but only for one day, but most prefer homes in the watery depths of oceans and seas. They establish small communities, uniting with other Tritons as needed for protection but remaining largely independent. Some of these communities are built partly above and partly below the water, with ha    lf-Tritons living in the open air, while their aquatic kin makes their homes below. Tritons consider themselves enlightened people capable of appreciating life in more dimensions than other creatures. When they do interact with other races, they often appear aloof and dismissive, as though bored or distracted, though this is not necessarily the case as they pay close attention to the details of the story being told.

 

Triton Personality

 

Water Elves are isolationist by their physical nature, and by choice, though they were not quite as reclusive as the high elves. They trust only themselves, their clan, and no others. They couldn't understand why the surface elves did not understand that community and alliances meant survival, whereas rivalry and factionalism meant death. Their alliances with other elves were not based on racial affinity but on gain. However, this caution is tempered with curiosity and Water Elves could spend much time secretly observing the land-bound races. The Tritons fear the deep trenches of the Ocean Floor as the Sea Elves believe they are inhabited by evil beings.

 

Triton Culture

 

Society is based on family and clan, and although females do wield power, they are patriarchal. Noble families rule, but in a benign and loose fashion rather than with an iron fist. Families or individuals might own their dwellings but most other property is held in common. Such communal ownership meant theft is almost unknown. Tritons have an even more overdeveloped sense of self-worth than those found on land. They see their land-bound cousins as limited by their environment, boasting that they have embraced a biome filled with life and endless possibilities. Many Tritons band together into small communities, more for mutual defense than any perceived racial bond. Some Tritons distrust humans, who they believe conceal expansionist motives and have a reckless disregard for danger—especially as concerns ancient and dangerous magic.

 

Triton Land

 

Triton cities are wonders to behold, crafted as they are of living coral. They gleam with mother of pearl and shells scoured bright, and among them swim fish of a thousand colors. The borders of these cities are guarded by soldiers with tridents, spears, and nets, as are the hunter-gatherer parties sent out to retrieve food among the fish and carefully cultivated fields of food plants nearby. Tritons are ruled by a loose feudal system, with clans of Tritons swearing fealty to noble houses who take an oath to protect those clans beneath them. All it takes to confer nobility upon a clan is to have another clan swear fealty to it, so most clans have had times in their histories when they were considered nobility.

 

Triton Adventurer

Triton adventurers are often driven by a need to discover more about the other people and creatures in the world, for Triton culture is very insular. They find themselves among strange races and cultures that they never dreamed possible. Most look forward to the day when they can return to their own people once more to tell the stories they have lived. Some begin a life of adventuring after undertaking an extended quest away from their homes 

 

Common First Names and Clan Names

 

Each clan has a name that is often translated into Common around surface dwellers. Personal names are given at birth and maintained throughout the life of the Triton.

 

Common Male Names: Arvastan, Balthonlis, Barishlin, Deranthil, Ervastath, Kerithlan, Perilastanor, Poldanlin.

 

Common Female Names: Avashtana, Bihalisha, Deirastane, Firiashe, Iridansa, Tiliashanna, Xiphalia, Yrashiae.

 

Common Clan Names: Anterome (Brightwave), Danlianthol (Silverpearl), Garinlastil (Scarletleaf), Gyrashiil (Joy-bringer), Iandaal (Brightwhisper), Ieriantol (Kinwatcher), Oromae (Silvercoral), Perlantasil (Nightwater).

 

Favored Class

 

A Triton's favored class is a fighter. While Tritons have few organized armies, individual fighting skills are highly prized. They fight with fists, tridents, and nets mainly. 

 

Triton Tools Arms and Armor

 

    Tritons rarely use metal tools due to the inevitable damage most metals suffer to saltwater corrosion. One notable exception is gold. Many Tritons have mastered the art of beating gold into beautiful jewelry because forging metals is all but impossible underwater. For the most part, their tools, weapons, and armor are made from materials they have on hand underwater. Shipwrecks are a major source of materials for Tritons, although they are careful to honor any who may have died before looting the sunken cargo holds.

 

     In an underwater world, bludgeoning and slashing weapons are nowhere near as efficient as piercing weapons. Tridents and spears are therefore the favored weapons of the Tritons, and these weapons can be found in amazing varieties and styles throughout the various undersea communities. Bone, narwhal horns, and even coral are used to build these weapons. Although they are more fragile than regular steel weaponry, they are easy to construct. Weighted nets are also a popular weapon for Tritons, who have perfected methods of throwing such weapons so that they drift and unfold in the water almost like large octopi or manta rays.

 

Armor is generally eschewed by Tritons for two reasons. First is slowing their swimming speed and agility. Second, most metal deteriorates over time underwater. As a result most Tritons simply rely on their natural quickness to protect them in combat. Shields crafted from shells are common, and those elves with the resources often resort to magical means of protection, such as rings of protection and amulets of natural armor.

 

Animals and Pets

 

Tritons have a strong affinity for dolphins and porpoises, and they usually live in the same areas as these aquatic mammals. Most Triton communities have several of these creatures as guardians, messengers, and playful companions.

 

Tritons also have a great and abiding respect for the larger whales, and although the migratory habits of the great sea mammals preclude the possibility of recruiting them as guardians or companions, many Tritons build communities long-established migration routes so that twice-yearly they receive visits from the stately creatures. A young Triton often leaves home for a year just to accompany a pod of migrating whales. Some Triton communities have been known to train and keep sea lions as guardians as well, especially in dangerous areas. Sharks are universally hated by Tritons, many think of these creatures as unnatural monsters created by Iblees to further curse them.

 

Artistic Depiction of the Tritons

 

 

[Luciloo 2653]

It's that time of year again for a merfolk submission.

 

This will need more developing, fleshing out and redlining to pass, but the concepts are cool, if a bit over-done at this point.

[annanicole__ 1546]

Uhhhhhh 🤔  
 

Hmmm 🐟 🐠 

 

WAIT CAN WE GO FISHING FOR THEM!!!?

[CasualNuker 638]

Just now, Luciloo said:

It's that time of year again for a merfolk submission.

 

This will need more developing, fleshing out and redlining to pass, but the concepts are cool, if a bit over-done at this point.

It’s really just a post to get ST thinking about this again to give us a race.

5 minutes ago, annanicole__ said:

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Hmmm <img src="> <img src="> 

 

WAIT CAN WE GO FISHING FOR THEM!!!?

Yes you could in theory?

[antiopa 131]

19 minutes ago, CasualNuker said:

It’s really just a post to get ST thinking about this again to give us a race.

we just got a race.. make a musin..

as much as i love the beach merfolk aesthetic.. no.. we just got a new CA race

[__Clocky 762]

and now the CA race lore submission gate opens

[hemomancy 2851]

Formatting =-=

[Valannor 6345]

1. This formatting hurts my eyes, my body, and my soul. Holy ****. Please fix it. 

 

2. Why is this literally just a copy/paste from DnD tritons? 

[Slorbin 1774]

inhale

 

There is a reason merfolk DO NOT work as a race.

 

Have you TRIED to roleplay UNDERWATER??

[squakhawk 7951]

This lore has been denied. 

 

This piece does not follow any lore formatting, which is a requirement for submissions of any type. Aswell, difficult to tell if this is meant to be a subrace, culture, or CA, we aren't looking for more Subraces or Races in general to be added, and all are to be outright denied. CAs have just received Musin which are expected to be the only accepted open CA for some time. Culturally, this needs a lot of work to function, and has no substantial grounds or basis to be accepted lore.

 

While I got many pms regarding this directly plagiarizing D&D source and third-party material, and I can see that here, this piece isn't something we're interested in conceptually, and fundamentally, doesn't follow any criterion or groundwork we've laid out.