Race Idea: Aquatic (Merfolk?)

[rickvoid]

Hey folks. Been probably a good three years since the last time I was around, but the 43 Beta release has brought me back. I left back during the early betas (couldn't have been more than 2 or 3), mostly because I disliked the game moving away from Tolkien and moving toward what seemed to me (incorrectly) at the time to be World of Warcraft the Roguelike. Seeing what Darkgod has done with it forces me to admit that I was wrong.

That having been said, had an idea for something that might be interesting to throw into the game, though it would require a lot more lore. Merfolk. An entire civilization that exists below the waves. They would primarily be water breathers, and so would require an item similar to the amulet of the fish in order to survive on land. Most of their areas would take place underwater.

Maybe an idea for a seperate campaign? Would be interesting to add them to the main campaign, just with a few additional starting underwater areas and a guaranteed air-breathing artifact. Lot of questions would need to be answered though:

1. How did the cataclysm effect their society?
2. Did they have any contact with greater Maj'Eyal society pre-cataclysm? How about after?
3. How do they treat magic users in their own society?
4. Do they blame the surfacers for the Cataclysm/are they aware of the surfacers complicity in the cataclysm?

They'd need a better name too. I'm terrible at that sort of thing though. Anybody like the idea/want to help build on it?

[phantomglider]

There already is an entire civilization below the waves - they're called the Naga, and they have a campaign of their own planned eventually.

[rickvoid]

There already is an entire civilization below the waves - they're called the Naga, and they have a campaign of their own planned eventually.

Whoops. Guess I'll just wait for their campaign. This is what I get for not trying to find more of the lore before posting an idea. Thanks!

[bricks]

Their lore also directly answers all of those questions.