Rootwater merfolk are savage carnivores native to the plane of Rath. They fought the elves over the limited water resources of the plane, When the elves took it upon themselves to push the roots of Skyshroud deep into the merfolk’s body of water, the resulting mangrove-choked marsh became known as Rootwater.
That affront, together with a little genetic tweaking from the evincars of Rath, made the Rootwater merfolk into savage hunters. Their appearance, consequently, is far more animalistic and bestial than the merfolk of other worlds.
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