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Welcome to the fishy folks page!
The Surf Riders and Ocean Dwellers were once two separate holts.
They joined together to form one tribe under Swifteel.
The Surf Riders are very adept at swimming in deep water
and can hold their breath for long amounts of time,
while the Ocean Dwellers shape changed
to include tails many years ago.
They recently moved closer to Whisper Vine in their big boats!

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Eyrians | Shadow Vale | Surf Riders & Ocean Dwellers | Whisper Vine

Surf Rider History

The Surf Riders are not exactly sure when they came about. Their History was lost for ages until one day one of their members started telling tales. At that time, their leader was an elf named Bantor. Bantor was a kind yet hard leader, pushing the tribe further and further into the sea. He recognized and had one son, Trident.

Years later, Bantor is killed in a shark hunting accident and Trident is named Chief. Trident is already recognized to Oceanlight and they have a son, Cloudcry. Trident is a kinder and gentler leader. When an earthquake separates their island home from the mainland. They drift 2 miles into the ocean and now there are 5 islands instead of 1.

During his reign as Chieftain, the Surf Riders discover the underwater caverns and make their homes there. They will sleep in the caverns, yet move about the islands during the days. Almost a 1000 years go by when suddenly Trident and Oceanlight disappear. Cloudcry is named chief.

Cloudcry recognizes Turtledove and the first set of twins are born to the Surf Riders, Seaflower and Seasprite. Seasprite dies shortly afterwards. A wander named Big Turtle is discovered, the only wanderer in years to show up and he is a healer, some thing the Surf Riders had not seen in their lifetime. Life begins to flourish on the islands.

Many elves are born now and their number is 30, then a hurricane hits and some of the elves are not able to get to their underwater caverns and perish. Cloudcry and Turtledove among them. Seaflower assumes leadership.

Seaflower asks Big Turtle to help them breathe underwater better. He helps reshape their lungs so they can hold their breathe for up to 30 minutes. They do not have gills, just larger lungs. During a shark attack, several elves die. Seaflower recognizes Fishhook after the attack. Swiftcurrent is born to them two years later and happiness returns.

Big Turtle is killed when another shark attack occurs, no more healers are born into the Surf Riders.

Humans move into the area, using their news found intelligence to make boats. Seaflower tells everyone to stay away from the strangers since they were not equipped to deal with the humans at this time. Some of the Surf Riders are killed when they go against orders and are caught by the humans.

Seaflower is bitten by a jellyfish, she gets an infection and slowly dies since there are no more healers. Fishhook takes over as Chieftain however saddened by his loss. Years later he hands over the leadership of the island to his son, Swiftcurrent and he leaves the island. his fate is unknown.

Swiftcurrent recognizes Nighttide and has two cubs, Seashadow and Bitterwind. 15 years go by and both are killed by sharks. Seashadow takes over as chieftess, a young and insecure child. During her time as chief, they are discovered by the Whisper Vine elves and friendship is made. They learn that the world is bigger than they thought and when the WVH elves decide to go look for a new holt side, they ask Moonglade if they can travel on her boat to a new place to live. Seashadow hands over the leadership to her older and wiser uncle, Swifteel and just becomes a member of the tribe. Not all of the Surf Riders go with them, some stay in hopes that they will return.

Swifteel is the current Chief of the Surf Riders.

Surf Rider Guidelines

Soulnames: They have them

Height: Surf Riders range from 4’0-4’9

Blood: Pure

Clothing: They wear very little in the way of clothing and definitely no shoes!! They wear lots of mesh and shells.

Bond Animals: They bond with dolphins mainly. There was a case where an elf bonded with a killer whale, but that elf is back at the old holt. They can also bond with sea lions, seals, mantas and sting rays if desired, however they cannot ride those.

Tails/Gills: They do not have them!!

Talents: Magic is extremely rare in this holt, 1 out of every 50 has a magical talent other than sending. They will NEVER have a healer in this tribe.

Special Points of interest: The Surf Riders can hold their breath underwater for about 30 minutes without the aid of gills. They have over developed lungs and that is how this is possible.

Ocean Dwellers History

When the High Ones fell, not all the elves fled into the forest or mountains.
Some fled to the sanctuary of the sea. In the beginning there were 7 Ocean
Dwellers, out of these 7 they had a flesh shaper and a healer. The fleshshaper
began to watch the dolphins, and soon with the aid of the healer, he shaped
himself fins. The others quickly followed his example with the exception of
Kissik, who took on the form of a tiger fish. Because of her transformation, she
was never able to recognize nor have children ever.

They dove deep into the ocean and lived beneath the waves far from humans and
other dangers. Because of their new forms, the magical powers they had started
to fade. They did not need powers to survive in the ocean.

Marek, one of the High Ones was chosen to lead. They called him Crown. He
mated with Savanee and they produced one son, Logain. Under his tutelage, Marek
brought peace and understanding to the Ocean Dwellers. Because of his mating
with Savanee, others began to produce children, most of them with the healer’s
aid until her powers no longer functioned properly. Soon the Ocean Dwellers
numbered 25 and life was good.

Marek finally died when he was attacked by a shark. Logain became Crown and
led the Ocean Dwellers into deeper waters. It was this reason that the Ocean
dwellers started to dwindle. They encountered creatures that they were not
accustom to dealing with. Many of the Ocean Dwellers died. Logain eventually led
them back to the oceans that they were familiar with. Logain finally settled
down and mated with Braille. They had two children, Marill and Casli. Braille
died immediately after the birth of Casli. Though Logain was devastated, he
raised his children to be responsible elves. When the children were old enough,
Logain ended his life by swimming into a storm and was never heard from
again.

Marill took over as Crown, the first female Crown. She took the elves into
another part of the oceans, this time closer to land. They discovered a system
of underground caverns where they could get out of the water and lie on the
sandy floors. This came in handy when they discovered land bound elves in the
ocean and would save their lives.

Marill eventually recognized a wanderer, a land elf named Bluestar. The
recognition was a first between a land elf and sea elf. Their son, Fishtail was
born with his mother’s physical appearance. Bluestar left the sea tribe for a
short time and brought back some of the land elves in his tribe. Mingling
bloodlines again, the Ocean Dwellers prospered again, now numbering over 30
mer-elves and elves alike.

For years the Tribe lived in peace and harmony until one day a violent storm
hit. A small hunting party was not able to get out of the crosswinds and were
smashed against the rocks, including Marill and Bluestar. Fishtail become
Crown.

Fishtail kept communication with the land elves for a while until he decided
to see if there were other tribes of elves. The Ocean Dwellers left and began to
wander the oceans. They picked up other elves along the way, Mer-elves from
other Ocean Dwelling tribes.

They came to where they currently reside now, in the Oceans near Shadow
Vale.

Fishtail recognized and had two Sons, Neptune and Spearfish. He trained both
sons how to fight and defend the tribe, something they did not think they
needed. He taught them how to kill the great sharks, trap the eight legged
octopuses and train the manta rays to aid them. He also caught a dolphin and
learned how to communicate with them. Tho they never bond with the dolphins, the
elves and dolphins are great friends and allies.

Fishtail died in his sleep one night and Spearfish took over as Crown.

Spearfish was not a very capable leader. He was more concerned with hunting
and fishing then he was for the tribe. His younger brother, Neptune was just as
incapable and it led the tribe to disaster.

One day, a human ship appeared and the Mer-elves being curious swan up to see
what was going on. They were attacked and many were killed including Spearfish.
Neptune and the others fled back to their underwater caverns and stayed there
until one day Kissik discovered two strangers. They saved their lives and went
out and found their tribe, a tribe of Sea Elves who bonded with dolphins, yet
who had taken to living on a boat like humans, in search of a tribe of land
elves of whom they were friends with. After a short while, The Ocean dwellers
went to their leader, Swifteel and asked to join their tribe under his
leadership. He accepted.

Ocean Dweller Guidelines


The Ocean Dwellers are almost like the Surf Riders. There are similar
differences.

Soulnames: The Ocean Dwellers do not have Soulnames unless they are
wanderers. Any of the Natives do not have them. If they are born to a wanderer
and a native, they have a 50/50 chance of having one.

Blood: Pure blood, but some can have a mixture if their parents were cat or
wolf blooded.

Eyes: Their eye color varies from Blue to Greens

Hair: Hair color tends to be light with greenish tints due to the constant
contact with the Sea.

Height: Average heights for the Ocean Dwellers is 5’8 - 7’0 with tails.

Tails: The Mer-Elves tails are usually multicolored due to the salty
water.

Talents: They do not have any of these with the exception of Magic Feeling,
Skimming (sort of like Gliding, only on water), Sending and Animal
Communication.

Clothing: The Ocean Dwellers do not have cloth clothing. The females wear
shells over their breast, but some chose not to. They do not wear shoes at
all

Bondbeast: They have dolphins and other sea creatures as pets, but no
bonds.

Humans: They do not like and will attack to defend themselves. As a rule,
they try to avoid them.

Trolls: The Ocean Dwellers have never seen one and never will.

Homes: The Ocean Dwellers live in underground caverns.

Special Points of Interest: The Ocean Dwellers can breath underwater without
the aid of gills. Their lungs developed themselves over a period of years to do
this. Some mer-elves do have gills, but not all.