Name: Shiala
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Species: Mermaid
Length: 10ft
Weight: ???
Background:
As a young mermaid, Shiala was like any other, playing tricks on sailors and causing ships to crash. She was young, seeing it as harmless fun, playing pranks and causing ships to crash. One ship she tried to lure, didn't crash, it was able to get away, but lost some cargo. She searched the waters to see what the ship lost, she found a harp, seeing as it being pretty she took it for herself. She uses the harp with her singing to lure ships closer to the rocks and reefs that she stayed near, which did soon cause rumors spread about the area she was in.
After, she became a teenager, she was thought by the others of her group that she could eat others. She enjoyed this fact, as it gave her more to do, she'd lure foolish sailors to leave their ships and come to her or find lost souls a drift on the sea, it was no different than what her kind has always done. One day, she got careless while swimming, getting snagged in a fishing net of a big ship. She was brought aboard, where she was helpless being a fish out of water and her kind was the type that got legs when not in the water. The sailors aboard the ship were mostly seasoned, and well aware of the rumors about her in that area, as they gave their looks, she was scared at what was going to happen to her, since she couldn't do anything when not in water. She caught a break, when the captain came to see what the men were on about, she got both lucky and unlucky, the captain was old and very greedy, as well as knew quite well of Shiala's kind of mermaids. He ordered that she not to be touched in anyway, and to be locked below deck.
She was on the boat for a few days, getting splashed with a bucket of water every now and then. She took note of a young man, possible the cabin boy or something, but she noticed him acting strangely, glancing around and watching the others. She heard the sound of water during the night, but paid it little mind since she was on a ship out at sea, that was till it got closer, giving a light peek form her closed eyes, she saw that man again this time wetting the floor quiet a bit even getting close to where she was. He unlocks her shackles, then takes her hand, leading her across the place he mopped to make it so she could slide and not flop. He had lead her to the deck, no one was up there luck for them, after leading her to the side, she was overjoyed and lean towards the man who took a step back, possible in fear thinking she was going to eat him to have a meal on the long way home. She gives him a kiss on the forehead instead, and leaps into the sea, her kind never eating those that do them a great serve like that, though the person is only safe from the one they helped and not the others. She returned to a part of the sea she knew well, but not to where she hunted figuring it was too dangerous to stay there.
A few years had passed, Shiala was now an adult, finding a new hunting ground, a small coast village, she'd lure one away to never be seen again, or take one right out of their boats, she even went for kids when hungry enough. She tried to make sure that each time she ate some one, it was far between as not to cause something, though people disappearing and villagers knowing a mermaid is around, did cause rumors, even some about a careless mermaid beaching herself. She was playing her harp one day, hoping to lure some food to her, which one came bit of an older man, looking at him, she could easily tell he wasn't form the village. She lured the man close enough to easily stanch him up, but something about him made her feel like she knew him. He had gotten close enough, she was about to jump him, till he revealed that he was the man that helped her years ago. She pushed him away and jumped into the water, out of surprise that she didn't notice who it was, though hearing him shouting something she just swam away.
She was wondering the sea quite far form her hunting ground, looking for any possible ships or drifters to gobble up. She did find a boat, a odd one, it was like a small fishing boat, maybe a row boat, but it was moving yet no ore or anything was in the water, she was far enough under that she didn't even see a sail, so she wondered how the boat was moving. She slowly goes to the surface, only letting the top of her head stick out of the water, to her surprise the person on the boat was that man again. She asked him why he was out at sea, to her surprise he informed her that he was looking for her. He explains that he been looking for her, because he wanted to help her in case she found herself out of water again, she started to wonder what it was, till he openly said he wanted to teach her water magic. She was surprised, though it explained how the boat was moving on its own with no current, ore, or sail. She wasn't sure if she should take him up on his offer, till he brought up the ship, which before letting him finish she agreed. He thought her how to manipulate water, it was the oddest form of magic she seen, but easily learned, in return she gave him a kiss on the lips, to his surprise, it was her gift to him for teaching her the water magic he knew, she gave him the power to breath underwater. She thank the man and swam off, never seeing the guy again after that.
Personality
Shiala is like any other mermaid, being fun loving, friendly, enjoys playing tricks on people. She does enjoy taking a look around or exploring things, as there is always fun to be had.
Likes
Singing, music, playing the harp, water, fish.
Dislike
Fire, hooks, deserts
Powers
Alluring voice - Her kind are like sirens able to lure people by singing, though normal, it allures only guys.
Power over water - She has control over water, and uses it in many different ways, mainly to help her get back into water.
Friends
She met a sweet little mermaid, swimming around in the lake, she was more than overjoyed to meet another mermaid, the mermaid's name was
Liliata. Shiala really enjoys being around her.
