Thalassanthra fluens
Tideveiled are luminous, amphibious voyagers whose water-shaped hair and shifting scales make them unmistakable in harbor or beneath the waves.
At a glance
Darkvision 60 ft.
Languages Common, Aquan
Resistances Acid
Height 5 ft. 2 in. to 6 ft. 4 in.
Weight 115 to 205 lb.
Lifespan 120 to 160 years
At the table
Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swimming speed of 30 feet.
You can breathe air and water.
You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
You have resistance to acid damage, reflecting your tolerance for caustic marine environments.
You know the Shape Water cantrip. Starting at character level 3, you can cast Create or Destroy Water once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a Long Rest. Starting at character level 5, you can cast Water Walk once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast either spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Choose Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as your spellcasting ability for these spells when you select this species.
Common, Aquan
Acid
These folk often cultivate Constitution and Wisdom through life at sea, but those are tendencies, not rules. Assign ability score increases according to your table's character creation rules.
Their light-spots are concentrated along the shoulders and spine, and their water-hair often carries a faint silvery sheen.
Reefglow tideveiled dwell among warm reefs and lagoons. They are skilled at moving through intricate coral passages and often take on roles as gardeners, healers, or guardians of spawning grounds.
Tideveiled are luminous, amphibious voyagers whose water-shaped hair and shifting scales make them unmistakable in harbor or beneath the waves. They read currents as other folk read roads, and their innate command of water is as useful for a rescue as it is for a daring escape. A tideveiled adventurer might be a navigator seeking a lost passage, a reefwarden pursuing a threat to their home, or simply a sailor who has heard the sea calling from beyond the chart's edge.
Tideveiled are aquatic humanoids with fine, overlapping scales that catch light like the skin of a small shark.
Their individual bioluminescent spots form patterns unique to each person, brightening or dimming with health, mood, and surroundings. Hair is water held in a flowing shape, often streaming around the head in drifting locks and reforming after disturbance. Webbing between their fingers and toes makes them strong swimmers, and flexible gill slits along the neck allow them to breathe underwater. Their bodies can breathe air as well. Clothing varies by community and circumstance: sailors often choose light, close-fitting layers that do not snag in rigging or water, while formal dress may use veils, woven kelp, shells, or bright sailcloth.
Aquatic, especially warm and temperate seas, reefs, island chains, and coastal waters
Young people learn currents, reef etiquette, and how to tend the light-spots on their scales. Many begin taking short voyages with trusted kin.
Most are considered adults in their late teens or early twenties, when they can navigate alone and take responsibility for a crew or household.
Experience brings a subtler glow and a practiced stillness in rough water. Elders often serve as pilots, mediators, and keepers of oral charts.
Tideveiled communities are shaped by tides, migration, and mutual reliance.
A household may include relatives, adopted kin, and longtime shipmates, with responsibilities shared according to skill rather than rank. Seafood and marine animals form much of their diet, gathered through fishing, diving, and careful husbandry; many communities maintain rules for breeding seasons and vulnerable reefs. They are celebrated sailors who pass routes and weather lore through songs, gestures, and practical instruction. Their glowing markings are personal features rather than fixed clan insignia, though people may adorn them with pigments or jewelry for ceremonies.
Their faiths vary widely.
Some honor sea spirits, storm powers, or ancestral navigators, while others follow religions common among their neighbors. Many regard the sea as neither benevolent nor cruel, but as a living force deserving respect. Tideveiled have no shared inclination toward any alignment, though communities often prize generosity, resolve, and regard for the living waters.
Tideveiled are accustomed to sharing ports and waterways with many peoples, and often become valued pilots, divers, and shipmates.
They may be wary of outsiders who treat reefs as resources without limits, but practical cooperation matters more than ancestry. Their gills are sensitive and vulnerable; touching or exposing them without consent is considered a serious violation of personal boundaries.
Their settlements range from reef-built homes grown around coral and stone to floating villages anchored in sheltered lagoons.
Openings and courtyards admit the sea, while air-filled chambers are kept for visitors, dry stores, and intricate navigation instruments. On land, they favor harbors with clear access to deep water and build homes with broad porches, rain-catching roofs, and easy paths to the shore.
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