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the Sea Ponies are an enigmatic race most likely descended from coastal Pony tribes that lived during the last ice age. evolution, natural and magical, has allowed them to adapt to their watery home. Sea ponies are omnivores, eating fish as well as seaweed and aquatic plants.

HIPPOCAMPS
the hippocampi are typical sea ponies, with normal forelegs and an aquatic tail

Sea Pony
Ditzy Doo's mom adjusts her land legs

Sea ponies (Merponies, Hippocampi) differ little from their land dwelling cousins beyond physical appearance. they come in normal and unicorn varieties, both of which sometimes have "wing fins".

Sea Ponies are industrious workers, having developed the mechanical legs they use to walk around on land. sea ponies tend to be on good terms with Ophiotauri, Makara, and Merrow, but are wary of the war-like capricorns.

Styxian
A Royal Guard of the Black Fleet of the Black Isles

Styxians (Night Sea Ponies, Abyssals) are an offshoot of sea ponies who have developed horns and nocturnal habits. they are faster and more magically adept than normal sea ponies, and are usually better fighters.

Rusalka
Princess Aurora

rusalka (Freshwater sea ponies) are a breed of Hippocamp that live in rivers and lakes. they are distinguished by their separate "fingers".

They are also known for their promiscuousness, and many a stallion or mare has woken up in bed to find a rusalka next to them... often in the position they were in the night before.

Hipposelachi

Open-ocean omnivores, these seaponies are rarely encountered

Carcharo

Close relatives of the Hipposelachi, these equines are the equivalent of underwater pirates, swimming around in gangs and possessing crude spears made out of bone or, in some rare instances, metal salvaged from shipwrecks.

Dasyatis

mysterious, the Dasyatis are mistrusted by other seapony races due to their appearance, isolationist natures, and tendency to willingly dabble in dark magic.

despite this, the Dasyatis as a whole are not evil, simply preferring to be left alone in their sea canyon cities.

They live on a diet of shellfish and sea plants, but have both a venomous stinger and the ability to produce an electric shock.

Chéli

the chéli are a race of eel-like sea pony in which the females are larger and more aggressive, as well as more drab-colored.

Squiz

a... unique species of sea pony, squiz are perpetually optimistic, but tend to be clumsy, and a bit ditzy at times

PISCINE SEA PONIES

these equines are more fish-like, and can breath underwater through gills on their torso.

Reef Dweller

Reef Dwellers, or shallow water sea ponies, have prehensile tails to grasp onto objects, though their stubby fins can awkwardly hold things.

they are musical, and will sing at any given opportunity

Trench Dweller

little is known about these mysterious equines, save for that the males are the only ones with a glowing lure, which functions like a unicorn horn.

Lorelei

The Lorelei (or "Mermares", though stallions exist) are the largest and fastest of the piscine sea ponies, but are also somewhat introverted. they travel in large groups called "pods", and are notoriously difficult to find.

Bukapi

the bukapi ("true rulers" in their tongue) are foal-sized, brightly colored equines who tend to have inflated egos, ranging from "i'm better than you" to "i'm going to take over the world!"

Like parrotfish and hagfish, bukapi can produce large amounts of slime. however, they can magically control it and manipulate it, often making "slime constructs" to travel on land

OCTOPONIES

Octoponies have eight tentacles rather than either back legs or a tail, and have somewhat collapsible/"bendy" skeletons, allowing them to fit through any space they can fit their head through. Octoponies are more fond of shellfish than actual fish, and can change color to better sneak up on them. when in danger, they spray a cloud of ink.

Cecaelia

Cecaelia tend to be a highly curious race inquisitive of anything they come across. They are however wary of strangers, and are quickly flustered by any attempts at diplomacy which they almost always view as attempts to deceive them due to a somewhat paranoid nature. Those who do manage to form an alliance with them though will have a useful ally as their inquisitive nature makes them adept at hunting for sunken treasures anywhere near their domain.

Cilophyte

More aggressive than their cecaelia cousins, the cilophytes are even MORE paranoid than the easygoing octoponies.

They are also more predatory.

RONESEQUUS

a bizarre and massive species of seapony, rivaling a killer whale in size, ronesequi spend most of their time sleeping near the ocean floor