It is said that Ys was once the greatest city in the world, a gem of polished marble and brass on the edge of the world, a shining beacon to all those who sought its refuge. The evil words of the Dark Prophet and his servant, the Horned King drove it beneath the waves, hiding its glory from the world so that the world could be ruled in Darkness. They sought to contain our mother, the Queen of the Stormwaters with their treachery. But the tides have changed and our city and people are reborn anew. Ys-Beneath-The-Waves is the beacon in the storm, the light cutting through the darkened waters. Ys is our home and our heart, and we will not be smothered..

-Clemence, First Kanterez of the Morbarzh

---

The vast majority of Marie-Morgane Reside in and around the sunken city of Ys-Beneath-the-Waves inthe Mor Bras, although smaller colonies or individuals may reside even farther afield. In General, they prefer the temperate depths of the Gwantenn (Shallows), only entering the Bevenou (Rim) and the Isfontou (Abyss) in rare circumstances. Ys itself is built on three undersea hills (Gardenhill, Palacehill and Churchhill), & a ring of massive sea-wals (Walltop), all of which are firmly in the Gwantenn. The Lower wards, once the main population center of the city, is in the Bevenou, a dark and dangerous maze of ruins, infested with malicious finfolk and other hostile creatures.

Capable of breathing both air and water, they are quite adaptable, although they cannot cannot outside of the water for extended periods without magical aid. They are equally capable of surviving in salt, brackish or fresh water. This adaptability hasled some to establish colonies in the Mor Bihan, along the Ar Mor Emrodez, and even far inland along deep rivers like the Odet, the Liger and the Sena, with one intrepid colony living in the Gallian capital of Per-Ys itself.

Others, using large tanks of water, can live even further inland, and there are tales of Marie-Morgane Merchants in the Goblin market and slaves kept in giant aquariums in the halls of Iram of the Pillars. Originally, the race lived among the ruins of Ys or in the reefs and caves nearby, but as they began to acquire skilled craftsmen, artists,
and Arkane users into their numbers, they have begun building their own structures, with increasing complexity and skill.

---

Today's mermaid is Rozenn, the first Marie-Morgane of Ahes's new Kingdom and Archdruid of Ys-Beneath-the-Waves, caretaker of the Bile, the sacred tree at the center of Ys's Druidsgrove beneath the Palace of Ahes. The magic of Ys warped the Oak sapling smuggled by Rozenn during her flight into a magnificent monument of living magic, with crystal leaves and flowers. The Bile of Ys is its most sacred site, the center of the powerful magikal leylines that cross the city. Rozenn is the one who helped Ahes manipulate her Ere-hud to create the Marie-Morgane, of which she became the first, and is a powerful and beloved figure in the society of Ys, second only to Ahes herself.

---

First (2020): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36216518/ / Previous: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36255181/

2019 Gallery: https://www.furaffinity.net/gallery.....nt-Mermay-2019

Archdruidess Rozenn: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31501745/ / https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31513697/ / https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31513924/ (Rozenn's Story)

---

Commissions Available: https://www.deviantart.com/kathalia.....ails-787116757
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Kroashent