PhilomenaAquitaine's home in Grimney
I am Philomena of the Aquitaini Mermaids, grandaughter of the great Queen of the Crested Wave.. Named for the strong love my mother bore my father. I am the daughter of a mermaid called Onedina and a human whose name I do not know. It is my purpose here in in Grimney to find my father, to bring him to the sea so my mother can see him once more or bring her certain news of his death so she can be released from her love for him. All I have to go on is sad stories and half-memories. I am curious to meet my father but all though I am half-human by blood I will always be a true mermaid. My encounters with some people of this land thus far makes me fear what sort of man my father could be. My human blood makes me a little different from my waterkin, I am perhaps a little brighter than other mermaids and have an daring streak which is rare. I have swum across seven oceans in my life, encountered strange beasts and strange world, but none as strange as Grimney!
Born on the crest of a wave a hundred leagues high while the Great Storm raged high, I am considered one of the blessed of the Aquitaini. My Gods are those of the Water and the Moons. They are Gods of Love, Beauty and Music. My love is like the tide, ever changing with the moons but my loyalty to my friends holds fast. My beauty burns as bright as the twin Suns at midday day, it is both a blessing and a curse. My songs are where my true powers lie, full of love and beauty they also have a darker side. My sweetest songs can drive men to madness and death, my songs can raise fierce storms that can sink a fleet of ships in a mere breath. I rarely raise my song in anger, but when I do - beware!
I set myself against no man or creature that does set itself against me first. I love the raging waves of the cold sea of Dudrassa but above all I love peace and my new friends of this land. I tremble at the dark violence at Grimney's borders and fear that soon the black ships will sail to bring Grimney's ruin.