| “ | They may be more beautiful than any woman you have seen, but they are as vicious as a blood-hungry shark! | „ |
| ~ Eight-Fingers Oba about mermaids. |
Mermaids are supporting antagonists in Heroes of Might and Magic IV and one of the main antagonists of the A Pirate's Daughter campaign. They were creatures from the depths of the waters and seas of the world of Axeoth and allies of the sea monsters.
History[]
Almost nothing can be known about the mermaids, it is certain that they appeared already in Enroth, but they were not hostile and did not attack many people. In the world of Axeoth, on the other hand, more and more attacks were launched against ships traveling on water, and they became allies of sea monsters. Their queen wanted to conquer the Golden Seas, but pirates stood in her way, including a young female captain, Tawni Balfour. In the beginning, the mermaids were stronger against the pirates, it was because of their singing and good physique, and they didn't stand a chance against the sea monsters, but as the war progressed, the balance of power changed as well. Tawni and his helpers gradually killed more and more of them and when they deployed more and more powerful creatures and realized how vulnerable their enemy was from a distance, the losses of the mermaids jumped dramatically, but there were still many of them. The pirate girl, on the other hand, knew that her enemy wanted to continue this war wherever it appeared anywhere indefinitely, so she decided to take a risky step. He launched an attack from two directions after capturing the Mer-Queen's palace. He led his army against the mermaids, while Cyrca, a medusa, led her army against the hatchery of the sea monsters. She also knew that if they lost on any front, the enemy could come back at any time, so they had to win anyway. The battle eventually went in her favor, with Tawni killing the Mer-Queen and three hundred and fifty of her mermaids, while Cyrca killed sixty sea monsters and destroyed their hatchery. After that, she became the queen of the Golden Sea, and although many mermaids still remained and attacked other well-known, famous, and legendary people, they no longer sought to conquer such a large scale.
Powers & Abilities[]
Strengths[]
Mermaids were dangerous opponents, as they were able to hypnotize most of their enemies with their pitchforks. In addition, they were bigger and tougher than an average person, and their pitchforks were sharp weapons, and in large numbers they were a threat to the heroes as well.
Weaknesses[]
The mermaids were effective and dangerous at sea, but even on their own battlefield, not everything was in their favor. They had plenty of much stronger creatures that could easily destroy them without their hypnosis working. They were very easy targets from a distance, but mainly mechanical opponents, especially ballistae or catapults, were particularly effective against them, as machines could not be hypnotized. Just like the sea monsters, they couldn't really get out on land from the water, and they were absolutely not resistant to magic, so a very powerful mage or sorcerer could easily dispose of many of them.
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