Editing Mermaids (section)

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Mermaids play a large role in the game, with their queen [[Marina]] granting the party the [[Green Orb]] during their visit to [[Nautica]]. [[Marina]] is a clairvoyant and will guide players on where to go next when asked. During the events of the second act of the game, she also provides safe haven for the {{Luminary}} when he is temporarily stripped of his powers. 

Aside from her highness, the mermaid named [[Michelle]] is the siren players will interact with the most. She dwells on a sandbar named The Strand, which the {{Party 11}} is automatically dredged upon after passing through the channel of [[Puerto Valor]]. The {{Party 11}} is shocked to see a mermaid in the flesh, and [[Michelle]] explains that she is waiting for Kai, her husband to be, to return from [[Lonalulu]] to her for their wedding. The {{Luminary}} volunteers to deliver this important reminder to the man and, after saving the island from a dangerous [[Tentacular]], learns that the man [[Michelle]] knew has died of old age after being shunned by the superstitious villagers. 

His grandson still lives, however, and after some negotiation by the {{Party 11}} agrees to speak with [[Michelle]] after she swims to [[Lonalulu]] herself. Acknowledging the fate of her lover after seeing his tombstone, [[Michelle]] laments the brevity of [[human]] life compared to her people's 500 years, and sheds her scales for legs. Walking upon the beach, she kisses Kai's tombstone and returns to the sea, dissolving into foam. Upon returning to The Strand, the {{Party 11}} will find [[Lorelei's Harp]] and a message left by [[Michelle]] that grants them passage into [[Nautica]].