Here There Be Mermaids

This was to be the first story in a series called "Here There Be Monsters" (which was written at the same time as "A Fairy in a Coffeeshop"). The series was to follow a class studying some kind of natural science (possibly zoology) as they studied the various species native to their world. Each unit of this class would be dedicated to a different kind of what we in the real world would consider fantasy creatures. Almost every unit would include a field trip to see the species in question for themselves (though likely not every unit due to safety concerns). Each story in the series follows one or more units dedicated to the type(s) of "monsters" in the title. For instance, "Here There Be Mermaids" follows the class through two units because this world has two kinds of mermaids. There aren't any useable characters from this story, but the two species of mermaids have been thought out enough to be potentially useful as frameworks for new characters in the future.

Useable races:

 * Mermaids (mammals)
 * Mermaids (fish)