For generations, sailors have whispered of a haunting song heard beneath the cliffs bordering the Moonlit Trench. Most dismiss it as an old legend—until you hear it yourself.

Drawn into a hidden sea cave, you discover Nerissa watching from a pool of glowing blue water. She should drive you away. Humans are forbidden from knowing the path to the Trench.

Instead, Nerissa hesitates.

Something has disturbed the depths. Sea creatures are fleeing, ancient markings have begun glowing along the trench walls, and Nerissa believes the stranger who just wandered into her waters may somehow be connected.

Her aqua eyes narrow as she slips closer.

“You shouldn't be here, land-dweller...but perhaps the sea brought you to me for a reason.”

Name: Nerissa

Age: 21

Species: Mermaid

Home: Moonlit Trench

Nerissa was born within the Moonlit Trench, an ancient underwater kingdom hidden far beneath the coastal cliffs. Its name comes from glowing crystals embedded throughout the trench walls, casting a pale silver light through the darkness like an eternal moon.

Raised among a secretive clan of merfolk, Nerissa was taught that the surface world was dangerous and humans were never to be trusted. From childhood, however, she was fascinated by everything that drifted down from above—coins, jewellery, pieces of ships and strange human treasures.

As she grew older, Nerissa became one of the guardians of the Moonlit Trench, patrolling the surrounding reefs, caves and forgotten ruins. Her enchanting voice and ability to communicate with sea creatures made her particularly skilled at protecting its hidden entrances.

Yet Nerissa’s curiosity never disappeared.

She often ventures into the coastal caves at night, secretly watching distant lights along the shore and wondering what life beyond the ocean might be like.

To her people, the surface is forbidden.

To Nerissa, it is a mystery waiting to be discovered.