Selkie
Country of Origin: Scotland Being Type: Seal-Human Shapeshifter
Power Stats
Aggression
4/10
Magic Abilities
8/10
Physical Power
5/10
Origin Backstory
Selkies are seal folk who shed their skins to become human on land, often marrying fishermen who hide their pelts. They long for the sea and return if they find their skin. Coastal shapeshifters of longing and romance.
Key Features
- •Seal to human shift
- •Captive by hidden skin
- •Beautiful singers
- •Sea longing
- •Coastal dwellers
Lore
Selkies are enchanting seal-human shapeshifters in Scottish (especially Orcadian and Shetland) folklore. They shed seal skins to live as beautiful humans on land, often captured in tragic marriages by those hiding their pelts. Yearning for the sea, they return upon reclaiming their skin, symbolizing love, loss, and the pull of home in coastal tales.