THE CATFISHFOLK (Patreon)

"Folks get awful skittish when you start to talk about shadows. Ever notice that? Their eyes go a' dartin' and sweat on their brow. Those people don't realise the warmth the dark can bring. Safety, tucked away from the world. Shadow can keep you safe, if you know how to treat her well."

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The Catfishfolk are said to have one day emerged from the underground river Siluri and made their home in the Catfish Caverns. Only in the past hundred or so years have these people interacted with the wider world, remaining hidden for time untold in their caves. They get their name from the facial tentacles that sprout from their face, bearing resemblance to catfish, and the name seems to have stuck. There are rumours, old legends that the Catfishfolk on the Continent are just remnants of a greater society, who huddle at the southern pole of the planet where the dark is tangible and the ice spreads black. In their vast, underwater cities, they lurk, waiting. But those are just stories, after all. Who knows where these fish truly come from?