[As the ship slides closer, it grows more obvious... a merperson with a pink top half and a burgundy tail, swimming right at the surface and sliding in and out of the waves. It's still hard to be 100% certain at this distance, but given just how much variety there is in merfolk coloration, the chances of it being anyone else are pretty low...]
At this rate I'll need to commision not just TVKworth combat icons, but Mermanworth icons too...