Beneath the Waves
Xhipaktli, Leviathan Broodmother. Inspired by Todd Lockwood's Dragon Anatomy. Name based on the water deity Cipactli.
Xaidæ, Ancestral Shapeshifter. An elf that can shapeshift between human, hybrid and orca forms. Name from the first nation Haida.
Airniit, Keepers of the Depths. Based on the Arctic Sea Angels (Clione). Didn't have time to finish her Mecha and a few extra details. Name is an Inuit word for Spirit.
Apærnix Kippa, Human Pioneer. Her name means Star Woman in Yaghan.
Na'Kika, Oceanaut Scoundrel. Didn't have time to detail her pistols. Name based on the Kiribati / Micronesian deity.
T'niwhæ, Tribal Hunter. Name inspired by the Maori Taniwha. These species are related to and revere the Leviathan Broodmother.
Uuathluk, The Guardians. Based on the Coconut Crab and the Zerg. The name means "To Care For" (Nootka).
Aipaloovik, Jellyfish Mutate. Name taken from the Inuit sea deity.
Charybdis, The Thing That Should Not Be. A mixture of Cthulhu / Lovecraft creatures, Marvel's Venom and the day after leg day :P. Named after Metallica's song, which is also based on Lovecraft's stories.
Sigdrifar, The Brood of Jörmungandr. Named after the Valkyrie name Inciter to Victory, also attributed to Brunhildr. I wanted a species that would be like the ocean's Vikings.
Beneath the Waves
These were my submissions for Beneath the Waves challenge. I was able to put more time into some of the characters and creatures, but some still had details I wanted to fix or add. I'll likely improve them in the future. You should check out all the other submissions in the challenge, there's really cool stuff there!
The setting is based on several Native American, Pacific Islands, Greek and Norse mythology creatures & deities and a bit on end of the world mythology, for example:
According to Hawaiian myth, the current universe is only the latest version of a series of universes that have collapsed. Octopodes are the last survivors of that universe (Fhtagn!).
I chose The Brood of Jörmungandr because of Ragnarok.
Yaghan mythology includes a tale about the Moon goddess flooding the world. Yaghan women dove in cold waters of Tierra del Fuego to hunt for food and taught the skill to their younger daughters. A purely female skill as men focused on hunting on land.