Nereid (3.5e Race)

Personality

Nereids are waiting near a lake or a river for a male to take and kill them.

Physical Description

Nereids look like nymphs but with out much clothing wet and long brown hair

Names

Nereids in Greek Mythology

The names of the most famous Nereids mentioned in Greek Mythology are detailed in the following list:

Actaea: The myth of Actaea: She was the Nereid of the sea shore

Amathia: The myth of the Nereid Amathia: She was renown for being helpful towards sailors fighting perilous storms

Amphitrite: The myth of the Nereid Amphitrite: She was the wife of Poseidon god of the sea.

Amphithoe: The myth of the Nereid Amphithoe: She was the nymph who was addressed as “she who moves swiftly around”

Cydippe: The myth of the Nereid Cydippe: She had a failed love affair with Aristaeus.

Creneis: The myth of the Nereid Creneis: She was a beautiful nymph who played with dolphins

Cymo: The myth of the Nereid Cymo: She was associated with the crabs of the sea

Doris: The myth of the Nereid Doris – a nymph and wife of the sea god Nereus and the mother of the Nereides

Doto: The myth of the Nereid Doto: She was associated with granting safe voyage or generous catch.

Dynamene: The myth of the Nereid Dynamene: With her sister Pherusa, she controlled the great ocean swells Eione: The myth of the Nereids Eione: She was a nymph of the beach and said to have helped castaways

Eucrante: The myth of the Nereids Eucrante: She was responsible for successful voyages or fishing

Eumolpe: The myth of the Nereids Eumolpe: She was a fine singer and a chief attendant of Neptune

Evagore: The myth of the Nereids Evagore: She was assigned with the duty of assembling other sea nymphs

Galatea: The myth of the Nereids Galatea: She was constantly wooed by the Cyclops Polyphemus but loved Acis - refer to the Myth of Acis and Galatea

Galene: The myth of the Nereids Galene: She was the personification of the calm sea

Glauce: The myth of the Nereids Glauce: She was the sea nymph of the ‘blue-grey’ waters who nursed the infant Zeus

Ianassa: The myth of the Nereids Ianassa: She was a powerful protector of sailors

Iphianassa: The myth of the Nereids Iphianassa: She gave birth to a son Aetolus, who slew Apis

Laomedeia: The myth of the Nereid Laomedeia: She was the sea nymph after whom one of the moons of Jupiter was named

Leiagore: The myth of the Nereid Leiagore: She was famous as the nymph who spoke to mortals

Maera: The myth of the Nereids Maera: She was associated with the dog-star Seirios to bring midsummer heat

Nausithoe: The myth of the Nereids Nesaea: She caused ships to sail swiftly

Panopaea: The myth of the Nereid Panopaea: She was the nymph of the sea’s broad panorama, linked to the sighting of land

Pasithea: The myth of the Nereid Pasithea: She was the nymph of good cheer

Pontomedusa: The myth of the Nereid Pontomedusa: She was also known as the sea queen

Psamathe: The myth of the Nereid Psamathe: She was a nymph and goddess of sand beaches and the wife of Proteus

Sao: The myth of the Nereid Sao: She was the sea nymph of safe passage of sailors

Thaleia: The myth of the Nereid Thaleia: She was a sand nymph who gave birth to the twin gods of Sicilian geysers

Themisto: The myth of the Nereid Themisto: She died when she killed her twin sons by accident

Thetis: The myth of the Nereid Thetis: She was given in marriage to a mortal called Peleus. Eris, the goddess of Discord attended the wedding and sparked the Myth of the Apple of Discord

Thoosa: The myth of the Nereid Thoosa: She was the lover of Poseidon and became mother of the Cyclops Polyphemus

Racial Traits

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• Spell-Like Ability: —. Caster level is . The save DC is -based.
• Psi-Like Ability: —. Manifester level is . The save DC is -based.
• Automatic Languages: . Bonus Languages: .
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• Level Adjustment:

Vital Statistics

Table: Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
years	+	+	+

Table: Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
years	years	years	+ years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	' "	+	lb.	× () lb.
Female	' "	+	lb.	× () lb.

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