Hryupo, Cyuwirr Learner

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Name
Hryupo (at least, that's what it sounds like)
Age
6 (in human terms, this places her as a young adult)
Gender
Female
Species
Cyuwirr (again, what it sounds like. A variation on the usual Mer-people)
Ethnicity
N/A
Height
4'10"
Occupation
Learner
Residence
Tuor Ocean

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Physical Description
Like many of her kind, Hryupo is rather petite, and though she is almost entirely toned muscle there is a layer of fat under her skin that causes her to have all smooth lines and curves to reduce drag in the water. Her base color is white, though as one of the Learner caste she has very vibrant colors elsewhere - starting at her hips she has a shimmering gold that slowly becomes a pearly pink, which continues straight to her toes; an identical coat covers her arms, with the gold starting at her shoulders and the pink extending all the way to her fingers (as a side note, her nails are the gold color). Like all Cyuwirr, Hryupo has external gills - they are two fleshy bunches of tissue that extend from either side of her neck, and sort of resemble bunched and ruffled fabric in a deep rose pink hue. She can sweep them over her chest (hiding her small breasts), or back over her shoulders, depending on whichever is most convenient at the time. When on land, the gills naturally produce a membrane around themselves to keep from drying out. Her hair is a pale blue that slowly turns blue-green, and when wet appears fairly straight and almost reaches her shoulders - when it dries out, it becomes wild and wavy and thus a bit shorter. Her eyes are large and expressive, with an orange-pink color. Under each eye are three sweeping dots in the same shimmering gold color that can be found on her body.
Though her body appears very humanoid, there are a few adaptations for her aquatic life. She has webbing between her fingers and toes - between her toes are all webbing, though for her fingers it stops at her second knuckle to give her hands more dexterity. Her ears are very elongated but fairly flat, making them almost resemble fins, and they are dusted with pink coloring. The most obvious adaptation is her long dolphin-esque tail. It has an interesting bone and tendon structure - when fully extended the vertebrae separate by as much as two inches, with special tendons to keep everything strong and powerful. When in this format, her tail extends past her toes by about two and a half feet, making swimming far more smooth. Her tail can also contract - the vertebrae become compacted like her spine, and the nerve cord condenses, thus shrinking her tail up enough so it will not drag on the ground when she is walking.
Random side notes - She does not wear any clothes, and her skin is almost impossibly smooth, somewhat similar to a marine mammal's. She has no body hair, just the hair on her head.

Personality
Though all Cyuwirr are born white, their eventual coloring determines the caste they will live in - having such vibrant colors makes Hryupo a Learner, and as such she is extremely inquisitive. Though her race is naturally curious, her innate wonder and need to learn drives her into new places - including up onto land. She is all but fearless, often approaching new objects and people with nothing but pure curiosity rather than any natural wariness of the unknown. She has a perfect memory for important events, navigation, and learned skills. Though her people communicate with purrs, chirps, clicks, and whistles she is capable of learning other languages through observation if not direct teaching. A Cyuwirr's sense of touch is one of their most important senses when it comes to social interaction, so it's not unusual for her to constantly touch or brush up against others - it would not be polite, or would denote a sense of dislike or distrust, if she didn't.
Though she boldly goes where no Cyuwirr has gone before, her body is hyper alert to any potential threats - often she will spring away from danger like a cat before her conscious brain has even processed the situation. Also, thanks to her memory, she will often learn quickly what is dangerous and take care to avoid it in the future - this same logic is applied to people, so if you hurt or betray her once, you will always be something that is dangerous in her mind.
In human terms, Hryupo is probably best described as upbeat, friendly, and optimistic, the sort that is always looking for new things to try - though her personality seems a little underdeveloped thanks to her somewhat more primitive mindset and culture.
Side note - Cyuwirr have something of a hive mind, which grows stronger the closer together they are, and weaker the further apart they are. Learners are important to Cyuwirr culture as they bring in valuable new information to the pod when they return and share their knowledge with the others.

Magic/Abilities
Land and Sea - Hryupo is well adapted to living and moving both on land and in the sea, and she is quick and agile in both. She can stay out of the water for extended periods thanks to her unique physiology, although extremely dry and arid climates will naturally leech water out of her much faster, requiring her to drink much more than the average humanoid.

Siren Call - Hryupo's voice is quite unique. Though it has the normal range of vocalizations for a humanoid, as well as her own species, she has the ability to also emit sonic pulses. These range from a sonar-like usage to vibrations capable of shattering glass and eardrums - if highly focused in close range she can even rupture the cells in organs.

Hive Mind - When close to other Cyuwirr, Hryupo forms a telepathic connection with them. It is entirely automatic and outside of her ability to control, and is shared by all Cyuwirr. This is how she shares all the new information she has gathered with the rest of her pod. Often when very close together, a group of Cyuwirr will begin to move as one unit (like the schooling behavior of fish) and often mirror the reactions of the oldest Cyuwirr with the strongest personality present.

Relationships
Completely open! From fellow Cyuwirr, to other sea dwellers, and all those she might meet on her explorations!

History
Hryupo had a normal 'childhood' by her people's standards. She grew rapidly from infant to her sub-adult form, which is necessary for survival in a sea full of predators. Though her coloring started to show when she was four, it wasn't until recently that her full hues came in and identified her as the Learner caste. Rather strong willed, she often becomes the 'dominant mind' when in a hive of her peers or younger Cyuwirr, and it is likely that she will ascend into a Matron with adulthood. (Matron/Patron status is only given to those Cyuwirr who have the strength of personality necessary to control a group of at least ten individuals when the hive mind is fully synced, and generally the oldest Matron/Patron is the leader of the entire pod).

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