Fishy Folk

Fishy Folk

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This pack adds 5 Origins, all of them a different spin on the boring old merling. I know this might be the 234th merling datapack but it is what it is. 😛

• Coral Merling
• Octopus Merling
• Phrouretes Merling (Guardian Merling)
• Pufferfish Merling
• Shark Merling

The pack also has an MIT license, this README file, an icon and some misc debug functions.

Coral Merling 🟠🟠

Species of carnivorous merling with brightly coloured scales, usually lurk in shallow, warm coral reefs.

Gills

You can breathe underwater, but not on land.

Aqua Affinity

You may break blocks underwater as others do on land.

Like Water

When underwater, you do not sink to the ground unless you want to.

Carnivore

Your diet is restricted to meat, you can’t eat vegetables.

Wet Eyes [Toggle with Primary Power]

Your eyes can see under water, but only in shallow waters, as the pressure damages your eyes.

Svelte Body [Pehkui scale multiplier 0.8]

You have a gracefully slim and agile body, but you have much less health.

Swift Swimmer

Your sleek tail can propel you at high speeds through the water.

Splash! [Active ability, use with Secondary Power]

You can boost yourself to get away from enemies faster.

Fish In a Bucket [Active ability, use with Right Button]

You can hop onto other people’s head.

Fish Stix

Raw fish saturates you more than it would others.

Pointy Teeth

Your pointy teeth help you hunt fish faster.

Flip Flop

You don’t have legs and are wet all the time so you’re slippery and can’t move fast outside of water.

Octopus Merling 🔴🔴🔴

Species of eight legged merling, they are highly agile and can produce ink.

Aqua Affinity

You may break blocks underwater as others do on land.

Like Water

When underwater, you do not sink to the ground unless you want to.

Wet Eyes [Toggle with Primary Power]

Your vision underwater is perfect.

Dual Breather

You can stay on land a lot longer than other sea creatures.

Ink Blast [You need to have water in your lungs to produce ink!]

You can blast ink to boost yourself in water.

Creature of Many Arms [You reach further, can step up 1 block and swim faster!]

You have 8 limbs growing from your waist that aid in grabbing, swimming and walking, but it makes it impossible to use shields or wear pants and boots.

Squishy [Pehkui scale multiplier: 0.6]

Due to having no bones, you are squishy and take less fall damage, but you have less health and are smaller.

Phrouretes Merling 🟠🟠

An ancient species of merling, phrouretai protect the elders of their hives in the fallen cities of the sea. (basically Guardian merling with a classy name)

Gills

You can breathe underwater, but not on land.

Wet Eyes [Toggle with Primary Power]

Your vision underwater is perfect.

Aqua Affinity

You may break blocks underwater as others do on land.

Like Water

When underwater, you do not sink to the ground unless you want to.

Cold Blood

You don’t handle heat well, thus you take extra fire damage.

Kinship [original power by thearchitects6199. thank you <3]

Your fellow phrouretai don’t attack you.

Slowed Escape [Active ability, use with Secondary Power]

You can give mining fatigue on command to those around you.

Prickly

Out of your skin protrude many sharp prismarine spikes.

Fins

Since you have a strong tailfin from the waist down, you can swim well.

Flip Flop

You don’t have legs and are wet all the time so you’re slippery and can’t move fast outside of water.

Pufferfish Merling 🔴🔴🔴

Species of merling, covered in spikes with deadly poison, inflates when attacked.

Gills

You can breathe underwater, but not on land.

Wet Eyes [Toggle with Primary Power]

Your vision underwater is perfect.

Aqua Affinity

You may break blocks underwater as others do on land.

Like Water

When underwater, you do not sink to the ground unless you want to.

Vegetarian

You can’t digest any meat.

Fins

Since you are a pufferfish from the waist down, you can swim well.

Small Boi

You don’t have much health.

Puffy Boi [Pehkui scale multiplyer: 0.6]

You are a little spiky ball of fish, so cute!

Toadies’ Touch [Has a cooldown and needs hunger to refill poison levels.]

You evolved little toxic spikes all over you body, so you you poison you foes.

No Friendly Fire

Since your body produces poison, you are immune to toxins.

Flip Flop

You don’t have legs and are wet all the time so you’re slippery and can’t move fast outside of water.

Shark Merling 🔴🔴🔴

Species of merling, adapted to a hunter’s lifestyle, can smell blood from miles away. (sharks are so huggable looking🦈)

Gills

You can breathe underwater, but not on land.

Wet Eyes [Toggle with Primary Power]

Your vision underwater is perfect.

Aqua Affinity

You may break blocks underwater as others do on land.

Like Water

When underwater, you do not sink to the ground unless you want to.

Carnivore

Your diet is restricted to meat, you can’t eat vegetables.

Sturdy

You are a big creature thus you have more health.

Teeth and Claws

Your sharp teeth and sharp claws aid in hunting.

Fins

Since you are a shark from the waist down, you can swim faster than others.

Smell [Nearby damaged and undead mobs get a highlight.]

You have a good nose, so you can smell blood from miles away.

Great White [Pehkui scale multiplyer: 1.6]

You have a big body, almost 3 blocks long!

Flip Flop

You don’t have legs and are wet all the time so you’re slippery and can’t move fast outside of water.