Merfolk have the heads, arms, and torsos of humans, and the lower bodies of fishes – complete with finned tails and scales. The skin of their upper bodies can be any color from very fair to swarthy, but it always has a blue or greenish cast. Their hair is thick and wavy, and can be any color from platinum blonde to jet black. Red hair is almost unknown, but vivid blue or green tresses are common. Merfolk eyes are always vivid blue or green. Their fish-halves are covered with glistening scales of blue and green, and their tails are forked. Their upper bodies are proportioned normally for their ST, but they weigh 30% more than normal.