Dou Daizhev Verrnam

Sooo... I was going through my WIP folder to see if there were any old pieces that might be salvageable, and I was surprised at how much I still liked this one, even though I started it about a year ago and thought I had given up on it forever.

The daizhev (singular: daizha) are a race of merpeople who live in the bay of Maidhev off the coast of Claderr. The waters they live in are very cold, so they're more dolphinlike than fish, and much more humanlike than the fishy merpeople who live in the tropical seas.
In fact, Princess Lalachai, the only royal born a wizard for hundreds of years, caused the biggest scandal in Claderé history when she abdicated her claim to the throne by turning herself into a mermaid and running away to live with them out in the bay. (I also have an old lineart of Lalachai that's been rattling around for awhile and I need to color.)
I always liked to imagine them rising out of the freezing water, indistinct in the early-morning fog, and asking, "Are you coming with us?"

Anyway. I sure hope you guys enjoy the wanderings of my imaginary histories.