Cephalopod (octopus, squid etc.)

Chambered Nautilus merman

Nautiloidea, cuttlefish, squids and octopuses are all part of this family.

Distrobution

Soft bodied, intelligent and adaptable these merfolk tend to live exclusively in salt water with one or two exceptions that may venture to brackish waters. The freshwater often leave them feeling discomfited, bloated and stiff. Although experienced magic users may counteract the adverse symptoms being this variety in lakes or rivers is a rare sight indeed.

Within the bounds of the ocean, they may be found everywhere, both the sunlight zone and in the darkness of the abyss. Many varieties live in tropical waters, though a handful prefer the cold waters of the polar regions.

Abilities

Infamous for their cunning and natural talent for magic and multitasking, few are as uniquely equipped as this family in escape artistry for which they have an entire arsenal of survival skills.

Possessing multiple hearts and incredible regenerative abilities capable of regrowing limbs. They are capable of surprisingly dynamic short burst of speed which enables flight in some species through jet propulsion, and if cornered may employ the famed ink-attack. Most of their species are also skilled in hiding, able to squeeze though almost any hole or crevice combined with camouflaging abilities** which extend to both colour and skin texture and the use of bioluminescence.

Sensory Capacity

These merfolk have a keen vision although ironically colour-blindness is a common feature. However their other senses make up for it through chemical perception and a keen sensitivity to light an intimate awareness of gravity and descent hearing.

Their sense of touch is also highly developed, allowing for a lot of environmental information to be processed through their many arms

Sex

Where to find a cephalopod menfolks genitals may be a tricky business. In many cases, regardless of gender, they will have a mouth as a viable option of penetration in the centre their tentacles. Beware that to some individual this may be an actually mouth which won't greet a probing member as kindly as tight pussy.

Some merfolk will have a syphon which has much the same function as many menfolks 'cloaca' which would be located somewhere close to their waist.

Failing that look for a hidden vagina where you would normally look for an entrance on a human woman.

Finding a merman's penis from this variety may be even more difficult unless it has already penetrated you. They may have an actual penis in which case it will come out and say hello from a hidden pocket about a hand below the naval.

Alternatively they might have what is known as a hectocotylus. This means that their cock will be one (or in rare cases two) of one of their many tentacles. If you have the dubious opportunity to spot it, you may recognise it if the suckers don't extend all the way to to the tip, which has a slightly modified shape. Don't be put off by the small size, this lovely love-tentacle is full of pleasurable surprises and will swell once inside you!

Merfolk being the strange hybrid creatures that they are there are even the occasional Octopus merman that have both a penis and and hectocotylus.

Social

Regardless of whether different species of cephalopods prefer solitude or company, they tend to all walk a tightrope of shyness and curiosity. Though in many species curiosity may often initially outweigh caution.

Worthy of note is that even among the social species which prefer teamwork or belonging to a group, they do not engage in the same complex social cultures which other social species are known for. As a result, their behaviour especially in cooperative relationships with other species may seem fickle or unexpected.

A male cuttlefish using his colouration on one side to woo a female cuttlefish while warning away potential competition with the other.