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This was the frist year of this blog i made to practice worldbulding,motivate to make the darn comic and much more.

It's been a blast just being able to post so freely(which granted i always do-) so thank you all who have seen and the ones who stayed for the ride. SBR may never make it out of this blog but i got it out of my mind and that's at least something.

I hope this new year is filled with blessing and happy moments for everyone. see you next time.

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WITH THAT WE FINALLY HAVE THE(hopefully)FINAL DESIGNS AND HEIGTHS!

in order

-Tiago Valente:25

-Marella Hali: 24

-Thomas Etok/Muktuk : 26

-Chandradatt Mukhopadhyay:28

-Roxanne Cayahag: 22

-Rosemary Flores: 27

-Cora B Williams : 23

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Mermaintaince Crew(Part 2)

Originally was a fire fairy from a scrap story!. Lives with Rosemary on his families resort.

Indian decent! third generation to be exact, family is from west bengal.

The only true Recifeño from the crew(Mar is from Icaria so they don't count-).He's from brazilian decent!

loves singing too!

AND LAS BUT NOT LEAST

sO LET ME EXPLAIN-

Muktuk was their name, given by my canadian friend whom i asked for help because i tougth they would have more insigth than me on inuit culture. But i fail to find the name on any registry census so i can use it as an actual name(or they are inuktitut). I been using as their "guppy name" which all mers have but would like to know. also his design in general if anyone is interested or wants to speak about it (hopefully being inuit themselves)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE-

my dms are open and i'm ready to change anything-

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I'm nothing if not relentless.im sorry i tried my best with the skills i have.

Merry Christmas!

(Hazard's a centolla, Venture Pacific Octupus and Juno's a Flying fish)

(those fishies are her torpedos)

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(shitty resolution srry)it's been a year of working on the lore,designs and much more for sbr. i thank all those who were here for it. it means the world to me that you've staved rebloged and liked the content of this page. Sbr migth not even make it out of this blog but boy do i have fun doddling and making headcanons for it.

With this last post i hope you have great holidays and a happy new year. see you next year!

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SELKIES

A theme common for many,selkies are staple or mermaid comunity. Originating from european folklore selkies by traditional standards are mostly female individuals who can shed their skin and become human. Once a human catches them they can hide the skin, leaving the selkie caugth on land.However if by miracle she finds it she must return to the water for a period of time.

Following the idea we are talking a mythical mermaid profession,selkies in the sbr universe not only exist but are a staple for the underwater community. Doctors,teacher, recorders of old songs- the list can continue. the important part is that they carry the teachings of the tide and knowledge of survival.

Normally

Selkies are seals.that's how it is- but i raise you the question. in a culture where the primary method of recording and learning is trough vocal tradition and if by poaching,polluting and a ton of other stuff more the poblation decreased....

who's there to tell the story?

That's the same question raised in sbr and the answer is turn to anyone who is willing to learn how to be one. While being a selkie is kind of like of an ancient subpecies(?) is not a particular requirement to become one.

So as long as they have a teacher,complete certain rituals and stick to a moral code in theory anyone could become a selkie.

which makes this possible! Merfolk from distict tribes becoming selkies.(rougth very rough sketches!)

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Mermaids 🪼 🐚 🪸 🌊

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Being from Icaria mar is missing on lot of 'human' holidays. Thankfully Rox is always there to help her!

They ended up getting a ton of stuff they don't need in the christmas market ,as it costumary.

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The gang. :)

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you win....lORE AND MERMAIDS WOAH AOAH.(i'm lazy)

These is 2 of the 6 so....yeah!

Gather around my sweet guppies as i tell you about something you may or not way to hear about. So in the world of sbr there is "tribes" which refers to different mer.

Atlantic:

Due to the amount of history ,specially around travels and economy this ocean has it makes sense this poblation has interacted more than humans than any other.

Pacific:

i KNOW you have seen those north sea vids on tiktok. do not even lie to me, also one of the most variated in flora and fauna oceans due to it's large extension. This is the home of the apex predator, a type of merfolk that mainly hunts and is known to drown sailors more than once the 'siren' genotype mermaids whom have almost hypnotic signing!

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I've been busy trying to survive estacional allergies and my drivers license but this week I think I'll manage to drop some more juicy lore

On the meantime what would YOU like to know

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August 17! Today we celebrate Afrocostarican culture!

i always confuse black history month because for us it's in August and for the United States is on February(?) correct me if wrong!

So today i wanted to celebrate it by sharing some data with you, note the information i'm about to display is from when i was a history student in 2022. Information may vary,have changed or anything else! Also i'm kinda bad with dates,im really sorry so im just putting like general time lapses.

Afrocostarican poblation started in Limon,the UFCO(United Fruit Company) was looking for people who could work on the heat and complicated conditions of Limon(today is very modern but back then think of it like an amazingly hot and humind jungle with tons of snakes) many were brought to work from people from the capital to immigrants from italy and China but those who stayed were the Jamaican people.

The workers were free which meant they were no longer slaves this by no means their stay here was made easy, racism and discrimation were and still are rampant angaist this poblation. It came to the point that Limon's citizen weren't recognizes as such until late 1900.Their ID starts with a 7 to signify the 7'nth province to join the republic of Costa Rica.

They have their own set of dialects Patua(Criolle Patois) is what they are most known for but if i rememeber well , english is actually the most common.

Cuisine is also greatly influenced by jamaican heritage instead of "rice and peas" we have rice and beans, which is delish is made with coconut milk,ginger,thyme and panama pepper and served normally with meat(It used to be turtle meat!). Pan bon also with ginger , Pati a savory spicy Pastry and my favorite Plantinta(abreviattion of Platain Tart) which is a sweet plantain pastry.

Music wise there is a own variation of Calypso, Limons Calypso. I'm not a music student and can not dissect this topic well but i do know reggae and jamaican ska were great inspirations for this genre of music. If you are looking to, you can listen to Walter Ferguson the emblem of Costa Rican Calypso.

And lastly a bittersweet data, from our understanding the plan wasn't to stay and make roots here, it was always was the plan to eventually return to Jamaica or for some Africa.

To which the Black Star Line was created but it never fullfield it's prooupose. It was burned in 2016 but has been rebuild to sme degree. It's closed too so sadly,no museum.

This were snippets of afrocostarican history ,this was what i learned in class and thefore not the best approach to it since im myself i'm not afrocostarican but i still tougth important and interesting to share.

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Semi Canon-

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Ecomarine

here for the ocean,here for the future

An oceanography based on Costa Rica(this is very self indulgent) Ecomarine has opperated for years and it's proposal it's one of balance and harmony. Before the instititute mermaids were barely studied but thanks to the effort of their work there is now multiple aquariums where you can see real life mermaids!

They also control the Coralium mining,seafolk "safety" and products. what products you ask? Well everything! building submarines,skincare and if you are very lucky maybe even Melusine Therapy(for stress or entreitanment uses! we don't judge)

It's also the main corporation on Bahia Arrecife,providing much of the jobs and social programs to the country.

Branch Aquariums or Marine life centers are(briefly because i prolly will make more ajfgdfg) :

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Modern Atlantis

Most prominent one for obvious reasons, it's supposed to be a rehabitation center for marine life. It's on Bahia Arrecife(central america)

Coral Coast Marine Park

Underwater Fantasy

Calling this an aquarium is mostly a joke, think of it like the disneyland of sbr it's more alusive towards entretainment. It's based on Asia but i have yet to think where.

Blue Horizon

Oceanography Institute

the quote on quote more "serious" Blue Horizon is a prestigious of all of them having their own mini branches across the globe. They are top of the top,smartest humans yadda yadda. Their research is purely on coralium and mermaids. They make the rules on how mermaids are treated,feed and just have control on the whole process.

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Nudibranchs are such an unique species so just doing humanoids felt wrong. This is my proporsal for nudibranch merfolk aka slugfolk.

All the slugs are under Rox's care in the touch zone. They are all hermaphrodite(both female and male) but some of them are referred to in a specific gender for an instanc in which they were involved with.

Pochi is obsessed with seamoss and world domination, her name comes from "Pochoton" with is slang for chubby. Pochi often leaves her exhibit.

Waffles gained his name after being cared for in medbay and when the caretaker accidentaly feel asleep Waffles took a bit out the snack(ice cream waffles) and got a tummy ache.

Poseidon is territorial and thanks to his diet,very poisonous.He doesn't really like to be touched by humans or other merfolk.

Margarita or Mita, is a clown nudibranch , refered to as they as a staff once said "all clowns are a little fruity" Mita has a pebble(shaped like a ball) which they cary around, they are a very sweet slime ball.

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(man i wished i remembered more of my chem classes while making this-)

Coralio or Coralium is the super element , it's a viscous substance,but when processed correctly, it reveals extraordinary properties,including the ability to function as a superconductor and transforminto a highly conductive metal. Its glow in the dark makes it easily identifiable,and its properties enable cutting-edge technological andmedical application

However this is extemerly hard to get, as it mostly growns in underwater caves with limited access. Marine minery and illegal diving are often performed only to get ahold of this precious material but Ecomarine has the most extensive reserve of the material at hand. it's extraction damagese the ecosystem and seafloor greatly as it "burns it"

In the story it's also important for merfolk as it allows "magic" to happen in a certain way, this out of the world substace fills some of the doubts like how can some mermaids shapeshift? or maybe exist?

truth is even if being studied for a long time the the very existence of it creates more questions than answers. Of course ,if you're wondering mermaids do have this subtance in their blood. it helps them have out of this world abilities and....well much more!

It's gooey,like oil but it doesn't stick to the skin! the smell is semi tolerable it's like burnt and tangy.