Hippocampus (animal)
Hippocampi, or more commonly the Seahorse, are large aquatic creatures indigenous to the Tower Isles. These powerful workhorses have the upper half of a stallion, and the lower half of a large fish. While generally docile when seen from a distance in the wilds, they can be extremely temperamental up close, and efforts to domesticate the hippocampi have been fruitless.
Our small boat rocks lightly as we move closer and closer to the hippocampus. The seahorse has yet to notice our presence as it plays in the water splashing sea foam into the air and kicking at the nearby fish. They may not be aggressive, but that doesn't make them any less dangerous. If we're able to catch the beast in our netting and drag it out of the water, it will make finishing the seahorse off far easier. I just hope that our strength is up to the task.