Kelpies

No one is quite sure who originally made these creatures.

Kelpies are said to be water spirits that inhabit almost every large body of water within Soleil. They are said to be respondsible luring sailors and other sea-faring folk to their death. All that is known to be about Kelples are merely rumors and hearsay, as there is no record of anyone actually surviving coming in contact with one.

Overview
Kelpies are believed to be a creature created solely for the purpose of punishing those that thought they could take and take from provided to them. Created for the purpose of getting the point across that one can not continue to take all they want without any type of punishment.

What has been recorded of this creature is far and few in between. These creatures are capable of altering their form to appear in the likeness of a woman or a hippocampus. Regardless of what form they choose to take, their appearance holds the tell tale mark of water weeds, the substance growing intertwined with their hair. Because of this, they are somewhat easy to spot among clearer bodies of water. Though with their chosen habitat being that of swamps, lakes and ponds, it's almost virtually impossible to spot one before its far too late.

Though their preferred form is that of a hippocampus, an equine figure that lurks beneath the surface of the waves. They tend to lurk just beneath the surface, the water weeds that grow from their hair floating just right on top, blending in with the rest of the surroundings.

Mythology
Much like Unicorns, Kelpies seem to be "friends" of women in some regards, coming across as virtually uninterested in interacting with them in any shape or form. Their preferred targets are that of men, often assuming the form of maidens in attempts to bring them down to their watery death.

There are many people out there who believe that Kelpies were simply created in attempts to make the lives of mortals miserable. That they are a type of punishment for taking and taking, without giving anything in return, especially along the coastal kingdom of Soleil. Kelpies are often believed to lurk around ships and boats, waiting for just the right moment to emerge and drag their next victim down to a watery grave.

There are several reported cases of ships returning with no sailors aboard, void of all life with no signs of what ever happened to them. The ship will often appear frozen in time, things remaining where they had last been left, as if everyone aboard suddenly decided to get up and leave. The only signs of something sinister happening are the markings of scratched along the hull, as if they were desperately trying to get back aboard.