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Descended from the [[Elder God]] [[Meridian]], the '''merians''' are the proudest of the races and have the richest history. It was the merian [[Gorob]] who discovered the secrets of becoming a [[Vernal God]] and indeed became the first Vernal God. It was the merians who were the first to uncover the [[planescape|outer planes]], and subsequently founded the [[Holy Celestine Empire]]. Though merians can point to many great and notable achievements of their race, it must also be pointed out that the last emperor of the Celestine Empire, [[Emperor Ladantine VII]], was a merian and responsible for the [[Taint]]. Merians are primarily ocean dwellers and the original race were decidedly aquatic looking. However, with the influx of [[human]]s and given their ability to interbreed with other races, many present day merians look astonishingly human-like, some even growing hair. Even so, all merians have bluish complexions (though ranging in hue) and the ability to breathe water. Despite interbreeding with humans, merians do not recognize half-breeds: either you are merian or are not, denoted by the ability to breathe water.