Russians call him vodyanoy (водяно́й). To the Czechs he is Vodník. To the Germans Nix or Wassermann.

He's often described as an old man with greenish hair and covered in algae, and sometimes black scales.

Art by Ivan Bilibin, 1934

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Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. (Algae, Foraminfera, Marine meteorology, Oceanography) https://t.co/LdoEeRrA89

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Based on a Mer AU I loved but stopped writing. Go look up luminescent algae, it's beautiful.

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Since it's been a bit since I posted art, have some ocs! Algae, a rainwing with the power to change shape, and my Sona Snail, a rain-nightwing who can change hue!

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Hervey antique 1881 stereotype nature print, Pl 2 Marine Algae, Sea Mosses https://t.co/oeDzkvddKe

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Hervey antique 1881 stereotype nature print, Pl 2 Marine Algae, Sea Mosses https://t.co/oeDzkvddKe

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New Pressed Fern, Algae, and Gold Leaf Illustrations by Helen Ahpornsiri https://t.co/Ejk4ROu7B8

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Rescue from the new inspired by a story I'm writing.

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