Name: Nerissa (Sea Sprite/Nymph)
Race: Mermaid
Age: unknown
Birthday: March 14
Zodiac: Pisces
Eyes: Honey
Hair: Long, Wavy, Deep Red/Wine
Likes: Fashion, Makeup, sparkly things, ultra cute things, trendy stuff, shopping, jewelry
Dislikes: pollution, fishing,
Favorite Foods: seafood, sushi, seaweed, sweets, apples
Least Favorite Foods: Broccoli and brussel sprouts

Personality: Fashion diva, likes to keep up with the trends, a bit of sass with her girlie-girlness, tends to get distracted by sparkly things. Also is somewhat a pack rat and likes to collect things.

History: She was found floating along a river by Caleb and his daughter, Luna, while they were out fishing. She seemed to have suffered from some sort of trauma and was in and out of consciousness for awhile. Despite that she looked like a normal little girl, Caleb was able to tell that she wasn't human. For awhile they weren't able to determine what she was exactly, until Ariana discovered she was a mermaid when she walked in on her while bathing.
She's from a noble family, and apparently she had "swam" away from home. She wouldn't go into much details as to why she did so, but only says that she doesn't want to go back and asks if they would take her in for awhile. So after some discussion, it was decided to allow her to stay.

About the race/clan:
There are many myths and legends about mermaids throughout various cultures and history. Nerissa's people are originally a rare type of marine mammal that does not currently exist in their original form, therefore considered extinct. In the beginning, her people were about the size of the small beluga whales and they came in all sorts of colors. Poseidon had charged her ancestors to secretly guard and watch over a precious relic for which they did guard it faithfully for many centuries. Because they were not very aggressive nor considered the ideal guards at first, most wouldn't consider them actually guarding anything. But one technique they did have that helped was the ability to hide things without looking like they did so. They also like to collect random things, which varies from each individual. When the time came for Poseidon to retrieve his relic, he rewarded her people the ability to shapeshift into humans. Eventually over time their fish forms began to alter and their basic form became more like the mermaids of legends. Essentially though they'd actually be more or less accurately nymphs, but the merfolk term became acceptable.