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Book of Fishes

Reward from the quest A Study in Fish. Given to you by Florian.

How to obtain

Quest rewards1

Given by villagers

Text(15)

The Illustrated
Native Fishes
of
Glimmerwick
A Naturalist's Guide

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Florian Fitzwell and …
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Stony Spine
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A terribly mundane creature, its spines are deceptively soft and incapable of causing damage. They are entirely miserable at swimming and instead creep along the riverbed similar to sea slugs.
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Spectral Eel
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Emits an otherworldly glow and uses a series of eerie hums to attract prey. Some believe that seeing one in the wild is a sign that a ghost is attempting to make contact with you.
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Saltwater Harp
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A regal fish with ties to Merfolk Nobility and folklore. One such tale recounts the Saltwater Harp who became bard to the Queen of the 8th Depth, and played a song so beautiful that the queen wept until an entire new sea was formed - The Opal Waters.
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Jelly Bell
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While it's twinkling bells are lovely alone, once the Jelly Bells have swarmed together in the thousands, the sound becomes deafening. Jelly Bells swarm in seemingly random locations which have lead to unplanned seasonal migrations for local merfolk.
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Brinebelly
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Actually a miniature whale, brinebellies are mammals that travel in pods of 10-20. They communicate through underwater song and are able to use simple magic to defend themselves and create ideal habitats wherever they go.
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Golden Trill
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A common local symbol of love - it's believed that if a couple spots a pair of Golden Trills while swimming together they are destined to stay in love forever. However, seeing just one fish means the relationship is likely doomed. The fish mate for life and are extremely social.
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Inky Puffer
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The puffer surrounds itself with an inky mucous that makes it's body appear much larger. Without the ink layer the puffer is on average only about a quarter the size of it's appearance. Though some puffers have been documented with an ink barrier up to 10 times their body size.
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Bubblehead
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Although it has a large cranial cavity, it possesses the smallest brain of all fish on Glimmerwick. However, size is not everything as it's brain is extremely dense and the fish has been documented to possess lifelong memory and has the ability to raise and even herd smaller fish it consumes.
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Merman's Folly
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Highly toxic barbs cause paralysis and necrosis of limbs. They are however considered a delicacy in Merfolk cuisine and many risk life and limb to enjoy the fine dining.
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Murkwater Vampire
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Prefers the depths of the sea as its habitat. Its eyes have adapted to see in total darkness. The vampire name is a misnomer - its sharp teeth are used to filter out larger fish it cannot consume. Many ancient folktales indicate that the fish was once known as the Vampire's Supper - a meal approved for consumption during vampiric fasting periods.
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River Pixie
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Pixies have been witnessed lounging on the riverbanks and are capable of living outside water for up to a full day. Though they cannot truly fly, they can leap great distances out of the water. They are believed to be a common ancestor of all dragons.
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Royal Trout
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Dubbed as such due to its coral crownlike headpiece. The coral grows over the trout's lifetime which can be several hundred years. The largest documented Royal Trout measured 31 paces long with a crown 15 paces tall.
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Yodeling Catfish
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Named after its unique call performed above water. Though long believed to be entirely solitary and anti-social fish, it has since been shown that the yodels are used to communicate and they do indeed keep in touch with specific fish and have different yodels when meeting strange catfish.
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Sunray Salmon
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A glorious, shimmering fish which resides in mountain streams. It has the ability to hibernate in frozen water and while no one is sure what these fish consume, they seem to gain strength from the sunlight which is easily visible in the clear waters of the Shifting Spires.
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