Ningyo Physiology

The power to use the abilities of Ningyo. Variation of Merfolk Physiology, Hybrid Physiology, and Yokai Physiology.

Also Called

 * Ningyo Body/Form/Mimicry
 * Ningyou Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
 * Happyaku/Yao Bikuni Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a Ningyo. (literally:Fish Human) Anciently, it was described with a monkey’s mouth with small teeth like a fish’s, shining golden scales, and a quiet voice like a skylark or a flute. Its flesh is pleasant-tasting, and anyone who eats it will attain remarkable longevity. However, catching a ningyo was believed to bring storms and misfortune, so fishermen who caught these creatures were said to throw them back into the sea. A ningyo washed onto the beach was an omen of war or calamity.

Applications

 * Aquatic Adaptation
 * Cetacean Physiology or Fish Physiology
 * Curse Inducement
 * Enhanced Senses
 * Human Disguise
 * Immortality/Invulnerability Bestowal By eating their flesh
 * Scale Manifestation
 * Speed Swimming
 * Spirit Physiology
 * Water Manipulation

Variations

 * Aquatic Empathy
 * Aquatic Life Communication
 * Aquatic Life Manipulation
 * Ichthyoid Manipulation
 * Beacon Emission
 * Blessing Inducement
 * Cecaelia Physiology
 * Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
 * Demon Physiology
 * Enhanced/Supernatural Beauty
 * Fish Magic
 * Fish People Physiology
 * Multiple Heads
 * Musical Empathy
 * Siren Song
 * Spirit Magic
 * Water Maneuverability
 * Weather Manipulation

Types of Ningyo:


 * Samebito Physiology
 * Enhanced Bite
 * Fang Retraction
 * Enhanced Durability
 * Enhanced Endurance
 * Electroreception
 * Enhanced Hearing
 * Enhanced Smell
 * Enhanced Vision
 * Night Vision
 * Water Sense
 * Gemstone Tears
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Feral Mind
 * Predator Instinct
 * Rough Armor
 * Tooth Regrowth

Associations

 * Chimerism
 * Chinese Deity Physiology
 * Hybrid Physiology
 * Merfolk Physiology
 * Triton Physiology
 * Shinto Deity Physiology
 * Taur Physiology
 * Yokai Physiology

Limitations

 * May have complications when transitioning from water to air.
 * Ability to remain out of water varies: some are completely unable to breathe air and begin immediately suffocate out of water, others are able to breathe air but need to stay wet to avoid drying, and others being able to stay on land for prolonged periods of time with little to no ill effects.
 * Scales and skin may dry when overexposed to the Sun or artificial heat, such as fires or heaters.
 * May be vulnerable to certain diseases.
 * Lack of legs may pose locomotion difficulties on land: some are able to change between legs and fins, others cannot and are stuck with a tail even out of water.
 * The "non-changers" vary in their ability to move on land, some can move upright relatively normally walking/hopping on tailfins, others slither upright across land and some have to drag themselves/crawl on ground.

Known Users

 * See Also: Ningyo.
 * Ningyou (Shinto Mythology)
 * Happyaku Bikuni/Yao Bikuni (Buddhism)
 * Merfolk/Fish People (''Japanese Media"")