Hippocampus

A Hippocampus is a fantastic beast that can only be found in aquatic areas, typically in the southern hemisphere of the world. They are commonly described as "a hybrid between an equestrian and a sea creature," like that of a literal seahorse. The hippocampus typically has three different colors of scales: green, blue and purple - but their eyes are nearly always glowing gold. There is no known difference between the power of their scales, but wandmakers tend to use blue hippocampus scales for good luck.

Unlike the nature of the common horse, hippocampus are passive creatures without much capability of damage--this is because they lack hind legs to kick with, and their teeth are meant for eating vegetation rather than meat; instead, hippocampuses make up for damage with their incredible speed. With front legs used to "sprint" through the waters and their fish-like backside, hippocampus are some of the fastest beasts in the known sea.

In southern folklore, it is said that the hippocampus was the mighty steed of Debbie Strongdor. This tale came to its fruition when it was discovered by southern explorers that The Ripdale Isles were plentiful in sealife, including several herds of hippocampus. There are also mentions of hippocampus being used to smuggle people out of the Valerie Circuit in some Thornfallen history books. These tales are based on the real enterprise of sailors taming and riding hippocampus to help transport their goods. It should be noted, however, that riding a hippocampus is significantly more difficult than riding a horse.