Murdock the Kelpie New!

The Kelpie, sometimes called a “water horse” is a shape-shifting water spirit of Scottish legend. The Loch Ness Monster has been referred to as a “kelpie” because he is a water spirit haunting the loch. They are a symbol of power, as they were said to have the strength and endurance of 10 horses. And if you touched a kelpie, you could never let go, and it would drag you into the water, never to be seen again.

Kind of a morbid mythos really — but I loved the darker take on the merhorse or hippocampus. The rewrite for Murdock started because I wanted him to be a mount for mer-people — but not a froo-froo mount for a sea princess, but a steed for underwater warriors to ride into battle.