People of the deep
Hydrael are one of the Twelve Mortal Civilisations and are exquisitely adapted to underwater life. Their physiology includes aquatic traits such as gills and finned limbs, while their innate magical affinity lies in Second Tier Primordial Magic—especially Hydrokinetic Fury. In their native environment they can manipulate currents, exert crushing water pressure and move through the sea with effortless control.
Their civilisation is consequently oriented around the deep ocean rather than the surface world. Hydrael strength is greatest where water itself becomes terrain, transport and weapon, while prolonged life on land places them at a serious disadvantage. Their command of aquatic environments gives them a strategic relationship with Aethelgard’s seas that no land-based civilisation can easily reproduce.