Deep One
The Deep Ones are a species of aquatic humanoids with both fish and Anurid characteristics (simply put, frog-fish men), dwelling in cities at the oceans bottom. These creatures were first introduced in the H. P. Lovecraft story The Shadow over Innsmouth.
Description
Described as both Froglike and fishlike, slimy anthropoid creatures with spiny ridges down their back and bulging lidless eyes. Deep ones, despite their preferred marine environment, can survive on land for extended periods. Deep ones are capable of Hybridizing with Humans, resulting in a person with the "Innsmouth look", which will eventually metamorphose into a complete Deep One and return to the sea. Deep ones do not die natural deaths, but are effectively immortal, and will only die of accidents, war, or disease. Deep ones apparently are found all over the world, but few know the correct method to contact them. Deep ones can also hybridize with the Yuggs, sentient flatworms.
Leaders
The deep ones revere both Mother Hydra and Father Dagon, powerful demigods who may both be, in fact, enormous Deep Ones.
The city of Y'ha-nthlei is the only Deep-One city mentioned by Lovecraft, and this was torpedoed by the US Government in 1928.
