Ukupanipo

Name	Ukupanipo
Race	Monster
Type	Aquatic
Faction	Independent
Premiere	Desideratum: Blood Bonds
Relative(s)	None Applicable

In Hawaiian mythology, Ukupanipo is a shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch. In reality ukupanipos are shark men, closely related to mermen. At some point in the Age of Myths, in the Pacific Ocean, an event transpired where some mermen were transformed. Half-shark and half-man, these creatures swam the waters with hearty appetites. They are incredibly kind to Hawaiian fishermen, and will actually round up schools of fish to help aid in their catches, however, to all others that encounter them, they are cruel. Seeing any other human as prey, they will circle them, their fin rising above the water as they watch their victim kick and swim helplessly before they move in for the kill. Absinthe Van Gothen fought ukupanipos when she came to the Sauvie Docks with the Night Stalker, Kendra Tallulah, in search of The Flying Dutchman.