Adaro

The Adaro are fish-man creatures from the Solomon Islands. They have legs and feet with tail fins extending from them, huge fins on their heads like shark fins, a horn extending from where the nose would be like a narwhal, and gills placed behind human-like ears. They’re believed to utilize armies of poisonous flying fish as weapons. They use these poisonous fish to attack any humans entering their territory, either killing or knocking the target unconscious. It is believed that throwing a flying fox into the water after this occurs will wake the victim of the Adaro attack. Some beliefs say they once lived on the sun and came to earth by riding on rainbows, which they are still capable of doing. Some believe they are created when the evil part of a man’s soul persists after death. It is believed that they are led by chief Ngorieru who lives off the San Cristobal Coast.

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