Hippocampus

Hippocampi were aquatic, horse-like creatures.

Description
They had the body of a horse, a scaly fish's tail, and fins instead of hooves or a mane. Their front sides were covered with small scales, with larger scales at the rear. Their skin was colored with ivory, blue, or green according to the shades of the sea.

Hippocampi could breathe either salty or fresh water and even normal air for a short period of time. They were also proficient in swimming and deep diving.

Personality
Being wild and desiring to keep their free spirit, hippocampi were not easily tamed, but they could be trained to carry and fight with a rider. Being good-aligned creatures and good judges of character, they would more commonly serve good causes and refuse to assist any creature they considered evil or hostile. They were excellent racers and good mounts. They served as a favored steed for sea elves and tritons and could even be the special mount of an aquatic paladin.

Notable Hippocampi

 * Swiftide, the mount of triton hero Keros the Wanderer.

Trivia
The Happy Hippocampus was an inn in the port of Procampur.

The sea unicorn, a hippocampus with a glowing horn, was a myth among worshipers of Sashelas, as a symbol of great changes. This was especially true for the Lances of the Sea Unicorn, who were the clergy and warriors of the Sharksbane Wall.

The village of Lathtarl's Lantern had a temple decorated with the mastheads of wrecked ships, some of which were known to resemble hippocampi.