Found this on my comp, buried in my fic/prompt files. XD I'm fairly certain I developed this to help a writeanon for a fic on Part 3, but I can't find the prompt to poke that fic/writeanon. :( But I seem to remember that the writeanon couldn't use many of my ideas, so I'm reposting this here.
Altair, Ezio, and Desmond are descended from an ancient civilization thought to be lost to the sea long ago. The city was cursed and sunk into the ocean, and the population was changed to something inhuman – the upper half looked normal, while the lower was like that of the ocean’s creatures. (Fish, shark, octopus, whatever - take your pick.) But mermaids can still walk on land for brief periods of time, and with a major sacrifice (playing on the Little Mermaid idea - loss of voice, sight, limb, etc), can shift back and forth between forms for nearly the entirety of that mermaid’s life. Also, light splashes with water shouldn’t force a change, but immersion or a full-body drenching would.
The legends of mermaids grew as the population began to spread throughout the sea, and differing races of mermaids began to emerge from the original cursed population as they could still couple with humans. So as many races there are in the world, so too with mermaids. (And they also have territories and wars. :3) These descendants, depending on whether they were born on land or in the sea, could look fully human or gain a similar body like that of the mermaid who birthed them. (The idea that the mermaids are more like hermaphrodites hit me. Gives a reason as to why you don't hear much about mermen, since people usually attribute a female connotation to the creatures. So the baby would have a 50/50 chance at having either form, unless the mother was fully human. And would mean that the boys can still look like men, but have both female/male bits down there. XD This is not necessary, though. Use it if you want to.)
Okay, enough set up: Altair, Ezio, and Des went to the surface only sparingly, and never really left the water when they did. They were always careful to not allow humans to see them, but one day the boys got too overconfident and were captured at a young age (mid teen, I’m thinking.) Eventually they are able to escape, but not before being pulled far inland. (I’m thinking slavers have been capturing mermaids as exotic pets? IDEK)
I'd like that at least one of them is still trapped. Like someone keeping one/two of them as a pet in a pond/deep fountain/some kind of reservoir, while the other manages to escape, gets found by someone and taught how to live on land. (Incorporating AC canon not necessary, but could make it interesting.)
Pairings are free for all, but I would prefer whoever you pair them with to be fully human. And since this is so AU, use whatever ages you want for the boys.
Know that I haven't played ACR yet, so please keep this as spoiler free as possible?
TL; DR - Altair/Des/Ezio are mermaids. They get captured, sold as pets, and eventually escape/saved. Meet human lover and live happily ever after?
Lost Civilization
Altair, Ezio, and Desmond are descended from an ancient civilization thought to be lost to the sea long ago. The city was cursed and sunk into the ocean, and the population was changed to something inhuman – the upper half looked normal, while the lower was like that of the ocean’s creatures. (Fish, shark, octopus, whatever - take your pick.) But mermaids can still walk on land for brief periods of time, and with a major sacrifice (playing on the Little Mermaid idea - loss of voice, sight, limb, etc), can shift back and forth between forms for nearly the entirety of that mermaid’s life. Also, light splashes with water shouldn’t force a change, but immersion or a full-body drenching would.
The legends of mermaids grew as the population began to spread throughout the sea, and differing races of mermaids began to emerge from the original cursed population as they could still couple with humans. So as many races there are in the world, so too with mermaids. (And they also have territories and wars. :3) These descendants, depending on whether they were born on land or in the sea, could look fully human or gain a similar body like that of the mermaid who birthed them. (The idea that the mermaids are more like hermaphrodites hit me. Gives a reason as to why you don't hear much about mermen, since people usually attribute a female connotation to the creatures. So the baby would have a 50/50 chance at having either form, unless the mother was fully human. And would mean that the boys can still look like men, but have both female/male bits down there. XD This is not necessary, though. Use it if you want to.)
Okay, enough set up:
Altair, Ezio, and Des went to the surface only sparingly, and never really left the water when they did. They were always careful to not allow humans to see them, but one day the boys got too overconfident and were captured at a young age (mid teen, I’m thinking.) Eventually they are able to escape, but not before being pulled far inland. (I’m thinking slavers have been capturing mermaids as exotic pets? IDEK)
I'd like that at least one of them is still trapped. Like someone keeping one/two of them as a pet in a pond/deep fountain/some kind of reservoir, while the other manages to escape, gets found by someone and taught how to live on land. (Incorporating AC canon not necessary, but could make it interesting.)
Pairings are free for all, but I would prefer whoever you pair them with to be fully human. And since this is so AU, use whatever ages you want for the boys.
Know that I haven't played ACR yet, so please keep this as spoiler free as possible?
TL; DR - Altair/Des/Ezio are mermaids. They get captured, sold as pets, and eventually escape/saved. Meet human lover and live happily ever after?