Chadius: TOA Algera
Terillis Algera is a green-scaled Merm who likes to explore and discover ruins. She is the hostess of Terri Algra: Artifact Hunter and has a profitable TV show where she films and comments on her exploits and travels. She spends a lot of time on the surface (with her moisture-preserving goggles) talking to humans and yakking about her recent journeys.
In Merm society, Terillis is highly respected, since she always has a new story to tell or new gifts to showoff. The upper Houses despise her actions since she winds up trespassing their property. Still, her popularity has saved House Algera's social status. Her family is so proud.
The SS Minnow
The SS Minnow is her submarine. It is sentient and covered in coral. It enjoys exploration and enjoys viewing artifacts from Terillis's remote. Terillis calls it Min for short.
The Darco Defense Corporation built the SS Minnow about ten years ago. It is equipped with Lightning Lance Launchers and two fine-manipulation claws. It can seat up to ten people and can last for about a week before it needs to refuel.
TV and Movie Appearances
Terillis's first appearance was Fish Monster #6 in Diiman's "Amazon Explosion." She didn't speak a word of English, but she knew how to growl, and she knew how to act dead when Diiman opened up a flamethrower (fake of course.) Since then she learned several languages, which let her tell people about stuff she's found. Soon, a few TV execs asked if they could televise her exploits. She'd need an alias of course...
Terri Algra: Artifact Hunter. This weekly broadcast on the Discovery Channel follows Terillis as she explores ruins, digs, and overviews classic landmarks. Terri uses her ship, the SS Minnow, to narrate and record her journeys.
Her show is very sucessful for the genre. She tends to find places no other explorer would ever look for. And she has no trouble navigating underwater. The Hollywood rumor mill says she used to be a professional scuba diver. Or maybe she was an olympic swimmer a few years back (Canadian?) Or maybe she was doped up on drugs.
