And this desire will eventually burn so fierce that you will drive yourself directly to us. It will tease you with your greatest desire till you grow mad. " Our song will tear open your heart, and you will beg for more. Some time after Ponce de León's discovery, a mermaid would be drawn onto the Mao Kun Map, one of the few guides to the Fountain of Youth. When the creatures die, they leave behind the remains of their marine form. Tying mermaids within reach of water, yet leaving their bodies to slowly dry out. On many journeys to the Fountain, the Jungle Pools have been used to harvest mermaid tears. Only a mermaid's tear, placed in one of the Chalices of Cartagena, would set the rejuvenating forces of the Fountain to work. Those seeking the Fountain, who had knowledge of the Profane Ritual, had to find and capture a mermaid at Whitecap Bay. Mermaids were also associated with legends regarding the Fountain of Youth, which was said to be discovered by Ponce de León in 1523. As creatures of legend and lore, mermaids, while beautiful, were also feared creatures, being referred to as "sea ghouls, devilfish" and known for their dreadful hunger for flesh of man. Half woman, half fish, they rise up from the waves to lure men into their arms. Sailors have speculated for centuries about these magical creatures. ".A mermaid, Jack." ― Jack Sparrow questioning Angelica about the Profane Ritual Drawn to the surface by man-made light and singing sailors, these scintillating mermaids entrance their prey before dragging them to the depths to devour them. Other tales told that mermaids were known to gather at Whitecap Bay for hundreds of years, thereby striking terror in the heart of sailors and pirates alike.
The merfolk of Isla Sirena served as agents of the Sirens, dragging many sailors down to a watery grave. In other folklore (or sometimes within the same folk tradition) they can be benevolent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans. Some stories depicted mermaids as perilous creatures associated with floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drowning.
Beautiful, conniving and dangerous, mermaids would do anything to protect their homes. Half woman, half fish, these lethally-minded sisters of the sea rise up from the waves to lure men into their arms. Mermaids were mythical aquatic creatures known through all manner of legends and lore. Cling to your soul, Gibbs, as mermaids be given to take the rest, to the bone." ― Hector Barbossa to his crew Sea ghouls, devil fish, dreadful in hunger for flesh of man.
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