Common Axehead Fish

A fish with unique morphology and family ties to the Axe Marlins. Some biologists have theorized that the species split when the Axe Marlins took an evolutionary gamble on axe-shaped bellies, while the Axehead Fishes doubled down on axe-shaped skulls.

Besides its striking silhouette, the most common subspecies of the Axehead Fish is completely unremarkable — so much so that it's often seen as an emblem of the ordinary in the waters of Nod-Krai.

Even so, in the taverns of Nasha Town, tales circulate of anglers who prize the so-called "Common Axehead Fish" precisely for its unremarkable nature. With the right training, some say, the sharper ones can even be taught to cut rival fishing lines...