"Huh. And our understanding of mermaids has become either stuff sailors claimed to see, or creatures like manatees that just had the same general shape as merfolk." Well, rounder, softer versions, but still, the concept held.

"It is funny that you cite magic as you do though. For us, those kinds of illusions are absolutely called magic, but then there's what we do that's closer to what's done here." Although illusions were far more entertaing to watch and had about two hundred percent less arcane ritual to them. Also, no demons, like Thedas had.

"There's smoke stacks that, hm, roughly take the place of the masts, really. They move the smoke up and away, like chimneys." Water chimneys, and that was probably a gross oversimplification of the whole system. Alas, greater expertise was not at Waver's command.