Selkie

• The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry: A Scottish ballad about a selkie who impregnates a human woman and predicts the fate of their son.

• The Secret of Roan Inish: A 1994 film based on the novel Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry, which tells the story of a young girl who discovers her family's connection to the selkies.

• Song of the Sea: A 2014 animated film that follows the adventures of a brother and sister who are the children of a human father and a selkie mother.

A selkie is a fantasy creature that can shapeshift between a seal and a human form.

In their seal form, they look like ordinary seals, with sleek fur, flippers, and whiskers.

They can have different colors of fur, such as gray, black, brown, or white.

In their human form, they look like attractive and slender people, with tanned skin and dark or gray hair.

They also have webbed fingers and toes, and light blue or green eyes.

Selkies can change their shape by removing or putting on their seal skin, which they usually hide when they are on land.

Selkies are neither good nor bad, they are just different.
They have a dual nature: they can be friendly and helpful to humans, but they can also be dangerous and vengeful.
Selkies are often depicted as attractive and seductive in human form, and many stories involve selkies having romantic or sexual relationships with humans, sometimes resulting in children.
They can also be coerced or tricked into marrying humans, usually by someone who steals and hides their seal skin, preventing them from returning to the sea.
Such marriages are often unhappy, as the selkie always longs for the sea and may eventually escape if they find their skin.

• If a selkie voluntarily gives up their coat to a human, they are bound to that human and cannot return to the sea unless they get their coat back.
  This may happen out of love, curiosity, or a desire to experience life on land.
  However, such relationships are often unhappy, as the selkie always longs for the sea and may eventually escape if they find their skin.
  

• If a selkie's coat is stolen by a human, they are forced to marry that human and live on land.
  This is a common way for humans to capture and control selkies, especially female ones.
  The human may hide the coat in a secret place, or even burn it to prevent the selkie from leaving.
  They may have children with the human, but they will never love them and will always look for a chance to reclaim their coat and return to the sea.
  

• If a selkie's coat is lost or destroyed by accident, they are doomed to remain in their current form forever.
  They will lose their connection to the sea and their fellow selkies, and will suffer from loneliness and despair.
  The selkies may try to find a new coat, but this is very difficult and dangerous, as they may be attacked by other selkies or humans.
  Some stories say that a selkie can only wear their own coat, and that wearing another selkie's coat will cause them to die.
  

Selkies are mythical creatures that can shapeshift between seal and human forms by removing or putting on their seal skin.
They feature prominently in the oral traditions and mythology of various cultures, especially those of Celtic and Norse origin.

What do selkies want? This is a question that has fascinated and intrigued many storytellers and listeners for centuries.
Selkies may have different desires and motivations, but some common themes can be identified from the legends and tales.

One of the most prominent themes is the selkies' longing for the sea.
Selkies are said to be restless and unhappy when they are away from their natural habitat, and they often yearn to return to their seal form and swim freely in the ocean.
Many stories involve selkies who are coerced or tricked into marrying humans, usually by someone who steals and hides their seal skin, preventing them from returning to the sea.
Such marriages are often unhappy, as the selkie always longs for the sea and may eventually escape if they find their skin.

Another theme is the selkies' curiosity and attraction to humans.
Selkies are often depicted as attractive and seductive in human form, and many stories involve selkies having romantic or sexual relationships with humans, sometimes resulting in children.
They can also be friendly and helpful to humans, but they can also be dangerous and vengeful.
Selkies may seek out human companionship for various reasons, such as boredom, loneliness, adventure, or love, but they usually do not stay for long, as they are bound to the sea and cannot fully adapt to human society.

A third theme is the selkies' connection to their seal kin.
Selkies are said to have a strong bond with their fellow seals, and they may communicate with them or protect them from harm.
They may also feel a sense of kinship with other shapeshifters, such as the finfolk or the merfolk, who share their dual nature.
Selkies have a special affinity with their half-human children, who may inherit some of their traits or abilities.
They try to visit their children or take them to the sea, or they may leave them behind with their human parent.

In summary, selkies want many things, but they are ultimately creatures of the sea, and they cannot deny their true nature.
Selkies are fascinating and mysterious beings, who have inspired many works of art, literature, music, and film.