Comment on Osidian Tora Sengi by Deathcomes4u

Merlis are indeed related to Linions. Merlis came from one of the two ancestors of the linion that were a product of Lion/Horse crossbreeding, except some of this one particular root species went north and crossed with large avian species (phoenix to be exact) and Merlis evolved
And the star is the mark of the ancients, it means they have magical powers, its a birthmark