like gorgeous androgynes with the bodies of greasy cormorants.
2
like plesiosaurs with grossly-overdeveloped foreflipper-wings and faces like a better-looking version of you.
3
like chiseled studs with the bodies of leopard seals, and thick-thewed bat wings instead of flippers.
4
like buxom belles with the bodies of pelicans and the tails and teeth of sharks.
5
like ethereal twinks with the bodies of flying fish, and tails of rainbow razor-ribbons like biological urumis.
6
like elegant, mature women with the bodies of freaky
flying octopus-things, with membranes between tentacles making up their
wings and with cruel talons instead of suckers.
D6
These sirens' song lures people in
1
with an infernal cacophony that drives their soul out
of parts of their body, letting those parts be puppeted by their demonic
accomplices.
2
via subliminal hypnosis, making them move closer without consciously realizing it.
3
with a sublime beauty that suppresses the ego, making you not care whether you live or die so long as you can hear more.
4
by disrupting the vestibular system, causing you to involuntarily stumble their way.
5
with a hook right through the animal brain, yanking
lust and hunger and rage and whatever else instinctual might bring you
to them.
6
with a mathematical perfection translated into time and
tune which promises to make logical sense of senseless life and
suffering and so on and so forth.
D6
These sirens lair
1
on a peninsula of basalt columns buffeted by the surf - the thorn of a passage which is otherwise a long way around.
2
on a wandering islet that appears and disappears in a shroud of mist.
3
in the buried guts of a subterranean river, flying forth by night to the surface.
4
along a stretch of coastal cliff pocked with caves, moving up and down the coast following prey and evading hunters.
5
in a sheltered cove, collaborating with the pirates who use it as their hideout.
6
near a swampy crossroad, picking off lone travelers and caravans alike.
D6
These sirens are
1
a coven of witches who made a poorly-worded demand of their diabolical patron, and so were transformed.
2
the cursed children of the muse Erato, sired on her by Poseidon.
3
former spirits of the air and water, banished into the world of flesh for the crime of their co-mingling.
4
animals possessed and warped by the ghosts of damned musicians.
5
incarnate music, snippets of the music of the spheres
which proved displeasing to the greater celestial harmony, and so cast
down to earth.
6
living instruments bred by a decadent fallen empire.
D6
These sirens bicker
1
over pretty baubles and choice morsels.
2
over who is responsible for the recent death of their friend, and who should bear the brunt of risk in combat.
3
over which dark god they should vie for the favour of.
4
over which one is the best singer, and will demand that those who fall into their clutches judge.
5
over who gets the honour of making the killing blows.
6
over who gets to be their leader & make the calls.
D6
These sirens keep
1
the souls of those they devour imprisoned in jars, so that they may appreciate their victims' screams at their leisure.
2
prisoners of those who can dance to match their song.
3
devices of perpetually-vibrating strings like something
between a dream-catcher and a spider's web and the innards of a piano,
which channeling the power of their song and function like a potion or
scroll for sonic effects.
4
the ears of their victims, tanned and strung like beads, using them as currency among themselves and with other foul sorts.
5
the company of a cabal of young aristocratic hellions, trading favours for the forbidden thrill of their song.
6
a collection of fine scarves, necklaces, chokers, cravats, and suchlike in their nest - they have a great fondness for neckwear.
love that you gave em both bird and fish* parts. best of both worlds.
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