The One Eyed Bandit
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Lyvette
Essentially, Lyvette is a pain in the ass. She's as anti-authoritarian as they come, having no respect for the rules of other cultures, little regard for their taboos and rules, and even less for the expected social norms of human society. Words such as courtesy are (quite literally) foreign to her, being far more likely to spend her time swimming around in her pool than she is to go out of her way to help out around the house, assuming that she doesn't grow bored and decide to work against whoever happens to be doing the housework at the moment. Indeed, the only people who should so much as hope to gain any real level of help from the water-dwelling vixen are those who she feels she owes a favor. And, to top it all off, having spent the most of her time within the wilds of the ocean her habits and mannerisms are much akin to that of an apex predator. She's completely used to getting her own way, aggressively pursing whatever it is that she desires, whether rules dictate against it or not. To note however, this comes as a double edged sword. As, even in all her confident aggression, she'd not exactly used to encounter any real resistance, so if she does she will often back down rapidly.
Another thing which finds roots in her upbringing is her general lack of knowledge about anything to do with civilized culture. Aside from the basics, such as reading, speaking and writing, there's little she knows in the way of human education and technology. She's unable to preform even the simplest of equations, wouldn't know the difference between a cell and an atom, hasn't even touched a computer... And, well, the list goes on. Not to say that she's stupid, one can't be expected to fair well enough in the depths of the ocean should they lack wit, after all, the girl just lack any formal education in general, having only ever learned the skills that she needed in her everyday life. The skills which she posseses are likely enough for her to carrying out the basic functions of human society, but there's a lot of learning in store for her should she intend on not relying on her host family for anything beyond a basic conversation.
Though, even through her disobedience, trouble-making nature, and other quirks, Lyvette is by no means an unfriendly person. As far as she's concerned other people are just other travelers on the walk of life. She holds next to no suspicions about strangers, being liable to openly chat, flirt, and laugh with someone she'd met only a few hours earlier. Well, that is provided that she doesn't elect to 'play with them' first. Namely, as is the norm for Sirens, she openly enjoys messing with, and tormenting others, whether they be friend, foe, or stranger. Her 'methods' range wildly, usually carrying out whatever it is she feels will embarrass or frustrate her 'target' the most. Of course, it's all in good fun, at least in her mind, though you may find her former victims protesting to the contrary. Lastly, there are a few subjects Lyvette is oddly sensitive about, now, I won't go pointing them out, but it is worth noting that these few topics with cause her more melancholy than the discussion of the several sisters that have died throughout her life, something she passes off as casually as the morning paper.
General & Culture
Much the same as their cousins and eternal rivals, the Mermaids, the Siren race owes it's origin to the vast unexplored depths of the ocean. While occasionally congregating to form small settlements in ocean crags and trenches, Sirens are a generally nomadic species, traveling from place to place without any particular goal in mind. This owes to their ever so wonderful pass-time of trouble-making. Something reflected in near all myths of the species, Sirens are very fond of using their racial abilities, personal talents, and general feminine appeal to distract, mislead and trick sailors, more malicious members of the species even being known to lure passing crews to their deaths with shallow, rocky waters. Of course, for the majority of their species their antics usually never branch outside of tricking a sailor into being caught with his figurative pants down. But, the uncommon few who make a habit out of sinking vessels have done more than enough to earn the race a less then reputable reputation within other cultures, human and demi-human both.
This enmity is even more present within mermaid culture than it is within that of the humans. As, historically, the two races of half-man half-fish have often been mistaken for one another, some less informed cultures mix their races up, or even consider them to be one and the same to this very day. As such, the negative reputation earned by the Siren civilization is occasionally extended to the Mermaid kingdoms, having stunted their diplomatic efforts with more than one or two other cultures within recent years. This mix-up is not something exclusive to modern societies either, with several Merfolk having been shunned by misinformed land-walkers in the past. In an attempt to stem the tide of Siren-related incidents, and in the process improve their own reputation, the Mermaid kingdoms have, prior to the Exchange Program's establishment, attempted to integrate their trouble making cousins into their own society. Unfortunately, outside of a few rare cases, this was an outstanding failures, most Sirens growing quickly bored of the Merfolk's ever static society, and returning to their wandering ways. With the establishment of the Exchange Program, these attempts have been mostly ceased, for hope of the Siren's direct interactions with human culture either helping them improve upon their habits, or at least educating the land walking masses on the differences between the species.
After birthing their young Sirens will often abandon their 'nest', leaving the eggs to either develop on their own, or be eaten up by the common predators of the ocean. Should any eggs manage to survive until hatching, the infantile Siren will find herself with only her sisters to guide her through her childhood, having to learn nigh on all of the basics of life. Because of this, even among those that survive until hatching the mortality rate is high, with, at best, only one to three Sirens from any given egg cluster surviving until adulthood. This is more than likely to be the cause of the Siren's largely disjointed culture, lack of any solid civilization like that of the Mermaid, and general troublesome nature, lacking any real authoritative figure during their childhood years.
Racial Traits
An aquatic demi-human like the Mermaid, the Siren can be described as the significantly 'fisher' counterpart. While the Mermaid has a mostly human upper half, the Siren blends the line between man and fish to a far greater degree. Thick, sleek skin, and often shark-like skin covering their entire body, they strike a stark contrast to a human-looking Mermaid, should they ever be seen side-by-side. More bizarrely, instead of sporting one powerful tail in place of legs, they maintain a human bone structure, with each of their legs ending a a pair of small fins in place of feet. While their legs are powerful enough propellers in their own right, the Siren is also in the possession of a long tail protruding from their lower back, resembling a somewhat shorter version of the singular tail of the Mermaid. Within water, this allows the Siren not only a third source of propulsion, but also a greater degree of control, allowing them to take far sharper turns and variations in speed than the normally would. An odd trait, Sirens are known for their abnormally appealing voices, the rare few members of their species who integrated themselves into Merfolk society having easily taken up jobs as singers, or other vocally oriented careers. Like the Mermaid, Sirens produce a thin covering of slime naturally, to allow them to properly breathe on land.
To further the bizarre differences found in Siren biology, a members of their race are born with a number of thin, skin-covered horns atop their heads. They seemingly serve no real practical purpose, being too blunt to serve as a tool in goring an enemy, and often causing more potential mates to shy away from their owner, rather than attracting them. Likely, the presence of these horns is a yet unremoved trait from the earlier stages of their evolution, leading to their taking on this now-useless trait. Finally, a Siren's forearms, forelegs, and tail are all covered in a durable sheet of scales. Near the top of their cover, the scales are large enough to be seen by the naked eye, but they quickly diminish in size as they move further down the arm, being so small that they visually appear to be no more than another layer of skin, to the uneducated onlooker. This weaving of scales provides a much rough surface than the rest of their bodies, allowing them to more easily grip aquatic prey such as fish, or squid. On land, this provides far less utility than it does within the ocean, and, as a result, after spending the majority of three months on land, their bodies will naturally shed this covering, to reduce the surprisingly weight they add to their extremities. After spending the majority of a week within any form of water, these scales will begin to grow back.
In terms of reproduction, Sirens are an entirely female race, and therefore must seek out a either a human mate, or one of another demi-human species. Usually they will abandon their partners a few months into pregnancy, returning to ocean to birth their offspring. Also, interestingly enough, their reproductive cycle is much more reminiscent of a fish than it is that for a mammal, a pregnant Siren birthing a cluster of eggs rather than a single child.
Extra Information
BASIC INFO
ESSENTIALS
NAME: Lyvette
NICKNAMES: As of yet, none.
AGE: 19
GENDER: Female
FANDOM: Monster Musume
TRIVIA
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: Provided she actually stood, she would measure up to 5'4", though, laying down she would measure at 6'0, owing to the long, finned tail protruding from her lower back. Likewise, her tail adds a whopping 34lbs to her weight of 124lbs.
HAIR & EYES: Amber & Dark Indigo
BODY TYPE: Slim
MARKINGS/SCARS: None
TATTOOS: A series of tribal tattoos are splayed across her thighs and stomach, these are possessed by all members of the particular pack of Sirens Lyvette calls her own.
NAME: Lyvette
NICKNAMES: As of yet, none.
AGE: 19
GENDER: Female
FANDOM: Monster Musume
TRIVIA
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: Provided she actually stood, she would measure up to 5'4", though, laying down she would measure at 6'0, owing to the long, finned tail protruding from her lower back. Likewise, her tail adds a whopping 34lbs to her weight of 124lbs.
HAIR & EYES: Amber & Dark Indigo
BODY TYPE: Slim
MARKINGS/SCARS: None
TATTOOS: A series of tribal tattoos are splayed across her thighs and stomach, these are possessed by all members of the particular pack of Sirens Lyvette calls her own.
Personality
Essentially, Lyvette is a pain in the ass. She's as anti-authoritarian as they come, having no respect for the rules of other cultures, little regard for their taboos and rules, and even less for the expected social norms of human society. Words such as courtesy are (quite literally) foreign to her, being far more likely to spend her time swimming around in her pool than she is to go out of her way to help out around the house, assuming that she doesn't grow bored and decide to work against whoever happens to be doing the housework at the moment. Indeed, the only people who should so much as hope to gain any real level of help from the water-dwelling vixen are those who she feels she owes a favor. And, to top it all off, having spent the most of her time within the wilds of the ocean her habits and mannerisms are much akin to that of an apex predator. She's completely used to getting her own way, aggressively pursing whatever it is that she desires, whether rules dictate against it or not. To note however, this comes as a double edged sword. As, even in all her confident aggression, she'd not exactly used to encounter any real resistance, so if she does she will often back down rapidly.
Another thing which finds roots in her upbringing is her general lack of knowledge about anything to do with civilized culture. Aside from the basics, such as reading, speaking and writing, there's little she knows in the way of human education and technology. She's unable to preform even the simplest of equations, wouldn't know the difference between a cell and an atom, hasn't even touched a computer... And, well, the list goes on. Not to say that she's stupid, one can't be expected to fair well enough in the depths of the ocean should they lack wit, after all, the girl just lack any formal education in general, having only ever learned the skills that she needed in her everyday life. The skills which she posseses are likely enough for her to carrying out the basic functions of human society, but there's a lot of learning in store for her should she intend on not relying on her host family for anything beyond a basic conversation.
Though, even through her disobedience, trouble-making nature, and other quirks, Lyvette is by no means an unfriendly person. As far as she's concerned other people are just other travelers on the walk of life. She holds next to no suspicions about strangers, being liable to openly chat, flirt, and laugh with someone she'd met only a few hours earlier. Well, that is provided that she doesn't elect to 'play with them' first. Namely, as is the norm for Sirens, she openly enjoys messing with, and tormenting others, whether they be friend, foe, or stranger. Her 'methods' range wildly, usually carrying out whatever it is she feels will embarrass or frustrate her 'target' the most. Of course, it's all in good fun, at least in her mind, though you may find her former victims protesting to the contrary. Lastly, there are a few subjects Lyvette is oddly sensitive about, now, I won't go pointing them out, but it is worth noting that these few topics with cause her more melancholy than the discussion of the several sisters that have died throughout her life, something she passes off as casually as the morning paper.
Racial Infomation - Siren
Much the same as their cousins and eternal rivals, the Mermaids, the Siren race owes it's origin to the vast unexplored depths of the ocean. While occasionally congregating to form small settlements in ocean crags and trenches, Sirens are a generally nomadic species, traveling from place to place without any particular goal in mind. This owes to their ever so wonderful pass-time of trouble-making. Something reflected in near all myths of the species, Sirens are very fond of using their racial abilities, personal talents, and general feminine appeal to distract, mislead and trick sailors, more malicious members of the species even being known to lure passing crews to their deaths with shallow, rocky waters. Of course, for the majority of their species their antics usually never branch outside of tricking a sailor into being caught with his figurative pants down. But, the uncommon few who make a habit out of sinking vessels have done more than enough to earn the race a less then reputable reputation within other cultures, human and demi-human both.
This enmity is even more present within mermaid culture than it is within that of the humans. As, historically, the two races of half-man half-fish have often been mistaken for one another, some less informed cultures mix their races up, or even consider them to be one and the same to this very day. As such, the negative reputation earned by the Siren civilization is occasionally extended to the Mermaid kingdoms, having stunted their diplomatic efforts with more than one or two other cultures within recent years. This mix-up is not something exclusive to modern societies either, with several Merfolk having been shunned by misinformed land-walkers in the past. In an attempt to stem the tide of Siren-related incidents, and in the process improve their own reputation, the Mermaid kingdoms have, prior to the Exchange Program's establishment, attempted to integrate their trouble making cousins into their own society. Unfortunately, outside of a few rare cases, this was an outstanding failures, most Sirens growing quickly bored of the Merfolk's ever static society, and returning to their wandering ways. With the establishment of the Exchange Program, these attempts have been mostly ceased, for hope of the Siren's direct interactions with human culture either helping them improve upon their habits, or at least educating the land walking masses on the differences between the species.
After birthing their young Sirens will often abandon their 'nest', leaving the eggs to either develop on their own, or be eaten up by the common predators of the ocean. Should any eggs manage to survive until hatching, the infantile Siren will find herself with only her sisters to guide her through her childhood, having to learn nigh on all of the basics of life. Because of this, even among those that survive until hatching the mortality rate is high, with, at best, only one to three Sirens from any given egg cluster surviving until adulthood. This is more than likely to be the cause of the Siren's largely disjointed culture, lack of any solid civilization like that of the Mermaid, and general troublesome nature, lacking any real authoritative figure during their childhood years.
Racial Traits
An aquatic demi-human like the Mermaid, the Siren can be described as the significantly 'fisher' counterpart. While the Mermaid has a mostly human upper half, the Siren blends the line between man and fish to a far greater degree. Thick, sleek skin, and often shark-like skin covering their entire body, they strike a stark contrast to a human-looking Mermaid, should they ever be seen side-by-side. More bizarrely, instead of sporting one powerful tail in place of legs, they maintain a human bone structure, with each of their legs ending a a pair of small fins in place of feet. While their legs are powerful enough propellers in their own right, the Siren is also in the possession of a long tail protruding from their lower back, resembling a somewhat shorter version of the singular tail of the Mermaid. Within water, this allows the Siren not only a third source of propulsion, but also a greater degree of control, allowing them to take far sharper turns and variations in speed than the normally would. An odd trait, Sirens are known for their abnormally appealing voices, the rare few members of their species who integrated themselves into Merfolk society having easily taken up jobs as singers, or other vocally oriented careers. Like the Mermaid, Sirens produce a thin covering of slime naturally, to allow them to properly breathe on land.
To further the bizarre differences found in Siren biology, a members of their race are born with a number of thin, skin-covered horns atop their heads. They seemingly serve no real practical purpose, being too blunt to serve as a tool in goring an enemy, and often causing more potential mates to shy away from their owner, rather than attracting them. Likely, the presence of these horns is a yet unremoved trait from the earlier stages of their evolution, leading to their taking on this now-useless trait. Finally, a Siren's forearms, forelegs, and tail are all covered in a durable sheet of scales. Near the top of their cover, the scales are large enough to be seen by the naked eye, but they quickly diminish in size as they move further down the arm, being so small that they visually appear to be no more than another layer of skin, to the uneducated onlooker. This weaving of scales provides a much rough surface than the rest of their bodies, allowing them to more easily grip aquatic prey such as fish, or squid. On land, this provides far less utility than it does within the ocean, and, as a result, after spending the majority of three months on land, their bodies will naturally shed this covering, to reduce the surprisingly weight they add to their extremities. After spending the majority of a week within any form of water, these scales will begin to grow back.
In terms of reproduction, Sirens are an entirely female race, and therefore must seek out a either a human mate, or one of another demi-human species. Usually they will abandon their partners a few months into pregnancy, returning to ocean to birth their offspring. Also, interestingly enough, their reproductive cycle is much more reminiscent of a fish than it is that for a mammal, a pregnant Siren birthing a cluster of eggs rather than a single child.
Extra Information
- Given that Siren women usually abandon their young, Sirens rarely have family names.
- Sirens have the sharp, pointed teeth of a predator. But, contrary to this, they are omnivores.
- Like Mermaids, the slime their body produces prevents them from wearing clothing that isn't specifically designed for their use.
- A practiced Siren's voice is as dangerous as it is beautiful. The many tales of sailors losing themselves in the melodic tunes are more than true, and their voices being capable of lulling anyone, be they, man, woman, human, or demi-human into a sleep-like trance.
- (Though this can be rather easily prevented via earplugs)
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