{"id":453,"date":"2013-06-12T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2013\/06\/12\/monsters-siren\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T00:42:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:42:08","slug":"monsters-siren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2013\/06\/monsters-siren\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsters – Siren"},"content":{"rendered":"
Siren<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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On the coast of every ocean, there can be found one shore – it may be rocky, or sandy, or a moist clay, but one may always find a Siren. To the naked eye, the Siren is their viewer’s greatest desire – a chiseled, muscular man; a beautiful, voluptuous woman; a statuesque androgynous being. Whatever the beholder wishes, the Siren takes on their visage and draws their victim nearer.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The Siren has a distinctive call, a long, sad song they call out in a clear, haunting voice. They sing of loneliness and longing. The call has a strong effect on landlubbers and sailors alike, gripping at their heart and mind and pulling them ever closer into their arms.<\/span><\/div>\n

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A Siren viewing its true reflection, by Jason Cox<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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However, like the myths say, it is a lie. Beneath their unearthly beauty lies a monstrous creature. Their body is like that of a human, but is dirty and covered with lichen and barnacles. Their face is where the horror lies – wide open and unblinking eyes that take up the sides of their face, and a vertical mouth lined with sharp teeth. When they capture their victim, pinning them, they devour them face first, drawing out the life energy and filling their bellies with raw flesh.<\/span><\/div>\n


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Note: If you decide to use any of the monsters in a campaign, please let me know! I’d like to see how they work out.<\/span><\/i><\/small><\/small><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/i><\/small>Today’s art is by Jason Cox<\/a>. Thanks for contributing to the Monsters collection!<\/span><\/i><\/small><\/small>

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Siren On the coast of every ocean, there can be found one shore – it may be rocky, or sandy, or a moist clay, but one may always find a Siren. 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