Nytalyrian Sirens

***“**They're called Sirens because they're the last and most beautiful thing you'll ever see before they slowly torture you to death.**”***
— Unknown Nytalyrian

The **Nytalyrian Sirens** are the Divine Offspring of the late Goddess of Magic, Lyxis the Blind. Initially created in 372 AW to help administer the Nytalyrian Empire, before long, Lyxis delegated almost all her day-to-day duties to the ten Sirens as she slipped further and further into reclusion. After the earlier troubles with the Envoys of Magic, the Sirens were significantly less powerful than their predecessors to prevent rebellions against Lyxis.

Each Siren served a function in government and specialized in a form of magic, with the exception of Fylia, who refused to use magic. Yet, with the recent Nytalyrian Crisis, many Sirens have lost their lives alongside their mother as the Empire falls apart around them. What remains of the Sirens under Fylia have consolidated the Imperial remnants and continued to rule over the central Nytalyrian Islands, though many question the legitimacy of the Sirens' rule.

## List of Sirens

### Lysiah

*Main Article: Lysiah the Siren*

Lysiah was the first Siren and acted as the leader of the Sirens for the entirety of her life. Much like Lyxis, Lysiah specialized in Trickster Magic and was one of the most talented users of that specific form of magic. She was the chief ambassador of the Nytalyrian Empire, overseeing Nytalyira's fast network of diplomats deployed across the North. Most notably, Lysiah was tasked with keeping Hykkfjord and the last Envoy of Magic, Hykkron, in line.

During the Republican Invasion of Nytalyria, Lysiah was tasked by Lyxis to counterattack Syarus and his invading army, as Shanyth was deployed in the north, dealing with Haljyk and his self-proclaimed Freehold of Nytalyria. Ultimately, Lysiah was isolated from the younger Sirens and her troops and was locked in a duel with the much more powerful God of Storms, losing her life early on in the conflict and throwing the Sirens into chaos.

### Rylli

*Main Article: Rylli the Siren*

Rylli was the second Siren. Historically, she was distant from her fellow Sirens and Lyxis herself, mostly spending time alone in the vast network of tunnels in and around the Imperial Palace. Rylli specialized in Kymelomancy. However, despite the peaceful nature of Kymelomancy, Rylli was able to twist the healing magics into an abomination that sparked outrage from both the Kymelian Kingdom and magic users across Enselonde: Kymelomantic Torture.

An expert Kymelomancer can make someone immortal; Rylli knew this better than most. She ultimately devised a way to make prisoners briefly immortal, allowing them to experience extreme amounts of pain and bodily harm without the ability to die. This grim discovery earned her the position of the official torturer for the Empire, extracting information from anyone deemed an enemy of the state. Tales of prisoners being burned alive for months on end without their nerves degrading or without them dying made Rylli the most infamous Siren by far. Often her name was only spoken in fearful whispers.

When Syarus attacked Alymore, Rylli was still present beneath the Imperial Palace. As Syarus and Lyxis duelled above her head, Rylli could not escape as many of the tunnels had collapsed. Ultimately, when it became clear that Syarus would win the duel, Lyxis the Blind, mad with grief over the earlier death of her wife, Viola, turned to Blood Magic. The resulting explosion utterly obliterated Alymore, the Goddess herself, and most living things in a vast radius around the city. Despite being deep underground, Rylli, too, would die in the blast that sparked the Nytalyrian Crisis.

### Irrai

*Main Article: Irrai the Siren*

Irrai was the third Siren and was widely considered the right hand of Lyxis the Blind. She was in charge of keeping politicians, bureaucrats and enemies in line through strong-arming and intimidation. She also served as the head of the Nytalyrian Palace Guard.

An expert pyromancer, Irrai was well-respected by the troops she commanded and enchanted a good portion of the army's weapons with fire magic. Many of these enchanted blades continue to exist across the Nytalyrian Islands and beyond, although many have fallen into the hands of enemies. Irrai was present when Syarus attacked Alymore and defended the Imperial Palace until her last breath, though she and the Palace Guard were killed by Syarus shortly before Lyxis' death.

### Fylia

*Main Article: Fylia the Siren*

Fylia is the fourth and eldest living Siren, acting as the head of the remaining Sirens and the second Empress of Nytalyria. She was the only Siren to refuse to use any type of magic, instead relying on mastering all conventional weapons, even rare and obscure ones. As a Siren, Fylia was Lyxis' personal bodyguard, training new recruits to the Palace Guard in her spare time. As a result, none in the Nytalyrian Islands — if not all of Enselonde — could match her skill with the weapon.

Fylia was absent from Alymore when Lyxis the Blind died and the city was destroyed, as she was fighting on the frontlines at the time. When it became apparent she was the eldest living Siren, Fylia moved the remnants of the Nytalyrian court to Thylia, Lyxis' birthplace and Fylia's namesake. Here, she was crowned the second Empress of Nytalyria and set out to cripple Syarus' invasion.

She confronted three of Syarus' Divine Offspring: Sanos, Khior, and Sylvis. She defeated all three in a gruesome manner. Sanos' hand was cut off, and his face was smashed into little more than a pulp against a wall. Khior was disarmed, and her throat was cut with her own weapon, slowly choking to death on her own blood. However, before Fylia could go to work on Sylvis, Syarus' youngest Offspring, the God of Storms confronted her. Fylia quickly realized that Sylvis was her father's favourite and, for her (mostly) unharmed release, Syarus left the islands. With Lyxis dead, he had already gotten what he came for.

Nowadays, Fylia rules as the Empress, fighting against the Freehold to the north and the Republic to the south, though the position of the Nytalyrian Empire and the Sirens is close to hopeless, as the only thing holding Nytalyria together was Lyxis' reign.

### Shanyth

*Main Article: Shanyth the Siren*

Shanyth is the fifth Siren and a survivor of the Nytalyrian Crisis. She was the Empire of Nytalyria's foremost general, leading the Imperial Army into battle for centuries. Furthermore, she is an expert geomancer who can move mountains and tear up the land.

She was the primary defender of the Empire during the early Nytalyrian Crisis. She was deployed against the rebelling Freehold of Nytalyria to the north, personally clashing with the forces of Haljyk the Outlaw, the former mentor of Lyxis, who she had imprisoned for centuries. Therefore, she was absent when Alymore was destroyed. In the wake of the capital's destruction, Shanyth travelled to Thylia to rendezvous with the remaining Sirens. Since then, she has gathered what remained of Nytalyria's armed forces and returned north, fighting with Haljyk a second time. However, with her mother's death, Shanyth's geomancy has significantly weakened, giving Haljyk the upper hand in magic.

### Hyrin

*Main Article: Hyrin the Siren*

Hyrin was the sixth Siren. Naturally clever and good at reading people, Hyrin positioned herself as the spymaster of the Nytalyrian Empire, feeding Lyxis information from across the Empire. She subsequently became her mother's left hand, dealing with any unsavoury matters that came up. Due to her personal and political connections, Hyrin became one of the most influential people in the Nytalyrian Islands, as any personal enemies could be dealt with by her vast network of agents.

Besides being a talented spymaster, Hyrin was an expert electromancer, though she was reserved in its use. Due to her connections and mastery of electromancy, Syarus considered her a priority target. Subsequently, she was assassinated by Khior in the early stages of the Republican Invasion of Nytalyria. Hyrin's death crippled Nytalyria's intelligence network, as it had been controlled by the same person for centuries before Hyrin's death.

### Callyla

*Main Article: Callyla the Siren*

Callyla was the seventh Siren and the Imperial Secretary of Nytalyria. A natural diplomat, Callyla became a friend to Lyxis the Blind and often held the Sirens together by strengthening family bonds. She was responsible for keeping the day-to-day operations at the Imperial Palace going and issuing decrees and new laws across the Empire. She was also responsible for settling disputes and addressing visiting envoys and guests.

Besides her diplomatic duties, Callyla was an expert cryomancer, though she preferred the pen to the sword. She fought against the Republican Invasion of Nytalyria, trapping and destroying their fleet with ice. However, she returned to the capital shortly after, rallying any allies and smoothing over internal tensions.

Callyla was present in Alymore at the time of its destruction, sending the Empire's very last diplomatic messages from Asyl Palace. She was obliterated, alongside Asyl Palace and the capital, by the magical explosion caused by Lyxis' death.

### Phyr

*Main Article: Phyr the Siren*

Phyr was the eighth Siren, acting as the Head Priestess of the worshippers of Lyxis the Blind. She also served as the Archbishop of Nytalyria within the Divine Order of Enselonde. Phyr held tremendous political power due to her high religious position and effectively ran the temples of Nytalyria with total disregard for the Divine Order in Torstadt.

Besides her position as Head Priestess and Archbishop, Phyr was a novice Phantomancer, which drew some controversy. However, due to the sheer difficulty of Phantomancy, she never truly became a master, as not even Lyxis could master that school of magic. Therefore, she was more efficient as a political asset than on the battlefield. Phyr was, therefore, not deployed on the battlefield during the Republican Invasion of Nytalyria.

Phyr was absent from Alymore when her mother died and the city was destroyed. Instead, she was north in As'rayn, which would soon after be attacked by Haljyk the Bandit and his forces of the Freehold of Nytalyria. Unable to escape, Phyr joined the local garrison at Yanakas Castle, but many of the citizens rebelled against Imperial rule as the popular Haljyk arrived. Finally, some troops defected and opened the gate, allowing Yanakas to fall quickly. Phyr was captured and later executed.

### Lynnyn

*Main Article: Lynnyn the Siren*

Lynnyn was the ninth Siren and the head of the Nytalyrian administration. No matter how powerful, all governors and lords would ultimately report to her and were subjected to the utmost scrutiny. She ensured that any and all corruption was eliminated from the Empire's administration and that all its parts moved with total efficiency.

Besides being an administrator, Lynnyn was an expert anemomancer, able to summon civilization-ending storms if she so willed it. Most infamously, she once wiped the city of Aiqua entirely off the map after its lord rebelled against the Empire, killing tens of thousands of civilians and leaving only rubble.

Lynynn was the first Siren to die, as she wasn't even in Nytalyria at the time. Instead, she was in the Freehold of Hykkfjord for a series of inspections and negotiations. When word reached her of the invasion of her homeland, she boarded the first ship back to Nytalyria. However, stowed away were numerous Republican assassins who, after the boat had raised anchor, struck. In the chaos, control over the ship was lost, soon crashing against the rocks on the coast of Hykkfjord, though she was already dead before then, as the assassins had made short work of her. Lynnyn's death removed the pressure on Nytalyria's internal vassals to comply and most likely allowed many of the defections to either the Republic or the Freehold established on the islands.

### Toraphyl

*Main Article: Toraphyl the Siren*

Toraphyl is the tenth and last Siren and the leading admiral of the Nytalyrian naval forces. She had been in control of the Imperial Fleet for centuries and had grown into an accomplished and talented admiral, able to apply naval tactics both old and new, as well as some unique tricks of her own.

Unsurprisingly, Toraphyl is an expert hydromancer, able to easily manipulate the waters of the oceans. She can swallow entire fleets with giant waves, granting them a deep watery grave. However, while her abilities would have been helpful against the Republican invasion, she wasn't aware of its existence until too late. By the time Toraphyl knew, the Republican force had already landed, and their fleet had been wiped out by Callyla. However, she couldn't deploy the Imperial Fleet due to Nytalyria being ravaged by heavy storms created by Syarus, leaving her trapped at the naval port of Yshador.

With Alymore being destroyed and Lyxis dead, Toraphyl has lost much of her hydromantic powers, though the Imperial Fleet survived intact. Yshador has since been heavily fortified and has become one of the last seats of Nytalyrian Imperial power besides the city of Thylia. Toraphyl has since sworn her loyalty to Fylia, the second Empress of Nytalyria. Her fleets have been instrumental in blockading and delaying the forces of the Freehold and the Republic on the Nytalyrian Islands.