Siren

## History

* 1952 - Twelve total people went missing in the span of a month
* 1977 - The disappearances began anew over the course of a month
* 1997 - It happened again
* 2007 - And again
* 2012 - And again. This time, Diane went after the beast with a group of other hunters. She is presumed to be the only survivor and is missing both an arm and her memories of everything relating to the encounter
* 2014 - The disappearances are projected to occur again within the month, and the J-Team has volunteered to put a stop to them

## Investigation

### Prologue

* Jaxon and Jeff are in the Rockefeller Community College Library working on some last-minute assignments
* Jinks follows Quentin the janitor into the bathroom, knocks him unconscious, and dons his uniform
* Jinks uses Quentin's keys to access the records room
	+ Uncovers information about bodies being dragged away from various sites (see History; above)
	+ While avoiding Librarian, becomes locked in records room
* Jeff and Jaxon come across Quentin in restroom. Attempt at first aid leads to further injuries
	+ Quentin is carried off by ambulance to the hospital, where he later passes away
* J-Team detained by police
* Police Chief, Mayor Robert Richards, and Diane extend an offer to the J-Team: Community service in exchange for a favorable ruling at the upcoming hearing

### The Investigation

* Auntie Diane's Pizzeria is Diane's base of operations
* J-Team ordered to meet with Diane at noon daily
* Diane requests J-Team investigate the 2012 disappearances
	+ Car accident
		- Car hit tree
		- Tree felled
		- Missing person: Jeremiah Cassidy
		- Body thrown from car
	+ Campsite
		- South of Rockefeller
		- Memorialized
		- Tent untouched, drag marks leading off toward the northeast
	+ Abandoned warehouse
* J-Team obtains pillow from Jeremiah Cassidy's home for Claire to conduct a seance
	+ Jeremiah heard a strange song on the radio, blacked out, and hit the tree
	+ Came to and saw a beautiful woman's face looking down at him. Blacked out again
	+ Came to again with a feeling of weightlessness, seeing trees far below, followed by a sense of falling
* Jinks triangulates central location of attacks to be WRFR Radio Tower

### The Hunt (day 1)

* J-Team makes their way to WRFR Radio Tower
* Gate guarded by John Quimby and Kyle Beck
	+ Guards circumvented with extreme prejudice primarily by Jeff
	+ Loot: 2 Kevlar vests, 1 tazer, 2 batons, 1 walkie talkie, $15
* Jaxon "charms" receptionist Gloria Estefan, who directs the J-Team to the 12th floor and the basement
* J-Team heads to basement via elevator(operated by Jenkins), through double doors at the end of a short hallway and into an extra-dimensional bucolic meadow
	+ Go to the longhouse within the wood
		- Surrounded by feminine bird-woman statuettes (poppets)
		- Inside are countless humanoid poppets with many different faces. Jeff locates poppets depicting Jeremiah Cassidy and Diane
			* When holding a poppet and gazing into a fire, can view pertinent memories of that individual
			* Jeremiah's poppet shows his abduction by the **Siren**
			* Diane's poppet shows her career as a hunter, her wife/fellow huntress, and the 2012 attack (see History, above)
* J-Team heads to the 12th floor (recording studio)
	+ Jaxon broadcasts commercial for "Lunch with Auntie" at Auntie Diane's Pizzeria to the 4am listeners. Join Diane herself for lunch every day at noon!
* J-Team retires to Jaxon's apartment for research and rest
	+ What: Siren
	+ Where: Nest is generally located centrally to past hunts (WRFR Radio Tower)
	+ Immunities: None
	+ Abilities: Charm and psychic blast

### The Hunt (day 2)

* Meet with Diane
	+ Zachariah Collins and Mayor Robert Richards are taking advantage of the "Lunch with Auntie" promotion
	+ After they leave, Jeff hands Diane her poppet. She regains her memories and leads the J-Team to her hidden sanctuary
		- Hidden behind bookshelf in her apartment
		- Contains an outdated armory
		- Diane supplies J-Team with weapons
* Stop by fantasy Walmart
	+ Loot: Earplugs, net, spray bottle
* Return to WRFR Radio Tower
	+ Guarded by two new guards. Dispatched with equal parts magic and slapstick
	+ Jinks determines Siren is probably on/near roof
	+ Traveling up stairwell, stopped by four guards on 12th floor
		- Jeff and Jinks develop the Blender™ technique
		- Jinks questions last guard and learns more about the building plan
	+ After a pit stop on the roof, J-Team dons earplugs and finds the **Siren's** nest on the 14th floor

### Boss Encounter

* **Siren's** nest is within the 14th floor of WRFR Radio Tower
* Large open room, nest in middle, eight people standing in trance along walls
* Jeff pins **Siren** via magic, Jaxon silences
* Jeff briefly wrests control of hostages with a counter-psychic scream
* **Siren** throws attackers back psychically
* **Siren** compels hostage to clock Jeff's attack
	+ Current status: deceased
* Zachariah Collins breaks down door wearing antique gold armor and sword
* Jeff deals finishing blow, decapitating **Siren**
* Zachariah and hostages break free of their trance
* J-Team grabs head as trophy/proof and expeditiously retreat
	+ Gloria Estefan frantically presses alarm as they exit

## Characteristics

* Psychic Seductress - A woman with beautiful white wings protruding off her back. A hypnotically calm and soothing voice can convince nearly anyone to do what they are told
* Monster Type:
	+ Devourer (wants to consume people)
* Powers:
	+ Flight, Mind reading, Hypnotism
* Attacks:
	+ Psycho-kinetic scream (1 harm, loud, area, ignore armor, forceful, close)
	+ Claw (2 harm, hand)
* Weakness:
	+ Trapped indoors
* Armour:
	+ 0
* Harm Points:
	+ 7