Siren Yokai

**Siren Yokai** are a variation of Mermaid Yokai and Harpy Yokai who are half-human and half-bird.

## Physical Appearance

Siren Yokai are described as creatures who has the head of a female and the body of a bird. Some are female figures with the legs of birds, with or without wings. Some Siren Yokai has the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a fish. Similar to the Merfolk Yokai who has the same traits. However, Siren Yokai with this form have two fish tails instead of one.

## Description

Siren Yokai lives on an island in the sea and used the irresistible charm of their song to lure human mariners to their destruction on the rocks surrounding their island. They're well known for their singing skills. The power, Siren Song, comes from the Siren Yokai themselves as they used their beautiful singing voice to lure people to their doom. These yokai are natural charmers as they can charm their way out of trouble. They also use their charms to seduce males to either steal something from them or to get information out of them.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Siren Yokai have in their arsenal:

* Enhanced Agility
* Enhanced Balance
* Enhanced Beauty
* Enhanced Senses
* Enhanced Reflexes
* Siren Song
	+ Beacon Emission
	+ Hypnosis/Mind Control

### Variations

* Anger Inducement
* Avian Physiology
	+ Aerial Adaptation
	+ Atmospheric Adaptation
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Enhanced Agility
	+ Enhanced Balance
	+ Enhanced Endurance
	+ Enhanced Lung Capacity
	+ Enhanced Senses
	+ Enhanced Reflexes
	+ Hollow Skeleton
	+ Wing Manifestation/Flight
* Death Song
* Feather Projection
* Hypnotic Music
* Musical Spell Casting
* Paralysis Inducement
* Performance Art Intuition
* Sonic Scream
* Sound Amplification
* Supernatural Beauty

### Associations

* Avian Physiology
* Greek Deity Physiology
* Harpy Physiology
* Merfolk Physiology - sirens are mistakenly thought to be merfolk.
* Mythic Physiology
	+ Mythical Avian Physiology
* Nymph Physiology

## Pop Culture

Sirens combine women and birds in various ways, in early Greek art, they were represented as birds with women's heads, bird feathers and scaly feet. Later, they were represented as female figures with the legs of birds, with or without wings, and playing a variety of musical instruments, especially harps. The tenth century Byzantine encyclopedia Suda says that from their chests up, they had the form of sparrows, below they were women, or, alternatively, that they were little birds with women's faces. Later Sirens were sometimes depicted as beautiful women, whose bodies, not only their voices, are seductive.

## Variations

### Mermaid Yokai

Sirens are sometimes depicted as having the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish.

### Harpy Yokai

Sirens are sometimes depicted as having the body of a human and the wings and talons of a bird.

## Life in the Hidden World

Siren Yokai can be found sitting on rocks where they would use their singing to lure sailors to their deaths. While those with wings are capable of flying, those with two fish tails lives deep in the ocean. The two are very distinguishable but both are called Siren Yokai. It depends on what region of the Hidden Cities they currently live in. Pirate Yokai have a distrust over Siren Yokai because of their beautiful singing voice. Believing that Siren Yokai would use their charms and singing to get what they want. Specifically stealing their treasure or luring them to their deaths via crashing into a bunch of large rocks. So they would use various methods like Mystic Objects or their powers to negate the Siren's affects.

## Symbolism

A female siren (mermaid) is the sign of deception and distraction from your path. The siren is also a sexual symbol. If you are a woman and you dream of a siren, this means temptation and destruction. The siren can represent the soul of a man.