Siren

Sirens are an semi-aquatic species that hail from the planet **Argin**, sirens have the ability to manipulate the elements depending on what subgroup the is part of. Argin, as a planet, is roughly around the same size as Saturn, and it's surface is covered by a massive body of water. Though it is not without its land - however, most of its land is mostly connected to each other, and contains massive lakes, swamps, and rivers. Most of the inland is still unexplored, resulting in sirenkind to remain near shorelines.

## Anatomy & Physiology

Sirens are very much fish-like in nature, as they’ve adapted to living far beneath the water surface. Sirens are multi-colored, coming in varying shades and colors, minus, of course, monochromatic colors.

All sirens are known to have antennae located on their foreheads, every siren's antennae comes differently to them. Even relatives have slight differences to their antennae, even if it isn't that noticeable. These antennas can technically be classified as modified dorsal rays as they are luminescent organs. However, these antennas have existed on sirens even during primitive times, when sirens were once a land dwelling race.

Sirens have fins protruding from the sides of the heads, which help sirens maneuver and locate things underwater. These fins also help protect the siren's ears, and are commonly known to sirens as “sound canals”. These sound canals are adapted to hearing underwater extremely well, as sirens were once prey for the far more terrifying sea monsters that dwell within the depths of argins oceans. Other things like a sirens strong, sharp teeth and claws were also adapted a long time ago, and are still used amongst sirenkind in the present, specifically for hunting purposes.

### Siren Eggs & Guppies

When a siren is born, they are born in eggs much like typical fish eggs, the eggs are spherical, and are colored the same as a white opal. Siren eggs are laid within water and are needed to be kept in water as well. Sirens that live on land often get “parturition ponds”, a type of pool that a siren can give birth in as well as harbor their young until they undergo metamorphosis.

When the eggs hatch, siren infants look somewhat like tadpoles but with legs; guppies are small and vulnerable, as they have not yet developed most of their body yet. All guppy antennas are also small and stubby, and look exactly the same, having yet formed into the siren’s adult antennas. They also have not yet developed their bioluminescent freckles either. All guppy eyes start out fully black, but as they grow the iconic triangular pupils and purple sclera begin to show. The metamorphosis also causes the tadpole's body to reform and prepare for adulthood by forming arms, hair, and their antennas grow into their true form; as well as getting a bigger, stronger, more flexible body. Bioluminescence begins to occur within a siren when a siren begins to undergo puberty, though the glow is weak at the earlier stages of a siren's life. The bioluminescence, however, becomes stronger and stronger as a siren grows older, and sirens also begin to develop mores freckles/markings as well, but the markings tend to stay invisible when they aren’t activated, nor do normal sirens develop as many markings as compared to the Original Five, Empress/Emperors, or via mutations.

## Naming Conventions

Siren names are 5x8, first names being 5 letters long and surnames being 8 letters long. Some sirens can share the same names, but often all names are unique to each individual.

Siren relatives usually share the last surname, as lineage is important to sirens.

## Etymology & Inspiration

Sirens were developed after the sirens from Greek mythology, as well as sporting the same name.

Sirens also were made as the antithesis to trolls - from their hair, skin color, and sclera, to even their culture was made to be opposite of trolls.

Other factors such as former drawings of aliens that helped inspire sirens, and many sea life creatures (anglerfish, deep sea dragonfish, etc) also had a helping hand in the development of sirens. The authors love for sea dwelling trolls also had a major factor in this as well.