Sirens

**Sirens** are a humanoid race in the World of the Exceed, and are the main enemies of the shipgirls, Abyssals, Shardorians, Mermaids, and more recently, the Alpha. They are one of the few oceanic races who are fighting an endless war for dominance on the oceans.

## Appearance

Like the shipgirls, the Sirens take on a human appearance, with the exception of certain traits that look more Anthropomorphic. They are all entirely artificial, and although not mechanoids, often have attributes similar to them. Their hair is always silver or white, and their eyes blue or yellow. All Sirens have strange technology visible that resembles sea creatures, which function the same way as the shipgirls' armaments.

## Lifestyle & Lifespan

Sirens operate through the Siren Network, a vast web of interconnected data that allows them to act in a similar way to the Vex.

Their lifestyles are based entirely on the orders they receive from superior Sirens, and often lead miserable, endless, lives. However, the superior sirens, such as the Observer class, live a more luxurious lifestyle, granted with more freedom to do as they wish with certain restraints from the Siren Network. Due to the Network, the Sirens are able to cooperate with each other over long distances and coordinate ambushes and attacks.

Like the shipgirls, Sirens are occasionally paid for by the government agencies to defend ports of interest, although their tendency to form mirror seas and prevent ships from approaching makes it difficult to work with them.

Sirens are formed through the Babylon Forfect, a facility dedicated to developing Dark Cubes, Wisdom Cubes radiating with dark energy. These act as the Sirens' power source, and is where they send data upon their physical bodies' deaths. New Sirens are born each year with new technology, and often act like emotionless killing machines until they learn to develop emotion, which can take up to years.

Sirens can live indefinitely and can continue to perform basic functions as long as their head remains intact. Similar to the Vex, Prügen, and Ex-Machina, rogue Sirens outside of the Network are treated as enemies and are not welcomed back.

Sirens answer to Observers and Arbiters, who act as leaders for the force. They are also known to contact Siren forces from other timelines.

## Religion

The Sirens are one of the few races on the planet that do not believe in Strophalia. Like the Vex, they partially believe in Siirvist, but also actively believe in Dartianity, the worshipping of the Darkness. This is mostly due to their goals to continuously evolve, therefore removing imperfections and eliminating the weak. All Sirens are expected to worship the Darkness through tribute, although rogue Sirens often believe whatever why wish. However, the Sirens' belief in the Darkness seems to be vague, as they also seem to see it as an enemy.

## Culture

Siren culture is difficult to classify, mostly because their terms of culture are not conventional. Sirens have multiple sub-factions, although these are more or less indifferent from each other. Sirens have the freedom to choose what they wear, as well as what technological armaments they prefer. Although Sirens do have individual thought, they still follow the orders of the Network.

## Race Policy

Siren policies are based around the achievement of their goals, as well as the study of other lifeforms around them. Sirens act as one regardless of their directives or allegiances, contributing valuable data to the Siren Network in some way or another.

Sirens never directly associate with races other than the ones they are at war with, mostly because they do not want to allow potential enemies to see their weaknesses. Due to the Oceanic Peacetime Treaty of 5945, Sirens must allow merchant, cargo, and war ships of nations at peace with them to pass through their nation.

Although they have no ill-will against most other races, they will attack any shipgirls or Abyssals on sight. Yet they are open to negotiation and are willing to work with other races if it benefits them, as long as the shipgirls are not involved. Currently, the Sirens have begun Operation New Program, where they send "newborn" Sirens to cities on land to gather data about other races and their cultures. It is hinted the Sirens have an alliance with the Vex.

Sirens are the leaders of a group of mysterious Exceed races known as the Covenant Coalition. While they can be seen associating with the Sirens, no other races are known to ally with them due to their unstable nature and cryptic goals.

## Capability

Magical Capability: None. The Sirens are unable to use true magic, although because their technology is so advanced, in can appear to be magic. This includes time and weather manipulation, causing illusions, and being able to form things from thin air. The highest ranking Sirens are capable of using Aspect Magic, but that in itself is already very different from conventional means of magic.

Technological Capability: Advanced. The Sirens have extremely high technological prowess surrounding their goals, which revolves around oceanic domination. This means their technology is primitive when on land, but their technology truly shines when at sea. Sirens are considered to be at the same tech level as Abyssals, and five times more powerful than the shipgirls. In addition to their higher technology, Sirens have also developed weaker, mass-produced technology used mostly as cannon fodder and distractions during wartime.

## Known Sirens (rough list)

* Observer Zero
* Arbiter: The Empress III
* Arbiter: Temperance XIV

* Tester Beta

### Other

* Scavenger
* Chaser
* Intruder
* Obstructor
* Tracer
* Navigator
* Oceana

* Peace Breaker
* Purifier
* Smasher
* Strategist
* Conductor
* Compiler

## Trivia

* Although virtually identical to shipgirls, Sirens are considered their own race because they are powered by Dark Cubes rather than Wisdom Cubes.
* Sirens can still physically and mentally function when decapitated.
* Sirens are future shipgirls from another timeline simply referred to as Timeline Iteration X.