Homebrew Eillorian Siren Species Details

 

The beguiling, terrifying voice echoed out from beyond the fog of the too-still sea, calling the great galleon's crew astray from their path. The fog only grew thicker and thicker as they neared what they could only assume was an island, the sailors heard a sickening crunch as the hull was impaled, the sound of rushing water filled their ears, in the panic they didn't realize that the singing has stopped, and that most of their crew was already gone

— A Guide to the EIllorian Sea

Eillorian sirens seem to be not quite on the same level of thinking as most humanoids, they mostly either seem far-off and distant, or intense and sometimes violent. Some of these sirens seem more refined, graceful and resigned, while others seem more up-front, loud, and almost primal. 

Serpentine Wonder

With their graceful, or sometimes almost brutal features, sirens seem sometimes breathtaking to see, but nonetheless intimidating. They have greater height than humans on average with long, serpentine tails where their lower half should be. ranging from less than 5 feet tall to almost 7 feet. The tails replacing their lower body are often very long, usually from 14 feet to 25 feet long. Due to the extra weight of their tails, Sirens are usually much heavier than humans, ranging from 200 to 450 pounds.

The coloration of siren's skin can range anywhere from dark navy, to a pale ice blue, they often have markings on their body that are either a darker shade of their skin color, red, pink, or turquoise. They have finned ears and sharp teeth, as well as slit pupils and wide eyes. Siren's hair grows much quicker than human's, so it's usually very long, their hair color ranges anywhere from black, blue, white, teal, or red. Their tails are often unique, some appear fishlike, some more serpentine, while some seem more akin to a shark, some siren tails even have bio-luminescent spots along them.

Variation From Paranoia

Sirens lifespans are varied, sometimes they die as young as 70, but some live hundreds, even more than a thousand years old. This leads more optimistic sirens to act in a patient and refined manner, expecting themselves to live for thousands of years, for some reason, the markings on these sirens with a more live-long outlook seem to usually be cooler colors rather than warmer ones, and more fishlike tails. Other sirens are either paranoid, or simply reckless, they follow a very "live fast and die young" ideology about life, For some reason, sirens that display this behavioral pattern tend to have warmer colored markings, more sharklike tails, and seem to be larger on average,

Lonely or Loyal

Most sirens live solitary, usually on distant or foggy islands, drawing occasional prey in with their singing, other solitary sirens actively hunt, usually preferring fish over humanoids, hunting sirens seem to be much friendlier to seafarers than other sirens, perhaps the reason they hunt is to seek interaction in any form. Some sirens may also start a roving band, a "family", or even a kingdom, wishing to carry on their legacy or just to have company around them. The hierarchy of these siren kingdoms is not determined by lineage, by trial, or by sacred rite, the ruler of these kingdoms is chosen by the community, the most-liked siren in the community is usually chosen, so the kingdoms usually have a friendly outlook.

Sirens encountered outside their territory often seem afraid, paranoid, or worried, most likely lost or exiled, these sirens are much more aggressive than others.

 

 

Subrace

Progressive evolution in two separate paths have resulted in a divide between two clear subspecies of siren, the Dreholian sirens, who are more graceful, and usually more confident about their longevity. And the Reaholian sirens, who are are more intense, and usually paranoid or confident in their ability to survive by strength.

Eillorian Siren Traits

Your siren character has a variety of abilities, the result of thousands of years of evolution under the brutal Eillorian waves.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age

The lifespan of an Eillorian siren is varied, they usually reach maturity somewhere around 15 years, and live anywhere from 70 to 1000 years, but usually live to around 600.

Size

Sirens range from around 5 feet to just under 7 feet tall, with a 15 - 25 foot long tail replacing their lower body. Your size is large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet, and you have a base swimming speed of 50 feet.

Amphibious

Sirens have both gills and lungs, on land, their gills are shut off and they breathe through their lungs, and while underwater, their lungs are shut off, and they breathe through their gills. This allows sirens to breathe comfortably both under water and above it.

Tempered by the waves

You have proficiency in the survival skill.

Siren resistance

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and you are immune to the Suggestion spell.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and either Aquan or Draconic.