Nelli

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous and beautiful creatures, portrayed as femme fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli. While the poets certain had some things right about the girls, there was so much more that they were missing. That they were wrong about.

Cornelia, or Nelli for short, is a modern day Siren. Like most creatures of mythos past, her kind has dwindled in numbers over the years and has faded from public eye. What were once cautionary tales slowly developed into folk lore, and then into the vague things you have today. Not that she minds all that much, for while a bit of attention is nice, it's easier to do your thing when people don't know about your kind. And what is a Siren's thing? Like the stories say, Sirens lure people to their death.

It isn't always a song. Sometimes it's a dance. A special look. Their skills for luring a victim in are as varied as their imaginations. Whatever their method, A Siren yearns for humankind, to draw them into their death. Many speculate why they have this unconscious impulse. Created with a long fulfilled purpose of hunting down a particular god, a curse upon mankind's hubris, or just a well developed selfish desire. Whatever the reason, they are compelled to drawn men and women to them as much as their prey are unnaturally compelled to comply.

It's not simply trying to lure someone to their death by drowning, or crashing up on rocks or whatever nonsense the stories would have to believe. A Siren wants to feast on you and your eternal soul. They do not gain sustenance from it, however. They're just drawn to them, eager to collect human souls like a dragon collects gold. Each one trapped in the Siren, doing little more than padding their assets.

With all that said, Nelli isn't too different than your every day girl next door. Sure, she has an unusually perfect complexion, exotic silvery hair, and eyes that seemed to change color with her emotion, or the weather. Of course, there is those lips that seem to always be pulled into a half smile. A figure that words could do no justice for. Despite all this, Nelly certainly doesn't act like some Queen B. Some Apex predator. The woman is well adapted to her subtle role in society. The girl that everyone seems to get a long with, that all the guys are fond of.

Nelli is fond of movies, music, and media in general. She craves interaction, so she often spends her free time hanging out with friends or going to public events. She's a huge fan of the ocean, some left over personality quirk left in each Siren. Each time the urge to lure one in, to draw someone into herself, bubbles to the surface. For the most part she fights it, in the case of someone she is fond of, but everyone has their limits. So every now and then a person goes missing. Such is life.

As far as her 'hunting' goes, this particular Siren is far more subtle than others. While she certainly has a hauntingly melodic voice, she is often softspoken. Almost reserved, if you could believe it. There's a certain enjoyment that can be had by playing games with her prey. Teasing, flirting, hinting at her urges. The light touch that just mean something more, the curl of her lips as she gives you a coy smile every time she walks by. And in the end, away you go. Swallowed up and stolen from Hades himself. All that aside she is quite capable of, and fond of, having a healthy social life.