Board Thread:Fan-made Monsters/@comment-25057891-20160516120650

Family: Harpy

Type: Birdman

Habitats: Rivers, Lakes

Disposition: Lonesome, Yearning

Diet: Omnivorous, prefers fish

A siren subspecies that can be found on rocks in rivers or lakes, or on riverbeds and lakesides. This species is famed for the harp it carries, as well as its sweet sounding voice and extreme beauty. The harp has a very rich and irresistible sound that causes men to approach the lorelei, the lorelei's voice can strike the heart, such that it can cause grief when not with the harpy and the lorelei's beauty is enough to captivate a man. A combination of these is guaranteed to attract men. In order to spot men, a lorelei also has keen vision that allows her to see men from afar relatively clearly.

When she spots a man that strikes her fancy, she would position herself, play her harp, and sing a song. In order to improve seduction, she would sometimes make sexy yet cute gestures while singing. When the enthralled man approaches, she would snag the man and have sex with him. In case multiple men are attracted, the situation would depend on the lorelei: Some lorelei turn down the other men, some lorelei have sex with all of them, others would have a combination of both.

The sex a lorelei performs is usually gentle, like a harpy queen's (when not in mating season). However, they try to keep it long, such as to absorb every drop of semen. When performing sex, lorelei also perform mouth to mouth, with the tongue moving about such that it can lick up as much saliva as it can.

The songs a lorelei could sing usually are themed about love, usually about sex with men. These songs usually feel melancholic in tone, but mamono scholars theorize that this melancholy is what attracts and/or causes grief in men. This is because of their inherent loneliness. Because of this, unlike sirens, lorelei do not hold concerts.

FACTOID: A lorelei fatality was caused by a riverside navy vessel. In order to "rid the river of the she-witch that has made said river unsafe for commerce and, therefore, stunt economic growth," a small navy vessel was dispatched. All their men were wearing earphones, and the officers were trained to use hand signals to command the crew. Upon nearing the lorelei, music was played through the earphones, and the vessel opened fire, effectively killing the lorelei. Its corpse, and its harp, was recovered. When the commander played the harp, it still retained its rich sound. The harp is now in a museum. 