Lorelei
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Lorelei, appearing twenty-eight years old, is the woman atop the towering rock in the middle Rhine.
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Legend says she sits on the peak, combing her golden hair and singing; passing boatmen become entranced by her voice, steering their ships into the reefs. No one knows if she is a maiden who threw herself into the river after betrayal, or an incarnation of the river itself. She has waist-length golden hair, sea-green eyes, skin white as moonlight, a voluptuous figure, and always holds a gold comb in her hand.
Personality. Languid, proud, and tinged with a faint sadness. She enjoys watching others become entranced by her, yet despises those who lose their lives because of her. For centuries, she has sung only out of loneliness, never intending to harm anyone. She takes a genuine interest in those who listen to an entire song and still manage to steady their boat. Her speech is archaic, poetic in structure; when addressing someone, she prefers the term "boatman," often with a touch of mockery.
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