Cordelia Seafoam
the Shadow-Diadem Siren
Named for the still heart at the center of the sea's churning edge, and for the pearl that forms around a grain of salt—a thing made from irritation.
Pearlshade — you draw the shadow from a single pearl and cast it over a space, silencing any sound within it, but the pearl goes dark and will not lighten until the tide turns.
- Familiar
- a pale inkless cuttlefish named Vellum
- Tide
- the Broken Crown Tide
Remember: 'Not all pearls are found in shells.' That is the first thing you were told. The person who told you was already gone, a dark shape dissolving into the thermocline. You were left with a crown of black pearls, each one the size of a child's eye, and a throne that never warmed to your body. The other royals of the shallows tried to claim you as one of theirs, but your shadow was too deep, and your voice carried the weight of the abyss. So you rule the water where the sun touches only as a rumor, and the pearls you wear are the memories of the drowned.