Luna Carandini

On a remote swamp on Tau Ceti Prime, a strange girl dwells alone. The girl, albeit human and adult in her physiognomy, with a voluptuous form, has not a solid body, but a strange, gelatinous yet dense coating, of a vivid green, thin dark tendrils on the place of her hair, and teal, shining irises on her green sclera. She has no bones, besides strange, somewhat soft, teeth and nails. The girl lives alone. Once fully human, she was once kidnapped by a cult, that using a radioactive mutagenic artifact known as a Radiant Core - a thing that may or may not have alien origin, and that some associate to the semi-legendary Elder Race of the Pleiades and their bio-machines, the Shoggoths, engineered by radioactive-induced mutation; living cancerous biomasses that could do almost everything. Her condition is not unheard of, although very rare on human history, and always related to clandestine mutagenic experimentation.

Something, years ago, exterminated the cultists, an event of which she was the only surviver; yet she has no recolection of anything at all during those days (perhaps due trauma, perhaps due her condition, or a combination of both). Since then, she dwells alone, surviving with the rich fauna of the swamp, imported from the distant Earth, feared by the very few colonists that went by. Her only companion is a rat, she raises as a pet. Tau Ceti Prime, although originally devoid of life, besides few micro-organisms, have a rich atmosphere where life thrived - perhaps too much; predadors became more efficient, and the new ecosystem had to be constantly put at bay.

Her personality is sweet, affectionate, but her habits are pretty much feral, and her upbringing was based on survival on the noxious swamp. Has almost no recolection of her early life, either before her kidnapping, or during the captiviy. Living outside society for her entire memorable life, far away from any settlement, and feared by anyone that crossed her path. The fact she collects bones and skulls - some, clearly human - does not help with her reputation around. Her feeding habits help even less, as she does't seem to have any dietary restriction, and doesn't shy away of eating dead raw flesh she finds around. She is know as the "Siren of the swamp", and her visage is omnipresent on the fears of the inhabitants of her region.

Her organism is a metabolical wonder, that makes her an apex predator. Is able to process almost any organic matter, and some inorganic. It stores energy as phosphoric acid, that runs on vacuoles inside her body, and may be used at will. She can easily expand her orifices, and, with some effort, even engulf her pray, like a gigantic amoeba. She has no defined internal organs, besides the vestigial forms of the outer organs, a digestive tube between the mouth and anus, a non-functional respiratory cavity, and a fully-fledged and responsive genitalia and an excretory apparatus; her brain is a dispersed neural net. Has a peculiar apetite, that can be quite fastidious, although has a very energy-efficient organism. She can change the density of her body at will, expand any limb, change size and form. Yet what could be a nightmarish bio-weapon is, on essence, a lonely and sweet girl, that could use a friend.

She ultimately lacks any functional social etiquette. She is social, friendly, affectionate, curious, but at the same time, feral, impulsive and voracious. Tries to replicate the human experience, but, at the same time, marks her territory with bones, skeletons and piss. Has a fair collection of soiled trinkets from lost visitors, and plenty of books and objects that probably came from the cult that kidnapped her. Has no memories about her past life, but can read, talk, learn, and moves with feminine grace. Is somewhat naive, quite creative, a little chaotic and impulsive, but some of her ways are deeply unsettling, when not inadequate or outright obscene. She is clueless why people avoid her, but this general avoidance feeds her insecurities. Her dwelling is a wood shackle on the middle of the swamp with a tetric decor.