She is a woman with pale skin no amount of sunlight changed that, black hair that was as dark as the space around us and piercing blue eyes that were eccentric and innocent in them. The tattoo of a Celtic regeneration symbol done on her hip is a side-effect of being a siren. Her name is Shiya Bryne though she only goes by Bryne. She is a Siren.
What more do you need to know?
Sirens thrive on Element Zero ore, a mineral that became.
Siren powers are enhanced through the use of Element Zero. Overconsumption of the material has negative side effects. It shows signs of addiction to the substance if taken to many times.
As an infant, Bryne was identified as a Siren and given to a monastery of the ruling order of monks on her homeworld of Mars. That treated her like she was 'their' daughter like their own personal doll. They had conditioned to be the 'perfect' daughter, one that was intelligent, physically capable, and socially acceptable.
She trained her Siren powers in secret until she reached young adulthood at the age of sixteen, when the monks revealed her to the public as their way to gain power. Irritated by the Order's short leash, some would go to the point of saying she was being controlled. Raised and 'trained' to not disobey, she was always afraid to go against them, and did as they wished due to fear that they would sell her out to the Alliance or Cerberus as a test subject as she was lied to saying they were monsters as a power play over Bryne's head.
One day Bryne was talking to a man in the library of her monastery in the middle of studies when he said something odd to her.
"You try harder than anyone I know, when you finally stop and sleep just remember before you close your eyes If you want a path to walk, you gotta find it first. Before they do"
Bryne longed for adventure and expressed interest in traveling around the galaxy to learn her Siren lineage. She eventually realized that the Order was using her as a threat to extort money and obedience.
And you know the funny thing?
So am I.