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Siren's Call

PvP Zone (25-35)
Trainers:	none
TF Contacts:	none
Events:	Bounty, Hotspots
Exploration Badges:	Broad Shoulders, Hangman, Piratical, Politician
Plaques:	Swashbuckler III
Day Jobs:	{{{Day Jobs}}}
Enemies:	Arachnos, Clockwork, Longbow, Sky Raiders, Tsoo, Warriors
Connecting Zones:	Steel Canyon Sharkhead Isle
Transits:	none

Overview

Siren's Call is the second of the four PvP zones, having a level requirement of 25. A hero or villain must be at least level 25 to enter Siren's Call and all characters in this zone will be automatically raised or lowered to level 30 while in this zone. This zone allows heroes and villains to fight each other as a faction.

Contacts

Regular Contacts

• Warzone Agent Brinson Hero contact
• Warzone Operative Massey Villain contact

Notable NPCs

• Siren's Call Security Chief
• Arbiter

Zone Events

• Bounty! Hunt down player enemies and get spendable points for it. The zone will "paint" your assigned target's rough location on the map every so often with a temporary waypoint.

• Battle for Siren's Call - Battles between armies of Arachnos and Longbow NPCs at local hotspots determine which faction controls Siren's Call. Control gives a faction access to one or two sets of temporary powers.

More detail on both zone minigames in official board PVP Zone Guide.

Neighborhoods

• Buildville
• Fossburg
• Randall's Ruins
• Talos Park

Exploration Badges

For a Hero character:

Broad Shoulders Talos spent a good part of his childhood here.

Hangman This cargo ship was left hanging on what is left of the war wall when Sunburst died in the huge explosion.

Piratical The dread pirate Randall set up this lighthouse to lure ships to their demise.

Politician Council man John Chard announced from this location that his island would be the front lines of defense against the Rikti invasion.

For a Villain character:

Broad Shoulders Broad Shoulders Badge

Hangman Hangman Badge

Piratical Piratical Badge

Politician Politician Badge

Achievement Badges

For 5 real hours spent here, your character will be awarded:

For a Hero character:

Siren's Song Siren's Call must call to you. You've spent over 5 hours here.

For a Villain character:

Raider Siren's Call must call to you. You've spent over 5 hours here.

Historical Plaques

• One Swashbuckler Badge monument.

Stores

• Hero Merchant - He will sell temporary powers depending upon how much heroes control the zone.
• Villain Merchant - She will sell temporary powers depending upon how much villains control the zone.

Transfer Points

• For heroes, there is a gate to Steel Canyon.
• For villains, there is a helicopter to Sharkhead Isle.

Villain Groups

• Clockwork

For some reason, the Clockwork spawn in this zone, all of them being level 20. As your character is automatically bumped to level 30 as you enter the zone, they will be grey to any player and there is simply no reason to fight them.
Lieutenants and minions can be found here, in the zone between the neighborhoods of Fossburg and Buildville. There is a crossroad where you can find a destroyed Clockwork Paladin.

• Arachnos

Arachnos is present in great number in this zone. The Villain base has a good number of them for obvious reasons, and great numbers of them will fight in the battle points against the forces of Longbow (more often than not, they lose, unless player villains help them). Small groups or lone individuals can be found in Fossburg as well. Crab Spiders, Drones, Arachnobots, Blood Widows, Fortunatas and Tarantulas spawn in this zone, in Minion, Lieutenant and Boss forms. This includes the elusive Toxic Tarantulas, though they aren't a common sight in the zone.

Arachnos forces in this zones will treat Villain player characters as allies.

• Longbow

The heroic organization Longbow can be seen all over the zone, in the battle points and they can be easily found in Buildville and Talos Park. Longbow will attack any villain group (or villain player) as soon as they enter their aggro range. Foot soldiers are present, as well as special troops such as Spec Ops, Eagles, Nullifiers, flying Chasers and no small number of Wardens.

As usual, Longbow forces will treat Hero player characters as allies.

• Tsoo

The Tsoo in this zone are dangerous. Not only they have Minions (Blue Ink Men), Lieutenants (Ancestor Spirits and Sorcerers) and many kinds of Bosses here, but also these enemies often have skills and attacks their City of Heroes counterparts of the same level in zones such as Talos Island or Independence Port don't have. Be careful if you engage them as a Hero.
The Tsoo usually stick to the Villain controled area, near the Villains base, though they can be found in most of the Fossburg neighborhood.
This is the only place in all of City of Heroes where a hero can fight Tsoo Blue Ink Men, necessary for a gladiator badge, though they can be found in safeguard and normal missions.

• Warriors

This is an excellent zone for a Villain player to hunt for the Legionnarie badge (if you are good at PvP, that is), as great numbers of Boss class Warriors can be found here, just wandering around or harassing civilians. Warriors spawn in small groups, and Lieutenants and Bosses are often present. Warriors tend to stick to the hero-controlled zones, such as Buildville, Talos Park and parts of Fossburg.

• Sky Raiders

The Sky Raiders keep a minimal presence in this zone, in the form of Sky Skiffs. Lone or in pairs, the Sky Skiffs are usually in the Fossburg neighborhood, often fighting against Longbow chasers.

PvP Zone Powers

The following temporary powers may affect your character while in the Siren's Call zone. Completing missions will either raise you and your allies' powers or lower the enemies' powers.

Impassioned

<Silent Powers>

+Damage (All Damage)

You have been impassioned by the work of your fellow adventurers. Your attacks now deal more damage.

Galvanized

<Silent Powers>

+Resistance (All Damage)

You have been galvanized by the work of your fellow adventurers. You now have increased damage resistance.

Enfeebled

<Silent Powers>

-Damage (All Damage)

You have been enfeebled by the acts of your enemies. Your attacks now deal less damage.

Staggered

<Silent Powers>

-Resistance (All Damage)

You have been staggered by the acts of your enemies. You now suffer decreased damage resistance.

Notes

• See the article on bounty for information on the rewards system operating in Siren's Call.