Name: Phobetor
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Job: God of Nightmares (See
here)
Appearance:
Personality: At the core of Phobetor is a cowardly bully. To protect his own insecurities and fear, he enjoys preying upon the fear of others. This trait comes in conflict with his innate sense of duty, inherited from his father. Phobetor is intelligent, and knows both not to bite off more than he can chew and that there is a time and place for everything. He also sincerely believes that, because of his actions, nobody can ever be his friend or love him. To say he has low self-esteem would be an understatement. To Phobetor, the world is full of people out to get him, and he's no worse than the rest of them.
History: Phobetor is one of the Oneiroi, a daimon son of Hypnos, the personification of sleep, and he is also the grandson of night -Nyx- and darkness -Erebus-. From his birth, he, the middle child, gravitated towards darkness. His toxic personality estranged him from his brothers Morpheus and Phantasus, the gods of dreams and illusions, respectively. When the three came of age, their father sent them westward to seek a new home. Over the mountains and islands of Greece the brothers traveled in mortal form, disguised as a painter, a butcher, and a soothsayer. They faced many hardships in their trials, from tangling with the Centaurs and their poison-tipped arrows to taking down angry river gods. To the people they met on their way, the brothers brought their respective gifts. While mankind grew to love Morpheus and respect Phantasus, they only feared Phobetor, making him all the more bitter.
At last, the Oneiroi traversed the western Mediterranean and arrived at their destination: the Cave of Images. There, the brothers settled down, crafting enormous gates made of ivory and buckhorn. In that cave, each honed their talents, training their gifts until they could share dreams, nightmares, and illusions with the world.
It wasn't long before Phobetor grew dissatisfied. After a string of egregious failures, Phobetor decided to leave his brothers behind, promising he'd return. Returning to wander among men, he sought a place where he could learn how to become a real god. To that end, he found and joined the School of Deities, confident for once that he was on the road to greatness.
Powers/Duties: As the God of Nightmares, Phobetor's chief duties are to punish the guilty with night terrors and balance good dreams with the bad for everyone, ensuring that neither light or darkness gain the upper hand. To this purpose, he can enter dreams and contort them to his own design. Even in the real world, he can shapeshift into all manner of beasts (though the Law of Conservation of Matter still applies) and weave shadows into physical forms. He also surrounds himself in magical artifacts, including:
Vox - this pipe flute is capable of creating a variety of eerie sounds, like growling, rumbling, laughing, crying, fire, and wind
Aliter - an embellished pocketwatch-shaped container strung about Phobetor's neck. Within, it contains soul of every creature his can turn into, allowing him to shift between each at will, and if separated from the medallion, he is trapped in his current form. To add new forms to his index, he must use Aliter to absorb the soul of the creature. He cannot become mythical creatures when in normal areas.
Relief - a rapier with a pommel shaped like a cattle skull. While not practical to use in a fight, it is a lethal weapon.
