Scion: Odyssey

[Avanhelsing]

Scion: A modern Odyssey

A Guide to the setting

Themes

Adventure, Action, and Mystery

About Scion

The ancient powers never fully went away. They wander our roads and cities, mingling with the teeming masses of humanity. You are one of their children, born to the magic of yesterday and the promise of tomorrow. Now begins the war against the Titans, elder beings who rage against the human world and its wayward gods. Commanding the push and pull of Fate, you will ride into battle and work wonders, the better to prove yourself worthy of legends.

The Setting

Before the coming of the Cross and Crescent Moon the people of venerated their gods. The gods however did not disappear with their followers. They live in the Overworld, one of the many planes of existence next to our own. Each pantheon has their own, complete with a afterlife and whatever else there may be. All the gods however have a common enemy. The Titans, monstrous beings of myth ranging from the Norse Jotun and Japanese Oni to the Irish Fomorian.
Among fighting these creatures and infighting among each other many gods take trips to the mortal plane. And from time to time (With Zeus perhaps every time) fall in love with a mortal, or perhaps just seek a night of fun. The children of these encounters are part god, part human and foot soldiers in the war against the titans as well as the protagonists for this Story.

Birthrights explained

When a Scion's latent ichor is awoken by their Divine Parent, they are normally brought gifts for one reason or another. Some Gods will put the Visitation in sync with their ancient coming of age times, and give the Birthrights as a gift as part of the ceremony, while some others treat the Visitation and the Birthrights as arming and armoring a soldier. But, for whatever method and reason the Gods give their children their Birthrights, they are a welcome gift by their Scions, thrust into a rapidly changing world that has great intention to do them harm.

These Birthrights can be divided into three obvious groups. Guides, advisers, mentors, and others who can help a Scion develop in power. Relics, magical arms, armor, and items of great power. Retainers, magical creatures, loyal friends, and Divine soldiers. Each type of Birthright could range from something ancient, like a fragment of the Ishtar Gate, or something modern, like a necklace made of bullet casings from Dublin Post Office during the Easter Rebellion.

Example Pantheons

The Aesir - The warlike gods of Scandinavia.
The Amatsukami - The well-mannered gods of Japan.
The Atzlánti - The blood-thirsty gods of Central America.
The Dodekatheon - The noble gods of Greece.
The Loa - The passionate gods of the Voodun religion.
The Pesedjet - The orderly gods of Egypt.
The Tuatha de Danann - the artistic, fiercely honorable Irish gods.
The Celestial Bureaucracy - the highly organized kingdom of gods of China.
The Devas - the exotic gods of the Hindu religion.
The Yazata - the powerful ancient gods of Persia.

Character sheet

Name:
Age:
Pantheon:
Divine Parent:
Appearance:
History:
Abilities/Skills:
Supernatural Abilities: (Nothing too powerful, you are not a god yet.)
Birthrights: (A Birthright is a mythical artifact or weapon a Scion uses to channel his powers or just do general awesome stuff. Think of the golden fleece, Kusanagi, a voodoo doll or a part of Ganeshas missing tusk. Just don’t overdo it.)

I am remaking this plot since I love Scion as a setting. If there is any interest in this, I would love to start it.

[Grimoire]

Oh cool. Color me interested, should have something up soonish

[Avanhelsing]

@Grimoire
Take your time, amigo. No rush on character creation.

I’m going to be adding more for the lore in a bit.

[The Narrator]

Martin Baptiste de Tonm

Take a sip, join the party!

Name: Martin Baptiste de Tonm
Age: 24
Pantheon: Loa
Divine Parent: Baron Samedi
Appearance:
Martin is a light skinned young black man. He is not really that good looking but somehow has a roguish charm about him. His eyes are dark brown and more often than not bloodshot, one of his otherwise frighteningly white teeth is made of gold and his hair is cut very short. He wears almost exclusively black and white, mostly a open black jacket and pants with an open white shirt and tons of silver rings and jewellery. A big Coffin is tattooed on his chest and he never leaves home without his wide brimmed black hat.
History:
Martin was born to Haitian Immigrants in the beautiful city of New Orleans. The night he was conceived by his parents Baron Samedi possessed his father to the knowledge of both his parents. Other than most Scions Martin learned quite soon that he was no ordinary human. His divine Father appeared quite regularly to him to make sure he would grow up to be a good scion.
In his youth it was easy for Martin to make friends. Even though almost everyone considered him weird or kind of "off" he was just too charismatic and always the life of any party. This all changed when both his parents died when he was 19. His weirdness increased and he began to take even more after his divine father. Martin began visiting the cemetery of his parents every day and eventually became its gravedigger and caretaker. This was also when Baron Samedi appeared to him bringing gifts.
Abilities/Skills:
Martin is in quite good physical shape and has no problem with manual labor. He is also quite charismatic and even though he is a strange man most people are intrigued enough to invite him to any party. He also knows how to brawl, at least on a basic level.
Supernatural Abilities:
When buried by any type of earth, stone or dirt Martin will survive. This saves him from being crushed or suffocating, however not from starvation or thirst.
Birthrights:
⚰ Pèl le Pousyè: An old Shovel fashioned from the wood of a gallow tree and iron from molten slave chains. This ancient birthright marks its user as the guardian of the cemetery and was once used by Baron Samedi to dig the graves of the deceased.
Martin can use this shovel to shape earth and dirt beneath him. He is able to move about 10-20 times as much earth as he should be with it and create simple structures. Its strength is increased when used on the earth of a graveyard.

⚰ Likid Lanmò: A bottle of old fashioned rum that never seems to empty. When poured on a grave Martin is able to commune with the spirit of the buried.

[Duthguy]

@Avanhelsing This could be interesting but I don't know anything about how to play Scion and the guide seems to explain more how things are changed so will that be a problem?

[ArcherKatto]

am intrested in this

[Avanhelsing]

@Duthguy
Honestly, I’m not really going to follow the game all that much. I’ve read almost all of the books and I barely understand it. I’m more using the lore and the setting. The gods are real, like all of them. And the titans are popping out of the woodwork. The kids of the gods are now bound to a war they had no part in. The guide is more for the relics and such. I found it was easier just to have examples for that and show which gods are acceptable.

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@ArcherKatto
Welcome to the plot! If you have any questions feel free to ask.

[ArcherKatto]

No, i am okay with the explanation you gave.
When can one begin creating his character sheet though.

[Avanhelsing]

@ArcherKatto
You can start now if you wanna.

[Duthguy]

Hider

Name: Daniel Sepúlvelda
Age: 20

Pantheon: Teotl

Divine Parent: Mictlantecuhtli

Appearance: Despite being a big eater Daniel always looks skinny, almost to the point of being underweight but not quite. He has black hair and very dark brown eyes. Like his father he is 6 feet tall. Since learning about his heritage he started wearing a neclace that looks like a human eye, as well three rings representing an owl, a bat and a spider and a skull

History: A third generation American Daniel spent most of his life unaware of his heritage, not that he would have believed anyone who tried to tell him, his mother always told him that she met his father while both were on vacation in Mexico and that she knew he was married. For a long time part of him blamed his father for both cheating on his wife and forcing his mother to raise him on her own, even he though knew the man likely wasn't aware of his existence. This changed when Mictlantecuhtli appeared before him and he understood how important the God's job was.

Ever since then his father's wife Mictecacihuatl has been contacting him and trying to help him find allies, though Daniel gets the feeling that understandably enough she doesn't actually like him.

Abilities/Skills:

• Karate: While far from a black belt Daniel has taken up up learning Karate when in high school to learn how to defend himself from bullies.
• Cooking: Since his mother often didn't have the time due to her job Daniel has learned how to cook.
• Bilingual: Daniel speaks both English and Mexican Spanish. (OOC: Note that I don't speak Mexican)

Supernatural Abilities:

• Animal Communication: This allows Daniel to become in tune with the thriving animal world around him. He may spend a few seconds listening to them howling, buzzing, or calling out in their language to easily understand what they are saying. He may even capture their attention and speak with them for a few minutes, but most animals have limited intelligence and narrow interests.
• Night Eyes: Thanks to his father's affinity with bats Daniel is able to use echolocation to see in the dark.

Birthrights: An Obsidian Macuahuitl, and a Sacrificial Knife that he can also use to offer blood to Mictlāntēcutli in exchange for a strength boost, the duration of the boost depends on the amount of blood sacrificed but while its active he is strong enough to lift 250 pounds. He also has a skull mask which allows him to summon five Aztec zombies.

[Avanhelsing]

@Duthguy
Looking good so far!

[Duthguy]

@Avanhelsing Any tips on improving it?

[Avanhelsing]

@Duthguy
Add some abilities and skills. Your guy is powerful and such. If you look at the site I put up there , you’ll notice that the godly parent has godly skills. Maybe your guy should get maybe two of those?

I’ll put one guy I made for a plot like this as a guide in a bit.

Ben Anderson

Name: Ben Anderson

Age: 23

Pantheon: The Pesedjet (Egypt)

Divine Parent: Adopted Son of Osiris Born the Son of Thoth

Appearance: (Ignore the name up top. I stole it from my favorite game.)


History:

Egypt had always been in Benjamin Anderson's blood since long before he was born. His family had been a long line of Egyptologists since when Egyptomania had really caught on in Europe. Unlike many of their peers, the Anderson family had always held a respect for Egypt and her people's history. This respect allowed the family to rocket to the top of their fields since the locals would lead the Andersons to different dig sites well before anyone else could get to them.

After many generations of living in Egypt and America, the Anderson clan considered themselves Egyptians as much as any native born Egyptian. Benjamin Ramses Anderson was born on October 27th (the Feast of Osiris) in the Anglo American Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. Despite the doctor's best efforts, his mother died soon after naming her son and begging her father to keep the boy safe. Doctor Archibald Anderson swore he would keep his young grandson safe in whatever way he could and he would never tell the boy about his father.

His grandfather decided that the best way to keep his Grandson safe would be to take him on archaeological digs with him. Ben flourished in this environment as the boy had a natural desire to learn and seemed to have a knack for learning. Archibald taught his grandson everything that he knew about Archaeology and Egypt in general. He never went to school but the young man did not seem to need it.


Ben loved his life but always felt that something was wrong. That there was something his Grandfather was hiding from him but Ben never could quite figure out what that was. Whenever Ben would ask about his father, his grandfather would make some excuse and change the subject. Ben never could quite figure out why the man refused to talk about it and the whole thing bothered him for years.

As he got older, Ben wanted to see more than moldy old tombs and temples. The young man got his wish when he Ben got accepted to Oxford University with help from his grandfather. It was only proper for an Anderson to go to Oxford and Ben thrived there. Unlike many of his fellow students, he had seen many of the sites they were learning about. He excelled at Oxford but that feeling of wrongness followed him to Oxford.

It all came to a head when he relieved a strange note ordering him to go to a local pub since someone wanted to meet him. Feeling a strange compulsion to obey, Ben went to the pub and saw an odd looking man sitting in the corner. The curly haired business man seemed to draw people to him but Ben felt that the man was there for him. Upon sitting down, the man began talking to Ben like they had known each other for years. He told the young man personal facts that there was no way he could have known. As the man talked, Ben noticed something about the man and that was he had slightly green skin. It was then that Ben had a strange thought. Looking at the man, Ben stammered to the man in his grasp of Ancient Egyptian naming the man the "Merciful Judge of the Blessed Dead, Wesir, Sepa, Serapis and finally Osiris". His use of the names impressed the man who nodded and motioned for the young man to calm down.

The god explained that he had been watching Ben for sometime now. Ben was the son of Thoth by birth but the god of Scribes had decided to allow Osiris to adopt Ben as his own Scion. It had been many years since the Lord of the Underworld had an Scion of his own and Ben was a special case. The two spent the entire night talking as Osiris explained Titans and the wars, It was Ben's turn to join the war but he needed a weapon to support him. So the god handed him an old scroll telling his Scion to protect the book at all costs. The god decided that since he was King of the Underworld, his first Scion in 300 years should be king of the Overworld. Towards that goal, he gave the boy a group of powers to make friends and influence people.

Now, Ben travels the world hunting Titans in whatever way he can. Oddly enough, Osiris has been watching his Scion popping up to give him advice in the Overworld. The god will show up, tell Ben to meet him at some random restaurant, and explain things to him. These meetings are the only thing keeping the young Scion sane since having a book of magic is not an easy new job. Ben is currently searching for a Band of his own.

Abilities/Skills:

• Boxing: Ben learned how to Box when he was younger and enjoys fighting with his fists more than any other weapon.
• Parkour: Spent spent the majority of his life running around ancient ruins. During one such adventure, a French Archaeologist decided to teach him Parkour. Ben uses that skill now to keep himself out of harms way.
• Doctoral Student: Ben was working on his doctorate in Egyptology when he got his visitation meeting. He can read and speak most forms of Ancient Egyptian, Arabic, and English. The whole becoming the son of a god caused him to drop that pursuit for now.
• A decent marksmen: Ben is decent with his Grandfather's old Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifle. He has been using it to hunt Titanspawn.

Supernatural Abilities:

It has been a long time since the Lord of the Underworld has had a Scion of his own. So the god granted his new son the gifts a king would need to rule. He doesn't understand why his Scion has zero desire to be a king.

• Visage of a King (Epic Charisma) : Osiris granted his Scion the ability to be noticed by the masses and inspire them like a true king must do. Ben just seems to have the power to inspire the people to listen to him or help him with just a smile. People want to help Ben instinctively but for now he cannot make a large group obey him.
• Loosening of the Tongues (Epic Manipulation) : Sometimes being every so charismatic is just not good enough. Sometimes a king needs to stoop to get what he needs. Ben seems to have the uncanny a make people blurt out what he needs them to say. This requires him to focus on one person for now.

Birthrights:

The Book of Going Forth by Day

AKA: The Book of The Dead
The Book of Going Forth by Day has gained an odd reputation over the years. Western movies portray it as some evil black book that can do almost anything. However, this is most certainly incorrect. For starters, it is not a book so much as a very large scroll. Unlike most of the mundane versions of the book, this one has the entire 192 spells given by the god Thoth to the mortals. Also these spells actually work if someone can read them. The two most powerful spells involve the use of the purview of Death and Magic (both of which the Book channels). The first one is the ability to call back the Ba of a corpse to animate it. (Unquiet Corpse) It only works if the body has been properly mummified since the Ba would only return to cared for body. However, this spell is small scale compared to the Book's true power. With the proper incantations and rituals, Ben can call a spirit to return back to life in it's body so long as the body is fresh. The price to raise the dead is a high one since Duat does not enjoy giving up a soul. So another sentient being must be sacrificed to take the place of the raised dead.

The main issue is that the book is powerful but requires the full incantations to work properly. He has to focus on the spells for them to work. Most of his spells involve death or the movement of spirits and are very situational. Ben has yet to figure out how to use many of them. Ben keeps the Book in a messenger's bag that he never leaves out of his sight.

((The Book channels the purview of Magic and Death.)

I’m going to add a bit more for him. Like a guide or such. Maybe a retainer.

[The Narrator]

@Avanhelsing Im finished so far with my char. Any problems or suggestions?

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

How many players are you looking for? I just got the Setting from Half Price books.

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

Name: Jacob Henry Thureau
Age: 18 years old
Pantheon: Dodekathion
Divine Parent: Zeus
Appearance:
History: Jacob Henry Thureau was an ordinary student in High School, pretty good at his specialized areas of study, but not too good at anything else. He never had any interest in sports, and was pretty good at the arts. He thought he was just an ordinary person with a few interesting quirks, like everyone else, until he was struck with lightning one day, and came out changed.
His personality was the same, but he found that he was stronger, faster, and tougher. He felt more assertive and finally had the courage to ask his high school sweet heart on a date. Finally, Jacob asked her out to the prom, and he had the best day of his life. Eventually, however, Jacob discovered he was the son of Zeus. How this came to be was that one day, an entire gang of five thugs decided they wanted to take April, Jake's girlfriend for themselves. Jake obviously knew what they wanted, and he fought them all off unarmed, using the strength of Zeus. (Able to lift over 1,000 pounds).

Abilities/Skills: Athletics, History, Artistry, Politics, Medicine, Presence
Supernatural Abilities: When in the presence of electricity his endurance and health is stronger. He also has epic strength as the son of Zeus.
Birthrights: The Thunder Ring. . . allows him to manipulate electricity.

[Duthguy]

Not a complaint but this group is heavy in death gods, also does anyone have suggestions for some minor powers for Daniel's relics?

[Avanhelsing]

@Duthguy
That is true. I am not going to use my guy for this one. Make a non death god for a change. In setting, not saying you have to do this, but Teotl Scions get power if they use their sacrificial knives to offer their parents some blood. Perhaps that's how it works? And for the Macuahuitl, it could be supernaturally sharp? Like it can cut into things that it should not be able to?

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@ActRaiserTheReturned
Add a bit more info to the sheet and it should be alright. I am looking for a larger group.

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@The Narrator
The Character looks great! I have no issues with the character from what I can see.

[Duthguy]

@Avanhelsing You don't have to change on my accord, I just pointed it out and that idea for the relics works so I'm using it.

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

@Duthguy
That is true. I am not going to use my guy for this one. Make a non death god for a change. In setting, not saying you have to do this, but Teotl Scions get power if they use their sacrificial knives to offer their parents some blood. Perhaps that's how it works? And for the Macuahuitl, it could be supernaturally sharp? Like it can cut into things that it should not be able to?

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@ActRaiserTheReturned
Add a bit more info to the sheet and it should be alright. I am looking for a larger group.

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@The Narrator
The Character looks great! I have no issues with the character from what I can see.

@Avanhelsing

There, I improved my sheet.