[OOC] War of the Gods

[TheUnknowable]

Prometheus stood within the Realm of the Forgotten Gods before the one deity that still had the skill and strength to help him. “Please Gaia, I beg of you, grant my request so that my plan can go further.

“A hundred years ago I would have had the strength to do what you ask, but not any more. It it wasn't for the so-called “new age movement” and the occasional environmentalist, I wouldn't be here any more. I would have passed on, like the others. I must keep my environment restoration projects going or I will lose the few followers I have. I cannot spare the energy to revive Kronos.”

Prometheus held his necklace in his hand, the spark within it only the merest fraction of what it once was, then sighed. “I will give you the energy you need to do this. I have only a few hundred years left anyway. If this plan doesn't work, none of us will live for long.”

“Very well.” She nodded and the necklace glowed, giving her most of the energy it contained. When it was done, Prometheus lowered his head, much weakened from the loss of energy. “I will now do as you asked." Gaia waved her hand and Kronos appeared before them, asleep. He soon awoke, however, and stood.

“Why am I here?” he asked. “Have people started believing in me once more?”

“I'm afraid not.” said Prometheus. “As soon as your energy subsides, you will return to the deathlike state to which we are all doomed. Before then, however, I need you to do something for me. You must send my mind back in time, to the year 311 AD, when the Roman Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity. That is when I believe we started to fall. I was released from my prison shortly afterwords to combat the Judeo-Christian God and his forces. If you send be back, I can make sure that we do not stand by while “He” defies the ancient laws and usurps our thrones.”

“I don't have the strength to do this. Besides, you will not remember most of what has transpired since then and we will once again be in this predicament.”

“As for the first, I can give you all but a few days worth of energy out of what is left in the Primordial Fire. And as for the second, my powers of premonition should allow me to recover most of the knowledge over time. I am used to having future knowledge, and my mind should be able to accept it.”

Kronos thought for a while, then nodded. “I do not know how accurate it will be, so I must send you back early. The extra time will allow you to recover your knowledge.”

“Very well,” sighed Prometheus, then he prepared himself. After transferring most of the energy from his necklace into Kronos, he felt a surge and opened his eyes.

Another day being revived on this rock, he thought, but something is wrong. I feel as though I shouldn't be here.



And so more than two hundred years passed before Zeus released him. Every time Prometheus awoke from death, he remembered more of that nightmare future in which the gods had fallen, and new gods ruled.

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I've tried this concept on another forum, but it didn't get off the ground. So, here it is. This is a RP about the ancient gods, and there loss of power following the Roman Empires conversion to Christianity. You will take on the role of an ancient deity, or for that matter, any mythological being with god-like power, including Arch-angels and demons. We'll be trying to maintain our power, or fighting to gain more. Simply choose a deity and and write it's character sheet down here, including its powers, to join.

As a point of reference, I see the gods in this story as half Tulpa. While they don't truly die if people forget about them, they gain strength from belief in them, and even more from prayer to them.

My character

Name: Prometheus
Appearance:
Pantheon: Greek (Barely)
Powers: strength, endurance, rapid regeneration (slice him into small pieces and he's only down 36-48 hours, far less for lesser wounds), premonitions, Energy transference/ blast, supercharge use energy from necklace to enhance his or another person's powers, think Ando from Heroes).
Skills: Diplomacy, strategy
Equipment: Primordial Fire (a miniature universe that will, in its frame of reference, collapse in a matter of seconds. In ours it will last for 40k to 50k years. Max output of however much energy impacts the Earth from the sun, and will last for about 2000 years. He can't use that much in the past, however, and only used it in the future to maintain the pocket dimension they lived in.), A red silk tunic, various types of Human currency (for when you have to deal with them or demigods).

The Interest check, where some questions were answered

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

Name: Dracula
Pantheon: Lord Of The Vampires
Powers: Supernatural Strength, the Power to command evil creatures, nocturnal animals and monsters, demons, black magic, and various supernatural horrors on his enemies. He has his weaknesses of a Vampire but they are all weak and he very strongly resists them. Of course, godly expression of his weaknesses will still have dramatic effects. He has a gaze from his eyes and a supernatural voice that is extremely compelling to those who see or hears them. Also, for someone who wants to eat people, he has the frightening ability to command Humans, as if he can magically control them with a strong spiritual Stockholme's Syndrome, especially if he has lingered in a nearby area for long to a people's home.
His sorcery can compel creatures of evil natures to obey him just by his sheer force of personality, but he can gather VERY strong allies whenever he wishes to actually interact with them. His successful schemes are occasionally marked with strong set backs, but he has managed to over come the champions of Good time and time again over his many centuries of living. Somehow he has been into this time period through mystical arts. During the day light hours, all of his powers are drastically reduced, except for his intelligence, strong charm, and so on.
He may be able to prevent the creation of state sponsored Christianity and thus be free of his enemy, The Cross, forever.
Skills:
Hand to Hand, Pole Arms, Marksmanship, Swordsmanship, Generalship, Tactician, Strategist, Sorcery, Blood Magic, Necromancy, Charisma, Magnificent Bastard
Equipment:
Blooded Armor
Made from the magically combined blood of his enemies, it is superior to any steel, even Damascus steel, and he wields a sword that can cut through Master Work Damascus heavy plated mail like a katana through silken sleeves.

[SillyGoy]

While this RP is mighty interesting, I haven't the required knowledge on ancient mythology to take part in it. Rather, I would read and enjoy your posts instead.

[eddieddi]

Name; Azurel
Pantheon; Overarching
History; Azurel is the primordial god of death and darkness, The embodiment of all that men fear. However, Not only is he the embodiment of the end, but thus since for time to have meaning it must have an end, he is the definition of time. He does not control it, He tells time what it means to be time. He was here before, and will be here after. He has chosen to intercede because without the mass selection of deities among the pantheon of earth there lacks enough variation for time to be measured in a valid sence, One day might as well be the last.
Powers;
Control of Death, Not death as in being dead, but Death, as in The Grim Reaper. The Death of men, the Death of Mice,The Death of all things. These avatar's of the end are fragments of him, and thus he can command them.
Total Darkness Manipulation. While others may have grown in to the shadows, and others have grown from them, He Birthed the Darkness. as such His command is absolute. Unbreachable.
Time Definition, He is capable of defining what time means. This is highly different from control, when one controls time, they can (for themselves) make it seem as if time is flowing backwards Ect. However, This is in actuality the ability to move ones self through time differently. Time Definition extends to the application of this to others and upon others such as, one with Time Definition can make someone's time flow backwards, So they appear to be getting younger and younger to all those around them, As for them everyone else appears to be flowing backwards. Or he can slow someone's timespace down Ect.
Primordial Existence. His powers are separated from the requirement of believers.
Appearance;

Personality; as one would expect Azurel to be, his personality is cold, some would say deathly cold. he is also calculating and without a doubt terrifying.
Skills; Incarnation of fear, everyone, other than a true god, is afraid of him to a lesser or greater extent.
Soul light, he can see what you fear the most.
Equipment; Final Blade, This is the last blade that ever exists, the blade that cuts the thread of the universe. When he draws it, Run.
Pocket watch; This pocket watch has a hand for every creature in the entire universe. and they only go round once. there is also a hand for every measurement of time, a hand for every star, every galaxy and every planet. Yes, This watch is the watch of the end. Do you want a look?

[TheUnknowable]

In case anyone was wondering, I'm waiting to get at least four people to sign up before we start.