The Gods of the Ancient World lived, and they still do. They fought their wars and play their games of politics. They found love and hatred. Pantheons rose and fell. Demi-gods contained the powers of their parents to a degree. Dragons, demons and such existed.
The year is 116 AD, and the Roman Empire is at the height of their power. The Olympian pantheon reigns supreme with their Roman worshipers. The other pantheons fight to keep their power and worshipers.
About the RolePlay
In this Rp I mean to explore the ancient world and politics of the Gods as they vie for power and domination or perhaps to simply protect what is theirs. Very Slice-of-Life in ancient times with a good mix of fantasy.
You can play any God, or a DemiGod. Heck, you can even play a human or a demon. And you could possibly destroy the world, but I don't think anyone here wants to rule over nothing.
Rules
-Respect GMs! -Proper grammar and spelling! -Please be civilized! -Two to three Paragraphs. Going for high casual here. -More to Come...
Pantheons
Greek: Zeus/Jupiter: OPEN (Needed) Poseidon/Neptune: OPEN (Needed) Hades/Pluto: Queenize Hera/Juno:OPEN Demeter/Ceres: OPEN Athena/Minerva: OPEN Apollo/Apollo: OPEN Artemis/Diana: OPEN Aphrodite/Venus: Queenize Ares/Mars: OPEN Hephaestus/Vulcan: OPEN Hermes/Mercury: Lucian Hestia/Vesta: OPEN Dionysus/Bacchus: OPEN Miles, Demigod: Karos
Celtic: Morrigahn: LadyRunic Dagda: OPEN (Needed)
Gaulish: Tyr/Woden: OPEN (Needed)
Norse: Loki: OPEN(?) Odin: OPEN (Needed)
Egyptian: Set: OPEN (Needed) Osiris: OPEN (Needed) Ra: OPEN (Needed) Horus: OPEN Thoth:TheGreyDust Bes'eshe Sethokpara, Demigod: LadyRunic Qelhatat Apophka, Demigod: Rune_Alchemist
Sumerian: Shamash-Utu: Unoedipal
Godly Powers
Gods share some similar powers beside their specialized powers, for example Apollo's Sun and Artemis's Moon. All Gods can Teleport, Manifest basic items, summon items in hand, have a general sense of omniscience over mortals though not other gods or Demi-gods, they also have telekinesis on varying levels, and can throw Godly Bolts of power and create brief shield.
Demi Gods can only use the specialized powers, a very weak sense of omnisceince more like gleaning a feeling of weak minded people. They can only manifest items by their specialized medium.
Characters
Your Name Here
Full Name: Nickname: Age: Gender: Race: Pantheon: Weapon(s): Powers:
Interested! I got a little bit ahead of myself and made a character... I hope we're allowed to make characters from different regions' mythology, not only from Roman mythology.
Full Name Romeo
Nickname None
Age 19
Gender Male
Race Demigod
Pantheon Norse
Weapon Wields a silver rapier with a red handle
Powers Romeo is capable of manipulating the emotions of others. He's also quite adept with certain forms of magic, such as pyromancy.
Appearance Romeo has bright red hair. It's kept incredibly long and almost always worn in a braid. His hair is thick, but it always tends to be straight and never curls naturally. However, various strands tend to stick out no matter how much he brushes it.
He has bright, inquisitive green eyes, with catlike pupils. His eyes are sharp around the edges, but often gleam with mischievousness. He has dimples whenever he smiles. His lips are rather thin as well as being pale, but they don't get chapped often.
He also has a pale complexion, that's relatively healthy. He does have a scar on top of his right hand, one long scar close to the small of his back. But there's one that stretched horizontally across his lower stomach. Romeo doesn't tan easily, and will most likely get a sunburn if in sunlight for too long.
He has a sharp, with a sharply curved nose.
Likes Spicy food, taking warm baths, sleeping late, sparring, playing pranks on others, cats, eating cupcakes, thunderstorms, weekends, not having any work to do, painting his nails, gossiping, drawing, painting, florist shops, the smell of the outside after it's rained, wearing over-sized shirts and sweaters, drinking coffee, French Onion Soup, rich foods, strawberry wine, the color red, when it snows out, wintertime, the holiday season, having time to himself, pestering Rollo, nighttime
Dislikes Deadlines, being forced to wake up early, eating sweets, summertime, hot weather, when dogs slobber all over him, thin and watery soups, being nagged to work, most types of tea, whenever he buys the wrong size clothes and has to return them, too much responsibility, the color green, droughts, dry weather, deserts, mornings, Mondays, being bored, misplacing any of his belongings, mud, whenever he's forced to wait for something for too long
Strengths Romeo is capable of being an incredible fighter. He has quick reflexes and is very magically powerful, alongside being lithe and agile. Due to how quickly he moves and how tuned his reflexes are, he's often one step ahead of any opponent. He's more calculative than most individuals give him credit for. However, he's incredibly skilled with pyromancy. His magical fire abilities are second only to Edelweiss, and he's also very handy with his rapier.
Quirks Hates it when anyone tracks mud onto the floors.
Fears Either one of his siblings dying. He fears losing them more than anything, even if he really doesn't say it aloud. He's willing to brave through anything else, but losing one of them is absolutely out of the question. Their mother is dead and their father only really bothers with Edelweiss sometimes, so it's natural for him to be protective over his siblings.
Ambition Truthfully, Romeo wants to become the strongest out of his siblings. As of now, Edelweiss is believed to be the most powerful out of the three of them, and it irks him that he's only regarded as a cheater and an irresponsible person. He wants to be seen as someone very vital to the Norse pantheon's cause, and he hates being disregarded.
Personality The irresponsible and mischievous third triplet of the Loki siblings. His brother is Rollo and his sister is Edelweiss. Since he's the youngest, he knows himself to be of little importance and mostly goofs off.
Romeo dislikes responsibilities and often runs away from any sort of work. He always wants to be amused and dislikes any task that he deems to be boring. He's also kind of cruel, at times using others for his own purposes. He's witty and can be manipulative, sometimes tricking others into doing work for him. He's a good liar, who lies whenever it'll benefit him. He tends to play with others' emotions for his own amusement. He can tend to be disrespectful to those who try and boss him around. Despite his childish and optimistic demeanor, he's very fickle.
Romeo is incredibly intellectual. By most people's standards, he'd be an absolute genius. Most tend to underestimate him due to how carefree and positive he acts. Romeo is more intuitive than anyone else really gives him credit for. He can tend to predict the next actions of others. He's also incredibly thick-skinned and he doesn't get offended easily. He's patient, however. He knows how to wait for his plans to unravel. He's also someone with a good sense of judgment. He always listens to all sides of a story before making any decisions.
Father Loki
Mother Alvilda Karstenen
Siblings Edelweiss, Rollo
Pets None
History Romeo's mother was a human, and his father was the god of mischief, Loki. His mother was visited by Loki very often before she became pregnant. She was not married yet, causing her parents to become absolutely furious with her. She was kicked out of her home. He, alongside his two siblings, were born as triplets on a snowy Friday afternoon in an orphanage that had been kind enough to take their mother in for the time being. For the most part, they spent most of their early childhood with their mother. They weren't really educated, and didn't have a stable lifestyle. Their motherwasn't able to support them without a husband. Her parents were gone from her life, and she had no siblings. So, she married a rich noble when they turned about four.
This man was a terrible and cruel abuser. He abused the three siblings very much. He had disliked the idea of his wife already having three children from another man. Although he treated all of the siblings in a cruel manner, Edelweiss usually took the brunt of it for her siblings. Whenever Romeo spoke out, she would take any punishment he was given for him. This horrified Romeo, watching his sister get beaten so often. Eventually, he learned to quiet down for her sake. Their mother wasn't spared from the cruel treatment either. As months passed, Edelweiss became more unstable and visually sicker. Romeo soon learned that Edelweiss believed that their father, who she had been told about by their mother, would come to save them.
Over the years, Romeo watched as Edelweiss grew more tormented and obsessed with the thought of their true father. Her beliefs escalated to the point where she began to worship Loki's image. The three siblings always stuck very close together. Still, Edelweiss sheltered them from whatever was thrown towards them. It was also often that Romeo would steal extra food from the kitchen for her, knowing the risk that there was. Until one day, it actually happened. Their mother was killed by their adoptive father after she confronted him. And from the Norse Pantheon, Loki arrived. He descended in a plume of fire a couple of days after the incident. For years, the god had not been aware of his former lover's location. Immediately, he killed her abuser, and took Romeo, Edelweiss and Rollo in. They were brought to the Pantheon and immediately treated for their wounds. But the memories of the abuse would last for a lifetime,
Romeo became infuriated with Edelweiss after she asked Loki to train her to become more powerful. He truthfully couldn't stand the thought of his sister putting herself in harm's way. But he also couldn't stand the thought of her spending too much time with their father, Loki, after the many years that he had been absent from their lives. The two of them had a fierce argument, which ended with Edelweiss angrily leaving the room. He stuck to Rollo like glue for awhile after that, before he too asked to be trained alongside Edelweiss, with Rollo coming right after them. The three siblings were also thoroughly educated. Although Romeo obviously lacked an interest in learning too much, with the exception of how to fight and partake in battles.
Years passed, and the three siblings eventually grew to become important figures within the Norse Pantheon.
@Ashura You Absolutely can. No pantheon is more important than the other. I'm just hoping we'll get some of the actual deities and not just Demi Gods.
Your character is good but remember that this is from 116 AD. They wouldn't really have orphanages, and a abusive relationship was extremely shameful. You can still go for it, just be aware of that.
It was considered shameful in the extreme to harm a woman, and examples in the sagas of such violence are rare. ... Women were excluded from these kinds of attacks on a household. It was a grave dishonor for a man to injure a woman, even accidentally, in an attack on a household. And if, for instance, a house were going to be burned to kill the occupants, women and children were allowed to leave without injury. ...Even mild or playful violence against women was unacceptable....
I'll change the orphanage part, but the abusive husband was very secretive about it. On top of that, Alvilda rarely went outside. So, does that make sense?
@Ashura Absolutely. Just thought I should let you know that. Also, do you mean to Rp the other siblings?
The Morrigan
Full Name: Morrighan Nickname: Phantom Queen, Great Queen, Morrigu, Age: N/A Gender: Woman Race: Goddess Pantheon: Celtic Weapon(s): Spear Powers: Fore Sight, Fate, Strife, Fertility and Battle. Godly Powers.
Appearance:
Likes: Crows, ravens, silver, storms, cows, human stupidity. Dislikes: Spoiled brats, human stupidity. The Fates. Strengths: Protecting her pantheon, leading her troops into battle, and using human stupidity. Weaknesses: Doesn't deal well with stupid people, and will not tolerate the faithless Quirks: "As the Crow flies.." Fears: The loss of her pantheon Ambition: To beat those Greek upstarts into some sense. Personality: Morrigahn is a Goddess. She takes a certain outlook on the world, and it is hard to full comprehend one such as she. But she would do anything for her family. Provided it wasn't too sunk in the stench of humanity.
Father:N/A Mother:N/A Siblings:Badb (Sister-self), Macha (Sister-self) Pets: Her Crows/ History:N/A
Nickname: Daughter of Set, Bes Age: Thought to be early 20's Gender: Woman Race: Demi-Goddess Pantheon: Egyptian Weapon(s): Khopesh, Spear, Bow Powers: Controlling storms, sand. She also has battle skills that exceeds a humans. Appearance: With the skin of a Egyptian and the dark curling locks of her mysterious mother. Bes'eshe has a face showing off soft features. Her stubbornness found in the green-grey eyes. Standing at five foot three inches, she's noticeably lean. Sturdy sandals, a shendyt of white and a matching wrapped top. She wears several talismans as necklaces. The talismans are written with runes for protection, safety, and good luck, and bout with black cords. Jewerly bedecks her arms in golden bands and jangles down to her wrists, her nails bitten to the quick.
Likes: Learning different languages, listening to music, cats, reading, and dancing. She also likes weaving and pottery. Dislikes: The sea, those who attack the weak and helpless, and traitors. Strengths: She is extremely loyal to Set, and finds justice the best course in life. Weaknesses: She has a soft heart and will not allow women and children to be harmed. Quirks: "A clear consciene is usually the sign of a bad memory." Fears: Losing a loved one Ambition: To best help Set and the Egyptian Pantheon Personality: Bes is a kind and gentle person. But she will leap to battle if she must, and she will win. She loyal to friends and the Egyptian pantheon she considers family, but there is a air of sadness about her.
Father: Set Mother: Unknown Siblings: Anubis (Half-brother) Pets: Anem (A cat) History: She is confirmed to be Set's daughter, though her mother is unknown. Many presume, even Set, that her mother was human. All that is known is that when Bes was still a babe, she was found in the sands after a group of nomads left her for the desert God she shared blood with. Though by right she should have died, Bes survived. She was taken into the Pantheon and grew there as a powerful Demi-God. In her youth she left the Pantheon and slaughtered a group of Nubian raiders as they attempted to torch a village. The Gods refused to answer, so she did. Thus the survivors spread word of her and the poor priesthood was confronted with the possibility of another goddess. They're still trying to figure it out, but Bes has found enjoyment in confusing them with omission.
@Ashura Right, and Yes you can. But I'm going to cap you at those three childern and Loki. Because it's going to be a good two - three paragraph per character. Up to the challenge?
I do want to get at least five people with fully fleshed out [GOD] characters before we start. The Deities were huge back in 116 AD so we're going to need them.
@Queentze I would say up to three, If you can handle keeping them all up to date and in RP. I don't want one character lacking just because you bit off more than you can chew.
