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[lykos brethren]

im happy to start whenever c:
im going to message everyone though to discuss relations and whatnot

[SilverWoes]

i'm all set to start ^^

[Ploegy]

i'm ready to start whenever ^^

[+Spicey+]

Okay! I'll work on getting the stuff up!!

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DEMETER.
god of grain & agriculture

appears about forty. male, he/him.
panromantic hetero. six foot one.
broad-shouldered, sculpted build.
medium brown hair with touches
of grey. light brown, almost ambe
r eyes.

fragrance of leather, animals and
cedar.

fc; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
decor; fontmeme & pixabay

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𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑷 𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑫 xxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxx 𝑪𝑶𝑳𝑫 𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵

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Anything can grow and flourish under the
gentle, forbearing guidance of Demeter.
As the god of grain and agriculture, he ha
s power over vegetation, the earth, and t
he weather. He is a peaceful, amiable, an
d endlessly patient presence, caring awfu
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𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑺𝑯 𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑳𝑶𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑨𝒀

𝑼𝑷𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑰𝑫𝑬 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵 𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑰𝑵

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lly little for the gods' usual domains of gr
udges and retaliation. He is not one to b
oast or shout, and has thus always been
somewhat ill-suited for the celebrations
of the gods, but neither does he hold any
malevolent will toward them. They are fa
mily, and family can be complicated. xxx
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𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑨𝑫 𝑮𝑶𝑹𝑺𝑬 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑭𝑼𝑹𝒁𝑬

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When Persephone, his little wren, was sto
len and bound to the Underworld, Demete
r mainly withdrew from the company of t
he Council's gods and took up a lonesome
existence. Parties and revelry bring no jo
y to him, but he finds solace in birdsong
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𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑅𝐸 𝐿𝐼𝐸𝑆 𝐴 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑁𝐺 𝑊𝑅𝐸𝑁, 𝐵𝑌 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑆𝐴𝐼𝑁𝑇𝑆 𝑆𝐻𝐸 𝑊𝐴𝑆 𝐶𝑈𝑅𝑆𝐸𝐷

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and wandering the vast wilds of the world on
his own. He is known to be a friend of mortal
s, to an even greater extent than many of his
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𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑹𝑬𝑵 𝑰𝑺 𝑨 𝑺𝑴𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑩𝑰𝑹𝑫

𝑯𝑶𝑾 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑻𝑻𝒀 𝑺𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 !

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peers. He prefers simple clothes, often rough
spun and reminiscent of those worn by the co
mmon folk of ancient times. Although he favo
urs the single form of a man in his forties, h
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𝑺𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑬𝑨𝑮𝑳𝑬

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son of Cronus and Rhea
brother of Hestia, Hera, Hades,
Poseidon, & Zeus
father of Persephone

AGROKINESIS. manipulation of
plants & vegetation
GEOKINESIS. control over earth
ATMOKINESIS. weather control
HEIGHT MANIPULATION. (himself)
staff of gnarled wood

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e is capable of manipulating his own height within few li
mitations, and growing to the height of a lumbering mo
untain isn't beyond him. If you ever come across a man
the size of a titan of old, soaking his feet in the waters
while seated on a cliff as if it were nothing more than t
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𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑺𝑯𝑬 𝑯𝑰𝑫 𝑰𝑵 𝑰𝑻𝑺 𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺

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he edge of a mountain pool, or an untroubled traveler d
rawing little rivers in the mud, that is likely Demeter. xx
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𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔❟ 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓

𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑

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res. for Demeter :)

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APATE.
personification/minor god
of deceit

appears about 23. female, she/her.
heterosexual. five foot eight.
willowy physique.
black hair with a warm undertone.
indigo eyes.

fragrance of plum & sandalwood.

fc; Anya Chalotra
decor; fontmeme & pixabay

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𝑁̶𝐸̶𝑉̶𝐸̶𝑅̶ 𝑀𝐸𝐴𝑁𝑇 𝑇𝑂 𝐶𝐴𝑈𝑆𝐸 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑩𝑳𝑬

𝑊𝐼𝑇𝐻 𝑀𝑌 𝑪𝑶𝑳𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑬𝑫 𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑺

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Regardless of what is commonly believed,
Apate is not the source of deceit rather t
han an instrument of it. While Nemesis w
ears his heart on his sleeve and Thanatos
stands behind impartiality, Apate lies like
Erebus and remains unreachable in the w
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𝐵𝑈𝑇 𝑌𝑂𝑈'𝑅𝐸 𝐻𝑂𝐿𝐷𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑀𝐸

𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔

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ay of Nyx, night itself. But where the erro
r often lies is that she rarely does these t
hings for herself. The gods are not as far
removed from the mortals as they believe
themselves to be, and so they often come
to her in order to fulfill their petty plans.
She will lie and deceive for them, and wat
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𝐷𝐼𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑁𝐶𝐸 𝑁𝐸𝑉𝐸𝑅 𝑀𝐴𝐷𝐸 𝑀𝐸 𝑆𝑇𝑅𝑂𝑁𝐺𝐸𝑅

𝑰𝑻 𝑻𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑼𝑺 𝑨𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑻 !

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ch it backfire more often than not. It fee
ds her power, much like darkness empowe
rs her father. In spite of this paradoxical
selflessness, she has rather thin skin. Wh
en she is slighted, she becomes vindictiv
e. She will lash and become a source of in
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𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐼 𝐾𝑁𝑂𝑊 𝐼 𝐿𝐸𝐹𝑇 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝑄𝑈𝐸𝑆𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁𝑆 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐴 𝐿𝑂𝑁𝐸𝐿𝑌 𝐻𝐸𝐴𝑅𝑇

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convenience and misery, yet soon calm down after being
allowed to vent in this way. She does not hold grudges li
ke Nemesis, and prefers not to peddle in death like Tha
natos. Nevertheless, she holds her family dear, and fear
s that she is in part cause to her father's misery by acti
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𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑔𝑜

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ng as a reminder of Nyx rather than as a source of com
fort in her absence. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐴𝑈𝑆𝐸 𝑇𝐼𝑀𝐸 𝐼𝑆 𝐽𝑈𝑆𝑇 𝐴 𝑅𝐸𝑀𝐸𝐷𝑌

𝑪𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑫 𝑰𝑵 𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑺𝑬

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daughter of Erebus & Nyx, and thus the sister of Thanatos, Nemesis
ILLUSIONS. capable of making both inanimate objects and living beings app
ear like a very convincing facsimile of another.
LIES. Apate is a convincing liar, and capable of seeing through the lies of ot
hers.
CONCEALMENT. turning objects and beings invisible to the eyes of the god
s, forcing them to either humble themselves by asking for the help of mort
als or bend to deceit themselves by resorting to tricking mortals into helpi
ng them.
SHADEWALKING. a daughter of night walks imperceptible in the Lower City
seeks to remain out of armed conflict, but possesses a dagger

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[друг]

res. for Apate

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DEIMOS.
personification/minor god
of dread & terror

appears about forty. male, he/him.
biromantic bisexual. five foot ten.
broad, sturdy physique.
black hair with a blue undertone.
hazel eyes.

fragrance of tobacco leaf & musk
large slash scar across right cheek

fc; Édgar Ramírez
decor; fontmeme & pixabay

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𝑨𝑺 𝑰 𝑾𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑶𝑵 𝑨 𝑫𝑨𝒀

𝑹𝑶𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑯𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑺 & 𝑴𝑨𝑫𝑬 𝑴𝒀 𝑾𝑨𝒀

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A fearsome apparition, many expect Dei
mos to be a foul and brooding god, wieldi
ng fear as the weapon to poison the mind
s of men and create strife among them, b
ut in truth, he is a just man. Fear can be
both a useful warning and an unbearable b
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𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑼𝑵𝑬 𝑭𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑬𝑫 & 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝒀 𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑷𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑬

𝑴𝒀 𝑩𝑹𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑳𝑬𝑭𝑻 𝑴𝑬 𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑫𝑰𝑬 !

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urden, but it does not discriminate or ch
oose favourites. Deimos may be shunned,
but he is not malicious. Aloof and tacitur
n, but not calculating. Those who know h
im appreciate his steadfast mind, compa
nionable silence, and understated mercy.
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𝑷𝑼𝑻 𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀 𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑳𝑨𝑫𝑬 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑺𝑨𝑰𝑫

𝑯𝑴❟ 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻❜𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑮𝑯 !

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He is there as the instinct when an ambu
sh approaches, and there as the seed of
doubt when traitors crowd around in the
way of lions. He seeks to stay out of the
gods' politics, but when he has no choice,
he looks to his father, Ares. xxxxxxxxxx
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Deimos and his twin brother Phobos were onc
e inseparable, walking the shadows of the Lo
wer City under the rather fair rule of Hades.
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𝑨𝑺 𝑾𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 𝑰𝑵 𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑼𝑫𝑬

𝑾𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑵 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑷𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 . . .

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But seeing Deimos' longing for the light, Phob
os was poisoned by his own fear. He sought t
o kill Deimos where he slept, leaving him with
a scar and creating a rift between them. xxx
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𝑾𝑯𝑶❜𝑺 𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑾𝑯𝑶

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son of Ares
twin brother of Phobos

PHOBIKINESIS. Deimos' singular
power of causing dread, terror,
and doubt in others has more
sway over mortals, but few go
ds are entirely immune to the i
nfluence of fear

wields a claymore

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After Phobos' betrayal, Deimos has not stepped foot into
the Lower City. Strangely enough, he prefers the light of
the Upper City, but being not all that fond of Zeus' partie
s, he tends to stick to the poorer parts. As a minor god
and one of a somewhat contested reputation, he does no
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𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑭𝑼𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑬❜𝑺 𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑰𝑵 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑳𝒀 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝒀𝑺

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t believe himself welcome in the opulence of the Council
regardless. He values only the opinions of Ares. xxxxxxx
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𝑴𝒀 𝑩𝑹𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹❟ 𝑴𝒀 𝑲𝑬𝑬𝑷𝑬𝑹❟ 𝑴𝒀 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫

𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑨𝑵 𝑬𝑵𝑫❟ 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑨𝑵 𝑬𝑵𝑫 !

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res. for Deimos