Megaera

The Greek pantheon on Protector, as of 9/8/7 consists of:

Megaera, Lady Persephone, Aphroditie, Project Achilles, Galateia, Phospheros, Ares Andreiphontes, Imperia Potentis (Child of Aphroditie/Scirocco?), Aeneas Indiges, Kakia, Apollo Pythios, Athena Aethyia, Hades Aedoneus, Phobos the Terror, Smurch (Imp, Servant of Aphrodite), and Achlys

In Coalition Groups, Eidolon: Harmonia Insurgency: Artemis Aristo

The Greek pantheon on Protector, as of 7/13/7 consists of:

Megaera
Lady Persephone
Aphroditie
Project Achilles
Galateia
Phospheros
Ares Andreiphontes
Imperia Potentis (Child of Aphroditie/Scirocco)
Tisiphone
Apollo Pythios
Athena Aethyia
Hades Aedoneus
Phobos the Terror
Smurch (Imp, Servant of Aphrodite)

In Coalition Group, Eidolon: Harmonia

The Gods are now accepting Heroic mortals among their ranks... IF these mortals can get a Deity to patronize them (rather like Odysseus and Athena, for example). These are the Legendary Heroes of the 21st Century, and Athena agrees that they are necessary for the battle to come. (Parentage can be another means of Patronage; the Gods were prolific, after all...)

**Keep in mind... HEROIC in the Mythic Greek term was pretty villainous at times. This is a VG.**

Also being saught are:

Gaia and Uranus, Hestia, Hades (*present*), Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Ares (*present*), Hebe, Hephaestus, Athena (*present*), Persephone (*present*), Hermes, Aphroditie (*present*), Apollo (*present*), and Artemis.

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Harmonia, the curvaceous and strong Succubus child of the Demon Dominion (half brother of Infernal), and the con artist who had pretended to be the Love-Goddess Aphroditie sets foot again into the bright white and pillared halls of the Greek Pantheon. Out of nowhere, her estranged mother had called… promising to explain everything. How unusually strange and humble she sounded – not as whimsical and vapid as the Goddess she had come to hear only over the Coalition comms. …And so Harmonia came.

Standing among the vibrant green plants, among the pillars and ancient Greek furniture she found her, shimmering in rays of pink, barely clad in black and inhuman beauty, but her eyes betrayed her Divinity. “You came, pumpkin.” The Goddess gazed at her for a moment, while the demoness folded her arms. “It has been months since you’ve even tried to speak to me… You said you would explain.” “Cupcake… I… first, please… I’ve been through so much. You know I have. Please, just… let me know you don’t hate me.” Harmonia takes a deep breath, looking her over. “I’ve never hated you. I just came to the realization that you weren’t my mother. In fact, I… I held a funeral for Venus Christiansen last month, when I realized she wasn’t coming back… when I realized she would never do the things you’ve done.” Aphroditie blinks, her eyes reddening. Harmonia continues, “I know you’re not the same person… I don’t blame you. I’ve seen your DNA, and how it has changed.” She looks down, breaking her resolute gaze on the Goddess. “Oh, sweet pea… plum… you’re wrong… you’re so wrong.” A jeweled hand reaches out for her daughter’s, and finds it shivering. “I wish I were.” Harmonia looks up, surprised to see tear-filled eyes. “Gumdrop… If you could only understand.” “Then make me. Tell me. Show me!”

Aphroditie nods, with a defeated sigh.

“The week I mourned for your brother, Deimoss - I was far too drunk to know when – was when it happened. I… began to see the big picture, pumpkin. It was as if my mind expanded. I began to see all of time and eras gone by. So many lives, so many cultures, and in a matter of weeks, tho it seemed like hours, your mother’s life – this life – seemed so very small.” Harmonia nods sadly, “The Ambrosia.” “Well, I was far too drunk to know, but it would have to have been it, peach. I really don’t remember how or when, only afterward. …in any case… Being a Goddess thrown into a world with a husband and children and mortals as powerful nearly as myself, plum, I needed to get ahead somehow…” “Seems like you found it.” Harmonia stabbed sarcastically. Aphroditie pouts, and floofs her hair before continuing, “Really, pumpkin… Arachnos ARE this world’s Gods. When I look at them they seem so very familiar.” “Why are you telling me this?” The Goddess sighs, sadly, “Because I want you to understand, pudding.” “Understand how an Anarchist who held love of Freedom and Liberty above all could turn to this? …Could fall in with this fascist regime, become Scirocco’s possession, have his child, denounce her family? Yes, please… make me understand!” “I have lived for millennia, Harmonia. I have seen nations rise and fall, I have seen Gods and Heroes die. I have done this so we can rise again… for the big picture, because I see so much more.” Aphrodite looks at her desperately, reaching with hopeful eyes. “My mother would have died first… before becoming this.” “Your mother didn’t know what I do.”

They stand for a moment. Silent. At a stalemate.

The Goddess touches her daughter’s demonically angular, red face. “I do still love you, Harmonia. That is why I called you. That is why you are here.” The Succubus looks down, playing with the tip of her tail, and trying to fight back months of tears. “Does my mother live then?” Aphroditie nods, “Venus lives.”

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Psychic contact with the Goddess of Love HURTS! Touching the mind of a Goddess, the millenia of memories, is hard on a mortal mind. Prolonged, or repeated psychic contact creates backlash and dreams, such as this one, given to a Coalition partner and lover of Aphroditie's:

Random flashes of miscellaneous things, various ages, nothing concrete, too much to put together, but a feel of being overwhelmed by the time of it… but it stops… on a hand… a delicate, perfect hand jeweled in gold. You seem to be looking impatiently at it, as it plays with silken, golden locks. Looking around the room, you see a lot of impatient, regally clad people, who all seem to be staring at a fiery-haired woman seated in a golden throne, a worn and angst-filled expression on her matronly face. A tall, strong white-bearded man stands beside her, and there is no doubt he is the Greatest among them. All are silent. …except for the beating of your heart which sounds like the sound of a thousand horses.

…until a man in brilliant Golden Armor comes storming in. Your body fires up with what you instantly recognize as both lust and anticipation, and a smile crosses your face. The fiery-haired woman perks up, “You have bested him? You can get me out?” But, when he removes his helmet, revealing the anger and humiliation on the most handsome of faces, his answer is apparent, and suddenly you feel your body tremble with oncoming sorrow. He crosses the room and stands opposite, helmet in hand, his eyes meeting yours briefly – a cross of sadness and rage. Silence returns to the room.

Finally a burly man with a twisted leg, wearing furs and armor of bronze, rides in on a donkey. Beside him staggers a brightly, and gaudily, dressed man carrying a finely crafted goblet. The room breaks into a murmur, and the man you’d been watching desperately places his hand on the hilt of his sword. The fiery-haired woman speaks: “Have you come here to taunt me, Hephaestos!? To gloat over your handiwork!?” “No, mother. You, who cast me from grace since you bore me. I came to claim the prize that Zeus so handily put on your freedom. For what began as my punishment for years of your wicked treatment on me, may yet become a sweet payment for my suffering.” The view turns to him, as your hand grasps your chest. “Father!” A familiar female voice escapes your lips…beckoning, pleading, mournful… “He placed her in this position… surely… you can’t… you won’t…” Your gaze returns to the warrior, who looks again with desperate eyes. “As I decreed, it will be.” A booming voice dictates. “He that frees my wife shall wed the wanton Aphroditie. I made no stipulations.” And with that, your heart sinks in your chest as you watch the warrior hang his head, and storm from the room…

You wake with a great pain in your head as thousands of jumbled thoughts flash in a blink and suddenly stop. After about an hour, you are fine.

The Greek pantheon, now fronted by Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War, & the Primal God Phospheros, consists of the following (as of 3/19/07):

Aphroditie
Project Achilles
Megaera
Lady Persephone
Galateia
Apollo Pythios
Ares Andreiphontes
Imperia Potentis
Athena Aethyia
Warped Psyche
Tisiphone.

(less active players)
Phobos the Terror
Dionysus the Vibrant
Mr. Hades
Helios the Shining
Defiant Prometheus
Boreas North Wind

(In Coalition Group, Eidolon: Harmonia & Deimoss)

A clip from the life of Imperia Potentis, The Goddess of Militarism, daughter of Aphroditie and Scirocco:

Imperia Potentis, Goddess of Militarism, marched proudly through the echoing halls of the Arachnos tower, her head high, the crimson electricity dancing off of her signature shining armor. Her boots clicked and rang against the floor until she entered the private chambers of her Father, one of Lord Recluses’ most trusted Lieutenants, Scirocco, who awaited her with an unusually displeased demeanor. In another unusual twist, she did not greet him with her customary salute, but stood tall, and at ease, fists to her back,

“You sent for me, Father?”

He folded his hands, one over the other, observing her obvious, open rebellion. “You have been disrespectful to Arbiter Daos, I am told. Is this true?” “I am not his puppet. I will train those I deem worthy. I am NOT a babysitter; give children to the academy, not me!” His dark eyes blink, yet he remains composed. “You have been seen out of uniform and not carrying out your duty.” Her form does not waver, but her eyes lock onto his, “I have been out with Ares; he has been teaching me much.” Scirocco flinches ever so slightly at the sound of the name of his Lady’s legendary lover… and yet, he relaxes; after all, there is much Militarism can learn from War. “Still… you have standards to uphold.” He finishes. “NO Father. Arachnos has standards to uphold, which is why I can no longer stand by and accept the state it is in… which is why I now must make demands of IT.” The once-composed gentleman rises sharply, his eyes flaring, “Who are YOU to demand!?” “I, Father, am no less than who you made me to be. I am the Goddess of Militarism. I have tested your armies and they are weak, pathetic specimens, which we tore through with hardly an effort. If you want them to stand a chance, any chance at all, you MUST give them to me!” His dark face warms to a proud, but slight smile. “I control so much Imperia.” Her eyes narrow, impatiently, “You must at least see to me elite units, Father! If our armies can’t withstand the Gods, what will they be able to stand?” His conniving eyes grow more thoughtful, and his stature more proud. “I will take your case to Lord Recluse.” She nods his way. “But do not disobey me again.” Her eyes flare at him, but he leans into her face undaunted. “Remember who you are, Imperia… and who brought you into this world. The old gods are all but forgotten, child. It is you who stands out among them… because of me.” “Of course, Father.” She says, thinking: “If it IS you who brought me into this world.”… And her thoughts turn to Ares.

Later that evening she receives a notice from Arbiter Daos: Per Lord Recluse, she’s been assigned one promising soldier as a test of her abilities. Should she make him into one of Arachnos’ elite, they will consider granting her more. Irate, offended, but determined, Imperia sets out to seek the soldier to test his mettle and determine if SHE deems him worthy…

Honestly, I've been unimpressed with Virtue as a true "RP" server. I tried it and moved on. I now have chars in a 6 all RP VG coalition on Protector (one being my own) and have seen more real deep character driven/character motivation story-making "role-playing" there than anywhere. There's my 2 cents, don't spend them all in one place.

Hey.
My VG (N.E.M.E.S.I.S.: The Greek Pantheon) is part of a 5 all RP VG Coalition all on Protector, and we are looking into a couple more to possibly ally with. The ones in the Coalition ALL have much, much character to offer. We've had great fun and much character development together.

We have Greek Mythology with a mutant-modern twist group, a Mad-Science/Evil Overlord meets Arcano-Tech group, and much more.

Hope this helps a bit.

If interested, you can usually reach me under the guise of Aphroditie or Harmonia. (Beware: I will reply in character. :-))

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Ah yes, Megaera. I believe I remember you. Schizophrenias once fought Deathsurge with you nearby. . . Wasn't really RPing in game at the time. Too chicken.

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Oh, yes! I remember you! LOVED your macros! Meg was impressed with your *character*. She likes people with *character* :-) They make good stories, and that's her big deal.
I'm mostly hanging out as Aphroditie these days, same group tho. Give me a jingle if you're in the neighborhood. :-)

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I find it sad when the PCs have less personality than the Goldbrickers. Them and their chocolate fixation. :-)

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I'd say Protector, simply because I run 2 VGs which are in a 4 VG Coalition of ALL Roleplayers, and I also know of about 15 other roleplayers, and two other VGs we are looking into as possible Coalition partners presently. (Will only coalition with all RP groups)

Virtue, from what I've seen, has been all "adult" RP. I couldn't play there without my character getting hit on. Protector has been grand, deep characterization in classic comic-book style. Granted, you have to look past a lot, but that's where the pickiness in the VGs help.

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As of Sept. 5th, the Greek Pantheon includes:

Megaera of the Three Furies of Tartarus
Phospheros, The Morning Star
Ares, God of War
Aphroditie, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Lady Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
Achilles, Legendary Mortal
Zagreus, God of Rebirth
Xanthus, Achilles' Immortal Horse
Aether, God of the Upper Atmosphere
Helios, God of the Sun
Tisiphone of the Three Furies of Tartarus
Dionysus, God of the Vine
Phobos, God of Terror- Son of Ares & Aphroditie
Psyche, Goddess of the Soul
Cancer, Hera's Monster Crab

Presently members of the Coalition partners (as RP intensive):
Harmonia, Goddess of Harmony - Child of Aphroditie and Ares
Deimos, God of Fear - Child of Ares and Aphroditie (twins)

We are now a part of a 4 VG *ALL Roleplaying* Coalition!

Check with the crew for availability (Aphroditie is our Recruiter, however), though there are over 500 identities from Greek Mythology to choose from. See earlier posts for website resources & RP guidelines. http://godchecker.com

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As of August 7, the Greek Pantheon includes:

Megaera of the Three Furies of Tartarus
Phospheros, The Morning Star
Aries, God of War
Aphroditie, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Lady Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
Achilles, Legendary Mortal
Zagreus, God of Rebirth
Cerberus, Monster Hound of Hades
Xanthus, Achilles' Immortal Horse
Selene, Goddess of the Moon
Nyx, Goddess of the Night
Aether, God of the Upper Atmosphere
Helios, God of the Sun

Presently members of the Coalition partners (as RP intensive):
Harmonia, Goddess of Harmony - Child of Aphroditie and Aries
Deimos, God of Fear - Child of Aries and Aphroditie (twins)

Not members, yet included in the storyline -
Artemis and Adonis

Check with the crew for availability (Aphroditie is our Recruiter, however), though there are over 500 identities from Greek Mythology to choose from. See earlier posts for website resources & RP guidelines.

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As of July 26, the Greek Pantheon includes:

Megaera of the Three Furies of Tartarus
Phospheros, The Morning Star
Lady Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
Aries, God of War
Aphroditie, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Achilles, Legendary Mortal
Zagreus, God of Rebirth
Cerberus, Monster Hound of Hades
Xanthus, Achilles' Immortal Horse
Selene, Goddess of the Moon
Nyx, Goddess of the Night
Aether, God of the Upper Atmosphere

<Not a member, yet included in the storyline - Artemis>

Check with the crew for availability (Aphroditie is our Recruiter, however), though there are over 500 identities from Greek Mythology to choose from.

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As of July 7, the Greek Pantheon includes:

Megaera of the Three Furies of Tartarus
Phospheros, The Morning Star
Lady Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
Lord Aries, God of War
Lord Thanatos, God of the Dead
Lord Erebos, God of Darkness
Aphroditie, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Eris, Goddess of Discord and Strife
Achilles, Legendary Mortal
Lord Hephaestus, God of Fire and the Forge

One yet unnamed, and one to be added soon.
<Not a member, yet included in the storyline - Artemis>

Check with the crew for availability, though there are over 500 identities from Greek Mythology to choose from.

<Recruiting Advertisement!>

Hey, Pumpkins!

Guess who’s the new recruiter for N.E.M.E.S.I.S?

That’s right, Babies. It’s me, Aphroditie, Goddess of Love Extraordinaire, here by popular demand to seek all you feisty 21st Century Gods and Goddesses out there!

The Pantheon has returned and we’re makin’ a name for ourselves in a big way. We’re lookin’ for people with style, flair and über-character to make a force not seen since the Gods of old!

People wanna see cool, colorful villains, full of personality, and I say let’s give it to ‘em! Let’s give ‘em something to talk about, then let’s give ‘em the what-for! Who says Myths have to end in the past? Let’s make our Legends live again!

Join us! Contact me!

Aphroditie
Hand of Athena
N.E.M.E.S.I.S.

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Check out the Greek Mythology Section, Dumpling.

Felice

Felice Gabelle was about as normal of a girl as you could get, considering her above-average IQ and unique interest in Greek Mythology. The Quebecois native fought her picky, disapproving parents to get into the best possible college in Paragon City, a plight that came to a tragic end. All of her big dreams were forgotten the night the petite Miss Gabelle received an unexpected drink invite from the Star Player of the Football team. Even more unexpectedly, were the five other teammates who awaited her when she arrived…

That night, while they all had their way with her, a new personality was born - one who could handle the pain, the hurt, and the shame. Even more, it was Megaera of the Three Furies of Tartarus, one capable of bloody revenge.

College life after that waned. Felice’s parents gave her nothing but grief, knowing that her dreams were “doomed to failure” anyway, but the icing on the cake was the trial when every last boy was set free without so much as a slap on the wrist.

Embarrassed and ashamed, Felice gave up on her future, retiring to a cheap little apartment with a moderately paying job at a local library where she spent her days. When she went home, she locked the doors several times, sat down with her tales of Greek Mythology and wished that heroes really existed.

Megaera

Too weak upon her birth, Megaera began to train with each moment of her realization. All she knew was that she was a Fury, brought up from Tartarus to dish out the Righteous Anger of Zeus, to punish those who had escaped Justice. She also knew about Felice, “the precious one”, the one she must protect from the world.

Each night, she trained harder and harder; she took over Felice’s body longer and longer until she could leave all night, using her telekinetic powers to right the wrongs done to her. Soon all six of those boys were nothing but blood splotches and powdered bone on the pavement.

N.E.M.E.S.I.S.

With Longbow hot on her tail, Megaera made her way to the only place she could think of where she could regroup and perhaps find others to join her cause, and who other to conscript than those of the Greek Pantheon? Surely if she existed, then others must be about! It didn’t take long for her to find others who were crazy or simply willing to play along enough, and soon the Greek Pantheon was reborn – named for the bloody Goddess of Zeus' Righteous Anger. Together, they would make mortals remember and fear the Dieties of old once more!

She became an inspiring leader whose zealotry and single-minded purpose drove others to be caught up in the same dream. However, from her position of power, Felice has begun to stir, trying once more to surface and Megaera, as protective as she is, has chosen to face her past and allow it to happen.

So what happens now?

I’m just a Mercenary, right. I’m about as down to earth as a person can get. I don’t know much about this God sh*t, and to be honest, I never really cared to. I came to Rogue Islands to find this group of Geeks, I mean Greeks, as a free meal ticket, ya know? Sure, I figured they were likely all a bunch of nuts, but they’re doing well, so I figured, hell, I throw a “Lord” and “Lady” around here and there and I’m in like Flynn.

I learned the names of a few Gods and I figured my Arcane skills would carry me through… and it did. I found nutcases all right (people who really believed they were Gods, no less), but there were a few sane ones which made for plenty ‘o intrigue… and opportunities that make any good shyster, like me, drool. Just recently, though, I found something out about myself. Funny.

So, I was setting one of my schemes into motion, or trying to. I was talking to this guy all mortal-e-mortal like, and this guy says he can’t trust me because the gods are petty! Holy backfire, Batman! Now, it’s not like I can tell this guy that I’m not a God (or laugh, like I wanted to), ‘cuz he’s hung with us before; I had to think around him, but that’s not the point. Point is he got me thinking, and it’s dangerous when that happens.

Like I said, I never knew much about the Gods; I only learned what I needed to to fake my way past the gate. So, I figured I’d surf my way to Aphroditie. To my surprise, what I found was like reading about myself! What a scoundrel she was, yet everyone seemed to fall for it. Ah, a girl after my own heart! On further thinking, perhaps I do fit in here. Not with the nuts, of course. I mean, I sure as hell don’t think I *am* her, but maybe it’s not about really *being* them…

It’s the spirit of the thing.

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Deities, Titans, Fates, Furies, Heroes, Monsters, and Legends of the Grecian Pantheon, our Lord Zeus has prepared a place for us! Our kind is uniting once more, to make mortals remember and quake again at the sounds of our names! We have come to reclaim our Deific birthrights; together we shall make this world tremble! Mortal children shall once more whisper our names in the night and men shall leave offerings at our feet!

I am Megaera the Grudging, of the Three Furies of Tartarus, Earth-Bound Hand of Zeus's Righteous Anger, Founder and Leader of N.E.M.E.S.I.S. If you are of our kind, and are a Lord or Lady of *character*, make your way to the dimension called "Protector", there seek out Myself, Phospheros, or Lady Persephone. Seek N.E.M.E.S.I.S!

Noble Elite Malefactors Enforcing Sanctified Immortal Supremacy
"Baneful night bore Nemesis, a woe for Mortals."

To Sir Vincent Brash
From Lady Persephone

Dear Sir Vincent,
I am sure that you are surprised to be hearing from me, but I can assure you if you read on, much will be understood. I can assure you that I have a lot to say that will interest you, and we are far from strangers though I know you’d never expected this pairing.

I am, in fact, Kora Thornton of the Atlas Park Thorntons. I am certain you presumed me dead, and I ask now that, to all others it remain that way. Perhaps in the days when I knew you, I had no interest in the services you could provide, or the underhanded methods in which you provided them. However, you are no doubt aware of the way in which I do business these days. I am sure we can come to a mutually beneficial arrangement.

I have something you want, and I have need of your expertise.

As I recall, you were doing research on the mutant gene. With this endeavor, I know I will be able to greatly assist, in exchange for your results.

In order for you to understand this proposal, I must first begin with the reason for my leaving my estate. As you know, I seemed quite happy there, and I’m sure leaving my family wealth and comfort behind must seem quite irrational. However, perhaps you heard of the earthquake that sent me down into the cave below my garden? I had always had a green thumb, as you know, but once I hit my head many things changed. In the week I spent in that cave, I experienced then horrific visions, which I have now accepted as memories – racial memories, if you will. These memories have guided me in unlocking the ability to control plants at will.

I know that a man of your knowledge and study understands what I am saying.

One name came to mind during these memories, and that was “Persephone”.

In any case, I knew I needed to leave. I was changing, inalterably. My money and responsibility had become a cage, and the memories had begun to change me in ways that were not compatible with the lifestyle of a billionaire. I do not know that I can explain further, except that I needed freedom to seek the origin of my memories.

Once in the Rogue Isles, I found a group of Greek Deities, or persons claiming to be such, called N.E.M.E.S.I.S., and joined them in hopes that they had some answers. I won’t go into details for security reasons, but I will say that at least one of them seemed to agree that the Ancient Gods were actually mutants who either took advantage of normals, or they bought the mortals’ fear and believed themselves Gods as well. I agreed with this theory, and (here’s where you come in) I believe I have found a link to support it.

Not long ago, in a lair of the Snakes, I found an artifact called the Phylactery of Alecto. In case you are not aware, Alecto is one of the Furies of Tartarus in Greek Mythology. However, the contents of this ancient phylactery is said to give super-human power. I still have it for you to research.

This, taken with my increasing memories, perhaps a blood sample, could provide answers beyond both of our imaginings concerning the link between the Ancient Gods and Mutants. I do now remember a good deal of the true Persephone, and I continually remember more. She did exist, Sir Vincent; I am her descendant. I know that she was unlike the myths, yet there was truth behind the tales yet. I dare not share this with my Pantheon, but I hope that you will take me up on this unique offer.

If you are amenable to this arrangement, contact me discreetly.

Sincerely,
Lady Persephone

<OOC: If the storyline intrigues anyone, the evil Scientist Sir Brash would be an interesting character in the mix, but I'm not soliciting for one. Only if it *really* grabs you and you can stay in character.>

Lady Persephone sat in silence, alone in the darkened gazebo in Port Oakes, simply gazing at the rising moon. Her last battle had been a bloody, but important, one – the one that solidified her position as head of both Mafia families on the Island. It wasn’t meant to be that way, but there it was. It was a point in time which could not be altered, all founded on a moment on desperation.

A single tear streamed down her cold, hard face, as she remembered the tide of events that lead her there, beginning with the man she knew, the man she loved… the man who is no more.

He was on the outs with NEMESIS, and wished to return to the city streets, but he couldn’t bring himself to leave her. Persephone couldn’t bear to see him go, the man she’d grown to adore, but wished to remain and build her Pantheon. She wanted a future with him, and stability based on a strong foundation. In the end, he gave up everything, and swore to remain by her side.

Her heart, now nearly completely calloused with time, let out a sharp pang at that moment past, when she allowed him to leave that night! No kisses were exchanged, no declarations of love shared, but it was there. Oh, what she would have changed had she known.

When next they met, he didn’t know her - not like he should have. All he knew was the Mythical Persephone, wife of Hades. His drastic measures to fit in with her Pantheon had destroyed his mind! The man that she could talk to about the nature of Godhood, about theories, thoughts, feelings, and life was gone. Only Lord Aires, God of War, remained, and he cared nothing for Persephone, the woman who truly was.

Persephone noticed mortal eyes upon her from the Quartermaster's post just down the street, and quickly wiped her tears away. No one must see weakness in the “Queen of the Underworld”. Not now. She stared down the villain for a moment, and when they moved on, she resumed her thoughts.

How happy she was when she saw Aries reborn! The sacrifice he’d made, the proof of his love! He was so cold, though, so cruel. He spoke to her like a child, like Lord Hades’ property. It added tragedy to torment when his “long lost love” Aphroditie came to the Pantheon – an equally cold woman who plays the part, but casts him aside simultaneously.

The day Aphroditie came found Persephone in a haze of depression, in the base, tending her plants. Up to this point, she had been a caring councelor to all new recruits of the Pantheon, but she no longer cared. Doctor Aeon, her family’s rival, knew who she was from her past and had been watching her. She had found a link between the Ancient Gods and the Mutant gene, something she and some members of the Pantheon had been speculating for some time. And… she was dying inside. No one had been there for her; no one had once listened.

She had to pull her self out of Hades. Nobody was going to help her. She had to face that her Aries was never coming back. So, that night she took control, said farewell to her heart and soul, and hello to Billy Heck.

Now she sits, undisputed “Queen of the Underworld” of Port Oakes, alone, still wishing for one kiss. Persephone sighs, before whispering to herself, or perhaps the moon, “That will never happen.”

Our list of Deities is growing in N.E.M.E.S.I.S., the Greek Pantheon on Protector, and so are our plot twists. This is a Heavy RP Organization that is more concerned with character development than quick XP, and the members are really getting into the Mythical tale telling. :-)

Some of them think they *are* Gods. Some know they're not and pretend to be. Some don't try very hard, but have taken the name for their own unscrupulous purposes. Some seek the origins of Godhood, and some are just trying to figure themselves out. It all makes for an appropriately mythical Olympian game of intrigue, battle, romance, and betrayal.

Think about a real life person and how they became a super being. Then think about why they would want to join a guild of the Greek Pantheon. Now you have something.

We already have:
Megaera of the Three Furies of Tartarus
Phospheros, The Morning Star
Persephone, Goddess of the Underworld
Lord Aries, God of War
Lord Thanatos, God of the Dead
Lord Erebos, God of Darkness
Aphroditie, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Hecate, Goddess of Witchcraft and Chaos
Achilles, Legendary Mortal
Lord Hephaestus, God of Fire and the Forge

If you can stay in character contact Megaera, we'd love to see you. There are over 500 options from the Pantheon to choose from. The Greek Mythology page of GodChecker.com (below) has an especially inspiring intro blurb.

http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythol.../articles.html

http://www.mythweb.com/

http://www.theoi.com/index.html

This is the *first* and *last* OOC post, as an intro.

N.E.M.E.S.I.S.
Noble Elite Malefactors Enforcing Sanctified Immortal Supremacy
"Baneful night bore Nemesis, a woe for mortals."