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Player
Name - Kris or Jinx
AIM Name - CorsetJinx
E-Mail - beloved-belial@hotmail.com

Character
Name - Hades
Fandom - Olimpos
Canon Point - Post Series
Age - The number is so great
Gender -Male

Appearance - As Apollo sees him. (he's the one with horns)

Hades appears to lack a true form (although this is debatable), however there are many ways of describing him throughout the series. Apollo is quoted as saying, or rather thinking, that he is a god who smiles a disgusting smile. It’s an uncomfortable thing to him for some reason or another. He also says that it is said that Hades’ form is said to reflect the hearts of those who look upon him. But at the same time, it is said that sometimes his form is so beautiful that it is almost impossible to defy him. There were two instances where he appeared in front of humans, two separate humans that is. According to the maiden, Iris, he appeared to be a beast with four legs, and his eyes were gleaming. And he was as big as an ox. Whilst to Ganymede he appeared to be a woman.

To Apollo, Hades appears as a human-chimera, so to speak, with attractive human features. Hades’ body is covered in what appears to be soft black fur, although his face lacks this fur and so does his chest down to his hips. He holds quite a lot of feathers upon his shoulders that stick out in an assortment of directions. As his fur spreads across his body it becomes thinner, shorter, almost like velvet lining his flesh. He also sports claws, and occasionally long black feathered wings. However, atop his head are multiple sets of horns that are constantly changing in number, type, and size. He constantly sports a set of three over lapping ears that are also furry. His face is stated to sport the image of a particularly beautiful dead woman, including the flat empty eyes associated with the dead. His smile, as stated above, is rather unnerving. Hades holds a rather slender, feminine build, but one should not be fooled by such a thing. He is, after all, the god of the Underworld and should not be taken lightly. As for his hair, it is incredibly long, pooling around his feet and perfectly straight. It is also midnight black.

However, to simplify things for everyone (and keeping consistency on my part), and do to it being his most consistent form in the manga, all will see Hades as Apollo sees him for the most part, but should he play his role as a side show freak his form will show what is in the heart of the person viewing him.

Personality -

Gods are… well, they’re superior beings and they damn well know it. Because of this, the gods tend to be fairly egotistical. So without further ado one can simply assume that Hades is just as much an egotistical jerk as any other god. But Hades is also one of the few gods in Olimpos who is very intimately connected to mortals. For in the end once someone dies it is his realm that they shall be brought to. Being that he is so connected to them; perhaps it is why he is the way he is. Egotistical, yes, because he knows that he is superior and it is fault of mortals that he shares. Hades is also unconditionally curious with a curious nature all his own. The god of the Underworld also has a unique way of proving his points in a deadpan manner whilst being just irritatingly creepy.

Hades is… bored. Possibly more bored than the other gods. And because he’s bored he seeks out amusement. It’s his primary motivation. He’s curious and he wants to be amused. Out of all the gods, next to Artemis he’s the most benign of the gods. He’s willing to help you in some way, as long as it brings him some entertainment in his dull life. Humans are entertaining and so he watches them, messes with them to pass the time. And even though he has such grand powers… he really don’t use them that often, if ever. He prefers to be amused by humans than be worshipped like Poseidon. To sum it all up, Hades prefers to keep out of sight. Out of mind, out of sight, even though he plays such an important role in the order of things. He is fairly unobtrusive and appears whenever he deems he should and disappears just as quickly.

Probably the most interesting thing about Hades is that he’s… calm. Utterly and almost eternally calm. And yet his smile is enough to make anyone step back and shiver, feel almost unnerved if they aren’t used to such a sight. He rarely shows any form of displeasure, anger, or irritation, but he does feel such things. He also has a peculiar way of speaking. He will tell you what you want to know in some way, shape, or form, whether it is by proving that you already have the answer (this is often achieved by talking you in circles). He won’t exactly answer your questions directly or even immediately, and your answers often come in curious forms.

All in all… Hades is seen as a troll.

History -

Hades isn’t your… normal Greek mythological version. In fact, Olimpos isn’t your typical Greek myth. It’s a fairly short manga, two volumes made up of 11 chapters. In it there are only five gods. These gods are Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Apollo and Artemis. And each of these gods are so very unique, playing interesting roles in their world and fairly different from their original counterparts. This Hades is rather unique in his own special way. His history isn’t too long, so bare with me… I will just be summing up everything.

In Olimpos the first thing one would notice is that the gods the people of ancient Greece worship are nearly just like the humans. However, some gods are worse than the humans that worship them. Even though they aren’t as wild, cruel, or destructive as their myths have made them out to be, it can’t be helped that they’re still egotistical with a terrible sense of humor. They could care less about humans, some really don’t care that they’re even worshipped, and they are creatures of whim. And if they’re bored enough they will demand all sorts of things from humans, most of the time they demand sacrifices-or so it seems in Poseidon’s case. The gods are all powerful, potentially all know to an extent, egotistical and, for the majority of the gods, clueless about the majority of the world around them.

Now, let’s get on to Hades, shall we?

Hades is the eldest of the three brothers. The god who came before and shall be the last to disappear when everything ends. These brothers have no parents and know not how they came to be, and if they ever did know it has been long since forgotten. The brothers manage to split the domains of earth, sky and sea in some way shape or form, though it is speculated that they drew lots and Zeus had rigged the lots. In the end, however, Hades rules over Earth, whilst Poseidon rules the sea. Zeus, the youngest of the three, takes his places as the sky and thus makes him the ruler of all. Hades, in the end, is satisfied with the lot he drew and does not mind being the dark to Zeus’ light. Poseidon… is not happy with this and no one really cares.

After such things are dealt with, the first time Hades makes an appearance is when Apollo approaches the god of the Underworld and they speak of Poseidon’s plot to overthrow Zeus and his determination to get Apollo to help him in such a thing. However their conversation quickly turns to the miniature garden in which Ganymede is being held captive. (Early in the story Ganymede was kidnapped by Apollo, but this has little to do with Hades at this point.) Their conversation is short lived, one must assume, as we are simply left at that.

The next time Hades makes an appearance it is when Poseidon enters his domain. Poseidon brings up their dear brother, Zeus, and how strange it is that Zeus, the youngest, has power over his elder brothers. Hades isn’t bothered by such a thing and shows no interest in Poseidon’s little plan. In fact he calls him a fool and remarks that he has always been a fool. Hades quickly grows tired of his brother’s presence and sends his crows after him to make him leave. Poseidon demands to know what is up with the birds, to which Hades simply replies that he doesn’t know. His brother orders him to make them stop and all the King of the Underworld says is that he should hurry up and leave. Poseidon, seeing his failure, remarks about how he thought his brother was discontent with his position, but he does leave in the end. Once the louder of the brothers has left Hades is left alone to ponder over his earlier conversation. He makes the choice to visit the miniature garden and peak inside at its contents.

Hades appears again in Chapter 7, however not in the miniature garden at all. He is within Artemis’ domain, a small clearing with a single tree where she sits and waits for her twin. It is revealed that Artemis was not one of the original gods, but something someone came up with. (Or at least that is how I have interoperated that scene.) Hades leaves her be with no interaction between them shown. He appears to Apollo shortly after for one of the first unique conversations they will have throughout the rest of the series. The younger god demands why Hades has appeared before him. He doesn’t receive a straight answer from the elder. But it does lead to one interesting revelation. Hades knows about Apollo, he knows his name and the fact that he exists, but this is the first time they’ve met. And that is quickly forgotten as Hades tells Apollo that he is noisy and compares him to a fly. But the fact of the matter is that Apollo had entered Hades’ territory and so the god had come to see him. To warn him, per se, that humans rot and flies are attracted to the scent of decay. Of rot. And that is why Apollo is drawn to the human within his temple.
After this incident Apollo returns to his sister’s side to speak with her about so much even though Hades words have haunted him. And when he returns to the temple he finds Hades to be there. They don’t exchange much in the way of banter, what with the only sound he gets from Hades is a simple ‘hmph’ before the god smiles at him and fades. Apollo is then left to deal with the frightened human. Though he tells her not to be afraid, she says that she saw a beast. He takes it lightly and tells her not to make such a fuss because Hades just has horns. However her words shock him as she describes Hades as some great beast not from this world. The god reflects on Hades’ previous words to him. Words that leave him questioning if he is brought to the surface more than people.

Whilst speaking with Hades again, Apollo is led to a unique revelation about his sister, Artemis. Hades begins by simply asking Apollo, “If you were asked, ‘what is that?’… How would you respond?” To which Apollo gazes up at the moon and replies that ‘that’ is the moon. The answer is excepted by Hades’ continues in his unique ‘game’ by having the Sun god explain what the moon is and what it does. Upon continuing his speech about what the moon does, it is revealed that the moon is like a mirror. That Artemis is exactly that, a mirror. Apollo tries to deny such out loud but finds that such would be a lie. That Hades speaks the truth and that is that. They speak more about the purpose of the moon, of their beings until Hades says one of the most shocking things in the series. “Do you not wonder? Since when, why, by whose will… are we here?”

Apollo leaves shortly after to learn an assortment of things such as just how true Hades words about Artemis is. Everything has changed for him and it was because of the elder god. Upon their next meeting, Hades tells Apollo that he had warned him firmly that humans make everything around them rot. This brings about another conversation dealing with the gods and how they perceive the world around them. Zeus is far too high; there is nothing above him for which to categorize anything. However, the sky will rot. The words are so shocking to Apollo that they stick with him.

Sometime later, Hades finally appears within the miniature garden to meet the human there, Ganymede. Apollo, standing behind Ganymede asks him just what Hades looks like to him. The young man, though it is undetermined how long he’s been there, that Hades looks surprisingly normal and that it is a relief. Hades, having overheard such, turned to face the duo. To Ganymede’s surprise, and Apollo’s, Hades appears to be a woman. And yet, Hades ignores him, referring to him as a ‘this’ and Zeus as a ‘that’ in his surprise that Apollo managed to catch his little brother’s attention with Ganymede. The two gods speak again for quite a long period of time about how Hades will gain nothing from this, but he notes that ‘this’ does not understand and explains it all in a unique fashion all his own. He remarks that the boy does not rejoice with the knowledge of the potential end of the miniature garden. However, it also ties to the end of the world. As Hades explains he ties it all together. The Earth and sky, light and dark, good and evil. The world is split up into pairs, and the sea resides between.

“Those which have life all arrive beneath the earth upon dying. Those which cannot be in the light all descend beneath the earth, all equal. Evil avoids light. Below the earth is darkness. And I am its God.”

Ganymede doesn’t understand Hades’ words and so Apollo is left to simplify it for him. Simple as that. They speak for a long period of time with Hades listening in instead of speaking, though he remarks that it is rather wondrous that evil should have a form that can be mistaken for a woman. And once Apollo’s explanation is finished once more Hades speaks. He talks about a possibility for Ganymede to leave the garden, since all things that do not belong to Zeus belong to him. However, the Garden is Zeus’. But that does not mean that the boy can’t escape, it simply means that his next destination is Hades’ domain. When the mortal asks how he can get out… Hades does not answer him, simply disappears. When Hades returns again he finally answers his question, saying that he must go mad. Nothing more, nothing less. He must go mad and head to the cliff, the edge of the garden that Ganymede couldn’t make it to… Hades and Apollo both vanish to meet up some time later within a field. They speak for some time about the answers that Apollo desires about the truth.

Skills/Abilities/Powers -
→ Godly Powers/Abilities
√ Immortality - Hades is a god, therefore immortal
√ Speak nothing but truth - The gods may not utter a single lie, although Hades may not tell you everything.
√ Hearing others thoughts - Hearing, not reading. It’s not a telepathic ability as he can only hear your present thoughts. He cannot hear the thoughts of fellow gods.
√ Projecting his voice - Speaking to another without being seen. It’s pretty much shouting.
√ Teleportation - He can teleport himself and others. The end.
√ Crush mortals with his presence alone - He can literally bring someone to their knees just by being there.
√ Invisibility - He doesn’t necessarily have to let anyone see him.
√ Lacks bodily needs - Gods needn’t eat, sleep, or use the toilet. They are above this.
√ All knowing - To an extent all gods know something about everything. (Even if he can’t tell the difference between the sea, a river, and a mountain.)
√ Godmod - He is a god and therefore he is the ultimate Godmod.

→ Personal Powers
√ Constantly changing form - Hades has no specific appearance. It is said that Hades form reflects the hearts of those who look upon him.
√ Flying - He can, and does, sprout wings and flies.
√ Control over rats and crows/ravens - These animals are probably only those that are associated with the underworld, but he uses them to attack his brother, Poseidon, when he is bored/irritated by him.
√ King of the Underworld, Ruler of the Depths of Earth, God of Riches, Evil, Madness, God of the Shadow Produced by Light - He is the dark to Zeus’ light, a part of a sacred and eternal order.
√ Just as powerful as Zeus - Need I expand?
√ All things that do not belong to the sky are his - Godmodding. :|

Power Restrictions -

→ Godly Powers/Abilities
√ Immortality - Hades will no longer be immortal, think of him as more of a demigod. He can heal from minor injuries, taking roughly a week or more just as it would a human, and take some time to heal major injuries. Anything life threatening or limb loss will take him a month to heal and he will need assistance. He will grow tired afterwards, and may need a week of rest or more.
√ Speak nothing but truth - This will not be limited, however we can talk about what you want him to know about your character to avoid the drama llama.
√ Hearing others thoughts - To hear someone’s thoughts, Hades must be within up to four feet of that person. This will also be limited depending on that character’s permissions.
√ Protecting his voice - It’s really just yelling, but Hades would rather talk to others face to face-it’s all about reactions, you know?
√ Teleportation - He will not be allowed this ability.
√ Crush mortals with his presence alone - Because Hades' doesn't use this ability he won't have it.
√ Invisibility - He will not be allowed this ability.
√ All knowing - Hades won’t have any idea about what is going on at the Carnival, but he might know something about its inhabitants just by being around them. This, however, will be brought up in permissions so as not to godmod!
√ Lacks bodily needs - Hades will need to eat at least one small meal every few days or he will feel fatigued and possibly faint. This also comes with other human bodily needs.
√ Godmod - He can't really godmod at all.

→ Personal Powers
√ Constantly changing form - In the manga, Hades is normally seen as Apollo sees him, and so that is the form all shall see him in normally. But when he is playing the part of freak show attraction he will appear as… well, whatever that person viewing him may see.
√ Flying - If he sprouts his wings and flies off he won’t get too far as it is, but he will feel a heaviness afterward, his body will be close to bone-weariness and he will need to sit down and rest.
√ Control over rats and crows/ravens - His control over the beasts of his realm is limited to… the beast of his realm. So he will lack this ability at the Carnival.
√ King of the Underworld, Ruler of the Depths of Earth, God of Riches, Evil, Madness, God of the Shadow Produced by Light - His title will be untouched as it is what makes him who and what he is. But it won’t have much meaning in the Carnival unless he has worshipers there. They may proceed to worship.
√ Just as powerful as Zeus - He will be limited to a very small fraction of his powers with no exceptions as seen above.
√ All things that do not belong to the sky are his - Not at the Carnival however, he has no power over the carnival or anywhere they go.

Because Olimpos is simply an 11 chapter canon, a lot of powers mentioned are just gathered by what other gods are shown as being able to do and what he has been shown to do in brief scenes. There will be a long permissions post for him so I won’t bombard others characters with his abilities.

Job - Freak show attraction, The Shapeshifter

Mark Location - It will lay horizontally the left side of his jaw.

Samples

First Person Sample (Communicator, Bulletin, or Mirror) -

Day # ǀ Mirror

[The sight before you is rather… well, different from what is expected. It’s not the town’s favorite cannibal, sadly, instead it is a rather creepy, unnerving smile upon the face of a dead woman. The skin is just pale enough, however the lips lack the blue-purple coloration or too pale color of dead lips. There are strands of midnight black hair that sways briefly and the sight of black feathers up against this person’s neck.]

… hmph.

[The lips twitch faintly, the person’s nose flaring briefly with the sound. This person obviously isn’t dead even with that face. Dark, dead eyes flicker briefly away from the screen before claws just briefly touch it and the feed ends.]

Third Person Sample (Log) -
The world is so simple, so small and delicate. Humans created their own little world. Their own set of beliefs and gods, forgetting the old gods in their wake. Humans… rot. They decay. They became one with the Earth, they returned to his domain. That is life, always and forever. That is the nature of the universe, of the world. What was below Zeus belonged to Hades. It was as simple as that. All things rotted, all things became one with the Underworld. Good and Evil were just shades of black and white…

But, of course, Poseidon owned the sea. The loud, noisy, rumbling sea. Just like him. It was perfect for him. Significant in its own way, washing away the rot from the Earth’s shores, replenishing the Earth, and bringing about the missing link in life. But Hades would never tell his brother such. He was loud, noisy, and too foolish to see the big picture.

“Hmph.”

The sound came with a rush of breath through his nose. It stirred the soft dark locks that strayed over his face. They were all so… foolish one way or another. All was beneath Zeus, and so he cared so little about everything even though Apollo had managed to trap his attention with Ganymede. Apollo was young, entertaining, but unaware of what was expected of him, of just what it meant to be a god. He had amused him for some time, always would. And there was no need to remind him of Artemis or Poseidon. They were too simple to put much thought into.

Or at least that’s how Hades would put it if he was asked out loud. The King of the Underworld just opened his eyes at last, looking around the dimly lit room he stood in. A human he had watched once had called it a living room. A meeting place of the humans living within the household or some such. It wasn’t too out of the ordinary by any means… however, it just looked odd. He could recognize nothing more than a bit of furniture, though he had never paid attention to such things before. His gaze drifted briefly along the walls, the floors and the ceiling before drifting to the table. There was a large fruit basket, a curious thing really, a card and even a strange object. His lips twitched faintly.

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