Post by hades on Oct 7, 2007 16:03:50 GMT -5
Character Name: Hades
Sex: Male
Age: Quite old. Hades was Cronus and Rhea’s eldest son.
Position: Neutral; Hades is given to side with what inspires balance and order, most of the time. However, in recent engagements with mortals, he is most likely to side with his own.
God/Mortal/Amazon/centaur/valkery,Exct: God and ruler of the Underworld (one of the Twelve Olympians)
Appearance: Unlike some gods, Hades has a varying wardrobe. His general dress is that of robes of either black or red. There was a certain occasion he was seen wearing a white toga and laurel wreath, but luckily not many caught that embarrassment. He has, in recent times, usually been seen wearing a jagged crown that denotes his sovereignty over the Underworld. Sometimes he wears armour, but most recently found his niche in a type of light leather armour he wears under his robes. Some of the other gods think him perhaps vain in dress; Hades usually wears some sort of ornate precious metal items that signify the great wealth he possesses from beneath the earth's surface, whether they be armour or in the form of wicked looking jewelry.
Hades is somewhat paler than most of the other gods. His eyes are blue and contain a certain ethereal coldness not found in mortal eyes. He's rarely seen smiling.
Though he has gone through variations of his true form, he's almost always an imposing figure (save for that time he wore the white robe). He has an impeccable sense of hygiene.
Personality: Generally, Hades is a gloomy god withdrawn from the daily affairs of Olympus and men, feeling them subjects far below and unrelated to his matters of importance. At best he is just, and at his worst he is given to horrible rage. Usually, Hades values order and balance; this is likely because of his long rule of the Underworld. He loathes change and aberration from the norm for the most part.
He can be extremely greedy, possessive, and self centred, as seen with his tight control on the souls within his realm. Those who attempt to disregard the rules of his realm or cross him are dealt with swiftly and ruthlessly. Hades does not usually forgive and can violently rage on without end if his solution (perhaps regaining a lost soul or punishing one who has offended him) has not been reached.
Most other gods, even his brothers, rarely speak with him. The gods at Mount Olympus rarely have welcomed Hades within their halls, probably due to his affiliation with the dark and gloomy. He is rather morbid in personality; who can blame him? From almost the beginning he has been the most unlucky of the three. Jealousy of the other gods can consume him on many an occasion. Normal conversation for Hades might pertain to a new punishment within Tartarus, or the judging of the dead.
This is not to say he is devoid of any such emotion or likeable aspects. Hades is quite devoted to his wife Persephone and considers her the only light the Underworld has (barring the Elysian Fields). He is also somewhat fair, if one does not irritate or seek to wrong him.
Events of late forced him to assist his brethren. Hades found himself thrown into a setting of confusion. Before he knew it, he was the last of Cronus’ three sons remaining. With the death of them and threat to the remaining gods, Hades showed himself to be fiercely committed to the order and survival of the pantheon. As such, he won the respect of many of the remaining gods before his untimely disappearance from the ranks of the Olympian gods.
History: The first son of Cronus and Rhea, Hades was born after his sisters. When Cronus decided to eat his children, Hades was eaten. He later escaped when Zeus intervened and helped dislodge his siblings, including Hades, from Cronus’ stomach.
Hades participated in the battle against the Titans; during this time he received his helmet of invisibility from the Cyclopes. He fought valiantly beside his brothers for the 10+ year conflict. When victory had finally been achieved, Hades’ bad luck once again showed itself when he received the realm of the dead to rule over, while his brothers received the sea and sky for realms.
After this, his inclusion in the affairs of aboveground decreased. That didn’t stop him from falling for the naïve Persephone, daughter of his sister Demeter. Hades decided to abduct Persephone, not that she really objected, and took her the Underworld. His sister retaliated by denying the harvest on earth with extreme cold. Hercules intervened and travelled to the Underworld to reason with Hades. In the end, the two fought and were evenly matched (perhaps Hercules had a bit of an edge) and came to a draw. Persephone was almost returned to her mother without issue; luckily for Hades, she had eaten part of a pomegranate and therefore had to spend part of the year with him.
Hades has never had much of a qualm with heroes such as Hercules and Xena, except for when the meddle in his business or enter his realm. Overall, he's seen eye to eye with Hercules more than Xena, perhaps because Hercules is Zeus' son. Hades had both stop the cunning Sisyphus for him. Xena even saved the Underworld from a psychotic mass murderer from Tartarus who had stolen his helmet of invisibility and flipped the assignments in the Underworld. Later, he was approached by Xena in regards to her friend Gabrielle. Then, Hades blew her off completely, mentioning she was not in his underworld. He lied though and claimed he knew nothing of the other realms of the dead, when in fact he'd obviously have to, given his position.
Whatever the case, his already small respect for Xena was dashed to pieces once the prophecy of Eve was known. Hades firmly believed her child had to be killed in order to save the natural order of the pantheon and the entire world. When Zeus died, his personality took a turn for the worse. Hades became more active in the Pantheon, somewhat attempting to fill the gap his brother had left, although Athena seemed quite capable in filling it officially. He worked closely with Poseidon, his remaining brother, in an attempt to find the child and kill it.
After Xena, Gabrielle, and her child had apparently been killed at their hands, he went back to his work in the Underworld. Twenty-five years later, he saw the gods had made a grievous error and Eve was in fact alive. Hades assisted his fellow gods in fighting Xena. However, his preferred method of fighting at this time was in the form of energy and fireballs; Xena deflected one of his blasts and redirected it to Poseidon. Hades killed his own brother.
He later participated in the 'final showdown' with Xena and was seconds away from killing Eve. Hades squandered time gloating, one of his main weaknesses, and Xena had the chance to use alcohol against his fireball, producing a chain reaction that made him a human torch. While Hades was dead by all appearances in the battle, he was not completely gone. His existence and power is a requirement in the natural order of the Underworld he rules. While not as obvious as Thanatos' importance, Hades provides the order and rule, by soul and command, required to keep the Underworld in check.
After his 'death', his servants took him back to his realm where he now rules as no more than a formless shadow, or upon taking his true form, a charred skeleton. He is not the least bit happy. Not only is he a bit more miserable than usual, but there have been far few new arrivals to his Underworld, with the arrival of "the Light." Most, if not all of the gods outside of the Underworld (barring perhaps Persephone) do not know he is still alive. If someone looked at the recent statistics of assignments in his Underworld, they'd see a very sudden drop in the entrants to the Elysian Fields. Hades is quite cold these days.
Sample Rp: Time meant little to Hades, not that it ever had. While he usually had his trio of judges decide upon the final resting place for the soul and he only gave a nod, or a suggestion of his own, he had taken over the duty.
The souls entering his realm were coming to a trickle. Initially, he wondered if Ares was in fact dead and war had ceased, or Death had been slacking. The truth was all too obvious now. There was conversion topside and he was losing business. Currently, a soul awaited judgment before him. Somewhat merciful today, he remained no more than a black silhouette upon his throne. "I sense disappointment. What did you expect? A greeting party?"
The soul only wavered, eyes upon the floor.
"When I address you, I expect to be answered. So please, grace me with an explanation why I shouldn't place you in Tartarus with the hosts of other pitiful wastes of space within my realm."
Secret Word: A1 steak sauce
What you plan on doing with the character: Hades will definitely start out evil, at least to the mortals. Zeus, if anyone, will bring him back to normal bearings, and typical neutrality. Once he gets back to his usual strength levels, I could see him causing some trouble for many of the characters. However, that doesn't mean he'll just go blasting. If he's in control, he might mess with their mind. I'm up for anything really.
If There is anything else you would like to let me know about the character you haven't already covered ,Please feel free.
If I need to adjust some of the reasoning behind why he's not dead, let me know and I'll do so.
Sex: Male
Age: Quite old. Hades was Cronus and Rhea’s eldest son.
Position: Neutral; Hades is given to side with what inspires balance and order, most of the time. However, in recent engagements with mortals, he is most likely to side with his own.
God/Mortal/Amazon/centaur/valkery,Exct: God and ruler of the Underworld (one of the Twelve Olympians)
Appearance: Unlike some gods, Hades has a varying wardrobe. His general dress is that of robes of either black or red. There was a certain occasion he was seen wearing a white toga and laurel wreath, but luckily not many caught that embarrassment. He has, in recent times, usually been seen wearing a jagged crown that denotes his sovereignty over the Underworld. Sometimes he wears armour, but most recently found his niche in a type of light leather armour he wears under his robes. Some of the other gods think him perhaps vain in dress; Hades usually wears some sort of ornate precious metal items that signify the great wealth he possesses from beneath the earth's surface, whether they be armour or in the form of wicked looking jewelry.
Hades is somewhat paler than most of the other gods. His eyes are blue and contain a certain ethereal coldness not found in mortal eyes. He's rarely seen smiling.
Though he has gone through variations of his true form, he's almost always an imposing figure (save for that time he wore the white robe). He has an impeccable sense of hygiene.
Personality: Generally, Hades is a gloomy god withdrawn from the daily affairs of Olympus and men, feeling them subjects far below and unrelated to his matters of importance. At best he is just, and at his worst he is given to horrible rage. Usually, Hades values order and balance; this is likely because of his long rule of the Underworld. He loathes change and aberration from the norm for the most part.
He can be extremely greedy, possessive, and self centred, as seen with his tight control on the souls within his realm. Those who attempt to disregard the rules of his realm or cross him are dealt with swiftly and ruthlessly. Hades does not usually forgive and can violently rage on without end if his solution (perhaps regaining a lost soul or punishing one who has offended him) has not been reached.
Most other gods, even his brothers, rarely speak with him. The gods at Mount Olympus rarely have welcomed Hades within their halls, probably due to his affiliation with the dark and gloomy. He is rather morbid in personality; who can blame him? From almost the beginning he has been the most unlucky of the three. Jealousy of the other gods can consume him on many an occasion. Normal conversation for Hades might pertain to a new punishment within Tartarus, or the judging of the dead.
This is not to say he is devoid of any such emotion or likeable aspects. Hades is quite devoted to his wife Persephone and considers her the only light the Underworld has (barring the Elysian Fields). He is also somewhat fair, if one does not irritate or seek to wrong him.
Events of late forced him to assist his brethren. Hades found himself thrown into a setting of confusion. Before he knew it, he was the last of Cronus’ three sons remaining. With the death of them and threat to the remaining gods, Hades showed himself to be fiercely committed to the order and survival of the pantheon. As such, he won the respect of many of the remaining gods before his untimely disappearance from the ranks of the Olympian gods.
History: The first son of Cronus and Rhea, Hades was born after his sisters. When Cronus decided to eat his children, Hades was eaten. He later escaped when Zeus intervened and helped dislodge his siblings, including Hades, from Cronus’ stomach.
Hades participated in the battle against the Titans; during this time he received his helmet of invisibility from the Cyclopes. He fought valiantly beside his brothers for the 10+ year conflict. When victory had finally been achieved, Hades’ bad luck once again showed itself when he received the realm of the dead to rule over, while his brothers received the sea and sky for realms.
After this, his inclusion in the affairs of aboveground decreased. That didn’t stop him from falling for the naïve Persephone, daughter of his sister Demeter. Hades decided to abduct Persephone, not that she really objected, and took her the Underworld. His sister retaliated by denying the harvest on earth with extreme cold. Hercules intervened and travelled to the Underworld to reason with Hades. In the end, the two fought and were evenly matched (perhaps Hercules had a bit of an edge) and came to a draw. Persephone was almost returned to her mother without issue; luckily for Hades, she had eaten part of a pomegranate and therefore had to spend part of the year with him.
Hades has never had much of a qualm with heroes such as Hercules and Xena, except for when the meddle in his business or enter his realm. Overall, he's seen eye to eye with Hercules more than Xena, perhaps because Hercules is Zeus' son. Hades had both stop the cunning Sisyphus for him. Xena even saved the Underworld from a psychotic mass murderer from Tartarus who had stolen his helmet of invisibility and flipped the assignments in the Underworld. Later, he was approached by Xena in regards to her friend Gabrielle. Then, Hades blew her off completely, mentioning she was not in his underworld. He lied though and claimed he knew nothing of the other realms of the dead, when in fact he'd obviously have to, given his position.
Whatever the case, his already small respect for Xena was dashed to pieces once the prophecy of Eve was known. Hades firmly believed her child had to be killed in order to save the natural order of the pantheon and the entire world. When Zeus died, his personality took a turn for the worse. Hades became more active in the Pantheon, somewhat attempting to fill the gap his brother had left, although Athena seemed quite capable in filling it officially. He worked closely with Poseidon, his remaining brother, in an attempt to find the child and kill it.
After Xena, Gabrielle, and her child had apparently been killed at their hands, he went back to his work in the Underworld. Twenty-five years later, he saw the gods had made a grievous error and Eve was in fact alive. Hades assisted his fellow gods in fighting Xena. However, his preferred method of fighting at this time was in the form of energy and fireballs; Xena deflected one of his blasts and redirected it to Poseidon. Hades killed his own brother.
He later participated in the 'final showdown' with Xena and was seconds away from killing Eve. Hades squandered time gloating, one of his main weaknesses, and Xena had the chance to use alcohol against his fireball, producing a chain reaction that made him a human torch. While Hades was dead by all appearances in the battle, he was not completely gone. His existence and power is a requirement in the natural order of the Underworld he rules. While not as obvious as Thanatos' importance, Hades provides the order and rule, by soul and command, required to keep the Underworld in check.
After his 'death', his servants took him back to his realm where he now rules as no more than a formless shadow, or upon taking his true form, a charred skeleton. He is not the least bit happy. Not only is he a bit more miserable than usual, but there have been far few new arrivals to his Underworld, with the arrival of "the Light." Most, if not all of the gods outside of the Underworld (barring perhaps Persephone) do not know he is still alive. If someone looked at the recent statistics of assignments in his Underworld, they'd see a very sudden drop in the entrants to the Elysian Fields. Hades is quite cold these days.
Sample Rp: Time meant little to Hades, not that it ever had. While he usually had his trio of judges decide upon the final resting place for the soul and he only gave a nod, or a suggestion of his own, he had taken over the duty.
The souls entering his realm were coming to a trickle. Initially, he wondered if Ares was in fact dead and war had ceased, or Death had been slacking. The truth was all too obvious now. There was conversion topside and he was losing business. Currently, a soul awaited judgment before him. Somewhat merciful today, he remained no more than a black silhouette upon his throne. "I sense disappointment. What did you expect? A greeting party?"
The soul only wavered, eyes upon the floor.
"When I address you, I expect to be answered. So please, grace me with an explanation why I shouldn't place you in Tartarus with the hosts of other pitiful wastes of space within my realm."
Secret Word: A1 steak sauce
What you plan on doing with the character: Hades will definitely start out evil, at least to the mortals. Zeus, if anyone, will bring him back to normal bearings, and typical neutrality. Once he gets back to his usual strength levels, I could see him causing some trouble for many of the characters. However, that doesn't mean he'll just go blasting. If he's in control, he might mess with their mind. I'm up for anything really.
If There is anything else you would like to let me know about the character you haven't already covered ,Please feel free.
If I need to adjust some of the reasoning behind why he's not dead, let me know and I'll do so.