Stories tend to get exagerated.
The gods weren't what you read aout in the myths and legends. We were a dozen or so immortals, slightly stronger then most humans, faster, but no better then say an Olympic athlete.
Heh. Olympic. There's a story that needs to be told sometime.
We are immortals. Our gift of life comes from a brew I had concocted millenia ago, known in myth as ambrosia or reimagined as the apples of Adun. Drinking it was a chance. You could gain immortality, whom we called the gods.
Or you could gain great power, like Heracles or Zeus, but no longer life, whom we called the demi-gods. Yes, Zeus was a demi-god, I told you, stories get exagerated. You would call these super humans.
Or you could get a lesser serving of both at a terrible cost. These were your monsters: medusas, harpies, minotaurs, elves, trolls, and even your modern vampires and werewolves. All pay a terrile price for an extended life and a touch of power. Most are horribly disfigured, while some, like the Elves, have a bane, they cannot even touch iron. Vampires have both a terrible bane, sunlight, and a cursed thirst for blood, offset by amazing strength, mental powers and a chance at near immortality.
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OOC:
Not really sure where I'm going with this, thought id throw it out there and see what comes back. I don't care much for large group threads. I'll probably come up with a way to turn it into a one on one, or at most two others besides myself. Suggestions are welcome. Post here, ooc or pm me.
The gods weren't what you read aout in the myths and legends. We were a dozen or so immortals, slightly stronger then most humans, faster, but no better then say an Olympic athlete.
Heh. Olympic. There's a story that needs to be told sometime.
We are immortals. Our gift of life comes from a brew I had concocted millenia ago, known in myth as ambrosia or reimagined as the apples of Adun. Drinking it was a chance. You could gain immortality, whom we called the gods.
Or you could gain great power, like Heracles or Zeus, but no longer life, whom we called the demi-gods. Yes, Zeus was a demi-god, I told you, stories get exagerated. You would call these super humans.
Or you could get a lesser serving of both at a terrible cost. These were your monsters: medusas, harpies, minotaurs, elves, trolls, and even your modern vampires and werewolves. All pay a terrile price for an extended life and a touch of power. Most are horribly disfigured, while some, like the Elves, have a bane, they cannot even touch iron. Vampires have both a terrible bane, sunlight, and a cursed thirst for blood, offset by amazing strength, mental powers and a chance at near immortality.
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OOC:
Not really sure where I'm going with this, thought id throw it out there and see what comes back. I don't care much for large group threads. I'll probably come up with a way to turn it into a one on one, or at most two others besides myself. Suggestions are welcome. Post here, ooc or pm me.
