Post by Xander on Apr 28, 2009 21:16:02 GMT -5
Thunderbolts, immortality, resurrection—who wouldn't want god-powers? Watch yourself on Mount Olympus though; the big guys can instantly sense when someone is using an unauthorized or unfamiliar power. It's the best security system in the world.
Clods always want the best, and must always have the best of anything and everything. Better than humans; better than other gods. Gods, like all immortals, can't have addictions. Despite their love for caffeine and their fondness for spirits that have nothing to do with souls, they won't get a buzz, nor will they get drunk. (Hard to say never, though, since Dionysus has a way about him that tends to get around those rules... but I digress.) Of course, you don't need to be drunk to be bold, arrogant, or stupid. So why bother? Save yourself the calories.
Anyone with a god's blood in them has that god's protection, as well as immortality. Blood is important. And be careful—you never know who you'll run into at the grocery store whose ancestor is a god. Ask Cassandra Tryggvason (descendent of Apollo), or Sunshine Runningwolf (granddaughter of the Morrigán). Anyone who is a god, or has even the tiniest bit of god blood, has a certain aura and scent that can be discerned by a sensitive individual. Learn to be sensitive in a killer kind of way.
It is also important to note that if a god is defeated by another god, a chunk of the loser's powers is absorbed by the victor. Not quite all the powers, of course, and we're talking true and utter defeat here, not just plain old competition. (If that were true, Athena would be goddess of the Sea as many times as she's kicked Poseidon's water-pruned butt over the years.) Any time a major god is killed, their powers are released back into the universe. If no one absorbs them, they can easily detonate like a nuclear bomb... especially if the dying god was born of the sun or the moon. (Acheron Parthenopaeus, anyone?)
As far as the Chthonians are concerned, the only person capable of killing a Chthonian is another Chthonian. If the person talking to you has really funky eyes, stay on their good side.
God-powers can also be obtained by consuming ambrosia, as in the case of Valerius Magnus or Zarek of Moesia.
Clods always want the best, and must always have the best of anything and everything. Better than humans; better than other gods. Gods, like all immortals, can't have addictions. Despite their love for caffeine and their fondness for spirits that have nothing to do with souls, they won't get a buzz, nor will they get drunk. (Hard to say never, though, since Dionysus has a way about him that tends to get around those rules... but I digress.) Of course, you don't need to be drunk to be bold, arrogant, or stupid. So why bother? Save yourself the calories.
Anyone with a god's blood in them has that god's protection, as well as immortality. Blood is important. And be careful—you never know who you'll run into at the grocery store whose ancestor is a god. Ask Cassandra Tryggvason (descendent of Apollo), or Sunshine Runningwolf (granddaughter of the Morrigán). Anyone who is a god, or has even the tiniest bit of god blood, has a certain aura and scent that can be discerned by a sensitive individual. Learn to be sensitive in a killer kind of way.
It is also important to note that if a god is defeated by another god, a chunk of the loser's powers is absorbed by the victor. Not quite all the powers, of course, and we're talking true and utter defeat here, not just plain old competition. (If that were true, Athena would be goddess of the Sea as many times as she's kicked Poseidon's water-pruned butt over the years.) Any time a major god is killed, their powers are released back into the universe. If no one absorbs them, they can easily detonate like a nuclear bomb... especially if the dying god was born of the sun or the moon. (Acheron Parthenopaeus, anyone?)
As far as the Chthonians are concerned, the only person capable of killing a Chthonian is another Chthonian. If the person talking to you has really funky eyes, stay on their good side.
God-powers can also be obtained by consuming ambrosia, as in the case of Valerius Magnus or Zarek of Moesia.