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.the mundane;
» Name: Nelly. The Nellinator. Napoleon. Pick and choose?
» Journal: bycitylights
» Contact: [aim] notso vociferous
.the myth;
» God(dess): Hades!
» Reference: Theoi.
» Family: {mother & father} Cronus and Rhea ; {spouse} consort Persephone
» Played By: Gale Harold
» Human Alias: Keith Blightman
» Human Age: 32
» God of...: The Dead, treasure hunting Hidden Wealth
» Flair: People who come into physical appearance with Hades immediately feel a sense of either dislike or fear, depending generally on how someone feels about Death to begin with. For example, if one constantly worries about accomplishing their life goals before death, one would feel a sense of dread and anxiety around him. If one outright fears the idea of it, obviously they're going to fear Hades. If someone hates the idea of Death because it takes away their loved ones, they'll develop an attitude set against Hades himself.
In addition, one tends to find what they're looking for after coming into direct contact with Hades. The extents of this only goes as far as materialistic value or people - materialistic value like finding twenty bucks in your pocket, people like if you were waiting for someone to meet you somewhere, or chasing after them after a fight. This doesn't extend to people who have been kidnapped or murdered, though he may know something of that too just because of his job position.
And in general, people on the lower ends of the totem pole of society, that are morally labeled "bad", tend to find themselves gravitating towards him.
» Flair Type: The first and third are continued. The second is activated after physical contact, like a touch or a shoulder brush.
» Fitting in: He runs New York City's "Underground." All the drudges of society report to him. Drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, the prostitutes and pimps of the city, the gangs... Yep. Hades deals with all of that.
» Weakness: Hades is miserable. While it's not easy to tell, it's one of the main reasons he simply doesn't let other people alone, instead choosing to needle them and overall make their life a sort of living Hell just to make himself feel better. This is only considered a weakness if someone is able to pinpoint that he's not doing this simply because he's mean spirited, but because someone else's despair makes his own seem more light in comparison. Hades, ever since drawing the short-stick on who got what on the globe and being forced to live in shadows and oversee the dead, has remained bitter and uncouth, unable to maintain any form of friendly relations with anyone except maybe his three-headed dog. Call it the extent of social awkwardness, but you have to figure if the only way he can get a woman is to steal his niece. Hades is also violently possessive of what he rightfully claims to be his, almost to the point where a question of sanity is concerned. The Underworld and all that reside within it are his. No touching. That includes Persephone.
» History: Hades is first mentioned, like Zeus, in myth by aiding his brother in defeating the Titans. (Sup, Cronus.) Victorious, Zeus, himself, and their brother Poseidon drew straws to see who would get what part of the cosmos. By fair draw, Zeus got the "wide sky" -- the heavens and clouds -- while Poseidon drew the sea, leaving Hades the "lot of the mists and the darkness" coined the Underworld or even by Hades' own name. Regardless, it all refers to the same place. While it was an equal division of power, Hades still pretty much draws the short stick out of this deal. He gets the place where people die at, rotten mushy smell and all, and the place that no one holds much beauty for compared to the ocean and the sky. No one likes to die. While the quote is decidedly quite Roman, I regardless take it into account about how Hades would have felt about the draw:
"The third hazard hurled me defeated from the mighty heaven, and I guard the world of guilt."
Despite his new kingdom, he grew quite pale and bitter for it, but regardlessly carried on with his task. No one said Hades wasn't loyal to his duties, after all. However, this bitterness is likely what kept him from leaving the Underworld, particularly when Typhoeus was attacking the heavens - he had no true desire to help Zeus against the monster, or maybe part of him wanted Zeus to lose it. It's likely he further hated Zeus in part for taking Persephone from him, and banging her on occasion. (He's considered an infertile god for all his deathly mannerisms, and his brother is said to be the father of his supposed children.)
Before Persephone, however, came a variety of nymphs. Minthe, who was okay but just got way too whiny and, in the end, Hades didn't really mind that she got trampled over and turned into a plant. Leuce was another, who he tolerated more-so than Minthe and may have been more sad to have her die on him. Then came Persephone herself - Hades wanted a woman for himself, and Zeus was quick to deliver without asking permission of, well, anyone. Which may be the only thing Hades might have liked, if it weren't for the whole banging his wife thing after he makes Persephone leave the Underworld every year. Thanks, bro. Seriously. You're a pal. [This paragraph is up for change, whatever. I don't care what versions we go with.]
Hades didn't get a long with many so-called heroes. Herakles, for example, is one of them whom Hades has a strong vendetta against. He just can't leave poor Hades alone, for cripes sake, even after he let him borrow his own dog. People just seem to keep waltzing into the Underworld or trying to find ways to cheat death, and Hades is downright tired of overzealous heroes (zeroes, in his opinion) who have nothing better to do than harass the guy on his own lawn. Needless to say, don't expect any smiley faces from him.
Hades is taken from as modern era as possible, though he hasn't paid much attention to the progression of time as much as the souls coming through seem to be getting shorter and fatter and with iPods. He has, though, paid rapt attention to the wars and diseases, and the surroundings that come with it when he goes up to collect souls, so it's not terribly difficult to adjust to his modern surroundings in the complex. It's simply just not appreciated. Who's going to run his Underworld when he's gone? Cerberus?
» Personality: Hades is a hot head. Obsessive and bitter, he's not the nicest person on the block, but even less so if one of his things are messed with. He's more likely to blow up at you than befriend you, and though he's not exactly one for screaming matches, he's not above bossing his peons around and giving a few well deserved shouts just to make someone piss their pants out of fear. Hades does not have a lot of good qualities going for him, and he knows this, but he's not out to impress people with niceties as much as he's more willing to simply make them fear him or dislike him out of spite alone. Hades does not want the world to like him, he has no use for any affection done onto him and it's simply not his style after ruling in the world of shadows for so long. Affection estranges Hades, as he's completley unused to it, and he'd be more apt to secretly and subtly fail around in confusion than actuall return any of it. Hades believes love is more like a disease than anything else, and while it's up to subject of opinion on whether or not he actually loves Persephone more than he obsesses over her simply because he considers her a posession, he certainly doesn't go out trying to serenade anyone. It's likely Persephone is the only one he could ever see himself with, as he does respect her beneath all the obession to simply have her as his, but all the same, he knows she would never be willing. A depressing thought, but Hades has always preferred reality over dilusional fantasies spurned on by everyone's apparent need for love. Fuck you, Aphrodite. Hades is going home.
While Hades has never paid much to the world outside his personal Hell unless it directly involved himself, or had much reason to interact with anyone outside of it, he has kept certain tabs of the souls that passed through his domain and traced the story back to their eventual reason of death. He also kept an eye on different livelihoods that ended in misery, though he was never so enraptured in it for more than a passing smirk. He's a bit ignorant of anything that didn't eventually end in death or someone trying to get into his domain for one reason or another, but he doesn't exactly let that stop him from needling the others he's joining on the mortal realm for their mistakes. As said before, he's miserable, and no one he's in direct contact with is allowed to be some sort of bubbling ball of sunshine on his watch. These acts aren't displayed as outward aggression, however, as much as they are snide barbs and innocent-seeming questions. Hades isn't a violent man by any means unless pushed to his very limit, he just doesn't like people.
»Room: 11C
»Roommate: Nemesis
» Name: Nelly. The Nellinator. Napoleon. Pick and choose?
» Journal: bycitylights
» Contact: [aim] notso vociferous
.the myth;
» God(dess): Hades!
» Reference: Theoi.
» Family: {mother & father} Cronus and Rhea ; {spouse} consort Persephone
» Played By: Gale Harold
» Human Alias: Keith Blightman
» Human Age: 32
» God of...: The Dead, treasure hunting Hidden Wealth
» Flair: People who come into physical appearance with Hades immediately feel a sense of either dislike or fear, depending generally on how someone feels about Death to begin with. For example, if one constantly worries about accomplishing their life goals before death, one would feel a sense of dread and anxiety around him. If one outright fears the idea of it, obviously they're going to fear Hades. If someone hates the idea of Death because it takes away their loved ones, they'll develop an attitude set against Hades himself.
In addition, one tends to find what they're looking for after coming into direct contact with Hades. The extents of this only goes as far as materialistic value or people - materialistic value like finding twenty bucks in your pocket, people like if you were waiting for someone to meet you somewhere, or chasing after them after a fight. This doesn't extend to people who have been kidnapped or murdered, though he may know something of that too just because of his job position.
And in general, people on the lower ends of the totem pole of society, that are morally labeled "bad", tend to find themselves gravitating towards him.
» Flair Type: The first and third are continued. The second is activated after physical contact, like a touch or a shoulder brush.
» Fitting in: He runs New York City's "Underground." All the drudges of society report to him. Drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, the prostitutes and pimps of the city, the gangs... Yep. Hades deals with all of that.
» Weakness: Hades is miserable. While it's not easy to tell, it's one of the main reasons he simply doesn't let other people alone, instead choosing to needle them and overall make their life a sort of living Hell just to make himself feel better. This is only considered a weakness if someone is able to pinpoint that he's not doing this simply because he's mean spirited, but because someone else's despair makes his own seem more light in comparison. Hades, ever since drawing the short-stick on who got what on the globe and being forced to live in shadows and oversee the dead, has remained bitter and uncouth, unable to maintain any form of friendly relations with anyone except maybe his three-headed dog. Call it the extent of social awkwardness, but you have to figure if the only way he can get a woman is to steal his niece. Hades is also violently possessive of what he rightfully claims to be his, almost to the point where a question of sanity is concerned. The Underworld and all that reside within it are his. No touching. That includes Persephone.
» History: Hades is first mentioned, like Zeus, in myth by aiding his brother in defeating the Titans. (Sup, Cronus.) Victorious, Zeus, himself, and their brother Poseidon drew straws to see who would get what part of the cosmos. By fair draw, Zeus got the "wide sky" -- the heavens and clouds -- while Poseidon drew the sea, leaving Hades the "lot of the mists and the darkness" coined the Underworld or even by Hades' own name. Regardless, it all refers to the same place. While it was an equal division of power, Hades still pretty much draws the short stick out of this deal. He gets the place where people die at, rotten mushy smell and all, and the place that no one holds much beauty for compared to the ocean and the sky. No one likes to die. While the quote is decidedly quite Roman, I regardless take it into account about how Hades would have felt about the draw:
"The third hazard hurled me defeated from the mighty heaven, and I guard the world of guilt."
Despite his new kingdom, he grew quite pale and bitter for it, but regardlessly carried on with his task. No one said Hades wasn't loyal to his duties, after all. However, this bitterness is likely what kept him from leaving the Underworld, particularly when Typhoeus was attacking the heavens - he had no true desire to help Zeus against the monster, or maybe part of him wanted Zeus to lose it. It's likely he further hated Zeus in part for taking Persephone from him, and banging her on occasion. (He's considered an infertile god for all his deathly mannerisms, and his brother is said to be the father of his supposed children.)
Before Persephone, however, came a variety of nymphs. Minthe, who was okay but just got way too whiny and, in the end, Hades didn't really mind that she got trampled over and turned into a plant. Leuce was another, who he tolerated more-so than Minthe and may have been more sad to have her die on him. Then came Persephone herself - Hades wanted a woman for himself, and Zeus was quick to deliver without asking permission of, well, anyone. Which may be the only thing Hades might have liked, if it weren't for the whole banging his wife thing after he makes Persephone leave the Underworld every year. Thanks, bro. Seriously. You're a pal. [This paragraph is up for change, whatever. I don't care what versions we go with.]
Hades didn't get a long with many so-called heroes. Herakles, for example, is one of them whom Hades has a strong vendetta against. He just can't leave poor Hades alone, for cripes sake, even after he let him borrow his own dog. People just seem to keep waltzing into the Underworld or trying to find ways to cheat death, and Hades is downright tired of overzealous heroes (zeroes, in his opinion) who have nothing better to do than harass the guy on his own lawn. Needless to say, don't expect any smiley faces from him.
Hades is taken from as modern era as possible, though he hasn't paid much attention to the progression of time as much as the souls coming through seem to be getting shorter and fatter and with iPods. He has, though, paid rapt attention to the wars and diseases, and the surroundings that come with it when he goes up to collect souls, so it's not terribly difficult to adjust to his modern surroundings in the complex. It's simply just not appreciated. Who's going to run his Underworld when he's gone? Cerberus?
» Personality: Hades is a hot head. Obsessive and bitter, he's not the nicest person on the block, but even less so if one of his things are messed with. He's more likely to blow up at you than befriend you, and though he's not exactly one for screaming matches, he's not above bossing his peons around and giving a few well deserved shouts just to make someone piss their pants out of fear. Hades does not have a lot of good qualities going for him, and he knows this, but he's not out to impress people with niceties as much as he's more willing to simply make them fear him or dislike him out of spite alone. Hades does not want the world to like him, he has no use for any affection done onto him and it's simply not his style after ruling in the world of shadows for so long. Affection estranges Hades, as he's completley unused to it, and he'd be more apt to secretly and subtly fail around in confusion than actuall return any of it. Hades believes love is more like a disease than anything else, and while it's up to subject of opinion on whether or not he actually loves Persephone more than he obsesses over her simply because he considers her a posession, he certainly doesn't go out trying to serenade anyone. It's likely Persephone is the only one he could ever see himself with, as he does respect her beneath all the obession to simply have her as his, but all the same, he knows she would never be willing. A depressing thought, but Hades has always preferred reality over dilusional fantasies spurned on by everyone's apparent need for love. Fuck you, Aphrodite. Hades is going home.
While Hades has never paid much to the world outside his personal Hell unless it directly involved himself, or had much reason to interact with anyone outside of it, he has kept certain tabs of the souls that passed through his domain and traced the story back to their eventual reason of death. He also kept an eye on different livelihoods that ended in misery, though he was never so enraptured in it for more than a passing smirk. He's a bit ignorant of anything that didn't eventually end in death or someone trying to get into his domain for one reason or another, but he doesn't exactly let that stop him from needling the others he's joining on the mortal realm for their mistakes. As said before, he's miserable, and no one he's in direct contact with is allowed to be some sort of bubbling ball of sunshine on his watch. These acts aren't displayed as outward aggression, however, as much as they are snide barbs and innocent-seeming questions. Hades isn't a violent man by any means unless pushed to his very limit, he just doesn't like people.
»Room: 11C
»Roommate: Nemesis