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The Veiled World
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The Veiled World is an active story. This section is designed to keep track of NPCs and Locations. Any of the information on this thread is welcome to be used, taken, and shared.
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Thumbnails are used in this thread and it can slow down phones please be aware.
The Veiled World is an active story. This section is designed to keep track of NPCs and Locations. Any of the information on this thread is welcome to be used, taken, and shared.
Please do not post in this section unless you are taking part in the story.
Thank you for your time and understanding.
The World
This world is remarkably similar to the world we live in today. It is governed by the same rules and properties of our world. History has followed the same course, minus covid-19. What separates this world from our own, is the veil of shadows and the creatures that live within it.
The Veil
The Veil is a metaphor for the other world. This shadowy realm lies over top of our own. Within the veil, the truth of the world can be seen. The Veil was created in the time of the Gods and has always been there. Designed and set up to protect the world of man.
Within The Veil, the world becomes muted. Colors are less vibrant, shadows are darker, and all manner of creatures live. From ghost to mythological beast. The Veil is a perfect reflection of the world beyond it. While some damage, typically minor in nature can be repaired automatically by the Veil, extreme damage like a building falling down will impact the world beyond it. This is why some buildings will unexpectedly collapse. Or a car will suddenly veer off the road and crash. Trees will uproot or fall and so on. Most damage can and is automatically repaired before it impacts the world outside it, but extreme damage will always bleed through. Thankfully, humans have gotten very good at explaining away unexpected events with their science.
Entering and exiting the veil can be done by a demi-god at any time. However, creatures of The Veil such as mythological beasts are bound to it and cannot leave The Veil without the assistance of the gods or the demi-gods. Many of the myths and monsters that plague human horror films and mythological stories. Were, or, are creatures who made it out of the veil and caused untold havoc. Even their vampires while misunderstood are a type of creature from the veil itself.
Within The Veil, all living creatures outside it, moving objects such as cars, and so on, appear as ghostly shapes. Very similar to how the real world might perceive a ghost. The two worlds cannot interact with one another typically. So within The Veil seeing a ghostly car driving directly at you would be no danger at all as it would drive through you without incident. The same is true for people and other moving or living objects. It is possible to see outside The Veil from within it, but it is not possible to see from the outside in. Normally.
The Laws of the Veil
When the Gods created The Veil, they did so because they felt their powers beginning to wane. With the rise of western Gods, the Greek Pantheons knew something had to be done and together they created The Veil of the world. Once it was created, they set forth the laws of The Veil.
- No mythological creature shall walk the realms of man and will remain within The Veil.
- No Demi-God or God shall interfere with the realm of men and will restrict their powers to The Veil.
- No God may interfere with The Veil or alter it.
- No Human may enter The Veil of its own volition.
- No demi-god or God will reveal the truth of The Veil to mortals.
Since that time, The Veil has remained intact. Those who have violated the laws set forth by the gods have been severely punished or openly removed from the realm of mortals never to return again. For the Gods are mighty and unforgiving.
The War!
As the fall of the Gods became inevitable and the rise of heroes also ended. The greater Gods of the Greeks. Made one final declaration, to assure they would not be forgotten. It has been said that the last faction standing and the pantheon that they represent will be restored to power and allowed to rule over mankind once more. Zeus himself agreed that he would stand down and turn over the mortal realm to the God whose faction stood at the end.
Like most things the Gods did, this declaration was exactly what it appeared to be. Even Zeus took part in the great war. But it could not be waged by the Gods themselves, nor their great heroes. Instead, it would be waged by those who shared their bloodline. Being born of humans and God.
With this, the Gods vanished from the realm of man. While they watch over the Veil and walk among the humans all Gods are hidden from their descendants and forbidden to interact with them. Though it is believed that they very much do interact with their offspring. It would be punishable if they did so openly, and it was wildly known as this would result in a breach of the blood oath and have them banished from the war.
Gods who are banished from the war are forbidden from interacting with the human world in any way. Their entire bloodline down to the smallest pin drop of blood will be removed from the realm of mortals. Because of this extreme threat, it would be exceedingly rare for a God to interfere at all in anything and instead they rely on their bloodline to do it. That does not mean that they are not secretly influencing their spawn to take certain actions.
Demi-Gods!
These creatures are defined as half-mortal, and half-god and are the primary weapon used to wage war in The Veil. They belong not only to the earth but to the gods and represent the God that bore them.
Demi-Gods are immensely powerful and have various qualities some virtuous others dark and disastrous. Each Demi-God possesses exceptional abilities and powers.
All demi-gods gain…
Heightened Senses: Untrained this would appear to be Perfect Sight, Perfect Hearing, Perfect Smell. Trained, however, this ability will allow a demi-god to detect sounds double the distance of a normal human with extreme precision. They would gain low light vision allowing them to see more easily in the dark, (Or Veil.) and see almost twice the distance of a human. Their smell can become so acute they can accurately detect scents equivalent to a dog.
Increased Healing: All Demi-Gods have an improved healing rate. Untrained they might appear as a lucky human who never gets hurt, or sick. But Trained a Demi-Human could recover from a gunshot wound in a few hours. This ability is so powerful that it will openly prevent a Demi-God from dying unless a special weapon is used to end their life. While this does not include regeneration it would include the reattachment of lost limbs. So, if a Demi-God was cut into pieces those pieces would live, and once brought back together reassemble, attach and shape the Demi-God. While this would take many years it does prevent their death by mortal means.
Slower Aging: Demi-Gods Age incredibly slow, for every three years a single year for a demi-god will pass. This is true from birth and requires no training to work. Because there are some humans who are unaware they share the blood of a god the humans have even used their science to explain why a twenty-five-year-old might look twelve. This is called Fabry Disease. For humans, it is a rare genetic deficiency.
Additionally, they are gifted two to three additional powers unique to their chosen pantheon.
Weapons of War!
There are as many godly gifted items as there are gods if not more. The most common weapons for the war are spears, swords, and armor or shields. Any item or weapon will work but it must be blessed by a god. Which rules out Guns. Without these weapons, it is not possible to end the life of a demi-god or hurt a god and or the mythological creatures within The Veil.
GOOD & EVIL
The moral ambiguity of good and evil is very blurred when it comes to the Greek gods and the war of the veil is no exception. Gods act on their own desires and their factions reflect those desires. While some gods and their factions have chosen to form an alliance with others. There can only be one faction at the end and because of this no faction but your own should be trusted. So there is no clear-cut good and evil in this war.
THE GODS!
It is recommended that if you are interested in a god, you seek out research on it. There are far too many to add details and history of them here. This is an exceptionally light overview of the Greek Gods.
ACHELOUS
The patron god of the "silver-swirling" Achelous River.
AEOLUS
Greek god of the winds and air
AETHER
Primordial god of the upper air, light, the atmosphere, space, and heaven.
ALASTOR
God of family feuds and avenger of evil deeds.
APOLLO
Olympian god of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light, and knowledge.
ARES
God of war. Represented the physical, violent, and untamed aspect of war.
ARISTAEUS
Minor patron god of animal husbandry, beekeeping, and fruit trees. Son of APOLLO.
ASCLEPIUS
God of medicine, health, healing, rejuvenation, and physicians.
ATLAS
The Primordial Titan of Astronomy. Condemned by Zeus to carry the world on his back after the Titans lost the war.
ATTIS
A minor god of vegetation, fruits of the earth, and rebirth.
BOREAS
A wind god (Anemoi) and Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. Referred to as "The North Wind."
CAERUS
Minor god of opportunity, luck, and favorable moments.
CASTOR
One of the twins, CASTOR, AND POLLUX, known as Dioscuri. Zeus transformed them into the constellation Gemini
CERUS
The large and powerful wild bull tamed by Persephone and turned into the Taurus constellation.
CHAOS
The nothingness that all else sprung from. A god who filled the gap between Heaven and Earth and created the first beings Gaia, Tartarus, Uranus, Nyx, and Erebus.
CHARON
The Ferryman of Hades. Took the newly dead people across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the Greek underworld if they paid him three obolus (a Greek silver coin).
CRONOS
The god of time. Not to be confused with Cronus, the Titan father of Zeus.
CRIOS
The Titan god of the heavenly constellations and the measure of the year.
CRONUS
God of agriculture, leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, and father of the Titans. Not to be confused with Cronos, God of time.
DINLAS
Guardian god of the ancient city Lamark, where wounded heroes could find comfort and heal after battle. He was the son of Aphrodite.
DEIMOS
Deimos is the personification of dread and terror.
DIONYSUS
An Olympian god of the grape harvest, winemaking, and wine, of ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.
EREBUS
Primordial god of darkness.
EROS
God of sexual desire, attraction, love, and procreation.
EURUS
One of the wind gods known as Anemoi and god of the unlucky east wind. Referred to as "The East Wind."
GLAUCUS
A fisherman who became immortal upon eating a magical herb, an Argonaut who may have built and piloted the Argo and became a god of the sea.
HADES
God of the Dead and Riches and King of the Underworld.
HELIOS
God of the Sun and also known as Sol.
HEPHAESTUS
God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges, and the art of sculpture. Created weapons for the gods and married to Aphrodite.
HERACLES
The greatest of the Greek heroes, he became God of heroes, sports, athletes, health, agriculture, fertility, trade, oracles, and divine protector of mankind. Known as the strongest man on Earth.
HERMES
God of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and border crossings, a guide to the Underworld, and a messenger of the gods.
HESPERUS
The Evening Star – the planet VENUS in the evening.
HYMENAIOS
God of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts, and song.
HYPNOS
The Greek god of sleep.
KRATOS
God of strength and power.
MOMUS
God of satire, mockery, censure, writers and poets, and a spirit of evil-spirited blame and unfair criticism.
MORPHEUS
God of dreams and sleep – has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams.
MOROS
The physical embodiment of doom
NEREUS
The Titan god of the sea before Poseidon and father of the Nereids (nymphs of the sea).
NOTUS
Another Anemoi (wind god) and Greek god of the south wind. Known as "The South Wind."
OCEANUS
Titan god of the ocean. Believed to be the personification of the World Ocean, an enormous river encircling the world.
ONEIROI
Black-winged daimons that personified dreams.
PAEAN
The physician of the Olympian gods.
PALLAS
The Titan god of warcraft and of the springtime campaign season.
PAN
God of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, goats, mountain wilds, and is often associated with sexuality. Also, a satyr (half man, half-goat).
PHOSPHORUS
The Morning Star – THE PLANET VENUS as it appears in the morning.
PLUTUS
The Greek god of wealth.
POLLUX
Twin brother of Castor, together known as the Dioskouri, that were transformed into the constellation Gemini.
PONTUS
ancient, pre-Olympian sea-God of the deep sea, one of the Greek primordial deities and son of Gaia.
POSEIDON
Olympian Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses.
PRIAPUS
Minor rustic fertility god, protector of flocks, fruit plants, bees, and gardens, and known for having an enormous penis.
PRICUS
The immortal father of sea-goats, made into the Capricorn constellation.
PROMETHEUS
Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel who was given the task of moulding mankind out of clay.
PRIMORDIAL
A group of gods that came before all else.
TARTARUS
The god of the deep abyss, a great pit in the depths of the underworld, and father of Typhon.
THANATOS
A minor god and the god of death.
TRITON
Messenger of the sea and the son of Poseidon and AMPHITRITE.
TYPHON
The deadliest MONSTER in Greek mythology and "Father of All Monsters." Last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus and God of monsters, storms, and volcanoes. He challenged Zeus for control of Mount Olympus.
URANUS
Primordial god of the sky and heavens, and father of the Titans.
ZELUS
The god of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.
ZEPHYRUS
A wind god (Anemoi). God of the west wind and known as "The West Wind."
ZEUS
God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, King of the Gods, and the "Father of Gods and men."
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