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Indigites Dii

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years, 6 months ago
 
 
INDIGITES DII
 
  
As Rome conquered neighboring territories, it assimilated those territories gods and goddesses into its culture. In the Overworld, the Indigites Dii and the Dodekatheon fought for control. Some won, others lost. In the end, the major players became the Dodekatheon. In Rome, the assimilated Indigites Dii was called the Novensides Dii.
 
Not all of Rome’s gods and goddesses fell into this new pantheon. Rome’s original Indigites Dii became the protectors of homes, stables, barns, fields, meadows, et cetera, invoked only on special occasions. These minor gods and goddesses took care of their own areas and worked not to invoke the wrath of the Dodekatheon.
 
Over time, the war with the Titans took its toll on various pantheons, whittling them down to just a few in each. Concordia, the Roman goddess of concord, approached her fellow Indigites Dii with a plan: Bring in those displaced gods and goddesses to form a court of their own. The Indigites Dii, after much discussion and argument, finally agreed. They voted to charge Concordia with the task of speaking with those displaced deities and convincing them to join. They expected her to fail.
 
Concordia turned out to be the best goddess for the challenge. Her calm and dignified demeanor broke through the barriers of even the most hardened deity. But not all displaced deities joined. Some still stubbornly remain alone in their fight against the Titans. She believes in time they will come to their senses.
 
Deities of the Indigites Dii tend to seek out displaced Scions to adopt into their fold.
 
[Note: The Storyteller is free to insert any god in this pantheon.]
 
Virtues: Endurance, Harmony, Piety, Vengeance
 
Pantheon Specific Purview: Unlike other pantheons, the Indigites Dii do not have a specific purview. Instead, their Scions may choose any one power listed in any Indigites Dii god's associated powers and may treat it as if it were his patron's associated power.
 


Concordia
aka Harmonia, Aneris
 
Concordia is the Roman goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. Harmonia, her Greek counterpart, was the goddess of concord and harmony. While the war between the Roman and Greek pantheons raged, Concordia and Harmonia spoke at length on the situation. When the war was over, they agreed that they would merge their essences to form a single deity of harmony. The single goddess answered to any of her names because they were all her.
 
In modern times, Concordia works to promote harmony and understanding not only with mortals, but with the gods as well. Unlike the rest of the gods and goddesses, Concordia spends an equal amount of time on earth as in the Overworld. She has been an arbitrator, mediator, yoga instructor, and marriage counselor.
 
Concordia’s Scions are usually calm individuals with an unusual amount of empathy and understanding. Like their mother, they tend to rely on their demeanor to calm heated situations.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Manipulation, Epic Perception, Epic Wits, Concord (modified Chaos)
Abilities: Awareness, Command, Empathy, Integrity, Politics, Presence
Rivals: Eris
Associated Relics: Necklace of Harmonia (remain eternally young and beautiful, but cursed to bring misfortune to all who wear it, rumored to be destroyed in a fire or removed from the world)
 

 
Jupiter Indiges
aka Aeneas, Eneas
 
Aeneas is the Scion of Aphrodite (Venus) who was deified after his death. Aeneas was the leader of the Dardanians who were allies with Troy. He was commanded by the gods to gather a group and flee Troy after Troy was sacked by the Greeks. Aeneas traveled to the area now known as Italy, where he and his Aeneads founded the Roman race. After his death, his mother asked Zeus (Jupiter) to make her son immortal. The river god Numicius cleansed Aeneas of all his mortal parts and Aphrodite anointed him with ambrosia and nectar, making him a god. He was then recognized as Jupiter Indiges. He is believed to be a life-death-rebirth deity.
 
In modern times, Jupiter Indiges continues to wander the earth more than the Overworld. Having been saved from death several times due to the interference of several gods, Jupiter Indiges does the same for worthy mortals. Most of his traveling has been done in Europe and Asia, but has been to the Americas as well.
 
Jupiter Indiges’s Scions are wanderers and Good Samaritan types. Jupiter Indiges tends to adopt displaced Scions that have a wanderlust or warrior-like nature.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Strength, Epic Stamina, Death, Guardian, Health
Abilities: Athletics, Brawl, Fortitude, Integrity, Melee, Survival
Rivals:
Associated Relics:
 

 
Janus
aka Janus Geminus, Janus Bifrons, Janus Quadrifrons, Janus Quirinus,
 
Janus, the Sabine god of doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings. He symbolizes change and transition, i.e. progression of the future to past. He also represents time as he can see into the past with one of his two faces and the future with the other. His two faces, one bearded, one clean shaven, originally represented the sun and the moon. Janus heralded the Golden Age and introduced money, laws, and agriculture. He was also one of the guardians of the Greek gods’ treasure, but no longer serves in that function. Having found no home in the Dodekatheon, he chose to join the Indigites Dii.
 
In modern times, Janus assists Concordia in maintaining the balance between war and peace. He is fluent in local laws and culture. He has been an arbitrator, mediator, and academic.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence, Moon, Prophecy, Sun, *Time
Abilities: Academics, Command, Integrity, Investigation, Occult, Politics
Rivals:
Associated Relics:
 
 

 
Leto
aka
 
Leto, a Titanide, is the daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus and mother to Artemis and Apollo. Hera, having found that Leto was pregnant with Zeus’s children, refused her to give birth on terra firma, and island, or anywhere under the sun. Worshipped primarily because of her children, Leto hid herself away on Olympus after their birth. Mild and gentle, Leto assisted her daughter in healing the injured in the Trojan War. Leto is the goddess of motherhood and protector of the young. She is also the goddess of womanly demure and modesty.
 
Not too long ago, Leto left Mt. Olympus to join the Indigites Dii. Hera’s jealously still caused her too many problems there. Now, Leto attempts to outnumber the amount of children Niobe, Queen of Thebes, had. Although the insult Niobe paid her has been revenged, she still feels the lack. There are currently less than a half dozen Scions of Leto, most of who are currently under the age of 18.
 
Scions of Leto tend to have their mother’s gentle, kind nature. Like their mother, they attract the attention of a powerful suitor who marries another and the other harbors an intense jealous streak, causing the Scion no end of troubles. Scions of Leto start play being Fatebound to a former lover’s current lover or spouse. This Fatebound mortal is destined to cause the Scion problems.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Guardian, Health, Prophecy
Abilities: Art, Empathy, Integrity, Medicine, Presence, Stealth
Rivals: Hera
Associated Relics:
 

 
Eostre
aka Ostara, Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austro, Ausos
 
Eostre is the goddess of re-birth of life and nature after the harsh winter weather. She is the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people. She is the Teutonic goddess of spring, dawn, and fertility. It is she after whom the Easter holiday is named. Her worship died out by the time Saint Bede wrote about her in the eighth century. With the revived “pagan” religions taking hold, Eostre has found a strong place once again. The remainder of the Anglo-Saxon pantheon was subsumed by the Aesir. Having no place in their pantheon, Eostre gladly joined the Indigites Dii.
 
In modern times Eostre enjoys the reawakening of pagan spiritualism and the celebration of the Spring Equinox in her name. She has taken to visiting these celebrations in disguise as a young, beautiful woman, and taking a lover. This usually results in pregnancy.
 
Scions of Eostre are many and diverse in ethnicity. They are instinctively drawn to ancient and current places of Eostre’s worship and celebration. Scions of Eostre must be careful, however, when taking a lover for their interactions will result in reproduction.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Animal (hare), Fertility, Sun
Abilities: Animal Ken, Empathy, Medicine, Occult, Presence, Science
Rivals:
Associated Relics:
 

 
Bendis
aka Béndis, Mendis
 
Although the Greeks associated Bendis, the Thracian goddess of the hunt, with Artemis, she is a separate deity. She carries two spears and is usually accompanied by satyrs and maenads. She is linked with the moon, night, and healing. Originally in Thrace and Lemnos, Bendis’s worship moved to Athens after the Peloponnesian War, where she became part of the Dodekatheon. Much later on, however, she left the Dodekatheon and joined Concordia.
 
In modern times, Bendis owns acres of land filled with wild animals that she hunts when the mood strikes. At night, she usually roams wild areas with her satyrs and maenads.
 
Scions of Bendis feel more at home at night than during the day. They usually live in out-of-the-way places where they can do as they please without an audience. Scions of Bendis may take maenads or satyrs as followers.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Dexterity, Health, *Hunt, Moon, Darkness
Abilities: Animal Ken, Medicine, Melee (spears), Stealth, Survival, Thrown (spears)
Rivals: Artemis, Hecate,
Associated Relics: Gram (aka Balmung, Nothung)
 
 

 
Dagon
aka Dagana, Daguna, Dagan
 
Dagon was the main Semitic god and was worshipped by the early Amorites—the biblical Philistines—as a god of grain and agriculture. He was also a powerful, warlike protector. The Philistines were the enemies of the ancient Israelites, thus the Israelites demonized him in the Hebrew bible.
 
In modern times, Dagon spends his time as a farmer and/or fisherman. For a long time, he remained hidden away after the dissolution of the Ugartic pantheon so as not to draw the attention of the Israelite God. Recently approached by Concordia, he reluctantly agreed to join the Indigetes Dii.
 
Scions of Dagon are few and are simple people who love the earth and water. They tend to come from rural backgrounds and are usually introverted.
 
Associated Powers: Epic Strength, Fertility, Guardian, War, Water
Abilities: Athletics, Brawl, Fortitude, Melee, Science, Survival
Rivals:
Associated Relics:
 

 
Mars
aka Mavōrs, Marmor, Marmar, Maris, Maurs
 
Unlike his Greek counterpart, Mars was quite popular and widely worshipped by the Romans as a god of spring, growth in nature, fertility, and the protector of cattle and the Roman people. As a chthonic god, he was seen as a god of death and war. He is the son of Jupiter and Juno and the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of the Roman people. Mars was once the chief of all the divinities.
 
Although people associate Mars with Ares, he is in fact a separate deity. Both Mars and Ares survived the war between the Roman and Greek pantheons. However, Ares threatened to destroy the Roman people if Mars did not step down as the primary god of war. Mars agreed and returned to his role as a god of spring, fertility, and protector of the people of Rome. He joined Concordia in the Indigetes Dii.
 
In modern times, Mars considers himself as the protector of the Indigites Dii and displaced people. Scions of Mars have a strong desire to guard and protect people. As a member of a Band of Scions, he usually takes on the role of guardianship or bodyguard for non-warlike Scions.
 
Associated Powers: Animal (wolf, woodpecker), Death, Fertility, Guardian, War
Abilities: Command, Marksmanship, Melee, Presence, Science, Thrown
Rivals: Ares
Associated Relics: spear, shield
 
 
 
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