I am in love with this story but one thing i want to know is (sorry if it already been asked) how is your "god"father determined, no mater what i do i always get poseidon
You have to kill the seeker in order to get Hades or Zues.
No not Harry Potter.
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So, like, my mom just bought two HUGE Greek mythology encyclopedias, and my first thought was “dang, the people at CotG would love this”
i’m not joking. these are the hugest encyclopedias I have ever seen in my life. Each one weighs more than my college textbooks ;u;
To get Hades: kill the seeker and have wit as your highest stat.
To get Zeus: kill the seeker and have allure as your highest stat.
To get Poseidon: kill the seeker and have strength as your highest stat OR refuse to kill the seeker.
poseidon as a daddy to the bearer is bae tho. i have such a huge thing for guys who are awkward but good dads, tbh. i’m getting old lol
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I realize something, if you get either Zeus or Hades doesn’t the dialogue change with Saint or Aeson since they will be your half sibling?
Saint is already your half-sibling., through your mortal parent, Priscilla. It hasn’t been stated in game, but has been heavily implied (same eyes, etc.), and @Rohie has confirmed it multiple times 
Aeson’s text does change slightly, but you’re not related by blood, because godly DNA works differently.
@Rohie you really should consider doing a FAQ in the intro through a mod.
I sure would love them
I was wondering…The essence,in the form of two people, live an endless life,right? So are they always alive? I mean ,are they always present through history? how could the gods decide when to
re-introduce them to the world if the essence is a stronger force?
Just a few doubts…Hope my English’s not to bad,and my questions not to stupid
The Essence dies around the age of 19, on average, after the Bearer receives their full power at age 18 from the Bestower. If one dies, they both die. They share a soul.
The Essence does pop up in various places in history, however, it currently seems to be completely random, because the gods haven’t wanted to risk total annihilation by forcing it (like they have now, by making Bearer and Bestower demigods), except for this one time.
The time between lifespans is spent basically in a stasis. The Essence is cursed with never joining the masses in the Underworld.
EDIT: wow i’m coming off like such a know-it-all. SORRY D: I just have a really good memory >>;
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Why would you ever apologise for stuff like this? This is brilliant; nobody should ever feel bad for knowing stuff.
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Wow… Was the part of “dying at 19” mentioned in the game?
You’re only saying that 'cause you like Sherlock 
It is. You receive your power from the Bestower (aka Aeson) on the day of your 18th birthday. Mortal bodies can’t handle so much power, so they tend to die in about a year, though the Bearer has been known to live longer.
That’s why the Hero Trials are such a big deal–the reward for winning them is not only becoming a Hero for the gods, like Hercules or Achilles, but eternal life. This is a gift the Bearer and Bestower have never received before.
In addition, this is why the gods are so nervous about even allowing MC to compete in the Trials…However, the Essence is the only thing that can possibly defeat Cronus in the upcoming war.
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That and it genuinely confuses me as to why people apologise for knowing more than other people; I’ve never understood why why people feel they need to.
And @greenapple it’s all in the History section of the stats screen; just go there and you’ll have most all the information you might need.
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Thanks very much to the both of you…guess I can be your personal Watson…
Anyway…has anyone got the feeling that Calypso has a crush on Aeson? Is it possibile?
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Cally’s feelings towards Aeson are…complex. That’s all Rohie has told us. It certainly does seem like a crush from an outside perspective…
but their feelings do not matter
only the bearer’s feelings matter
because our MC is a home-wrecker who can romance either.
insane laughter
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Were any of the ROs taught about the Bearer’s…lack of life expectancy once they awaken, now that I think about it more? Or will this be a rather tragic reveal for them when they’ve already grown a good deal of attachment to the Bearer? I can’t imagine that the people they potentially bond with will react too well to the news that both them and Aeson don’t really have long to live once their powers hit their prime.
I mean, can you imagine Sage’s reaction in particular? She already lost her brother Saxon; it probably would feel like the world’s most cruelest joke that she possibly gets past her hatred of the Bearer to the point of falling for them, only to learn that their time together is very likely limited.
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I’m not sure if we can even fail the trials (without it being a bad ending to the game). Both Aeson and our MC must survive for the “true” ending to the game, I think.
HOWEVER, I have to assume they have some inkling, since apparently literally everyone except our MC knew this before we did.
but…perhaps not? Maybe it’s just need-to-know basis?
All the best Greek tales are tragedies, after all…
Even if the Trial is treating both of Aeson and MC as the same person and they don’t fail it, I can’t help but wonder “what if there is only enough energy to offer ONE of them immortality”. And then you have to make a choice whether the Bearer takes it, Aeson takes it, or neither of them take it. That would be a pretty sad decision to trigger.
Don’t forget that in the trials, the final fight is to the death. If one of them dies, the other does too. Also Hera said that if the MC fails that trials, they have to destroy him. So it’s either get destroyed early on, die in the end, or gain immortality and live on.
Interesting. Because the Bearers purpose would have already been filled, so to let the Bearer die would be taking a precaution against them possibly destroying the Gods. But to give it to the Bearer would also be logical, because the Bestowers purpose will also have already been fulfilled.
There would be much more potential for bad if immortality was given to the Bearer, but Aeson doesn’t really seem like the type to take and let someone else suffer.
But if both their life forces are intertwined, would that mean that if one is made immortal, the other would also be made immortal by proxy? Because if one dies then the other dies, so would it be the same for living forever? Can you have one without the other?
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