Children of the Gods (Important poll #12306)

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So just for fun, I went back to a few of the old posts, when I reread this post by @Alexodia:

…And then the following remark by @ashestoashes018:

… O_O

I don’t know if they were just screwing around and just making a reference to the actual Greek story of Adonis (a different Adnois; not our Fire-Forged Flirt) or if @Rohie had brought Adonis’ family situation up in more detail at some point. But if it were true, our Fire-Forged Flirt’s family situation would be much more complicated than I originally thought.

So just for fun, here’s a question we can all think about: how common do you think it is for the Twelve to adopt children who hold no blood ties to them? If Adonis really was adopted, what would’ve been Aphrodite’s motives for doing that? If he truly is a Demigod like the rest of his friends, then who would his actual Godly parent ( clearly it’s gotta be Hephaestus, considering his genuine love for blacksmithing :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: )?

And speaking of possible adoptions, why is it Zeus that steps forth to give Saint his blessings? Are he and Saint really related by source? Does he feel like he has something to gain out of being the technical father of the Bearer’s brother? Or is it out of sentimentality and due to a promise he may have made to Priscilla, who may have gained the genuine affections of all the possible fathers the Bearer had?

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do yoi mean Aeson? Persephone is not Aeson’s mother. Adonis is Aphrodite’s son, Saint is Priscilla and Zeus’ son. He can be your full-blooded sibling.Adonis is the child of Hades and his mother.

Hope that answered all your questions. The FAQ is valid until such time as the update comes out.

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Figured I completely misread those posts. It seemed like you guys were talking about Donny. :sweat_smile:

Have to admit though; it would’ve been an interesting twist. Donny being a child adopted by Aphrodite (either due to thinking she could gain something out of it or due to feeling a genuine bond with the child), and becoming her latest Favorite despite not technically being a child related to her sounded pretty cool.

It almost would’ve seemed like the Goddess of Love actual depth to the way she handled love…too bad it was just a crack theory my finals-tired brain ended up creating.

Ah well. It was fun while it lasted. :laughing:

…Wait a minute.

Adonis is the child of Hades and his mother.

…:neutral_face: …!?:fearful:

You meant Aeson, right? Because if Adonis was another child of Hades, then our Uncle has A LOT of explaining to do. :sweat_smile:

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Ah, I did. Okay, let’s officially update the FAQ.

The Godly Parents of the folks are as follows:

Saint: father Zeus, mother Priscilla. He is your half-brother through Priscilla. He can be your “full” brother, but godly DNA doesn’t exist; see above.

Adonis: Aphrodite, father unknown.

Aeson: your soul. Father is Hades, stepmother is Persephone. Mother unknown. Can be your “half-brother,” but, again, godly DNA doesn’t matter.

Calypso: Ares. Mother unknown.

Sage: Hermes. Mother unknown.

Santiago: Apollo. Mother unknown.

Avery: fully mortal. Mother is a cool healer. Father unknown.

Psyche: Demeter. Father unknown.

As for bugs: they have been noted and will be addressed. @Rohie has been working super duper hard.

Anything I should add to the Unofficially Official :tm: FAQ? Let me know, and I’ll do an Official Unofficially Official :tm: FAQ Update.

Btw, Saint is NOT adopted by Zeus. He is, indeed, Zeus’ son. What makes him special is that Priscilla is his mother.

As we know from recent updates that include her more, she is a very important mortal.

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Why does Avery creep you out? :sweat_smile:I would think the girl with the the anger issues and habit of machete stabbing would be the one that invokes the most warning bells out of all the ROs.

She is also one of the few people who seem at least somewhat willing to give the Bearer the benefit of the doubt.

You mean Hermes and Apollo? [quote=“ashestoashes018, post:10552, topic:15482”]
Btw, Saint is NOT adopted by Zeus. He is, indeed, Zeus’ son. What makes him special is that Priscilla is his mother.

As we know from recent updates that include her more, she is a very important mortal.
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And now I even more curious about her relationship with the Trinity (and how Poseidon or Hades end up possibly being the father for the Bearer rather than Zeus, who already had a child with her). I guess I’ll just keep guessing scenarios until something eventually makes sense of the situation (and yet still get shocked when the full story comes to light in the game since it turned out to be something COMPLETELY different :laughing:).

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That just makes her more alluring :smirk:

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I haven’t played the public version of the game since, like, last June or July, lol. Forgive my botchy memory :laughing:

As for Sage, at least she’s up front.

Avery gives me the creeps, because, well, reasons. She doesn’t feel all there.

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I’m not a beta, but? Sage is a child of Hermes, and Santi is a child of Apollo. Avery is mortal, and her mother was a prominent healer which is why she’s @ the Institute in the first place.
Smth tht I was wondering abt because it might be a continuity problem, is why Athena wasn’t able to deduce our parentage through some unintentional demonstration of our godly powers? I mean, I know they manifest over time and there was a blocker put on us, but tht was smth tht confused me since the only way our powers never, ever manifested themselves is if the blocker was put on us as very, very young children. I’m not certain, I just thought tht we’d have done something to indicate who’d fathered us I.E a child of Poisedon might manipulate water, a child of Hades might, well, something undeniably Hades, and a child of Zeus could have done smth to the weather or whatnot (I’m not sure abt Zeus demigod powers and I don’t want to check).

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We don’t demonstrate those powers, because we are the Essence. Our magic is far, far more powerful.

There was a blocker put on us to keep us from many things.

Our magic manifests itself as a color, rather than just an element.

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Alright so just to clarify all this into one post. Here is the parents of the main characters.

Saint - his father is Zeus and his mother is Pricilla. Therefore he is either your half brother or full blooded brother.

Aeson - his father is Hades and his stepmother is Persephone. We don’t know who his biological mother is. He can also be your half brother.

Calypso- Ares is her father.

Adonis - Aphrodite is his biological mother. He is not adopted. She gave birth to him.

Sage - Hermes is her father.

Santiago - Apollo is his father.

Psyche- her mother is Demeter.

Avery - mortal but her mother was a great healer who works for the school or something to that effect.

That is the complete list. If something is wrong please let me know so I can change it.

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And everyone will pay for that if it goes as i wish. :expressionless:

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Saying Aeson is your half-brother is not correct. More importantly, he is your SOUL. The two of you are the same soul.

Godly DNA means nothing. Technically, all of the gods are OUR descendants, since they get power from US and therfore exist because of us.

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Yes, I know, but the Essence is different frm our ‘godly’ powers. Like, when we strip Aeson of his portion of the Essence, he’s still going to have his powers frm Hades and retain his status as prince of the underworld :~)
To me, the Essence and your godly source powers are two distinct separate things, which might not be the case in-game? It’s BC the blocker tht’s on you doesn’t prevent you frm using your Essence powers (shields, manipulation of light + gravity) but you can’t use your godly powers. IDK.

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Whatever floats your boat. Evander likes it gentle though…I say even though his most likely LI is Calypso, daughter of the God of War. Then again, he may get with Adonis instead (kinda indetween with the two ROs; they seem like they can both work well with Evander, but for different reasons). The Fire-Forged Flirt strikes me as someone is capable of being a gentle, careful partner, though possibly with some awkwardness, seeing as his possible feelings for the Bearer may be deeper than what he’s experienced with his conquests (and he likely has very little idea of what he’s supposed to do).

You mean…She’s a ghost!? :fearful:

I honestly thought you were just joking around when you didn’t mentioned their parents’ name :laughing:. Like you were jokingly saying “So these are the parents of the ROs who are important to me…and screw those other guys :grinning:”

True; I do give her some Brownie points for being one of the few people who are honest with the Bearer…but when it comes to honesty, I give most points to Psyche.

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Yeah technically he can’t be your half brother since you don’t share any DNA but brother doesn’t just mean DNA. It can mean more than just DNA and I’m going with this term just for those who choose Hades as their dad and the way the MC reacts to finding out who Aeson’s father is goes along with the brother title. Also he is your other half. The MC and him were one soul but now they are two halves of the same being. So he being your soul isn’t correct either.

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When he is stripped of the Essence, he is stripped of his soul. He dies. Yoy don’t live much longer, because your body cannot handle the power. It was not meant for a mortal.

That’s how it works, which is why the Trials are so important. If Aeson or Bearer win, they can BOTH live forever, because they’re a two for one deal.

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Nyx :heart: danger

I’m very bitter over him being my brother. Don’t know why but I have a severe case of “I hate him forever” in regards to Aeson

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I meant the transfer! I probably should’ve been clearer abt tht. IG my original question still stands, how come our godly powers never manifested as children?

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I…knew what you meant. All this stuff was discovered way back before Aeson was even in the game, except as a reference.

Basically, you and Aeson share two halves of a soul. When you guys reach maturity, his body gives all of its power to you, and you live for a little while, before your mortal coils are destroyed by the incomprehensible power of being Existence Itself.

Without the Bestower’s half of the soul, they die, giving the Bearer the full soul. The Bearer might last a few years, but their body can’t handle the power.

The Essence is doomed to short lives.

This is why it doesn’t matter what “godly” power you have. It never manifests, because you are more powerful. Aeson will never manifest that power, because he will die. You will never manifest that power, because you become a being of incomprehensible power. Piddly demigod powers mean nothing to you.

Caveat to this: if either the Bestower or Bearer dies before the Transfer, both of them die. They cannot live without the full soul.

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Why isn’t she crushing on one of the Twelve then? Nothing is more dangerous than having a relationship with one of them. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: