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Hekate is the goddess of witchcraft, currently unscribed.
 
Hekate is the goddess of witchcraft, currently unscribed.
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=== Know Your Goddess ===
 
=== Know Your Goddess ===
  
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=== Professions ===
 
=== Professions ===
None.
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Witch for hire, a mercenary for spells, she often has individuals, including gods, come to her for various spells or trinkets.
 
=== Residence ===
 
=== Residence ===
  
Hekate resides on the 13th Floor of the GC HQ (God Complex Headquarters).  
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Hekate resides on the 13th Floor of the GC HQ, though she is rarely ever there.
  
 
=== Personal Information ===
 
=== Personal Information ===
  
'''General Overview:''' Hekate is the daughter of the Titans Perses and Asteria, and the goddess of witchcraft and ghosts, her home is Propalyia.
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'''General Overview:''' Hekate is the daughter of the Titans Perses and Asteria, and the goddess of witchcraft and ghosts, her home is Propalyia. Hekate assisted the goddess Demeter in her search for Persephone for nine days through the underworld, guiding Demeter by torches, when the mother and daughter reunited. Hades put her in charge of Propalyia, the land of lost souls, a part of her duty as Lady of the Crossroads, she provides counsel to the lost and into the next realm.
  
 
'''Nicknames:''' None.
 
'''Nicknames:''' None.
  
'''Likes:''' Whiskey. Any strong drink — coffee, tea, alcohol. Ethnic food. The hour before dawn. Courageous choices. Mortals, bright fools though they be.  
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'''Likes:''' Whiskey. Any strong drink — coffee, tea, alcohol. Ethnic food. The hour before dawn. Courageous choices. Lawlessness, freedom, the ability to move to a new place without any warning.  
  
'''Dislikes:''' Bland anything. Not a fan of daylight. Idiots with Ouija boards who create messes she has to clean up. Cowards. Being told what to do, not that she can remember the last time someone tried that.  
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'''Dislikes:''' Bland anything. Not a fan of daylight. Cowards. Being told what to do.
 
=== Flaws/Weaknesses ===
 
=== Flaws/Weaknesses ===
  
'''Not Your Damsel In Distress.''' Hekate has an independent streak and a terminal case of confidence in her own abilities. As a result, she has a tendency to try to handle things on her own instead of asking for help. She learned this the hard way when taking on the Titan, Ostasus, but old habits die hard. Or not at all.
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'''Not Your Damsel In Distress.''' Hekate has an independent streak and a terminal case of confidence in her own abilities. As a result, she has a tendency to try to handle things on her own instead of asking for help.  
 
 
'''Open Book.''' Hekate was once untouchable, an unbreachable mind and an untameable heart. Then, in a moment of desperate need, Hekate chose to open her mind, heart, and soul to Hades, surrendering them into his control in order to save her own life. That moment allowed Hades unfettered access to everything Hekate thinks and feels. From preferences to prejudices, Hades knows Hekate on a level that would make him lethal to her if he chose to use that to his advantage. That intimacy has only continued to deepen, strengthening his access to her. With Hades’ charisma, Hekate is extremely vulnerable to the influence of the King, to the point of him being able to soften her iron will, even on things she would normally fight to the death over.
 
 
 
  
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'''Lawless.''' Hekate is famous for her refusal to bow to anyone man or god, she often travels the world, unfetter to anyone or anything. A few special immortals have gained her blessing, and when they call, she comes.
 
=== Skills And Abilities ===
 
=== Skills And Abilities ===
  
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'''Mother Tongue.''' As the bridge between the mortal world and the divine, they speak all languages mortals do, even the long dead ones.
 
'''Mother Tongue.''' As the bridge between the mortal world and the divine, they speak all languages mortals do, even the long dead ones.
  
'''Witch Queen.''' As Goddess of Magic, Hekate can shape physical reality with her will. For example, she can control the four elements in a limited capacity in her immediate vicinity (i.e. probably could not manipulate water in the midst of a desert, but could if at an oasis). She can create spells that both bind and remove obstacles. She is adept at ritual craft and can make talismans, potions, charms, hexes, and other things that carry magic with specific intent (these often require research, preparation time, and acquisition of sometimes very rare ingredients). She can summon and banish elementals, demons, wights, and other plane dwelling entities, though her skills and powers will be pitted against the creature. She is a skilled herbalist and alchemist, having spent many years researching and contributing to the knowledge of magical Orders throughout the world. There are too many forms of magic to list, but as Witch Queen, she either is adept at them, or has connections with someone who is. She will occasionally come when called as part of coven invocations, which keeps her reputation as She Who Shall Not Be Fucked With nicely intact.
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'''Witch Queen.''' As Goddess of Magic, Hekate can shape physical reality with her will. For example, she can control the four elements in a limited capacity in her immediate vicinity (i.e. probably could not manipulate water in the midst of a desert, but could if at an oasis). She can create spells that both bind and remove obstacles. She is adept at ritual craft and can make talismans, potions, charms, hexes, and other things that carry magic with specific intent (these often require research, preparation time, and acquisition of sometimes very rare ingredients). She can summon and banish elementals, demons, wights, and other plane dwelling entities, though her skills and powers will be pitted against the creature. She is a skilled herbalist and alchemist, having spent many years researching and contributing to the knowledge of magical Orders throughout the world. There are too many forms of magic to list, but as Witch Queen, she either is adept at them, or has connections with someone who is.  
  
 
=== Personal Attire ===
 
=== Personal Attire ===
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=== Magical Artifacts/Weapons ===
 
=== Magical Artifacts/Weapons ===
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None.
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=== Historical Synopsis ===
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HEKATE (Hecate) was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea.
  
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Hekate assisted Demeter in her search for Persephone, guiding her through the night with flaming torches. After the mother-daughter reunion became she Persephone's minister and companion in Haides.
  
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Three metamorphosis myths describe the origins of her animal familiars: the black she-dog and the polecat (a mustelid house pet kept by the ancients to hunt vermin). The dog was the Trojan Queen Hekabe (Hecuba) who leapt into the sea after the fall of Troy and was transformed by the goddess. The polecat was either the witch Gale, turned as punishment for her incontinence, or Galinthias, midwife of Alkmene (Alcmena), who was transformed by the enraged goddess Eileithyia but adopted by the sympathetic Hekate.
  
=== Historical Synopsis ===
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Hekate was usually depicted in Greek vase painting as a woman holding twin torches. Sometimes she was dressed in a knee-length maiden's skirt and hunting boots, much like Artemis. In statuary Hekate was often depicted in triple form as a goddess of crossroads.<ref>https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html</ref>
Hekate is an ancient goddess hailing from Greece, Anatolia, and Thrace. She held dominion over the heavens above, the earth below, and the sea between, and was respected by Olympians and Titans alike. Accompanied by her hounds, she traversed paths between the Underworld and the world Above. As Goddess of Crossroads, offerings, and sacrifices were left where roads met and diverged. Goddess of the Night, of Witchcraft, of Necromancy, of the Moon and of Wild Places, of Ghosts, of Liminal Spaces and Thresholds. Bestower and withholder of wealth, prosperity, wisdom, and victory. Associated with: crossroads, choice, keys, serpents, hounds, the dark of the moon, torches, spirits, the dead, all forms of magic.<ref>https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html</ref>
 

Revision as of 10:04, 17 September 2020

Hekate is the goddess of witchcraft, currently unscribed.

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Know Your Goddess

Height: 5’7″

Weight: 135 lbs.

Hair Color: Black and cut into a bob

Facial Hair: None

Eyes: Dark Brown

Distinguishing Features: None

Family

Parents: Perses and Asteria, The Starry One

Siblings: None

Spouse: None

Children: None

Professions

Witch for hire, a mercenary for spells, she often has individuals, including gods, come to her for various spells or trinkets.

Residence

Hekate resides on the 13th Floor of the GC HQ, though she is rarely ever there.

Personal Information

General Overview: Hekate is the daughter of the Titans Perses and Asteria, and the goddess of witchcraft and ghosts, her home is Propalyia. Hekate assisted the goddess Demeter in her search for Persephone for nine days through the underworld, guiding Demeter by torches, when the mother and daughter reunited. Hades put her in charge of Propalyia, the land of lost souls, a part of her duty as Lady of the Crossroads, she provides counsel to the lost and into the next realm.

Nicknames: None.

Likes: Whiskey. Any strong drink — coffee, tea, alcohol. Ethnic food. The hour before dawn. Courageous choices. Lawlessness, freedom, the ability to move to a new place without any warning.

Dislikes: Bland anything. Not a fan of daylight. Cowards. Being told what to do.

Flaws/Weaknesses

Not Your Damsel In Distress. Hekate has an independent streak and a terminal case of confidence in her own abilities. As a result, she has a tendency to try to handle things on her own instead of asking for help.

Lawless. Hekate is famous for her refusal to bow to anyone man or god, she often travels the world, unfetter to anyone or anything. A few special immortals have gained her blessing, and when they call, she comes.

Skills And Abilities

Immortality. Technically immortal. Immune to the effects of aging, cannot die by any conventional means, and is immune to all known mortal diseases and infections. As a deity, they are able to teleport, or "pop" anywhere in the mortal plane with a few exceptions, the God Floors of the GC HQ are mystically protected, so no teleporting to or in between them, anything on the non-mortal plane, i.e., the Underworld, Atlantis, and the Void, are non-accessible without a guide.

Mother Tongue. As the bridge between the mortal world and the divine, they speak all languages mortals do, even the long dead ones.

Witch Queen. As Goddess of Magic, Hekate can shape physical reality with her will. For example, she can control the four elements in a limited capacity in her immediate vicinity (i.e. probably could not manipulate water in the midst of a desert, but could if at an oasis). She can create spells that both bind and remove obstacles. She is adept at ritual craft and can make talismans, potions, charms, hexes, and other things that carry magic with specific intent (these often require research, preparation time, and acquisition of sometimes very rare ingredients). She can summon and banish elementals, demons, wights, and other plane dwelling entities, though her skills and powers will be pitted against the creature. She is a skilled herbalist and alchemist, having spent many years researching and contributing to the knowledge of magical Orders throughout the world. There are too many forms of magic to list, but as Witch Queen, she either is adept at them, or has connections with someone who is.

Personal Attire

Normal Daily Wear: When not wearing her usual jeans, black boots, silk camisole and black leather jacket, Hekate’s style could best be described as Boho Goth.

Magical Artifacts/Weapons

None.

Historical Synopsis

HEKATE (Hecate) was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven, earth, and sea.

Hekate assisted Demeter in her search for Persephone, guiding her through the night with flaming torches. After the mother-daughter reunion became she Persephone's minister and companion in Haides.

Three metamorphosis myths describe the origins of her animal familiars: the black she-dog and the polecat (a mustelid house pet kept by the ancients to hunt vermin). The dog was the Trojan Queen Hekabe (Hecuba) who leapt into the sea after the fall of Troy and was transformed by the goddess. The polecat was either the witch Gale, turned as punishment for her incontinence, or Galinthias, midwife of Alkmene (Alcmena), who was transformed by the enraged goddess Eileithyia but adopted by the sympathetic Hekate.

Hekate was usually depicted in Greek vase painting as a woman holding twin torches. Sometimes she was dressed in a knee-length maiden's skirt and hunting boots, much like Artemis. In statuary Hekate was often depicted in triple form as a goddess of crossroads.[1]