MMM4

MARVELOUS MYTHS AND MONSTERS, VOLUME 4

By Andrew Goldstein
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Intro ................................................................. 3
Chapter 2 – Persia ............................................................... 4
Chapter 3 – Mesopatamia ................................................ 55
Chapter 4 – Egypt ............................................................ 207
Chapter 5 – Wakanda ..................................................... 307
Chapter 6 – West African Pantheons .............................. 327
Chapter 7 – Miscellaneous.............................................. 403

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 Intro
All myths are real -- at least to a point. That is the approach
taken, anyway, by Marvel Comics. This series, Marvelous
Myths and Magic, explores the corners of the Marvel
Multiverse populated by gods, demons, demigods, and
mythical realms -- from worlds like Asgard, long a staple of
Marvel’s tales, to little-known worlds barely mentioned
but rooted in real-world cultures.
Following the MMM books on Asia, Olympus, and Asgard,
this volume covers the pantheons of the Middle East and
Africa. Future books in the series will cover Europe, the
Americas, Oceania, and beyond, with the goal of fully
fleshing out the divine and infernal portions of the
multiverse. Like other publications in the Marvel Unofficial
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Canon Project series, Marvel Comics’ canon has taken
precedence as the authoritative source. However, where
information is scant (which happens quite often), the
mythology and ethnographic information about the people
of the world -- our world -- has been considered canon
unless otherwise contradicted. Efforts have been made to
distinguish Marvel canon from other sources, basically
taking the approach that if it could exist in the Marvel
universe, it probably does. Sometimes, for whatever
reason, stories don’t match up -- in many cases,
considerable effort has gone into ironing out the
inconsistencies, as well as accounting for playability. In all
cases, when in doubt, go with what makes for the best
story and most enjoyable play experience.
 CHAPTER 2: PERSIAN PANTHEON
Persian mythology covers the
beliefs of the people of ancient Iran, a
large region that extends well past
Iran’s modern-day borders and into
the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Anatolia,
and Central Asia. The geography of
this region, with its high mountain
ranges, plays a significant role in many
of the mythological stories. Persian
mythology blends ancient oral
narratives of real historical events
with tales of fantastic exploits and
creatures, and the basic struggle of
good versus evil. Persian culture was
syncretic, easily combining different
beliefs and schools of thought,
resulting in a mythology that over the
centuries has layered pre-European
Indo-Iranian beliefs with influences
from Greek, Turkish, Indian,
Mesopotamian, and Muslim beliefs
along with numerous regional
variations.
The Persian Empire refers to a
series of imperial dynasties that were
centred in Persia/Iran from the 6th
century BC Achaemenid Empire era to
the 20th century AD in the Qajar
dynasty era. It succeeded the Median
Empire, which unified Iran in the 7th
century BC. What is typically
considered the empire of ancient
Persia lasted from its founding by
Cyrus the Great and lasted until the
7th century AD, when it was
subsumed by the conquest of Arab
Muslims, beginning the Islamic Golden
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Age. The Achaemenid Dynasty of 550
— 330 BC was the height of Persia’s
empire, covering roughly 2.12 million
square miles, stretching from Greece
and Libya to India, making the Persian
Empire the greatest that the world
had ever known up to that time.
Much of early Persian cultural
practices, including religion, was
shared to varying extents by other
early nomadic peoples of the Iranian
Plateau, which included Alans,
Bactrians, Dahae, Khwarezmians,
Massagetae, Medes, Parthians,
Sagartians, Sakas, Sarmatians,
Scythians, Sogdians, and more. For
game purposes, it can be assumed
that the deities worshipped by these
peoples are those of the Persian
pantheon under different names,
much like the relationship of the
Roman and Greek mythos, or
Germanic and Norse, divinities.
Following the Persians’ conquest by
Muslims, one finds the incorporation
of Islamic motifs into the mythology;
Marvel’s Yazatas are mostly drawn
from a pre-Islamic version.
Given the Persians’ influence, it’s
a little surprising that they haven’t
made much appearance in popular
culture. When they do appear, it’s
generally to show them as either the
enemy, or wealthy, decadent, and
maybe even deviant. The wealth part
has some historical basis: the military
included both noblemen and
commoners, and soldiers did wear
their bling into battle. Their placement
as “the enemy” is an obvious result of
the histories passed down to us from
the Greeks, and may be the codifying
trope for the battle of East versus
West. It needn’t be like that in a game,
however: at the heart of the Persian
mythos is the conflict between good
and evil, and a belief in the inherent
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goodness of mankind. It could be
interesting to see a scenario in which
the heroes team with Persian deities
versus Olympian antagonists.
Outside of a few appearances in
Marvel comics (mostly in the Conan
titles), the Persians are probably best
represented in comic books through
Frank Miller’s 300, and in various
adaptations of the Assassin’s Creed
and Prince of Persia franchises;
Persian deities have made
appearances in DC Comics, too.
 PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY IN A MARVEL CAMPAIGN
The gods of Persia haven’t
appeared much in Marvel continuity:
they show up here and there during
the Hyborian Age, and are mostly
unseen thereafter. That said, the
Persian mythos is well-suited for use in
a high fantasy, swords-and-sorcery
type setting if the GM wishes to use a
desert setting distinct from typical
Northern European or Classical
Mythology fare. They could also be
used if the GM should desire an
“Arabian Knights” type setting without
the influence of Islam or modern-day
geopolitics.
Being one of the older pantheons,
and one of the few that bridge both
pre- and post-Hyborian ages,
incorporation of Persian deities work
well in adventures set in the ages of
Conan or ancient Atlantis. The
mythical/historical setting can also
work to give an Indo-Aryan ambiance
contemporary with the civilizations of
Catal Huyuk and the Kushans of
western India, or a prehistoric setting
such as “Avengers 1 Million B.C.” or
the mystic setting recreated by Kulan
Gath.
The Persians famously fought
against the Greeks for much of their
empire’s existence, with Persian
mythology later incorporating Greek
Classical elements, and Mithraism
becoming one of the significant
religions of the Roman Empire. With
that in mind, the Yazatas would make
an interesting foil for Olympian
characters as either foes or allies.
Persian magic has a primal,
elemental quality that can be used in
any mystical setting. Zoroaster’s
position as a Sorcerer Supreme would
make him and his successors
interesting allies for Doctor Strange
and his cohorts, particularly in the face
of the Old Ones, Elder Gods, etc.
Persian Sects
Zoroastrianism: Zoroastrianism is an
ancient Persian religion that may have
originated as early as 4,000 years ago.
According to Zoroastrian lore,
Zoroastrianism was started by the
prophet Zoroaster, who taught his
followers to worship Ahura Mazda.
Arguably the world’s first
monotheistic faith, it’s one of the
oldest religions still in existence.
Zoroastrianism was the state religion
of three Persian dynasties, until the
Muslim conquest of Persia in the
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seventh century A.D. Zoroastrian
refugees, called Parsis, escaped
Muslim persecution in Iran by
emigrating to India. Zoroastrianism
now has an estimated 100,000 to
200,000 worshipers worldwide and is
practiced today as a minority religion
in parts of Iran and India. The
Zoroastrian sacred text is called the
Avesta.
Fire is the symbol of
Zoroastrianism. Along with water, fire
is seen as a symbol of purity, and many
Zoroastrian rituals are concerned with
cleansing and purification. According
to legend, three ancient Zoroastrian
“fire temples”, known as the great
fires, were said to have come directly
from Ahura Mazda at the beginning of
time. Archaeologists have searched
for these places, though it's unclear
whether the great fires ever existed or
were purely mythical -- in the Marvel
context, these fires may be found in
Elysium.
Zoroastrians gave their dead “sky
burials.” They built circular, flat-
topped towers called dakhmas, or
towers of silence, where corpses were
exposed to the elements and the souls
of the deceased could ascend to their
final resting place in the afterlife.
Yazidism: The Yazidis are an
ethnoreligious group indigenous to
Iraq, Syria and Turkey. The Yazidis
believe in a divine triad manifested as
Tawûsê Melek, appearing in Marvel
canon as the demon Malik Taous. The
original god of the Yazidis is
considered to be remote and inactive
in relation to his creation, except to
contain and bind it together within his
essence.
According to Yazidism, Tawûsê
Melek was an angel who refused to
bow before the first human, when
God ordered the seven angels to do
so. The Yazidis believe that this
command was actually a test, to
determine which of these angels were
most loyal to God by not prostrating
themselves to someone other than
their creator. Yazidis argue that the
order to bow to Adam was only a test
for Tawûsê Melek, since if God
commands anything then it must
happen. In other words, God could
have made him submit to Adam, but
gave Tawûsê Melek the choice as a
test: God had directed him not to bow
to any other being, and his refusal of
the later order to bow to Adam was
thus obedience to God's original
command. They believe that their
respect and praise for Tawûsê Melek is
a way to acknowledge his majestic and
sublime nature. This idea is called
"Knowledge of the Sublime" (Zanista
Ciwaniyê).
The Yazidis thus believe that
Tawûsê Melek is not a source of evil or
wickedness, and they consider him to
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be the leader of the archangels, not a
fallen angel. The Yazidis of Kurdistan
have frequently been called “devil-
worshippers” by Westerners, a
portrayal problematically consistent
with Marvel canon. Non-Yazidis have
associated Melek Taus with Satan, but
Yazidis find that offensive and do not
actually mention that name. While not
Marvel canon, a more accurate comic-
book context for Yazidism can be
found in the character of King
Peacock, a magic-user and follower of
Melek Taus, in America’s Best Comics’
Top Ten.
Persian Magic
Magic-users of the Persian mythos
(particularly Zoroastrianism) are
referred to as magi (singular: magus),
best known in Western lore as the
Three Wise Men who bore witness to
the Nativity of Christ (an event with
conflicting descriptions in Marvel
canon). Magi in ancient Persian
society were held in high regard and
often acted as viziers. Magic linked to
the Yazatas often has a strong
connection to the elements, especially
fire and water, which are used to
represent cleansing and purification.
Persian magic often also includes
elements of sympathetic magic. The
more powerful spells in the Persian
school may draw from white (order) or
black (chaos) forces, but bear the
distinction that either force may be
used for good or for evil. Persian magi
will typically have a higher Popularity
and Resources (at least locally) than
the average citizen. Persian magic-
users will often have the talents of
Astrology and/or Alchemy.
Military
The might of the Persian empire
was renowned throughout the ancient
world. One reason behind this was
their immense numbers: during the
Achaemenid period, the army itself
was reported to be up to 150,000
warriors strong. Their army was
divided up into regiments of one
thousand men, and these regiments
were known as a hazarabam. Ten of
these regiments formed a haivarabam
of ten thousand Persian warriors. The
Sparabara were the front-line troops
of the Persian army, and some of the
bravest warriors, despite their limited
armoury. Typically, they were armed
with a large wicker and animal hide
shield, which the Sparabara would use
to adsorb projectile attacks, for
offensive work, the shield bearers
would be armed with a two-foot-long
spear.
Most feared, however, was the
elite Persian heavy-infantry units
known as the Immortals. The
Immortals were highly trained, tireless
elites equipped with heavily armored
scale mail skilled in the use of a variety
of weapons. The Mengu-style face
mask shown in Frank Miller’s 300 is a
fabrication by Miller -- the actual
warriors wore tiaras that may have
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helped to keep wind and dust out of
their faces. (Admittedly, the face
masks look cooler.) A favorite weapon
of the Immortals was the sagaris, a
slender handled war ax that could be
used on horseback as well as in close
combat.
Takabara were the Persian spear-
bearers. Persian spears were often six
feet long with a razor-sharp bronze or
iron, broad, leaf-style spearhead at
one end, and a metal counterbalance
at the other. This counterbalance was
also used as a blunt force weapon.
Often these counterbalances were in
the shape of fruit and denoted rank.
The most common was the
pomegranate, and the uppermost
elite were sometimes known as
“apple-bearers”.
Archers were one of the first lines
of attack for the Persian army, who
would line up and take cover behind
the shield bearers. Lightly armoured
to allow full movement to fire their
bows, the archers would also carry a
range of close combat weapons in
case they were forced to engage in
melee combat. Persian arrows where
thin and only really effective within a
120-yard range. But again, this is
where their numbers came in handy.
The Immortals would launch wave
after wave of thousands of arrows.
According to one Greek soldier who
survived a battle against the Persian
army, their arrows “blacked out the
sky.”
 The Persians were innovative in
their use of cavalry, which included
horse-mounted archers and heavily
armored and armed units called
cataphracts. Scythed chariots were
also used: these were tall, so only a
small part of the driver was exposed
above the rim, and attached to each
axle were two-foot-long iron blades
that spun, cutting through an
enemies’ legs. Besides horses, Persian
cavalry also incorporated camels and
war elephants.
The Persian naval fleet was mostly
recruited from non-Persian
mercenaries, as there were few
Persian sailors -- most of them could
not even swim. Naval combat mostly
consisted of boarding actions, so the
Persian marine force was responsible
for the hard fighting that would win or
lose a naval battle.
PERSIAN COSMOLOGY
The duality of good versus evil is
perpetually prevalent in Persian myth
and Zoroastrianism, often reflected as
light versus dark. The characters of
Persian mythology almost always fall
into one of two camps: they are either
good, or they are evil. The resultant
discord mirrors the nationalistic ideals
of the early Islamic era as well as the
moral and ethical perceptions of the
Zoroastrian period, in which the world
was perceived to be locked in a battle
between the destructive Ahriman and
his hordes of demonic divs and their
foreign supporters, versus the Creator
Ahura Mazda, who although not
participating in the day-to-day affairs
of mankind, was represented in the
world by the Yazatas and their
champions.
In Persian mythology, the universe
will end with Frashokereti, a
Ragnarok-like event in which evil will
finally be destroyed and the world will
be restored to the perfection it had at
the time of creation.
Elysium, the Realm of Infinite Time
The home dimension of the
Yazatas is Elysium, the Realm of
Infinite Time. Keeping with the pattern
established by the other pantheons, it
may be that Elysium is the name of the
Yazatas’ capital (or only) city, while the
Realm of Infinite Time describes the
dimension itself. Note that the Elysium
of the Yazatas is not to be confused
with the Elysian Fields of Hades (also
sometimes called Elysium) or the
region of the Norse Hel of the same
name.
Elysium was presumably founded
by Zurvan, the Persian personification
of time. As the name implies, time
passes differently in Elysium, to the
effect that one may stay in that
dimension for many years (how many
is unknown; it may even be variable)
only to find that no time, or very little,
has passed in Earth’s dimension.
Like the other godly realms, the
Realm of Infinite Time is a “pocket
dimension” containing a small,
nonspherical planetoid with an Earth-
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like environment. Like many divine
realms, the heavens in this dimension
are geocentric, with the sun, moon
and planets orbiting Elysium without
any unusual physical effects. Circling
the main landmass of the planetoid is
the heavenly sea, Vourukasha, which
is fed by the river Arədvī Sūrā Anāhitā.
According to myth, Ahura Mazda sent
the clean waters of Vourukasha down
to the earth in order to cleanse the
world and sent the water back to the
heavenly sea Puitika. Puitika is a sea
opposite to Vourukasha, and is the
dumping ground for impurities and
polluted waters. It was a kind of vast
laboratory in which the dirt came off
the objects in which they were
infested by them. This phenomenon
was later interpreted as the coming
and going of the tide.
At the centre of Vourukasha was
located the Harvisptokhm or "tree of
all seeds" which contain the seeds of
all plants in the world. There is a bird
Sinamru (aka Simurgh) on the tree
which causes the bough to break and
seeds to sprinkle all around when it
alights. The Harvisptokhm is
presumably a dimensional nexus, the
Persian manifestation of the Axis
Mundi which connects Earth to the
godly realms, akin to the role of
Ygdrasil in Norse mythology. At the
center of the Vourukasha also grows
the Gaokerena or "White Haoma",
considered to be the "king of healing
plants". It is surrounded by ten
thousand other healing plants.
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Ahura Mazda divided it up into sixteen
districts, known as the “sixteen
perfect lands”; Ahriman retaliated by
creating sixteen different plagues to
curse mankind. The sixteen districts
each had corresponding regions on
Earth. The Persian names for the
sixteen lands are: Airyana Vaēǰah,
Gava, Mōuru, Pākhtī, Nisāya, Harōiva,
Vaēkərəta, Urvā, Xnənta, Haraxᵛaitī,
Haētumant, Raγa, Čaxra, Varəna,
Hapta Həndu, and Raŋhā.
Locations of Interest in
the Realm of Infinite Time
Bridge of the Accursed: Also called the
Chinvat Bridge or the Bridge of the
Requiter, the Bridge of the Accursed is
the sifting bridge which separates the
world of the living from the world of
the dead. All souls must cross the
bridge upon death. The Bridge's
appearance varies
depending on the
observer's asha, or
righteousness. If a person
has been wicked, the
bridge will appear narrow
and a demon will emerge
and drag their soul into the
druj-demana (the House of
Lies), a place of eternal
punishment and suffering
similar to the concept of
Hell. If a person's good
thoughts, words and
deeds in life are many, the
bridge will be wide enough
to cross, and a spirit will
appear and lead the soul into the
House of Song. Those souls that
successfully cross the bridge are
united with Ahura Mazda. Often, the
Chinvat Bridge is identified with the
rainbow, or with the Milky Way
galaxy. It bears many similarities with
the Bifrost of Asgard.
Hara Berezaiti: Literally meaning
"High Watchpost", this is the name
given to the mountain in the Realm of
Infinite Time around which the stars
and planets revolve. In Persian myth,
Harā Bərəzaitī is the source of all
mountains of the world, that is, all
other mountains and ranges of the
earthly realm are but lateral
projections that originate at High
Hara. High Hara is the geographic
center of Realm of Infinite Time,
immediately surrounded by the
steppes of the Airyanem Vaejah, the
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first of the seven lands created by
Ahura Mazda. It is a polar mountain
around which the stars revolve; it is
also the mountain behind which the
sun hides at night. The pinnacle of
High Hara is Mount Hukairya, from
which springs the source of all waters
of its world. These waters rush down
from the mountain as the mighty
world river Arədvī Sūrā Anāhitā, which
in turn feed the great sea Vourukaša.
Harā is tall and luminous, free from
darkness and the predations of evil
spirits. The sacred plant haoma grows
on Harā. It is also the home of Mithra.
House of Song: This is the abode of
righteous souls who cross the Chinvat
Bridge; it is literally Paradise, often
described as “the best existence”.
Here, the sun always shines, the air is
pleasantly fragrant, and one is filled
with a general sense of peace,
enlightenment, and well-
being. In this location is
also the palace at which
the Yazatas convene.
House of Lies: Essentially
the Persian version of Hell,
this is Ahriman’s sub-
terranean abode, and the
literal opposite of the
House of Song in every
way. Wicked souls crossing
the Chinvat Bridge are
dragged here, where they
are tormented by demons
until Judgment Day. It is a
dark, stinking realm devoid
of joy or comfort.
Other Locations:
Naqsh-e Rustam: This is an impressive
real-world historical necropolis built
during the height of the Achaemenid
Persian Empire. It is the resting place
of the greatest Achaemenid kings. The
complex has been somewhat
overshadowed by the nearby ancient
capital of Persepolis, but this royal
necropolis does stand out as a
magnificent example of ancient
Persian architecture and art. The
complex includes the Tower of
Silence, a large circular tower that is
the primary earthly nexus to Elysium.
This location may be used as a portal
to that dimension, and it is also a place
where the faithful may communicate
with the Yazatas.
Paristan: Paristan is a fairyland in
Middle Eastern folklore. In many
respects it resembles the Otherworld
of European mythology, and in fact
may be a part of that dimension, or
adjacent to it. Paristan is inhabited by
Magical Artifacts
Anachitis: In ancient Persian
all manner of fae mythological divination, an anachitis, or anancitis,
creatures of Persian mythology, plus meaning "stone of necessity" is a
Middle-Eastern variations on mythical stone used to call up spirits from
beasts of Greece, Egypt, Arabia, etc. water. It is sometimes described as a
Part of Paristan is the land of Zahrgiah, type of diamond. The user may
a kingdom ruled by the fairy king summon a Water Elemental that
Malek Khazen, and his chief general obeys his or her commands; use
Fulad-Zereh, a winged and armored statistics for “Elemental, Greater” in
demon. There is an earthly portal to Realms of Magic (Book 3, p. 14). To
Paristan on Koh-e-Qaf, a mountain use this ability, the user must have the
outside of Baghdad. Occult Knowledge or similar Talent.
Mazandaran In Persian mythology, Cross of
this was an earthly kingdom ruled by Mithra: The
the Divs. It was such a horrible place holy symbol of
that no Shah of Iran dared to go there Mithra, the
to conquer the land. One day, a Div god of light, is
came to the shah Kai Kavus to read a used by his
poem for him to describe the beauties priests and
of Mazandaran. Being impressed by devoted
the Div's description, Kai Kavus, who followers. The symbol repels vampires
was an irrational and unwise man, and other undead, just as a Christian
decided to conquer Mazandaran. cross does. Mithraist priests with
Everyone was opposed to this magical abilities have been known to
decision, because even great kings enchant Mithra’s symbol to emit light
such as Jamshidand Fereydun on command, and to deter non-
wouldn't try to conquer the land. undead beings as well.
Nonetheless, Kai Kavus insisted upon
it. He went there, but was defeated Eye of Ahriman:
and imprisoned by the Divs of the The Eye of
area. He and two-thirds of his army Ahriman was a
were blinded by the Divs. He wrote a blood red mystic
letter to king Zāl to ask him to come multi-faceted
and rescue him, but Zāl was old and gem, about the
couldn’t go. Instead, he sent Rostam, size of a human
who was a child. Rostam had to pass fist (or heart). It
the seven labors known as Haft Khan was used by
in order to get to Mazandaran. sorcerer Ennis
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Tremellyn for over 200 years by
binding his spirit to another human
after his death. Doctor Strange
foretold the revival of Tremellyn's
slave, Kemo, and took to battling
Tremellyn on the Astral Plane while
Kemo obeyed orders to attack the
descendants of the Marquis of
Crawlins. Doctor Strange stopped
Tremellyn, and Ben Grimm stopped
Kemo.
Effects:
• Soul Binding: The Eye can be used
to bind one person’s soul to
another’s, and then by the user to
control the person wearing the
Eye. The target may attempt to
resist by making a successful
Psyche FEAT versus the user of the
Eye. If he or she fails, the target
will remain under the user’s
control until the spell is broken.
The Eye may not bind another’s
soul to the user unless the target
is killed.
• Longevity: The Eye halts aging of
the individual who controls it, and
those who are soul-bound to the
user.
• Magic Augmentation: Tremellyn
also relied on the Eye to augment
his own powers, to the point that
he attempted to flee as soon as
the Eye was destroyed; the Eye
raises all magical abilities +2CS.
Heart of Ahriman: The origins of this
magical gem are unknown, although it
was presumably fashioned using the
power of Ahriman. It was held by
Xaltotun in Acheronian, circa 13,000
BC, and was also known to another
Priest of Set, Ptah Mekri, although it is
not known if Mekri ever possessed the
Heart. It was stolen from Xaltotun and
used to drive him out and to bring
about the fall of the ancient Empire.
After this, the Heart of Ahriman
vanished.
Three thousand years later, it was
located by Orastes beneath the
Temple of Mitra in the capital of
Aquilonia. Orastes used the Heart, and
the power of the Old Ones, to
resurrect the sorcerer Xaltotun.
Xaltotun used its power to generate a
plague in Nemedia, to paralyze King
Conan, and to create an avalanche to
crush the troops of Aquilonia--all in
order to place Orastes and his three
allies in charge of Aquilonia and
Nemedia.
Tarascus, fearing Xaltotun's power
and not trusting his intent, stole the
Heart of Ahriman from him while he
slept. Tarascus gave the Heart to one
of his soldiers, instructing him to cast
it into the sea. The soldier, however,
was slain by thieves, and the Heart
stolen and sold to Zorathus. Conan
followed Zorathus to Argos, and
ended up finding him as a prisoner of
Count Valbroso. Zorathus had been
tortured to a point near death but had
refused to tell them how to open the
strongbox in which he kept it. When
Conan promised Zorathus a merciful
death, Zorathus told Valbroso how to
open the strongbox, knowing he
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would be fatally poisoned in the
process. Conan claimed the Heart,
but, dumbstruck by its power, stared
too long at it and was brained from
behind by another, who made off with
the Heart to sell it to priests of Stygia,
with Conan in pursuit.
The Stygian sorcerer Thutothemes
obtained the Heart of Ahriman in
Khemi from the men who brought it
from Argos. Thutothemes sought to
use the power of the Heart to revive
the mummified Ptah Mekri, whom
Thutothemes intended to train him in
its use. However, Thutothemes was
slain by four Khitain mystics, sent by
Valerius to kill Conan, who hoped to
take the magic item for themselves.
Conan slew the last of mystics, the
sole survivor of the battle against
Thutothemes, but was then
confronted by the partially revived,
still mummified form of Ptah Mekri,
who clutched the Heart. The semi-
living form of Mekri proved
susceptible to outside commands, and
Conan forced Mekri to lead him out of
the temple.
Conan gave the Heart of Ahriman
to Hadrathus, a Priest of Asura, who
used its power to counter the spells of
Xaltotun. Hadrathus confronted
Xaltotun with the Heart, as Conan
finished off the astounded wizard.
Decades later, Conan retrieved
the Heart of Ahriman to assist the
druid Diviatrix against the combined
power of Thoth-Amon and the Black
 Ring. The power of the Heart proved
sufficient to overcome the entire
coven of sorcerers, defeating and
even destroying many of them, and
Thoth-Amon fled. Hadrathus later
offered to use the Heart to protect
Aquilonia, but Conan turned down
his offer.

Crassus (a Set-worshipper posing

as a Mitran priest) killed a Mitran
priest named Dexitheus and blamed
Hadrathus. Hadrathus stated that he
was innocent of the crime to Queen
Zenobia, and gave her the heart of
Ahriman as collateral if he was lying.
Hadrathus was exonerated.

Hadrathus later used the Heart

to divine the location of the Prince
and Princess Radegund and Taurus.
Hadrathus discovered that Crassus
rode to Argos with Radegund as a
hostage but had slain Taurus.
Hadrathus then used the Heart of
Ahriman to observe Conan as the
prince set out to slay Crassus, and
stowed away with the Heart as
Conan set sail. Once his presence on
the ship was revealed, Hadrathus
persuaded Conan that the Heart of
Ahriman would be needed to defend
themselves from Crassus. Its
whereabouts after this are unknown.

Effects: The Heart of Ahriman is

unusual in that it was transformed by
Ahura Mazda to release pure white
magic, although the Heart was
nevertheless used for evil by mortals.

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It has demonstrated the following
capabilities:
• Resurrect/Animate Dead:
Incredible rank with the following
results. Red = complete revival,
with the subject rejuvenated to
prime condition; Yellow = corpse-
like appearance but with
complete mental facility and
autonomy; Green = corpse is
shambling and zombie-like, will
respond to commands but cannot
think independently; White =
complete failure to animate.
• Deflect Magic: Remarkable rank
• Scrying: Monstrous
• Energy Emission: White magic at
Amazing intensity
• Magic Amplification: The gem
may be used to augment a user’s
magical spells by +2CS.
Negative Effects:
• Hypnosis: All who encounter the
Heart for the first time, if they are
in the same area as the Heart,
must make a green Psyche FEAT
roll or be awestruck by its power
and incapable of action for 1d10
rounds.
• Induce Greed: Although not
explicitly stated, it is implied that
the Heart incites greed. It has
certainly been stolen often, and
this ability fits within Ahriman’s
usual modus operandi.
Sang-e Sabur: This is a type of
talisman, translated as “Patient
Stone”. It is a small stone, the most
empathetic of listeners, that is
believed to absorb the sorrows and
pains of the person who confides in
itself. It is said that when the stone can
no longer contain the pain it harbors,
it bursts into pieces. In game terms, a
sang-e sabur can be fabricated by
someone who possesses the Alchemy
talent or similar skill. A user who
confides in the stone can
automatically heal any damage
incurred from psychic attacks, up to
the stone’s full capacity (equal to the
Psyche of its creator). The stone may
be used more than once, but it is
destroyed once it reaches its full
capacity.
Haoma Plant: Haoma is a divine plant
in Persian cosmology. It is a tall,
fragrant, fibrous plant of a golden-
green color, and grows in the
mountainous regions of Elysium, and
is often associated with the god Vohu
Manah. In Persian mythology, the
plant can be pressed to create a drink
of miraculous properties, including
nourishment, healing, furthering
sexual prowess, increasing strength,
and stimulating alertness and
awareness. The drink is mildly
intoxicating and can be consumed
without negative side effects. In game
terms, consuming the extract of the
Haoma automatically heals Health
points equal to the imbiber’s
Endurance, and provides a +1CS bonus
to Strength and Intuition for 24 hours.
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 GODS OF PERSIA: YAZATAS AND OTHER BEINGS
Name: Yazatas
Aliases: Zoroastrian gods, Persian
gods
Base of Operations: Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Known Representatives: Armaiti
(Gaea), Ahura Mazda, Ahriman,
Mithra, Atar, Asha, Kshathra Vairya,
Haurvatat, Vohu Manah, Ameretat
The Yazatas are a humanoid race of
extradimensional beings that hail from
Zurvan, referred to as both a location
and a personification of Time. An
interdimensional nexus between
Elysium, the Realm of Infinite Time
and Earth exists on Mount Damavand
in the Alborz Mountains and at Naqsh-
e Rustam within modern-day Iran. The
Yazatas were worshiped as Gods by
the people of ancient Persia, and are
still invoked by people of the
Zoroastrian faith to this day.
The divinity representing the force of
good, Ahura Mazda, was the first to
emerge from Zurvan, and he filled his
domain with life. Following on his
heels, however, was Ahriman, the
embodiment of evil. A twisted mirror
of the benevolent Ahura Mazda,
Ahriman set about destroying
everything Mazda created. In a close
battle, Mazda defeated Ahriman,
banishing him to the Nether Realms.
With the aid of the Earth-goddess allied with the older Indian (i.e., Vedic)
Armaiti (actually an incarnation of the gods, evidenced by the presence of
Elder God Gaea) Mazda created lesser deities shared by both pantheons. The
Yazatas to keep watch over his Persian mythos also has some
dominion. crossover with Islamic mythology,
such as the presence of angels and
Over 15,000 years ago, Ahura Mazda djinn.
sent Mithra, god of light and justice, to
serve as his representative on Earth The Yazatas have a familiarity with the
(where he became known as Mitra, Olympians: presumably they were
and became the subject of a originally enemies, although the
monotheistic worship). Circa 13,000 relationship seems to have mellowed
BC, Ahura-Mazda was worshiped by out over the centuries. Hercules even
the Hybori (at least by one of their recommended the Persian folkloric
shamans). warrior Rostam for inclusion in the
God Squad. Whether any animosity
Mithra was known as early as the remains between the Yazatas and the
Hyborian Age, well before the Yazatas Olympians is a decision left for the
acquired their renowned Persian GM.
following. In opposition to these
Yazatas, Ahriman created the demonic
Divs, and the two divine factions have
been at war ever since.
The Yazatas are called different names
by their human worshippers; for
example, the creator god Ahura
Mazda is known as "Auramazda" in
Old Persian, "Aramazd" in Armenian,
"Armazi" in Georgian, and "Ohrmazd"
in New Persian.
Relationships to Other Pantheons:
Being among the earliest of earth’s
pantheons to emerge, the Yazatas
frequently interacted with the gods of
the Hyborian Era and the
Mesopotamian gods. They have also
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Typical Yazatas:
F IN (40) Health: 120
A GD (10)
S IN (40) Karma: 50
E RM (30)
R EX (20) Resources: RM
I GD (10)
P EX (20) Popularity: 10
Known Powers:
Longevity: CL1000; Yazatas stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Flight: Many of the Yazatas are
winged; regardless, all can fly at
Remarkable airspeed.
Additionally, certain Yazatas may have
the following:
Elemental Abilities: Command of the
elements features strongly in Persian
magic, and many of the Yazatas have
element-based powers such as
Element Control, Transformation -
Self, and Energy Projection, at a base
rank of Incredible. The more powerful
deities may also have command of
light (order) or darkness (chaos).
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
Talents: Naturally, most will have
History/Cultural Knowledge of the
Yazatas and their worshippers. Most
will have Ancient Weapons (Persian).
Some may have Occult Knowledge,
and all will have knowledge
appropriate to their personification.
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PERSIAN GODS Regeneration: RM ability

Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,

Ahriman Shooting, and Force attacks

F IN (40) Health: 270 Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,

A RM (30) heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
S AM (50) Karma: 140 CL1000
E SHX (150)
R EX (20) Resources: SHX Resurrection: A number of gods may
I EX (20) work together to resurrect another
P UN (100) Popularity: -50 deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
BACKGROUND three deities and expenditure of all
Real Name: Ahriman/ Angra Mainyu Karma; may be performed once per
Occupation: Ruler of the Divs, god of day.
evil, personifying deceit and chaos;
former ruler of the creation Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Legal Status: Infernal being allows one to understand, speak, and
Identity: Secret write in all languages. If addressing
Other Known Aliases: Angra-Mainyu; speakers of more than one language,
"chaotic spirit", "destructive mind" each will understand the deity’s
(translation of Angra Mainyu); Possibly language in his or her native language.
Ohriman, Oh Rahmen This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Place of Birth: Zurvan and otherdimensional languages as
Marital Status: Single well as Earth tongues.
Known Relatives: Zurvan
(origin/mother);Ahura Mazda Flight: Remarkable airspeed
(antithesis/twin brother); Divs
(creations); Lilith (alleged daughter Darkness Manipulation: Ahriman can
with Aer) generate and manipulate darkness at
Base of Operations: Nether Realms Unearthly ability.
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Leader of Enchantment: Ahriman can place
the Divs enchantments of up to Unearthly
power on objects with Shift Y ability.
KNOWN POWERS Projection: He can project his image
Such a spell lasts until he rescinds the
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop across space and dimensions with
enchantment or it is negated by a
aging after a certain point in their life, Class 1000 ability.
Class 1000+ power.
although at what age they cease to get
older varies. Shapechange: Monstrous rank
Dimensional Travel: Class 1000 ability.

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Talents: Persuasion, Leadership,
Ancient Weapons (Persian), Occult
Knowledge, Psychology, Ritual Magic,
Dodging
Contacts: Divs, Armati
ADDITIONAL NOTES
In Conan the Barbarian: Flame and the
Fiend, a sorceress named Armati
summoned a demon named Angra
Mainyu, who bore resemblance to
Ahriman. Angra-Mainyu and Armati
are both references to the Zoroastrian
gods Ahriman/Angra Mainyu and
Armaiti, but it is unknown whether or
not Angra-Mainyu and Ahriman are
meant to be the same entity. The
demons’ entry of the Marvel Zombies
Handbook describes Angra-Mainyu as
an "extradimensional demon."
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ahriman has the power to create
good, but simply refuses to, actively
choosing evil. His greatest delight is to
corrupt the just and innocent through
trickery -- the greater their fall, the
better.
HISTORY
Two tales, slightly different, exist of
the origin and early actions of
Ahriman, or Angra Mainyu, the
"chaotic spirit", the "destructive
mind.” Allegedly, according to ancient
Zoroastrian lore and the Zurvanite
tradition, Ahura Mazda, the creator
god, emerged from the
personification of infinite time,
Zurvan. A wise and benevolent being
representing truth, order and justice,
Ahura Mazda started populating his
domain with life. There are at least
two competing stories concerning
Ahriman’s origin:
● Ahura Mazda’s birth was soon
followed by that of his twisted
mirror image and antithesis,
Ahriman, who personified deceit
and chaos.
● Angra Mainyu and Ahura Mazda
were the twin sons of Zurvan.
Angra Mainyu tore free of Time's
womb, and as first-born, inherited
creation for 9,000 years. This tale
might be the earliest conception
of the Fall of Man, the idea that
the world is tainted and ruled by
God's opposite.
Ahriman rejected the peace offerings
of Ahura Mazda, and tried to kill the
life Ahriman had been imbued in his
domain. Despite abhorring conflict,
Ahura Mazda opposed Ahriman, and
after a prolonged battle, narrowly
overcame and banished him to the
Nether Realms. There, he created the
Divs, demonic gods with the sole
purpose of opposing the Yazatas.
Since then, the two groups have
waged an endless war against each
often, often using mortals as pawns in
an attempt to gain the upper hand. To
fulfill his purposes of chaos and strife,
Ahriman created various magical
talisman. Among those were:
● The Heart of Ahriman, a golden
orb capable of enhancing magical
powers.
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● The Eye of Ahriman, a red jewel
capable of augmenting existing
magical power.
Allegedly, Ahriman was the father of
Lilith, along with fellow father Aer. The
god-thing known as Malik Tous (see
below) was known to use other
identities, including Satan, Beelzebub
and Ahriman. Angra Mainyu was
perhaps the earliest naming among
humans of the evil force, the force of
chaos, also known as the Devil, the
opposition to the Creator, such as God
(the One Above All).
The Heart of Ahriman was
transformed by Ahura Mazda to
release pure white magic (but the
Heart was nevertheless used for evil
by mortals). Around 13,000 BC, the
Heart fell into the hands of the
Xaltotun, a High Priest of Elder God Set
in the Acheronian city of Python, then
was stolen and used to cause the fall
of the Acheronian Empire, and was
used again three thousands years later
to resurrect Xaltotun, before
eventually being given to Hadrathus.
According to the legend, every few
centuries, the Endless Stair, a stairway
between Heaven and Hell opened
next to a small town of the Bossonian
Marches in Aquilonia, when Ahriman
and Mitra came to trade in the souls of
men. Allegedly, a fabulous treasure
and utter perils accompanied the
event for one who would approach it.
Circa 10,000 BC, Red Sonja witnessed
such event, and encountered an
angel-like creature destined to "her"
treasure, having beaten her and
wishing to live with her, but rejected
him.

In the late 18th century, High Priest of

Ahriman Ennis Tremellyn aboard a
ship sinking off the New England
coast, used the power of the Eye of
Ahriman to bound his life essence to
Kemo, a Polynesian sailor, who was
consequently mystically kept alive for
centuries.

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Ahura Mazda Regeneration: RM ability

F AM (50) Health: 425 Body Resistance: RM versus Physical,

A AM (50) Shooting, and Force attacks
S MN (75) Karma: 330
E SHY (250) Invulnerability: IN resistance to cold,
R IN (40) Resources: SH-Y heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
I IN (40) CL1000
P SHY (250) Popularity: 75
Resurrection: A number of gods may
BACKGROUND work together to resurrect another
Real Name: Ahura Mazda deity if his or her life essence is beyond
Occupation: Ruler of the Yazatas, god resurrection. Requires a minimum of
of creation, representing truth, order three deities and expenditure of all
and justice Karma; may be performed once per
Legal Status: Ruler of the Yazatas day.
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Hura-Maztha Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
(seemingly Hybori name circa 13,000 allows one to understand, speak, and
BC), Auramazda (in Old Persian), write in all languages. If addressing
Aramazd (in Armenian), Armazi (in speakers of more than one language,
Georgian), Ohrmazd (in New Persian) each will understand the deity’s
Place of Birth: Zurvan language in his or her native language.
Marital Status: Married This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Known Relatives: Zurvan and otherdimensional languages as
(origin/mother); Ahriman well as Earth tongues.
(antithesis/twin brother); Yazatas,
including Mithra (creations); Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Shamahs (creation's son) ● Fire mystical blasts of pure white
Base of Operations: Elysium, the Mystic Powers: Ahura Mazda has
extraordinary ability to tap into and magic, with Shift-X Force or
Realm of Infinite Time Energy range and damage.
Past Group Affiliations: None manipulate mystical energies on a
cosmic scale, such as in perceiving and ● Fire solar energy blasts at Shift-Y
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas, ability.
Council of Godheads preserving astral energies,
commanding vast amounts of energy ● Dimensional Travel with Class
and moving between different levels 5000 ability.
KNOWN POWERS ● Project his image across space and
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop of existence. His level of power and
expertise is unknown, but he may be dimensions with Class 3000
aging after a certain point in their life, ability.
although at what age they cease to get just as powerful as such deities as
Vishnu, Odin and Zeus. These abilities ● Place enchantments of up to Shift-
older varies. X power on objects with Class
include:

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 1000 ability. Such a spell lasts until
he rescinds the enchantment or it
is negated by a Class 1000+ power.
● Raise Strength up to Shift-X for 1-
10 rounds.
● Bestow Power: Ahura Mazda can
temporarily enhance others’
primary ranks by up to +2CS, and
can endow others with additional
powers at Incredible rank.
● Shapechange at Amazing ability.
● Cosmic Awareness at Class 1000
ability; he does not suffer the
penalty described in the Ultimate
Powers Book due to his divine
nature.
EQUIPMENT:
Staff: Ahura Mazda wields a staff of
Class-1000 strength Uru-like metal
bearing the same cross symbol
associated with Mithra. He is able to
focus his powers through the staff
(though he does not need to), and it
can fire an intense blast of white
magic that does Shift-Y damage to
undead which can destroy them
permanently.
Talents: Leadership, Ancient Weapons
(Persian), Occult Knowledge, Ritual
Magic
Contacts: Yazatas, Council of
Godheads
ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ahura Mazda abhors conflict but can
reluctantly overcome that feeling if
needed. As a god of light and white
magic, he stands for order and justice,
and believes in mankind’s inherent
goodness.
HISTORY
According to the ancient Zoroastrian
lore, the creator god Ahura Mazda
emerged from the personification of
infinite time, Zurvan. A wise and
benevolent being, representing truth,
order and justice, Ahura Mazda
started populating his domain with
life.
His birth was soon followed by his
antithesis, Ahriman, who personified
deceit and chaos. Ahriman rejected
the peace offerings of Ahura Mazda
and tried to kill the life who had been
imbued in his domain. Despite
abhorring conflict, Ahura Mazda
opposed Ahriman, and after a
prolonged battle, narrowly overcame
and banished him to the Nether
Realms.
In preparation for Ahriman's return,
Ahura Mazda then created the
Yazatas, lesser gods imbued with
portions of his power and dedicated to
upholding order and justice. Gaea
recognizing him as a kindred spirit, she
offered her help in opposing Ahriman,
and became known to the Yazaras as
"Armaiti".
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Over 15,000 years ago, Ahura Mazda
sent Mithra, god of light and justice, to
serve as his representative on Earth.
Circa 13,000 BC, as Hura-Maztha, he
was worshiped by the Hybori. During
the Hyborian Age, Mithra came to be
worshiped by monotheistic religions
and even intervened directly to
protect humanity from the Elder God
Set or demons such as Molub or Xotli.
Banished, Ahriman created the Divs,
demonic gods with the sole purpose of
opposing the Yazatas. Since then, the
two groups have waged an endless
war against each often, often using
mortals as pawns in an attempt to gain
the upper hand. To fulfill his purposes
of chaos and strife, Ahriman created
various magical talisman, among them
the Heart of Ahriman, a golden orb
capable of enhancing magical powers.
That talisman was transformed by
Ahura Mazda to release pure white
magic (but the Heart was nevertheless
used for evil by mortals).
Ameretat
F RM (30) Health: 140
A EX (20)
S IN (40) Karma: 90
E AM (50)
R EX (20) Resources: UN
I RM (30)
P IN (40) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ameretat
Occupation: Goddess of vegetation
Legal Status: Citizen of Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Shud,
Amurdud, Mordad, Amordad
Place of Birth: Elysium, the Realm of
Infinite Time
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ahura Mazda
(creator); Yazatas ("siblings")
Base of Operations: Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.

Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: IN resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all

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Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Control Vegetation: Ameratat can
control all plant life at Shift X ability,
including the ability to spontaneously
generate vegetation of her choosing.
Heal Others: Excellent rank.
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
Talents: Botany, Agriculture
Contacts: Yazatas, various female
goddesses
ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ameretat is a very motherly figure
who watches over the life of the earth
and is a ruler of nature. She has a great
affinity for those who respect nature,
and an extreme dislike of those who
would plunder earth’s resources.
HISTORY
Ameretat, goddess of creation was
one of the Yazatas created by Ahura
Mazda to uphold order and justice and
in preparation for Ahriman's return. In
1000 AD, the Third Host of the
Celestials occurred, during which the
aliens informed they would return
1,000 years later to judge Earth's right
to continue existing. While the
pantheons prepared for war, Gaea
planned a peaceful solution to the
problem with many goddesses, among
them Ameretat.
For the next thousand years, they
searched for humans representing
mankind's highest ideals, to be offered
to the Celestials as an offering. The
goddesses placed the candidates in
suspended animation, with their
superhuman potential, the legacy of
the First Host, awakened.
In Persian legend, when Angra Mainyu
(Ahriman) withered the primordial
plant, Ameretat crushed it to a pulp
and mixed it with water, where then
the God Tishtrya took the water mix
and spread it all over the earth
through rain, causing plant life to
grow. This makes Ameretat “Chief” of
all plant life on earth.
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In Zoroastrianism, an ambrosia of
immortality can be achieved through
the nectar of the White Haoma. The
White Haoma is said to be the “death-
dispelling chief of plants”, and the
nectar itself is created from Ameretat.
It is believed that in the final
renovation of the world, the ambrosia
of immortality will be created.
Ameretat (and Haurvatat) are also
associated with food and drink, so it is
best to eat respectfully in silence in
regard to them. In the Book of Arda
Viraz, Viraz sees a man punished in
hell for consuming food while
unlawfully talking, showing disrespect
and disregard for Ameretat and
Haurvatat.
Ameretat is a very high ranked Yazata
(lesser deity to Ahura Mazda) and has
her own personal assistants/
cooperators (hamkars). Her hamkars
are Rashnu (yazata of Justice/“the
Judge”), Arshtat (yazata of Justice/
“world-promoting”), and Zam (yazata
of the earth).
Asha
F AM (50) Health: 240
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 135
E UN (100)
R EX (20) Resources: IN
I MN (75)
P IN (40) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Asha
Occupation: God of fire and truth
Legal Status: Citizen of Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Asha Vahishta,
Asa
Place of Birth: Elysium, the Realm of
Infinite Time
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ahura Mazda
(creator); Yazatas ("siblings")
Base of Operations: Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.

Regeneration: RM ability

Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,

Shooting, and Force attacks

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Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
radiation, etc. Resist Disease and Heat
at CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
Talents: Ancient Weapons (Persian),
Aerial Combat, Martial Arts A - D
Contacts: Yazatas
ADDITIONAL NOTES
and physical world against demons. In
his role as enforcer, Asha occasionally
visits the nether realms to make sure
that the souls there do not suffer more
punishment than they deserve. Many
of the rituals devoted to him involve a
literal trial by fire in order to prove
one’s innocence, as Asha is said to
protect those who deserve it.

Flight: Remarkable airspeed

Fire Control: Asha can control all forms
of fire, at Shift X ability.
Flame Emission: Asha can emit flame
in the form of a cone 2 areas wide with
a range of 4 areas, at Amazing
intensity, as a beam from his eyes at
Monstrous intensity and range, or an
aura with a Touch range at Unearthly
intensity.
Divine Powers: Asha may have
additional abilities. The full strength of
his powers has not been revealed.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
As the personification of righteous
order, Asha is a trusted “right-hand
man” to Ahura Mazda. He is
passionate about preserving truth and
morality, but is also compassionate to
mortals.
HISTORY
Asha, god of fire, was one of the
Yazatas created by Ahura Mazda to
uphold order and justice and in
preparation for Ahriman's return.
Roughly translated as “moral order” or
“righteousness”, Asha was appointed
by Ahura Mazda to uphold divine law
and good thought. He is the protector
of fire, and a protector of the moral

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Atar
F UN (100) Health: 240
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 70
E AM (50)
R EX (20) Resources: IN
I EX (20)
P RM (30) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Agni
Occupation: God of fire and
purification; Leader or representative
of the Yazatas in the Council of
Godheads
Legal Status: Leader of the Yazatas
and member of the Daevas
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Agni
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Dyaus (father),
Prithivi (mother), Indra, Vayu,
Tvashtri, Surya (brothers), Ushas, Ratri
(sisters), Kama (brother-in-law),
Agneyi (wife), Kartikeyi (son,
deceased), Angiras (grandson), Agni II
(great-grandson), Varuna
(grandfather, alias Ormazd)
Base of Operations: Nirvana (Daevas),
Elysium (Yazatas) and Naqsh-I-Rustem
(Earth)
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas,
Daevas, Council of Godheads

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop
aging after a certain point in their life,

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although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: RM versus Physical,
Shooting, Magic, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
radiation, etc. Resist Disease and Heat
at CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Dimensional Travel: Shift X ability.
Fire Generation/Control: Atar can
generate and control fire at Unearthly
ability and intensity.
Purification: Asha can bless any item
to purify it, raising its functionality and
material strength +2CS. This can be
done on any sort of object, whether
defensive, offensive, or simply
utilitarian. Purification will also
remove any traits the object has that
are harmful to the user, such as a
curse or disease. According to
Zoroastrian lore, he purifies objects by
eating them -- it’s up to the GM
whether this is taken literally or
metaphorically.
Shapeshifting: He can take on a fiery
form of any animal, at Amazing ability.
His preferred form other than human
is that of a large phoenix. In his
manifestation as Agni, he sometimes
appears with two heads.
Atar has various other skills mystical in
nature. He has yet to demonstrate the
full range of his power.
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
Talents: Ancient Weapons (Persian),
Intimidation, Martial Arts A - D,
Cooking
Contacts: Yazatas, Daevas
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Whereas Asha represents fire’s
cleansing properties and a revealer of
truth, Atar represents the elemental
aspect of fire. Consequently, Atar,
while also devoted to light and justice,
has a fiery temper and can be quick to
anger and is fierce in his retribution.
HISTORY
Atar, the Persian god of fire, was
originally one of the Vedic gods of
India, where he was worshipped as
Agni, god of fire and purification. He is
the son of Dyaus, the sky-god
(Demiurge), and Prithivi, the earth-
goddess (Gaea). Very little is known
about his role or his character except
that he was one of the most important
gods of the early Vedic Pantheon. He
presided over sacrificial flames and
guided the spirits of the cremated
dead to the underworld to await their
next life. As the Rakshasas led by
Ravanna supplanted the Vedic gods,
Agni protected the monkey-god
Hanuman and led him to safety even
as he himself was forced into the role
of cook before the demons. Angered,
the sorcerer Bhrigu cursed Agni to
become the devourer of all things, but
Brahma reversed this by making him
the purifier of all that he touches.
The god Vishnu subsequently led the
Vedic gods to conquer the Rakshasas
as the Vedic Gods were replaced by
the religion of Hinduism. Agni became
the god Atar under Zoroastrianism, a
religion where all the old Vedic Gods
found worshippers under new names.
Varuna became Ahura Mazda or
simply, Ormazd, the ruler of the
Persian Gods in Zoroastrianism.
Atar, however, lost his son, the war-
god, Kartikkeya, to Skanda, the son of
Shiva, who was the god of war in the
Hindu Pantheon. Skanda assumed his
predecessor’s identity and took over
many of his aspects.
Atar is also credited with slaying Azhi
Dahaka, one of the Asuras. Guilty for
many undefined defiances against the
gods, Dahaka was chained to a
mountain by Atar.
In the 1870's, an Indian rebel called
the Mahdi, seeking to destroy the
British army, prayed to the Hindu
gods, demanding the power to fight
the British. In a vision, Yama, Ratri
(goddess of night), Agni (god of fire,
two-headed), Maya (goddess of
dreams), and Kâli granted the Mahdi
powers and weapons to fight the
British. From Yama, the Mahdi gained
a fiery sword, from Ratri the power of
"the night's shadows", from Agni
sacrificial flame, from Maya the power
to drive his enemies to despair with
illusions, and from Kâli the wheel of
destruction. The Mahdi then used
these powers in battle-only to
discover too late that he had offended
the gods by trying to order them
around. The Mahdi's weapons were
only illusions, and he died in battle.
In recent years, Atar met with the
Council of God Kings to surmise the
threat that the mortal Akhenaten
posed to their worlds with his cosmic
powers. However, Akhenaten sensed
their plotting and destroyed all of
them except for Thor and Zeus who
escaped. Later, Thanos gained the
virtually unlimited power of the Heart
of the Infinite and altered time so that
Akhenaten never gained his power,
effectively undoing his actions and
restoring those he had destroyed,
including Atar. However, to those who
could understand or even remember
what had happened, these actions
were seen as the replacement of one
threat with another, perhaps even
worse. The Godheads, including Atar,
joined together with a multitude of
heroes and villains from Earth and the
rest of the universe to oppose Thanos,
who had gained supreme power from
the Heart of the Infinite. Thanos easily
wiped out every single being in the
universe, but later was convinced by
Adam Warlock to sacrifice himself to
restore the universe to its previous
state.
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Haurvatat
F AM (40) Health: 190
A AM (50)
S IN (40) Karma: 110
E AM (50)
R EX (20) Resources: AM
I IN (40)
P AM (50) Popularity: 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Haurvatat
Occupation: Goddess of water
Legal Status: Citizen of Elysium, Realm
of Infinite Time
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Anahita
Place of Birth: Elysium, Realm of
Infinite Time
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ahura Mazda
(creator); Yazatas ("siblings")
Base of Operations: Elysium, Realm of
Infinite Time
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.

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This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Dimensional Travel: Amazing rank
Water Control: Haurvatat is able to
control water at Monstrous ability.
Water Form: Haurvatat can transform
herself into a water form at Shift X
ability.
Purification: Haurvatat can bless any
item to purify it, raising its
functionality and material strength
+2CS. This can be done on any sort of
object, whether defensive, offensive,
or simply utilitarian. Purification will
also remove any traits the object has
that are harmful to the user, such as a
curse or disease.
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
Talents: Oceanography, Marine
Biology, Meteorology
Contacts: Yazatas
ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Haurvatat represents wholeness,
perfection, and the purifying
properties of water. She is calm and
benevolent, and dedicates herself to
the help, joy, comfort and pleasure of
the righteous.
HISTORY
Haurvatat, goddess of water, was one
of the Yazatas created by Ahura
Mazda to uphold order and justice and
in preparation for Ahriman's return.
She is closely allied with Ameretat,
and it is prophesied that Haurvatat
and Ameretat will destroy the demons
of hunger and thirst at the final
renovation of the world. Haurvatat is
implored by her followers to give
mankind the power to withstand the
seductive attacks of the Divs and the
evil influence of Ahriman. Her nemesis
is a demon of thirst, named Tarshna.
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Kshathra Vairya
F AM (50) Health: 160
A IN (40)
S IN (40) Karma: 135
E RM (30)
R MN (75) Resources: MN
I RM (30)
P RM (30) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Kshathra Vairya
Occupation: God of metal
Legal Status: Citizen of Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Sharevar
Place of Birth: Elysium, the Realm of
Infinite Time
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ahura Mazda
(creator); Yazatas ("siblings")
Base of Operations: Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, Karma; may be performed once per
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at day.
Regeneration: RM ability
CL1000
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Body Resistance: IN versus Physical,
Resurrection: A number of gods may allows one to understand, speak, and
Shooting, and Force attacks
work together to resurrect another write in all languages. If addressing
deity if his or her life essence is beyond speakers of more than one language,
resurrection. Requires a minimum of each will understand the deity’s
three deities and expenditure of all language in his or her native language.

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This ability extends to extraterrestrial ADDITIONAL NOTES
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.

Flight: Remarkable airspeed

Magnetism: Shift X ability.

Enchantment: Kshathra Vairya has the

ability to create metal items and
bestow enchantments upon them (as
per the Enchantment spell) at
Amazing rank.

Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are

merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
EQUIPMENT:
Sword: Kshathra Vairya carries a
sword of a Class 1000, Uru-like metal
that does Incredible (40) Edged
damage.
Talents: Ancient Weapons (Persian),
Swords, Metalsmithing/Metallurgy,
Martial Arts B
Contacts: Yazatas
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Kshathra Vairya is a provider for
craftsmen, and has a preference for
those who demonstrate a creative
spark. He is kind and benevolent,
believes in just rule, and considers
himself a protector of those in need.
HISTORY
Kshathra Vairya, god of metal, was
one of the Yazatas created by Ahura
Mazda to uphold order and justice and
in preparation for Ahriman's return.
Originally a sky deity, he is a guardian
of valuable metals, providing the raw
materials for craftsmen.

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Mithra Regeneration: RM ability

F AM (50) Health: 180 Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,

A AM (50) Shooting, and Force attacks
S IN (40) Karma: 130
E IN (40) Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
R EX (20) Resources: IN heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
I GD (10) CL1000
P UN (100) Popularity: 50
Resurrection: A number of gods may
BACKGROUND work together to resurrect another
Real Name: Mithra deity if his or her life essence is beyond
Occupation: God of light and justice resurrection. Requires a minimum of
Legal Status: Citizen of Elysium, the three deities and expenditure of all
Realm of Infinite Time Karma; may be performed once per
Identity: No dual identity day.
Other Known Aliases: Mitra, Mithras,
Sun-Father Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Place of Birth: Elysium, the Realm of allows one to understand, speak, and
Infinite Time write in all languages. If addressing
Marital Status: Single speakers of more than one language,
Known Relatives: Ahura Mazda each will understand the deity’s
(“father”);Gaea ("mother"); Varuna language in his or her native language.
(brother); Ymir, Crom, Lir (Leir) ("half- This ability extends to extraterrestrial
brothers"); Borri, Manannan and otherdimensional languages as
("nephews"); Morrigan, Atali well as Earth tongues.
("nieces") Shamahs (son)
Base of Operations: Elysium; Flight: Remarkable airspeed
formerly, Earth
Past Group Affiliations: None Telepathy: Shift X ability, with the
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas, ability to transmit his thoughts to
Council of Godheads, leader of Angels others across dimensional barriers.
of Mitra dimension of his choice, at Unearthly
Prophecy: As per the Precognition
ability. He can only use this power
KNOWN POWERS power, Mithra can foretell the future
once per day. It can last anywhere
Immortality: CL1000; Yazatas stop with Amazing ability.
from a few days to thousands of years,
aging after a certain point in their life, depending on the power of his
although at what age they cease to get Banishment: If an extradimensional
opponent, and the GM’s decision.
older varies. entity is brought down to zero Health,
Mithra can place an enchantment to
bar them from existing in the

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Energy Projection: Amazing ability, in
the form of pure white magic. As a
Power Stunt, he can create a burst of
energy at Shift Y rank; Mithra once
manifested a large ball of energy
which was powerful enough to slay
the powerful demon Xothi.
Light Emission: Mithra can generate
intense light as a ray or a general glow,
at Shift X intensity. The light also emits
a low-level heat of Good intensity.
Holy Aura: Mithra emits a holy aura of
white light. Interdimensional
creatures of darkness, such as demons
are at -1CS to Fighting when attacking
him.
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
cease to exist, with the exceptions of
Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
Talents: Leadership, Ancient Weapons
(Persia), Martial Arts B - D, Wrestling,
Theogeny, Occult Lore
Contacts: Council of Godheads,
Yazatas, Angels of Mitra, Conan
ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mithra, like his followers, values
dignity, aesthetic simplicity, and
beauty. He strives to uphold order and
justice.
HISTORY
According to ancient Zoroastrian lore,
Ahura Mazda, the creator god,
emerged from the personification of
infinite time, Zurvan. A wise and
benevolent being representing truth,
order and justice, Ahura Mazda
started populating his domain with
life. His birth was soon followed by
that of his twisted mirror image and
antithesis, Ahriman, who personified
deceit and chaos. Ahriman rejected
the peace offerings of Ahura Mazda
and tried to kill the life who had been
imbued in his domain. After a
prolonged battle, Ahura Mazda
narrowly overcame and banished
Ahriman to the Nether Realms.
Mithra, god of light and justice was
one of the Yazatas created by Ahura
Mazda to uphold order and justice and
in preparation for Ahriman's return.
Banished, Ahmriman created the Divs,
demonic gods with the sole purpose of
opposing the Yazatas. Since then, the
two groups have waged an endless
war against each often, often using
mortals as pawn in an attempt to gain
the upper hand.
Over 15,000 years ago, Ahura Mazda
sent Mithra to serve on Earth as his
representative. From 11,000 to 8,000
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B.C., as Mitra, he had a strong
worship, being worshiped by a
number of monotheistic religions. His
worship was almost universal in
Aquilonia, Argos, Nemedia, Ophir and
Zingara, despite being rivaled by small
cults of such deities as Asura, Ibis,
Ishtar and even Set, the serpent-god
of Stygia. While most in the Hyborian
Age acknowledged rival deities to
their own, some priests and followers
of Mitra declared him the one true
god, deserving a monotheistic
devotion and worship. Koth, Khauran
and Khoraja also followed the faith of
Mitra. His cult was also known in
Corinthia, despite its city-states’
patron gods. Though its worship was
imported in Zamora, Zamora never
adopted Mitra, hosting a number of
weird and mysterious cults and
divinities.
The belief of Mitra presented him as a
gentle god ruling over a heavenly host
of saints and angels, and preaching
mercy above vengeance. He was
humanity's eternal judge, and either
rewarded in heaven or punished in
hell each soul regarding their deeds in
life.
The Mitran religion expressly forbade
blood sacrifices, its rites being
distinguished by their simplicity,
dignity, and beauty. The statues of
Mitra weren't meant to be worshiped
themselves as idols, but were to
represent Mitra in idealized forms.
Khoraja had statues of him in its
temples. Though the Hyborians didn't
usually carve images of Mitra out of
sublime respect, at least not in their
capitals, his warrior-son Shamahs had
statues looming above shrines at the
fringes of the Western Kingdoms (one
such existed in Venarium, an
Aquilonian outpost in Cimmeria,
during the Age of Conan).
Koth, when falling under Shem’s and
Stygia’s influence, abandoned Mitra's
worship, as did Khoraja and Khauran,
in favor for Ishtar, whose rites were
more sensual. The Gundermen
adopted Mitra in Bori's place at the
time they joined Aquilonia (that being
their greatest concession).
which he could thank Mitra. From
Mitra's point of view, the god
evidently considered Conan as the
fighter best fitted to fight and defeat a
sworn enemy of the Hyborian
kingdoms, who had an ancient grudge
against Hyborians and who intended
to lead his armies to conquer and
devastate the Hyborian kingdoms, the
center of Mitra worship.
The Yazatas ended up being
worshiped on Earth in the
Persian/Iranian plateau, as well as in
Central Asia and India, from 1000 BC
into modern days, eventually
supplanting the worship of the Vedic
Gods. Mithra retains a strong
following in believers of
Zoroastrianism; there are also
alternate Earths in which Mithraism is
a major world religion.

Mithra occasionally intervened

directly to protect humanity from the
likes of the Elder God Set or demons
such as Molub or Xotli. He and his
priests became frequent allies of
Conan, who would become king of
Aquilonia. Mitra appeared directly to
Princess Yasmela of Khoraja and
helped her in an hour of desperate
need. Mitra's involvement had a
significant effect on Conan's career.
Due to the god's involvement, Conan –
who hitherto had never commanded
more than a "company of cut-throats"
– received the chance to become a
general and emerge victorious from a
major battle involving tens of
thousands of soldiers and affecting
the future of the whole world. Though
Conan's career would know many
more ups and downs, this was an
important step towards him
eventually becoming a king – for

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Vohu Manah
F IN (40) Health: 170
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 100
E IN (40)
R EX (20) Resources: RM
I AM (50)
P RM (30) Popularity: 10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Vohu Manah
Occupation: God of animals
Legal Status: Citizen of Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Elysium, the Realm of
Infinite Time
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ahura Mazda
(creator); Yazatas ("siblings")
Base of Operations: Elysium, the
Realm of Infinite Time
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Yazatas
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Yazatas stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Animal Control: Shift-X ability. Vohu
Manah can use this ability to call all
animals within range to do his bidding.
Animal Communication: Class 1000
ability.
the Yazatas' superhuman powers
Enhanced Senses: All of Vohu Mana’s cease to exist, with the exceptions of
senses are enhanced at Amazing rank. Allspeak, Flight, and Longevity. Their
primary statistics are not affected.
True Sight: Amazing.
Weakness: The Yazatas’ powers are
merely extensions of Ahura Mazda's
own power, they cannot function
independently from their source. If
Ahura Mazda becomes incapacitated,
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PETS:
Dog: Vohu Manah is accompanied by
an unnamed large black and white
dog.
F A S E R I P individual to accomplish their duties.
Ex Ex Gd Rm Ty Rm Gd
Health: 80 Karma: 46
Bite does Edged damage. Movement
up to 4 areas/round
Powers: True Sight (Remarkable),
Tracking (Amazing)
Talents: Martial Arts A & C, Animal
Behaviour, Agriculture, Animal
Training, Veterinary Science
Contacts: Yazatas
ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Vohu Manah values hard work and
productivity. He believes that a strong
moral compass is necessary for the
production of good things. He believes
that domesticated animals exist to
serve man, but that it is man’s
responsibility to treat animals with
kindness in return.
HISTORY
Vohu Manah, god of animals, was one
of the Yazatas created by Ahura
Mazda to uphold order and justice and
in preparation for Ahriman's return.
His name is generally translated as
"Good Purpose", "Good Mind", or
"Good Thought", referring to the good
moral state of mind that enables an
His sacred animal is the cow, symbol
of the goodness that nourishes. His
influence over animals is largely
related to their connection to
domestication and agriculture:
although he is a protector of all
animals, he particularly oversees their
role as a servant of mankind.
He also has a particular affinity for
dogs, which are seen in Persian
mythology as an especially beneficent,
clean and righteous creature, which
must be fed and taken care of. The dog
is praised for the useful work it
performs in the household, but it is
also seen as having special spiritual
virtues. A dog's gaze is considered to
be purifying and to drive off divs. It is
also believed to have a special
connection with the afterlife: the
Chinwad Bridge to Heaven is said to be
guarded by dogs in Zoroastrian
scripture, and dogs are traditionally
fed in commemoration of the dead.
Persian scripture speaks of different
kinds of dogs such as the shepherd's
dog, house-dog and hunting dog, but
Vohu Manah has a particularly broad
definition of “dog”: the fox, weasel,
otter, porcupine, and hedgehog are all
considered dogs by his reckoning. The
otter ("water dog") is highly sacred in
that multitudes of individual dogs are
considered to be reborn into a single
otter.
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Zoroaster Matter Manipulation: Amazing rank.
Zoroaster could mystically manipulate
F GD (10) Health: 60 objects in his vicinity, and he could
A EX (20) even alter architecture, closing a
S GD (10) Karma: 200 doorway through solid stone at a
E EX (20) whim.
R GD (10) Resources: UN
I IN (40) As a Sorcerer Supreme, Zoroaster
P SHX (150) Popularity: 75 additionally has the following magical
abilities:
BACKGROUND Personal
Real Name: Zarathustra ● Alteration-Appearance: Amazing
Occupation: Prophet; Sorcerer ● Astral Projection: Shift Z
Supreme ● Levitation: Good
Legal Status: Human prophet of Ahura ● Shield-Individual: Amazing
Mazda ● Telepathy: Unearthly
Identity: Public ● All other Personal spells he may
Other Known Aliases: Zoroazztor use are of an Amazing power rank.
Place of Birth: Ancient Persia
Marital Status: Single Universal
Known Relatives: Allegedly ● Conjure: Amazing
Pourusaspa (father); Dughdova (sister, ● Eldritch Beams/Bolts: Monstrous
wife) ● Mesmerism: Amazing
Base of Operations: Persia; formerly ● Teleportation: Amazing
Ashan, Iranistan ● All other Universal spells he may
Past Group Affiliations: Ally of Aged use are of an Amazing power rank.
Genghis, the Vishanti, and Noyo;
Sorcerer Supremes Dimensional
Present Group Affiliations: Unknown ● Cyttorak: Amazing
● Dimensional Aperture: Monstrous ● Spell of Silence: Automatic with no
● Hoggoth: Amazing FEAT roll needed.
KNOWN POWERS ● All other Miscellaneous spells he
Longevity: Shift X; Zoroaster lived to ● Raggadorr: Monstrous
● Seraphim: Amazing may use are of an Amazing power
be at least 9000 years old, and is rank.
possibly immortal. ● Vishanti: Unearthly
● All other Dimensional spells he
may use are of an Amazing power EQUIPMENT:
Dimensional Travel: Shift Y ability. Flying Carpets: Zoroaster had at least
rank.
three flying carpets, each capable of
Illusions: Zoroaster can both create carrying two people. They fly at
and dispel illusions at Monstrous Miscellaneous Spells
● Mists of Morpheus: Monstrous Remarkable airspeed and can be
ability.

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controlled effortlessly by him
independently.
Book of Vishanti: Zoroaster used this
as the Sorcerer Supreme, and could
master its spells to an unspecified
degree. See Realms of Magic, p. 29-30
for a complete description.
Eyes of Agamotto: Zoroaster
possessed all three of these (the
greater Eye; the lesser Eye, aka the
Amulet of Agamotto; and the Orb of
Agamotto) and could use their powers
to an unspecified degree.
● Greater Eye: The Eye can radiate a
blinding light of immeasurable
mystic force. Under the brilliance
of this so-called "all-revealing
light," It will make its wielder able
to see through disguises, invoke
images of the immediate past, and
track both corporeal and ethereal
beings by their psychic or magical
emissions. The Eye enables the
wielder to more easily probe the
minds of sentient beings. When
used thusly, the amulet opens and
releases a representation of a
golden eye, which affixes itself to
its wielder's forehead, allowing
him to "see" into the mind he
wished to probe. The Eye also can
be used to provide a gateway into
other dimensions. When called
upon under the proper
Incantations, the amulet will
separate from its backing,
seemingly enlarge to a size several
feet in diameter, and then open,
revealing a portal to other worlds.
It can be used this way to visit the
realm of Eternity. As the amulet is
controlled chiefly by thought and
force of will, the wielder of the
amulet establishes a psychic link
with it. Indeed, when the wielder
leaves his body in astral form, as
astral duplicate of the amulet-
capable of nearly all of the
amulet's functions, albeit at
slightly less powerful levels-
travels with him. As an object of
'white magic' it can be only
operated by a person possessing
pure thoughts and a clean soul.
● Amulet of Agamotto (Lesser Eye):
The Amulet of Agamotto is not as
powerful as the Eye but it is
powerful enough. The amulet can
project beams of hot mystical
energy, unbearable bright light
and just as the Eye, probe minds.
The amulet can also be controlled
by the mind, which means that it
also is in the possession of a
spiritual form.
● Orb of Agamotto: Originally made
by the all-seeing Agamotto
himself the large crystal orb allows
the user to view any events of
mystical and non-mystical
significance occurring throughout
his sphere of influence. Aside from
these abilities the orb can be used
as a dimensional gateway. It also
holds a special dimension of its
own. It is in this 'Realm of the Orb'
that you can often find Agamotto
himself. The orb itself has the
ability to float and it is possible to
use magic to recreate the orb,
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when it is destroyed by physical
means.
Crown of Wisdom: The Crown of
Wisdom is one of four mystical power
objects embodying the four elements
of the cosmos’ creation. Before the
dawn of the prehistoric Hyborian Age,
the Primal Gods created the
Cornerstone, using them to bring forth
life itself. It is unknown if these power
objects brought forth all life or merely
the humans and animals of the
Hyborian Age, since a variety of
demons and other creatures inhabited
earth before it was suitable to sustain
human life.
The Crown of Wisdom, though no
different in appearance from other
golden, bejewelled crowns, is
seemingly the most dangerous of the
four Cornerstones and kept in a cube
of magical force, invisible to the eye
and its seductive spell muted. It
projects a radiant aura and lost secrets
dance in its polished surface. Only the
Chosen One can wear it without
danger. It is unrevealed whether he
actually directly utilized its power;
however, his mind was likely affected
negatively by its corrupting presence.
According to the sorceress Noyo, the
Crown of Wisdom can only be won by
wits and not violence.
Effects: The Crown bears strong
similarities to the Serpent Crown in
many respects. It may be that Set, as
one of the Primal Gods, had a hand in
its creation; possibly the Crown of

Wisdom is a variant or prototype of
the Serpent Crown. The Crown has the
following effects:
● Enhanced Strength: + 3CS to the
wearer's Strength rank (minimum
Strength of Remarkable).
● Enhanced Psyche: For the purpose
of using any of the Crown's mental
powers, such as to read minds, the
wearer's Psyche is considered to
be Monstrous.
● Read Minds: Wearer can read the
surface thoughts of anyone within
a range of 3 Areas. The wearer has
to make a FEAT roll to read deeper
into a person's thoughts. If the
wearer concentrates on a
particular person (Yellow FEAT),
he can reach their minds no
matter what the range.
● Control Minds: The wearer of the
Crown can command anyone with
a Psyche less than Monstrous;
however, those with an Amazing
Psyche need only ADDITIONAL NOTES
make a Green FEAT to Although Marvel canon has had a
resist. Likewise, number of inconsistencies in its
Incredible and description of Zoroaster, he has been
Remarkable Psyches speculated to have had connections to
can resist with a the Eternals and Deviants.
Yellow FEAT. Anyone
else can resist the ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
control but must Zoroaster’s religious insight revolves
make a Red FEAT. The around leading a virtuous life in the
duration of effect service of Ahura Mazda and
varies from days for maintaining the balance of good and
Poor or less Psyches evil. His moral code includes telling
to only a single the truth, being charitable and loving
combat round for towards his fellow humans, diet
Incredible or Amazing moderation, and keeping one’s
Psyches. promises. Over the years, his mental
● The Crown may also grant the facilities dimmed, with him
wearer powers of Levitation, abandoning his moral code in favor of
Illusions, Matter Transformation, his devotion to his library and mystic
and/or Energy Projection, powers knowledge.
already possessed by Zoroaster
through his magical abilities prior HISTORY
to his possession of the Crown. In real-world history, Zoroaster was a
prophet and religious leader who lived
WEAKNESSES: Over time, Zoroaster in Persia sometime between 1500 and
became obsessed with his library, and 1000 BC. Born to a nomadic tribe, he
could easily be distracted by a threat probably began training for
to his books. priesthood very early, around seven
years of age. He became a priest
Talents: Occult Lore, Bibliophile, around the age of fifteen and gained
Ritual Magics, Scholar of Antiquities, knowledge from other teachers and
History and Culture (Persia), Chess personal experience from traveling
when left his parents at twenty years
Contacts: Aged Genghis, the Vishanti, old. By the age of thirty, he
and Noyo; Sorcerer Supremes; various experienced a revelation during a
handmaidens and worshippers spring festival; on the riverbank he
saw a shining being who revealed
himself as Vohu Manah, and taught
him about Ahura Mazda and five other
radiant figures. Zoroaster soon
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became aware of the existence of two
primal Spirits, the second being Angra
Mainyu (Ahriman), with opposing
concepts of Asha (order) and Druj
(deception). Thus, he decided to
spend his life teaching people to seek
Asha. Aside from the years associated
with his life, it can be assumed that the
life of Earth-616’s Zoroaster closely
paralleled the real one’s up to this
point.
In the Earth-616 universe, Zoroaster,
or Zoroazztor (as he was known during
the Hyborian Age), was an ancient
sorcerer said to be older than time
itself. Due to his great wisdom, he was
chosen to be the keeper of the Crown
of Wisdom, one of the fabled
Cornerstones of Creation. He sought
to use the Crown for good, an effort
which broke his mind.
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At least during the Age of Conan, he
resided in a mosque filled with books
in the nation of Iranistan.
While on a quest to claim the
Cornerstones, Conan of Cimmeria and
Princess Noyo came to Zoroaster's
mosque to acquire the Crown of
Wisdom. Noyo challenged Zoroaster
to a board game with the winner
getting the Crown. After several hours
Zoroaster won the game and claimed
possession of the Crown for himself. In
retaliation, Conan set fire to
Zoroaster's library. Zoroaster
desperately tried to save his books
while Conan grabbed the Crown and
attempted to flee. Unable to prevent
the destruction of his books, Zoroaster
declared Conan and Noyo to be evil,
dishonest liars, and magically caused
the door to his mosque to vanish,
trapping them inside. Zoroaster
himself then vanished.
What happened to Zoroaster between
then and the end of the Hyborian Age
is unknown, but Zoroaster presumably
recovered. He founded
Zoroastrianism, which was, according
to Yahweh, a practical joke on
Zoroaster (although this statement
itself is of dubious veracity). From
1800 BC to 1300 BC, Zoroaster served
as the Sorcerer Supreme.
Malik Tous
F MN (75) Health: 250
A MN (75)
S AM (50) Karma: 180
E AM (50)
R IN (40) Resources: SHZ
I IN (40)
P AM (50) Popularity: -40

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: God of evil, and/or
servant of God
Legal Status: Supernatural being
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Melek Taus,
Melek Taosi, Tawûsê Melek, Satan,
Beelzebub, Ahriman, Prince of
Darkness
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly
Zurvan
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Unknown
Past Group Affiliations: God’s angels
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Malik Tous is
essentially immortal and immune to
aging.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Shapeshifting: Amazing rank. Malik
Tous is able to assume different forms,
including a human form, one of a
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humanoid, and that of a large,
brilliantly-colored peacock. Malik
Tous’ shapechanging includes the
bonus powers of Shrinking and
Growing (self) and Natural Weaponry,
depending on the size and shape of
the form he chooses.
Talents: Occult Lore, Theogeny, Resist
Domination, Law
Contacts: None
ADDITIONAL NOTES
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Depending on whose version you
believe, Malik Tous serves only God
(the One Above All) or only himself.
Regardless, he clearly sees himself as
superior to mankind and deserving of
either their praise or destruction. He
will probably be an adversary to PC
heroes, but may consider them as an
ally against another race.
HISTORY
Malik Tous was the title of a "foul god-
thing" worshiped in the "mysterious
wastes of deep Asia". It was stated
that Malik Tous was the only master
over the souls of men, that he was the
essence of all evil in the universe, the
prince of darkness himself, and that
humans also called him Satan (with
insistence on that name), Beelzebub
or Ahriman, either confused with
those entities, or by usurping their
identities. He was worshiped during
the Hyborian Age as Melek Taosi.
In the 18th century, John Grimlan
signed a contract with Malik Tous,
selling his soul and body for longevity
or wealth. He also formulated a will
where he granted all his worldly
possessions to Malik Tous. Conrad
immediately went to his friend Dan
Kirowan, for the two to return to
Grimlan's house to inquire on the
subject of his death. They were soon
faced by the revelation of Malik Taus
in the matter, and were soon rejoined
by a mysterious man (in fact Malik
Tous) who organized a ceremony for
Grimlan. Without presenting himself,
the man urged Conrad to read the
contract, which he felt compelled to.
At the end of the invocation, both the
man and Grimlan's body had
disappeared, and the house started to
burn. Kirowan and Conrad were able
to flee, only to see the house burned
down and a monstrous bat-like being
flee in the sky with Grimlan's body.
In the Yazidi religion Malik Tous (called
Tawûsê Melek) is known as the
“Peacock Angel”, and is considered an
emanation of God and a good,
benevolent angel and leader of the
archangels, who was entrusted to take
care of the world after he passed a test
and created the cosmos from the
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Cosmic egg. Yazidis believe Tawûsê
Melek is not a source of evil or
wickedness. They consider him to be
the leader of the archangels, not a
fallen nor a disgraced angel, but an
emanation of God himself. This
interpretation is directly at odds with
Marvel interpretations of Malik Tous,
which is based on the writings of
Robert E. Howard (the original author
of Conan). There are a few possibilities
that could explain the inconsistency:
1. The Yazitis (or at least Marvel’s
version of them, if they exist) are
mistaken in their interpretation.
2. Malik Tous is misunderstood, or
his motivations and
characterization have changed
over the centuries.
3. More than one being has adopted
the identity of Malik Tous over
time. This is quite possible, given
that: a) Malik Tous is actually a
title rather than a name, and b)
Many demons have taken the
name of, or impersonated, figures
such as Satan, Lucifer, Set, Baal,
etc. throughout Marvel
continuity.
The Marvel Zombies Handbook states
that a being named Taus-Melek
(presumably the same as Malik Tous,
but you never know…) was originally
an Angel of Heaven, and was listed by
unconfirmed sources among the 130
million fallen Angels, presumably part
of the rebels in the War in Heaven.
According to the same unconfirmed
sources, Taus-Melek was later
pardoned by God.
Zahhak
F RM (30) Health: 120
A RM (30)
S EX (20) Karma: 76
E IN (40)
R RM (30) Resources: AM
I IN (40)
P TY (6) Popularity: -6

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Zahhak
Occupation: God of evil
Legal Status: Supernatural being
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Zahhāk,
Zohhāk, Dahak, Aži Dahāka, Azhdahak
(in Armenia), Dahāgm, Zahhāk-e Tāzī,
Dragon King, Serpent King
Place of Birth: ancient Persia
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Merdas (father),
Wadag/Odag (mother), Ahriman
(adoptive father), Spitiyura (brother),
Aban (son), Rostam (great-grandson)
Base of Operations: Unknown;
formerly Kuuirinta, Babylon
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
Serpents: Zahhak has a ravenous
serpent emerging from each shoulder.
The serpents need to feed daily; if they
do not have human brains to feed on
each day, they will attack Zahhak and
feed on his own, which is replenished
through his Regeneration. The
serpents each have the following
physical statistics:
F: Rm A: Ex S: Ex E: Rm
They attack with fangs at Remarkable
Edged damage. They each can extend
themselves up to one area away and
entangle opponents. They each attack
independently, effectively giving
Zahhak up to three actions per round
(including himself). The serpents may
be targeted, but will regrow the
following round if a head is destroyed.
Healing: Zahhak can heal others at
Remarkable rank.
Regeneration: Amazing ability.
Longevity: Class 1000; Zahhak is
extremely long-lived and possibly
immortal.
Infestation: According to Zoroastrian
legend, if Zahhak is wounded, vermin
(snakes, insects and the like) emerge
from his wounds; according to Ahura
Mazda, if Zahhak dies, the world will
become infested with these creatures.
This ability has not been
demonstrated in-continuity, but may
be used if the GM chooses. Each attack
on Zahhak that does Edged damage
above Amazing release a 1-area
swarm of vermin that do Excellent
damage to all that it touches,
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has suffered Edged damage and is
brought to zero Health, the swarm
multiplies exponentially (i.e., 2x2 area
swarm the second round, 4x4 area
swarm the third, 8x8 area the next
round, etc.)
Talents: Leadership, Chemistry,
Alchemy, Ancient Weapons (Persian),
Martial Arts A - D, Chemical and
Biological Weapons
Contacts: Aban
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
ROLEPLAYING NOTES:
Himself the son of a great sinner (his
mother Odag, with whom he
committed incest), Zahhak is said in
Zoroastrian literature to be possessed
of all possible sins and evil counsels.
Initially charming and clever, Zahhak
formerly followed the will of Ahriman
without question, as Ahriman
promised Zahhak great reward for his
obeisance. Centuries of imprisonment
have left Zahhak with a ruthless desire
to murder, and to ravage the world;
the continual threat of brain-eating
snakes probably hasn’t helped his
sanity, either.
HISTORY:
Zahhak is a being from Persian
mythology who has not been shown in
Marvel’s Earth-616 continuity, but has
been active on Earth-88194 as an
enemy of the mercenary Terror (aka
Schrek, or Terror, Inc.) Given that
Terror has crossed over in Earth-616
continuity, it is possible that Zahhak is
active there as well.
According to Iranian legend, Zahhāk
was born as the son of a ruler named
Merdās. He was handsome and clever,
but had no stability of character and
was easily influenced by evil
counsellors. Ahriman therefore chose
him as a tool for his plans for world
domination.
When Zahhāk was a young man,
Ahriman first appeared to him as a
glib, flattering companion, and by
degrees convinced him that he ought
to kill his own father and take over his
territories. He taught him to dig a deep
pit covered over with leaves in a place
where Merdās was accustomed to
walk; Merdās fell in and was killed.
Zahhāk thus became both parricide
and king at the same time.
Ahriman now took another guise, and
presented himself to Zahhāk as a
marvellous cook. After he had
presented Zahhāk with many days of
sumptuous feasts (introducing meat
to the formerly vegetarian human
cuisine), Zahhāk was willing to give
Ahriman whatever he wanted.
Ahriman merely asked to kiss Zahhāk
on his two shoulders. Zahhāk
permitted this; but when Ahriman had
touched his lips to Zahhāk's shoulders,
he immediately vanished. At once,
two black snakes grew out of Zahhāk's
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shoulders. They could not be surgically
removed, for as soon as one snake-
head had been cut off, another took
its place.
Ahriman now appeared to Zahhāk in
the form of a skilled physician. He
counselled Zahhāk that the only
remedy was to let the snakes remain
on his shoulders, and sate their hunger
by supplying them with human brains
for food every day otherwise the
snakes will feed on his own.
About this time, Jamshid, who was
then the ruler of the world, through
his arrogance lost his divine right to
rule. Zahhāk presented himself as a
savior to those discontented Iranians
who wanted a new ruler. Collecting a
great army, he marched against
Jamshid, who fled when he saw that
he could not resist Zahhāk. Zahhāk
hunted Jamshid for many years, and at
last caught him and subjected him to a
miserable death—he had Jamshid
sawn in half. Zahhāk now became the
ruler of the entire world.
Zahhak is said to have lived in the
inaccessible fortress of Kuuirinta in
the land of Babylon, where he
worshipped the Yazatas, Haurvatat
and Kshathra Vairya. Zahhak asked
these two Yazatas for power to
depopulate the world. Being
representatives of the Good, they
refused.
Zahhāk's tyranny over the world
lasted for centuries. But one day
Zahhāk had a terrible dream – he
thought that three warriors were
attacking him, and that the youngest
knocked him down with his mace, tied
him up, and dragged him off toward a
tall mountain. When Zahhāk woke he
was in a panic. Following the counsel
of Arnavāz, he summoned wise men
and dream-readers to explain his
dream. They were reluctant to say
anything, but one finally said that it
was a vision of the end of Zahhāk's
reign, that rebels would arise and
dispossess Zahhāk of his throne. He
even named the man who would take
Zahhāk's place: Fereydun.
Hoping that Zahhak could produce a
cure, Terror and his cohorts journeyed
to the cave where Zahhak was bound,
and freed him. Zahhak provided Terror
with the cure in exchange for his
freedom and a large reward, but
found himself in conflict with the
heroes shortly thereafter. Zahhak
fought against Terror and his allies and
was eventually defeated by him, but
his present status is unknown.

Zahhāk searched far and wide for

Fereydun to no avail, while Fereydun
rallied an army in secret to rebel
against Zahhāk. When Fereydun’s
rebellion came to pass, the two found
themselves face to face in battle.
Fereydun struck Zahhāk down with his
ox-headed mace, but did not kill him;
on the advice of an angel, he bound
Zahhāk and imprisoned him in a cave
underneath Mount Damāvand,
binding him with a lion's pelt tied to
great nails fixed into the walls of the
cavern, where he was to remain until
the end of the world. Thus, after a
thousand years’ tyranny, ended the
reign of Zahhāk.

In the modern age on Earth-88194, a

new Black Plague had reemerged,
killing hundreds of thousands of
people. The vigilante/mercenary,
Terror, discovered that the Plague had
been released by Zahhak’s son, Aban.

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Other Yazatas
The following gods and goddesses
have been alluded to or confirmed as
existing behind the scenes in Marvel
comics.
Aer: Allegedly, Aehr or Aer was the
father of Lilith (to be featured in a
future volume), along with fellow
father Ahriman. He was also possibly
the uncle of Pazuzu (see
Mesopotamian Pantheon).
Shamahs: Shamahs was the warrior-
son of Mitra. He may have been
derived from Shamash, a
Mesopotamian god also existing in
Marvel Comics and in the Hyborian
Age. Shamahs has been described as a
monstrous-faced having exaggerated,
possibly reptilian, features with fangs
and red eyes.
Though the Hyborians didn't usually
carved images of Mitra out of sublime
respect, at least not in their capitals,
statues of Shamahs loomed above
shrines at the fringes of the Western
Kingdoms. During the Age of Conan,
one such existed in Venarium, an
Aquilonian outpost in Cimmeria. It was
toppled over soldiers of the garrison
by young Conan during the Battle of
Venarium, and was shattered in the
process.
Zurvan: Zurvan was, according to
ancient Zoroastrian lore, the
personification of infinite time from
which emerged Ahura Mazda,
forebearer of the Yazatas, and
Ahriman, his antithesis. Little is known
Gilgamesh, Theseus or Beowulf. He is
the great-grandson of Zahhak.
about Zurvan from Marvel continuity;
he has been mentioned, but never As Hercules wished to assemble
seen on-panel. Given this being’s warriors to confront the Uprising
immense power, it is likely that Zurvan Storm, a group of new Gods seeking to
is a manifestation of one of Marvel’s destroy the gods of old, Gilgamesh
higher-powered cosmic beings such as worried to be unfit and proposed to
the Demiurge (who has often acted as call Theseus, Beowulf or Rostam
the “father” to various pantheons in a instead. When Hercules decided truly
similar manner to Gaea’s various to gather the Gods of War, Gilgamesh
aspects as “mother”), or one of proposed his name once more.
several entities associated with the
concept of time, such as Eon or Epoch. In Persian myth, Rostam is best known
for his tragic fight with Esfandiar,
Other Deities: another legendary Iranian hero; for his
expedition to Mazandaran; and for
Rostam: tragically fighting and killing his son,
F A S E R I P Sohrab, without knowing who his
Am Ex In In Gd Ty Ty opponent was.
Health: 150 Karma: 22
Pop.: 10 Res.: Rm
Talents: Ancient weapons (Persian),
Martial Arts A-C, Horsemanship
Equipment: Standard Persian arms
and armor. He also occasionally wears
an enchanted armor suit of leopard-
skin, called Babr-e Bayān, which is
invulnerable against fire, water and
weapons at Amazing rank.
Transportation: Rostam rides a might
steed named Rakhsh, described as a
mighty colt with the chest and
shoulders of a lion.
Rostam was a legendary warrior, in
the same league than Hercules,
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Minor Yazatas
These deities have not been revealed
in the Marvel Universe, but are
present in Persian mythology.
● Aesma Daeva: Translated as
"madness," this is the demon of
lust and anger, wrath and
revenge. He is the personification
of violence, a lover of conflict and
war. Together with the demon of
death, Asto Vidatu, he chases the
souls of the deceased when they
rise to heaven. His eternal
opponent is Sraosa.
● Agas: A Persian demoness of
illness, one of the Drugs. She
personifies evil that is perceived
or performed by the eye (her
name means "evil eye").
● Airyaman: The Persian god of
friendship and healing.
● Aka Manah: The personification of
sensual desire who was sent by
Ahriman to seduce the prophet
Zarathustra. His eternal opponent
is Vohu Manah.
● Allatum: The goddess of the
underworld in early Iranian
mythology.
● Apam-natat: “God found in the
water” who gives water to the
people. He is a son of the water-
god Vouru-kasa. Apam-natat has
also some military aspects and he
keeps rebellions in check.
● Apaosa: A demon who brings
drought and aridity. He rides on a
● Drug: Pronounced “droog”. An
ancient Iranian female demon, the
black, bald horse. Eventually he representation of the lie. She
was defeated by the god Tistrya. causes much evil. She is the
eternal opponent of Asha
● Arishtat: God of Honesty.
vahishta.
● Asman: God of the Sky.
● Drvaspa: The ancient Persian
● Asto Vidatu: The Persian demon of goddess who protects cattle,
death whom no human escapes. children, and friendship.
Together with Aesma Daeva he
● Gandarewa: A Persian water-
chases and tries to catch the souls
demon who continually tries to
of the deceased with a noose
devour the good things of
when they rise to heaven.
creation.
● Baga: A Persian god of prosperity
● Geus-Tasan: In ancient Persian
and wealth.
myth, Geus-Tasan is the divine
● Bahram: The god of the planets creator of cattle.
and victory. He is the assistant of
● Geus-Urvan: The old-Iranian
Sraosa, and helps him when
guardian of cattle. His name
Sraosa raises the soul of the
means "soul of the ox". He is the
deceased from its body.
servant of Vohu Manah.
● Burijas: A war god of the Iranian
● Hvarekhshaeta: In Persian
Kassites.
mythology, the many-horsed sun-
● Bushyasta: In Zoroastrian god.
mythology, the yellow demon of
● Indar: The old Iranian god of
lethargy and sloth. He is the evil
warfare, courage and bravery.
genius which causes men to
oversleep and to neglect their ● Izha: "Offering". The Indo-Iranian
religious duties. goddess of the sacrifice.
● Buyasta: An ancient Persian ● Mah: An ancient Persian god of
demon of laziness who tries to the moon, one of the Yazatas. He
prevent people from working. is associated with the cow, which
plays an important part in old-
● Daena: The goddess who
Iranian mythology, and presides
personifies religion in Persian
over time and tide. He is an
mythology. Her name means "that
assistant of Vohu Manah.
which was revealed". Daena is
said to be the daughter of Ahura ● Mao: A Persian moon god.
Mazda and Armaiti.
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● Nairyosangha: The god of fire and ● Vanant: In Persian mythology, one
messenger between gods and of the four leaders of the stars
men in Persian mythology. which fight for Ahura Mazda; the
guardian star of the west who
● Nanghaithya: The demonic
conquers evil.
personification of
discontentment. Her eternal ● Vata: The ancient Persian god of
opponent is Armaiti. the wind.
● Neriosang: Messenger-god in ● Verethragna: The Persian god of
ancient Persia. victory and the personification of
aggressive triumph, sacred fire,
● Rapithwin: The ancient Persian
and metalworking. He punishes
god of midday, the protecting
the evil done by man and demon.
deity of the south and of summer.
Verethragna appears in many
● Rashnu: A divine angel of justice shapes: bear, bird of prey, bull,
and last judgement, and the camel, youth, warrior with a
personification of righteousness. golden sword, wind, etc. His
Along with Mithra and Sraosa he appearance as a bird and bear
judges the souls of the dead. were especially popular.
Rashnu guards the Chinvat bridge.
● Zarich: The personification of
He carries the golden scales with
ageing. Her eternal opponent is
which he weighs the souls at
Ameretat.
Judgement.
● Sraosa: Sraosa is the
personification of obedience, and
the messenger of Ahura Mazda.
He also guides the souls of the
deceased to find their way to the
afterlife. His symbolic animal is
the cock, whose crowing calls the
pious to their religious duties. His
eternal opponent is the
archdemon Aesma Daeva.
● Srosh: In Middle Persian myths,
the messenger of the gods. He
was sent down from heaven to
announce to a king that his last
hour had struck.

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Other Supernatural
Beings:
Persian mythology has a plethora of
mythical beings that will look
surprisingly familiar to Westerners --
indeed, the Persian versions may well
be the prototypical versions of those
found in Classical myth. The Persian
mythos has analogues of ghosts,
ghouls, manticores, griffins, satyrs,
and more. Below are some of the
more unique or significant beings from
the Yazatas’ realms.
Āl: A scrawny old woman with a clay
nose and red face who attacks
Also known as the Amesha Spenta, or
“Fravashis, the Angels of Mitra are a
pregnant women when they are alone group of super-natural beings who
and interferes with childbirth. It is serve the Persian deity Mithras. It is
believed that she carries a basket in unknown whether they are the same
which she puts the liver or lung of the as, or related to, the Biblical angels.
mother, although a variety of other They have a similar appearance but
descriptions exist as well. normally wear cowls that conceal their
faces.
Angels of Mitra
F A S E R I P Phantom
In Gd Ex Rm Gd Ex In The Phantom was one of Mitra's
Health: 100 Karma: 70 angels. Allegedly, he only appeared to
Popularity: 20 Resources: Rm men whose death was near.
Telepathy: Shift X ability. Circa 10,000 BC, he appeared at the
borderline of Aquilonia to Conan of
Healing: Remarkable ability to heal Cimmeria, before this one crossed the
others. path of a priestess of Yog. As Conan
was left to die in the lost Crypt of Yog
Power Bestowal: with both of his legs broken while the
Mitra’s angels can priestess left the place with immense
bestow powers to power, intending to lay destruction on
mortals, and can the world, Mitra's angel returned to
render them gigantic. the Cimmerian, and through thoughts
They are able to do offered him a bargain: His body's
this at Remarkable restoration in exchange for him
rank; this power also serving as Mitra's avatar. The two
includes the avatars soon clashed, observed by
capability of raising both the angels of Mitra and the
any primary statistic minions of Yog. Conan was victorious,
+1CS. but after the priestess' death, her
blood, bones, and spirits would be
Dimensional Travel: absorbed by the land, rendering it
Mitra’s angels can barren, infertile, and cursed to be the
transport themselves theater of bloodshed in order to
and others into control that land (who would be
different dimensions known as Canaan, the Holy Land,
at Unearthly ability. Palestine). His abilities are the same as
above.
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 Divs
F A S E R I P
IN GD IN RM EX GD EX
Health: 120 Karma: 50

Powers: Nemesis - Incredible rank.

There is said to be one Div for every
Yazata (some of the significant ones
are named in the “Other Yazatas”
section above). This power doesn’t
have the all-purpose nature as
described in the UPB. Rather, the Divs
have an uncanny ability to find
themselves “matched” with their
opposite among the Yazatas, and will
always have the corresponding power
to counter them.

Equipment: The Divs carry standard

Persian arms and armor, made of an
Incredible strength otherworldly
metal.

The Divs are demonic gods created by

Ahriman with the sole purpose of
opposing the Yazatas. Since then, the
two groups have waged an endless
war against each often, often using
mortals as pawns in an attempt to gain
the upper hand. Their preferred
method is to corrupt mortals with
temptation, but they are also
formidable fighters.

Himantopodes
Also called a davālpā, this is an evil
creature that uses its flexible, leather-
like legs as tentacles to grip and
capture human beings. The captives
are enslaved and forced to carry the
creature until they die of fatigue.

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Peri
These fairy-like beings are exquisite,
winged spirits renowned for their
beauty. Originally from Persian and
Armenian mythologies, Peris were
later adopted by other cultures. They
are described as mischievous beings
that have been denied entry to
paradise until they have completed
penance for atonement. Under Islamic
influence, Peris became benevolent
spirits, in contrast to the mischievous
jinn. They are usually depicted as
young females with very fair color,
golden hair and light-colored eyes.
They are native to the realm of
Paristan and are otherwise very
similar to the Light Elves of Alfheim in
Norse mythology.
the claws of a lion – sometimes,
however, also with a human face. The
simurgh is inherently benevolent and
unambiguously female. Being part
mammal, she suckles her young. It has
an enmity towards snakes, and its
natural habitat is a place with plenty of
water. Its feathers are said to be the
color of copper, and though it was
originally described as being a dog-
bird, later it was shown with either the
head of a man or a dog.
Simurgh
F A S E R I P
Ex Gd In Rm Ty Un Ex
Health: 100 Karma: 126
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Natural Weaponry: Fangs and talons
do Remarkable Edged damage.
Enhanced Senses: The simurgh’s
enhanced senses extend to its
hearing, sight and smell. It has
Telescopic Vision as well as True Sight,
at Amazing rank.
The simurgh is depicted in Iranian art
as a winged creature in the shape of a
bird, gigantic enough to carry off an
elephant or a whale. It appears as a
peacock with the head of a dog and
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Huma and a “bird of fortune” since its
F A S E R I P shadow (or touch) is said to be
Rm Ex In ShX Ty Ex Rm auspicious. Catching the Huma is said
Health: 240 Karma: 56 to be beyond even the wildest
imagination but catching a glimpse of
Flight: Amazing airspeed it or even a shadow of it is sure to
make one happy for the rest of his/her
Invisibility: Extending to the entire life. It is also believed that Huma
electromagnetic spectrum at cannot be caught alive, and the person
Remarkable rank. killing a Huma will die in forty days.

Natural Weaponry: Beak and talons do

Excellent Edged damage.

Body Resistance: Excellent versus

Physical, Energy and Force.

Good Fortune: Those who befriend a

huma experience good fortune,
resulting in a gain +2CS in Resources
permanently, if the huma so wills it.

Killing Curse: In game terms, anyone

killing a huma is cursed with
permanent bad luck: whenever
making a FEAT roll, the lowest digit is
always used in the tens place.
Additionally, the killer of the huma is
sentenced to one of the Nether
Realms after his or her death.

The huma (or homa) is a large, griffin-

like creature. The beast is said never to
alight on the ground, and instead to
live its entire life flying invisibly high
above the earth (in some legends it is
said to have no legs). In some
variations, every few hundred years
the huma is consumed in fire,
phoenix-like, and is reborn. The huma
is considered to be compassionate,

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 Chapter 3:
Mesopotamian Pantheon
The Mesopotamian mythos covers the
mythology of peoples living between
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers --
commonly known as the Fertile
Crescent -- during a long span of
history from its earliest human
occupation up to the Persian and
Muslim conquests of late antiquity.
More broadly speaking, the term here
includes all ancient cultures of the
ancient Middle East, ranging from
Anatolia (Turkey), southeast to the
Zagros Mountains, and southwest to
Egypt (and even further through the
Phoenicians, who brought their
culture to the Iberian peninsula and
northern Africa).
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Mesopotamia has been home to many
of the oldest major civilizations,
entering history from the Early Bronze
Age, for which reason it is often
dubbed the cradle of civilization. Their
advances in literacy, agriculture, and
codified laws led to the development
of organized government, but vast
stretches of open desert made
communication among isolated cities
difficult. Thus, the early cities grew
into powerful city-states but were
largely independent of one another.
Mesopotamian people invented many
technologies including metal and
copper-working, glass and lamp
making, textile weaving, flood control,
water storage, and irrigation. They
were also one of the first Bronze Age
societies in the world. They developed
from copper, bronze, and gold on to
iron. Palaces were decorated with
hundreds of kilograms of these very
expensive metals. Also, copper,
bronze, and iron were used for armor
as well as for different weapons such
as swords, daggers, spears, and
maces.
Within Marvel continuity, although
Mesopotamia’s origins begin in
prehistory, its cultures were remnants
of the earlier civilizations before the
Great Cataclysm, the Hyborian Era of
the likes of Conan, Red Sonja, etc.
Mesopotamia actually covers a large
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group of cultures and kingdoms. The
four main successive empires of the
region were the Sumerians,
Akkadians, Assyrians, and
Babylonians. Others, such as the
Elamites, Hurrians, Phoenicians,
Hittites and Parthians, influenced the
empire-kingdoms from their borders,
and scores of other nations
maintained their own identities even
within foreign-ruled empires.
Although there were cultural
differences, there are far more
similarities -- and since this is the
comic-book version, it’s best not to
sweat over the details. If you want
historical accuracy, there are lots of
history books on the topic, but maybe
consider if Marvel Superheroes is
really the right game for you. What’s
relevant here is that Mesopotamian
religion was homogenous enough that
the gods and goddesses were mostly
the same beings from culture to
culture, but with different names.
Mesopotamian gods and demons are
often used as a backdrop in horror-
based settings for this reason.
Modern-day cultists making Faustian
bargains to resurrect ancient beings in
exchange for power, and ominous
tomes of forbidden knowledge with a
heavy price are staples of the genre
and right at home in the adventures of
Doctor Strange, Blade, or various
demon-hunter types. Vampires in the
Marvel Universe are also closely
stories with these themes. A more
mainstream plotline involving a
certain proton pack-wearing group of
ghost-hunters also comes to mind.
Note that the Tablets of Destiny are a
particularly powerful set of artifacts:
beings like Marduk are likely to go to
great lengths to assemble the full set,
a goal which could easily begin the
basis for a Mespotamian-based story
arc.

Mesopotamian associated with the Mesopotamian

pantheon through the status of Lilith,

Mythology in a said to be the first vampire. Many of

Marvel Campaign
It seems odd to describe an entire
pantheon as evil (excepting Old Ones
and the like) but Marvel’s version of
the Annunaki is pretty close -- even
the so-called “good guys” of the bunch
are a pretty scary-looking lot. This isn’t
really surprising, given their legacy.
What we know of them is handed
down to us from Bronze Age fears of
the natural world, biased Old
Testament texts, a hearty dose of
Robert E. Howard by way of H.P.
Lovecraft, and the moralizing tone of
earlier generations of comic book
writers. Despite this, it’s important to
realize that Mesopotamian mythology
doesn’t really deal with morality. A
clever GM could use this opportunity
to paint a picture of a mythical world
in which the gods are beyond human
morals, demons may be protective
allies, and everyone has their own
agenda and blood feuds.
the supernatural creatures of
Mesopotamian origin are vampiric in
nature as a result of Lilith’s
involvement and that of her
descendants, and have crossed paths
occasionally with Conan in the
Hyborian Era, and Blade and his
colleagues in the modern one.
Gilgamesh and the Eternals are
another natural group of characters to
mix in with Mesopotamian gods. Even
straightforward superheroes like
Spider-Man and Captain America have
had run-ins with the Annunaki and
their enemies, often thanks to the
involvement of the Forgotten One.
The return of power to the dark gods
is a recurring theme in many
superhero stories dealing with the
Annunaki, be it through the
acquisition of innocent souls, ancient
rites, and growing of bloodthirsty
cults. The reemergence of former
deities like Marduk, Ba’al, or Martu
are prime examples of superhero

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And speaking of ancient horrors… the
Mesopotamian pantheon is more
closely associated with the primordial
generation of gods, being ancient
even before the rise of mankind.
Mesopotamia and its Hyborian
predecessors could make for a lively
setting in a Conan-era adventure
dealing with the empires of the
ancient world and pre-Cataclysm
Atlantis.
Science fiction may seem to be an
odder combination with
Mesopotamian mythology, but it’s not
impossible. In the “real world”, there
are a number of conspiracy theorists
who believe that the Annunaki are a
race of ancient aliens who visited
Sumeria long ago and continue to
manipulate society behind the scenes.
In the Marvel Universe, this is closer to
the truth, as the ancient alien race of
Annunaki bear the names and
likenesses of the Mesopotamian
pantheon, begging the question of
what the original gods might think of
their appropriation...
Talents and
Equipment
Mesopotamian fighting forces used
typical Bronze Age light armor and
weapons. The Mesopotamian battle
formation consisted of the shield wall
and short-sword armed soldiers in
front, and the missile troops behind
with charioteers on the flanks. In later
years, these formations were replaced
by slingers and archers. The ancient
Sumerian chariots were among the
earliest, and were driven by donkeys
or onagers (use Horse statistics minus
1 CS for Strength and speed). Warriors
would all have fighting and weapons
talents appropriate to their
equipment.
Animal Mastery: The “Master of
Animals” or “Lord of Animals” is a
common motif in ancient
Mesopotamian art showing a human
between and grasping two confronted
animals. The theme appears in
mythology and literature as well.
Animal Mastery grants the user +1CS
Fighting versus any animal (defined
here as any non-enhanced animal of a
type that would be found on earth).
Law: The Code of Hammurabi is
famously one of the earliest and most
complete written legal codes. It was
proclaimed by the Babylonian king
Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792
to 1750 B.C., and expanded the city-
state of Babylon along the Euphrates
River to unite all of southern
Mesopotamia. As such, law plays an
important role in Mesopotamian
society. If taken as a two-slot
specialty, the character gains +1CS to
Resources and Popularity due to the
extra influence held by their position.
Naditu: Naditu is a two-slot Talent
that combines the skill of Finance with
an added benefit of +1CS to Resources
and Popularity. Nadītu,or Naditu, is
the designation of a legal position for
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women in Babylonian society and for
Sumerian temple slaves. The latter
were primarily involved in business
activities and were allowed to own
property. Nadītu were mainly
particular women not living in the
patriarchal family relations that
Babylonian society regarded as
normal. Nadītu lived in monastic
buildings, but in general did own their
home within these complexes, and
were independent. They could engage
in contracts, borrow money and
perform other business transactions
normally denied to women; records
show that they were very active.
Usually these women were part of the
elite, often from royal families.
Mesopotamian Magic
For people living in ancient
Mesopotamia, magic was a part of
everyday life. Far from being
considered irrational, it was the
guiding principle by which
Mesopotamians understood various
natural phenomena and their positive
and negative consequences. For
example, celestial omens could reveal
the Assyrian king to be in imminent
danger or portend fortuitous circum-
stances in war. Magic was also be used
to combat the negative actions of
ghosts, demons, and human sorcerers,
as well as protect against the curse,
(mamitu) that resulted from
unknowingly committing a sin, and
thus losing the favor of the gods. The
responsibilities of magicians would
come under the umbrella of a number
of specialties that we might refer to as
magical, scientific, medical, literary,
and religious. The Mesopotamian
pantheon school of magic
incorporates the following distinct
characteristics and character types.
Asipu: Ašipu (also āšipu or mašmašu),
were scholars and practitioners of
diagnosis and treatment around 3200
BC. Some have described asipu as
experts in "white magic”. At the time,
ideas of science, religion and
witchcraft were closely intertwined
and formed the basis of asiputu, the
practice used to combat sorcery and
to heal disease. The Asipu studied
omens and symptoms to formulate a
prediction of the future for a subject
and then performed rituals in an
attempt to change the unfavorable
fate.
Asipu directed medical treatment at
the Assyrian court, where they
predicted the course of the disease
from signs observed on the patient's
body and offered incantations and
other magic as well as the remedies
indicated by diagnosis. Asipu also
visited sick people's houses and were
tasked with predicting the patient's
future (e.g. he will live or she will die)
and also to fill in details about the
symptoms that the patients may have
disregarded or omitted. The purpose
of the visit was to identify the divine
sender of the illness based on the
symptoms of a specific ailment.
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Asipu also acted as advisers on risky,
uncertain and difficult decisions.
Asiputu was unusual in that it did not
claim to foresee the future but
approached the construction of advice
through a repeatable, consistent
process of identifying important
dimensions of the problem,
considering alternatives and collecting
data. The practice was similar to
modern balanced methodology in
hazard risk management.
Abilities: Characters with this Talent
may invoke its use when surprised to
negate one CS of negative effect from
the surprise conditions. Further, when
the character is able to study a
situation for even a single round they
may use their Intuition to receive a
bonus on any escape plan, evasion of
a specific attack or hazard, evacuate
innocents from the line of fire or any
other situation involving travelling
away from danger, keeping out of
harm's way or minimizing damage.
This Talent in no way confers any
bonus to attacks, trapping or hostile
actions against other characters, it is a
defensive and damage mitigating
Talent in its inherent nature.
Divination: The Bārûtu, the “art of the
diviner,” is a monumental ancient
Mesopotamian compendium of the
science of extispicy (examination of
entrails) or sacrificial omens. At the
Assyrian court, the term extended to
encompass sacrificial prayers and
rituals, commentaries and organ
models. The ikribu was the name of
collections of incantations to
accompany the rituals. One who
practiced this art was known as a bārû,
or diviner. Mesopotamian divination
techniques were varied, and also
included practices such as astrology
and dream interpretation. Abilities:
Barus with this Talent are granted
Precognition at Feeble rank; if the user
already has Precognition as a power,
this talent boots that power by +2CS.
Use of this Talent requires a ritual and
incantations that take 2d10 rounds.
Gala: The Gala (Akkadian: kalû) were
priests of Inanna, significant in
numbers of the personnel of both
temples and palaces. They were
individuals with neither male nor
female gender identities and were
specialists in singing soothing
lamentations. Lamentation and
wailing originally may have been
female professions, so that men who
entered the role adopted its forms.
Their hymns were sung in a Sumerian
dialect normally used to render the
speech of female gods, and some gala
took female names. Gala priests could
be of any gender or sexual orientation.
Abilities: The singing of a Gala grants
them the ability to generate a sonic
attack that only affects demons. For
this ability’s rank, roll randomly on
Column 2 of the random rank tables
on p. 11 of the Ultimate Powers Book.
This ability may be taken as a 2-slot
power, with the additional effect of
being able to heal damage caused by
demonic attacks (roll rank as above).
Magical Artifacts
“Strong Copper”: In Sumerian
mythology, urud niĝ kalag-ga,
translated as “strong copper” is a
magical metal found in Dilmun.
Copper in color, but of Class-1000
strength material, this metal is used to
craft most of the magical items and
weapons of the gods.
Melam: This is an ambiguous
substance which Mesopotamian
deities are said to use to cover
themselves in “terrifying splendor”,
inspiring awe and fear in those who
observe it. The effect is accompanied
by a tingling sensation for the viewer,
and other fear-induced reactions such
as goosebumps. Melam could also be
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worn by heroes, kings, giants, and
even demons. It is the source for the
Awe power possessed by many
Mesopotamian deities, and some are
so accustomed to its use that its
effects become innate. A being may be
anointed with melam, or it may be
used to treat clothing, weapons or
armor. Melam overwhelms mortal
beings within 1 area range who fail a
Psyche FEAT against Excellent (20)
rank (average rank, some deities may
have higher or lower as according to
their profile). A target who fails the
FEAT roll is paralyzed with fear and/or
awe for the duration of the power.
Users of melam may turn off its power
at will and may select which beings
within its range are affected.
Amulet of Pazuzu: In ancient
Mesopotamia, the priestesses of the
demon Pazuzu found themselves in a
religious war with priests of another
god (Marduk, Baal or Dagon). One
night while the priestesses practiced
their filth-gathering ritual in the water
of either the Tigris or the Euphrates
River, “Vicki of Hambabu” found a
mysterious jewel that pulsated with
arcane energies and disinfectant
liquids. The disembodied voice of
Pazuzu told her to "Make a bracelet of
purest uranium and wear this jewel on
your wrist. You will develop vastly
enlarged bazooms, and when the
enemies strike you alone will be
spared". She did as she was instructed
and when the priestesses were
attacked by their rivals and slain, Vicki
faced the priests unafraid and she was
the chosen of Pazuzu, the
stupendously endowed instrument of
germ-ridden justice: she was the
wielder of the Doucheblade. As
promised, she alone survived but
fearing prosecution she fled into the
desert where she later died of
radiation poisoning.
Over the centuries the blade past
through the Pazuzu-chosen of their
generation: Hatshepsut of Egypt,
Hippolyta of the Amazons, Joan of Arc
of France, the British writer Jane
Austen, Queen Victoria of Britain,
possibly Lizzie Borden, then Eleanor
Roosevelt the wife of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, before
remaining lost for forty years. It was
later found in Cleveland by a novelty
salesman who placed it in a claw
machine. The amulet was discovered
by Kenneth Flogg who used his
assistant, Ian Whippingham to wait till
the chosen one picked it who turned
out to be Suzi Pazuzu.
While interrogating Howard the Duck
and Beverley Switzler, Suzi began
getting visions of those previously
chosen and returned home, being
followed by Howard and Beverly who
entered during the Ridiculum, the
ultimate trial of the Doucheblade (a
painful process involving riddles from
the previous wielders). As they went
to the house, Ian and Dr. Bong arrived
with the intent of stealing the Amulet
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for Kenneth. During her
transformation, Ian and Bong burst in
knocking the amulet off and onto
Howard instead, who transformed.
Killing Ian in a fit of rage and gratuitous
violence, he went to kill Bong, but
failed and Beverly threatened him
with the blade before he fled. The
blade turned back into amulet form
and the pair left it back in the
possession of Suzi.
Effects: The Amulet of Pazuzu grants
the holder the power to wield the
“Doucheblade”. This is likely not its
real name and is a parody of Image
Comics’ Witchblade -- although being
from a Howard the Duck comic, you
never know. Some of the powers that
the Witch -- er, Doucheblade -- has
demonstrated include:
● Alter Ego: The wielder gains +1CS
to Fighting, +2CS to Agility, and
Amazing Strength and Endurance
(+1CS if already Amazing or
above).
● Worthiness: The Doucheblade
decides who is worthy of bonding
with it. However, even if it has
chosen its host, if the wielder
becomes unworthy of the
Doucheblade, it will cut off their
right arm. Harsh.
● Body Armor: Up to Mn protection
vs. Physical and Energy. The
amount of armor that comes out
of the Witchblade to protect the
host will always depend on the
level of threat. The amount of

protection it provides has no
relationship to the amount of skin
covered by it, or lack thereoff.
● Enhanced Vision: Rm
● Flight: Rm airspeed
● Energy Blast: In Energy or Force,
10 areas
● Weapon Generation: In ability to
form many different types of
weapons, such as swords, shields,
and wings
● Wall-Crawling: In
● Healing: Am
● Reanimation: Am ability to revive
the dead and also relive the
previous experiences of its current
wielder.
● Infrared Vision: Am
Asherah Pole: An Asherah pole is a
sacred tree or pole that stood near
Canaanite religious locations to honor
the Ugaritic mother-goddess Asherah,
an aspect of Gaea and consort of El.
The asherim were also
cult objects related to
the worship of Asherah
as a fertility goddess and
consort of either Ba'al or
Yahweh, and thus
objects of contention
among competing cults.
It is a representation of
the Axis Mundi and may
have fertility-related or
protective properties.
Gehenna Stone: The
Gehenna Stone was a
multi-faceted, circular
rock which served as a Hand of Nergal: Dropping from the sky
repository of power for the evil entity prior to 18, 500 BC, it was an
known as Ba'al. It was named for the instrument of black magic, opposed or
city of Gehenna, where the stone was controlled on occasion by the counter-
first forged. Millennia ago, Ba'al led his talisman the Heart of Tammuz. It
followers through various perverse initially appeared in the form of a
and hideous rituals, including drinking mummified hand on a stick, grasping
the blood of human beings. In the late an egg in its palm.
20th century, fragments of the
Gehenna Stone were uncovered and The Hand came into the possession of
Ba’al’s spirit awakened. As more and Xaltotun of Acheron circa 13,000 B.C.
more pieces were discovered, Ba'al and was brought to Yaralet from
recovered enough strength that he Stygia circa 10,000 B.C. It transformed
was able to possess a mortal host and Munthassem Khan from a kind to a
reconstitute his corporeal form. cruel leader
Effects: The Gehenna Stone is a until it was
magical conduit for Ba’al’s spirit. An taken from
individual who assembles the him via the
shattered pieces of the Gehenna Heart of
stone will gradually attain powers Tammuz,
similar to Ba’al himself and become an and it
avatar of the demon known as the vanished
Ba’al monster. when
Tammuz
seemingly
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destroyed Nergal or a manifestation
thereof. Atalis regained the Hand of
Nergal, which then took the form of a
monstrous hand comparable to
Nergal's own three-fingered (and one-
thumbed) hand. Atalis merged the
Hand with Fafnir's Arm of Kx'ulthuum,
enslaving Fafnir to his will. Atalis sent
a magical construct of the giant to
oppose his enemies as he plotted to
conquer the hill people but lost its
power after Fafnir's merged Hand was
further combined with the Heart of
Tammuz. Fafnir was left with the
Hand's power but freed from outside
control.
Effects:
● The Hand of Nergal allows a +1CS
to the use of any magic powers or
abilities that are not of the White
Magic school.
● The wielder of the Hand is also
able to create an Excellent
strength Force Field versus
Physical and Magical attacks.
● The wielder may summon 1d20
Shadows of Nergal (see Other
Supernatural Beings); the user
does not have control over how
many of these creatures appear.
● The Hand of Nergal is powerless
against holder the Heart of
Tammuz; spells directed against
the holder of the Heart will have
no effect.
● The item can summon a
monstrous, clawed hand that
follows the user’s commands; it is
able to attack, hold or lift things,
etc. The Hand will only take orders
from the holder of the Hand of
Nergal, or from Nergal himself.
The Hand’s statistics are:
F A S E R I P
AM EX MN IN FE FE PR
Health: 185 Karma: N/A
● For every week that the Hand is in
the possession of the user, the
holder must make a successful
Psyche FEAT roll or lose 25 points
of Karma. If the user drops down
to zero Karma or lower, he or she
falls under the complete control of
Nergal.
Heart of Tammuz: Only a woman can
command the power of the Heart of
Tammuz under normal circumstances.
It has taken both discoid and spherical
forms.The Heart came into the
possession of Xaltotun of Acheron
circa 13,000 B.C., and Xaltotun
persuaded a Stygian sorceress to grant
him enough of her aura to accomplish
that purpose--three seconds before
he slew her. Xaltotun rested the Heart
of Tammuz (in its spherical form)
within the Hand of Nergal's clutch.
When a time-traveling Red Sonja stole
the Heart of Ahriman and escaped
from his chambers, Xaltotun tried to
use the Heart of Tammuz to monitor
the direction of her flight. However,
the Heart of Tammuz refused to reveal
this information, presumably due to
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The Heart of Tammuz (in its spherical
form) was found in Bahari in Northern
Turan by Conan circa 10, 000 B.C., and
it protected him from the assaults of
Munthassem Khan who held the Hand
of Nergal, and Hidilco of Brythunia
used it to knock the Hand of Nergal
out of Munthassem Khan's grip, after
which Tammuz and Nergal appeared,
and Tammuz vanquished Nergal.
Atalis regained both the Heart of
Tammuz (again in its spherical form)
and the Hand of Nergal, using the
latter to subdue the people of the hills
as part of his plan to conquer Turan.
Though unable to use the power of the
Heart of Tammuz, he kept it in his
possession (mounting it on the end of
a staff) to prevent others from using it
against him. He merged the Hand of
Nergal with Fafnir's Arm of
Kx'ulthuum, enslaving Fafnir to his
will. Atalis sent a magical construct of
the giant to oppose his enemies as he
plotted to conquer the hill people, but
lost its power after Fafnir's merged
Hand was further combined with the
Heart of Tammuz. Fafnir was left with
the Hand's power but freed from
outside control.
Effects: The user of the Heart of
Tammuz is able to project an Amazing
strength forcefield versus magic, and
provides Incredible rank Post-
cognition. It also provides +1CS rank to
magical abilities when wielded by a
sorceress. The Heart of Tammuz can
also project a Monstrous-level magical
beam that affects only the Shadows of
Nergal. The Heart may only be used by When Dray turned against Blackheart
a woman; it has no effects otherwise. and killed himself, his connection to
the Key of Abbadon was severed,
Key of Abaddon: causing it to return to Mephisto.
The Key of Abaddon Before shooting himself, Dray used
is a magical bracelet the Key to contain Blackheart so to
which grants its take him to Hell with him and stop the
user access to near- riot.
infinite magical
power. Presumably, Effects: The Key allows anyone who
the key originates holds it to cast any Personal-energy
from the spell at Excellent rank. When wielded
underworld realm
by a user of magic, it boosts all other
of Abaddon. At one
point the key magical abilities by +1CS. The Key also
belonged to enables its holder with infallible
Mephisto, although how he obtained Dimensional Travel to the realm of
it is unknown. The key was taken by Abbadon.
Blackheart and given to his human
associate Dray as part of their plan to Ark of Utnapishtim: Properly known
have a magically-fueled riot in Chicago as the “Preserver of Life”, this vessel
eventually envelop the entire planet. was a great ship created by the Eternal
Due to Dray's lack of training in magic, sage Utnapishtim. Utnapishtim
he could only access to basic spells. created an ark to survive the Post-
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Hyborian Cataclysm circa 8,000 B.C.
While not as devastating as the Great
Cataclysm that sunk Atlantis, this was
a flood of world-spanning proportion
that leveled much of Earth's society
and further reshaped its land masses.
Utnapishtim created this ark to save
his family and a variety of wildlife. The
ark was directed to a mountain by the
Eternal known as Ikaris. This event was
retold in numerous myths worldwide,
including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and
later in the Biblical story of Noah
(upon whom Utnapishtim may have
been based.) The Preserver of Life has
the following characteristics:
Type: Water Control: Poor
Speed: Poor Body: Sh-Z
Protection: Unearthly
Additionally, the vessel is enchanted
so that its interior is an
extradimensional space similar to that
of Doctor Strange’s Sanctum
Sanctorum, thus there is far more
space inside than that of its exterior.
Rod and Ring: The rod and ring symbol
is a symbol that is depicted on
Mesopotamian stelae, cylinder seals
and reliefs. It is held by a god or
goddess and in most cases is being
offered to a king who is standing,
often making a sacrifice, or otherwise
showing respect. The symbol dates
from the Sumerian Renaissance to the
Neo-Assyrian Period, and is commonly
explained as a coil of measuring string
and a yardstick. Other theories are
that they are a shepherd's crook and a
nose rope, or that the ring is no rope
at all. The rod and ring may be
enchanted into a talisman of power by
users of the Mesopotamian-pantheon
school of magic; common powers
bestowed upon such talismans are
spells related to binding, force fields,
energy projection, or limited forms of
temporal control.
Solar Chariot: This is the chariot that
Shamash uses to fly around the world
in Dilmun, bringing the sun’s light.
Given Shamash’s various stand-ins
such as Bunene and Kittu, there may
be more than one of these vehicles.
The chariot can fly at Shift X airspeed.
It has Remarkable Control, Class 1000
Body, and Good Protection. The
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chariot can give off light of Shift Z
intensity.
Tablets of Destiny: In Mesopotamian
mythology, the Tablets of Destiny
(sometimes called the Tablet of
Destiny, Tablet of Destinies, Tablets of
Power, or other variations) was a set
of clay tablets that conferred upon the
god Enlil his supreme authority as
ruler of the universe. Supposedly,
whoever possessed the tablets ruled
the universe. Tiamat bestowed these
tablets on Kingu, who used them as a
breastplate that gave him great power
and gave him command of Tiamat’s
army. Marduk, the chosen champion
of the gods, fought and destroyed
Tiamat and her army. Marduk
reclaimed the Tablet of Destinies for
himself, thereby strengthening his
rule among the gods. The set has
alternately been referred to as
consisting of either three or seven
pieces, and may be the same or similar
to the legendary Seven Tablets of
Creation.
The Tablets of Destiny have yet to be
featured in any Marvel comic. If they
do exist in the Marvel Universe, their
whereabouts are unknown. However,
a similar set of items did appear in the
video game Spider-Man: Shattered
Dimensions, possibly that universe’s
version of the mythical tablets.

Effects: Separately, the tablets have

no effects, but when assembled, they
are extremely powerful: they are
essentially a deed of ownership of the
universe. The assembled tablets
bestow the user with Class 5000
Reality Manipulation. However, they
may only be handled by a deity (or
devil); non-deities who attempt to
handle the tablets must make a red
Psyche FEAT roll or lose 3 CS of Psyche
as a result of going mad from its
power. Further, even a deity who
handles the tablets, if they attempt to
use its reality-bending power, must
make a successful Psyche FEAT roll or
suffer a 1 CS Psyche loss. The effect is
cumulative for multiple attempts.
Because of the potentially world-
breaking nature of this artifact, it is
recommended that it be used as a plot
device rather than an in-game
weapon.

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MESOPOTAMIAN
COSMOLOGY
In ancient Mesopotamia, it was
believed that man originated as a
divine act of creation, and the gods
were believed to be the source of life,
and held power over sickness and
health, as well as the destinies of men.
Personal names show that each child
was considered a gift from divinity.
Man was believed to have been
created to serve the gods, or perhaps
wait on them: the god is lord (belu)
and man is servant or slave (ardu), and
was to fear (puluhtu) the gods and
have the appropriate attitude towards
them. Duties seem to have been
primarily of a cultic and ritual nature,
although some prayers express a
positive relationship to a god.
Generally the reward to mankind is
described as success and long life.
Every man also had duties to his fellow
man which had some religious
character, particularly the king's
duties to his subjects. It was thought
that one of the reasons the gods gave
power to the king was to exercise
justice and righteousness. Sin, on the
other hand, was expressed with strong
emphasis on the idea of rebellion,
sometimes with the idea that sin is
man's wishing to "live on his own
terms.'' Sin also was described as
anything which incited the wrath of
the gods. Punishment came through
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sickness or misfortune. This idea of
retribution was also applied to the
nation and history as a whole.
Mesopotamian literature shows how
war and natural disasters were
treated as a punishment from the
gods, and how kings were used as a
tool for deliverance.
The ancient Mesopotamians believed
in an afterlife that was a land below
our world. It was this land, known
alternately as Arallû, Ganzer or Irkallu,
the latter of which meant "Great
Below", that it was believed everyone
went to after death, irrespective of
social status or the actions performed
during life. Unlike Christian Hell, the
Mesopotamians considered the
underworld neither a punishment nor
a reward. Nevertheless, the condition or her soul went to Kur, the dark Dilmun’s land is lush, fertile, and
of the dead was hardly considered the shadowy underworld located deep garden-like, being the possible original
same as the life previously enjoyed on below the surface of the earth. Those inspiration for the Garden of Eden. Its
earth: they were considered merely who do not receive a proper burial, capital is a grand, walled city with a
weak and powerless ghosts. The myth such as those who had died in fires population of about 2000. An
of Ishtar's descent into the and whose bodies had been burned or immense staircase in the middle of the
underworld relates that "dust is their those who died alone in the desert, city leads to Anu’s great temple
food and clay their nourishment, they are said to have no existence in the complex, complete with courtyard,
see no light, where they dwell in underworld at all, but simply cease to gates, and shrines to house important
darkness." Stories relate that, due to a exist. deities.
blunder, all men must die and that
true everlasting life is the sole
property of the gods.
Dilmun It is linked by a gated pathway to Kur
and other Mesopotamian nether-
Celestial Dilmun, sometimes known as
Ubshukkina, is the home of the realms. A nexus between Dilmun and
The Mesopotamian concept of the Mesopotamian deities; the realm Earth existed in what is now the
universe was similar to that of other exists in a pocket dimension and modern-day island nation of Bahrain,
ancient cultures; in the Marvel resembles a large planetary asteroid in the ancient city of Gerrha; Gerrha’s
universe, it can be assumed that the mass with its own atmosphere and location has thus far been lost to
structure of the cosmos applies to the seasonal cycles, and a civilization history.
dimension of Dilmun and adopted by nearly identical with the ancient
earthly cultures. This is supported by ziggurats of Sumeria. Unlike the arid In Sumerian mythology, Dilmun is
the island-like planetoid appearance land of the modern-day Middle East, described as "the place where the sun
of Dilmun. The ancient
Mesopotamians regarded the sky as a
series of domes (usually three, but
sometimes seven) covering the flat
earth. Each dome was made of a
different kind of precious stone. The
lowest dome of heaven was made of
jasper and was the home of the stars.
The middle dome of heaven was made
of saggilmut stone and was the abode
of the Igigi. The highest and outermost
dome of heaven was made of
luludānītu stone and was personified
as Anu, the god of the sky. The
celestial bodies were equated with
specific deities as well. Ordinary
mortals could not go to heaven
because it was the abode of the gods
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rises" and "the Land of the Living."
Dilmun was the scene of some
versions of the Sumerian creation
myth, and the place where the deified
Sumerian hero of the flood,
Utnapishtim (Ziusudra), was taken by
the gods to live forever. One account
calls it "Mount Dilmun" which is
described as a "faraway, half-mythical
place".
Dilmun is also described in the epic
story of Enki and Ninhursag as the site
at which the Creation occurred.
Babylonian myth speaks of the
creation site as the place where the
mixture of salt water, personified as
Tiamat met and mingled with the
fresh water of Abzu. Abzu (Apsu in
Akkadian), also called Engur, is the
name for the primeval sea below the
void space of the underworld (Kur)
and the earth (Ma) above. The lakes,
springs, rivers, wells, and other
sources of fresh water of Dilmun all
draw their water from the Abzu.
Locations in Dilmun
Assembly Hall: Central to the city of
Dilmun is a large ziggurat, in which are
the Annunaki’s primary gathering
spaces. This includes a lavish banquet
hall, council chamber, throne room,
and presumably the living quarters of
the Annunaki leaders.
Cedar Forest: The Cedar Forest is a
forest of gloriously beautiful trees
outside the capital city of Dilmun. It is
guarded by the demigod Humbaba
and was once entered by the hero
Gilgamesh who dared cut down trees
from its virgin stands during his quest
for fame. Shamash commanded
Gilgamesh to enter the forest because
Humbaba was not wearing all of his
armor. The forest struck fear into both
Gilgamesh and Enkidu, but Gilgamesh
convinced Enkidu that they should
stand together against the demon.
After defeating Humbaba, Gilgamesh
and Enkidu cut down the tallest of the
cedar trees to make a great cedar gate
for the city of Nippur. They build a raft
out of the cedar and floated down the
Euphrates to their city.
Garden of Shamash: A luxurious
garden that contains trees that bore
precious gems as fruit. These fruits are
also said to bestow sacred knowledge
(a motif that carried over into the
Biblical story of Adam and Eve.) Utu
passes through this garden on his daily
journey to the underworld.
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Wondrous Warehouse: The primary
supply house of the Annunaki, Haia
manages this building, which is heavily
guarded by lesser deities. It is a
multidimensional space that supports
a multitude of individual storehouses
(possibly containing their own sub-
storehouses).
River of Death:
Known as Hubur in Sumerian
mythology, the River of Death is a
wide waterway that traverses and
intersects Earth with the realms of
Mesopotamian mythology. It winds
through Dilmun, Kur, and the earthly
plane, and is thus used to transport
souls to the afterlife, in much the
same way that the River Styx and the
Celestial Nile do for their respective
mythologies. In Mesopotamian
mythology, the River of Death is
closely associated with the journeys of
heroes and deities such as Gilgamesh,
Enlil, Enki and Ninlil. The River’s
earthly nexus is between the twin
peaks of Mount Mashu, to the east in
front of the gates of the netherworld.
The Sumerian myth of Enlil and Ninlil
tells the tale of Enlil being banished to
the netherworld followed by his wife
Ninlil; it mentions the river and its
ferryman, Urshanabi, who crosses the
river in a boat. In another story a four-
handed, bird-demon carries souls
across to the city of the dead. Several
Akkadian demons are also restrained
by the river Hubur. Where the river
crosses through Kur, it is within the
jurisdiction of Nergal, who is referred

to as "king Hubur" in a list of Sumerian
gods.
An underwater plant that grows deep
in the riverbed of the Hubur is capable
of restoring youth and vitality. Aged
characters who use the plant are
restored to their physical prime, and
gain +1CS to both Strength and
Endurance. Plucking the plant requires
a Green Strength FEAT, and causes
Remarkable Edged damage if
successful. The damage is
unavoidable, but may be mitigated by
Body Armor, natural resistance, etc.
The plant may also heal any ill effects
caused by disease, radiation, magic,
etc.
Associated Locations
Kur: The Mesopotamian underworld is
collectively known Kur. It may be one
dimension, several linked pocket
dimensions, or a sort of sub-
dimension of Dilmun. (The historical
worldview mentioned above supports
the latter). There appear to be many
sub-realms within Kur, each with their
own ruler; several of these are also
closely associated with the Judeo-
Christian “Hell” dimensions.
Also known as Kurnagi, Kukku, Arali, or
Kigal, and in Akkadian as Erṣetu, Kur is
a dark, dreary cavern realm located
deep below the ground, where
inhabitants were believed to continue
"a shadowy version of life on earth".
The only food or drink is said to be dry
dust, but family members of the
deceased would pour libations for
them to drink. Unlike many other
afterlives of the ancient world, in the
Sumerian underworld, there is no final
judgement of the deceased and the
dead are neither punished nor
rewarded for their deeds in life. A
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person's quality of existence in the
underworld is determined by his or
her conditions of burial.
The ruler of the underworld is the
goddess Ereshkigal, who lives in the
palace Ganzir, sometimes used as a
name for the underworld itself. On
various occasions, Nergal has
sometimes taken over the role as ruler
of the underworld. The seven gates of
the underworld are guarded by a
gatekeeper, Neti. The god Namtar acts
as Ereshkigal's sukkal, or divine
attendant. The god Tammuz spends
half the year in the underworld, while,
during the other half, his place is taken
by his sister, the scribal goddess
Geshtinanna, who records the names
of the deceased. The underworld is
the abode of various demons,
including the hideous child-devourer
Lamashtu, the fearsome wind demon
and protector god Pazuzu, and gallu,
who drag mortals to the underworld.
A nexus point entrance to Kur is
located on the earthly plane in the
Zagros mountains. A staircase leads
down to the gates of the underworld.
In Mesopotamian myths, the
underworld itself was located even
deeper below ground than the Abzu,
the body of freshwater which the
ancient Mesopotamians believed lay
deep beneath the earth. Additional
access points are located at several
remote and inaccessible locations on
earth. The underworld is said to have
seven gates, through which a soul
needs to pass. All seven gates are
protected by bolts, the main gate
being guarded by Neti.
At night, the sun-god Utu travels
through the underworld as he
journeys to the east in preparation for
the sunrise in Dilmun. One Sumerian
literary work refers to Utu illuminating
the underworld and dispensing
judgement there, serving as a judge of
the dead in the underworld.
Allatum: This is a Limbo-like region
reserved for the shades of the dead.
Very little has been revealed of this
gloom-shrouded region, which may be
either a city or its own sub-dimension.
Initially named for the demon Allatou,
it is currently ruled by Ereshkigal, who
also rules Irkalla. The connection
between the two is not known.
Abaddon: This is the lowest region
ruled by the demon-goddess Lilith, the
most dismal part populated by
demons known as the Uttukki.
Abaddon is said to be the darkest,
most dismal abyss within the under-
world of Allatum. Known as Sheol in
Hebrew tradition, Abaddon is
sometimes called the Shadowside
Dimension. Bathed in an eternal
starless night, this world appears as a
hellish environment within an
extremely complex network of caves,
chambers and compartment, some
large enough to hold vast ruined
castles, eternal flames and rivers of
flowing lava, consigned as a place for
demonic entities to live apart from
Allatum, which was usually reserved
for the spirits of the dead and ruled by
Eriskegal, goddess of the dead. Some
legends have described Abaddon as a
realm engulfed in fire and snow.
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Several myths from the ancient
Middle East also refer to Abaddon as
the name of a demon or fallen angel,
most likely the alias of a demon or
other infernal being.
Gehenna: Gehenna refers to both a
sub-dimensional realm of Kur, as well
as an earthly archaeological site of the
same name. This underworld realm of
Kur is a place of misery, reserved for
the souls of the wicked. The landscape
appears as a charred wasteland
punctuated by fiery pits; the air is thick
with the charnel stench of burned
flesh and garbage.
The term Gehenna is used in Jewish,
Islamic, and Christian writings as the
place where evil people go in the
afterlife. The name is derived from a
geographical site in Jerusalem known
as the Valley of Hinnom, one of the

two principal valleys surrounding the
Old City. In Jewish tradition this valley
was associated with the idea of Hell.
According to Islamic accounts, during
the Day of Judgment all men and
women are made to cross over a deep
abyss, whence the flames of Gehenna
(Jahannam ) leap up, on al-Sirât, a
thorny bridge so thin that it cannot be
seen. Those destined for paradise are
able to cross quickly and safely, seeing
it as a thick stone bridge, whereas
others fall off into Gehenna’s hellish
abyss. However, it is said that the
decision of who is sent to paradise or
to Gehenna is a matter in Allah's hands
alone.
Circa 10,000 BC, the pits of Gehenna
were invoked in curses. It is unknown
whether the invocation referred to
the city of Gehenna, or the afterlife.
One likely explanation is that Gehenna
is a domain of Kur that has a nexus
point to the earthly plane in or near
the site in Jerusalem; the city may thus
have gotten its name from the
demonic realm of the same name.
After his degeneration into a demon,
Ba'al ruled the people of Gehenna
(near modern-day Jerusalem, Israel),
circa 13,000 BCE. Gehenna was a place
of evil, human sacrifice and
cannibalism, where the refuse of
humanity was buried and burned. A
place of legendary unspeakable evil,
the residents of Gehenna committed
unholy atrocities in Ba'al's name. Ba'al
led his followers through various
perverse and hideous rituals, including
drinking the blood of human beings.
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It is believed that God was so offended
by the atrocities committed in
Gehenna that he sent forth a proud
warrior known as the “Hand of God”,
armed with unbreakable steel and
divine might. The Hand of God slew
Ba'al, but his inherent evil was so
strong, that it literally spilled forth
from his dead body and entered a
glittering multi-faceted stone. Cut by
his own followers, this enchanted rock
became known as the Gehenna Stone.
Ba'al's followers rebelled against the
Hand of God, but the Hand of God
persevered, splintering the Gehenna
Stone into pieces with his sword and
slaughtered the Gehennans. He then
scattered the fragments, to the four
winds insuring that Ba'al's soul could
never reconstitute itself until
Doomsday. These fragments
remained undiscovered for centuries
and as such, Ba'al's evil remained
dormant.
Rulership of the extradimensional
Gehenna has alternated between
Ba’al and the demon known as Belial.
Moloch has also resided there, along
with countless other demons.
Irkalla: The capital of Kur, if there can
be said to be one, is Irkalla, a region
ruled by Erishkigal; the name Irkalla is
also used frequently to refer to the
collective underworld realms. The
most populous of the Mesopotamian
afterlife realms, Irkalla is also the most
foreboding. It is a dark and gloomy
realm ruled by Erishkigal from her
palace, Ganzir. Irkalla is also home to
numerous other Mesopotamian death
gods and demons, as well as the souls
of the deceased.

Other Locations
Aba-Benzzar: Ababenzzar was home
to Ishtar. Even in the Hyborian era it
was ancient but eventually
abandoned, and it became lost in the
desert and left in ruins. When Ishtar
returned, the goddess protected it
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 GODS OF MESOPOTAMIA: ANNUNAKI AND OTHER BEINGS
Name: Annunaki

Aliases: Anunna, Assyrian Gods,

Babylonian Gods, Canaanite Gods,
Hittite Gods, Hurrian Gods,
Mesopotamian Gods, Philistine Gods,
Phoenician Gods, Sumerian Gods

Base of Operations: Dilmun

Known Representatives: Tiamat

(ancestor), Allatou (demonic wife of
Nergal), Anu (god of heaven), Anath,
Apsu (ancestor), Aqhat, Ba’al (god of
storms), Dagon/Enlil/El (god of wind &
air), Ea (Enki), Eriskegal/Ereshkigal
(goddess of the dead), (goddess of
love & war), Inanna (goddess of
fertility, love and death), Lahamu,
Lahmu, Lilith, Marduk (god of
judgment & magic), Martu (possibly
Demon of the Dunes), Moloch (god of
human sacrifice), Nannar, Nergal/Mot
(god of death & pestilence), Ningal
(god of metal), Ninhursag (Gaea),
Pazuzu, Shamash (Utu), Saja (god of Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians known as "Enlil" to Sumerians, while
messengers), Tammuz (god of in Mesopotamia (between the Tigris he was called "Ellil" by Canaanites.
shepherds & fertility), Ullikumis, and Euphrates rivers) up to about 500 Generally speaking, the Annunaki no
Gugalanna, and the Shadows of Nergal AD; the Canaanites, Hittites, Hurrians, longer have worshippers on Earth, and
Philistines and Phoenicians many degenerated into demons in
The Annunaki (also known as the worshipped the Annunaki as well. their attempts to retain influence over
"Anunna" and "Mesopotamian gods") Most of the Annunaki dwelled in the Earth realm.
are a race of superhumanly powerful Dilmun, a small dimension adjacent to
humanoid beings who were Earth; a nexus between Dilmun and The Annunaki's origins are shrouded in
worshipped as far back as pre- Earth existed on what is the modern- legend. According to ancient myths,
Cataclysmic Atlantis and Valusia circa day island-nation of Bahrain. The the dragon-like Tiamat (aka Leviathan,
19,000 BC, continuing through several Annunaki are called different names the primeval embodiment of the sea)
of the Hyborian-era nations, and then by their human worshippers; for coupled with Apsû (the embodiment
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surface) and gave birth to the first
Annunaki: Lahmu and Lahamu. One
generation later, Anu, the grandchild
of Lahmu and Lahamu, was born and
eventually matured into the god of
heaven and the Sky Father of the
Annunaki. With the primordial Earth
Mother Gaea (known among the
Annunaki as "Ki," and later as
"Ninhursag"), Anu sired a new
generation of Annunaki.
Prior to their worship by mankind, the
Annunaki underwent a civil war in
their home dimension of Dilmun.
When Apsû grew annoyed by the
chaos introduced by the younger
generations of Annunaki gods sired by
his offspring, he planned to destroy
them all, but Ea learned about it and
preemptively slew Apsû, thus
enraging Tiamat and her son Kingu.
When Tiamat and Kingu attacked the
Annunaki, Tiamat's minions stole the
Tablets of Destiny from Dagon, and
Kingu used them as a breastplate
granting him great power. They then
launched the Annunaki civil war, Kingu
leading Tiamat's monster-progeny
armies (horned serpents, snake-
dragons, demonic lions, lion-men
scorpion-men and bull-men) and
besieging Dilmun. Ba'al (with the help
of his brother Ea) usurped Dagon's
rule, who had succeeded to Anu and
whom they perceived as ineffective.
Dagon sired the giant god Ullikummis,
made entirely of impenetrable diorite
stone, who grew rapidly and chased
Ba'al, though he was later defeated by
Ba'al and Ea.
As Anu and Dagon proved incapable of
ending the war, Ea's son Marduk
offered to lead Anu's forces against
the armies of Tiamat, and in return
would become supreme ruler of the
Annunaki. He slew Tiamat, defeated
Kingu, retrieved the Tablets of Power
and slaughtered Tiamat's remaining
followers. He then was crowned ruler
of the Annunaki.
The Annunaki were worshiped at least
since circa 19,000 BC in Atlantis and
Valusia. Their worship continued into
the Hyborian Age in several nations:
● As far as 18,000 BC, Ba'al was
worshiped by the Acheronians.
● Circa 16,000 BC, Dagon was
worshiped in Kush as a death god,
and was the husband of Derketa.
It seems that it is the same god as
the Annunaki Dagon, despite the
lack of an explicit statement
confirming so.
● Born into the Hyborian Age at
Ababenzzar, Shem, Ishtar (Inanna)
was a prominent goddess of that
era.
● Tammuz, also known at the time
as Adonis, was worshiped in that
era.
● Circa 10,000 BC, Anu was
worshiped at least in Corinthia
and sometimes dispatched the
Bull of Heaven to aid his priests.
During the Hyborian era, the Hand of
Nergal - a talisman empowered by the
underworld god Nergal - fell to Earth
and was used by a number of dark
mages, including Xaltotun of Acheron;
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the Hand was opposed by its counter-
talisman, the Heart of Tammuz,
empowered by Nergal's rival, the
benevolent shepherd god Tammuz.
Circa 10,000 BC, the Hand of Nergal
was acquired by Munthassem Khan,
the satrap of Yaralet, who was
corrupted by it. Ultimately,
Munthassem was destroyed when the
Hand was used against the Heart, and
Nergal met defeat at the hands of
Tammuz. The wizard Atalis claimed
both artifacts, eventually merging
them with the demonic Arm of
Kx'ulthuum, granting an immensely
powerful limb to a formerly one-
armed barbarian later known as Fafnir
Hellhand.
They reached greater heights circa
4,000 BC, achieving prominence by
being worshipped by the Sumerians,
then by the Babylonians,
Mesopotamians, Assyrians, and
Phoenicians in Mesopotamia
(between the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers), as well as by the Canaanites,
Hittites, Hurians, and Philistines.
Around 1,500 BC, the Annunaki lost
most of their active worshipers when
they were conquered by the Greeks.
As monotheistic religions spread in
the Middle East, and began to
supplant the Annunaki worship who
were denounced as pagan gods
and/or demons, Anu decided that the
Annunaki should break most of their
ties with Earth and return to the realm
of Dilmun, where their powers didn't
depended on mortal worshipers. Their
worship kept on up to about 500 AD.
Anu’s edict was unpopular with
Relationships to Other The Annunaki have a close association
with the Eternals dating back to
several of the Annunaki, who feared Pantheons ancient Mesopotamian times.
losing their influence over the mortal The Annunaki are possibly one of the Gilgamesh, Enkidu and several others’
sphere. Sensing their desperation, an oldest pantheons of gods on earth and adventures crossed paths with the
ancient demon borne from the possibly share boundaries with more Annunaki to the extent that those
concentration of primordial evil pantheons than any other group of Eternals’ exploits became enmeshed
energy that remained on Earth gods on Earth. In pre-Cataclysmic with Mesopotamian mythology. As a
following Demogorge's destruction of times, they associated with and result, some Eternals have achieved a
the Elder Gods approached several of intermarried with various Hyborian sort of “honorary Annunaki” status.
the Annunaki with an intriguing offer. deities. Historically, they shared
Calling himself "Marduk Kurios" (a worship rites and to some extent The supernatural beings of the
name familiar to the Annunaki), this intermingled with the Ennead, the Mesopotamian mythos are
ancient evil tempted them with Devas (Hindu Gods), and the Yazatas. inextricably intertwined with demons
everlasting power. Those Annunaki Relations with the Olympian gods to and devils of the Marvel universe.
who succumbed to Kurios' trickery the west in Greece have been strained Many of the malevolent beings of
and accepted the terms of his deal since Greek and Roman occupation of Mesopotamian mythology began their
were transformed into demons. Palestine and Canaan up until the careers as gods worshipped on the
formation of the Council of Godheads. earthly plane. As these beings
Circa 1000 AD, Anu represented the retreated from contact with
Annunaki at the meeting of the
Council of Godheads. In modern
times, the Annunaki who returned to
Dilmun with Anu have remained
largely removed from mortal affairs;
however, those who degenerated into
demons have frequently come into
conflict with Earth's heroes. For
instance, the god of metal Ningal
possessed the Black Knight (Dane
Whitman)'s body, but Sorcerer
Supreme Dr. Stephen Strange
eventually imprisoned the demon in a
block of mystic amber. Later, as the
"Demon of the Dunes," the desert god
Martu plagued the Arabian Knight
(Abdul Qamar) in the Saudi Arabian
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worshippers, they gradually
degenerated into demons, a process
hastened by Marduk Kurios (who may
or may not be the Biblical “Satan”.)
This answers some questions about
why gods in the Marvel multiverse
seek worship, but raises many more
questions about the process --
questions that will hopefully be
answered in a later volume. As deities
degenerate into demons, they
experience a physical transformation
(getting progressively uglier and
scarier), as well as losing their divine
abilities and often gaining new,
demonic powers.
On a similar note, the Annunaki and
their kin frequently cross over with the
Biblical Judeo-Christian-Islamic
religions, the so-called Abrahamic
faiths. These faiths emerged and
coexisted in the same time and region
that Mesopotamian polytheism was
observed, and many of the Annunaki
and their brethren are mentioned in
the Old Testament. Being in conflict
with the Mesopotamian religions,
these faiths often referred to the
Mesopotamian beings as “demons” --
which, in the Marvel Universe, many
of them are, but not all of them. Some
of the Mesopotamian demons in fact
trace their origin to the War in Heaven
led by Lucifer Morningstar (who is the
Biblical Satan), beginning as angels
and becoming demons, occasionally
gaining deity status somewhere in
between.
To list every Marvel demon here
would be a daunting task, so profiles
are given only for those with
Mesopotamian connections. A more
comprehensive look at demons may
be given in future installments.
Typical Mesopotamian
Gods
Deities in ancient Mesopotamia were
almost exclusively anthropomorphic.
They were thought to possess
extraordinary powers and were often
envisioned as being of tremendous
physical size. In art they are often
depicted with one or two sets of
wings. The deities typically wore
melam, an ambiguous substance
which "covered them in terrifying
splendor." Melam could also be worn
by heroes, kings, giants, and even
demons. The effect that seeing a
deity's melam has on a human is
described as ni, a word for the
"physical tingling of the flesh" and
indicating fear. Deities were almost
always depicted wearing horned caps,
consisting of up to seven
superimposed pairs of ox-horns. They
were also sometimes depicted
wearing clothes with elaborate
decorative gold and silver ornaments
sewn into them. The major deities
were often associated with a specific
color, a metal, and a celestial body,
but this does not hold true for the
hundreds of minor deities.
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Mesopotamian Gods
(Typical Statistics)
F RM (30) Health: 120
A GD (10)
S IN (40) Karma: 40
E IN (40)
R GD (10) Resources: EX
I GD (10)
P EX (20) Popularity: 10 / -10
An average god can lift about 30 tons,
and an average goddess about 25 tons
Known Powers:
The Annunaki and their brethren are,
like the other other earthly
pantheons, powerful
extradimensional beings. As such,
most of them possess those attributes
typical of gods and goddesses:
Longevity: CL1000; The Annunaki are
immortal and stop aging when they
reach adulthood.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Dimensional Travel: This power is
common for both Annunaki and
demons, using it to travel between
their abode and the earthly realm.
In addition, many of the Annunaki
possess particular powers common to
the Mesopotamian gods but less
common to other pantheons:
Awe: Many Anunnaki clothe
themselves in melam, a magical
substance native to Dilmun, which
bestows an awe-inducing aura. (see
Magical Artifacts section). Those
within Very Near distance who fail a
Psyche (will) FEAT against this
Incredible (40) spectral display are
stupefied for the duration.
Boon: Benevolent deities who are
called upon to provide aid may fuel
entreaties made to them with
Incredible (40) ability. Primarily, this
involves granting 'generic' entreaties
for power, as well as specialized spells
relevant to that deity’s sphere of
influence.
Being often shown with wings, many
Annunaki have the power of Flight,
and/or a Shapechanging power that
grants them flying ability.
Demons: Many Annunaki also possess
additional superhuman powers, and
several have degenerated into
archdemons in attempts to maintain
influence in the Earth realm following
the loss of their mortal worshippers.
For instance, the desert god Martu
possesses the ability to create
powerful sandstorms and haboobs. As
these beings degenerate from
godhood into demons, they may
gradually lose their standard divine
powers, and may gain new ones.
Demonic Mesopotamian beings often
have Possession or Mind Control. The
also frequently have some sort of
Shapechanging power, which they will
use to either disguise their newly
misshapen form, or use to transform
into something even more horrible.
Some of the more major
Mesopotamian demons such as
Inanna and Lilith have their own
demonic servants; while not
necessarily a part of Mesopotamian
mythology, they are included here for
reference.
Talents: Talents will be selected
according to each diety’s purview.
Most male gods and demons have
some sort of fighting or weapons
Talent (particularly Ancient Weapons),
and most gods will also have
Agriculture.
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OTHER MESOPOTAMIAN GODS: The
Annunaki are not the only divine (or
demonic) beings in Mesopotamian
mythology. In the Marvel context,
Annunaki refers to the entire
Mesopotamian pantheon, but in
ancient mythology the term was
specific to a group of deities within a
larger cosmos. Originally, the term
was applied to the first-generation
offspring of Anu. These were the most
powerful of the gods, together
forming a council of sky-deities who
determined the fates of man. The
Annunaki designation was later
expanded. In Babylonian texts, the
Anunnaki are portrayed as seven
judges who sit before the throne of
Ereshkigal in the Underworld. Later
still, the Anunnaki were believed to be
the chthonic deities of the
Underworld, while the gods of the
heavens were known as the Igigi.
In addition to the Annunaki, Dilmun
and its associated realms are home to
a multitude of lesser gods and
demons. A late Babylonian epic
mentions 600 Anunnaki of the
underworld, but only 300 Anunnaki of
heaven, indicating the existence of a
complex underworld cosmology.
Mesopotamian mythology however
lists hundreds, perhaps thousands, of
named deities -- and these are just the
ones that we know of. A list of minor
deities is given in the “Minor Deities”
section.
There are also a number of groups of
deities that are also alluded to in
Marvel sources. Some of these groups
are independent of the Annunaki,
some are sub-groups within them, and
still others consist of a mix of
Annunaki and non-Annunaki beings.
Apkallu (Sumerian: Abga) are a group
of seven legendary sages, or gods of
wisdom. In several contexts the
Apkallu are demi-gods, sometimes
associated with a specific primeval
king. After the Great Cataclysm,
further sages and kings were listed.
Post-deluge, the sages were
considered human, and in some texts
are distinguished by being referred to
as Ummanu, not Apkallu. This
description well describes homo
mermanus, the aquatic Atlantean race
-- it may be that the Apkallu is an
Atlantean council associated with
Mesopotamian culture, post-
Cataclysm.
The Igigi (also written as Igigu) are the
gods of heaven in East Semitic
mythology. Though sometimes
synonymous with the term
"Anunnaki", in one myth the Igigi were
the younger gods who were servants
of the Annunaki, until they rebelled
and were replaced by the creation of
humans. One Akkadian myth
describes Celestial Dilmun as a place
where lower rank deities (the Igigi) are
put to work digging a watercourse by
the more senior deities (the
Annunnaki).
The Hutena were the three goddesses also a group of seven planetary deities
of fate of the Hurrian mythology; they (all Annunaki) that are associated with
were called the Gul Ses (also: Gul- celestial bodies.
Shesh; Gulshesh; Gul-ashshesh) in the
Hittite mythology. They are the three
daughters of Martu. The Hutena
always appeared in plural, never
alone. They dispense good and evil,
life and death to each mortal. They are
similar to the Norns of Norse
mythology, and the Fates of Olympus.
The Sebettu (or Isirru in Babylon) were
a group of seven gods or divine
warriors, including Pazuzu and
seemingly Nergal. They have also been
called the Slain Heroes, or the Captive
Heroes. Two goals of the Sebettu have
been identified so far: 1) they guarded
their territories against malevolent
entities, and 2) they often followed
Nergal into battle, spreading famine,
drought and pestilence among their
enemies to prevent survivors. Since
degenerating into demons, the
Sebettu operate from the underworld
realm of Irkalla; their membership
consists of Nergal, Pazuzu, and five
unknown others.
The Seven Winds is a group of deities
consisting of Marduk, Ba’al-Hadad,
Ninurta, and four others. As the name
implies, they command the directional
winds (Mesopotamian culture
recognizes seven cardinal directions,
not the eight that we are accustomed
to). The number seven is said in
Mesopotamian culture to have
mystical properties, and comes up
frequently in the mythology -- there is
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Tiamat
F MN (75) Health: 1111
A RM (30)
S TY (6) Karma: 400
E C1000 (1000)
R AM (50) Resources: UN
I UN (100)
P SHY (250) Popularity: -100

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Tiamat/ Leviathan
Occupation: Primeval embodiment of
the sea
Legal Status: Forebearer of the
Annunaki
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Leviathan,
Ummu-Hubbar
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Widow
Known Relatives: Apsû (mate,
deceased); Lahmu (son); Lahamu
(daughter); Kingu (son, deceased);
horned serpents, snake-dragons,
demonic lions, lion-men, scorpion-
men and bull-men (progeny,
deceased); Anshar and/or Kishar
(grandchildren); Anu (great-
grandson); Annunaki (descendants)
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
Present Group Affiliations: None her home plane, and only by beings of Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
equal or greater power to her. heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
KNOWN POWERS CL1000
Immortality: Tiamat has true Regeneration: RM ability
immortality and thus does not age. Resurrection: A number of gods may
When in conflict with other godlike Body Resistance: AM versus Physical, work together to resurrect another
creatures, Tiamat can only be slain on Shooting, and Force attacks deity if his or her life essence is beyond
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three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Abstraction: The idealized
representation of the salty seas,
Tiamat is an abstract being instead of
a divine entity as they are normally
understood. For most intents and
purposes, at least where interactions
with mortals are concerned, these two
states are identical.
Awe: It is difficult enough to face
Tiamat in the flesh, due to both her
raw power and her staggering size -
whether before she was sundered by
Marduk or afterwards. Her reputation,
and her vast army of gods and
monsters, generally precedes her,
after all. On top of that, Tiamat's
melammu, or deific life force, is truly
legendary in its raw intensity. She can
expose this spectral aura at will,
warding off all comers both mortal
and divine, with Unearthly (100)
ability. Thus, only the most stalwart of
foes can even get close to her!
Boon: Tiamat is often implored by
others to share her staggering power
and, being such a mighty divinity, will
readily do so for those who pay her
the proper respect. Over time,
Tiamat's ability to lend her might to
others' magic has increased to
Unearthly (100) levels.
Most often, she will grant entreaties
dedicated to change, whether aimed
at oneself, another, or some feature of
the world around them. Furthermore,
she is known to fuel specific entreaty
spells, in particular Buttress, Nature
Control / Water, Shape Change, and
Summoning.
Animal Hybridization / Self: When
assuming the form of an animal,
whether in part or in full, Tiamat may
do so with Unearthly (100) skill. She
may adopt the traits of any animal
evolved on earth when doing so,
having had thousands and thousands
of years to perfect this ability.
Furthermore, Tiamat may mix and
match at will when hybridizing her
body, taking on the characteristics of
numerous animals simultaneously.
Often assuming reptilian traits, Tiamat
favors sharp physical weaponry,
though she also adopts wings and
other body parts as is necessary.
Growth/Self: Embodying the unending
seas themselves, Tiamat could
originally swell to a truly epic size.
Possessing this power at Shift Z rank,
she could increase her size by a factor
of 200, raising her strength to Class
3000, giving her 4115 Health, with
Physical attacks at -6 CS damage and
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+6 CS to hit. With such power, Tiamat
reach immense proportions, making
her a truly terrible opponent to face.
Similarly, she could simulate the very
seas themselves if she so desired, as
she originally did when she first came
into being.
After she was sundered by Marduk,
however, Tiamat's might was greatly
diminished. Though her base power is
unchanged, she can no longer achieve
the sheer volume she once could, her
growth having fallen to Unearthly
(100) in rank, limiting her to a size
increase of 15x. In other words,
Tiamat has been reduced from being a
mile tall at her maximum to 1400 feet
tall to “only” 105 feet. This lowers her
size factor to +6, as opposed to its
former, overwhelming amount, but
nonetheless makes her an incredibly
dangerous enemy in melee combat.
Organism Generation: The mother of
both gods and monsters, there is little
that Tiamat cannot create, given the
time and motivation. She can wield
this powerful ability with Unearthly
(100) ability, letting her generate one
hundred pounds of live creature every
turn. On the other hand, Tiamat can
sidestep the process of creating new
creatures by simply drawing them
forth from Chaos itself, per the Wrest
spell. This lets her manifest
monstrosities at will, though as is
usually the case, you get what you get
when you make use of Wrest.
Shape Change: Part of what makes
Tiamat tick is an association with
chaos, which makes sense considering
she originated in the extraplanar well
of such situated deep beneath the
Abzu. As such, it is rare to find Tiamat
in the same form from day to day -
unless she wishes it.
Possessing this ability at Unearthly
(100) rank, Tiamat can readily assume
any form she can imagine. As potent
as her skill is with this capability, she
can flawlessly adopt the visage of any
person, place, or thing, doing so with
only the slightest bit of effort on her
part.
Transformation / Self: Her original
form, Tiamat can exist in a state that is
chemically indistinguishable from
ordinary salt water. She is most
comfortable in this configuration, for
it allows her to move and shape her
mammoth mass even easier than is
normal for her. When in her watery
form, Tiamat benefits from 1 CS of
damage reduction against physical
attacks, much of the energy of such
assaults harmlessly passing through or
dispersing throughout her mass. She
also receives a +1 CS bonus to her
shape change power, as well.
Magical Ability: Though the precise
nature of Tiamat's sorcerous
knowledge is unrevealed, she
brandished mystical might against
Marduk during their war over the fate
of the Anunnaki. Thus, she's
presumably a powerful spellcaster, to
say the very least. Tiamat utilizes a
combination of pantheon-specific
magic (Mesopotamian) and Chaos
magic.
LIMITATIONS:
Compulsiveness: Due to her nature as
an abstract entity, Tiamat's behavior is
often molded by mortals' perception
of the sea. In other words, she can be
capricious, cruel, and merciless. She
must pass a Psyche FEAT at -6 CS to
rein in these tendencies, should she
wish to.
Talents: Animal Handling,
Archaeology, History/Culture:
Mesopotamia and Annunaki, +1CS
Fighting when using her own natural
weaponry
Contacts: Annunaki, Kingu, various
demons
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Being a primordial being, Tiamat may
take on either a male or female form.
Tiamat usually prefers female but has
been known to take the appearance of
either. ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
At her core, Tiamat prefers the bedlam
There is no direct connection between of inaction. For the most part, she likes
Tiamat and the Deadpool villain of the to let nature run its course, and does
same name, or with any of various not wish to taint the progression of
other characters known as Leviathan. cause and effect by interfering in any
manner. However, her status as an
Profile by Denny Hill abstract entity works against this
tendency.
Constantly beset by the beliefs of
mortal beings where the ocean is
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concerned, Tiamat often lashes out
with little, if any, warning. She can be
capricious in her interactions with
friend and foe alike, and is absolutely
merciless to those who irk her ire.
HISTORY
Leviathan was an Angel living in
Heaven. According to unconfirmed
sources Leviathan became a fallen
angel, cast out of Heaven, possibly for
participating in Lucifer's rebellion.
Leviathan became known in Biblical
texts as a great sea monster, often
also referred to as Behemoth (a name
taken by several other beings in the
Marvel Universe). Leviathan was also
known as Lotan, and defeated at some
point by Ba’al-Hadad.
proposed to lead the armies of the
Annunaki in exchange for becoming
the Annunaki supreme leader, and
slew Tiamat using heavenly weapons
(mace, trident and axe) forged by
Ningal.
Prior to the fall of Atlantis
(approximately 18,000 BC), Lilith was
imprisoned inside the corpse of
Tiamat by Atlantean mages. Tiamat's
name was invoked during the
Hyborian Age.
In modern times, Tiamat's body
settled in settled in Northern
Greenland. Lilith emerged from it
when a group of scientists (whom she
murdered) led by Dr. Phillip
Henderson and Dr. Adam Brigman
came to inspect the strange creature
and inadvertently freed her.

According to ancient legends, dragon-

like Tiamat (also known as Leviathan,
the primeval embodiment of the sea,
or primordial sea) mated with Apsû
(the embodiment of fresh water
below the earth's surface), giving birth
to the first two Annunaki: Lahmu and
Lahamu. They also sired Kingu. Their
grandchild Anu matured, became the
Annunaki Sky Father, and sired a new
generation of Annunaki with Gaea.

Apsû grew annoyed by the younger

generations, and planned to destroy
them, but was preemptively killed by
Ea. Enraged, Tiamat and Kingu, who
led Tiamat's army of monster progeny
(including horned serpents, snake-
dragons, demonic lions, lion-men,
scorpion-men and bull-men), led siege
to Dilmun. Anu's grandson Marduk

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Allatou
F EX (20) Health: 140
A RM (30)
S AM (50) Karma: 56
E IN (40)
R TY (6) Resources: EX
I GD (10)
P IN (40) Popularity: -10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Allatou
Occupation: Servant of Marduk Kurios
Legal Status: Demonic being
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown (possibly
Irkalla or Babylon)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Nergal (first
husband); Marduk Kurios (second
husband)
Base of Operations: Hell (specifically,
a cavern within the realm formerly
ruled by Kurios, currently ruled by
Hellstorm); The Grimoire Book Shop
(presumably in Los Angeles, California)
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Allatou is a demon
and does not age.
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Possession: Amazing ability. Allatou
can possess and control others for
extended periods of time, twisting a
victim's appearance to resemble her
own. She can also shift from host to
host more rapidly than any other
demon that the Son of Satan has
encountered. It takes extreme effort
for even as accomplished an exorcist
as Hellstrom to exorcize her
unwillingly from a host. She can most
easily possess a victim during
moments of extreme anguish when a
person's emotional shields are
weakest (+1CS to this power during
these moments).
Dimensional Travel: She is capable of
traveling to and from Hell at Shift Y
ability.
Density Control: Amazing rank. She
can alter her density, making herself
immaterial to pass through solid
objects, or solid enough to be
impervious to most physical attacks
directed towards her, such as that
from Hawkeye's blast arrow. As a
Power Stunt, she can use this ability to
bypass advanced detection systems.
LIMITATIONS:
Binding: Allatou can become trapped
within a room or building by etching
the symbol of the Ankh outside of the
door.
Magical Vulnerability: She is also very
vulnerable to the Son of Satan's soul-
fire; chaos magic other than her own
is +1CS in effectiveness against her.

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Talents: +1CS for Shockwave Attack,
Leadership, Demonology, Occult Lore,
History/Culture: Babylon

Contacts: Marduk Kurios, Mr.

Carstairs (owner of grimoire
bookstore, pawn), demon servants

ADDITIONAL NOTES
It is unclear if Nergal has two wives,
Ereshkigal and Allatou, or whether the
two are connected. This profile
considers the two as either separate
beings, or two different aspects each
with their own characteristics. In the
All-New OHotMU Update#3 it was
assumed that Allatou was an expelled
aspect of Ereshkigal or that the
goddess traded her Babylonian name
and husband Nergal to her.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Like many demons, Allatou thrives on
corrupting innocent souls and causing
mayhem. As a goddess of illicit acts,
she would tempt mortals to abandon
their principles and moral judgment.
These days, she possesses people to
accomplish her means. For an
unknown reason, she has a particular
hatred of Master Pandemonium.
HISTORY
Allatou was a female demon who, in
the past, took possession of living
human beings. She was the wife of
Nergal, a member of Satan's Infernal
Court. It is speculated that Ereshkigal,
also known as Allatu in Babylon,
maintained prominence and avoided
demon degeneration by either
expelling her demonic aspects
(Allatou) or by trading both her
husband and her Babylonian name to
a demon who became Allatou.
Her first known appearance in the
modern era occurred when she
possessed the form of teenager
Melissa Manners in a suburb outside
of St. Louis, Missouri. The demon
gained entry to her form just as her
father had slapped her for having a
boy over to their house when her
parents had gone out for a dinner
party. This shock was enough to lower
Melissa's emotional shields long
enough to allow Allatou to gain
possession over her.
Daimon Hellstrom felt an evil presence
when he accompanied Katherine
Reynolds to her boss's house party,
but he was unable to place where the
emanations were coming from. That
night, the man's dog was savagely
killed and his house burned down

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after all of the guests had left,
prompting Hellstrom to look into the
matter more closely. He used his
psycho-sensitive trident to find the
source of the evil emanations, and
they led him straight to the Manners'
household. There he informed the
girl's parents that he believed their
daughter was possessed and asked
their permission to try to save her.
He was quickly attacked by Allatou in
Melissa's body, who hoped to increase
her own position in the court of Satan
by killing him. Just as it seemed
Hellstrom was gaining the upper hand
in the battle, the demon left the girl's
body and instantly possessed her
father, who then came after Hellstrom
with a meat cleaver. During the course
of their battle, the demon also
possessed Melissa's mother and
reporter Alan Crandell, whom
Hellstrom succeeded in trapping the
demon inside, so she could no longer
body jump. She still refused to return
to Hell until Hellstrom threatened to
transform her into a mortal to live out
the rest of her days as a human.
and the West Coast Avengers with a
horde of demons. Pandemonium was
alerted to the demonic activity by his
familiar Azmodeus and soon joined
the battle.
Allatou was able to kidnap Pym and
Tigra and took them back to her
cavern in hell where she learned she
was mistaken in assuming Pym was
allied with Pandemonium. The WCA
sought out the help of Hellstrom and
his wife, Hellcat, and were taken to
hell by them where they again battled
Allatou. Allatou broke the section of
rock the WCA were standing on loose
and cast it into the River of Death
where they floated away, leaving her
alone in her cavern.

During an unexplored section of her

life, Allatou somehow became
enemies with Master Pandemonium.
Dr. Henry Pym was investigating the
occult to learn more about
Pandemonium, who had been battling
the West Coast Avengers for some
time. Allatou mistakenly assumed he
was allied with Pandemonium, and
followed him back to the WCA
compound where she attacked Pym

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Anu
F UN (100) Health: 350
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 230
E SHX (150)
R RM (30) Resources: UN
I AM (50)
P SHX (150) Popularity: 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Anu
Occupation: God of heaven (Dilmun),
sky-god; formerly Sky Father
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: An (alternate
spelling), Anus (Hittite name), Baal-
Anu (Assyrian Name), Jabru (Elamite
Name)
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anshar (father);
Kishar (mother);
Dagon, Martu, Ea, Ningal, Tammuz
(sons with Ki); Ba’al (son with
Asherah); Inanna, Eriskegal (daughters
with Ki); Nergal (grandson); Lahamu,
Lahmu (grandparents)
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: Council of
Godheads
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies. He can only truly be killed
on his home plane of Dilmun.
Regeneration: RM ability Invulnerability: AM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
Body Resistance: AM versus Physical, CL1000
Shooting, and Force attacks

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Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Anu also has vast powers of an
unknown nature, which seem to
surpass the powers of any other
Mesopotamian god. Magical in their
form and nature, these powers can be
employed in numerous forms:
Energy Projection: He can project rays
of mystical forms resembling modern
lasers that can explode on impact; the
rays can do up to Monstrous damage,
either Energy or Force (Anu’s choice).
The range of this ability is Class 3000,
able to surpass dimensional
boundaries, allowing him to send
energy bolts from Dilmun to Earth.
Energy Manipulation: He is also able
to erect shields and objects such as
thrones and ships from the same
magical energy, at Amazing rank.
Dimensional Travel: He is able to
create dimensional portals at will to
travel between Earth and Dilmun at
Class 1000 ability. Presumably he can
also travel to the Mesopotamian
nether-realms; he may also be able to
use this ability to travel to other
dimensions as well.
Magical Enhancement: He can create
spells that augment or enforce spells
already in existence. He performs this
ability at Unearthly rank and duration,
and can raise any magical spell’s
effectiveness by up to 3 CS.
Projection: He can project his image
and voice across dimensional
boundaries at Shift X ability.
Binding: Anu can create bondage
spells powerful enough of bonding
individuals to certain realms.
Precognition/Postcognition: Anu
seems to have limited precognitive
and sensory awareness to perceive
facts and information from beyond
time and space, at Incredible rank.
Talents: Leadership; Ancient Weapons
(Mesopotamian); History and Culture
(Mesopotamia)
Contacts: Annunaki; Council of
Godheads
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Anu is a shrewd and wily ruler as well
as a just and beneficent deity. As god
of heaven, Anu was also an arbitrator
of order and dispensed justice both
between mortals and the
Mesopotamian gods.
HISTORY
Anu was the son of Anshar and Kishar,
and the grandson of Lahmu and
Lahamu, the first two Annunaki sired
by Tiamat and Apsû, respectively the
primeval embodiments of the sea and
of the water below the Earth. Anu
became the god of heaven, the Sky
Father of the Annunaki and their first
leader.
Mating with Ki (Gaea), he sired Dagon,
his first-born, then many other
offspring, including Ea, Martu, Ningal,
Tammuz, his first daughter Eriskegal,
and his youngest daughter Inanna. He
also mated with Asherah and sired
Ba'al-Hadad.
At some point, Dagon succeeded to
Anu.
When Apsû grew tired of the younger
gods, he planned to destroy them all,
but was preemptively killed by Ea.
That enraged, Tiamat and her son
Kingu, who led Tiamat's army of
monster progeny, led siege to Dilmun,
plunging the Annunaki into a civil war.
Dagon's throne was briefly usurped by
Ba'al and Ea, who view their brother as
ineffective, but they were driven off
by Dagon's son Ullikummis.
As Anu's sons were unable to defeat
the enemy, his grandson Marduk
proposed to lead the armies of the
Annunaki in exchange for becoming
the Annunaki supreme leader, and
slew Tiamat using heavenly weapons
(mace, trident and axe) forged by
Ningal. Marduk consequently
replaced Anu. Although being
supplanted as ruler of the gods, Anu
retained a position of authority.
Circa 10,000 BC, Anu was worshiped in
many places, including Corinthia, and
dispatched the Bull of Anu on behalf of
his priests. In about 500 AD, when
monotheistic religions began to
replace the Annunaki worship, Anu
produced the edict that they were to
return to cut their ties with Earth and
return to Dilmun (where they weren't
dependent on mortal worshipers). The
edict was unpopular among many
Annunaki who feared losing their
influence, and who were tricked by
Marduk Kurios and transformed into
demons.
Increased hostilities between Anu and
the Sumerian gods with the Olympian
gods were abated by a race of cosmic
beings known as the Celestials.
Around 1000 AD, the Celestials
returned to Earth. Long having an
interest in human beings and their
development, they ordered all the
gods to stop trafficking with mortals.
Anu and Zeus met with the heads of
the other races of gods who were or
had been worshipped by Earth
mortals to discuss the Celestials'
possible threat to Earth, and then
Odin, Zeus eventually confronted the
Third Host of the Celestials on behalf
of all of Earth's pantheons. However,
Zeus and the other godheads were
forced to pledge not to interfere with
the Celestials after they threatened to
seal off the one-dimensional
passageways connecting the gods'
dimensions with Earth. The Celestials'
Fourth Host eventually decided to
spare Earth from destruction and left
the planet. As a result of this pledge,
the Annunaki had to lessen their
contact with Earth, although a few of
them such as Ninurta and Shamash
have masqueraded as mortals and
spent time living with humans on
Earth.
As a part of this pledge, Anu bestowed
upon the thunder-god, Thor, a
fragment of the life forces required to
restore the Asgardians to life after the
destruction of the Destroyer in an
encounter with the Celestials. Despite
the activities of other gods on Earth,
Anu has not shown any interest to
return to Earth or attend further
meetings with the other god-heads of
Earth as part of the Council Elite to
contend with threats to Earth. In
recent years, he faced off with
Mikaboshi, the Japanese god of chaos,
leading hordes of demons across the
relative god-realms of Earth. It has yet
to be revealed if he is still alive.
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Apsû
F AM (50) Health: 775
A MN (75)
S UN (100) Karma: 170
E SHZ (500)
R RM (30) Resources: SHZ
I IN (40)
P UN (100) Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Apsû
Occupation: Primeval embodiment of
the water below the Earth
Legal Status: Forebearer of the
Annunaki
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Apsu, Abzu
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Mate of Tiamat
Known Relatives: Tiamat/Leviathan
(mate, deceased); Lahmu (son);
Lahamu (daughter);
Kingu (son, deceased); Anshar and/or
Kishar (grandchildren); Anu (great-
grandson); Annunaki (descendants)
Base of Operations: Presumably
Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
Present Group Affiliations: Unknown

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing

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speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
with dragon-like Tiamat (also known
as Leviathan, the primeval
embodiment of the sea, or primordial
sea) mated with , giving birth to the
first two Annunaki: Lahmu and
Lahamu. They also sired Kingu.

Water Control: Apsû has full mastery
of water, at Shift Z ability. He can use
this ability to generate water, control
it, use it as an attack, and create solid
forms from it.
Water Freedom/Hyper-Swimming:
Apsû is immune to any movement or
breathing restraints from water, and
can swim at Unearthly speed.
Talents: None
Contacts: Annunaki
Their grandchild Anu matured,
became the Annunaki Sky Father, and
sired a new generation of Annunaki
with Gaea.
Apsû grew annoyed by the younger
generations, and planned to destroy
them, but was preemptively killed by
Ea, enraging Tiamat and Kingu, and
leading to a prolonged civil war. It
remains to be seen if Apsû is truly
dead, but he/she has not appeared in
millennia.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Apsu’s gender has variously been
given as male or female. Being a
primordial being, presumably Apsu
can be whichever it feels like.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Apsu is considered a primordial being
and as such has not had many dealings
with mortals. It is known that it was
impatient by the succeeding
generations of Annunaki, but
otherwise its personality and
motivations remain unrevealed.

HISTORY
According to ancient legends, Apsû
was the embodiment of fresh water
below the earth's surface. She mated

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Aqhat
F IN (40) Health: 100
A RM (30)
S GD (10) Karma: 60
E EX (20)
R GD (10) Resources: GD
I EX (20)
P RM (30) Popularity: -4

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Aqhat
Occupation: Annunaki demigod
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Ugarit (ancient Syria)
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Danel (father,
deceased)
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
Present Group Affiliations:
Everlasting

KNOWN POWERS
Cognizant-Regenerative: Aqhat could
reincarnate into a new body, with his
powers and abilities living on. If
Aqhat’s health is reduced below Shift
0, his body dies and his soul is sent to
one of the Mesopotamian underworld
realms. He may regenerate his body
and return to the earthly plane within
1d10 days.
EQUIPMENT:
Energy Weapon: Bow: Bow and black-
energy arrows crafted by Kothar-wa-
Khasis, and which can be fired only by
Aqhat. Arrows have Remarkable
Energy damage and range; both bow
and arrows are made of an Amazing-
strength dark energy material.
Talents: Stealth; Occult Lore
(Mesopotamian); Martial Arts D and E;
Ancient Weapons (Mesopotamian);
Weapons Specialist: Bow
Contacts: Annunaki; the Everlasting
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Aqhat is prideful and arrogant. He is
self-serving, but follows Marduk
Kurios without question.
HISTORY
Aqhat was a Mesopotamian demigod.
According to legend, he was the son of
Danel, a sage and king of the
Haranamites, who was granted a son
by Anu in response to Danel’s prayers.
Some time later Danel offered
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Kothar, who in return gave Aqhat one bow from the museum. He was then
of his marvelous bows. That bow, spotted three weeks later in Bosnia-
however, had been intended for the Herzegovina, where he attacked
goddess Anath, who became outraged Citizen V (John Watkins III) as he was
that it had been given to a mortal. destroying weapons the Everlasting
Anath made Aqhat a variety of intended for ULTIMATUM.
tempting offers, including herself, in
exchange for the bow, but Aqhat
rejected all of them. Anath then
plotted to kill Aqhat, luring him to a
hunting party where she, disguised as
a falcon, carried her henchman,
Yatpan, in a sack and dropped him on
Aqhat. Yatpan killed Aqhat and
snatched the bow, which he later
carelessly dropped into the sea. Aqhat
was subsequently deified, and
resurrected in Dilmun.

In modern times, he allied himself

with fellow Mesopotamian god
Marduk and with Oceanic god of evil
Whiro among the subversive
organization Everlasting, Marduk
intending to set off a violent
international war allowing him to
claim enough souls to completely
regain his godhood.
In 1953, in Buenos Aires, Aqhat killed
Nazi scientist Johann Weimer whom
Citizen V (Paulette Brazee) had just
captured, and was himself killed by
her, not before cryptically revealing
his affiliation.

The V-Battalion spent two years trying

to understand his bow and arrows,
before relinquishing it to a museum in
Israel (as both "Aqhat" and the bow
were based on Hebrew mythology). In
2002, Aqhat resurfaced, stealing the

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Ba’al
F RM (30) Health: 130
A GD (10)
S IN (40) Karma: 110
E AM (50)
R EX (20) Resources: EX
I IN (40)
P AM (50) Popularity: -30

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ba’al-Hadad
Occupation: Demon; former god
Legal Status: Resident of Irkalla
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Teshub
(Anatolian), Adad (Assyrian), Haddu
(Ugaritic), Iskur, Ishkur (Sumerian),
Ba'al-Hadad ("Lord Hadad"), Taru,
Tesup, Ba'al the Voracious, the
Unforgiving, the Immutable, the
Unfathomable Baal
Place of Birth: Nippur, Sumeria
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anu (father);
Asherah (mother); Dagon, Martu,
Tammuz (brothers);
Ea (brother or uncle); Inanna (sister);
Anath (estranged wife); Ningal (half-
brother); Ereshkigal (sister or aunt);
Nergal (nephew or half-brother);
Ullikummis (nephew); Marduk
(nephew or brother); Så-Bal-Bal
(descendant); many others
Base of Operations: San Francisco; KNOWN POWERS Project Fire: Ba’al can emit Hellfire
Madripoor; formerly Gehenna (near Invulnerable to Harm: Ba’al is either from his hands or eyes. The Hellfire
modern-day Jerusalem, Israel; Irkalla; immune to damage or he heals so inflicts IN (40) damage at power rank
Dilmun quickly that damage does not seem to range and penalizes a foes body armor
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki affect him. Ba’al should be considered by -2CS.
Present Group Affiliations: to possess Cl 1000 resistance vs any
Brotherhood of Ba’al (cult) type of damage.

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Immortality: Ba’al is immortal and has
a Cl 1000 resistance vs diseases and
toxins.

LIMITATIONS
Demonic Form: In his original form,
Ba’al was king of the Mesopotamian
Gods. Having degenerated into a
demon, Ba’al is no longer as powerful
as he used to be.

EQUIPMENT: Gehenna Stone - see

Magical Artifacts section for
description.

Talents: Mystic Origin, Occult, History

Contacts: Brotherhood of Ba’al;

various demons

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Steven Minix

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Milennia of searching for greater
power have left Ba’al thoroughly evil.
He is completely without morals or
compassion, making him a brutish
fighter.

HISTORY
Ba’al is the son of Anu, King of the
Mesopotamin Gods and Asherah,
Queen of the Mesopotamian Gods.
Anu, however, was overthrown by his
son, Enlil, who became Dagon, Father
of the Gods. Hadad, however,
defended heaven and assisted the sea
god Ea, by killing Aspu, the divine
water god. In gratitude, Ea supported

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Hadad in overthrowing Dagon and
forcing him into exile. As the new ruler
of the Gods, Hadad became known as
Hadad-Ba’al and eventually just Ba’al.
Anath the Sun God, however, began
slaughtering many of Ba’al’s
worshippers as she demanded the
secret of lightning from him.
Establishing herself as a war goddess,
she persuaded Ea to have a house built
by Ba’al on the top of Mount Saphon.
Once the artisan god Kinryas
completed the house, she presented
herself to Ba’al as his wife and equal
and became Queen of the Gods. In his
exile, Dagon fathered the giant
Ullikummis, but Shamash, the Sun God
saw them approaching from afar and
warned Ba’al. Ba’al briefly abdicated
the throne as Dagon usurped his rule.
Ba’al fled to Ea for advice on how to
defeat Ullikummis and received a
sacred saw with which to saw through
his ankles. Wounding the giant and
then killing him. Ba’al overthrew
Dagon and regained the throne.
Ba’al eventually however, decided
that he must know the secrets of life
and death. He traveled to Allatum, the
Mesopotamian underworld, and met
with Mot, the god of death who
served a vizier to Erishkegal, Queen of
the Underworld and goddess of the
dead. Explaining he had come for the
secrets of life and death, Ba’al was
invited by Mot to eat off of the table
of the dead as he went to retrieve
Erishkegal. They both then revealed
that since he had eaten from the table
of the dead he could not leave Allatum
and Ba’al died. Anath then learned the
truth and challenged Mot. Defeating
him, she Mot return Ba’al to life just
before she killed him. Tiamat,
however, still threatened Earth since
the death of Apsu, her consort. She
was finally killed by the wisdom god,
Marduk, son of Ea, the sea god. Ea
soon sponsored Marduk to replace
Ba’al as Ruler of the Gods especially as
the Babylonian tribes conquered and
assimilated the Sumerians on Earth,
because of Marduk’s divine role as the
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slayer of Tiamat, Ba’al had no choice
but to abdicate his position of power
to him. Over time, without
worshippers, Ba’al apparently
degenerated into a more demonic
form. Ba’al was worshipped as early as
13,000 BC in the nation of Acheron in
the Hyborian age. Around 10,000 BC
the resurrected Xaltotun invoked Ba’al
in a battle against the sorcerer
Hadrathus.
At some point, Ba’al was approached
by Satan (Marduk Kurios) who
tempted him with everlasting power.
Ba’al accepted his offer and was
transformed into a demon. Around
1000 BC Amanuensi became a high
priestess of Ba’al. She was mummified
after her death and rested in an
undead state, waiting for the return of
Ba’al to Earth. Millennia later, Ba’al led
the people of Gehenna, which was just
outside of Jerusalem, and was
considered by them to be the foulest
place on Earth. It had started out as a
charnel pit, where the refuse of
Jerusalem burned their refuse and
Ba’al transformed it into a place of
unspeakable evil. Ba’al led the people
of Gehenna in perverse rituals,
including human sacrifice and the
consumption of human blood. God
was so disgusted by what he beheld
that he sent a fierce warrior: He was
known only as the Hand of God, and
armed with unbreakable steel and
divine right, he smote the demon
Ba’al.
Even in his death throws Ba’al directing a different chapter of the
perpetuated his evil. What passed as Brotherhood of Ba’al to begin
his soul coalesced over him and reassembling the fragments of the
entered a glittering multi-faceted gem Gehenna Stone. Burt Corrigan
that his followers had prepared for attained a fragment of the Gehenna
him. What they had not prepared for Stone and became the spawn of Ba’al,
was the righteous wrath of The Hand a vessel to house Ba’al’s return to
of God. They fought that mighty Earth. As such, he would come into
warrior, but it was in vain. Finally, on conflict with Wolverine. Ba’al was
a field littered with bloody corpses, barely defeated by Wolverine.
The Hand of God stood face to face Next Ba’al was embroiled in a fight
with the last iteration of Ba’al and with Johnny Blaze who was trying to
smashed it asunder. The evil of Ba’al protect the souls of children from the
was trapped in a hundred fragments, Mesopotamian God. A conflict with
and not content with that, the Hand of Johnny Blaze managing to banish the
God hurled the pieces to the four god back to his home dimension,
winds, never to be assembled again saving the children. Johnny Blaze rode
until doomsday. off into the night. Ba’al has not been
seen since, it is assumed he is trapped
Ba’al was invoked by a gypsy to within his pocket dimension awaiting
avenge her daughter’s murder by for someone who can reassemble the
“Black John” Wollaston. The curse fragments of the Gehenna Stone.
placed on the Wollastons endured for
centuries. In more recent centuries,
pieces of the Gehenna were being
unearthed and turning up in the hands
of the museums and collectors. A
group known as the Brotherhood of
Ba’al tried to sacrifice Lissa Russel to
give the Frankenstein monster a more
normal body. They were defeated by
the Frankenstein’s Monster and Jack
Russel in his werewolf form. The
Brotherhood members were
slaughtered to just a few who did not
manage to escape the burning
building when it collapsed upon them.
Later, the werewolf and the monster’s
footprints were discovered in the sand
walking along the beach. Slowly, over
a two year period, a new leader began

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Dagon
F MN (75) Health: 325
A UN (100)
S AM (50) Karma: 180
E UN (100)
R IN (40) Resources: SHX
I IN (40)
P UN (100) Popularity: -40
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dagon, or possibly Ea
Occupation: God of thunder, wind, air
and sky; former ruler of the Annunaki,
supreme organizer of the universe;
Fish-God; Kushite death god, chieftain
of Kushite gods
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: Public, with multiple
identities
Other Known Aliases: Ea, Enki (see
below); Enlil (Sumerian name), Ellil
(Canaanites or Babylonian name);
suspected to have impersonated
Yahweh as El; "Sea God", Fish-God,
the Father of Fishes; Taru/Tarhunt
(Hittite names), Latipan (Semitic
name), Pabilsag ("wild bull with multi-
colored legs")
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anu (father); Ki
(mother); Ba'al, Ningal, Ea, Martu,
Tammuz (brothers); Inanna,
Ereshkigal (sisters); Ninlil (wife);
Ullikummis (son); Nergal (son with
Ninlil); Marduk (nephew); Shamash
(great-nephew); Anshar
(grandfather); Kishar (grandmother);
Lahmu (great-grandfather); Lahamu
(great-grandmother);
others;
numerous
Unnamed race of fish-men; Dagoth
(possible offspring or descendant);
Khosatral Khel (offspring); Derketa
(wife)
Base of Operations: Dilmun; formerly,
Irkalla; unnamed isle in the South
Pacific Ocean
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
(former leader); possibly violent
factions of Angels including the Asura
(leader while impersonating Yahweh
as El); Unnamed race of fish-men
(servants); possibly Old Ones
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: EX ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: IN resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL3000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
deity if his or her life essence is beyond allows one to understand, speak, and
resurrection. Requires a minimum of write in all languages. If addressing
three deities and expenditure of all speakers of more than one language,
Karma; may be performed once per each will understand the deity’s
day. It is unknown whether Dagon has language in his or her native language.
retained this ability. This ability extends to extraterrestrial
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and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Weather Mastery: Dagon has several
abilities similar to magic which he can
mystically command and control
elemental energies such as storm,
wind, thunder and lightning:
● He can create hurricane-scale
conditions at will and manipulate
the wind to carry him aloft, at
Amazing rank
● He can summon lightning strikes
and control them with pinpoint
accuracy. Monstrous rank.
● He can summon rainstorms of
varying size, ranging from a
moderate gale to a full tsunami,
Shift Y rank.
● He can also control storms created
by other means and create
cataclysms on a planet wide scale
such as when he flooded
Mesopotamia in ancient times,
Class 1000 rank.
● He can control the tides at Shift Z
ability; in ancient Mesopotamian
times, he would use this ability to
provide bountiful catches for his
followers.
Transformation - Others: Dagon is able
to transform humans into his icthyoid
servants, at Unearthly ability. For
statistics, see Fishmen listing under
Other Supernatural Beings toward the
end of the chapter.
Magical Abilities: He has several
rather undefined mystical occult
powers such as the ability to resurrect
the dead as zombies, and to procure
the souls of mortals to retrieve back to
his realm. The GM will have to use his
own judgment here -- assume that
Dagon can command personal,
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universal, and most dimensional
energies at Amazing ability.
Shapeshifting: Dagon can shapeshift
with Amazing ability. In addition, at
will he can take the form of a giant
amphibious creature composed of
tentacles, fins, and fanged mouths
connected to an unseen central body.
While in this form, he retains his
supernatural abilities and gains a +1CS
to his Strength and to any Grappling
maneuvers.
LIMITATIONS:
Weakness - Holy Symbols: Dagon
seems inexplicably vulnerable to
objects of potential positive mystical
energy such a symbols of the Hebrew
and Christian faiths. During the reign
of King David of Israel, an idol of Dagon
worshipped by the Philistines was
toppled by simply having the Ark of
the Covenant placed next to it.
Whether this is any indication of
Dagon having degenerated into a
demonic form or of another demonic
being having usurped his worship is
unrevealed. If Dagon or his avatars are
within line of sight of a holy symbol
and within a 3-area radius, he will
suffer Excellent (20) Health points of
damage per turn, bypassing all
defenses, and Dagon’s attacks will be
at -1CS damage.
EQUIPMENT:
Scythe: As a Death-God, Dagon was
equipped with a scythe-sword that cut
down souls like wheat. The sword
does Amazing Edged damage and is
made of a Class 1000 Uru-like
material.
Talents: Occult Lore, Demonology,
History and Culture: Mesopotamian
and Hyborian, Edged Weapons
Contacts: Annunaki, Khosatral Khel,
Dagoth, Derketa, Deep Ones, Dagon
cultists
ADDITIONAL NOTES
The identity of Dagon has been
assumed by various powerful beings;
the true origin of Dagon has thus been
confused by conflicting accounts and
the retelling of Dagon’s mythology
over countless millennia. This profile
assumes that the Old One known as
Dagon and the Annunaki being called
Dagon are one and the same.
This profile also assumes that Ea and
Enki are both identities used by the
real Dagon. In Sumerian mythology, Ea
lost his worshippers to the god Dagon;
the All-New Official Handbook of the
Marvel Universe Update #3 speculates
that the two are one and the same. It
may be that Ea is an aspect of Dagon -
- the true relationship between the
two remains unexplained.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Dagon is a jealous god, who wishes to
have all life return to the sea.
HISTORY
Dagon is one or many beings of
multiple origin: Fallen angel, god
(degenerated, Hyborian death god,
Annunaki), demon, gigantic aquatic
creature, Old One, etc. Take your pick
-- it may even be that the “real” Dagon
has yet to appear in the Marvel
Universe. Some of the various
accounts that have been presented
include:
● Dagon was the name of a gigantic
aquatic creature, suspected to be
one of the Old Ones or a
degenerated god.
○ Alternatively, it has been
theorized that Ea (also
presented as the Annunaki
Dagon's younger brother)
became the monstrous aquatic
Dagon.
● Dagon was an angel living in
Heaven who, according to
unconfirmed sources, became a
fallen angel, cast out of Heaven,
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possibly for participating in
Lucifer's rebellion.
● Dagon, also known as Enlil in
Sumer and Ellil in Babylon, was the
first born son of Anu and Ki, and
the Annunaki god of wind and air.
The Annunaki were worshiped as
far back as the Pre-Cataclysmic
Age Atlantis and Valusia.
● Dagon was a Hyborian death god.
Any connections between these
Dagons remain speculative, although
at least one form of the Kushite god
matches the known form of the
Annunaki god.
Accounts relating him as a possible
Old One describe Dagon as a
loathsome horror upon Earth even
before the coming of Men, the Fall of
Lemuria and Atlantis. Other accounts
speculate that Enlil usurped the name
and followers of the monster Dagon
who predated him. Dagon was exiled
from Dilmun to the underworld of
Irkalla for raping the goddess Ninlil.
He was eventually allowed to return to
Dilmun. He was later granted by Anu
the Tablets of Destiny, empowering
him as supreme organizer of the
universe, while Anu served as the
Annunaki's figurehead.
Ninlil became his wife at some point.
At another point, Dagon planned to
annihilate humanity with a great
flood, but Ea persuaded him to only
punish them.
When Tiamat and her son Kingu
attacked the Annunaki, Tiamat's
minions stole the Tablets of Destiny
from Dagon, and Kingu used them as a
breastplate granting him great power.
They then launched the Annunaki civil
war, Kingu leading Tiamat's monster-
progeny armies (horned serpents,
snake-dragons, demonic lions, lion-
men scorpion-men and bull-men) and
besieging Dilmun.

Ba'al (with the help of his brother Ea)

usurped Dagon's rule, who had
succeeded to Anu and whom they
perceived as ineffective. Dagon sired
the giant god Ullikummis, made
entirely of impenetrable diorite stone,
who grew rapidly and chased Ba'al,
though he was later defeated by Ba'al
and Ea. As Anu and Dagon proved
incapable of ending the war, Ea's son
Marduk offered to lead Anu's forces
against the armies of Tiamat, and in
return would become supreme ruler
of the Annunaki. He slew Tiamat,
defeated Kingu, retrieved the Tablets
of Power and slaughtered Tiamat's
remaining followers. He then was
crowned ruler of the Annunaki.

It is suspected that in recent years,

Dagon impersonated Yahweh as El,
and the leader of violent factions of
Angels, such as the Asura.

During the Hyborian Age, Dagon was

seen by some as a benevolent god, the
father of fishes, despite his true
nature, and his jealousy-driven goal of
returning all life to the sea.

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The monster Dagon was likely the
parent of the god Khosatral Khel,
worshiped by the Dagonites or
Dagonians. He was possibly either the
precursor, ancestor or progenitor of
the demon Dagoth. He was served by
a race of fish-men of whom he was the
progenitor. He also had disciples who
"[became] one with the sea", turning
into fish-men (or "men of the sea”), in
the name of Dagon. Those disciples
were mentioned in tales, presented as
Mermaids and Sirens. They raided
villages to capture new members, who
were controlled and transformed by
Dagon. In a possible future, Conan was
confronted by such a group, and was
turned by Dagon into one of his
mindless slaves.
At least in 16,000 BC, Dagon was a
Death God in Kush. His statue was one
of the many in the Temple of a
Thousand Gods of Messantia, in
Argos. He was chieftain of Kushite
gods. Both Derketo and Dagon were
worshiped in the temple of
Zembabwei, in gold images. An area
within the Western Ocean was
considered forbidden, to enter being
to defy the curse of Dagon, as the
black corsair Ahmaan the Merciless
had vanished there a century before
the Age of Conan.
He became Derketa's husband
(Derkata was originally Derketo, a
male Shemite god whose story was
garbled, and eventually became the
goddess Derketa to mate with Dagon).
When Conan and Bêlit came to the
Temple of a Thousand Gods to acquire the passenger arrived safely into
the Iron-Bound Book of Skelos, the their island where he inspected
priest used his hypnosis powers to the altar to Dagon. The fish-men
have both of them to appear to the then gathered around the altar, to
other respectively as Dagon and sacrifice both fish and the two
Derketa, for them to fight each other. seamen to him. Dagon then
Conan, triumphing over "Derketa", emerged to consume those,
was able to figure things before he causing the survivor to go mad
would slay Bêlit. and flee.
● The tanker was captured, but the
The ancient Philistines had a legend passenger managed to escape. He
about Dagon, the Fish-God, and the arrived on a lifeboat on the island,
Philistines worshipped Dagon. The and inspected the altar, until he
Israelites, now including many idols- saw Dagon and went mad. He
worshipers, went to battle with the later found himself in San
Philistine, bringing the Ark of the Francisco, where he remained
Covenant to ensure their victory. insane until the fish-men found
Allegedly due to God being angry to him again.
the Israelites who worshiped idols, the
Philistines won the battle and took the
Ark. They brought it to their city of
Ashdod and placed the Ark in the
temple of Dagon. The two next nights,
the statue of Dagon fell or broke, and
the Philistines returned the Ark to the
Israelites, as the prophet Samuel had
said they would.
The race of fish-men he had sired lived
on a putrid isle in South Pacific,
worshiped Dagon and sacrificed
humans to him at his altar, a
Cyclopean monolith.
During World War I, a tanker was
attacked by a German sea raider. Two
variations of this story exist:
● The tanker sank, but two seamen
and a passenger survived in a
lifeboat. The seamen were later
captured by the fish-men, while
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Ereshkigal being. She can be reduced to zero
Health and Endurance through various
F EX (20) Health: 150 means, and can even be slain
A GD (10) temporarily, but will not die. It's quite
S EX (20) Karma: 150 possible that she can only be
E UN (100) completely destroyed within the
R EX (20) Resources: UN realm of Irkalla, which is where she is
I RM (30) most powerful. Her immortal life force
P UN (100) Popularity: -50 grants her these additional abilities, as
well.
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Erishkigal Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Occupation: Queen of Irkalla; Goddess allows one to understand, speak, and
of the dead write in all languages. If addressing
Legal Status: Ruler of Irkalla speakers of more than one language,
Identity: Public each will understand the deity’s
Other Known Aliases: Eriskegal; language in his or her native language.
Ereshkegal; Ganair; Allatou (in This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Babylon); Queen of the Great Below and otherdimensional languages as
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly well as Earth tongues.
Dilmun
Marital Status: Married Awe: Though physically alluring, it can
Known Relatives: Anu (father); Ki be difficult to lay eyes upon Ereshkigal,
(mother); Ba'al, Dagon, Ea, Martu, for her immortal life force burns
Ningal, Tammuz (brothers); Inanna bright! When she invokes this ability,
(sister); Nergal (husband); Gugalanna / mortals within Very Near distance
Bull of Heaven (husband, deceased); must pass a Psyche FEAT roll against
Ningal, Marduk, Ullikummis this Monstrous (75) power, or be
(nephews); Shamash (great-nephew); stupefied by her deific aura. Generally
Anshar (grandfather); Kishar fearful of death, these beings will
(grandmother); Lahmu (great- typically react as if affected by the
grandfather); Lahamu (great- fearful aspect of emotion control. the line with Monstrous (75) ability,
grandmother); numerous others and is known to empower Death Ray,
Base of Operations: Irkalla Boon: One of the most important Reanimation, and Soul Control
Past Group Affiliations: None Anunnaki, Ereshkigal is often invoked entreaty spells.
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki; in prayers and entreaties for power,
Gods of the Dead whether from worshipers of her Faith: Ruler of the underworld, and
pantheon of gods, her direct head of a court of deities who perform
KNOWN POWERS followers, or wizards who are aware of various duties within Irkalla,
Immortality: A seventh generation and respect her might. She grants Ereshkigal generates vast sums of the
Anunnaki, Ereshkigal is an immortal entreaties where life and death are on faith with which the Anunnaki impose

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their desires upon the multiverse. She
can dip her toes into this vast pool of
energy when necessary, channeling
the power of belief in her and her
fellow gods to fuel this power with up
to Amazing (50) capability!
Death Ray: The mistress of Irkalla,
Ereshkigal wields unmatched
command over the various energies of
this afterlife plane. Included in this
mastery is power over life and death
itself, and Ereshkigal may fire black
beams of murderous power from her
eyes at her leisure! Lethal to mortal
and immortal beings alike, her
mortifying gaze inflicts Unearthly
(100) Metabolic damage with every
deadly assault!
Flight: Originally some form of
supernal, heavenly, or sky goddess,
Ereshkigal may ignore the laws of
gravity as she sees fit. Shrugging off
the bonds of the world (or the
underworld, as the case may be),
Ereshkigal may fly with Remarkable
(30) capability, which allows her to
move at up to 225 miles per hour,
whether up, down, left, right, forward,
or backward.
Soul Control: While she holds no direct
sway over the flesh of the dead,
Ereshkigal nonetheless wields power
over their very souls. Nominally, she
can bend souls to her will with
Unearthly (100) ability by herself.
However, she can tap into Irkalla's
energies while resident in her realm,
increasing her dominion over the souls
of the dead by +3 CS, meaning they
may only depart the underworld if she
so wishes it.
Schooling: Master / Eclecticism Magic:
For thousands of years, Ereshkigal has
exploited her position as the ruler of
Irkalla to extract sorcerous knowledge
from those who have passed into the
Land of No Return. Whether ancient
wizards or primordial deities,
Ereshkigal has pried any number of
secrets from her charges. While the
precise roster of spells she has
mastered is as of yet unknown, she is
undoubtedly a master of this school of
magic.
LIMITATIONS:
Banned: Formerly a celestial goddess,
Ereshkigal has embraced her inner
darkness, and exalts in the power of
Irkalla. While she has the ability to
leave her subterranean realm,
Ereshkigal can no longer ascend to the
heavens, and is barred from entering
glorious Ubshukkina for the rest of her
immortal days. While disinvited from
Anu's realm henceforth, there's
nothing stopping others from visiting
her...!
Impulsiveness: Not one to rein in her
dark desires, Ereshkigal has difficulty
restraining herself under the best of
conditions. Compounded by the fact
that there are few entities in existence
capable of saying no to her under any
circumstances, particularly while
ensconced within Irkalla, Ereshkigal
must pass a Psyche FEAT roll at -6 CS
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for the purposes of holding back in any
aspect of her behavior.
Talents: Occult Lore, Demonology,
History/Culture: Annunaki and
Ancient Mesopotamia, Archaeology
Contacts: Annunaki. In particular, her
children Mot, Ninazu, and Nungal, not
to mention her still-living lovers, Enlil
and Nergal, would likely do anything
she requested of them.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Note that Ereshkigal has frequently
been confused with Allatou, and with
the Deviant leader Erishkegal, both of
whom have impersonated her.
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ereshkigal is the seeming
personification of Freud's concept of
the id, as well as the seven deadly sins.
Consumed by impulses both creative
and destructive, Ereshkigal rarely
attempts to rein in her behavior, and
has never had anyone successfully
manage to do so for her. This,
combined with her innate power and
position as ruler of the underworld,
makes her a singularly dangerous
entity.
HISTORY
The eldest daughter of Sin and Ningal,
Ereshkigal overflows with unbridled
energy. Ruled by violent passions and
dark desires, young Ereshkigal quickly
attracted the attention of Enlil, then
the ruler of the Anunnaki. But this
pairing with Enlil was not fated to last.
That he was already wed to Ninlil
bothered neither deity, but the simple
fact of the matter was that Ereshkigal
was too much for her grandfather to
handle.
Draining his time and energy with
their coupling, Ereshkigal was quickly
impregnated by Enlil, and in due time
gave birth to their son, Namtar.
Incensed by this, Enlil's wife, Ninlil,
convinced the earth dragon, Kur, to rid
Ubshukkina of her. A bargain struck,
Kur ascended to the heavens and
seized Ereshkigal, dragging her down
into the underworld realm of Irkalla,
though not before Enlil impregnated
her a second time.
to world-shaking calamity! Soon
afterwards, Ereshkigal gave birth to
her second child with Enlil, Nungal,
who seemed as beautiful and
dangerous as she.
As she doted over Nungal, Namtar
joined Ereshkigal in the underworld,
ferried there by the Celestial Bull,
Gugalanna. Enamored by this
powerful being, who she felt was
finally what she needed to satisfy her
unquenchable appetites, Ereshkigal
made Gugalanna at home in Irkalla.
Though he could not relocate
permanently, Gugalanna visited
Ereshkigal often, and her next two
sons, Ninazu and Ninmada were born
as a result.
Initially, Ereshkigal only had the souls
of dead gods to lord over, but in time
the ghosts of humans began to arrive
in Irkalla as well. Her power growing
with each dead man, woman, and
child that journeyed to the
underworld, Ereshkigal became a vital
member of the Anunnaki. But though

Wishing to liberate her from Kur,

Ereshkigal's other grandfather, Enki,
journeyed to the underworld to war
with the ancient creature. The battle
between wizard and dragon shook the
realms both above and below Irkalla,
ending only when Kur tired of the
conflict and withdrew. But then, he
knew the darkness in Ereshkigal's soul,
and was certain that it would bind her
to the underworld better than he ever
could.

Sure enough, Ereshkigal found Irkalla a

natural fit to the urges that had driven
her since birth. Settling in, she
declared herself the Queen of the
Dead, and lorded over the essences of
those divine entities who had fallen in
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her fortunes were improving, even she
was not immune to tragedy, for
Gugalanna, was viciously slain in
battle by Gilgamesh!
Overcome with grief, Ereshkigal
openly mourned within the palace
Kurnugi, until Irkalla was approached
by Ishtar. Having never before been
visited by her younger sister,
Ereshkigal was doubtful that the
overly ambitious Ishtar came without
ill designs on her and her realm. This
particularly because Gugalanna died
as a direct result of Ishtar's petulant
feud with the heroic descendant of
Shamash.
Instructing Neti, the gatekeeper of the
underworld, to bar the gates, she only
allowed Ishtar to pass each one once
she had removed one of her
protective garments. Once arriving at
the Kurnugi, Ishtar sat upon
Ereshkigal's throne while her elder
sister continued her lamentations for
Gugalanna, an act so beyond the pale
that it immediately brought judgment
against her by Ereshkigal's court.
So judged, Ishtar was given the gaze of
death by Ereshkigal, and slain on the
spot. Hanging her corpse from a meat
hook on a nearby wall, Ereshkigal
continued her mourning, at least until
creatures of Enki appeared to share
her grief. Thanking them, she asked
what they wanted in return. Saying
they only wanted the corpse of Ishtar,
Ereshkigal happily waved them off
with it, not expecting them to
resurrect her!
Though revived, Ishtar wasn't off the
proverbial hook yet. No, Ereshkigal
informed her that she could not leave
the underworld until she found a
suitable replacement. To this end,
Ishtar was released with a horde of
galla, demons who were ready to seize
whichever deity she chose. When she
found her husband Tammuz
indifferent to her demise in Irkalla,
Ishtar pointed him out, and the chase
was on!
Evading them for some time, thanks to
assistance from Shamash, and his
sister, Geshtinanna, Tammuz was
ultimately captured and drug off to
the underworld to take Ishtar's place.
Seeing the grief this caused
Geshtinanna, however, Ishtar decided
that they could alternate their
penance in Irkalla, each one spending
but six months out of the year in the
underworld instead of one being
trapped there forever.
Satisfied with this, Ereshkigal allowed
Ishtar's substitutions to stand, and
things returned to normal in the
underworld. This lasted until mighty
Anu held a banquet for all the gods.
Knowing Ereshkigal could not attend,
being the mistress of the underworld,
he sent his father's sukkal, Gaga, to
pay the Anunnaki's respect - and to
have her send someone to collect the
meal due to her.
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Sending Namtar, Ereshkigal awaited
the return of her own sukkal, though
when he arrived she learned that
Nergal, of all the gods, disrespected
him! Knowing that Namtar would
report this perfidy, Anu banished
Nergal to Irkalla until he apologized, in
an attempt to mend fences with
mighty Ereshkigal. When he arrived,
however, the two were immediately
attracted to each other, and enjoyed a
week of each others' company.
Fleeing after a week, before his
strength was completely drained by
Ereshkigal, Nergal left her pregnant
once more. Furious beyond reckoning,
Ereshkigal sent Namtar back to
Ubshukkina, indicating that she would
empty the underworld if Nergal were
not returned to her forthwith,
allowing the souls of the dead to
rampage and consume the living!
Naturally, Anu wasn't about to let that
happen.
Thus, Nergal was ultimately dragged
back down to the underworld by
Namtar once he was located, and
Ereshkigal once again set upon him.
Making him her consort, she
continued to rule Irkalla from then on,
now with Nergal at her side. After
giving birth to her fifth child,
Ereshkigal resumed her
administration of the underworld,
which presumably continues to this
very day!
Inanna
F RM (30) Health: 150
A EX (20)
S AM (50) Karma: 100
E AM (50)
R RM (30) Resources: AM
I EX (20)
P AM (50) Popularity: -6
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Inanna
Occupation: Archdemon, Demon of
inspiration and madness; formerly
goddess of love, fertility, and war,
Goddess of fire and flesh (as Ishtar);
Death-goddess, goddess of death and
revival, Queen of the Dead (as
Derketa); Goddess of love and death
(as Ashtoreth)
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun;
Demon
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Ashtoreth
(Hebrew name), Asthoreth (in
Khoraja); Astarte (Kelkan, Shemite,
Corinthian, Khaurani and Phoenician
name), Astorte; Astartu (Akkadian
name), Ishtar (Assyrian name), Ishatar,
Lady of the Sky, Daughter of the
Moon, Earth-Mother; Innin (Sumerian
name), Derketo (Stygian and Shemite
name), Goddess, Derketa, (Kushite
name), Queen of the Dead; Possibly
Asteroth, Astoreth (Shem, Khauran,
Zingara, others); Posed as Alonia
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anu (father); Ki
(Gaea) (mother); Ba'al, Ea, Martu,
Ningal (brothers); Ereshkigal (sister);
Pteor
(brother/husband;
(mate);
possibly
Dagon
two
beings); Tammuz (brother/husband);
Nergal, Marduk, Ullikummis
(nephews); Shamash (great-nephew);
Anshar (grandfather); Kishar
(grandmother); Lahmu (great-
grandfather); Lahamu (great-
grandmother); Demon of Dark Valley,
Pthassiass (possible spawns);
numerous others
Base of Operations: Dilmun; Allatum;
formerly Ababenzzar; a realm of Hell
(Kur); Irkalla
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki;
Lords of the Splinter Realms; Satan's
agents
Present Group Affiliations: Unknown
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
day. It is unknown if Inanna has
CL1000
retained this ability.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
work together to resurrect another
allows one to understand, speak, and
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
write in all languages. If addressing
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
speakers of more than one language,
three deities and expenditure of all
each will understand the deity’s
Karma; may be performed once per
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
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and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
As a demoness, she possesses
additional abilities:
Emotion Control: Amazing ability. She
most frequently uses this ability to
inspire anxiety and madness, but may
also use it to cause hostility or desire.
Magical Ability: The full extent of
Inanna’s magical abilities are
unknown, but it is known that her
power is on par with other arch-
demons such as Marduk Kurios,
Satannish, or Thog. Inanna may use
any spell of the Chaos or Pantheon
(Mesopotamian) school of magic at
Unearthly ability. She most frequently
uses spells related to pain and
insanity. Inanna’s magical ability is at
Shift Y power when she is in her own
realm.
EQUIPMENT:
Lifestone: This is a small, yellow piece
of meteor rock that could mystically
bestow good fortune and immortality
upon mortals. It (or a similar one) was
rediscovered in modern times by
Doctor Douglas Birely, a k a Doctor
Demonicus, who used it to create
monstrous creatures.
Effects: Whoever holds the Lifestone
experiences good financial fortune,
providing them with +1CS in
Resources as long as it is in their
possession. Under the same
conditions, the holder is also immune
to disease and aging. The stone also
has vaguely-defined transformative
powers; it may act as a sort of magic
“battery” for Inanna’s own magical
abilities.
Talents: Seduction, Occult Lore,
History and Culture: Mesopotamia
and Dilmun (and associated realms),
Leadership, Demonology
Contacts: Annunaki; Lords of the
Splinter Realms; Conan; Marduk
Kurios
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Although Innana has always been vain
and jealous, in her early years as a love
goddess she was originally a
benevolent deity. The power seems to
have gone to her head, as she
eventually demanded blood rites in
her worship. After her corruption by
Marduk Kurios, she descended into
evil even further, today ruling her
underworld realm with an iron fist.
Today she finds pleasure in causing
pain and corrupting innocents,
observing earth from her realm and
using manipulative means to affect it.
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HISTORY
Inanna was the Annunaki goddess of
love, fertility and war. She was the
beautiful and youngest daughter of
Anu, leader of the Annunnaki, and of
Ki (Gaea), Elder goddess and earth-
goddess, and was born in Ababenzzar,
then in Shem, during the Hyborian era.
Known as the Earth-Mother, Inanna
mated with Pteor, the male sky-god.
She also consorted with her brother,
Tammuz, the handsome god of
shepherds, also known as Adonis. She
was believed to have possibly
spawned the Demon of Dark Valley,
Pthassiass, the "Dweller in the Pool",
and another monster and to drink the
blood spilled in battle.
Earth-Mother was also known under
the guises of Ishtar, Derketo and
Ashtoreth, among others:
● As Derketo, she was presented
alternatively to be a female and
male Shemite god, also worshiped
(along with Dagon) in Zembabwei,
as gold images.
○ The male Derketo's story was
garbled, and he eventually
became the goddess Derketa
to mate with the Kushite
death-god Dagon, who may or
may not be her brother the
Annunaki god Dagon, or a
relation of him. They were said
to live in Hell (Kur). Derketa,
Queen of the Dead, was
primarily invoked by the lower
castes of the people of Kush,
who worshiped at the temple
of Jullah, "the devil-devil
 house". In the Black Kingdoms, sacrifices and orgiastic frenzy The Kushite shaman N'Yaga led the
a kind of poisonous fruits were before her carved idols of ivory. tribe of Bird-Riders of the Southern
known as the Apples of Her rites were described as Isles who adopted him and Bêlit, the
Derketa, and were allegedly "sensual". daughter of King Atrahasis of Asgalun,
the deadliest poison west of ● She was also worshiped as Astarte to believe that Bêlit was the daughter
Khitai. Her statue and Dagon's at least in Corinthia and Khauran, of the death-goddess Derketa,
were among the many in the and as Astorte at least in Ophir. Atrahasis having mated with Derketa.
Temple of a Thousand Gods of Libro eventually lost the Lifestone, and
Messantia, in Argos. Those different names were it returned to Inanna in Ababenzzar
○ Derketo was also a Stygian sometimes invoked one alongside (now in the desert separating Turan
goddess of death and revival, another. Ishtar, Derketo and from the Hyborian kingdoms), where
and was imported in Kush, Ashtoreth were considered chiefs Libro tried to retrieve it with the help
whose names were invoked by among the Earth-Mother goddesses of Conan (who didn't know Libro's true
the Kushites. The Feast of held responsible for the fertility of intentions). Under the mortal form of
Derketo was a celebration Shem's lands. Alonia, Ishtar tried to dissuade Libro,
involving ritual suffering and in vain. As Libro invoked a creature to
human sacrifices. Allegedly jealous of the beautiful kill Conan (who slew Libro) in return,
● She was worshiped as Ashtoreth mortal Isolene, Ishtar had her locked "Alonia" intervened, allowing the
in Shem as a good deity, and was up in an enchanted tower guarded by barbarian to destroy the creature. She
also the goddess of Kelka, as a demons, where she died. Later at a then recovered her Lifestone and
goddess of love and death time when gods and mortals still appeared to Conan as Ishtar.
requiring sacrifices. She was walked together, her own priest Libro
possibly worshiped as Asthoreth stole her Lifestone, granting him When Conan and Bêlit came to the
at least in Khoraja. Ashtoreth was power over her for centuries. Temple of a Thousand Gods to acquire
known as the Goddess in Corinthia
and possibly elsewhere.
● As Ishtar, she became a prominent
goddess during the Hyborian age.
A Shemite deity, she was also
worshiped by Koth (the only of the
Hyborian kingdoms to have
abandoned the worship of Mitra
in her favor) and its satellites, in
Nemedia (where the liberal
atmosphere allowed for other
cults, including Ishtar’s), among
other places. She watched Earth
from a dark throne. She was
worshiped in rich temples and at
lavish shrines where were
performed rituals of blood

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the Iron-Bound Book of
Skelos, the priest used his
hypnosis powers to cause
both of them to appear to
the other respectively as
Dagon and Derketa,
intending for them to fight
each other. Conan,
triumphing over "Derketa",
was able to figure things
before he could slay Bêlit.
During antiquity, Inanna
was known as Ashtoreth to
the Hebrew, Astarte to the
Phoenicians, Astartu to the
Akkadians, Innin to the
Sumerians, and Ishtar to the
Assyrians and Babylonians.
She was a popular deity in
Mesopotamia, and there is
even evidence that she has
been worshipped on other
planets.
Around 2700 BC, Inanna attempted to
add the Eternal champion Gilgamesh
to her list of sexual conquests. When
Gilgamesh rejected her proposition,
she had Anu send the Bull of Heaven
to attack him, but Gilgamesh slew the
beast. Inanna killed Gilgamesh's friend
Enkidu in revenge. However, the Bull
of Heaven, also known as the
therianthropic god Gugalanna, was
wed to Inanna's sister Ereshkigal. His
death caused a deep enmity between
the two sisters. Soon, when Inanna
descended to Ereshkigal's Irkalla, she
was trapped within the netherworld
realm and could only escape after
Tammuz was seized by Ereshkigal's
demons and forced to take Inanna's
place.
At some point, the god of battle and
deity of war Epus was known as Ishtar,
among other names of war deities
such as "Siva", "Ares" and "Mars".
Epus was likely an alias for the
Olympian god Ares.
As the belief of the Annunaki began to
be supplanted by Christianity, Inanna
was among those of her brethren to
be tricked by Marduk Kurios. Those
who accepted the deal transformed
and degenerated into demons, in a
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desperate attempt to
maintain their influence in
the Earth realm.
In recent centuries, Inanna
rose to power in the
netherworlds and became
the demoness of inspiration
and madness. She tried to
establish a foothold in the
Earth realm. She also
became a member of the
Lords of the Splinter
Realms.
Ishtar was still invoked by
gypsies living near
Wollaston House, in
England, two or three
hundred years ago. When
"Black John" Wollaston and
his bullies came to kill them,
and did kill Illenna, her
mother invoked the names
of Marduk, Ishtar and Baal to curse
Wolaston and all who bore their
violence.
The curse on the Wollastons was still
active in the 20th century. When
gypsy-descending Ginny Sutton lured
Prof. Emery (who was investigating on
the story of the curse) into the
Wollaston House to kill and rob him.
She was absorbed into the house.
The demonic Inanna was seemingly
defeated and destroyed by Daimon
Hellstrom and occult terrorist Jaine
Cutter.
Bailiff of Inanna attack others. When using this ability
he has 1 extra attack per turn; the
F RM (30) Health: 100 serpents are able to Grapple at
A EX (20) Remarkable Strength, and bite at 10
S EX (20) Karma: 60 points of Edged damage.
E RM (30)
R GD (10) Resources: GD Mind Control: Remarkable rank.
I EX (20)
P RM (30) Popularity: -2 Hallucinations: He is able to cause
others to experience visions, or to
BACKGROUND manipulate their dreams. It is
Real Name: Bailiff unknown if this ability has a
Occupation: Servant connection to Nightmare or his Dream
Legal Status: Demon or demons Dimension. Incredible rank.
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Bailiff of EQUIPMENT: The Bailiff is equipped
Madness, Bailiff of Inanna with a number of diabolical torture
Place of Birth: Dilmun devices capable of producing great
Marital Status: Single pain in its victims.
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Irkalla Talents: Occult Lore; Torture
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Servant of Contacts: Inanna
Inanna
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
KNOWN POWERS The Bailiff is Inanna’s servant; he (or
Invulnerability: He is unable to be they) are unflinchingly sadistic,
injured by conventional means, and it deriving pleasure from others’ misery.
requires even advanced mystical Wintergarden's writing. The Bailiff
power to harm him. The Bailiff only HISTORY could have just given Wintergarden
takes damage from magical attacks The Bailiff of Inanna acts as her agent. visions of violence and intense
and has Good damage resistance, The Bailiffs may be a race or group of dreams, but he chose to inspire him by
although he can still be Stunned or demons, as the one who served slaughtering his family because it
Slammed. Inanna is not the same as the one who pleased him to do so. He was blown
subsequently served Hellstorm. The apart by Hellstorm.
Dimensional Travel/Teleportation: Bailiff came to Haizmann's/
The Bailiff can open portals in space at Wintergarden's house after the diary The Bailiff derives great power from
Monstrous ability. barring their presence was destroyed. Inanna, enabling him to overpower a
He orchestrated the torture and large group of people, as well as a
Serpents: He can extend powerful slaughter of Wintergarden's family as powerful warrior such as Jaine Cutter.
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Lilith
F EX (20) Health: 190
A RM (30)
S IN (40) Karma: 190
E UN (100)
R IN (40) Resources: EX
I AM (50)
P UN (100) Popularity: -10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Lilith (other sources state
possibly Bat Zuge or Kiskillilla)
Occupation: Viscountess of the
Vampire Nation; conqueror; former
underworld demon-goddess, goddess
of the storm and underworld, wind
demon, storm demon, queen, princess
of the succubi, angel, shedu and
others
Legal Status: Infernal being
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Kiskilla
(Sumerian name), Lilith Kiskilla; bat
Zuge; uses over 20,000 names,
including Abizu, Agrat bat Mahlat,
Fury, Hakash, Izorpo, Katah,
Lamashtu, Lilitu (Babylonian name),
Nightrider, Northerner, Paritasha, Agrat, Irit, Nega, the Queen of Sheba, Incubi, Succubi, "Goblins" (offspring
Screech Owl, Talto, and others; others (daughters); Hurmin, races); various unidentified creatures
Vampire Goddess, Demon Mother, Alefpeneash, others (sons); unnamed (offspring races, many by Asmodeus
Demon-Mother, "demon-goddess", child or children (by Zarathos); Short and Samael); possible unidentified
the Mother of Demons, Mother of the Circuit (Lilin, grandchild); Lilidtha offspring (by Solomon; Ancient and
Lilin, the Archmother of Witchcraft, (granddaughter); unnamed nieces and other unnamed races of Vampires
"Samael's mistress"; misspelled Lillith nephews; Djinn, Lilin (Bad Timing, (possible offspring races); Blackout
Place of Birth: Unknown (possibly Bloodthirst, Carver, Creed, Dark (grandson or descendant); Valkyrior
Heaven) Legion, Fang, Girth, Infinks, (alleged kinswomen); Yahweh (alleged
Marital Status: Single Meatmarket, Nakota, Outcast, creator); Aer, Ahriman (alleged
Known Relatives: Samael, Adam, Parasite, Pilgrim, Pixel, Scatter, Sister fathers); Shekhinah, Na'amah, Lillu,
Attis, Ashmodei/Asmodeus, Nil, Skinner, Skitter, Spitfire, others...), Ardat, Irdu (sisters); Pazuzu/Imdugud
Shemhazai (husbands/consorts); Mazikim (with Adam), Nephilim, (possible cousin); Numerous others

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Base of Operations: Hell; Abaddon;
formerly Dracula's castle, Moon;
"universe from where evil comes";
Tiamat's corpse, Northern Greenland;
pre-cataclysmic Atlantis; Heaven
Past Group Affiliations: Heavenly
Hosts
Present Group Affiliations: Ally of
Mephisto; Dracula's Vampire Nation,
Annunaki, Lilin
KNOWN POWERS
Lilith's powers have fluctuated with
her status of angel, demon, and
goddess. During her time imprisoned
within Tiamat's corpse, her
disembodied life essence was free to
wander on Earth.
Immortality: Lilith is seemingly
immortal, granting:
● Resistance – aging: CL 1000
● Invulnerability: Good (10)
resistance to damage
● Regeneration: Amazing (50)
Sorcery: Lilith is a master level
sorcerer. She may use any listed
Power as a spell. She uses these
abilities at the Remarkable (30) level,
unless otherwise noted as Power
stunts. If she casts a spell outside of
her established power stunts, she
must pay a cost in Karma equal to the
rank of the effect she wishes to
simulate.
● Astral Projection: Unearthly (100)
● Eldritch Green Flame: Remarkable
(30)
● Mystic Shields: Remarkable (30)
● Teleportation: Remarkable (30)
● Scrying: Remarkable (30); requires
a medium.
Bio-Physical Generation & Control:
Lilith may give birth to live young
either by combining her and a male’s
genetic template or asexually. In order
for Lilith to effect existing beings, she
must consume their flesh and/or soul
(both are preferred):
● Lilin Creation: Lilith may create
new or reshape others into Lilin by
giving birth to them. The abilities
of said children are left to the GM
or deter-mined randomly
● Summoning: Lilith may summon
Lilin from other dimensions, giving
birth to them in this dimension
● Resurrection: Lilith may resurrect
deceased Lilin so long as she has a
sample of their genetic material
available to consume. This Process
takes 1-10 days.
● Mind Control: Lilith may influence
and control her Lilin children with
Unearthly (100) ability.
● For every 10 Lilin created Lilith’s
Sorcery increases +1CS
Talents: Leadership, Demonology,
Occult Lore, History and Culture:
Mesopotamia and Mesopotamian
extradimensional realms
Contacts: Dracula, Mephisto, Lilin,
Lucifer, Asmodeus, Pazuzu, Zarathos,
numerous other gods and demons
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Although being closely affiliated to the
Vampires, Lilith seemingly isn't one.
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She has been called a Vampire ("or
something") on at least a few
occasions or speculated to possibly be
one. It is apparent that if she is
considered a vampire, she has not
demonstrated the typical weaknesses
of a vampire, such as vulnerability to
sunlight or garlic.
The deity Lilith is not to be confused
with Lilith Drake, the daughter of
Dracula (both of whom are vampires).
Profile by Killian Grey.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Lilith is one of those villains who
embraces evil for evil’s own sake. She
covets power and domination over
others, creating her “children” to do
her bidding and gain her as much
power as possible.
HISTORY
Lilith was already old at the dawn of
humanity, her origins lost to hazy
myth. One story tells how Lilith began
as a member of the Heavenly Host,
wife to Samael, who became Satan.
Lilith and Samael, or more often
quoted Lucifer, led the rebellion
against Heaven, but lost, and were
cast down into Hell along with Lucifer,
Asmodeus and Pazuzu, among others.
With Samael as a failure, Lilith
abandoned him to seek her own
future. Lilith's origin as a Heavenly
Hosts member who sided alongside
Satan against Heaven is the version
the Vatican stand by.
According to her own tale, Earth was
once populated with women who
were all Passion and all men were
Lust. An "Earth God", seemingly
Yahweh crushed that world and
plucked two souls whom he rebirthed
on a recreated Earth where passion
was chained and innocence set free.
He created the man, Adam, and the
woman, Lilith. In her tale, Lilith states
that after leaving Adam, she went to
the Devil (seemingly Samael), with
who she conceived many children. The
Devil eventually grew bored with her
and cast her out of Hell.
Alternately, it is also alleged that
Lilith's fathers were Aer and Ahriman,
and it is possible that she was the
cousin of Pazuzu through Aer. Lilith
also had Shekhinah, Na'amah, Lillu,
Ardat and Irdu as sisters. These tales
contradict each other, but it is
unknown whether Lilith lied about
being born human, or if the stories
including her involvement in the War
in Heaven are false. Even Thor and
Valkyrie are uncertain of her true
nature and origin.
Lilith seduced Adam, the first man,
allegedly becoming his first wife, and
produced many children by him
collectively known as the Mazikim.
She found Adam's companionship
oppressive in time, and abandoned
him. Three purported angels
murdered most of the Mazikim in
response, and a grief-stricken Lilith
fled to the demon cities under the Red
Sea. Bitter towards humanity for her
losses, Lilith vowed that humanity
would suffer forever at the hands of
her future children. Another account
states that "self-proclaimed" angels
slaughtered most of the Mazikim,
causing Lilith to vow that her line
would dominate.
Lilith infiltrated humanity throughout
its early days, sometimes appear as a
goddess, sometimes as a mortal or
sorceress. She was active in Atlantis
20,000 years ago, opposing the
original Order of the Midnight Sons.
She may have been part of Varnae's
original sect of Darkholders,
responsible for creating the first
vampires. She may have been the
mother of some of the Ancient.
She was imprisoned inside the corpse
of the dragon-like Tiamat (or
Leviathan) by Atlantean mages, prior
to the fall of Atlantis (which occurred
in approximately 18,000 BC) which she
survived (it's unclear whether she was
actually present on the continent
when it occurred). Another account
states that, allegedly, her remains
were scattered across the Earth by
three Angels, Senoy, Sansenoy and
Semangol (also known as Sanvi,
Sansavi and Semangeleaf). Despite
both those accounts, her disembodied
life essence was free to wander on
Earth, Therefore, it's possible many of
her later actions were performed by
her wandering spirit while her body
remained trapped.
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As the gods of Atlantis were forgotten,
Lilith secreted herself among the
Mesopotamian Gods known as the
Annunaki. Some sources specify that
Lilith became one of the Lilîtu, a race
of female wind demons affiliated with
the Annunaki who terrorized children
and women while seducing young
men, or deteriorated into a storm
demon in the desert beyond the
Euphrates, abducting unbaptized
children and visiting men in their
dreams.
As centuries passed, Lilith ruled many
kingdoms directly, through her lovers,
or through her children. She dedicated
much of her time to conceiving
powerful lines of children, including
the Lilin,the Djinn, incubi, and succubi.
Her lovers, husbands and/or consorts
supposedly included the angel
Shemhazai, the fertility god Attis, the
Olympian God, Zeus, and possibly
even the Judeo-Chistian God. At some
point, as Lamashtu, she was
prevented by her fellow underworld
demon-god, fallen angel, and hated
rival Pazuzu from escaping Irkalla and
travelling to Earth to threaten
pregnant women and newborn
babies.
To the Hebrews, Lilith was their
Vampire, the spirit Lilith (supposedly
inspired by the Babylonian Lilitu). Her
enemies included many famous
figures, some of whom were also
tricked into fathering more children
for her. She opposed Gilgamesh circa
3000 B.C., and Job over two millennia
later. She challenged Solomon,
banisher of demons (including the
Lilin). Supposedly, as the Queen of
Sheba (her daughter), Lilith conceived
by Solomon. Decades later, she
bedeviled the prophet Elijah. Over a
millennium later, she reigned in the
ruins of Rome and swore the death of
all newborns of humanity...or so the
stories say.

Medieval scholars believed she was

the princess of the succubi. In the 12th
century, in Asia, Lilith was trapped in a
bottle by a midwife. A century later,
Joseph della Reina thought to
summon the Messiah by battling Lilith
and her latest consort, the demon
Ashmodei/Asmodeus, her fellow
Heaven-castout, with whom she
spawned countless demonic offspring.
Many of them were slain by the agents
of Heaven. and Reina was easily
defeated and transformed into a dog.
In the 18th century, Rabbi Elimelekh
challenged Lilith and escaped
unscathed.

In modern times Lilith emerged from

the body of Tiamat, who had settled in
Northern Greenland. She murdered a
group of scientists led by Dr. Phillip
Henderson and Dr. Adam Brigman
that had come to inspect the strange
creature. Wishing to learn the fate of
her Lilin children and about the
modern world, she began scrying, and
discovered they were mostly dead.
She summoned them, but only Pilgrim
answered the call.

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Lilith attempted to seduce Danny
Ketch in his dreams. After that
attempt failed, she asked Nightmare
to attack both him and Johnny Blaze.
She sent Fang after Morbius, assassins
to murder Victoria Montesi, and
tricked the Nightstalkers into
attacking Blaze and Ketch. She and her
Lilin increased their attacks as the
dimensional barriers protecting Earth
weakened. The Midnight Sons joined
forces to oppose them.
Learning of Centurious, she sought
him out and formed an alliance with
him. The alliance lasted until the
arrival of Zarathos who had been
trapped within Centurious. Zarathos
was freed and manipulated into
joining Lilith, and they conceived a
child. The Lilin and Zarathos were
banished to Shadowside, but Lilith
remained, pregnant and awaiting the
birth of Zarathos's child.
Lilith was among those weakened by
the Hellphyr. Lilith witnessed Doctor
Strange's gathering of the Witches,
and produced a Lilin to attack them. In
his tour to warn mystics of the danger,
Strange passed by Lilith to warn her he
knew she was up to something and
that she should not approach his
protegees. Despite the warning,
Lilith's new Lilin attacked the girls, and
was destroyed by Jennifer Kale. She
later attacked Doctor Strange herself.
Lilith was later imprisoned extra-
dimensionally by Faerie King Oberon,
in the "universe" where supernatural
evil came from, along with other evils,
such as Satannish, Cyttorak, Umar and
Merlyn.
During the Skrull Invasion, Merlyn was
able to cause MI13 operative Pete
Wisdom to open the interdimensional
nexus to release them all. They
immediately set out to conquer
Britain, the first step being to kill all
Skrulls on Avalon then, to fulfill their
debt to Wisdom, all Skrulls present or
arriving on Britain.
As well as Captain Fate, Lilith soon
allied herself with Dracula in his plots
to conquer Britain, and became a
viscountess of the Vampire Nation.
Her participation included creating the
Vampires' base on the Moon,
providing it with a shield keeping out
the radiation (including solar rays),
and the enlargement of the New
Serpent's Crown, the Vampire
flagship. Dracula sent Vampires to
attack MI13 operatives Blade and
Captain Britain (with the purpose of
destroying Quincy Harker's skull,
which prevented the Vampires from
entering Britain without invitation),
and Lilith was able to provide magical
backup to those Vampires due to their
brain alterations. The skull (or rather a
replica) was destroyed.
When the Vampires finally launched
their assault on Britain, Lilith used her
powers to cast a barrier isolating
Britain, but was then engaged in battle
by Captain Britain. With Captain Fate
dead, and without his curse, the New
Serpent's Crown started to break up,
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and was held together only by Lilith.
Lilith re-engaged Captain Britain as he
re-entered the ship to recover
Meggan who had just been delivered
to Dracula by Dr. Doom.
The Vampire army started bursting in
flames (as they were trying to enter
Britain uninvited) as Captain Britain's
plot unveiled. Dracula ordered Lilith to
stop fighting and retreat, so her
shields may keep protecting the few
surviving Vampires, who retreated to
the castle on the Moon but were
pursued by Meggan and Captain
Britain who focused on Lilith until she
was repelled to Hell. Steve Rogers
expected her to try to take advantage
of the vampire sects's turmoil
following Dracula's assassination.
During the War in Hell caused by the
disappearance of Death, Lilith allied
with Mephisto, waging a war in Hell
against other demon lords (including
Satana, Pluto, and Satannish). While
her Lilin were successful against
Satannish's Legion, she criticized the
efficiency of Mephisto's Tormented
Generals.
Marduk
F GD (10) Health: 90
A GD (10)
S EX (20) Karma: 110
E AM (50)
R RM (30) Resources: RM
I RM (30)
P AM (50) Popularity: -10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Merodach
Occupation: Former god of judgment,
magic, and wisdom; former CEO of
Oracle Inc; Museum Curator
Legal Status: Resident of Dilmun
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Amarutu
(Akkadian name), Merodach (Hebrew
name); Calf of the Sun; Zoltan Nesto;
Asarluhi, The Son, The Majesty of the
Gods, Marukka, Mershakushu, Lugal-
dimmer-ankia (King of heaven and
earth), Bel, Nari-lugal-dimmer-ankia,
Asarluhi, Namtila, Namru, 'Asare, Place of Birth: Dilmun or ancient daughter), Patsy Walker-Hellstrom
Asar-alim, Asar-alim-nuna, Tutu, Zi- Mesopotamia equivalent pre- (alleged daughter-in-law), Anshar
ukkina, Ziku, Agaku, Shazu, Zisi, Hyborian Era (grandfather, possibly deceased),
Suhrim, Suhgurim, Zahrim, Zahgurim, Marital Status: Married Kishar (grandmother, alias Ki, possibly
Enbilulu, Epadun, Gugal, Hegal, Sirsir, Known Relatives: Ea (father), deceased), Gaea (ancestor, alias
Malah, Gil, Gilima, Agilima, Zulum, Damkina (mother), Anu (uncle), Ninhursag/Ki)
Mummu, Zulum-ummu, Gizh- numun- Asherah, Mami, Eriskegal (aunts), Base of Operations: Dilmun; refinery
ab, Lugal-ab-dubur, Pagal-guena, Zarpandit (wife), Nebo (son), Nisaba, located in the Black Sea; Oracle Inc,
Lugal-Durmah, Aranuna, Dumu-duku, Nanshe, Nina (sisters), Ninsar, Uttu Manhattan, New York; Zürich,
Lugal-duku, Lugal-shuanna, Iruga, (half-sisters), Enkimdu, Enbilulu, Switzerland
Irqingu, Kinma, E-sizkur, Addu, Asnan, Asarlubi (half-brothers), Enlil, Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki;
Asharu, Neberu, Enkukur, Black Halo, Hadad, Ninurta, Martu, Nusku, Nergal, Oracle, Inc.
Miles Gourney, Trachos, possibly Gibil, Kinyras (cousins), Victoria Present Group Affiliations: the
others Wingate (alleged second wife, Everlasting; the Four Winds;
possibly), Daimon Hellstrom (alleged unspecified New York museum
son), Satana Hellstrom (alleged

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KNOWN POWERS
Marduk was likely always quite
powerful, perhaps on the level of the
other Godheads, such as Zeus or Odin.
He was perhaps initially a warrior god,
like Thor, but later gained power from
Anu, making him more like Thor with
the Odin-power. When first seen, his
powers had diminished to the point
(perhaps from lack of worship over the
years), that Thor overpowered him
without much of a struggle. After this
point, Thor drained his powers,
leaving him close to a human in ability,
although he retained his immunity to
aging and conventional disease.
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Soul-Siphon: Marduk has the ability to
take the souls of mortals he has made
contact with. Those souls are placed in
the Genesis Well. He can also drain
others of energy via his equipment. He
may drain a victim of 10 Health points
per round that he is in contact with
them, and store the points in the
Genesis Well to be added to his own.
Magical Ability: The full extent of
Marduk’s magical abilities are
unknown, but his powers are not what
they were when he was worshipped as
a deity. Marduk may use any spell of
the Chaos or Pantheon
(Mesopotamian) school of magic at
Remarkable ability.
FORMER POWERS
This profile represents Marduk in his
most recent state. As a deity, his
primary statistics were considerably
higher:
F/40 A/50 S/40 E/75
Health: 205
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Shapeshifting: Incredible rank. In
ancient times, he was sometimes
described as having four eyes and four
ears.
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Fire Breath: Traditionally, Marduk
could emit fire from his mouth when
he spoke, at Remarkable damage and
range.
Magical Ability: The full extent of
Marduk’s magical abilities are
unknown, but it is known that he was
extremely powerful when he was
worshipped. As a deity, Marduk could
use any spell of the Chaos or Pantheon
(Mesopotamian) school of magic at
Amazing ability.
Soul Drain: Marduk could drain 10
points of Health from a victim per
round that he was in physical contact
with them, and add those points to his
own. These days he uses the Genesis
Well for that purpose.
EQUIPMENT:
Genesis Well: Backed by the Genesis
Well, when in contact with its waters,
Marduk was able to heal from any
wound, and siphon power from others
by draining their lives. Marduk relied
upon this device to maintain his
longevity when in mortal form. The
Genesis Well heals 4 points of Health
per round; when fully charged with
personal energies, it can transfer the
victims’ Health points to Marduk
instantly when he is in contact with
the well’s waters. Long-term use can
provide a permanent power upgrade
(effects left up to the GM).
Chariot: Marduk sometimes rides a
storm-chariot driven by Slayer,
Pitiless, Racer and Flyer, four poison-
toothed, tireless demonic steeds.
Their statistics are:
F/RM A/GD S/EX E/MN R/TY
I/GD P/GD
Health: 135 Karma: 26
Flight: Amazing speed; Bite: Excellent
Edged damage plus Remarkable-effect
poison.
The chariot itself has Excellent
Control, Shift Z Body, and Feeble
Protection.
Energy Draining Devices: Some of his
agents designed equipment to enable
him to manipulate others and drain
energy through non-magical means.
Remarkable range and material
strength, acts as a shooting weapon
that can drain and store 10 points of
Health from its target, per shot (6
shots each).
Talents: Martial Arts A, D and E;
Business/Finance; Charioteering;
Occult Lore; Demonology; History and
Culture: Mesopotamia and associated
extradimensional realms
Contacts: Everlasting; Oracle, Inc.;
Four Winds; Aqhat, Collective Man,
Flag-Smasher and ULTIMATUM,
Papahanau-Moku/Whiro
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Several other beings have taken the
name Marduk in the past. Most
notable are the demonic entity known
as Marduk Kurios, and the sentient
world-destroying “planet” created by
the Annunaki alien race.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Even as a young god, Marduk was
always ambitious. These days, the
acquisition of power seems to be his
sole motivation. He is embittered by
his weakening and would do anything
to regain the level of power that he
held as a deity.
HISTORY
Marduk was the god of wisdom and
the sun in Sumerian mythology.
Marduk was the son of Ea, who was
worshipped as the god of water, and
his wife, Damkina, the plant-goddess.
Anu, elder brother of Ea, was the
undisputed king of the gods since he
had overthrown Alalu, one of the
children of the ancient primeval sea-
goddess, Tiamat. Marduk was a close
friend with the sons of Anu,
particularly with Enlil and Hadad,
joining them in numerous adventures
against threats to the gods and earth.
Marduk even helped Enlil slay Apsu,
one of the ancestors of the
Mesopotamian gods, who had
outlived his worship. Marduk’s
worship predates the empires of
Babylon and Sumer, having been
worshipped during the Hyborian Era
circa 10,000 B.C.
When his worship began to
overshadow that of his father, Enlil
overthrew Anu as ruler of the gods
and took the name Dagon in order to
claim the worship rites of the older
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forgotten deity. His mortal
descendants inherited rule of the
Sumerian Empire under his power. His
brother, Hadad, who supported their
father as ruler, opposed Enlil and
eventually deposed him with the help
of Ea, but when Hadad departed Earth
for the last time, Ea supported Marduk
to take the throne. Marduk either slew
or drove Tiamat from Sumeria. After
Dagon was forced from rule, the
Sumerian Empire collapsed and was
replaced by the Babylonian gods who
declared Marduk their patron god.
Marduk’s mortal descendants
dominated the Babylonian throne and
hierarchy.
The Assyrians, who revered the war-
god Nergal as their patron god,
however, sought to overthrow the
Babylonian Empire, but they never
achieved the power of the previous
two empires and were constantly
being invaded by invading tribes from
other lands. Worship of the
Mesopotamian gods began to wane
under the religion of Judaism. The
Early Jewish Church had erroneously
denounced all the Mesopotamian
gods as demons in the face of their
own scriptures. Since departing Earth,
Anu had created the other-
dimensional realm of Celestial Dilmun
as a home for the Mesopotamian gods
who departed Earth.
Marduk and many of the Anunnaki
were respected by the invading
Greeks, who brought the rites of their
native Olympian gods with them, but
many of the Anunnaki did not respect
the Olympian gods and tensions
remained between then until modern
times. Increasing Hebrew and Islamic
influences and even the Early Christian
Church replaced the rites of the
Anunnaki and the Olympians on Earth.
Worship of Marduk even reached as
far away as Rome at one time, but he
never had quite the prominence he
had under the Babylonian Empire.
Priests of Marduk once protected the
sacred Book of the Vishanti, leaving it
in the protection of a griffin. In the
Twentieth Century, the sorcerer Kaluu
tossed the book back in time to when
it was protected by the griffin, but
Doctor Strange and his mentor, The
Ancient One, traveled back to retrieve
it, mystically leaving behind its
historical counterpart to exist through
history.
According to some accounts, several
of the Anunnaki reverted into
demonic entities while in search of
new worshippers. Whether this is
what happened to Marduk is
unrevealed. Around 980 AD, shortly
before the Third Host of the Celestials,
a being claiming to be Marduk invaded
Asgard, home of the Asgardian Gods,
and attempted to cause Ragnarok, the
Twilight of the Gods, in order that he
could drain off the life-forces of the
Asgardians in order to increase his
own weakening powers. Marduk was
attacked by Thor, who often defended
Asgard to threats to it, and left him
badly weakened. Marduk departed to
regather his strength and over several
years began forming a group of
followers known as the Everlasting.
Based in a location near Zurich,
Switzerland, Marduk allied himself
with Aqht, one of his mortal
descendants returned to life, and
Whiro, the Polynesian god of the
dead.
At some point, Marduk or another
entity using that name, took the form
of a mortal man named Marduk Kurios
and seduced a woman named
Veronica Wingate, later taking her as
his wife. This Marduk seems to have
been demonic; his children, Daimon
and Satana Hellstrom had several
demonic traits. Veronica fled from him
upon discovering his true nature and
took Daimon with her to raise on her
own. Satana grew up to be a succubus,
while Daimon used his paranormal
powers as the Son of Satan and later
dethroned this Marduk as ruler of hell,
become known as Hellstorm as a
result. Whether this Marduk is the
same Marduk of the Everlasting is
unrevealed.
Marduk of the Everlasting eventually
took the name Zoltan Nestor and
seized control of Oracle, Inc. created
by Namor the Submariner and later
sold to Stark-Fujikawa in Japan. The V-
Battalion meanwhile became aware of
it from Amahl Farouk and sought out
for information about it from Nestor
unaware of his connection to it. He
provided them with a bit of
misinformation to distract them from
his group for a while, but in the
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meantime Marduk placed his mark on
Roger Aubrey, Mighty Destroyer of V
Battalion, thereby gaining control of
his life. Turning up a notch in his plans,
Marduk funded and supplied weapons
to the anti-national terrorist group
ULTIMATUM led by the Flag-Smasher
with the intention to use the life
energies of souls slain in the battles
with ULTIMATUM to furl the Genesis
Well, which would grant him full
power over the earth. He captured
and manipulated the mutant known
as the Collective Man to drain the life
from his Chinese allies. As a result,
nearly the entire nation briefly fell into
a comatose state. Citizen V had to slay
the Collective Man to reverse that
threat and convinced Flag-Smasher to
abandon his current plan in exchange
for sovereignty of the nation of
Rumekistan to help him defeat
Marduk. Infuriated by this change in
his plans, Marduk stole the life of
Roger Aubrey and added it to the Well
within which Marduk could not be
killed. Unfortunately, Marduk could
not leave the well to fight Citizen V. As
Aubrey and the captive spirits in the
well rallied against Marduk, Citizen V
destroyed the well whose energies
then flooded both Marduk and Aubrey
with power. While the energies
restored Aubrey to life, Marduk was
ripped apart by them unable to
control them. However, it is unknown
if this was the true Marduk or if any
essence of this Marduk still exists or if
this is the final destruction of him.
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Martu
F SH0 (0) Health: 250
A SH0 (0)
S SH0 (0) Karma: 110
E SHY (250)
R RM (30) Resources: RM
I RM (30)
P AM (50) Popularity: -4
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Martu
Occupation: Demon, god of the desert
and of nomadic lifestyle
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Amurru
(Babylonian name); Demon of the
Dunes; Athtar (Early Sumerian),
Manuzi (Assyrian name), Hazzi
(Hurrian name) and Aranzahas (Hittite
name)
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anu (father); Ki
(mother); Dagon, Tammuz (brothers);
Ba'al (half-brother);
Ea (brother, half-brother or uncle);
Inanna (sister); Ningal (half-brother);
Ereshkigal (sister or aunt); Nergal
(nephew or half-brother); Ullikummis
(nephew); Marduk (nephew or
brother); Beletseri (wife); Hutena
(daughters)
Base of Operations: Saudi Arabian
deserts; "shining mountain",
undisclosed desert
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
Incorporeal: Martu has no physical
form (at least on the earthly plane) so
must instead act through either
possession or his power to create
sandstorms. While in his incorporeal
state, Martu cannot be harmed by
physical forces, although he can be
affected by Energy, Magical, Force, or
Psychic actions.
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
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Sandstorms: Martu possesses the
ability to create powerful sandstorms
and haboobs at Monstrous rank.
Possession: Martu is able to possess
sentient beings and control their
actions at Amazing ability. His victims
retain consciousness and memory of
their actions while possessed, and
afterwards. Martu is able to control
multiple targets with this ability. His
victims grow fangs (Poor damage,
Edged) and their eyes glow red.
It is unknown what the full extent of
Martu’s abilities was before his
imprisonment, or the power level of
his primary statistics. However, it is
likely that he had the standard group
of powers normally inherent to the
Annunaki:
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Talents: History and Culture
Mesopotamia
Contacts: Marduk Kurios
ADDITIONAL NOTES
This profile represents Martu in his
current, incorporeal state. Statistics
for his physical form (if he even has
one) are unknown.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
As a deity, Martu was an angry god
who liked to destroy cities. Martu has
spent millennia in exile by the
Annunaki, a role that he had come to
accept until recent times. Martu now
seeks to regain his influence and free
himself from his imprisonment in the
desert sands.
HISTORY
Martu, or Amurru in Babylon, was the
son of Anu and Ki (Gaea). He was
originally worshiped exclusively by the
Amorites (a Semitic people occupying
the country west of the Euphrates),
and was eventually assimilated into
the Annunaki. Martu was the god of
drought, oaths and the steppes, of the
West Wind and the patron god of the
city of Ninab. The god of the desert
and nomadic lifestyle, Martu was
regarded as uncivilized by the other
Annunaki. He dwelled within his
"shining mountain" in the desert.
Martu and his brothers dominated
certain compass parts of Sumeria. He
made his home far to the west and
high atop Mount Saphon in the land of
- Hattia conquered by the Hattic tribes
after the disasters which ended the
Hyborian Age. He was known by
several names among the smaller less
superior tribes on earth dominated by
the Sumerians. He took the goddess
Beletseri, scribe to the underworld,
and fathered the Gulses, three
goddesses of destiny. Through his
wife, Martu had some power in the
underworld and was considered a god
of oaths; any promise made in his
name was considered unbreakable.
Eventually, Martu's brother, Enlil,
decided that the time had come for
their father to step down as ruler of
the gods of earth. For most of his
existence, Anu ruled the
Mesopotamian gods from Earth, but
after he was overthrown, he departed
Earth for another plane of existence
and Enlil seized his throne in his
absence. The gods who had supported
Anu fled to Mount Saphon where
Martu accepted the exiled deities,
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many of whom later followed Anu into
the heavens and joined him in another
dimension known as Celestial Dilmun.
Martu later supported his brother,
Hadad, in overthrowing Enlil. The war-
goddess, Anath, had the artisan-god
Kinyras build Hadad a temple for
Hadad atop Mount Saphon near
Martu's temple.
After Anu's edict to break most of
their ties with Earth and return to
Dilmun, many Annunaki feared to lose
their influence over the mortal
spheres. They were approached by the
ancient demon Marduk Kurios who
tempted them with everlasting power.
Those who accepted the trickery
deal's terms were turned into
demons, including Martu. At some
point, he was imprisoned by the
Desert Gods (seemingly the Annunaki)
in the Saudi Arabian deserts. Saja,
messenger of the Desert Gods,
watched over him.
In modern days, Martu, as the
"Demons of the Dunes", he managed
to possess the wives and friends of the
Arabian Knight (Abdul Qamar), and his
newest-born son. Martu's goal was to
make the Arabian Knight kill his son, in
order to free himself. As Qamar
refused, Martu killed all other in the
village and fled, his strength depleted,
but vowed to eventually return.
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Moloch
F IN (40)
A EX (20)
S AM (50)
E AM (50)
R TY (6)
I GD (10)
P IN (40)
Health: 160
Karma: 146
Resources: RM
Popularity: -40
although at what age they cease to get
BACKGROUND older varies. Talents: History and Culture
Real Name: Moloch (Mesopotamia), Occult Lore
Occupation: Demon, formerly angel, Regeneration: RM ability
God of the Hill, of human sacrifice, fire Contacts: various demons of Gehenna
and sun Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Legal Status: Citizen of Gehenna Shooting, and Force attacks ADDITIONAL NOTES
Identity: No dual identity Several demonic beings have taken
Other Known Aliases: The God of the Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, the name of Moloch over time. This
Hill, Last of Gehenna, Molech, Mithras heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at profile assumes that the Moloch of the
(see below), Milcom, Malcam CL1000 Hyborian Age, the historical Israelites,
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly and the God of the Hills that fought
Heaven Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak the Black Knight are one and the same.
Marital Status: Single allows one to understand, speak, and It is also possible that this Moloch is an
Known Relatives: Sybil write in all languages. If addressing aspect of the death god Mot.
(granddaughter); Lailah (daughter speakers of more than one language,
with Shaitan) each will understand the deity’s ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Base of Operations: Gehenna (Hell); language in his or her native language. Moloch has been consistently
formerly hidden caves in Gehenna, This ability extends to extraterrestrial characterized as a being of pure evil
Jerusalem and otherdimensional languages as with a never-ending appetite for
Past Group Affiliations: Angels well as Earth tongues. sacrificed souls. He has a particular
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki appetite for child sacrifices.
(loosely) Shapeshifting: MN ability. He is able to
change his size and mass as well. HISTORY
KNOWN POWERS Favorite forms of his include a Moloch was an angel living in Heaven.
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop hideous, reptilian creature and a According to unconfirmed sources
aging after a certain point in their life, demonic-looking goat-headed Moloch became a fallen angel, cast
humanoid.

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out of Heaven, possibly for
participating in Lucifer's rebellion.
During the Hyborian Age, Moloch was
one of the many entities invoked and
worshiped. While apparently in
Gehenna during Ba'al's rule, Moloch
mated with Shaitan, and sired Lailah,
the Seraph of Night.

In ancient Biblical times, Moloch was

the god of the Ammonites, portrayed
as a bronze statue with a calf's head
adorned with a royal crown and
seated on a throne. His arms were
extended to retrieve the child victims
sacrificed to him. John Milton (in the
novel Paradise Lost) wrote that
Moloch was a frightening and terrible
demon covered with mother's tears
and children's blood. He may also have
been worshipped by the
Carthaginians.

Rabbis claim that in the famous statue

of Moloch, there were seven kinds of
cabinets. The first was for flour, the
second for turtle doves, the third for a
ewe, the fourth for a ram, the fifth for
a calf, the sixth for beef, and the
seventh for a child. It is because of
this, Moloch is associated with name) was worshiped by a savage
Mithras and his seven mysterious civilization, the People of the Hills,
gates with seven chambers. When a who offered him sacrifices from
child was sacrificed to Moloch, a fire Muslims and Christians alike. It
was lit inside the statue. The priests seemingly died during an encounter
would then beat loudly on drums and with the 12th century Black Knight
other objects so that the cries would (Eobar Garrington possessed by his
not be heard. 21st century descendant Dane
Whitman).
In the 12th century AD, The God of the
Hill, Moloch (or a monster using his

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Mot
F GD (10) Health: 125
A GD (10)
S RM (30) Karma: 70
E MN (75)
R GD (10) Resources: RM
I EX (20)
P IN (40) Popularity: -10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mot
Occupation: Death god
Legal Status: Resident of Irkalla
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Namtar; Mutu
(Assyrian name), Mott (Phoenician
name), Melech/Moloch (Canaanite
name)
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Enlil (father),
Asherah (mother), Reshef, Horon
(brothers), Ba’al-Hadad, Martu,
Ninurta, Nergal, Kingu, Gibil (uncles),
Inanna, Ninlil, Gatumdug, Anath
(aunts), Shamash, Nanna, Telepinu,
Ninkasi, Zintuki, Dumuzi, Gestinanna
(cousins)
Base of Operations: Irkalla
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
Present Group Affiliations: Servant of
Ereshkigal
KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: As one of the Anunnaki,
Mot is an immortal being. He is the
first-born son of Ereshkigal, but simply
one of many sons born to mighty Enlil,
which makes him both a sixth and
eighth generation Anunnaki. Mot
rarely sees direct conflict, but should a
foe get the better of him, it's not likely
to last for long. Mot can be brought to
zero Health and Endurance, and even
be killed, but will eventually bounce
back.
Awe: Like his fellow Anunnaki, Mot
can wreathe his body in the terrible
power of his undying essence. Those
within 1 area distance who fail a
Psyche FEAT against this Incredible
(40) spectral display will find
themselves stupefied for the duration.
Boon: While he isn't one of the most
powerful of the Anunnaki, Mot’s
might is nothing to shake a stick at.
Furthermore, thanks to this Incredible
(40) ranked power, he can grant
general entreaties, or specific entreaty
spells related to diseases or
intermediaries.
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Cure Disease: The lord of plagues, Mot
may dispense them, and Mot may take
them away. He has the ability to
remove disease from himself or others
with an overwhelming skill of
Unearthly (100) - though the plague
that could actually affect him has yet
to reveal itself.
Dimensional Transit: As one of his
roles involves serving as an
intermediary between Anu and
Ereshkigal, Mot has the ability to
rapidly travel between Irkalla, Dilmun,
and anywhere else the Anunnaki hold
sway. He may wield this power with
Amazing (50) skill.
Disease: as the god of disease, this
threat is squarely at Mot’s beck and
call. He can inflict conventional plages
upon beings both mortal and divine as
he feels necessary, doing so with
Unearthly (100) ability - even if the
latter are quite often immune to such.
Furthermore, Mot commands the
Threescore Pestilence. Transmitted by
nanoscopic demons, they are sixty
ailments which inflict devastating
carnage upon Mot’s target by
reducing their targets' Endurance by
one rank each time they inflict
damage.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Talents: Medicine
Contacts: Annunaki
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile (as Namtar) by Denny Hill.
Note that some sources have
speculated that Mot is an alias for
Nergal; this profile assumes that this is
not the case, based on accounts from
Mesopotamian myths. Mot has also
been confused with Moloch, although
these occasions are pretty clearly
examples of mistaken identity.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mot is described simultaneously as
kind and firm. He may be the
harbinger of doom most unpleasant,
but he sees his role as more of a
necessity, rather than an indulgence.
The hand of fate, after a fashion,
unlike his father-in-law, who exults in
dispensing death. Though not servile,
Mot takes his role as Ereshkigal's
sukkal most seriously. This requires
him to work closely with various
Anunnaki and Igigi, and Mot strives to
consistently respect those his mother
deals with, to ultimately improve her
prestige amongst the gods.
HISTORY
Born of innumerable unions between
Enlil and Ereshkigal, Mot began life in
heavenly Dilmun. His childhood in that
lofty realm was cut short, however, for
his mother was abducted by the
dragon Kur soon after, and taken to
the then-empty underworld plane of
Irkalla. Though Enki himself journeyed
to the underworld to recover her,
Ereshkigal decided upon being
rescued that Irkalla spoke to her, that
it was her true home. Failing to
convince her otherwise, Enki returned
to the heavens, while Mot followed
Ereshkigal to her - and his - new home.
Though he disliked it by far,
particularly in comparison to the
bountiful, luxurious Dilmun, Mot
vowed to remain by his mother's side.
He caters to her every whim, serving
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as her sukkal, and introduces
additions to the underworld to her
upon their arrival.
At first, these consisted solely of dead
gods, such as Abzu, Kingu, and Tiamat
herself, though in time mortal
etemmu began pouring through the
gates of the underworld. Thus, Mot is
almost always busy, for all who come
to Ereshkigal's realm must be
presented to her.
And this on top of his duty as the god
of disease! When called upon by other
gods, Mot unleashes plagues upon
those mortals who have either
offended them or have simply become
too numerous. Enlil in particular has
made use of Mot’s abilities many
times.
After the death of Ereshkigal's first
husband, Gugalanna, it was Mot who
had to inter the Celestial Bull, for
Ereshkigal was beside herself with
grief, and could not attend to the
matter herself. Of course, grief turned
to anger when the cause of his death
came calling. Having engineered his
death in a failed gambit to avenge a
perceived slight by Gilgamesh, Ishtar
later decided that she wanted
command of the underworld.
Journeying there under the pretense
of grieving for Gugalanna, she
approached the gates of to Irkalla only
to find them locked.
Neti, gatekeeper of the underworld,
was instructed by his mistress to force
Ishtar to remove one piece of
protective clothing for each gate she
wished to pass through. Her impulse
for conquest too strong to ignore,
Ishtar did exactly that, leaving herself
vulnerable upon her arrival.
Spying Ereshkigal grieving in the
center of her throne room, Ishtar
attempted to seize the opportunity,
and lounged upon the throne of
Irkalla. Justifiably incensed, Ereshkigal
cried out for Mot, who unleashed the
threescore pestilence upon Ishtar at
once! Weakened by Mot’s divine
plague, Ishtar was no match for
Ereshkigal's gaze of doom. Watching
her drop dead on the floor before her,
Ereshkigal hung Ishtar's body up on a
meathook, and left it there to rot as an
object lesson to anyone else seeking
to usurp her power. There she
remained, slowly decomposing, until
Enki's creatures followed her path
down into the underworld. Buttering
Ereshkigal up with praise, they
ultimately gained her approval to
claim Ishtar's lifeless body, at which
point they utilized Enki's magic to
bring her back to life! Though she
ultimately had to swap places with
first one, then two other Anunnaki in
order to secure her freedom, Ishtar
had somewhat kind of sort of learned
her lesson, and things in Irkalla mostly
returned to normal - at least, until Anu
held a grand banquet for the gods.
Unable to attend, due to her being
tied to the underworld, Ereshkigal
sent Mot in her stead. Though most of
the gods showed him nothing but
kindness, and even prepared a 'to go'
plate for Ereshkigal to eat, Nergal, of
all people, made a show of
disrespecting Mot.
Returning home, Mot explained to his
mother what happened, and
Ereshkigal was furious beyond reason
- as was her wont. Vowing to open
wide the gates of the underworld and
let her etemmu feast upon the living,
Anu himself was mollified, and
ordered Nergal to make things right.
He thus journeyed to Irkalla, and
though warned what not to do while
there, Nergal's arrogance assured him
that no one was a match for him. He
thus broke every rule he was explicitly
told not to, and in the end wound up
bedding Mot’s mother. But the joke
was on him!
Unprepared for the savagery of
Ereshkigal's appetites, Nergal slunk
away after only a week of her
attentions, fleeing to Dilmun. Upon
learning that Ereshkigal was once
more with child, Nergal attempted to
avoid his responsibilities until she
renewed her threat against humanity.
Thus, Nergal reluctantly returned to
Irkalla, and wed the mother of his
child. Though Mot was not happy
about this turn of events, he
nonetheless continues to do his
mother's bidding to this very day, even
if Nergal now treats Mot as if he were
his servant, as well.
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Nergal
F MN (75) Health: 220
A EX (20)
S MN (75) Karma: 56
E AM (50)
R TY (6) Resources: RM
I EX (20)
P RM (30) Popularity: -20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nergal
Occupation: Co-sovereign of Irkalla;
Underworld god; Representation of
the negative aspects of the sun:
Pestilence, fever, plague; Sometimes
regarded as a war god
Legal Status: Former resident of
Dilmun; resident of Irkalla
Identity: Secret KNOWN POWERS language in his or her native language.
Other Known Aliases: Meshlamtea (in
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Sumer), Erakal, Erakal (in Babylon); aging after a certain point in their life, and otherdimensional languages as
Assur, Kamos (Assyrian names); Dur although at what age they cease to get well as Earth tongues.
(Kassite name); Possibly Mot older varies.
Place of Birth: Dilmun Resurrect: As a death god, he has the
Marital Status: Married Regeneration: RM ability ability to resurrect others.
Known Relatives: Dagon (father);
Ninlil (mother); Asherah (step- Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, Health Drain: He is able to magically
mother); Kinyras, Girru, Nusku
Shooting, and Force attacks drain an opponent’s Health at the rate
(brothers); Ningal, Zarpandit (sisters); of 20 points per round within a 1-area
Baal Hadad, Ninurta, Martu (half-
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, range.
brothers); Gatumdug (half-sister); heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
Ereshkigal, Allatou (wives); Ea (uncle);
CL1000 Bestow Power: In his limited
Damkina (aunt); Ullikumis, Marduk appearances, Nergal granted some of
(cousins) Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak his own magical power to the Hand of
Base of Operations: Irkalla allows one to understand, speak, and Nergal. He is able to sacrifice up to his
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki write in all languages. If addressing full Health points, to imbue an item
Present Group Affiliations: Sebettu
speakers of more than one language, with one or more powers totalling the
each will understand the deity’s same number of points (for example,

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sacrificing 50 Health points to bestow
one power at Excellent and one at
Remarkable).
Transformation: He could manifest on
Earth as a giant monster of great
power, though apparently less
powerful than Tammuz. This form can
be up to 50’ tall as per the Growth
power, has Enhanced Senses at
Amazing rank, and can bite or claw for
Edged damage.
Talents: Martial Arts B, C, D, Ancient
Weapons (Mesopotamia),
Demonology, History and Culture
(Mesopotamia)
Contacts: Sebettu; numerous demons
of Kur; Marduk Kurios
ADDITIONAL NOTES
It is unclear if Nergal has two wives,
Ereshkigal and Allatou, or whether the
two are connected. It is assumed here
that the two are either distinct entities
or are two aspects of one being, each
different enough to warrant separate
profiles.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
True to his roots as a war god, Nergal
is as bloodthirsty as they come. He
delights in violence for its own sake
and lives for the thrill of battle and
conquest.
HISTORY
Nergal is the son of Dagon and Ninlil.
As Meshlamtea, Nergal was god of war
to the Sumerian Empire as they
conquered and subjugated their
enemies, but as a god, he tried to
conquer the underworld of Allatum,
the realm of the dead ruled by
Ereshkigal and became a darker, more
malevolent deity known as Nergal.
Rather than cede control of the
underworld to Nergal, Ereshkigal took
him to her bed and shared her power
with him as her husband. Nergal rarely
stayed bound to the underworld and
instead spawned war and blood-thirst
on earth leading mortals and gods
against their enemies. A group of
seven gods known as the Sebettu,
known to the Babylonians as the Isirru,
often followed Nergal into battle to
spread famine, drought and pestilence
through their enemies to prevent
survivors.
Nergal played no partiality against his
brothers, Enlil and Hadad, in their
wars against each other to become
king of the gods; he instead supported
both brothers in their wars, preferring
the bloodshed of battle over
everything else. Nergal was called
Assur as the patron god of the later
Assyrian Empire. Most of the
Mesopotamian Gods later retreated
to the other dimensional realm of
Celestial Dilmun created by Anu since
his exile from earth centuries before,
but after the fall of the Assyrian
Empire; Nergal instead retreated to
Allatum rather than be counted
among the gods accepted by Anu into
Celestial Dilmun. Following the fall of
the Assyrian Empire, most of
Mesopotamia either fell under control
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of the Greeks and later the Romans
and adopted their gods or were
converted into Judaism, Islam and
later Christianity.
Ages before the King Kull ruled Valusia
(circa 18, 500 B.C.), the Hand of Nergal
fell from the stars. Circa 13,000 B.C.,
the Hand of Nergal, along with its
counter-talisman, the Heart of
Tammuz came into the possession of
the sorcerer Xaltotun of Acheron.
Xaltotun considered using the Hand of
Nergal and/or the Heart of Tammuz
against a time-traveling Red Sonja
when she stole the Heart of Ahriman
from him. He initially decided it was
too complicated, but when she
escaped his chamber he summoned
the Heart of Tammuz.
Circa 10,000 B.C., when Conan and his
friends brought the Heart of Tammuz
side by side with the Hand of Nergal,
the brutal, hulking, misshapen
shadowy form of Nergal, more like a
stupendous ape than a man, appeared
from the magical talisman and began
fighting its counterpart. Although it
seemed to be winning, Nergal
eventually dissolved before the
vengeful embrace of all-pervading
brightness.
At some point Nergal wed Allatou, a
menial of the court of Satan (Marduk
Kurios); they remained married into
the modern era.
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Ningal
F RM (30) Health: 160
A RM (30)
S AM (50) Karma: 100
E AM (50)
R IN (40) Resources: RM
I EX (20)
P IN (40) Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Kinyras
Occupation: God of metal,
coppersmiths, and smelting
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Kinyras (in
Sumer), Nin-agal (in Assyria), Kothar,
Chusor, Hasammeli, Gula, Nikkal
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Anu (Father), Mami
(Mother), Nusku (Brother), Nergal
(Brother), Gibil (Brother), Zarpandit
(Sister), Ningal (Sister), Enlil (Half-
Brother), Hadad (Half-Brother),
Ninurta (Half-Brother), Martu (Half-
Brother), Marduk (Cousin), Nanna
(Nephew), Shamash (Nephew), Anunit
(Niece), Aya (Niece), Damu (Niece)
Base of Operations: Currently
imprisoned within a block of mystic
amber in an unknown location (most
likely in a pocket dimension, or
possibly with Castle Garrett, England);
formerly imprisoned within a block of
lambent energy (apparently in a cave
in Southern France); formerly Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki
Present Group Affiliations:
Worshipped by modern-day cult
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: EX ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: IN resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Weapon-Craft: As a god of smiths,
Ningal has great ability in weapon
making, being able to create weapons
capable of killing a god. He is able to
use Enchantment (as per the spell) at
Unearthly ability to increase his
weapons’ effectiveness.

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Flight: Ningal possesses wings that
enable him to fly at Incredible speed.
In his only known appearance, his
abilities were bolstered by the
Dweller-in-Darkness, and they were
greater than what a "lesser demon"
such as himself should be able to
possess. It is unknown if these abilities
are inherent, or were new capabilities
bestowed by the Dweller. In this form,
Ningal demonstrated the following:
Astral Projection: Shift X rank. He
possessed sufficient power to engage
in direct battle with Dr. Strange' astral
self.
Confusion: He could project bolts of
bedevilment at Remarkable rank.
Targets are incapacitated with
confusion for a minimum of one
round; after one round the target may
break the spell by making a succesful
Psyche FEAT roll. The target remains
confused until the spell is broken or
Ningal is defeated.
Possession: Ningal is able to inhabit,
animate, and even reassemble
inanimate objects, at Excellent ability.
Teleportation: Shift X rank; he is able
to transport himself through
dimensions as well.
EQUIPMENT: None, although as the
Annunaki’s chief artificer, he is
capable of crafting enchanted
equipment.
Talents: Metalsmithing, Ancient
Weapons (Mesopotamia), Martial Arts
B and E
Contacts: Dweller-in-Darkness; Ludi;
Ningal cult
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Although once characterized as the
wise god of metalsmiths, Ningal is a
demanding god who insists on the
subjugation of mortals. Like many
Annunaki, he seeks to regain the
power he has lost.
HISTORY
Ningal was a son of Anu and Ki (Gaea).
During the Annunaki civil war, Ningal
forged the heavenly mace, trident and
axe that Marduk would use to slay
Tiamat in the final days of the war.
In ancient Assyria, when Ningal was
worshipped as a god, armies fell to
their knees in blind supplication when
Ningal performed such simple feats as
spatial manipulation. Yet even then
there were mystics, shamans, etc.,
men he despised for they would not
bow before him. Ningal destroyed
them for their blasphemy.
At some point during the modern era,
a man walking the London streets at
night came across a girl who cast no
shadow. The girl told him that her
shadow was stolen by a statue of
Ningal that was locked in a museum,
and that she was unable to access the
room where it was kept to reacquire
her shadow. The man offered to help
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and they succeed in breaking in. The
statue came to life and devoured the
man. The woman revealed herself as
the Ningal's priestess and promised
more human sacrifices if Ningal would
spare her life.
More recently, Ningal sought
vengeance on Murdoch Adams for the
defeat of his demon brother Ludi.
After years of conflicts, Ningal slew
Adams' lover, Lenore Wilkins. Adams
tracked Ningal to a dank cave in
Southern France, where he saw the
demon preparing to perform some
unholy rite on her. Murdoch used a
mystic talisman in an effort to stop
Ningal, and would up trapping himself
as well. The two were frozen within a
“block of lambent energy." They
remained trapped within this block for
a number of years.
Ludi joined in an alliance with the
Dweller-in-Darkness, who freed Ningal
at his request. Ningal joined the
Dweller as well, and was sent to attack
Dr. Strange. Adams was freed as well,
and he joined Dr. Strange and Clea on
a flight to England to investigate
Ningal's demon cult. Ningal attacked
their plane, and Dr. Strange was
forced to send his astral self to defend
himself and the passengers. His
powers amplified by the Dweller,
Ningal held his own against Strange's
astral self. Strange momentarily
stunned Ningal with the light of the
Amulet of Agamotto, but as Ningal
prepared to rally against the assault,
the Dweller teleported him back to the
Halls of Fear. The Dweller claimed that
he could physically destroy Strange
any time he wished, but that he
wanted to crush his spirit.

After they arrived in England,

Murdoch went of with Marcia Trent,
his fiance, who had become a servant
on Ningal. She drugged him and
prepared to kill him, but he used his
talisman to ward off Ningal's
influence. However, Marcia died from
the trauma of the separation.

Meanwhile, Strange and Clea brought

the petrified form of the Black Knight
to Garrett Castle, his ancestral home.
However, Ningal managed to possess
the statue, and attacked them with it.
Strange shattered the statue,
assuming that would dispel Ningal, but
Ningal easily reformed the statue and
attacked them anew. After some
struggle, Strange managed to weaken
Ningal with "the all-consuming
maelstrom of madness", and then
removed him from the Black Knight's
statue. Strange attempted to learn
who had sent Ningal, but to no avail,
and Strange left Ningal imprisoned in
a block of mystic amber.

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Ninlil
F GD (10) Health: 90
A EX (20)
S EX (20) Karma: 90
E IN (40)
R EX (20) Resources: AM
I RM (30)
P IN (40) Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Sud
Occupation: Goddess of grain; former
goddess of air
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Mullissu,
Sheru'a, “Lady of the Air”, Kamrusepas
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Haia (father),
Nisaba (mother); Dagon, Enlil
(husbands); Nergal, Ninurta (sons);
numerous others through extended
family
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki
KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: Part of the Anunnaki
extended family, Ninlil is a divine
entity. She can be reduced to zero
Health and Endurance, but will
eventually return to plague her foes
no matter how terribly they harm her.
Her heritage also grants Ninlil these
related, divine powers:
● Awe: the Queen of the Gods for a
time, Ninlil is bolstered by faith in
both her and the Anunnaki. As
such, she can expose the spectral
glow of her immortal life force,
overwhelming those within Very
Near distance who fail a Psyche
(will) FEAT against Monstrous (75)
rank.
● Boon: having been venerated for
several thousand years, Ninlil
happily grants requests for power
to others. She may do this with
Monstrous (75) ability, bolstering
magical spells in general, or
fueling entreaty spells based on
Plant Control or Vapor Animation.
Plant Control: An ability she inherited
from her mother, Ninlil holds power
over grains and other plants. Though
rarely thought of in agricultural terms
after marrying Enlil, she can induce
growth in plant life, or otherwise
manipulate it, with Excellent (20)
ability.
Vapor Animation: Acquired upon
marrying Enlil, this power allows her
mastery over the wind itself! She may
wield this potent power with
Monstrous (75) ability, giving her
command of the skies that is only
eclipsed by that of her mighty
husband.
Talents: Politics, Persuasion
Contacts: Annunaki

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ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Though paired with Enlil at a very
young age, Ninlil is a smart and
powerful goddess who knows what
she wants, and isn't afraid to strive for
it. She may live in the shadow of her
spouse, but Ninlil works hard for the
betterment of her family and those it
lords over.
HISTORY
The daughter of Haia and Nisaba, Sud
was destined for great things. A sixth
(or earlier) generation Anunnaki, Sud
was guaranteed a prominent place in
her pantheon of gods. She didn't know
just how prominent, however, until
she attracted the attention of the one
and only Enlil.
The first son of Anu, Enlil was next in
line to take command of the cosmos,
and he had become smitten with Enlil.
Her parents knew the situation was
fraught with peril, however, so they
insisted that Enlil properly woo their
daughter. And, at first, that's precisely
what he did. Enlil had happened upon
Sud while bathing in the river one
night, however, and made his
amorous intentions quite clear.
Whether the resultant tryst was
consensual or not is mythologically
debated, but either way, the end
result is that Sud conceived Sin, her
first child. For his actions, Enlil was
banished by the gods from
Ubshukkina to the underworld, to
which he left forthwith. But feeling
that Sud would follow him, Enlil took
the guise of heaven's gatekeeper. And,
soon enough, he caught sight of her
leaving the heavens to track him
down.
Inquiring about Enlil to the man who
appeared to be the gatekeeper, Sud
quickly realized that she was dealing
with Enlil, and found herself overcome
with attraction to him. In the guard
house, the two consummated their
love once more, causing Sin to rise to
the heavens.
Now bearing Nergal, Sud traveled to
the underworld, where she met a man
of the Hubur, the river of Irkalla. As it
turned out, this too was Enlil, having
taken the form of the river man, and
when inquired upon about himself he
told Sud that he had not seen him.
Once again Sud saw through this
deception, however, and allowed her
attraction to Enlil control over her
actions. Just as overcome with lust,
Enlil didn't let this opportunity pass,
and there she released Nergal into the
underworld, now that she had
conceived a third child. Bearing
Ninurta, Sud sailed down the Hubur
with its ferryman, Urshanabi, in her
effort to free Enlil from the
underworld. Yet again, she asked
about Enlil, and whether the ferryman
had seen him in his travels. And, yet
again, Urshanabi was not himself, but
Enlil in disguise!
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As she had previously, Sud saw right
through Enlil's disguise, and the two
embraced on the spot, atop the
Hubur. With that, their fourth child
had been conceived, with Ninurta
being birthed into the world to make
room for the conception of his
younger sibling, Enbilulu. Upon giving
birth to this fourth son, Enlil and Sud
were wed, and the gods relented in
their banishment of Anu's son.
Resuming his place in the heavens,
Enlil subsequently took command of
the Anunnaki, and Sud adopted a
variant of his name, Ninlil, in honor of
him!
There, in Dilmun, Ninlil helped Enlil to
rule the gods, and continued to do so
until chaos descended upon the
pantheon. After Enki slew Abzu, and
Tiamat warred against her children in
response, only Marduk would rise to
the occasion and defeat this threat to
the Anunnaki. Taking possession of
the Tablet of Destinies from Qingu, the
artifact which previously belonged to
Enlil, Marduk then assumed lordship
over the gods. No longer the queen of
the Anunnaki in Babylon, Ninlil
journeyed along with Enlil to Assyria,
when he assumed the guise of Ashur.
Taking the name of Sheru'a in Assyria,
Ninlil ultimately donned her second
name anew when Enlil's attempt to
retake control of the gods there
ultimately failed. Still held in high
regard by the Anunnaki, Ninlil
continues her work on their behalf to
this very day.
Pazuzu
F RM (30) Health: 160
A RM (30)
S AM (50) Karma: 125
E AM (50)
R GD (10) Resources: RM
I IN (40)
P MN (75) Popularity: -20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Imdugud (Sumerian
name)
Occupation: Wraker of destruction;
former storm demon, god of the
southwest wind and pestilence, valet
to the god Ellil, warrior, god of wind,
storms and pestilence, angel
Legal Status: Demon
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Anzu, Bringer of
Disease, Dark Angel of the Four Winds,
Demon of the Southwest Wind,
Imdugud-Bird, King of the Air Devils,
King of the Evil Spirits of the Air, Lord
of Fevers and Plagues, Udug, Zu-Bird,
others
Place of Birth:
Marital Status: Married Present Group Affiliations: Lucifer's Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Known Relatives: Hanbi/Hanpu Inner Circle, the Annunaki, the Shooting, and Force attacks
(father); Aura (possible mother); Sebettu/Isirru
unidentified wife; unidentified Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
offspring; Aehr (possible uncle); Lilith KNOWN POWERS heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
(possible cousin); Galla, Imra, Lamma, Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop CL1000
Lulal, Sedu (brothers); unnamed aging after a certain point in their life,
brothers although at what age they cease to get Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Base of Operations: Lucifer’s realm of older varies. allows one to understand, speak, and
Hell; formerly, Dilmun write in all languages. If addressing
Past Group Affiliations: possibly the Regeneration: EX ability speakers of more than one language,
Angels of Heaven each will understand the deity’s

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language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Demonic Abilities: Pazuzu is
apparently a demon of great power,
though virtually none of his abilities
have been demonstrated. Some of the
powers that Pazuzu is capable of
include:
Force Rend: He can tear a human to
pieces in seconds, at Amazing rank.
Boon: He allegedly can perform a
number of feats (at Incredible rank)
for a being who summoned him to
Earth via a certain ritual that would
place him under the control of his
summoner. However, if the exact
specifications of said ritual were not
followed, Pazuzu was released from
servitude and freed to act as he
pleased.
Storm Control: As a storm god/demon,
Pazuzu god could fly and bring storm
winds from the south east carrying
death and pestilence. This ability
includes the following capabilities:
● Control existing weather at Shift
X ability.
● Create storms and lightning at
Amazing rank.
● Fly via winds at Incredible
airspeed.
● Create disease as per Plague
Carrier, at Excellent ability.
Shapechanging: Amazing rank. In
ancient Mesopotamian art, he is often
depicted as a combination of diverse
animal and human parts. He has the
body of a man, the head of a lion or
dog, talons of an eagle, two pairs of
wings, and a scorpion's tail.
Magical Aptitude:
Although the full extent of his powers
and abilities is undetermined, Pazuzu
is presumably is less powerful than the
Hell-Lords. The GM may assume that
Pazuzu has the use of any spell of the
Chaos or Pantheon (Mesopotamian)
school of magic at Excellent ability.
Talents: Occult Lore, Magical Artifacts,
History and Culture (Mesopotamia),
Demonology/Angelology
Contacts: Lucifer (the arch-demon),
13 other fallen angels/demons;
formerly Louis Childs and his coven
(including Miles)
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Pazuzu has a burning hatred of
humanity and all that is good. He fears
and despises all who would imprison
him. Lamashtu is his most hated
enemy.
HISTORY
Pazuzu was one of 14 angels who
stood by Lucifer in the war against
God. When Lucifer lost and was cast
down, he fell into the pit (Hell),
dragging his fourteen lieutenants
down with him, and the fourteen
angels became fourteen demons. At
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some point, he prevented his fellow
underworld demon-goddess, fallen
angel, and hated rival Lamashtu from
escaping Irkalla and travelling to Earth
to threaten pregnant women and
newborn babies. Prior to his
degeneration into demonhood,
Pazuzu was the god of the southwest
wind known for bringing famine
during dry seasons, and locusts during
rainy seasons. Although Pazuzu was,
himself, considered to be an evil spirit,
he would drive and frighten away
other evil spirits, therefore protecting
humans against plagues and
misfortunes.
Long ago in ancient Mesopotamia or
Sumer, Pazuzu’s priestesses engaged
in a religious war with the priest of the
god Marduk or Baal or Dagon. He
granted one of them, Vicki of
Humbabu, with a jewel, the Amulet of
Pazuzu while addressing her the
following message: "Make a bracelet
of purest uranium and wear this jewel
on your wrist. You will develop vastly
enlarged bazooms, and when the
enemies strike you alone will be
spared". The amulet granted her the
Doucheblade, allowing her to slain all
enemies.
As the Demon-Dragon Zu, he was
bested by the team-up of Hercules and
Gilgamesh.
After Vicki of Humbabu died in the
desert from radiation poisoning, the
Blade was passed through the Pazuzu-
chosen of their generation:
Hatshepsut of Egypt, Hippolyta of the
Amazons, Joan of Arc of France, the
British writer Jane Austen, Queen
Victoria of Britain and Eleanor
Roosevelt the wife of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, then finally
disappeared for forty years. The
chosen of this generation was
Detective Suzi Pazuzu. Det. Pazuzu,
who had brought the vagrants Beverly
Switzler and Howard the Duck into her
station for questioning, began having
visions of her ancestor's past in
Mesopotamia. Det. Pazuzu was
transformed by the Amulet until it was
knocked from her hand, after which it
transformed Howard, who slew
Kenneth Flogg's agent and drove off
Doctor Bong. Beverly pulled the Blade
from Howard, and he returned to his
previous state, while the Blade turned
back into costume jewelry, which Bev
gave back to Suzi.
Later, the demon Pazuzu and the rest
of Lucifer’s Inner Circle gained a
chance at freedom when Lucifer's
most inner circle was somehow
disrupted reportedly by Hellstorm and
the Ghost Rider (John Blaze).
Dr. Louis Childs learned about Lucifer's
fourteen lieutenants from a book he
purchased in Barnes & Noble's occult
section. The book also described the
ritual to free the demons, a ceremony
requiring fourteen victims and
fourteen sponsors (who would control
the demons once they'd been loosed
upon the world. Childs made a pact
with Lucifer, who promised Pazuzu
would serve Childs. Thirteen of the
demons slaughtered thirteen children,
while a fourteenth, Seth Walker, was
left unharmed due to an enchanted
knotted rope. The deaths prompted
Storm of the X-Men to send Kurt
“Nightcrawler” Wagner to the
institution to investigate, since it
appeared that the killings may have
been the work of a teleporter.
Childs brought Seth to his coven in the
Dakota building, where the other
thirteen demons were trapped within
a magical circle. Childs cut the last
knot from Seth's rope, and Pazuzu
began to grow within Seth's body.
Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) then revealed
her presence and turned Seth
intangible, allowing Pazuzu to escape
to the Earthly plane without tearing
through him.
The rest of the Coven fled from Pazuzu
but were captured by the X-Men.
Pazuzu instructed Childs to free his
brethren, but Childs refused.
However, the demons revealed that
the pact had not been fulfilled since
the 14th child had not been sacrificed,
and Pazuzu tore Childs to pieces. The
containment circle around the
demons began to dissolve, but Magik
then arrived carrying Seth's fourteen
clay statues/jars, within which she
bound the fourteen demons. Magik
then took the clay statues to
Limbo/Otherplace for safekeeping.
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Shamash
F EX (20) Health: 145
A EX (20)
S RM (30) Karma: 135
E MN (75)
R EX (20) Resources: IN
I MN (75)
P IN (40) Popularity: 40

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Utu-Shamash
Occupation: God of the sun, truth, and
justice
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Utu, Samas,
Babbar, Shemesh
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Nanna (mother),
Inanna (sister), Aya (wife), various
others through extended family
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: though numerous
generations removed from the origins
Regeneration: EX ability Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
of his pantheon of gods, Shamash is an
allows one to understand, speak, and
immortal being. He can be brought to
Resurrection: A number of gods may write in all languages. If addressing
zero Health and/or Endurance, and
work together to resurrect another speakers of more than one language,
can even be killed, but will not die. No
deity if his or her life essence is beyond each will understand the deity’s
matter what happens, Shamash will
resurrection. Requires a minimum of language in his or her native language.
persist indefinitely.
three deities and expenditure of all This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Karma; may be performed once per and otherdimensional languages as
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
day. well as Earth tongues.
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000

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Animal Hybridization / Others: In
addition to adopting animal forms
himself, Shamash has been known to
transform others in a like fashion. He
may do this with Remarkable (30)
ability, and thus far has demonstrated
the power to make men into either
gazelles or snakes.
Animal Hybridization / Self: Though he
is primarily described as human,
Shamash is also associated with the
lion, and is often depicted as such.
Thus, Shamash can be assumed to
have the Incredible (40) ability to
partially or completely assume
leonine characteristics.
Aura / Plasma: Despite his many
qualities, Shamash is known as a sun
god above all else. He may thus
surround his body with a powerful
aura of plasma, one which burns with
Unearthly (100) intensity, and
provides him the following defense
against assault: Monstrous versus
Physical attacks, Unearthly versus
Energy, Remarkable versus Psionic,
Good versus Magic, and Poor versus
Demonic or Divine attacks.
● Flight: While he typically relies
upon Bunene to chariot him
across the skies, Shamash is often
depicted at the heart of a bird
comprised of light and heat. This
grants him Shift Y (200) flight, at
1,037.54 miles per hour, a
representation of his daily
movement around the earth.
● Plasma Generation: Though he's
not actually the sun, Shamash
nonetheless can emit vast
amounts of plasma energy,
symbolic of providing light and
heat to the earth. He can
discharge Monstrous (75)
amounts of plasma, which inflicts
AP SD Energy damage with each
blast.
Disguise: Over the years, Shamash has
meant different things to different
people. In fact, he was often
considered female by the ancient
Canaanites. Able to assume whichever
gender his worshipers require of him,
Shamash may change appearance
with Remarkable (30) skill.
Awe: Shamash may wreathe his very
body in the terrible power of his
undying essence. Those within Very
Near distance who fail a Psyche (will)
FEAT against this Monstrous (75)
spectral display are stupefied until
they can overcome its power.
Boon: Shamash readily grants
entreaties for power related to his
orbits of influence, doing so with
Monstrous (75) ability. These include
requests to grant spell effects, or at
least enhancements to such, that line
up with his own power roster (minus
immortality, of course).
Shamash is so renowned for the
extent of his vision, however, that he
is often called upon to perform
additional boons. These can include
requests related to clairvoyance for
far seeing, or even to perceive the
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future, granted upon the performance
of ritual extispicy.
Healing: As the sun god of the
Babylonians, Shamash is often called
upon to burn out poison, plague, and
demons within those who are afflicted
by such. The hope is usually that
Shamash will judge the target of such
efforts worthy of restoration - and not
immolation, instead.
Lie Detection: From his vantage point
in Dilmun, Shamash witnesses all. A
god of truth, Shamash can readily
discern such from falsehoods, doing so
with Remarkable (30) ability. This
ability comes in handy when
performing some of his more
mundane duties.
Telescopic Vision: Enabling him to see
all that occurs below his lofty perch
during the day, Shamash can focus his
vision on vastly distant objects.
Functioning at Unearthly (100) rank,
Shamash can spy any events within his
direct line of sight, up to 2.5 billion
miles away.
LIMITATIONS:
Chronological Constraints: After
sunset and before dawn, Shamash is
far more vulnerable than is usual. He
only has access to his disguise and
immortality powers during this time,
which puts him at a distinct
disadvantage in nocturnal combat
should that ever occur.
EQUIPMENT:
Chariot: Primarily, Shamash was
envisioned as riding across the sky in a
chariot, one driven by his son, Bunene.
Shamash may use his disguise and
plasma aura through it, however,
causing it to blaze as it soars, or
alternately letting it appear as either a
ship or a horse.
Mace: Should he need to defend
justice, Shamash has been known to
wield a mace - something he has had
to do on more than one occasion.
Shamash can use this weapon to inflict
his Strength rank +1 CS in Blunt Attack
damage. It presumably is of at least
Monstrous (75) material strength
Pruning Saw: Emblematic of his task of
bringing life-giving light to crops,
Shamash often carries an implement
resembling a saw-toothed sickle. This
implement can be used to inflict
Shamash's Strength rank in Edged
Attack damage, and is presumably of
at least Monstrous (75) material
strength.
Talents: Law, Law Enforcement,
History/Culture: Annunaki and
Ancient Middle East, Ancient
Weapons (Mesopotamia)
Contacts: Annunaki
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Shamash is generally considered a
benevolent god, fairly administering
the spirit of the law, unlike Marduk's
strict interpretation of its letter. A
loving husband and father, Shamash
includes his family in his work, sharing
the benefits and power that worship
of him provides.
HISTORY
Shamash was the son of the moon god
Nannar, and Ea's grandson. He was the
benevolent god of justice and of the
beneficial aspects of the sun.
It was believed that Shamash traveled
the skies by day to provide warmth
and lights to humans. At dusk, he
descended to Irkalla to assist in
judging the worthiness of the souls
heading towards the underworld,
helping to ensure that innocents are
treated justly and wrongdoers are
punished.
Shamash existed during the Hyborian
Age, seemingly as a sun deity. He was
worshipped in Mesopotamia, and as
Utu in Sumer. Before they settled
down, the Sumerians generally
considered Shamash to be less than
his parents in power and prestige, as
their culture of migratory herders
relied upon moonlight to ply their
trade. However, as agriculture
became more prevalent in the Fertile
Crescent, Shamash quickly grew to
equal Nannar in influence, his life-
giving heat and light enabling
civilization's growth and develop-
ment.
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Every day, after the darkness has been
dispelled by the dawn, Shamash
leaves his underground home and gets
to work. Issuing forth from a large gate
at the Mountain of the East at dawn,
one guarded by monstrous
Aqrabuamelu, Shamash rides across
the skies. At sunset, he returns to the
earth through a similarly secured gate
in the Mountain of the West, at which
time he attends to his other duties.
Shamash illuminates Dilmun with his
invaluable solar energies. It is from
this vantage point that Shamash can
see everything that transpires on the
world below, which has given him a
reputation for considerable visual
acuity. A witness to all that occurs
during the day, Shamash's spheres of
influence have come to include truth
and justice.
This has primarily given him the
responsibility to oversee financial
transactions undertaken in the
temple, a duty which Shamash
executes with even-handed fairness,
but it also requires him to adjudicate
disputes amongst the dead in Irkalla.
In these situations, Shamash rules
with justice in mind, taking the spirit of
the law into consideration over its
letter.
But even time itself is apparently no
barrier to Shamash's vision. He was
often called upon during rituals of
extispicy to help foretell the future.
Though it is a gruesome practice,
Shamash nonetheless respects the
effort involved in such ceremonies,
and often grants knowledge of what is
to come in response. Whether or not
a petitioner can discern the meaning
of what Shamash reveals is another
matter entirely.
or 'Shimmering House', as properly
befits a god of the sun and the law.
Shamash has had little contact with
the earthly realm since the Annunaki
retreated to Dilmun.

Supplementing his ability to manifest

as either a male or a female, Shamash
can take the form of at least one
animal as well. This is because, in
addition to being depicted as a strong,
bearded man with long arms, wearing
a luxurious skirt and carrying various
accoutrements of his station,
Shamash is also represented with, or
even as a lion now and then. This
animal is thus emblematic of the sun
god.

Despite a few failed, drunken

attempts to woo his twin sister, Ishtar,
Shamash ultimately wed Aya, the
goddess of the dawn. As the two work
together, this was something of a
natural fit for the deities, and they
have remained married ever since. In
fact, the two have had several children
of their own, including Bunene, Kittu,
and Mesharu, all of which inherited
aspects of Shamash's might.

Though worshiped throughout the

Fertile Crescent and beyond, the
primary centers of Shamash's
priesthood were in Larsa (near
modern Sankarah) and Sippar (near
modern Tell ed-Der). In each of these
ancient cities, Shamash maintained a
temple known as E-babbar, which can
translate into either the 'White House'

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Saja
F RM (30) Health: 175
A EX (20)
S MN (75) Karma: 54
E AM (50)
R PR (4) Resources: PR
I IN (40)
P GD (10) Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Saja
Occupation: Messenger god
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Presumably Dilmun
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.

Regeneration: PR ability

Body Resistance: Saja’s tough skin

gives him RM protection versus
Physical, Shooting, and Force attacks

Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,

heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond Karma; may be performed once per
resurrection. Requires a minimum of day.
three deities and expenditure of all

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Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Giant Stature: Saja stands about 30’
tall; his enhanced strength is reflected
in his primary statistics.
Dimensional Travel: As a messenger-
god, Saja has this ability at Shift X
ability.
opposed the "Demon of the Dunes",
Martu.
As the "Demon of the Dunes was
attacking the Arabian Knight (Abdul
Qamar)'s village, Saja tried to stop
Qamar from going to his family.
He warned him that treachery awaited
him at home and that an unthinkable
evil could be freed. The Arabian Knight
didn't listen to his words, stating that
his intervention came late, and
attacked Saja and sent him back to his
masters with a blow from the magic
scimitar.

Talents: Intimidation

Contacts: Annunaki

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Saja is a fictional character native to
the Marvel Universe; i.e., he is not a
recognized figure in Sumerian or
Babylonian mythology.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Little has been shown of Saja. He
speaks in a booming voice and has a
fearsome appearance, but despite this
he seems to have benevolent
intentions.

HISTORY
Saja was an Annunaki, the messenger
god and god of messengers, and the
messenger and servant of the Desert
Gods (seemingly other Annunaki), and

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Tammuz
F MN (75) Health: 245
A EX (20)
S UN (100) Karma: 56
E AM (50)
R TY (6) Resources: RM
I EX (20)
P RM (30) Popularity: 6

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dumuzi (original
Sumerian name)
Occupation: God of shepherds and
fertility; Gate-keeper of Irkalla
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun and
Irkalla
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Tammuz
(Hebrew/Babylonian), Hedammu
(Hittite), Ama'usumgal ("mother is a
heavenly dragon"), (Aramic),
"Adonis"; the Shepherd, lord of the
sheepfolds
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ninurta (father),
KNOWN POWERS Resurrection: A number of gods may
Gatumdug (mother), Dagon, Baal,
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop work together to resurrect another
Martu, Nergal (uncles), Inanna (aunt,
aging after a certain point in their life, deity if his or her life essence is beyond
possible wife), Gestinanna (sister, alias
although at what age they cease to get resurrection. Requires a minimum of
Beletseri), Martu (brother-in-
older varies. three deities and expenditure of all
law/uncle), Mamitu, Ishaia, Papaia
Karma; may be performed once per
(nieces), Shamash, Nanna (cousins)
Regeneration: RM ability day.
Base of Operations: Irkalla, Allatum;
formerly Dilmun
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Past Group Affiliations: None
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at allows one to understand, speak, and
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki
CL1000 write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s

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language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Energy Form: Tammuz can manifest
on Earth as a giant energy creature of
great power, perhaps 50' tall, strong
enough to grapple with and
overpower Nergal. While in this form,
Tammuz cannot be hurt by physical,
non-magical means.
Sensory Powers: Tammuz has
extensive perceptive abilities,
encompassing the powers of
Clairvoyance, Precognition, and
Postcognition, able to perceive
information that occurs within his
proximity or that which would involve
him. His ability rank is Amazing, but
has a 10-area radius range.
Bestow Power: In his limited
appearances, Tammuz granted some
of his own magical power to the Heart
of Tammuz. He is able to sacrifice up
to his full Health points, to imbue an
item with one or more powers totaling
the same number of points (for
example, sacrificing 50 Health points
to bestow one power at Excellent and
one at Remarkable).
Talents: Martial Arts B and E,
Wrestling, Demonology, Occult Lore,
History and Culture (Mesopotamia),
Agriculture, Animal Handling
Contacts: Annunaki; Atalis, Conan,
Fafnir Hellhand, Hidilco, Xaltotun
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES appeared from the magical amulet
In his dealings with other Annunaki, and began fighting his counterpart.
Tammuz carries himself with a After his vengeful embrace of all-
relaxed, aloof demeanor and is a pervading brightness dissolved Nergal,
hopeless womanizer. He is however, Tammuz also consumed the senseless,
also a fierce and vengeful warrior motionless form of Munthassem Khan
equally dedicated to his role as the before leaving.
gatekeeper of Irkalla and will not
hesitate to defend it. Around 2700 BC, Inanna attempted to
add Gilgamesh to her list of sexual
HISTORY conquests. When Gilgamesh rejected
Tammuz was a member of the race of her, she had Anu send the Bull of
beings known as the Annunaki. He was Heaven to attack him, but Gilgamesh
the son of Anu, and the benevolent slew him. Inanna killed Gilgamesh's
god of shepherds and fertility. He friend Enkidu in return. The Bull of
married his sister Inanna, and became Heaven was wed to Inanna's sister
the gatekeeper of Dilmun, along with Ereshkigal, and his death caused a
Ningizzida, and a rival to Nergal. deep enmity between the two sisters.
Soon, when Inanna descended to
Before Kull's reign over Valusia circa Ereshkigal's Irkalla, she was trapped
18,500 BC, a mystic relic Nergal had within the netherworld realm and
empowered, the Hand of Nergal, fell could only escape after Tammuz was
to Earth. Tammuz empowered a seized by Ereshkigal's demons and
counter-talisman known as the Heart forced to take Inanna's place.
of Tammuz to oppose it. Another
recounting stated that the talisman
fell on Earth during the Hyborian era.
Tammuz was worshiped during the
Hyborian era, and was also confused
with the Olympian, Adonis. The Hand
was used by many dark sorcerers,
including Xaltotun of Acheron around
13,000 BC, and was always by the
Heart of Tammuz.
Circa 10,000 BC, when Conan and his
friends brought the Heart of Tammuz
side by side with the Hand of Nergal,
the gigantic figure of intolerable light,
dimly manlike in configuration,
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Ullikumis
F AM (50) Health: 195
A EX (20)
S MN (75) Karma: 56
E AM (50)
R TY (6) Resources: TY
I GD (10)
P IN (40) Popularity: -2

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ullikumis
Occupation: God of rain and
vegetation
Legal Status: Citizen of Kur
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Aleyin
(Babylonian name), Melqart
(Phoenician), Telepinu (Hurrian),
Aruna (Hittite)
Place of Birth: Dilmun or Ancient
Sumeria
Marital Status: Presumed single
Known Relatives: Enlil (father, alias
Dagon), Upelluri (mother); Ninlil
(stepmother, alias Kamrusepas),
Hadad (alias Teshub), Ninurta, Martu
(uncles);
Shamash, Nanna (half-brothers); Anu Body Resistance: RM versus Physical, This ability extends to extraterrestrial
(grandfather), Asherah (grandmother) Shooting, and Force attacks and otherdimensional languages as
Base of Operations: Kur well as Earth tongues.
Past Group Affiliations: Annunaki Invulnerability: EX resistance to cold,
Present Group Affiliations: None heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at Regeneration: Rain helps revive him
CL1000 due to his relationship to the sea-
KNOWN POWERS goddess, Upelluri. If Ullikummis is in
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak contact with water, he regenerates at
aging after a certain point in their life, allows one to understand, speak, and Amazing ability.
although at what age they cease to get write in all languages. If addressing
older varies. speakers of more than one language, Possession: Ullikummis is able to fully
each will understand the deity’s control multiple victims at Incredible
language in his or her native language.

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ability. His victims retain awareness
and memory of their actions.
EQUIPMENT:
Weapons: Ullikummis carries a
standard sword and dagger of an
Unearthly-strength material.
Talents: Edged weapons, Agriculture,
Martial Arts A and B, Demonology,
History and Culture (Mesopotamia),
Botany, Meteorology
Contacts: Dagon; unknown
connection to Mephista
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
The real Ullikummis has yet to appear
in person in Marvel Comics. In
mythology, he has been characterized
as vengeful and warlike.
HISTORY
Ullikummis is the son of the god Enlil
who deposed his father, Anu, as Ruler
of Ancient Sumeria. Anu cursed him to
have three horrible children. Those
children became Namtar (Mot),
Shachar and Shalim.
Enlil was deposed by his brother,
Hadad who became known as Ba’al
(Teshub to the Hurrian tribes) who
was guided and protected by their
uncle Ea (Oannes), the sea god. In
order to retrieve his throne, Enlil
retreated to the shore of the sea and
pounded upon the rocky cliffs to
summon the ancient sea-goddess
Upelluri, whose own father had been
deposed by Anu many years ago. She
bore Enlil a son named Ullikummis
who eventually grew to gigantic
stature. (According to later myth, Enlil
conceived Ullikummis from the rock
and the youth was carried by Upelluri.)
Ullikummis was protected and raised
by his stepmother, Ninlil, who tried to
dissuade him from war. Hadad,
however, eventually saw Ullikummis
coming from afar and abdicated the
throne for Enlil to claim it. Hadad then
went to Ea for advice on how to slay
Ullikummis. Ea gave him a saw with
which to cut through the sinews of
Ullikummis’ ankles. Tragically
wounded, Ullikummis was killed by
Hadad who then reclaimed the throne
after ousting his brother.
The empath Topaz came to seek help
from Dr. Strange to exorcise the Hittite
demon Ullikumis who had possessed
her. In order to facilitate this exorcism,
they needed the hair of a werewolf in
wolf form, the talon of a vampire in its
bat form, and fire from a demon.
However, when it came time for the
exorcism, Strange revealed that he
knew it had never been Ullikumis
possessing Topaz, but rather another
demon, who turned out to be
Mephista, daughter of the demon-lord
Mephisto. She had pretended to be
Ullikumis, possessed Topaz, and
devised the above required elements
for exorcism, all in order to get close
to Dr. Strange. Mephista wished to
enlist Strange's aid against her father,
for leaving her for dead after her most
recent defeat.
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Urshanabi
F GD (10) Health: 125
A GD (10)
S RM (30) Karma: 50
E MN (75)
R GD (10) Resources: TY
I GD (10)
P RM (30) Popularity: 4

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Urshanabi
Occupation: Ferryman of the
Mesopotamian afterlife
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Hamar-tabal
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumably single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile along the
River of Death
Past Group Affiliations: None known
(although possibly Eternals)
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: CL1000; Urshanabi is
seemingly immortal and immune to
the effects of aging.
Allspeak: Urshanabi has the power of
Allspeak which allows one to
understand, speak, and write in all
languages. If addressing speakers of
more than one language, each will
understand his language in his or her
native language. This ability extends to
extraterrestrial and otherdimensional
languages as well as Earth tongues.
Dimensional Travel: Urshanabi is able
to ferry himself and passengers
between Kur, Dilmun, and Earth at
Shift X ability. It is not known whether
he can accomplish this without his
boat, or whether the ability extends to
traveling to additional dimensions.
Alternate Form - Hamar-tabal: After
his banishment from Kur for allowing
Gilgamesh access to the underworld,
Urshanabi often took the form of
Hamar-tabal, a fearsome and hideous
monster. It is unknown if this
represents an inherent shapechanging
ability that he always had, or if this
transformation was permanent or
temporary. In his aspect as Hamar-
tabal, Urshanabi has the following
attributes:
F A S E R I P
Rm Gd Mn Mn Gd Gd Rm
Health: 190 Karma: 50
Hamar-tabal has a thick hide providing
Excellent body armor, and can attack
with a bite or claws for edged damage.

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EQUIPMENT:
Ferry: Urshanabi’s boat appears to be
capable of transporting about 20
individuals; he is able to use it to
transport souls along the River of
Death. It is unknown whether
Urshanabi’s dimensional travel
abilities are inherent to him, or to his
ferry.
Control: Good Speed: Good
Body: Unearthly Protection: Good
Stone Charms: Urshanabi possesses a
set of stone charms which provide him
with Good protection against all forms
of physical attack.
Talents: Pilot: Boats (Ancient);
Carpentry; Occult Lore
(Supernatural/Interdimensional
Waterways); Navigation
Contacts: Utnapishtim, Gilgamesh,
Annunaki, Kronans, possibly various
Eternals
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Initially, in his role as ferryman of the
dead Urshanabi was polite, and
accommodating almost to a fault.
However, if his incarnation as Hamar-
tabal is to be believed, he seems to
have had a drastic change in
demeanor after encountering
Gilgamesh -- possibly in response to
accusations of leniency, or maybe as a
reaction to his dismissal by
Utnapishtim.
HISTORY
Urshanabi is the ferryman of the
Hubur, river of the dead in
Mesopotamian mythology. His
equivalent in Greek Mythology is
Charon. He is employed by the Eternal
philosopher Utnapishtim. It may be
that Urshanabi is also an Eternal, but
this has never been clarified.
Urshanabi is first mentioned in the
myth of Enlil and Ninlil, where he is
called Si’Lu’igi. In the Epic of
Gilgamesh, Urshanabi was a
companion of Gilgamesh after Enkidu
dies. They met when Urshanabi was
involved in the curious occupation of
collecting "urnu-snakes" in the forest.
Urshanabi's ferry is at first powered by
a group of Kronans, aliens (best
represented by Thor’s companion
Korg) recorded in myth as “stone
things”. After the Kronans were
defeated by Gilgamesh, Urshanabi
powered the boat with 120 stakes he
had to make himself. He was banished
from Kur by Utnapishtim for no
discernible reason, possibly for
conveying Gilgamesh and a time-
displaced Captain America across the
Hubur, or for allowing Gilgamesh to
retrieve the underwater plant of
vitality that grew beneath the river’s
waters. His later Assyrian incarnation
was called Hamar-tabal, who is
described as a horrible monster.
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Gugalanna
F RM (30) Health: 175
A EX (20)
S MN (75) Karma: 20
E AM (50)
R PR (4) Resources: TY
I TY (6)
P GD (10) Popularity: -2

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Avenger of Anu
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun,
presumed deceased
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Bull of Anu,
"Avenger of Anu", "the God-Bull"
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Ereshkigal (wife)
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
Charging: Gugalanna can move up to 4 HISTORY
areas in a round, but only in a straight The nameless god known as the Bull
KNOWN POWERS
line. He receives a +2CS when charging of Heaven, the Bull of Anu, or the
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
and his horns do Edged damage. therianthropic Gugalanna, was wed to
aging after a certain point in their life,
Ereshkigal and resided in the Heavens
although at what age they cease to get
Talents: Martial Arts B, Demonology (Dilmun).
older varies.
Contacts: Anu, Ereshkigal Circa 10,000 BC, Anu was worshiped in
Regeneration: RM ability
such places as Corinthia. The Bull of
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Heaven or Bull of Anu was "the
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Gugalanna is basically bestial and does avenger" sent by Anu to avenge him
Shooting, and Force attacks
as he is commanded. from those who wronged him, and
was sometimes summoned by his
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
priests. Once the Bull of Anu had
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
assumed solid form, he had to taste
CL1000
one human death before returning to
the heavens.

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As the priest of Anu in a Corinthian
city-state had betrayed Conan and
Burgun (who was executed as a
consequence), Conan attacked him,
leading the priest to summon the Bull
of Heaven. The creature attacked both
of them as Conan had stolen the
priest's amulet who protected him.
Conan was able to throw the priest to
the Bull who, satisfied, gazed at Conan
and fled.

In approximately 2700 BC, after

Gilgamesh rejected her sexual
advances, Inanna had Anu send the
Bull of Heaven to attack him.
Gilgamesh slew the beast, and Inanna
killed his friend's Enkidu in return. The
Bull's death ignited a deep enmity
between Inanna and her sister
Ereshkigal.

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Other Annunaki
(canon)
The following gods and goddesses
have been alluded to or confirmed as
existing behind the scenes in Marvel
comics.
Anath: Anath was the Annunaki war
goddess, and married the storm god
Ba'al. When Ba'al, on his quest to
uncover the secrets of life and death,
went to Irkalla and was tricked by Mot
into eating at the table of the dead,
entrapping him in the afterlife, Anath
defeated Mot to ensure her husband's
resurrection. She and Ba'al are
currently separated/estranged.
Anshar: Anshar is the Babylonian
name for the Demiurge, who fathered
Anu and is the grandfather to many of
the major Annunaki.
Aura: Aura is a demoness that was the
mother of Imdugud. Nothing else is
known about her.
Eneki: The Marvel Fandom wiki lists
this god as one of those among the
Annunaki, but no additional
information is given. It may be a
character unique to the Marvel
universe (i.e., an author fabrication),
or this may be a typographic error
intended to be Enki. If the latter, it can
be assumed that Enki is an incarnation
of Dagon.
Hanbi: The demon Hanbi fathered
Imdugud, possibly with Aura. No other
information about him is known.
Kingu: Kingu, also spelled Qingu,
meaning "unskilled laborer", was a
god in Babylonian mythology, and—
after the murder of his father Apsu—
the consort of the goddess Tiamat, his
mother, who wanted to establish him
as ruler and leader of all gods before
she was killed by Marduk. Tiamat gave
Kingu the three Tablets of Destiny,
which he wore as a breastplate and
which gave him great power. She
placed him as the general of her army.
However, like Tiamat, Kingu was
eventually killed by Marduk. Marduk
mixed Kingu's blood with earth and
used the clay to mold the first human
beings, while Tiamat's body created
the earth and the skies. Kingu then
went to live in the underworld
kingdom of Ereshkigal, along with the
other deities who had sided with
Tiamat.
Kishar: Kishar is a Babylonian name for
Gaea, the primordial goddess, who is
mother to Anu and is the grandmother
to many of the major Annunaki.
Lahamu: Lahamu was the first-born
daughter of Tiamat and Abzu in
Akkadian mythology. Lahamu is
sometimes seen as a serpent, and
sometimes as a woman with a red sash
and six curls on her head. It is
suggested that the pair were
represented by the silt of the sea-bed,
but more accurately are known to be
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the representations of the zodiac,
parent-stars, or constellations
Lahmu: Lahmu is a beneficent deity,
the first-born son of Abzu and Tiamat.
Laḫmu is depicted as a bearded man
with a red sash – usually with three
strands – and four to six curls on his
head and they are also depicted as
monsters, which each encompasses a
specific constellation. He and his sister
Laḫamu are primordial deities in the
Babylonian Epic of Creation and
Lahmu may be related to or identical
with "Lahamu", one of Tiamat's
creatures in that epic.
Nannar: Nannar was Ea's grandson
and a moon god. He sired Shamash,
the benevolent god of justice and of
the beneficial aspects of the sun.
Ningal (female): Not to be confused
with the male god of metalsmiths,
Ningal is also the name of a female
goddess of medicine. She was a
goddess of reeds in Sumerian
mythology, daughter of Enki and
Ningikurga and the consort of the
moon god Nanna by whom she bore
the sun god Utu, his sister Inanna, and
in some texts, Ishkur. She was chiefly
recognised at Ur, and was probably
first worshipped by cow-herders in the
marsh lands of southern
Mesopotamia.
Ningizzida: Also spelled Ningishzida,
this god is a deity of vegetation and
the underworld (the annual death of
vegetation being associated with the
journey to the underworld.). His name
translates as “Lord of the Good Tree.”
In Sumerian mythology, he is one of
the two guardians of Anu's celestial
palace, alongside Tammuz. He is
sometimes depicted as a serpent with
a human head.
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He is sometimes said to be the son of
Ninazu and Ningiridda, even though
the myth Ningizzida’s journey to the
netherworld suggests he is the son of
Ereshkigal. Following an inscription
found at Lagash, he was the son of
Anu, the heavens. His wife is Azimua
and also Geshtinanna, while his sister
is Amashilama. In some texts
Ningishzida is said to be female (most
likely possessing shape changing
ability to appear as either). He was
said to be one of the ancestors of
Gilgamesh. It is unknown if this is true
for Earth-616 continuity’s version of
Ningizzida, but if so, he may have a
connection to the Eternals or be one
himself.
Other Mesopotamian although at what age they cease to get
older varies.

Deities (non-canon) Regeneration: RM ability

These characters, including both
Annunaki and other individuals, have
not appeared or been referred to in
any Marvel comics.
Aya
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000

F EX (20) Health: 120 Resurrection: A number of gods may

A EX (20) work together to resurrect another
S AM (50) Karma: 100 deity if his or her life essence is beyond
E RM (30) resurrection. Requires a minimum of
R RM (30) Resources: IN three deities and expenditure of all
power of her undying essence. Those
Karma; may be performed once per
I IN (40) within Very Near distance who fail a
day.
P RM (30) Popularity: 30 Psyche FEAT against this Incredible
(40) spectral display are stupefied for
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
BACKGROUND the duration.
allows one to understand, speak, and
Real Name: Aya write in all languages. If addressing
Occupation: Goddess of the dawn, Boon: Though she isn't extremely
speakers of more than one language,
youth, marriage, sexual love, powerful, Aya was quite popular even
each will understand the deity’s
motherhood before the advent of writing.
language in his or her native language.
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun Possessing this power at Incredible
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Identity: No dual identity (40) rank, she often grants entreaties
and otherdimensional languages as
Other Known Aliases: Sherida related to emotion control (love
well as Earth tongues.
Place of Birth: Dilmun and/or lust), longevity (agelessness),
Marital Status: Married and light generation.
Emotion Control / Love and Lust:
Known Relatives: Shamash (husband); Though Ishtar stole her proverbial
various others through extended Light Generation: The goddess of the
thunder somewhat, Aya is a goddess
family dawn, Aya can shed a powerful, pastel
of sexual love in addition to her other
Base of Operations: Dilmun rainbow of light to signify the day's
spheres of influence. As such, she
Past Group Affiliations: None beginning. She may do so with
excels at inspiring both of these
Present Group Affiliations: Igigi Monstrous (75) might, generating a
feelings, doing so with Incredible (40)
glow which seems to issue forth from
ability.
KNOWN POWERS just behind her body, burning her
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop outline into one's vision. Her signature
Awe: Like her fellow Igigi, Aya has the
aging after a certain point in their life, power, this ability allows Aya to fulfill
power to wreathe herself the terrible

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her deific purpose, the dispersal of
darkness before the sun's journey
across the sky. As such, darkness,
whether natural or induced, suffers a -
4 CS to its power rank for the purposes
of resisting the light of Aya's dawn.
Talents:
Attractiveness: As a goddess of
youthful beauty as well as sexual love,
Aya has always possessed the
appearance of a voluptuous young
woman, perhaps approximately
twenty years old. Regarding
individuals drawn to such qualities,
Aya gains a +2CS on Popularity FEAT
rolls.
Fast Healing: One aspect of Aya's
representation of dawn is the promise
of renewal that comes with another
day. As such, while she does not
regenerate, per se, she does heal
more quickly. Aya recovers lost Health
as if her Endurance was +4CS higher in
rank.
Business/Finance: One of Aya's many
duties is to oversee financial trans-
actions, such as field or house rentals,
or temple loans. Expert in determining
whether or not such exchanges are
sound business, Aya can add a +1CS to
FEAT rolls related to trade.
Contacts: Annunaki; Igigi
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
While she appears quite young, Aya is
wise beyond measure. Though she is
often distracted by the latest trends,
Aya can apply thousands of years of
practical experience among mankind
to almost any situation, which she
invariably handles with an almost
innocent optimism.
HISTORY
Despite being one of the oldest of the
Babylonian deities, little is actually
known about Aya. Originally known as
Sherida to the Sumerians, Aya was one
of their primary goddesses,
representing marriage, sex, love,
motherhood, war, youth, and the
renewal that comes with the dawn of
a new day. This is a plethora of
concerns, however, and over time
other gods and goddesses moved in
on Aya's turf.
In particular, the goddess Ishtar took
over several of the more interesting
spheres of influence that folks used to
attribute to Aya, diminishing her
popularity considerably. In time, Aya
went from being a major deity to one
of lesser import, and eventually fell
into the orbit of Shamash, god of the
sun. A spark quickly grew between the
two, and before you knew it they were
blissfully wed.
Quickly settling in together, the two
reside beneath the earth, but their
followers were focused within the
cities of Larsa (near modern Sankarah)
and Sippar (near modern Tell ed-Der),
where they maintained a temple in
each. These temples were known as E-
babbar, which translates into either
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the White House or the Shimmering
House, and these centers of worship
for Aya and Shamash were truly
wonders to behold.
From the E-babbar, Aya assists her
spouse in the dispensation of justice.
In particular, Aya oversees rental
contracts of homes and fields, and
witnesses the signing of temple loans.
She thus has a fine financial acumen,
and often aids Shamash in
determining whether or not
propositions brought before him (or
their priests) are on the level, not to
mention more likely to turn a profit in
the end.
When not bringing about the new day
or attending to her fiduciary duties,
Aya has a full family life. With
Shamash, she is known to have had at
least three children, all of whom have
become minor deities of note, as well.
These descendants include Mesharu,
a god of justice, Kittu, a god of truth,
and Bunene, Shamash's sukkal, and
the driver of the chariot he rides
across the sky.
Unlike most Babylonian deities, Aya's
lineage is altogether unknown. Most
of them relay this information as a
point of pride, but Aya's family history
is unrecorded. As one of the oldest
known goddesses, it is possible that
she's from a much earlier generation
of gods than most of her fellows,
possibly older than even Anu himself,
but currently such musings about
Aya's ancestry are mere speculation.
Bunene
F GD (10) Health: 80
A GD (10)
S EX (20) Karma: 80
E IN (40)
R GD (10) Resources: RM
I RM (30)
P IN (40) Popularity: 20
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Bunene
Occupation: Sukkal of Shamash
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Aya (mother);
Shamash (father); Kettu, Mesharu
(siblings); Atgi-Makh, Malik (consorts);
extended family (various)
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki
KNOWN POWERS
Aura / Plasma: While Shamash is most
assuredly the sun god, Bunene is often
considered a solar deity as well, albeit
a lesser one - one who can stand in for
Shamash when his duties require him
elsewhere. Bunene's Incredible (40)
ranked plasma aura protects him as
follows: Remarkable versus Energy,
Incredible versus Psionic, Typical
versus Magic, and Feeble versus
Demonic or Divine attacks.
Flight: The charioteer of Shamash,
Bunene often drives his father across
the skies, using a chariot fueled by his
own might. He can thus soar around
the world at Shift Y (200) rank, or
1,037.54 miles per hour, a
representation of the sun's daily
movement around the earth.
Plasma Generation: though he's not
actually the sun, Bunene can
nonetheless emit vast amounts of
plasma energy, symbolic of providing
light and heat to the earth. He can
discharge Remarkable (30) amounts of
plasma, inflicting AP SD Energy
damage with each blast.
Disguise: Even more than his father,
Bunene is rather fluid of gender.
Within his own pantheon, he is
perceived as either male or female,
depending on what city (or era) you're
in. Bunene can thus change his
appearance as he sees fit, doing so
with Incredible (40) capability.
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Immortality: While he's not as mighty
as either of his divine parents, Bunene
is still immortal. He can be brought to
zero Health and/or Endurance, and
can even be killed, but will not die. No
matter what happens to him, Bunene
will persist indefinitely.
Awe: As can many of his fellow
Anunnaki, Bunene may wreathe his
very body in the terrible power of his
undying essence. Those within Very
Near distance who fail a Psyche FEAT
against this Incredible (40) spectral
display are stupefied for the duration.
Boon: Bunene is often called upon to
provide aid in his own right, and can
fuel entreaties made to his divine
person with Incredible (40) ability.
Primarily, this involves him granting
'generic' entreaties for power, as well
as specialized disguise and plasma
generation spells.
However, as Shamash's sukkal,
Bunene often intercedes on his
father's behalf, answering requests for
energy as well as prayers for aid. To
facilitate this, Shamash grants Bunene
boons of his own, enabling him access
to all his own divine capabilities save
for immortality itself. Thus, Bunene
can fuel any spell effect that his father
can, because that power (if not
coming from his own repertoire) is
coming directly from Shamash
himself. Naturally, this means
requests for divine aid or intervention
from Shamash must satisfy Bunene's
standards, as well.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
LIMITATIONS: Chronological
Constraints: as is the case with his
father, Bunene is quite vulnerable
between sunset and dawn. During the
night, Bunene does not have access to
his plasma aura or any of the power
stunts derived from it, leaving him
with only his wits to protect himself.
EQUIPMENT:
Chariot:The son of Shamash, Bunene
often drives his father's chariot
through the sky for him, or even poses
as him when he's otherwise
indisposed during the day. He may
focus his disguise and plasma aura
powers through the chariot, making it
appear like a horse or a ship.
Talents: Charioteering
Contacts: Annunaki
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Bunene is a stickler for little details,
which serves him well in his role of
Shamash's sukkal. He holds a lot of
love in his heart, both for humanity
and his fellow deities, which might
explain why he maintains a
relationship with not one, but two
different consorts.
HISTORY
Like his father before him, Bunene is
regarded as something of a solar deity.
However, instead of being perceived
as the sun itself, Bunene is instead the
driver of that god's chariot as it
crosses the skies every morning. The
two thus work together closely and
consistently, and are on very good
terms. So much so, in fact, that
Bunene was honored along with his
mother and father quite frequently in
the E-babbar of Sippar.
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Shamash's chief minion, Bunene is
considered his sukkal, or vizier, in
addition to being his son. Working as
an intermediary between Shamash
and his many worshipers, Bunene
attends to the lesser prayers of
humanity when not resolving those
directed at his person. As such, those
imploring Shamash for something or
other often leave Bunene an offering
along with that intended for his father,
hoping to curry favor with both.
In addition to inheriting abilities which
let him fill in for Shamash when his
other duties require his attention
elsewhere during the day, Bunene also
possesses Shamash's ability to
manifest in either gender. This is
because, depending on where and
when you travel through Babylon,
Bunene may be perceived as either
male or female. A tendency that he
has embraced wholeheartedly,
Bunene takes full advantage of his
dual nature.
This is why Bunene has not one, but
two consorts. When he's living as a
male, Bunene spends his personal
time with Atgi-makh. On the other
hand, when he's feeling more female,
he often shacks up with Malik. But
then, Bunene has plenty of love for
both mankind and his fellow deities,
so he's happy to spend all his time
spreading it around to both groups as
much as he can.
Haia Resurrection: A number of
gods may work together
to resurrect another deity
F EX (20) Health: 100
if his or her life essence is
A GD (10) beyond resurrection.
S EX (20) Karma: 100 Requires a minimum of
E AM (50) three deities and
R RM (30) Resources: RM expenditure of all Karma;
I AM (50) may be performed once
per day.
P EX (20) Popularity: 10
Allspeak: As with all gods,
BACKGROUND
Allspeak allows one to
Real Name: Haia
understand, speak, and
Occupation: Storehouse steward,
write in all languages. If
defender of doorways
addressing speakers of
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
more than one language,
Identity: No dual identity
each will understand the
Other Known Aliases: None
deity’s language in his or
Place of Birth: Dilmun
her native language. This
Marital Status: Married
ability extends to
Known Relatives: Nisaba (wife); Ninlil
extraterrestrial and other-
(daughter); Enlil (son-in-law)
dimensional languages as
Base of Operations: Dilmun
well as Earth tongues.
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Igigi
Awe: Like his fellow Igigi
and their cousins, the
KNOWN POWERS
Anunnaki, Haia can
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop specific requests for admittance and
wreathe himself the terrible power of
aging after a certain point in their life, transient universe.
his undying essence. Those within
although at what age they cease to get
Very Near distance who fail a Psyche
older varies. Admittance: The defender of
FEAT against this Incredible (40)
spectral display are stupefied for the doorways, Haia may control whether
Regeneration: RM ability others may or may not pass through
duration.
them. Focusing his power on a
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, doorway, Haia may open it, per the
Boon: Though he isn't extremely
Shooting, and Force attacks Admittance spell, or utilize a
powerful, Haia has earned his place
amongst the Babylonian gods by dint counterspell that prevents egress
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, and/or ingress with Amazing (50)
of his being Enlil's father in law. Using
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at ability.
this Incredible (40) ranked power, he
CL1000
can grant general entreaties, or

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Internal Universe: this Unearthly (100)
power transforms Haia into a gateway
leading to his Wondrous Warehouse.
While Haia cannot personally access
this storehouse for his and his charges'
most precious treasures, he has more
than enough minions to handle that.
Teleportation / Others: charged with
keeping the larders of the Anunnaki
fully stocked, Haia has the ability to
move cargo around as well as he,
himself, can bend time and space. He
wields this power with Unearthly
(100) ability, giving him access to
goods from around the world.
Teleportation / Self: the steward of
storehouses, Haia may manifest in one
no matter where in the world it is.
Haia possesses this power at
Unearthly (100) rank, allowing him to
transport himself to any warehouse
within one hundred thousand miles of
his person.
EQUIPMENT:
Cudgel: Lacking any offensive powers,
his awe aside, Haia carries a small club
with which to defend doorways and to
safeguard storehouses. He may wield
this implement, which is of Amazing
(50) material strength, to inflict his
Strength rank +1 CS in Blunt Attack
damage.
Talents:
Mathematics: Haia is nowhere near
the accountant that his wife, Nisaba,
is. Nonetheless, Haia knows a thing or
two about keeping track of just what
he's storing where. His Reason rank
should be considered +1 CS in matters
concerning accounting and inventory.
Service: though he possesses potent
abilities, and is himself a deity of some
note, Haia is himself a servant of the
Anunnaki. As such, he has worked for
thousands of years to cater to their
various supply needs, and may bring
this talent to bear at a +3CS.
Contacts: Annunaki; Igigi
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Haia is a dutiful servant of the
Anunnaki. He works hard to keep their
larders stocked, their inventory fresh,
and their dining halls well prepared for
their regular banquets. He's also a
wise and kind leader of the many,
lesser Igigi who assist him in the
execution of his duties.
HISTORY
Not all that much has been revealed
about the background of the
Babylonian deity known as Haia. He is
apparently one of the Igigi, minor gods
sharing origins similar to that of the
Anunnaki themselves, and seems to
work for them despite being a god
himself.
As the warden of warehouses and the
protector of portals, Haia is generally
relied upon by his deific superiors to
keep their larders full, and to keep
track of all their many and various
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supplies. To this end, he can access a
secure space known as his Wondrous
Warehouse.
The Wondrous Warehouse is a space
that supports any number of
individual storehouses, each of which
is its own demiplane for all intents and
purposes. Whether the Wondrous
Warehouse is a part of Dilmun or is its
own, distinct universe has yet to be
revealed.
At any rate, over the course of his
many duties serving the Anunnaki,
Haia had regular dealings with Nisaba,
a goddess of grain and writing, who
serves as a scribe of the gods. The two
grew close over time, and ultimately
Haia wed this daughter of Anu and
Antu.
In time, the two gods had a child, Sud,
who was ultimately married to Enlil.
The manner of their courtship was
irregular, to say the least, but in the
end the two were happily wed, and
Sud changed her name to Ninlil.
The father-in-law of the lord of the
Anunnaki, at least until Enlil was
replaced in this role by Marduk, Haia
became even more important in the
scheme of things. Having become
family as well as being indispensable
to his superiors, Haia likely retains his
role to this very day.
Kittu
F GD (10) Health: 90
A EX (20)
S EX (20) Karma: 120
E IN (40)
R RM (30) Resources: EX
I AM (50)
P RM (30) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Kittu
Occupation: Deific Investigator; God
of Law
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Sydyk; Kettu
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Shamash (father);
Aya (mother); Mesharu (sister);
Bunene (brother)
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
aging after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Aura / Plasma: While Shamash is most
assuredly the sun god, Kittu is often
considered a solar deity as well, albeit
a lesser one - one who can stand in for
Shamash when his duties require him
elsewhere. Kittu's Incredible (40)
ranked plasma aura protects him as
follows: Remarkable versus Energy,
Incredible versus Psionic, Typical
versus Magic, and Feeble versus
Demonic or Divine attacks.
Plasma Generation: Though he's not
actually the sun, Kittu can nonetheless
emit vast amounts of plasma energy,
symbolic of providing light and heat to
the earth. He can discharge
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inflicting AP SD Energy damage with
each blast.
Awe: As can his fellow Anunnaki, Kittu
may wreathe his very body in the
terrible power of his undying essence.
Those within Very Near distance who
fail a Psyche FEAT against this
Incredible (40) spectral display are
stupefied for the duration.
Boon: Kittu is often called upon to
provide aid in his own right, and can
fuel entreaties made to his divine
person with Incredible (40) ability.
Primarily, this involves him granting
'generic' entreaties for power, as well
as specialized lie detection and plasma
generation spells.
Lie Detection: while determining the
truth is but one of Shamash's pursuits,
such is the primary pursuit of his son
and right hand, Kittu. Kittu can readily
perceive falsehoods with Unearthly
(100) ability, whether spoken, written,
drawn, or presented in any other
format.
LIMITATIONS:
Chronological Constraints: As is the
case with his father, Kittu is quite
vulnerable between sunset and dawn.
During the night, Kittu does not have
access to his plasma aura or any of the
power stunts derived from it, leaving
him with only his inherent abilities to
protect himself.
EQUIPMENT:
Chariot: the son of Shamash, Kittu
occasionally drives his father's chariot
through the sky, filling in for him when
he's too busy to deal with such work
himself. He may focus his plasma aura
through the chariot, allowing it to
blaze with light and heat as he passes
over our world. See Magical Artifacts
for details on this item.
Talents: Law, Detective
Contacts: Annunaki
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Though he'll fight when he must, Kittu
isn't quite as ready to do so as is his
sister, Mesharu. No, Kittu is more
interested in bringing justice to those
who deserve it, enjoying the process
of determining the truth behind
mysteries of all kinds in the process of
doing so.
HISTORY
Kittu is not the god of the sun, though
one could readily be forgiven for
believing so. A son of Shamash, he
who is the sun and the light, Kittu is
one of three siblings sired by this great
and powerful deity with his beautiful
wife, Aya. Taking after both of his
parents to some extent, Kittu has
inherited many of the divine
characteristics of both Shamash and
Aya, which comes in handy for the
whole family.
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You see, Shamash has a whole lot on
his plate. In addition to providing light
and heat to the world, he must pass
judgment upon both the living and the
dead. When his father is simply too
busy settling the grievances of others,
Kittu stands in for Shamash on
occasion. If his other siblings are
indisposed, Kittu can drive Shamash's
chariot through the skies, ensuring
that the proper order of the modern
world is maintained.
Alternately, as the right hand of
Shamash, Kittu can assist his father in
the adjudication of disputes between
others. Kittu can immediately perceive
falsehoods in his presence, whether
spoken or otherwise, which makes
settling matters of law quite simple. If
not present himself, followers of the
Anunnaki nonetheless entreat Kittu to
aid them in getting to the root of
matters, to varying degrees of success.
While powerful, Kittu is less inclined
than his sister, Mesharu, to crack
heads. She is the child of Shamash
who dispenses punishment after he
judges against the guilty, while Kittu
focuses on determining guilt or
innocence in the first place. He does
not carry weaponry, and generally
treads lightly. No, Kittu simply pursues
the truth as its own reward, moved to
violence only when faced with those
who refuse to acknowledge it.
Mesharu Resurrection: A number of gods
may work together to resurrect
another deity if his or her life
F EX (20) Health: 100
essence is beyond resurrection.
A GD (10) Requires a minimum of three
S RM (30) Karma: 60 deities and expenditure of all
E IN (40) Karma; may be performed once
R GD (10) Resources: EX per day.
I GD (10)
Allspeak: As with all gods,
P IN (40) Popularity: 10
Allspeak allows one to
understand, speak, and write in
BACKGROUND
all languages. If addressing
Real Name: Mesharu
speakers of more than one
Occupation: Deific law enforcer
language, each will understand
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
the deity’s language in his or her
Identity: Public Disguise: Just like her father, Mesharu
native language. This ability extends to
Other Known Aliases: Misor is somewhat fluid in gender. While she
extraterrestrial and otherdimensional
Place of Birth: Dilmun is primarily depicted as female,
languages as well as Earth tongues.
Marital Status: Single Mesharu has occasionally been
Known Relatives: Shamash (father); portrayed as male, as well. Mesharu
Aura / Plasma: while Shamash is most
Aya (mother); Kittu, Bunene can thus change her appearance as
assuredly the sun god, Mesharu is
(brothers) she sees fit, doing so with Incredible
often considered a solar deity as well,
Base of Operations: Dilmun (40) capability.
albeit a lesser one - one who can stand
Past Group Affiliations: None
in for Shamash when his duties
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki Awe: Like her fellow Anunnaki,
require him elsewhere. Mesharu's
Incredible (40) ranked plasma aura Mesharu has the power to wreathe
KNOWN POWERS herself the terrible power of her
protects her as follows: Remarkable
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop undying essence. Those within Very
versus Energy, Incredible versus
aging after a certain point in their life, Near distance who fail a Psyche FEAT
Psionic, Typical versus Magic, and
although at what age they cease to get against this Incredible (40) spectral
Feeble versus Demonic or Divine
older varies. display are stupefied for the duration.
attacks.
Regeneration: RM ability Boon: Mesharu is often called upon to
Plasma Generation: Though she's not
actually the sun, Mesharu can provide aid in her own right, and can
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, fuel entreaties made to her divine
nonetheless emit vast amounts of
Shooting, and Force attacks person with Incredible (40) ability.
plasma energy, symbolic of providing
light and heat to the earth. She can Primarily, this involves her granting
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, 'generic' entreaties for power, as well
discharge Remarkable (30) amounts of
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at as specialized disguise and plasma
plasma, inflicting AP SD Energy
CL1000 generation spells.
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LIMITATIONS:
Chronological Constraints: As is the
case with her father, Mesharu is quite
vulnerable between sunset and dawn.
During the night, Mesharu does not
have access to her plasma aura or any
of the power stunts derived from it,
leaving her with only conventional
arms to protect herself.
EQUIPMENT:
Axe: Should they resist their fate,
Mesharu carries this weapon to set
the guilty straight. Made from
Amazing (50) m.s. materials, Mesharu
can wield her axe to inflict her
Strength rank in Edged Attack
damage, quickly carving most foes
into small, controllable pieces.
Breastplate: Though she doesn't wear
more extensive armor, Mesharu relies
upon an ornate brass breastplate to
absorb blows which bypass her shield.
Made from ensorcelled bronze, this
implement is of Amazing (50) material
strength, and provides her torso the
following protection: Incredible versus
Energy, Excellent versus Psionic,
Typical versus Magic, and Feeble
versus Demonic or Divine attacks.
Solar Chariot: The daughter of
Shamash, Mesharu occasionally drives
her father's chariot through the sky,
filling in for him when he's too busy to
deal with such work himself (see
Magical Artifacts). She may focus her
disguise and plasma aura powers
through the chariot, making it appear
like a horse or a ship.
Shield: When dispensing justice,
sometimes the guilty fight their fate.
Thus, Mesharu carries a shield with
her to deflect their blows, should she
face convicted criminals at night. Of
Amazing (50) material strength
materials, Mesharu can use this to
blunt most conventional assaults with
ease.
Talents: Law Enforcement; Weapons
Specialist (Axes)
Contacts: Annunaki
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Young and proud, Mesharu embodies
the youthful spirit of her mother and
the love of order held by her father.
She relishes her position as the justice
bringer of the gods, and happily
throws herself into this work when not
performing other duties as her
parents require.
HISTORY
While Shamash is undoubtedly the
god of the sun, Mesharu possesses
similar characteristics. Some have
considered Mesharu a solar deity in
her own right, and assume she was
simply assimilated into the orbit of his
worship as it became ascendant.
However, the truth is that they are so
similar because Mesharu is Shamash's
daughter, one of the three known
offspring of Shamash and the goddess
of the dawn, Aya.
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One reason for this confusion is the
simple fact that Shamash is such a
busy god. He is the sun, he is law and
order, he is truth. While Shamash is
mighty and can accomplish incredible
deeds, the reality is that he can only be
in one place at a time. As such,
Shamash often relies upon his children
to help him perform his many tasks on
a daily basis, and they are more than
happy to pull their weight when
required to.
While Bunene acts as Shamash's
sukkal, Mesharu is his left hand. She
enforces the many laws of Babylon
and metes out justice to those who
Shamash judges against. With axe in
hand she dispenses penalties the law
decrees scofflaws must suffer, and
does so with glee. After all, the
Anunnaki rely upon stability to
continue their glorious lifestyle, and
Mesharu believes in the legitimacy of
their (and thus, her own) rule.
At times, however, Shamash must
deal with important matters during
the day, and cannot illuminate the
world from on high. On such
occasions, if Bunene and Kittu are
otherwise indisposed, Mesharu is
required to stand in for her father,
driving the solar chariot across the
skies in his stead. After all, if the sun
failed to rise each day, chaos would
reign - and the reign of the Anunnaki
would most assuredly end.
Ninazu three deities
expenditure of
and
all
Karma; may be
F EX (20) Health: 120
performed once per
A RM (30) day.
S RM (30) Karma: 60
E IN (40) Body Resistance: EX
R EX (20) Resources: RM versus Physical,
I EX (20) Shooting, and Force
attacks
P EX (20) Popularity: 10
Invulnerability: RM
BACKGROUND
resistance to cold, heat,
Real Name: Ninazu
radiation, etc. Resist
Occupation: God of serpents,
Disease at CL1000
agriculture, healing
Legal Status: Citizen of Kur
Allspeak: As with all
Identity: No dual identity
gods, Allspeak allows
Other Known Aliases: None
one to understand,
Place of Birth: Irkalla
speak, and write in all
Marital Status: Married
languages. If addressing
Known Relatives: Ereshkigal (mother);
speakers of more than
Gugalanna (father); Enki (father-in-
one language, each will some fashion, or directly fueling
law); Ninsutu (wife); Gishzida (son);
understand the deity’s language in his Detoxificaiton, Healing / Others,
numerous others through extended
or her native language. This ability Ophidia, and Poison entreaty spells.
family
extends to extraterrestrial and
Base of Operations: Irkalla
otherdimensional languages as well as Animal Control / Reptiles: The King of
Past Group Affiliations: None
Earth tongues. Snakes, Ninazu may command them,
Present Group Affiliations: Annunaki
and similar creatures, as he sees fit. He
Awe: Like all of the Anunnaki, Ninazu possesses this power at Monstrous
KNOWN POWERS
possesses a powerful melam, or (75) rank, and is only rivaled in the
Longevity: CL1000; Annunaki stop
immortal life force. He can expose its intensity of his kinship with reptiles by
aging after a certain point in their life,
awe-inspiring aura at will, which his eldest son, Gishzida.
although at what age they cease to get
overwhelms mortal beings within Very
older varies.
Near distance who fail a Psyche FEAT Animal Hybridization / Snakes: While
against Incredible (40) rank. he mostly appears like unto a
Regeneration: RM ability
conventional, humanoid member of
Boon: Ninazu readily grants requests the Anunnaki, Ninazu can adopt the
Resurrection: A number of gods may
for power. He may do this with form of a serpent, whether partially or
work together to resurrect another
Incredible (40) ability, bolstering in full. This Amazing (50) ranked power
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
magical spells related to serpents in
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allows him a host of additional,
serpentine abilities.
Animal Sympathy / Reptiles: Having
inherited various bestial traits from his
father, Ninazu bears a strong affinity
for serpents. As such, he may
communicate with reptiles of all sorts,
including his precious mušḫuššu, with
Amazing (50) ability.
Detoxification: Associated with
serpents, Ninazu is often implored to
spare others the ill effects of snake
venom. He can in fact provide such
relief with Amazing (50) ability,
removing poisons and contaminants
of all types from the bodies of others.
Healing / Others: Though his very
name is associated with healing,
Ninazu himself isn't all that much of a
medicine man. Nonetheless, Ninazu
possesses this ability to some extent,
being capable of healing others with
modest, Excellent (20) skill.
Poison: No matter the current
composition of his physiology, Ninazu
may poison others at will! He can
spray venom from his mouth, striking
anyone he wishes within his current
area. Ninazu's poison acts on contact,
and is of Amazing (50) potency.
EQUIPMENT:
Pets - Mušḫuššu: The creator and
breeder of these magical creatures,
Ninazu is always accompanied by at
least one mušḫuššu, and occasionally
more. Chimeras of a sort, they seem
like a cross between several different
mundane animals, and are described
in their own entry.
Talents: Agriculture; Performer
(music)
Contacts: Annunaki, Ereshkigal's court
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ninazu is possessed of a dual nature,
as gods with heavily contrasting cults
often are. He is often peaceful and
shares both his music and knowledge
with others. However, his mood can
turn on a time, and Ninazu will throw
vicious tantrums at those same
individuals moments later.
HISTORY
Conceived in the underworld of
Irkalla, Ninazu shares the traits of both
his parents, Ereshkigal and Gugalanna.
Born atop the Serpent's Mount,
Ninazu took after his father by
possessing an animal aspect, but the
location of his birth twisted this to a
serpentine aspect.
Growing up to become the King of
Snakes, Ninazu frequently takes their
form, whether in full or in part, though
he often occupies an in-between
state. A related ability, Ninazu is also a
master poisoner, an ability he is often
called upon to wield for his fellow
Anunnaki.
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Quickly overshadowing his little
brother, Ninmada, Ninazu was
venerated in several cities throughout
Mesopotamia. Particularly popular in
Ur, Ninazu was the subject of a special
festival that the people of Ur held
during the sixth month of the year, as
they measured time.
Mastering the untapped power of the
Serpent's Mount, Ninazu bred a
powerful line of dragons: the
mušḫuššu. These majestic creatures
have horns, a lion's forelegs, and an
eagle's hindlegs, and have come to
symbolize leadership of the Anunnaki,
much like the Tablet of Destiny.
Though he has the dark passions of his
mother, Ninazu is primarily a
benevolent deity, and cheerfully
shares his knowledge of agriculture,
music, and medicine with others. It
was perhaps this mostly-good nature
that attracted Ninsutu, daughter of
Enki, to Ninazu.
Soon after the two wed, they
conceived Gishzida, who quickly
assumed stewardship over his father's
mušḫuššu. As the number of children
Ninazu and Ninsutu had grown,
Ninazu was left with more and more
time to serve in the court of his
mother, the Queen of the
Underworld.
Nisaba
F GD (10) Health: 250
A EX (20)
S EX (20) Karma: 180
E AM (50)
R AM (50) Resources: RM
I IN (40)
P RM (30) Popularity: 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nisaba
Occupation: Goddess of grains,
writing, and scribes
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Nanibgal,
Nidaba
Place of Birth: Dilmun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Haia (husband);
Ninlil (daughter); various others
through extended family
Base of Operations: Dilmun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Anunnaki

KNOWN POWERS
Immortality: A fifth generation
Anunnaki, Nisaba is an immortal
being. She can be brought to zero
Health and Endurance, but will
eventually recover no matter how
severe the damage that caused such a
turn of events.
Awe: Bolstered by the faith of her
followers, both who know they are
such and those who do not, Nisaba
can expose the spectral glow of her
immortal life force to the world. This
will overwhelm those within Very
Near distance who fail a Psyche (will)
FEAT against Amazing (50) rank.
Boon: having been venerated in some
form or another for almost seven
thousand years, Nisaba readily grants
requests for power to others. She may
do this with Amazing (50) ability,
bolstering magic or fueling entreaties
for Inspiration, Plant Control, or
Linguistics.
Inspiration: Nisaba is often prayed to
for inspiration, particularly by those
versed in the written arts, and she is
generally happy to indulge those who
do. She wields this ability at Amazing
(50) rank, allowing a bonus Reason
FEAT roll to those in need of an
intellectual nudge.
Linguistics: Nisaba is often credited
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writing. She is generally associated
with the written form of every
language, and as such, she can wield
this ability at Amazing (50) rank.
Plant Control: Before she was
associated with the work of scribes,
Nisaba was initially a goddess of
grains. Though rarely thought of in
agricultural terms these days, she can
induce growth in plant life, or
otherwise manipulate it, with
Excellent (20) ability.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Talents: Artist, Mathematics,
History/Culture: Mesopotamia and
the Annunaki
Contacts: Annunaki
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Profile by Denny Hill.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES wed. They had at least one child, Sud,
Nisaba embodies various aspects of who ultimately married Enlil himself!
civilization, and as such comes across Upon doing so, Sud changed her
as quintessentially cosmopolitan. She name, becoming known as Ninlil.
is a creative soul who enjoys the
process of writing, and is happy to In time, Nisaba's place as the divine
offer inspiration to those who need it scribe was usurped by Nabu, but the
in their literary endeavors, regardless people never stopped thinking of her
of their intent. as the goddess of writing. Even after
the rest of the Babylonians fell by the
HISTORY wayside, Nisaba thrives, for the art of
One of the older members of the writing persists long after the rise of
Anunnaki, Nisaba is arguably the most newer faiths.
popular of Anu and Antu's many
daughters. Worshiped since the very While she herself may have been
dawn of civilization, Nisaba was almost forgotten by history, Nisaba
initially thought of in relation to continues to draw power from
farming, and was represented in humanity to this very day. This is
ancient art as a single grain stalk. because the very act of writing is
considered veneration of her person,
As trade and agriculture developed helping her, and by proxy her
during civilization's dawn, so did pantheon, to persist in the modern
primitive writing systems. Nisaba is age!
generally credited as the deity who
devised cuneiform, the original script
mankind performed accounting with,
which eventually evolved to convey
linguistic information.
For thousands of years, Nisaba was
properly venerated as a goddess of
writing, and eventually became the
scribe of the Anunnaki. She
documented facts both major and
minor for those gods, crafted maps of
the various territories held by gods
and men, and a whole lot more.
In this capacity, Nisaba worked closely
with Haia, the deity of doorways and
warehouses, and in time the two were
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NON-ANNUNAKI
Ancient Mesopotamian mythology
contains many references to
individuals or groups of deities who
are not considered part of the
Annunaki. This section describes those
beings who exist in Marvel canon and
are part of Mesopotamian mythology,
but are not members of the Annunaki.

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Enkidu ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Enkidu represents the force of
in strength and bearing, he acts in
some ways as an antithesis to the
F MN (75) Health: 305 untamed nature, a force that civilized, cultured, urban-bred warrior-king.
A RM (30) city-dwelling society both feared and Enkidu then becomes the king's
S UN (100) Karma: 44 admired. At first, Enkidu was a “wild constant companion and deeply
E UN (100) man” who lived like an animal and was beloved friend, accompanying him on
R PR (4) Resources: PR completely unfamiliar with the ways adventures until he is stricken with
I EX (20) of human civilization. Over time, illness and dies.
P EX (20) Popularity: 4 Enkidu learned the ways of civilized
man. Despite his gruff and coarse The deep, tragic loss of Enkidu
BACKGROUND demeanor, Enkidu has a big heart and profoundly inspires in Gilgamesh a
Real Name: Enkidu is Gilgamesh’s closest friend. quest to escape death by obtaining
Occupation: Adventurer godly immortality.
Legal Status: Citizen of Dilmun HISTORY
Identity: No dual identity Enkidu was a central figure in the In Marvel canon, Enkidu has only
Other Known Aliases: Eabani Ancient Mesopotamian Epic of appeared in a flashback, but the
Place of Birth: Unknown (Dilmun or Gilgamesh. Enkidu was formed from account closely mirrors that of the
Mesopotamia) clay and water by Anu, the god of ancient text.
Marital Status: Single creation, to rid Gilgamesh of his
Known Relatives: Anu (creator) arrogance.
Base of Operations: Mobile within
Dilmun In the story he is a wild man,
Past Group Affiliations: Partner of raised by animals and ignorant of
Gilgamesh human society until he is bedded
Present Group Affiliations: None by Shamhat. Thereafter a series of
interactions with humans and
KNOWN POWERS human ways bring him closer to
Enhanced Senses: Enkidu has civilization, culminating in a
Incredible senses of sight, hearing, wrestling
taste and smell. match with
Gilgamesh,
Natural Weaponry: Enkidu’s horns king of
allow him to do Edged damage when Uruk.
performing a charging attack. Enkidu
embodies
Talents: Wrestling, Martial Arts B, the wild or
Tumbling, Climbing natural
world.
Contacts: Gilgamesh, Annunaki Though
equal to
Gilgamesh

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Gilgamesh
F MN (75) Health: 305
A RM (30)
S UN (100) Karma: 80
E UN (100)
R EX (20) Resources: RM
I RM (30)
P RM (35) Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Adventurer, warrior,
monster-slayer, King of the Sumerian
city of Uruk
Legal Status: Eternal of Olympia
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Gil, Forgotten
One, "Hero of Sumer", "Lost Eternal",
Hero, "Beloved of the Muses",
Dragon-Slayer, Forgotten Nemesis,
the Beast of Legend (to Deviants), King
Gilgamesh, "O Guerreiro" (in
Portuguese); Confused for Hercules,
Samson, Atlas, Beowulf
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Formerly Goiania,
Brazil; Olympia, Avengers Mansion; KNOWN POWERS Energy at Amazing Rank. He has
Celestial Homeship; Uruk, Sumeria Invulnerabilities: Gilgamesh is developed no power stunts.
(modern-day Iraq) Invulnerable to Heat, Cold,Energy,
Past Group Affiliations: Flatmate of Electricity, Radiation, Toxins, and Flight: Gilgamesh can fly at Shift X
Hercules; formerly Eternals; Avengers Disease. He does not age and can still speeds (50 areas/rd).
(part of 'Earth force' during Operation be affected by Stun, Slam, and Kill
Galactic Storm); accompanied the results. He is only affected by a Kill Psionic Abilities: Gilgamesh can
Celestials result that would scatter his atoms generate Illusions of Remarkable rank
Present Group Affiliations: Gods of over a wide area of space. to disguise his own appearance.
War; Avengers During the period when the Forgotten
Cosmic Energy Manipulation: One was blind, he possessed
Gilgamesh can manipulate Cosmic undefined sensory powers of Excellent

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rank that allowed him to compensate
for his blindness. Forgotten One can
also psionically teleport himself at
Shift Z rank, but must make a Red
Psyche FEAT roll to do so. If he
succeeds he must make another Red
Endurance FEAT roll or be paralyzed
with pain for 1-10 rounds. No Karma
can be spent on either of these rolls.
Uni-Mind: Gilgamesh, like all Eternals,
can form the Uni-Mind.
Talents: Martial Arts A, C, and E, and
Wrestling. He is familiar with the
space vehicles that the Eternals
employ. He presumably knows most
“dead” human languages from his
years of wandering.
Contacts: He is on good terms with the
remaining Eternals on Earth, as well as
Thor and Hercules. He has acted and
presumably is still acting as an agent of
the Celestials on Earth.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
The Eternal now known only as “the
Forgotten One” is somewhat somber
and grim. He believes in the triumph
of good over evil, to the point where
he disobeyed Zuras’ orders and
intervened in the affairs of humanity
by fighting tyrants. His years as an
exile from Olympia have left him
feeling estranged from his fellow
Eternals, and he tends to act as a lone
agent.
HISTORY
This Eternal was allegedly born long
after the Crua-Before-The-Ice
(seemingly the Neolithic Age, before
the Ice Age). Around 3000 BC, he
became Gilgamesh, king of Uruk in
Sumeria (modern-day Iraq). In ancient
times the mighty Eternal roamed the
Earth aiding ordinary human beings by
overthrowing tyrants and slaying
dangerous beasts. Somehow unaware
of his membership to the Eternals, he
quested for eternal life. He was often
mistaken with (and consequently
known as) Samson and Hercules. His
adventures as Gilgamesh are recorded
in Sumerian and Akkadian literature,
most notably in the Epic of Gilgamesh,
which describes the death of his friend
Enkidu and Gilgamesh’s subsequent
quest for immortality to rescue him
from the underworld. In Marvel
continuity, Gilgamesh was aided in his
quest by a time-displaced Captain
America.
In 1271 BC, he cleaned the Augean
Stables for Hercules on his behalf (but
unknown to Hercules) by diverting
two rivers through the Stables.
Apparently, like Hercules, he took
Atlas's burden on his own shoulders.
At undisclosed times, he and Hercules
fought side by side on the walls at
Ertatha, and bested the Demon-
Dragon Zu. At some point, he
befriended Achilles. He befriended
Aeneas and helped him conquer the
Latium, laying the foundations of the
Roman Empire He also befriended
King David.
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Eventually, he learned of his true
heritage, and Zuras, leader of the
Eternals, confined the Forgotten One
to a sector of the Eternal city of
Olympia. It is said that Zuras' reason
for this action was the Forgotten One's
pride, and his insistence on
intervening in human affairs. As yet,
no details of these charges have been
revealed. The Forgotten One
remained banished to this sector,
which the other Eternals shunned, for
centuries.
While virtually all of the Eternals were
meeting in the form of the Uni-Mind,
the Deviants (natural enemies of the
Eternals) launched a spacecraft
containing a powerful energy bomb, in
the hope of destroying the mother
ship of the Fourth Host of the
Celestials. Sprite, an Eternal left
behind to monitor Earth, learned of
the Deviants' plan and feared that the
Celestials would retaliate by wreaking
havoc on Earth. Sprite sought out the
Forgotten One and equipped him with
an armored costume and a spaceship.
The Forgotten One traveled into
space, and the Fourth Host's leader,
the One Above All, teleported him into
the Deviants' spacecraft. The
Forgotten One wrecked the energy
bomb and its spacecraft just before
the moment of detonation. Then,
floating stunned in space, the
Forgotten One was drawn into the
mothership of the Fourth Host.
Some time later, the Forgotten One
reappeared on Earth and was
temporarily blind (the cause of this
blindness remains a mystery since
Eternals cannot be injured by
conventional means). Possibly the
power released by the energy bomb as
he wrecked it was sufficient to blind
him. He delivered what he said was a
message from the Celestials to the
Eternals, which was to not interfere
with the Celestials' plans.
In recognition of the Forgotten One's
bravery, Zuras restored his freedom to
him and renamed him Hero, a name
that the Forgotten One has
abandoned.
But the mission that the Celestials
gave the Forgotten One went far
beyond delivering that simple
message. Exactly what that mission is,
remains unrevealed. However, in
order to carry that mission out, the
Forgotten One went to the city of the
Deviants in undersea Lemuria some
months later. Disguised in a hood and
robes, the Forgotten One
accompanied Kro, the new ruler of the
Deviants, on his mission to the
Pyramid of the Winds. Also, in the
interim, the Forgotten One regained
his sight.
Later, the Forgotten One traveled to
New York, during a time of demon
invasion. He joined other heroes in
saving the son of Mr. Fantastic and the
Invisible Woman, and remained with
them to reform the hero team
Avengers, whose ranks were depleted.
He readopted the name Gilgamesh, at
the prompting of Mr. Fantastic. After
several adventures with the Avengers,
he sustained grave injuries in battle
versus the Lava Men and the
extradimensional Blastaar. He was
returned by the Avengers to Olympia
to recuperate.
Gilgamesh was later kidnapped by the
Avengers' archenemy Immortus,
posing as the time-traveling villain
Kang. As part of Immortus' ruse as
Kang, he allowed Gilgamesh to be
killed by his underling Neut.
Seemingly killed, Gilgamesh was
actually reborn in a new body. Soon
after, fellow Eternal, Sprite, angered
after millennia stuck in the form of a
child, tapped into the power of the
Dreaming Celestial to make all
Eternals forget their heritage and
placed them into human guises. After
Sprite's death, separate factions of
Eternals worked to find and reawaken
the lost Eternals. Ajak, working on his
own, discovered the Forgotten One in
Brazil, working as a circus strongman
named O Guerreiro, or "The Warrior."
Ajak then "reminded" the Forgotten
One of the other Eternals, showing
him warped images of them, and
reawakening him to his true power.
He attacked fellow Eternal Druig, and
told him to warn the others that he
was coming for them as revenge for
their perceived betrayal that Ajak had
shown him. He then arrived at
Olympia in Antarctica and attacked
Makkari. He went so far as to destroy
Makkari's reforming body and the
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whole Activation Chamber. He was
eventually stopped by Thena and
seemingly regained his true memories
before she slew him.
Claiming to have endowed a gift of
awareness by the Dreaming Celestial
and to himself the idea that he is part
of a greater pattern, he went to
Lemuria as the Forgotten One (while
no longer using the name of
Gilgamesh). There he met Thor who
had come to liberate Phastos,
kidnapped along with the Activation
Chamber by the Deviants who needed
them to save their dying species.
Guiding Thor to attack the Deviant
Throne Room where Ghaur was
torturing his allies, he left Thor to
battle, stating he was needed
elsewhere and that Thor would barely
recall meeting him.
Later, back as Gilgamesh, he became
the roommate of Hercules, this one
letting him crash in his place for
Gilgamesh to recover from his rough
days. His days seemingly consisted to
crash on the couch and eat while
watching TV for a full month. Despite
Hercules' attempts to push Gil to get
back on his feet, this one felt
forgotten, apart from the world. Gone
tired with Gilgamesh, owner and
manager of the building Sophia
Gagliardi was told by Hercules that the
sooner he would became a hero again,
the sooner he would leaven and
consequently tried to give him a sense
of responsibility and probity. Ire
contacted Hercules apartment to ask
for help but was really a trap. His
flatmate Gilgamesh answered the
phone to explain he was away on a
quest. He went in his stead but was
attacked by Ire and her cave wraiths.
She planned to use his blood in a
sacrifice to save the world from the
"usurper gods": the Uprising Storm.
She drained his blood but he was
rescued by Hercules, the two battled
until they were interrupted by the
new gods who taunted them and then
blew up the building with everyone
inside. They all survived but badly
injured Ire dragged Gilgamesh to
safety explaining that her blood
sacrifice had reduced their power.
They battled the New Gods, but they
are far more powerful, a group of
Centaurs arrived to help defeat them
but they just teleported away.
Hercules invited Ire and the others
back to his apartment where they
shared dinner together toasting the
battle.

After another defeat in battle,

Gilgamesh and the others convinced
Hercules to form a team of godly
heroes to defeat the new gods.
Hercules contacted his friends from
across the globe for a meeting of the
"Gods of War". He brought them to
New York City to battle the Uprising
Storm. But before the meeting could
end the Uprising Storm attacked.

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Lilin
Members: Bad Timing, Blackout,
Bloodthirst, Carver, Creed, Dark
Legion, Fang, Girth, Infinks,
Meatmarket, Nakota, Outcast,
Parasite, Pilgrim, Pixel, Scatter, Sister
Nil, Skinner, Skitter, Spitfire
Leader: Lilith
Base of Operations: Shadowside
Dimension

Profiles and statistics by Killian Grey

Background: The Lilin are a race of

demons spawned by Lilith, along with
incubi and succubi. Each apparently
possessing unique superhuman
powers, the Lilin are either immortal
or extremely long-lived. It is
undetermined if the first generation of
Lilin were demon/human hybrids, the
result of Lilith mating with other
demons, or creations of some other
type. Lilith and her children led a
campaign of terror and death against
humanity.
In recent years, when the half-buried from coming together, Lilith and
After Lilith's imprisonment (before the corpse of the Leviathan was Pilgrim set out to find other Lilin. They
Great Cataclysm), the Lilin were discovered in the frozen wastelands of first located Creed, a former leader
scattered across the dimensions, and northern Greenland, the scientists who had long ago given up the old
those who left behind were either exploring their find accidentally ways, and Blackout, Lilith's mass-
killed or fled into hiding (such as, some released Lilith. Using magic to peer murdering vampire-like descendant.
living among the humans and even into the future, Lilith saw that she was Though his Lilin blood was diluted by
breeding with them. destined to fight a cabal of nine generations, Blackout pledged total
supernatural beings who threatened loyalty to Lilith. She sent her three
Most of the Lilin, including Creed, her existence. She summoned her followers to the Quentin Carnival to
didn't cared much for the legend of children, but only Pilgrim, a being able make a preemptive strike on John
Lilith, but others such as Pilgrim kept to create teleportation rifts, answer Blaze, one of the Nine, but Blaze and
believing. her. Determined to keep the Nine his comrade Ghost Rider defeated

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them. Creed's body was destroyed in
the encounter, and as he wanted
nothing further to do with Lilin affairs,
his undying head thanked the two.
Lilith, however, promised Creed he
would never find peace. Unknown to
Lilith, Dr. Stephen Strange, Earth's
Sorcerer Supreme, had become aware
of the situation, and though he did not
dare confront her in person less it
weaken the dimensional barriers that
held most of the other Lilin, he
manipulated events to place the
foretold Nine on a path to come
together.
Lilith located more of her progeny,
including Doc (whose mystic knives
could cut and create), Fang (able to
turn into a formless mass) and Nakota
(whose eyes could see and display
activities from great distances). Fang
was sent to kill the living vampire
Michael Morbius, but the Lilin's blood
transfused with Morbius' only
resulted in Morbius gaining even
greater vampiric qualities. Just as the
ranks of the Lilin began to regroup,
with Skinner (a skeletal being with
razor-sharp protrusions who dressed
in the skin of his victims) and
Meatmarket (whose rotted corpse-
like body was comprised of his
victims), so too did the Nine begin to
fully emerge. Skinner, who had long
since given up Lilith's cause and
married a human, slew his family to
spare them the horrors of his true
heritage before pursuing Ghost Rider
and Blaze in a failed attempt to kill
them. Efforts to disperse the newly
formed Darkhold Redeemers and
Nightstalkers failed as well. Impatient,
Lilith opted to use her body as a
gateway to return the rest of the Lilin
to Earth. Dr. Strange transported the
Nine to Greenland to confront the
Lilin. During the battle, Lilith pulled the
disembodied spirit of Dan Ketch,
Ghost Rider's human host (seemingly
slain in a recent battle with Blackout),
through her, transforming it into a
demonic beast. Ghost Rider finally
defeated the demoness when he
forced part of her through her own
portal. With Lilith and the Lilin
believed dead and defeated, the Nine
dispersed, but Lilith had survived the
encounter, feeding on Nakota, the
lone surviving Lilin and the flesh of her
dead children.
During the months Lilith remained in
Greenland, letting the Lilin re-grow
inside her, the Nightstalkers
encountered and destroyed Short-
Circuit, another of her "grand-
children." When the time came to give
birth to her brood again, she called for
help and Outcast, a bestial Lilin who
had refused to be at her side
previously for reasons unrevealed,
arrived. He tore her open, allowing the
Lilin's rebirth. Pilgrim and a newly
empowered Blackout were sent to
find and capture the Nine (now
informally known as the Midnight
Sons), and they ran afoul of Ghost
Rider. Centurious, Blaze's nemesis,
confronted Lilith and offered an
alliance, hoping to retrieve the
Medallion of Power. The tow launched
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an assault on Blaze and Ghost Rider
using the Lilin and Centurious' forces,
capturing Blaze as well as Ketch's
mother Francis. At the same time,
Morbius, fighting for control with the
Lilin taint in his system, used the
Darkhold to resurrect his slain love,
Martine Bancroft, but actually
infected her with the Lilin called
Parasite. As Morbius began to give in
to his Lilin blood, "Martine"
manipulated him into giving his
control over to it after which he would
act as Lilith's secret weapon within the
Midnight Sons. Ghost Rider rescued
Blaze, and the two were joined by
Vengeance when Centurious and the
Lilin arrived. The battle was
interrupted when a near-amnesiac
Zarathos was released from his prison
within Centurious. Lilith, sensing the
demon's power, brushed away
Centurious and offered an alliance
with him. Ghost Rider, however,
gained control of the Medallion of
Power and send Zarathos, Lilith and
the remaining Lilin to the Shadowside
Dimension.
From there, Lilith launched a full-scale
assault on Earth using a magical mist
as a doorway into the world. As it
spread across the planet, the Lilin
arrived back on Earth, and soon
confronted the Midnight Sons yet
again. A Lilin time-manipulator named
Bad Timing led the initial charge, but
his defeat by the Nightstalkers led the
Midnight Sons back to Cypress Hills
Cemetery, where Lilith, Zarathos and
several Lilin awaited. Elsewhere,
Blackout, Meatmarket and Dark
Legion (who could create duplicates of
himself) viciously attacked a police
station, intent on massacring the
humans there. Vengeance (Michael
Badilino) staved off the killers until
Ghost Rider arrived, followed shortly
by Dr. Strange, who offered his
Sanctum Sanctorum as a refuge for
the heroes during the chaos.
As the mists spread, more Lilin
encountered several other of Earth's
supernatural protectors. The Scarlet
Witch found herself trapped in
cyberspace, where she defeated the
computerized Lilin called Pixel. Jack
Russell, the Werewolf, stopped a mob
of diminutive "goblin" Lilin from razing
a small town. Devil-Slayer
encountered the bizarre sub-race of
baby-like Lilin called the Infinks.
Lilith had Pilgrim attempt to transport
Ghost Rider and his companions to
her, but they instead ended up in the
lair of the obese Lilith Girth and his
second, Skitter. Before Dr. Strange
could retrieve them, they learned that
there was a traitor within the
Midnight Sons. Unbeknownst to them,
that traitor, Morbius, was fighting
alongside the Nightstalkers and the
Darkhold Redeemers against a vast
horde of Lilin on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Morbius led them to a hideout, where
he murdered Louise Hastings of the
Redeemers and allowed the Lilin to
infiltrate the sanctuary. Morbius then
led the Lilin to Strange's Sanctum,
where they attacked the remaining
Sons. There, Strange helped Morbius
gain control of his body again and they
contained "Bloodthirst," Morbius' Lilin
aspect. Scatter, a tiny Lilin with the
powers of speed and disorienting
others' minds, gained access to the
Sanctum, followed shortly by the
enigmatic succubus Sister Nil. In the
chaos, the building was destroyed,
leaving Strange and the Sons
surrounded by Lilin. They fought their
way back to Cypress Hills Cemetery,
where Lilith had consummated her
union with Zarathos. When a
dimensional rift was opened, the
Midnight Sons' ally Caretaker ordered
them to use the Medallion of Power to
close the rift first before destroying
Zarathos. They did so, and the power
sucked Lilith and the nearby Lilin back
to the Shadowside Dimension. When
Zarathos was defeated some time
later, Lilith promised to leave the Lilin
behind and focus instead on the
demon-child she and Zarathos
conceived.
A few Lilin remained on Earth after
this, however. Morbius found a fatally
wounded Lilin child who had wanted
no part of her mother's war. he tried
to save her, despite his fellow Son
Hannibal King's objections, but
ultimately failed. Morbius, now fully
aware of what inhabited Martine,
struck at her until Parasite emerged.
The Lilin was almost immediately
struck down by Embyrre, a member of
the race known as the Fallen, who had
emerged from the same dimensional
rift that entrapped Lilith and her
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brood. Though Parasite no longer
inhabited her form, Martine survived.
Determined to rid himself of the Lilin
blood in his system, Morbius
underwent a complete blood
transfusion. Once drawn from his
system, the Lilin blood, having
interacted with Morbius's unique
physiology, became a new sentient
being called Bloodthirst. This new Lilin
tried to kill its former host, but was
destroyed instead. Meanwhile, Sister
Nil returned to pursue Doctor Strange,
who intrigued her. Initially he held her
in mystic binds, and over time she
became his ward as she attempted to
learn about humanity. Skinner was
found and transported to the facility
known as the Black Hole, where he
again encountered Ghost Rider. When
the Black Hole was destroyed, Skinner
escaped and went after Ghost Rider
once more, but Ghost Rider and John
Blaze literally beat the Lilin into
submission. He was transferred to the
Vault afterwards. Blackout also
resumed his vendetta against Ghost
Rider and forsook his Lilin lineage,
returning to his mercenary ways.
Bad Timing surprised when Hannibal King was
F: EX(20) Health: 80 able to get a hold of him due to King's
A: GD(10) being a vampire.
S: EX(20) Karma: 30
E: RM(30) Bloodthirst
R: TY(6) Resources: PR (4) F: EX(20) Health: 100
I: EX(20) A: EX(20)
P: PR(4) Popularity: -2 S: RM(30) Karma: 50
E: RM(30)
KNOWN POWERS: R: GD(10) Resources: PR (4)
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human I: EX(20)
hybrids, Lilin have certain P: EX(20) Popularity: -2 Switchblade as well. When Morbius
supernatural abilities: was brought back to life, Bloodthirst
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000 KNOWN POWERS: was still in his mind. As hard as
Temporal Manipulation: Bad Timing Lilin Abilities: As demon/human Morbius tried to resist, Bloodthirst
could manipulate temporal energies: hybrids, Lilin have certain would end up taking over Morbius's
● Phasing: Rm/30 supernatural abilities: mind and siding with Lilith and the
● Speed: Gd/10 ● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000 other Lilin.
Claws / Fangs: Rm/30 edged damage
LIMITATIONS: Beings that are unaging Liquid Form: Bloodthirst could liquefy While Bloodthirst now made his name
were not affected by his temporal himself into blood and control his known while in Morbius, he killed
manipulation. movement: Louise Hastings and he lead the Lilin to
● Body Armor: In/40 Doctor Strange's mansion where the
HISTORY ● He may shoot himself up to 2 Midnight Sons were hiding. Doctor
Bad Timing was one of the first Lilin to areas away in a stream and Strange later helped Morbius take
arrive in Cypress Hills Cemetery from reform control over his body again, keeping
the Shadowside Dimension. He was ● Elongation: He may stretch his Bloodthirst dormant.
body up to 1 area away
Later on Morbius would get rid of the
HISTORY Lilin blood and keep it in a separate
Bloodthirst first started off a strain of beaker. Soon the beaker would
blood that the Lilin Fang dipped into a explode and Bloodthirst would take
poison that was supposed to kill his true form and get revenge on
Morbius. Instead Morbius survived Morbius.
and had the Lilin blood in him.
He attacked Morbius at St Jude’s
For a while Bloodthirst would toy with Hospital where Bloodthirst wounded
Morbius's mind to kill anything. When Morbius's friend Jacob and his boss
Morbius was first killed by Mandy. Morbius would fight
Switchblade, Bloodthirst took over Bloodthirst only to be close to being
Morbius's body until he was killed by defeated. Morbius then took a bunch

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of needles containing something that Creed sought to distance himself from As the eldest, Creed was in charge of
can destroy blood cells and stabbed the "old times" and took up residence the group and led a raid on the
them into Blood-thirst's neck, killing inside a private temple. When Lilith Quentin Carnival in Providence, Rhode
him. escaped confinement, she had her Island. They kidnapped Blaze's son,
faithful servant, Pilgrim, open a and used him as leverage to get
Creed mystical portal that brought them to Johnny to surrender to them. Creed
F: GD(10) Health: 105 Creed. Angered for being disturbed, appeared apologetic, and told Blaze
A: RM(30) Creed flung himself at Pilgrim, but that he had no desire to see his family
S: EX(25) Karma: 26 Lilith held him at bay, stating that she come to any harm. However, the
E: IN(40) required Creed's service to protect her wishes of Lilith demanded
R: TY(6) Resources: PR (4) from harm. Reluctantly, he obeyed his satisfaction. In the en-suing struggle,
I: GD(10) mother. He first at-tempted to make Johnny Blaze opened fire on Creed
P: GD(10) Popularity: 0 an offering to Lilith by killing the villain with his Hell-fire Gun, blasting him to
known as Blackout. Lilith stopped him pieces. In his final moments, Creed
KNOWN POWERS: before he could finish the deed, citing thanked Johnny Blaze for finally
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human that Blackout was a Lilin hybrid. She bringing him peace.
hybrids, Lilin have certain ordered all three to track down
supernatural abilities: Johnny Blaze, whom she perceived as
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000 a threat to her existence.
Anatomical Separation: Creed could
separate the various parts of his body
and control them to attack with
Excellent (20) ability.

EQUIPMENT:
Armor: Creed wore ancient armor
giving Good (10) protection against
physical attack.

TALENTS: History; Theology

HISTORY
Centuries ago, Lilith, the Mother of
Demons, was imprisoned inside of the
remains of the Leviathan, Tiamat. Her
demonic offspring, the Lilin, were left
to fend for themselves. Many of them
sought to integrate themselves with
humanity, but others such as Creed,
in-stead exiled themselves from all
human contact.

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Dark Legion Fang
F: EX(20) Health: 100 F: RM(30) Health: 80
A: EX(20) A: RM(30)
S: RM(30) Karma: 26 S: GD(10) Karma: 30
E: RM(30) E: GD(10)
R: GD(10) Resources: PR (4) R: GD(10) Resources: PR (4)
I: GD(10) I: GD(10)
P: TY(6) Popularity: -2 P: GD(10) Popularity: -2

KNOWN POWERS: KNOWN POWERS:

Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Self-Duplication: Ex/20
HISTORY
During the Siege of Darkness, Dark
Legion escaped the Shadow Side to
help his mother Lilith take over
Manhattan. During this time, he
attacked Captain Dolan and the police
officers with fellow Lilin Meatmarket
and Blackout. He attacked Vengeance
until Ghost Rider showed up.
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Claws: Gd/10
Poison Blood: In/40 intensity
Liquid Form: Fang could liquefy
himself into a black slime and control
his movement:
● He may shoot himself up to 2
areas away in a stream and reform
● He may fit through extremely tight
passages
Later he would fight with Lilith against
HISTORY the Midnight Son in Greenland. He
Fang is a Lilin that is dedicated to his met his end when he was bitten by
mother Lilith. He was called upon by Morbius and sucked dry. He would
Lilith when she spotted him and fellow later be reborn with the other Lilin a
Lilith Nakota at the Limelight Goth while later. He would form a
club in Manhattan NY. somewhat team with Outcast.
Together they tried to protect Lilith
Initially, Fang's role in the Lilin family from Centrious but failed and attack
was to protect Lilith and in to sneak Johnny Blaze and his carnival along
into places and cause sabotage. He did with Pilgrim and Steel Wind. After the
this when he sneaked into a lab to Siege of Darkness, Fang and the other
pour some of his poisonous demon Lilin were sent to the Darkside
blood in a container that was meant to Dimension and was last seen drinking
kill Morbius the Living Vampire. in an angry state.
However, his blood just mutated
Morbius instead.

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Girth Meatmarket
F: RM(30) Health: 94 F: RM(30) Health: 110
A: PR(4) A: GD(10)
S: RM(30) Karma: 50 S: RM(30) Karma: 46
E: RM(30) E: IN(40)
R: GD(10) Resources: NA R: TY(6) Resources: FE
I: EX(20) I: EX(20)
P: EX(20) Popularity: -2 P: EX(20) Popularity: -4

KNOWN POWERS: KNOWN POWERS:

Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Reflection / Deflection: Rm/30
HISTORY
Girth was a Lilin who tried to trap the
Midnight Sons, nearly completing his
job he was killed when Ghost Rider
threw tons of metal links into Girth's
body killing him.
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Grafting: Meatmarket’s body is
composed of deceased body parts
attached to him. He does this with
Remarkable (30) ability.
Invisibility: In/40; Meatmarket’s
natural form is invisible and he only
becomes visible through attaching
body parts to himself.
TALENTS: Martial Arts: B, E
HISTORY
Meatmarket was one of the many Lilin
that aided Lilith. He was discovered
killing a man in Boston when he was
rediscovered by Lilith. As soon as Lilith
came back he was willing to help right
away. He was given a mission to spy on
the Nightstalkers and make sure that
they kill Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze
in a trick played by Lilith. The Plan
almost went through until the
Nightstalkers spot Meatmarket and
after fight, Meatmarket is
disemboweled by the Nightstalkers.
His head is sent back to Lilith.

Moments later, Meatmarket is

brought back to life by the Lilin Doc
and given a new body. Meatmarket is
then able to fight in the battle in
Greenland against the Midnight Sons.
During the battle Meatmarket is
beaten to death by a bone by Victoria
Montessi.

Months later he is brought back to life

by Lilith's rebirth of her children. He

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then takes part in the Siege of TALENTS: Thief
Darkness. He attacks the Brooklyn
police station with Blackout, and Dark CONTACTS: Fang
Legion but is defeated by Vengeance
and then went after Blade again only HISTORY
to be stabbed in the back but not Nakota is one of the younger
before delivering a few blows to members of the Lilin. Her services to
Blade. the group was that her eyes would
view the whereabouts of victims that
Meatmarket and the rest of the Lilin were miles away or she could tap into
were defeated after Ghost Rider, a precognitive state. She also has a
Blaze, and Vengeance used the stronger physiology than most
Medallion of Power and sent back to humans, and can survive mortal
the Shadowside. wounds by knife or gunshot.
Sometimes she would also serve as
He was then spotted in the bait for their enemies even though it
Shadowside dimension battling Devil- was against her will most of the time,
Slayer for his cape. However since she was a more passive member
Meatmarket was beaten badly and of the group.
lost the fight and is forever stuck with
the other Lilin in the Shadowside She was first found with her friend,
Dimension. Fang, by Lilith at the Limelight ready to
serve as Lilith's looking glass. In one
Nakota fight she was left behind to serve as
F: GD(10) Health: 36 bait to keep Ghost Rider and Johnny
A: GD(10) Blaze busy. In the fight in Greenland,
S: TY(6) Karma: 40 she survived the fight, only to be eaten
E: GD(10) alive by Lilith. Soon she would be
R: PR(4) Resources: FE (2) reborn with the other Lilin and serve
I: RM(30) in the Siege of Darkness.
P: TY(6) Popularity: -2

KNOWN POWERS:
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Sight: Nakota could see the future
with Rm/30 ability and distant
happenings with Am/50

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Outcast HISTORY
F: IN(40) Health: 150 Outcast was one of the
A: RM(30) Lilin that didn't answer
S: IN(40) Karma: 80 Lilith's original call to her
E: IN(40) children. Later in
R: EX(20) Resources: Gd Greenland, when she
I: RM(30) was ready to give rebirth
P: RM(30) Popularity: 15 to her children, he
finally answered and
KNOWN POWERS: assisted her in giving
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human birth.
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities: Parasite (as Martine
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000 Bancroft)
Bestial Abilities: F: EX/20 Health: 100 HISTORY
● Body Resistance: Gd/10 A: EX/20 Parasite was a Lilin who took control
● Jumping: Pr/4 S: RM/30 Karma: 46 of Morbius's love Martine during the
● Claws: In/40 E: IN/40 Siege of Darkness.
● Regeneration: Gd/10 R: TY/6 Resources: GD
● Running: Ex/20 I: EX/20
P: EX/20 Popularity: -6 Pilgrim
TALENTS: Tracking F: EX(20) Health: 60
KNOWN POWERS: A: EX(20)
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human S: GD(10) Karma: 70
hybrids, Lilin have certain E: GD(10)
supernatural abilities: R: EX(20) Resources: PR (4)
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000 I: EX(20)
Possession: Parasite can infect a P: RM(30) Popularity: -6
corpse and use it as a puppet with
Ex/20 ability. KNOWN POWERS:
Pseudo-Vampire: Martine’s body was Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
infected with a form of vampirism and hybrids, Lilin have certain
further mutated by Lilin blood: supernatural abilities:
● Fangs & Claws: RM/30 edged ● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
● Mental Control: Ex/20 hypnotic Claws: Ex/20 edged damage
ability. Gateway: Am/50, Pilgrim can cut a
● Transformation - Bat: Bite Attack: mystical portal in any substance that
Gd/10, Flight: Ty/6 can act as a door to to teleport from
one location to another. These portals
CONTACTS: Morbius (as Martine) can teleport as many as possible but it
can only stay open for a few minutes.

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HISTORY Pixil
Pilgrim is one of the most dedicated of F: GD(10) Health: 70
Lilith's children. He was the first to A: RM(30)
come to Lilith after she escaped the S: GD(10) Karma: 70
Leviathan back in Greenland. His main E: EX(20)
purpose in the Lilin team was to R: EX(20) Resources: TY
transport his team to various I: RM(30)
locations. During the fight with the P: EX(20) Popularity: -2
Midnight Sons, he was killed by the
Lilin version of Daniel Ketch when he KNOWN POWERS:
made Pilgrim tear a portal through his Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
own stomach. He would later come hybrids, Lilin have certain
back to life and join another Lilin, supernatural abilities:
Blackout, to kidnap Daniel Ketch's ● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
mother. During the Siege of Darkness Computer Transmission: Pixil can
he tried to trap Ghost Rider, Johnny infect computers and networks by
Blaze, and Vengeance in another entering them in cyberspace.
realm. But this failed. During this time ● Computer Control: In/40 after
he has an odd relationship with fellow infecting a computer he can
Lilin Nakota. But his attempted control it with Rm/30 ability.
romance is stopped when he is easily ● Encryption Cracking: He can
defeated by Johnny Blaze and Ghost break encryption with Ex/20
Rider. He is then sent back to the ability
Shadow Side Dimension forever
trapped. HISTORY
Pixil was a Lilin, sent to cyber realm to
infect electronic arteries.

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Scatter Short Circuit Sister Nil
F: EX(20) Health: 66 F: RM(30) Health: 90 F: EX(20) Health: 54
A: EX(20) A: RM(30) A: EX(20)
S: TY(6) Karma: 26 S: GD(10) Karma: 26 S: PR(4) Karma: 80
E: EX(20) E: EX(20) E: GD(10)
R: TY(6) Resources: PR R: TY(6) Resources: PR R: EX(20) Resources: PR
I: GD(10) I: GD(10) I: RM(30)
P: GD(10) Popularity: 0 P: GD(10) Popularity: -6 P: RM(30) Popularity: 0

KNOWN POWERS: KNOWN POWERS: KNOWN POWERS:

Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Electrical Absorption: In/40
Electrical Generation: In/40
HISTORY
A member of the Lilin who became a
mass murderer and enemy of the
Nightstalkers.
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
● Resistance to disease: Un/100
Life Force Draining: Sister Nil can drain
up to Incredible (40) heath from a
target on touch. This is resisted by a
Psyche FEAT roll.
● Healing: Sister Nil can use the life
force drained from others to heal
herself up to In/40
Magic: Nil has minor magical training.
She may sense magic in use near her
with Ex/20 ability.

TALENTS: Mystic Background; Occult

Lore

HISTORY
Sister Nil was one of the many Dark
Children of Lilith and was resurrected
on Earth. It was her job to infiltrate
Doctor Strange's house, in which she
succeeded. She also drained the life-
energy out of Imei Chang, the fiancée
of Wong, Doctor Strange's servant.
She was defeated by Doctor Strange,
but soon reappeared. This time, more
loosed from the bond Lilith had over
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affection and love for Doctor Strange,
feelings she had never felt before.
Doctor Strange tried helping Sister Nil
with these newfound emotions and
even offered her shelter in his house.
Nil soon became a gentler entity, still
feeling love for Doctor Strange, but
jealousy towards Doctor Strange's
love, Clea. At one point, Nil even
almost sacrificed her life in order to
save Strange. After the fight, Strange
completely freed Nil from her bond
with Lilith. Soon afterwards she left
Strange and her home, in order to
search her place in the world and learn
as much as she could about humanity.
She has not been heard from since.
Skinner
F: RM/30 Health: 110
A: EX/20
S: RM/30 Karma: 22
E: RM/30
R: TY(6) Resources: PR
I: GD/10
P: TY/6 Popularity: -10
KNOWN POWERS:
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Body Armor: Excellent (20) resistance
to physical damage.
Bone Blades: Skinner has razor sharp
bone blades in his forearms. These do
In/40 edged damage.
Human Facade: Skinner’s true form is
that of an animated skeleton. The
human flesh on them are the remains
of his victims.
TALENTS: Weapon Specialist: Bone
Blades.
HISTORY
Skinner was said to be the most brutal
Lilin to ever walk the earth. After the This led him to a confrontation with
fall of Lilith, Skinner went into hiding. Johnny Blaze. After a violent struggle,
Years later after Lilith came back, she Skinner was seemingly burned to
went seeking for the other Lilin. This death by Blaze until his skeleton
led her to search for Skinner. When emerged from the flames. Skinner
she found him, it turned out he has lamented how Blaze destroyed the
started a family with mortals in the only thing he had left of his human
woods. At first Blackout and Pilgrim try family; their skin which he wore.
to talk to Skinner but failed - he then Ghost Rider arrives in time to aid Blaze
was persuaded by Lilith. In the end, who shot hellfire from his shotgun into
Skinner kills his human family and Skinner over and over again. As they
joined the Lilin once again.
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left, Skinner rose from the flames Skitter Spitfire
again. F: GD(10) Health: 34 F: Rm/30 Health: 110
A: GD(10) A: Rm/30
Months later after Lilith's second S: PR(4) Karma: 70 S: Ex/20 Karma: 50
return, Skinner returned to health and E: GD(10) E: Rm/30
went after Blaze again, this time R: GD(10) Resources: Pr R: Gd/10 Resources: PR
seriously wounding him, almost killing I: RM(30) I: Ex/20
him. P: RM(30) Popularity: -2 P: Ex/20 Popularity: 15

He later appeared in the Black Hole KNOWN POWERS: KNOWN POWERS:

where he was stopped by Ghost Rider.
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
HISTORY
Skitter was a teammate of Girth and
son to Lilith. When trying to capture
the Midnight Sons, their plan back-
fired and Skitter escaped leaving Girth
to die.
Lilin Abilities: As demon/human
hybrids, Lilin have certain
supernatural abilities:
● Resistance - aging: Cl 1000
Fire Breath: Rm/30
HISTORY
Spit Fire was a Lilin that was part of the
attack on the Brooklyn Bridge against
the Midnight Sons. He nearly killed
Jinx until he was blasted by Mordred.

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Utnapishtim
F GD (10) Health: 120
A EX (20)
S IN (40) Karma: 70
E AM (50)
R EX (20) Resources: GD
I RM (30)
P RM (30) Popularity: 6
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Utnapishtim
Occupation: Philosopher, sage
Legal Status: Citizen of ancient
Mesopotamia
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Xisouthros;
Utanapishtim; possibly Noah
Place of Birth: Earth (ancient Middle
East)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Unnamed wife,
children, and extended family;
possibly Gilgamesh (descendant)
Base of Operations: Mesopotamia
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Eternals
KNOWN POWERS
Utnapishtim did not demonstrate any
remarkable powers but it is assumed
that he at least has those powers
inherent to Eternals:
● Utnapishtim is invulnerable to
Heat, Cold, Energy, Electricity,
Radiation, Toxins and Disease at
EX rank.
● Eternals do not age. They can still
be affected by Stun, Slam and Kill
results, but only by scattering
their ashes over a wide area of
space can they be permanently
slain. They are still vulnerable to
mental and magical attacks.
Eternals can manipulate Cosmic
Energy in a number of discrete
fashions.
● Like other Eternals, he may be
considered to draw his individual
Power from Cosmic Energy
manipulation, including in some
cases such forms as Shape-
Shifting, Teleportation and Matter
Manipulation. Eternals may
project cosmic energy as Force
Bolts of Amazing range and
intensity. Eternals may perform
Power stunts with their cosmic
energy abilities to assume other
super-human Powers, though
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
most stay within their Powers in
Utnapishtim is generally wise and
discreet personalized areas.
benevolent. He is protective of his
● Eternals "fly" by means of
family and others he holds dear.
Levitation, mentally projecting
Utnapishtim, while potentially helpful,
themselves through the air. They
discourages anyone seeking to gain
may lift and carry others with
immortality or other great power, as
them as well. Excellent rank and
he is wary of the potential abuse that
speed.
those powers may bring.
EQUIPMENT:
HISTORY
Ark of Utnapishtim: See section
Utnapishtim was an Eternal
“Magical Artifacts” for description
philosopher and a wise man that a
time-traveling Captain America and an
Talents: Leadership, Carpentry,
amnesiac Gilgamesh encountered
Animal Handling, History/Culture:
around 3,000 B.C. Utnapishtim
Mesopotamia
survived the Post-Hyborian Cataclysm
that deluged much of the world, and
Contacts: Enki, Eternals, Gilgamesh,
led his family and some wildlife
Captain America
aboard an ark that survived the flood.
Eventually Ikaris led the ark to a
mountain top.
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Minor Deities
Although the Annunaki are the primary deities in the
Mesopotamian pantheon, ancient Middle Eastern
mythology has hundreds of other gods. Most of these fill
highly specialized or redundant functions, or are the patron
deities of a particular city on the earthly plane. Still others
are “immigrants” to Dilmun, deities from other cultures
adopted into the Mesopotamian mythos.
Aglibol Aglibol is the Palmyrene god of the moon.
He was worshipped alongside Malakbel,
the god of the sun.
Ama-arhus Ama-arhus is a fertility goddess who was
worshipped in Uruk during the Hellenistic
Period.
Amasagnul Amasagnul is a goddess who is thought to
have been the consort of the messenger
god Papsukkal.
Amashilama Amashilama is a divine leech and the sister
of the god Damu, who has died and gone
to the Underworld. She is a goddess of
resurrection.
Antu Antu is a goddess who was a consort for
Anu. The Akkadians believed that rain was
milk from the clouds, which they believed
were Antu's breasts.
Anunītu Minor Babylonian goddess who was
believed to aid women in childbirth. She
was later considered to be merely an
aspect of Inanna.
Aruru Aruru is a mother goddess, possibly the
same as Ninhursag.
Asarluhi Asarluhi was originally a local god of the
village of Kuara, near the city of Eridu. He
became god of magical knowledge and
was the son of Enki and Ninhursag. He was
later absorbed as an aspect of Marduk.
Ashgi Ashgi is the brother of the goddess Lisin.
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Ashnan Ashnan is the goddess of grain. She and
her sister Lahar were created by the
Anunnaki to provide them with food.
They produced large amounts of food, but
became drunk with wine and started to
quarrel, so Enki and Enlil intervened,
declaring Ashnan the victor.
Atargatis Atargatis is a Syrian goddess who was
worshipped in the early centuries AD. Her
main cult center was her temple in the
city of Hierapolis.
Baalshamin Baalshamin was originally a Canaanite
deity whose cult spread throughout much
of Syria. He is the god of fertile soil and
clear skies. His name means "Lord of
Heaven" and the heavens were thought to
belong to him. He was a supreme god of
weather and rain.
Belet-Seri Belet-Seri is a chthonic Underworld
goddess who was thought to record the
names of the deceased as they entered
the Underworld.
Birtum Birtum is an obscure minor god, the
husband of the goddess Nungal.
Damu Damu presides over healing and medicine.
He is the son of Ninisina and Ningishzida,
or may be identical to Ningishzida himself.
Dingirma Dingirma is a mother goddess whose
name means "exalted deity". She may just
be another name for Ninhursag.
Dumu-zi- Dumu-zi-abzu is a local goddess who was
abzu worshipped in the village of Kinunir, near
the city-state of Lagash.
Emesh Emesh is a Sumerian farmer deity.
Enkimdu Enkimdu is described as the "lord of dike
and canal". He was a wealthy farmer who
competed with Tammuz for Inanna's
affection. He is the son of Enki and is
 sometimes identified as a form of Ishkur
or as an alternate name for Marduk.
Enmesharra Enmesharra is a minor deity of the
Underworld. Seven or eight other minor
deities were said to be his offspring. His
symbol was the suššuru (a kind of pigeon).
In one incantation, Enmesharra and
Ninmesharra, his female counterpart, are
invoked as ancestors of Enki and as
primeval deities.
Ennugi Ennugi is "the canal inspector of the
gods". He is the son of Enlil or Enmesarra
and his wife is the goddess Nanibgal. He is
associated with the Underworld and he
may be Gugalanna, the first husband of
Ereshkigal, under a different name.
Enten A Sumerian shepherd deity.
Enzag Enzag is one of several deities created by
the union of Enki and Ninhursag.
Erragal/Erra Erragal, also known as Errakal, is a
kal relatively rarely-attested deity who was
usually regarded as a form of Erra, but the
two gods are probably of separate origin.
He is connected with storms and the
destruction caused by them. In the Epic of
Gilgamesh, Errakal is said to "tear up the
mooring poles", causing the Great Flood.
Gangir/ Gareus was a god introduced to Uruk
Gareus during late antiquity by the Parthians who
built a small temple to him there. He was
a syncretic deity, combining elements of
Greco-Roman and Babylonian cults.
Gatumdug Goddess associated with the city-state of
Lagash. She was later equated with Bau.
Gibil Gibil is the deification of fire. As such, he
represents fire in all of its destructive and
creative aspects. He is traditionally said to
be the son of Anu and Shala.
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Gunura Gunura is a deity of uncertain status. The
deity is described in some sources as the
husband of the goddess Ninsun and the
father of Damu, but in other sources as
the sister of Damu.
Hahanu Hahanu is an obscure god of uncertain
function who is referenced in passing by
several inscriptions.
Hanbi Hanbi is the father of the demon-god
Pazuzu.
Hani Hani is a minor East Semitic deity, the
sukkal to the storm-god Adad.
Hayasum Hayasum is a minor god who is referenced
in some inscriptions, but whose function is
unknown.
Hegir-Nuna Hegir-Nuna, also known as Gangir, is one
of the seven daughters of Baba.
Hendursag Hendursag was a Sumerian god of law.
Humban Hamban, later known as Napirisha, is the
Elamite god of the sky.
Hutran Hutran is an Elamite god who was
believed to be the son of Kiririsha and
Napirisha.
Ig-alima Ig-alima is the son of Bau and Ninĝirsu.
Ilaba Ilaba was briefly a major deity but seems
to have vanished into obscurity. He was
closely associated with the kings of the
Akkadian Empire.
Ilabrat Ilabrat is the personal attendant, of Anu.
He appears in the myth of Adapa in which
he tells Anu that the reason why the south
wind does not blow is because Adapa, the
priest of Ea in Eridu, has broken its wing.
Inshushinak Inshushinak is an Elamite god was
originally the patron god of the city of
Susa, but later became a major
underworld deity.
Išḫara Išḫara is a mainly Semitic goddess who
was primarily associated with love, but
who is also a goddess of war and
extispacy, and sometimes a mother
goddess. She was equated with Ishtar
from early on. In early times, her sacred
animal was the snake, but in later times, it
was the scorpion. She is identified with the
constellation Scorpius. A goddess with the
same name as her was also worshipped by
the Hurrians in southeast Anatolia and
northwest Syria as an Underworld
goddess.
Ishum Ishum was a popular, but not very
important god who was the son of
Shamash and Ninlil. He is a generally
benevolent deity, who served as a night
watchman and protector. He was
sometimes associated with the
Underworld and was believed to exert a
calming influence on Erra, the god of rage
and violence.
Isimud Isimud, later known as Usmû, is the
personal attendant, to the god Enki. His
name is related to the word meaning
"having two faces" and he is shown in art
with a face on either side of his head He
acts as Enki's messenger.
Kakka Kakka is a sukkal (personal attendant) to
both Anu and Anshar.
Kus Kus is a god of herdsmen.
Lagamal Lagamal and Ishmekerab are twin Elamite
and goddesses who were believed to serve as
Ishmekerab judges of the dead in the Underworld.
Lahamun Lahamun is a Dilmunite goddess who is
described in Mesopotamian texts as the
"Ṣarpānītu of Dilmun".
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Lahar Lahar is a goddess of cattle. She and her
sister Ashnan were created by the
Anunnaki to provide them with food. They
produced large amounts of food, but
became drunk with wine and started to
quarrel, so Enki and Enlil intervened,
declaring Ashnan the victor.
Lamashtu Lamashtu was a goddess with the "head of
a lion, the teeth of a donkey, naked
breasts, a hairy body, hands stained (with
blood?), long fingers and fingernails, and
the feet of Anzû." She was believed to feed
on the blood of human infants and was
widely blamed as the cause of
miscarriages and cot deaths. Although
Lamashtu has traditionally been identified
as a demoness, the fact that she could
cause evil on her own without the
permission of other deities strongly
indicates that she was seen as a goddess
in her own right. Mesopotamian peoples
protected against her using amulets and
talismans. She was believed to ride in her
boat on the river of the Underworld and
she was associated with donkeys. She was
believed to be the daughter of Anu.
Lisin Lisin and her brother Ashgi were
worshipped in Adab and Kesh. Her
husband was the god Ninsikila. In
Sumerian times, Lisin was viewed as a
mother goddess. Later, Ninsikila was
accidentally mistranslated as the name of
a goddess and Lisin accordingly became
treated as a god.
Lugalbanda Lugalbanda was an early legendary king of
the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, who was
later declared to be a god. He is the
husband of the goddess Ninsun.
Lugal-irra Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea are a set of
and twin gods who were worshipped in the
Meslamta- village of Kisiga, located in northern
ea Babylonia. They were regarded as
guardians of doorways and they may have
originally been envisioned as a set of twins
guarding the gates of the Underworld,
who chopped the dead into pieces as they
passed through the gates. During the Neo-
Assyrian period, small depictions of them
would be buried at entrances, with Lugal-
irra always on the left and Meslamta-ea
always on the right. They are identical and
are shown wearing horned caps and each
holding an axe and a mace.
Lulal Lulal is a god who is closely associated
with Inanna, but their relationship is
unclear and ambiguous. He appears in
Inanna's Descent into the Underworld. He
seems to have primarily been a warrior-
god, but he was also associated with
domesticated animals.
Malakbel Malakbel is the Palmyrene god of the sun.
He was worshipped alongside Aglibol, the
god of the moon.
Mami or Mami, or Mama, is a mother goddess
Mama whose name means "mother." She may
be the same goddess as Ninhursag.
Mandanu Mandanu is a god of divine judgement.
Manzât Manzât is the wife of the Elamite god
Simut.
Misharu Misharu is the son of Utu and Sherida. His
name means "Justice".
Muati Muati is an obscure Dilmunite god who is
referenced in some Sumerian texts. He
was later syncretized with Nabu.
Nahhunte Nahhunte is the Elamite god of the sun
and justice.
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Nanaya Nanaya was originally a goddess of lust
and sexuality who shared many of her
aspects with Inanna. During the Old
Babylonian Period, she and Inanna, as well
as her daughter Kanisura, were
worshipped as a trinity of goddesses in
Uruk and later in Kish. In later times,
Nanaya was completely assimilated into
Inanna.
Napir Napir is the Elamite god of the moon.
Neti Neti is the gatekeeper of the Underworld.
In the story of Inanna's Descent into the
Underworld, he leads Inanna through the
seven gates of the Underworld, removing
one of her garments at each gate so that
when she comes before Ereshkigal she is
naked and symbolically powerless.
Nindara Nindara is a minor god who was
sometimes considered the consort of the
goddess Nanshe.
Ningikuga Ningikuga is a goddess of reeds and
marshes. Her name means "Lady of the
Pure Reed". She is the daughter of Anu
and Nammu and one of the many consorts
of Enki.
Ningilin Ningilin is a deity who was associated with
mongooses, which are common
throughout southern Mesopotamia. She
was conflated at an early date with
Ningirima, a god of magic invoked for
protection against snakes. She is probably
a goddess, but might have sometimes
been considered a god.
Ningirima Ningirama was a deity associated with
magic who was invoked for protection
against snakes. He or she was conflated
with Ningilin, the deity of mongooses, at
an early date.
Nin-imma Nin-imma is the divine personification of
female genitalia. She appears in one
version of the myth of Enki and Ninsikila in
which she is the daughter of Enki and
Ninkurra. Enki rapes her and causes her to
give birth to Uttu, the goddess of weaving
and vegetation.
Ninkasi Ninkasi is the ancient Sumerian tutelary
goddess of beer.
Ninkurra Ninkurra is the daughter of Enki and
Ninsar. After having sex with her father
Enki, Ninkurra gave birth to Uttu, the
goddess of weaving and vegetation.
Ninmena Ninmena is a Sumerian mother goddess
whose name means "Lady of the Crown".
She may just be another name for
Ninhursag.
Ninmug Ninmug is the wife of the god Ishum or the
god Hendursag, who may be the same
deity.
Ninnisig Ninnisig is the wife of Erragal.
Ninsar Ninsar is the daughter of Enki and
Ninhursag. After having sex with her
father Enki, Ninsar gave birth to Ninkurra.
Ninsianna Ninsianna is the Sumerian deity of the
planet Venus. She was originally a
goddess, but was sometimes later viewed
as a god. She is described in one text as
the "holy torch who fills the heavens" and
was frequently associated with haruspicy
(divination through entrails).
Ninsikila Ninsikila is the husband of the goddess
Lisin. Later, his name was mistranslated as
the name of a goddess and he became
regarded as female.
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Ninsun Ninsun is the divine consort of
Lugalbanda, the deified king of Uruk. In
myth she is the mother of the hero
Gilgamesh.
Nintu Nintu is a Sumerian mother goddess
associated with childbirth. She may just be
an aspect of Ninhursag.
Nirah Nirah is the personal attendant, of the god
Ištaran. He was identified with snakes and
may appear in the form of a snake on
kudurrus.
Numushda Numushda is a god associated with the
city of Kazallu. He was believed to be the
son of the moon-god Nanna and regarded
as a storm deity. In the myth of The
Marriage of Martu, Numushda's unnamed
daughter insists on marrying the nomadic
desert god Martu, despite his unattractive
lifestyle.
Nungal Nungal, also known as Manungal, was the
daughter of Ereshkigal. Her husband was
the god Birtum. She later became seen as
an aspect of Nintinugga.
Nusku Nusku is the god of fire and light. He was
the son and minister of Enlil. The god Gibil
is sometimes described as his son. Nusku's
main symbol was a lit oil lamp.
Pabilshag Pabilshag was believed to be the son of
Enlil and the husband of Ninisina, the
patron goddess of Isin.
Pienenkir Pienenkir, later known as Kiririsha, is a
mother goddess, who was worshipped by
the Elamites.
Ruhurater, Ruhurater, Kilahšupir, and Tirutir are a
Kilahšupir, group of local, Elamite deities.
and Tirutir
Šarrat-Dēri Šarrat-Dēri is the wife of Ištaran, the local
god of the Sumerian city-state of Der.
Shara Shara was a local deity associated with the
city of Umma, and is a warrior god. In the
Babylonian myth of Anzû, Shara is one of
the warrior gods who is asked to retrieve
the Tablet of Destinies, but refuses. In
Inanna's Descent into the Underworld,
Shara is one of the three deities who come
to greet her upon her return.
Shul-pa-e Shul-pa-e's name means "youthful
brilliance", but he was not envisioned as
youthful god. In one Sumerian poem,
offerings are made to Shul-pa-e in the
Underworld and, in later mythology, he
was one of the demons of the
Underworld.
Shul-utula Shul-utula was a tutelary deity known only
as the personal deity to Entemena, king of
the city of Eninnu.
Siduri Siduri is a wise goddess who was believed
to keep an alehouse at the edge of the
world. In the earlier Old Babylonian
versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh, she
attempts to dissuade Gilgamesh from his
quest for immortality, instead urging him
to be content with the simple pleasures in
life.
Silili Silili is an obscure goddess who was
apparently the mother of all horses.
Simut Simut is an Elamite god who serves as a
herald.
Sirtur Sirtur was a goddess of sheep known from
inscriptions and passing comments in
texts. She eventually became syncretised
with the goddess, Ninsun.
Siyâšum, Siyâšum, Narunte, and Niarzina are the
Narunte, three sisters of the Elamite goddess
and Niarzina Kiririsha.
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Šul-šagana Šul-šagana is the son of Bau and Ninĝirsu.
Sumugan Sumugan is an obscure "god of the plain".
Tashmetu In Assyrian mythology, Tashmetu is the
divine consort of Nabu, the god of scribes
and wisdom. In Babylonian mythology,
this role is instead assigned to the goddess
Nanaya. Tashmetu is associated with
wisdom and sexual attractiveness, a
quality which she shares with Inanna and
Nanaya.
Uttu Uttu is the Sumerian goddess of weaving.
The same cuneiform symbol used to write
her name was also used to write the
Sumerian word for "spider", indicating
that Uttu was probably envisioned as a
spider spinning a web. She appears
primarily in the myth of Enki and Ninsikila,
in which she resists the sexual advances of
her father Enki by ensconcing herself
inside her web, but he convinces her to let
him in using a gift of fresh produce and the
promise that he will marry her. Enki then
intoxicates her with beer and rapes her.
She is rescued by Enki's wife Ninhursag.
Yarhibol Yarhibol was originally the Palmyrene god
of justice and morality, but he eventually
became regarded as the god of the sun as
well, due to syncretism with the
Babylonian sun-god Shamash.
Zababa Zababa is a local god associated with the
city of Kish, near Babylon. According to
tradition, he was the husband of the
warrior-goddess Inanna, who was a very
important deity in that city. Zababa was a
god of war and he was syncretized with
the god Ninurta.His primary symbol was a
staff with the head of an eagle.
Other Supernatural
Beings:
Mesopotamian mythology abounds
with fantastic creatures; in the Marvel
setting, it can be assumed that all are
native to Dilmun. Dragons, winged
bulls, various types of ghosts (gidim),
vampires (muttaliku), merfolk (kuliltu)
and djinn are among the more familiar
races represented in Mesopotamian
myth. Additionally, a number of other
legendary creatures have been
described, some of which are included
below.
Alu Demons: In Akkadian and
Sumerian mythology, the Alû are
vengeful spirits related to the utukku
who live in the underworld Kur. These
demons have no mouth, lips or ears.
They roam at night and terrify people
while they sleep, and possession by
Alû result in unconsciousness and
coma, invoked to explain sleep
paralysis. They are associated with
other demons like Gallu and Lilu.
F A S E
Ex Gd Gd Rm Ty Rm Rm
R I P sea", turning into fish-men (or
Health: 70 Karma: 66
Powers:
● Dreamtravel: Alu demons are
able to travel to the Dream
Dimension and its associated
realms, and haunt the dreams of
their victims, at Cl1000 rank.
● Fear: The Alu demons have a Fear
aura that is always active, at
Excellent rank.
● Paralysis: Their claws attack as
Edged damage and can cause
complete paralysis at
Remarkable rank and duration. If
paralyzed while in a Dream
Dimension, the victim will be
paralyzed in the earthly realm as
well, for the duration of the
effect..
● Possession: Alu can possess their
victims within or outside of the
Dream Dimension, at Excellent
rank
Fishmen (Kullulu): The fishmen are
near-humanoid but aquatic and fish-
like creatures, related to the ancient
gods Dagon and Uluath, and
inhabiting sunken lost cities. Dagon
was served and worshiped by a race of
fish-men, to whom there are two
known (and non-exclusive) origins:
● Dagon sired the race of fish-men.
● The following mention describes
material mentioned only in a
vision in an alternate reality of
the Hyborian Age: Dagon's
disciples "[became] one with the
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"men of the sea), in his name.
Uluath, an "Undergod" slumbering in
his City Below the Seas in the Pacific
Ocean, was served by fishmen as well,
though their origin remains unknown.
Circa 18,500 BC, a group of fishmen,
followers of Dagon, inhabited a city in
the Western Sea, on the ocean's floor,
and that was ancient before man
walked the Earth.
At the time that Brule, an emissary of
King Kull, was a child, his father caught
such a creature in his fishing nets and
released it, thinking it to be a sea-god.
After the evil sorcerer Ohris Dehjmal's
living head was thrown into the
deepest part of the sea by King Kull of
Valusia, he was found by the fishmen
inhabiting the ancient city, who took
him as their god. Sensing Kull close, on
the coastline, Dehjmal had them to
infiltrate the fort manned by Zardis, in
order to assassinate Kull. Kull fend off
the attack and, joined by Brule and
Alecto, slaughtered the assassins. As
the fishmen directly attacked the fort,
chanting his name, Kull deducted that
they were in service of one of his many
enemies. Regrouping and leading his
forces, Kull pushed back the assailants
into the sea. Returning to the city, the
beaten fishmen grabbed Ohris' head,
stopping to obey and worship him,
and threw it in the lair of a giant squid.
The head was somehow returned back
into the box and in the city later.
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where he tried to of Uluath. Advised by Kid Kaiju, Aegis
learn more about was able knock out Uluath. McTavish,
what he had seen, under arrest, stated the Dread Lord
and wrote down would rise again.
his story, until he
was found back by F A S E R I P
the fishmen. That GD EX GD RM TY GD TY
story was later Health: 70 Karma: 22
published by H.P. Powers:
Lovecraft, who Aquatic Physiology (Water Freedom,
wrote it with the Water Breathing, Hyper-Swimming
man as narrator, (Poor speed), Near-Total Dark Vision,
under the title Resist Cold at EX rank); they are able
Dagon. to survive on land for at least short
periods of time (24 hours). Claws and
In the 21st teeth cause EX Edged damage.
century, a man
The city eventually reemerged on named McTavish founded
land, in the Hyborian Age nation of Headscroll.com and gathered the
Ophir. It is unknown if it was still faithful of Happyology to end the
inhabited at the time of the Great slumber of Uluath, using an ultrasonic
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Hyborian-era text states that the communicate with him in his city.
disciples of Dagon, once men, Despite the intervention of Elsa
"[became] one with the sea". They Bloodstone, the device was activated,
were known in tales of "men of the and the city rose from the seas, along
sea", "mermaids", and "sirens" in with hordes of fishmen. Bloodstone
Argos and Baacha. was captured by the fishmen and
cultists, until the arrival of Kid Kaiju
In the modern era, at the time of
World War I, a group of fishmen living
on an island in the South Pacific
worshiped Dagon, and offered him
sacrifices in the form of fish and
drowned men. One man witnessed
their unholy ceremony and the
coming of the gigantic Dagon.
Rendered insane by the experience,
the man managed to flee the island

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Ekimmu: Also known as Edimmu, the
Ekimmu were a species of ghostly
Vampires who haunted and devoured
its victims. It could kill an entire family
by its mere appearance. In Sumerian
mythology, they were envisioned as
the ghosts of those who were not
buried properly. They
considered vengeful toward the living
and might possess people if they did
not respect certain taboos. They were
thought to cause disease and inspire
criminal behavior in the living, but
could sometimes be appeased by
funeral repasts or libations. The
edimmu were also thought to be
completely or nearly incorporeal,
"wind" spirits that sucked the life out
of the susceptible and the sleeping
(most commonly the young).
F A S E R I P damage; they may still be
Rm Rm Rm Ex Ty Ex Rm
Health: 110 Karma: 56
Powers:
● Vampirism: The Ekimmu’s bite
does Good damage per round by
were
draining the blood from a victim.
Unlike true vampires, their bite
does not turn its victim into one
of its own kind.
● Wind Creation/Control:
Remarkable rank. Includes Flight.
● Transformation - Self: The
Ekimmu can transform
themselves into a wind-like form
that is impervious to physical
affected by Energy, Force, and
Magical or Psionic attacks.
● Death Gaze: They are able to
cause Amazing supernatural
damage by their gaze.
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Gallu: Also known as gallû or gallas,
gallu demons hauled unfortunate
victims off to the underworld. In
Babylonian myth, they were one of
seven devils ("the offspring of hell")
that could be appeased by the
sacrifice of a lamb at their altars. The
goddess Inanna was pursued by gallu
demons after being escorted from the
Underworld by Galatura and Kuryara.
The gallu demons are either a
variation of, or are closely related to,
the undead ghouls that have plagued
mankind since the Hyborian era.
F A S E R I P
Gd Ty Rm Rm Pr Pr Fb
Health: 76 Karma: 10
Powers: None
Talents: Grappling, Ancient Weapons
(Mesopotamian)

Lamassu/Shedu: A lamassu is a
sphinx-like creature, often depicted as
having a human head, the body of a
bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lamassu
generally refers to the male version; a
female one is called a shedu. They
appear frequently in Mesopotamian
art as protective figures, and are
employed in Dilmun to guard spaces
like palaces and temples. They are
often (but not always) benevolent
beings. They are not confined to only
the dimension of Dilmun; they were
known to Conan in the Hyborian Era,
and by Hercules of Olympus.
F A S E R I P
Rm Gd Ex Rm Ty In Gd
Health: 90 Karma: 56
Powers: Lamassu are able to attack
with claws for Edged damage. They
also have Flight at Excellent speed.
Kušû: Also identified as the name of a
marine deity or a sacred waterway,
the kušû is an aquatic beast variously
said to resemble a crocodile, seal,
shark, or crab, or some sort of
combination of two or more of them.
F A S E R I P children to drink their blood. Her
Rm Rm In In Pr Ty Ty
Health: 140 Karma: 14
Powers:
● Natural Body Armor: Its scaly hide
provides Incredible protection
versus physical attacks.
● Bite does Edged damage
● Water Freedom: The Kusu is
unhindered by underwater
actions. It is unknown if it can
survive out of water, or for how
long.
● Hyper-Swimming: Excellent rank
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Lamia: The Lamia are a vampiric race
known from Greek mythology, but
they have their origins in the mythos
of ancient Libya. The original Lamia
was a Libyan queen and the lover of
Zeus, whom Hera cursed into
becoming a snake-woman that stole
apparent descendants, the Lamia
(and/or Lamia herself) were active in
Ancient Greece, under the form of a
half-woman, half-snake creature
stalked the night in search of blood,
but only attacked children.
F A S E R I P
Ex Gd Ex In Ty Gd Gd
Health: 90 Karma: 26
Powers:
● Natural Weaponry: Claws and
fangs do Edged damage
● Flight: Typical airspeed
 ● Wind Generation: Remarkable; F A S E R I P
they are able to fly on the winds Ex In Ex Rm Ty Rm Rm
they generate or use it as an Health: 110 Karma: 66
attack. Powers:
● Natural Weaponry - Fangs: ● Natural Body Armor: The
Excellent Edged damage mušḫuššu have a thick hide
providing Good resistance versus
physical attacks.
● True Sight: The mušḫuššu are able
to see through Invisibility,
Illusions, and disguises at
Incredible rank, making them
particularly valued as guards.
● Natural Weaponry: They may
attack with their bite, claws, or
horns for Edged damage.
● Venomous Bite: Excellent
damage, carries an Excellent-
strength toxin. Utukku: Also known as udug, the
Mušḫuššu: Also known as a sirrush,
utukku are an ambiguous class of
the mušḫuššu is a huge, lanky, dragon-
Lilîtu: The Lilîtu were a race of female demons from who were sometimes
like creature, often depicted with the
wind demons affiliated with the thought of as good and sometimes as
fore feet of a cat, the back legs of a
Annunaki. They haunted the Sumerian evil. In exorcism texts, the "good
clawed bird, a serpent's body, and a
deserts and open country, and were udug" is sometimes invoked against
scaled head. It also has a long neck and
notorious for both terrorizing women the "evil udug". The word is generally
tail, a horned head, a snakelike tongue
and children, and seducing hapless ambiguous and is sometimes used to
and a crest. They are intelligent, and
young men during the night. After refer to demons as a whole rather
often used as temple or palace gate
becoming a fallen Angel, it is believed than a specific kind of demon. No
guardians.
that Lilith became one of the Lilîtu, visual representations
and seduced the first man, Adam. of the udug have yet
been identified, but
F A S E R I P descriptions of it
Ex Ex Ex In Gd In In ascribe to it features
Health: 100 Karma: 90 often given to other
Powers: ancient Mesopotamian
● Fear: Lilitu can generate a demons: a dark
Remarkable-strength fear aura shadow, absence of
with a 1-area radius light surrounding it,
● Seduction: As per the Talent, at poison, and a
+2 CS deafening voice.

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F A S E R I P
Rm Rm Ex Ex Gd Rm Rm
Health: 100 Karma: 80
Powers:
● Shadow Form: The utukku can
transform into a shadow form that
is essentially a Darkforce Energy
Body. This form has True Flight at
Remarkable speed, and positive
Energy attacks such as light are at
-4CS against it. While in shadow
form, the utukku has Remarkable
level Invisibility in daylight or
bright conditions, ranging to
Monstrous level while in darkness.
● Darkforce Aura: Shadowcasting at
Excellent rank.
● Poison: The utukku’s venomous
claws do Excellent Edged damage,
and generate a Remarkable-level
toxin as per the poison rules.
● Sonic Emission: The utukku’s
booming voice can generate an
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Progeny of Tiamat
The descendants of Tiamat’s progeny
now populate the supernatural realms
of Mesopotamian myth. Tiamat, the
“Mother of Monsters”, had many
offspring. According to legend, the
deity Enki (later Ea) believed correctly
that Apsu was planning to murder the
younger deities, upset with the noisy
tumult they created, and so captured
him and held him prisoner beneath his
temple. This angered Kingu, their son,
who reported the event to Tiamat,
whereupon she fashioned eleven
monsters to battle the deities in order
to avenge Apsu's death. These were
her own offspring: Bašmu
(“Venomous Snake”), Ušumgallu
(“Great Dragon”), Mušmaḫḫū
(“Exalted Serpent”), Mušḫuššu
(“Furious Snake”), Laḫmu (the “Hairy
One”), Ugallu (the “Big Weather-
Beast”), Uridimmu (“Mad Lion”),
Girtablullû (“Scorpion-Man"), Umū
dabrūtu (“Violent Storms"), Kulullû
(“Fish-Man") and Kusarikku (“Bull-
Man”). Laḫmu is a unique being,
Mušḫuššu are described above, and
the Kulullû are likely the race of Fish-
Men that follow Dagon. Marvel canon
only mentions the other beings listed
below, although it is likely that Ugallu
and Umū dabrūtu also exist in Dilmun
and Kur.
Usumgallu/ Basmu/ Mušmaḫḫū:
Usumgallu, Basmu, and Mušmaḫḫū
were three great horned serpent-like
creatures created by Tiamat. The
three are sometimes described as
identical; other myths describe them
as each having distinct characteristics.
Usumgallu has been described as a
“lion-dragon demon”, Mušmaḫḫū has
been described as a seven-headed
serpent with large fangs and
venomous blood, and Basmu has been
described as a horned snake with two
forelegs and wings. However, various
characteristics of each have shown up
in the descriptions of others -- the GM
should feel free to mix and match
attributes as he or she sees fit.
F A S E R I P Good strength poison; a failed
Rm Ex Mn Mn Ty Gd Gd
Health: 200 Karma: 26
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Powers:
All three types can bite as an Edged
attack, have Flight at Amazing rank,
and have Incredible natural Body
Armor. They are also able to charge
with their horns, doing Incredible
Edged damage. Some versions of their
myth describe them to be of
enormous size (sixty “double miles”,
or Shift Y Enlargement - Self with the
appropriate benefits and penalties;
GM’s option to use this power.)
Additionally:
● Usumgallu have a breath weapon
of Fire Emission at Monstrous
ability.
● Mušmaḫḫū get two attacks per
turn due to their extra heads.
Their bite is venomous, and inflicts
Endurance feat vs. Toxins results
in loss of one rank per turn.
● Basmu is semi-aquatic and has
Water Freedom and Amazing rank
Hyper-Swimming.

Labbu: In Mesopotamian myth Labbu
was an enormous lion-serpent sea-
dragon, that was sent by Enlil to wreak
havoc upon the earth. It was killed by
the god-king Tishpak, "warrior of the
gods". Labbu is a unique being, and
may be an aspect of Lahmu.
F A S E R I P ● Enhanced Senses: Remarkable
Am Ex Mn In Gd Rm Rm
Health: 185 Karma: 70
Powers: Labbu can survive in or out of
water. Its abilities include:
● Water Freedom, and Amazing
strength Hyper-Swimming.
● Flight at Amazing; Labbu is
sometimes, but not always,
depicted with wings.
● Bite and claws do Edged damage.
● It can also attack with a swoop of
its mighty tail, at +1CS for Stun or
Slam effects.
Urmahlullu/ Ishakhal:
Urmahlullu are a race of lion-centaurs,
with a human upper body and the
lower body of a lion. They are a proud
and dutiful species, strong and
spartan, with little concern for folly.
They carry themselves with great
dignity, self-respect and regard for
order. What's more, their feline Urdimmu: Urdimmu was an ancient
nature is made quite apparent in Mesopotamian mythical creature in
their affinity for cleanliness and the form of a human headed dog-man
hygiene. Because of all this, and or lion-man. He is often pictured
their tendency toward devout standing upright, wearing a horned
belief in the divine, Urmahlullu tiara and holding a staff with an
were often employed in the uskaru, or lunar crescent, at the tip.
service of sacred Mesopotamian They are attendants to the god
chambers. In particular, Shamash.
Urmahlullu commonly took up
service in royal bath houses and other F A S E R I P
locations where ritual purification Am Rm Ex Ex Ty Rm Gd
took place. Health:120 Karma: 56
Powers: Urdimmu are able to detect
F A S E R I P magic at Typical ability. They are often
Rm Gd Ex Rm Ty Rm Ex skilled in various weapons.
Health: 90 Karma: 56
Powers:
● Resist Chaos Magic: Poor
resistance to Chaos/Black magic.
Talents: They may have Talents in
weapons or magical skills, or Stealth or
other hunting-related abilities. Some
may also have Leadership.
● Movement at Good speed
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Girtablilu/ Aqrabuamelu: The
girtablilu, or aqrabuamelu, are a race
of scorpion men featured in a number
of Mesopotamian myths. They have
the body of a scorpion, and the arms,
torso and head of a man. In the Epic of
Gilgamesh, they stand guard outside
the gates of the sun god Shamash at
the mountains of Mashu, allowing
entrance to Kur, the underworld. The
scorpion men open the doors for
Shamash as he travels out each day,
and close the doors after him when he
returns to the underworld at night.
They also warn travellers of the
danger that lies beyond their post.
Their heads touch the sky, their
"terror is awesome" and their "glance
is death".
F A S E R I P provides Remarkable protection
In Ex Ex Rm Ty Gd In
Health: 110 Karma: 56
Abilities: Typical girtabilu are the
descendants of the original progeny of
Tiamat, and have the following
abilities:
● Attack - Claws: Girtabilu get one
extra attack per round with their
claws. Their claws have
Remarkable Strength and do
Edged damage
● Poison Sting: Their tails have a
sting that does Remarkable
damage and injects an Incredible-
strength poison.
● Fear Aura: Girtabilu have a 1-area
aura of Fear at Excellent strength;
those within the area who fail a
Psyche FEAT are paralyzed with
fear for one round. This power has
a one-time effect per target.
● Body Armor: Their hard shell
versus physical attacks. A bullseye
result attacking their human
portion may bypass this.
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Greater girtabilu: The original
progeny of Tiamat, guardians of the
gates to the underworld, are
considerably more powerful. In
addition to the above abilities, they
possess the following powers:
● Growth: Incredible rank, giving
Monstrous Strength, 165 Health.
Physical damage is at -4 CS but the
girtabilu is at +4 CS to be hit.
● Death Gaze: The gaze of the
original girtabilu causes Unearthly
psychic damage.
Girtabilu use weapons in addition to
their natural attacks, and may wear
body armor to protect their human
portions. They will be armed with
typical Mesopotamian weapons and
armor.
Kusarikku: Kusarikku is a minotaur-
like being with a human head, arms,
and torso, and bovine ears, horns, and
hindquarters. He is portrayed as
walking upright and characterized as a
door keeper to protect the inhabitants
from malevolent intruders. He is
sometimes pictured carrying a spade
or a bucket. He is gruff and warlike,
but not necessarily malevolent.
F A S E R I P
In Rm In Am Ty Ty Ty
Health: 160 Karma: 18
Powers:
Charging: Kusarikku can move up to 3
areas in a round, but only in a straight
line. He receives a +1CS when charging
and his horns do Edged damage.
Talents: Ancient Weapons
(Mesopotamian)
 ● Intangibility: These shadowy
demons exist in a semi-tangible
state. Conventional weapons do
not harm them, although they are
able to attack.
● Regeneration: Amazing
● Natural Weaponry: Bite and slash
do Remarkable Edged damage.
● Cold Generation: Nergal’s demons
are able to chill any metal that
touches them. Acts as Incredible-
strength cold generation with a
Touch range, works only on metal.

Weakness: Heart of Tammuz - The

Heart of Tammuz can generate a
Kuskarikku will be armed with typical F A S E R I P Monstrous-level magical beam that
Mesopotamian weapons such as a Ex Rm Gd Ex Pr Ty Pr only affects Nergal’s demons. The
sword or spear, or will use his spade as Health: 80 Karma: 14 Shadows of Nergal know of the Heart
a short sword and his bucket as a flail. Powers: and will flee from it if they are aware
● Flight: Excellent airspeed of its presence.
Shadows of Nergal: Also known as the
Devil-Beasts of Nergal, or Demons of
Nergal, these were immense bat-like
creatures summoned by Munthassem
Khan via the Hand of Nergal and used
to slaughter Yildiz's troops when they
were sent to capture him.

They were magical, semi-solid

creatures, able to rend and slash
others, but unable to be harmed by
conventional weaponry; swords
passed harmlessly through them (or
they re-formed if injured). They were
weakened and driven off by the Heart
of Tammuz.

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 Chapter 4: Egyptian Pantheons
Apart from Greek and Norse
mythology, the Egyptian mythos
probably has the biggest presence in
Marvel Comics. Ancient Egypt in fact
has a long history with comic books,
having been featured heavily since the
Golden Age. It’s not hard to see why,
as Egyptology’s place in Western
culture is characterized by a close
association through Greece and
Rome, but is just distant enough to
seem mystical and exotic.
The collective period we know as
Ancient Egypt seems remote from us,
but Egypt’s history is ridiculously long,
coalescing around 3100 BC (with
proto-Egyptian culture based there
since prehistory) with the political
unification of Upper and Lower Egypt,
and lasting through the Ptolemaic
dynasty ending in 30 BC: this means
that those Ptolemaic rulers were
actually closer to us chronologically
than they were to the first pharaohs!
The history of ancient Egypt occurred
as a series of stable kingdoms,
separated by periods of relative
instability known as Intermediate
Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early
Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of
the Middle Bronze Age and the New
Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.
During the course of its history Egypt
was invaded or conquered by a
number of foreign powers, including
the Hyksos, the Libyans, the Nubians,
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the Assyrians, the Achaemenid
Persians, and the Macedonians under
the command of Alexander the Great.
The many achievements of the ancient
Egyptians include the quarrying,
surveying and construction
techniques that supported the
building of monumental pyramids,
temples, and obelisks; a system of
mathematics, a practical and effective
system of medicine, irrigation systems
and agricultural production
techniques, the first known planked
boats, ceramics and glass technology,
new forms of literature, and the
earliest known peace treaty.
The success of ancient Egyptian
civilization came partly from its ability
to adapt to the conditions of the Nile
River valley for agriculture. The
predictable flooding and controlled
irrigation of the fertile valley produced
surplus crops, which supported a
more dense population, and social
development and culture. With
resources to spare, the administration
sponsored mineral exploitation of the
valley and surrounding desert regions,
the early development of an
independent writing system, the
organization of collective construction
and agricultural projects, trade with
surrounding regions, and a military
intended to assert Egyptian
dominance. Motivating and organizing
these activities was a bureaucracy of
elite scribes, religious leaders, and
administrators under the control of a
pharaoh who ensured the cooperation
and unity of the Egyptian people in the
context of an elaborate system of
religious beliefs. The hierarchy,
structure, and culture of the Egyptian
gods and the afterlife reflects those
beliefs and societal structure, to the
effect that the Egyptians had
thousands of deities, many of which
had roles that were redundant or
highly specialized.
Egyptian Mythology in Any long-standing campaign that uses
a Marvel Campaign time travel is bound to sooner or later
find the player characters in Ancient
Egypt, and some of Marvel’s greatest
Egyptian myth has a long association
foes have connections to that era. It’s
with superhero comics, making it an
particularly easy to wed time travel
easy fit with any superhero game. Of
with Egyptian mythology in
all of Marvel’s heroes, Moon Knight
adventures with a sorcerous bent, but
arguably has the strongest connection
even the likes of the X-Men and
(and definitely you should check out
Fantastic Four have had firsthand
Keith Kilburn’s Moon Knight
experience with Egypt’s mystical
Sourcebook!) but it seems like every
wonders. How the gods react to the
long-runner from Doctor Strange to
presence of heroes and villains from
Howard the Duck has had run-ins with
the future is left up to the GM.
Egyptian magic and mythological-
Perhaps En-Sabah-Nur makes a deal
themed characters and
with the Egyptian gods to conquer the
situations. With a strong presence on
world in their name, or maybe the
the mythological side of the Marvel
gods assist the PCs by sending them
Universe, Egyptian gods and
back in time to stop a villain like Rama-
goddesses are well-suited as both
Tut.
allies and enemies for the Asgardians
and Olympians. With literally
For a more straightforward swords-
thousands of gods and goddesses, an
and-sandals approach, a GM could
Egyptian deity would be a suitable
have an adventure set entirely in
choice for a player character for even
Celestial Heliopolis and its associated
a mid-powered team.
realms. PCs might be diplomatic
envoys, city- or prison guards, or
For lower-level adventures, note that
escorts assigned to a particular
the standard mode of operation for
mission, or could be servants to the
both good and evil mythological
greater gods entrusted to run an
characters is to operate on earth
errand for their benefactor. Ancient
through avatars or selected agents.
Egypt and its mythical counterparts
This makes for a convenient origin for
also work well in a Hyborean setting:
street-level PCs, and is useful for
Marvel canon verifies worship of the
villains as well. Set’s agents can be
Ennead during the pre-Cataclysmic
found worldwide -- even the likes of
era, and the world of Conan has
Punisher or Daredevil may find
nations and tribes analogous to many
themselves foiling the machinations of
real-world historical locations. Stygia,
Egyptian secret cults, following the
Nemedia, Keshem, Punt, and many
conspiracy all the way down to
others all echo both the mythology
Abydos.
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and actual history of North Africa,
Egypt, and the Nile.
Egyptian mythology has captured the
imagination of the Western world
repeatedly over the centuries, and
these eras of “Egyptomania” can serve
as historical settings to draw
characters into Egypt’s mythological
worlds. In the 1730s, Sir Francis
Dashwood founded the Hellfire Club
(a forerunner of the X-Men villains)
which incorporated Greek and
Egyptian mythical elements into their
rituals. Napoleon’s early 19th-century
expeditions into Egypt brought
ancient Egyptian arts and artifacts into
European museums -- where, in the
Marvel Universe, many remain with
their original enchantments or curses
today. At the turn of the 20th century,
the beginnings of the New Age
movement saw the emergence of
various cults and religious societies
that incorporated ancient Egyptian
lore -- Marvel adventures set in the
Victorian era could feature rogue
magicians or secret societies about to
unleash ancient magics upon the
world, either unknowingly or for
sinister purposes.
The 1920s saw a resurgence of
Egyptian fascination when
archaeologist Howard Carter
discovered the intact tomb of
Tutenkhamun. As a result of several
deaths among Carter’s team, popular
concepts of mummies and a
“pharaoh's curse” entered the public
imagination. The 1920s Egyptomania
continued in pulp literature through
the 1930s, making it synchronous with
the early beginnings of the comic book
industry. A 1920s-30s pulp-flavored
Marvel Superheroes setting could
incorporate Egyptian lore and magic,
and feature tomb exploration,
excavation of powerful artifacts, and
sinister conjurings with forbidden
scrolls and tomes.
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The 1940s, heart of the Golden Age,
featured many heroes and villains
with ties to Egyptian mythology.
Admittedly this was more common
with characters eventually acquired by
DC, but home-grown adventures
could certainly capture the feel of the
Golden Age by incorporating heroes
granted powers by the Egyptian gods
and magical artifacts. Characters
based on ancient Egyptian deities
were first mentioned in Captain
America Comics #20 (November
1942), in which Captain America and
Bucky investigated the murder of
Colonel Fitzpatrick, who was studying
the Book of Thoth while stationed in
Egypt. The Heliopolitans first full
Golden Age appearance was in the
story "The Terror That Creeps"
published in Marvel Tales #96 (June
1950), and involved a man that failed
to convince the public that the Great
Sphinx of Giza is slowly moving to the
edge of the desert, where it will be
empowered by Set and destroy
mankind.
New Equipment,
Talents, and Magic
Weapons and other equipment
unique to ancient Egyptian society are
listed here; GMs and players may use
the equipment listed in the Player’s
Book for additional materials.
Equipment
Ancient Egyptian soldiers used
equipment typical of the Bronze Age.
Weaponry was in the form of swords,
knives, axes, and bows, and armor
consisted of scale mail or banded
leather, plus helmets, bracers and
shields. Infantry troops were partially
conscripted, partially voluntary.
Egyptian soldiers worked for pay, both
natives and mercenaries. Cavalry were
armed with bows and lances, and
would ride on horseback or on horse-
pulled chariots.
Khopesh Sword: This is type of
Egyptian sickle-sword that evolved
from battle axes. A typical khopesh is
20–24 inches in length, though smaller
examples do also exist. The blunted
edge of the weapon's tip also served
as an effective bludgeon,
as well as a hook. A similar
sword native to Ethiopia
is called a shotel.
A typical khopesh sword
does 10 points of Edged
or Blunt damage,
depending on the user’s
preference. A user with
Weapon Proficiency in
the khopesh may also use the sword
Chariots:
for a Grappling attack. Material
Ancient Egyptian chariots were
strength is Good or Excellent.
effective for their high speed, mobility
and strength which could not be
Was-sceptre: The was-
matched by infantry at the time.
sceptre is a symbol that
Despite some disadvantages such as
appeared often in relics, art,
their weight and propensity to break
and hieroglyphics associated
down, they provided a stable platform
with the ancient Egyptian
for archers, provided a degree of
religion. It appears as a
protection, and could carry more
stylized animal head at the
ammunition. Egyptian chariots
top of a long, straight staff contained one driver and one warrior;
with a forked end. Was
both might be armed with bow and
sceptres were used as spear. Members of the chariot corps
symbols of power or
formed their own aristocratic class
dominion, and were
known as the maryannu (young
associated with deities such
heroes). As chariots become
as Set or Anubis as well as
increasingly integrated into military
with the pharaoh. Used as a
training especially during the regime
weapon, it is similar to a club
of Amenhotep II, the chariot warrior
or staff, doing 10 points of
was identified as seneny and was
Blunt damage, with a Good paired with a driver called a keijen or
material strength. However, kedjen, who also acted as his
a skilled sorcerer may imbue defender.
the was-sceptre with magical
Control: TY Speed: GD
energy; many Egyptian gods
Body: PR Protection: PR
use the was-sceptre to focus
and project their magical
powers.
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Boats:
The Egyptian navy utilized two types
of ships: small, maneuverable reed
boats suitable only for river travel, and
larger, ocean-going, slave-driven ships
of wooden plank construction. Their
ships had a single mast with a
horizontal square sail on it. One bow
was usually decorated with a human
skull being crushed by a lion’s head.
These ships often had two rudder
oars, since built in rudders were not
invented at the time. At the same
time, they could have been as heavy as
70 or 80 tonnes with around 50
rowers.
Reed Boat:
Control: GD Speed: TY
Body: FE Protection: FE
Wooden Ship:
Control: TY Speed: PR
Body: TY Protection: PR
Talents
Funerary Practice: This Talent provides
the user with the skills needed for
embalming, preparation of canopic
jars, and knowledge of the Egyptian
mystic dimensions necessary for the
proper preparation of the dead for the
Egyptian afterlife. Proper preparation
of a corpse for the afterlife will result
in the deceased’s soul being
transported to Heliopolis (or, if
desired, Abydos) where the spirit can
live eternally. Animals may also be
prepared for the afterlife, to
accompany human souls as
companions or sustenance.
Sacred Architecture: This is the study
of the design and construction of
places with religious significance (both
interior and exterior). The character
with this Talent knows about the
construction and layout of tombs and
temples. He or she will know their way
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around the interior of pyramids and
similar structures without getting lost,
and may make a Reason check to
detect and defuse traps.
Necromancy: This Talent has Funerary
Practice as a prerequisite. It allows the
user to animate a corpse through
mummification. The process takes 70
days, minus 10 days for each Psyche
rank above Typical. Statistics for
typical human undead mummies are
found in the Other Supernatural
Beings section for this chapter,
although animated corpses of
superhumans may have higher ranks
or additional powers. The mummy will
follow the orders of the necromancer
only. Note that creation of an undead
mummy results in full Karma loss for
heroes, so this Talent is best left for
villains. Undead mummies may be
created from animal corpses as well --
ancient Egyptian tombs have been
found with mummified cats, gazelles,
baboons, dogs, cows, lions, bulls,
falcons, and even hippos.
Amulets: This is a two-slot power that
enables the user to create magical
charms and amulets (see Amulets in
the Magic section, below)
Chariotry: This is the ability to drive a
chariot, and maneuver it in a pursuit
or combat situation. It also allows the
user to fire projectile weapons from a
moving chariot without any penalty.
Tahtib: This is a traditional stick-
fighting martial art. The original
martial version of tahtib later evolved
into an Egyptian folk dance with a
wooden stick. It is commonly
described in English as a "stick dance",
"cane dance", "stick-dancing game", or
as ritual mock combat accompanied
by music. Tahtib gives a +1CS to
Fighting when using any stick-like
weapon (club, staff, tonfa, escrima
stick, truncheon, etc.) plus counts as a
Performance skill when used as a
dance or ritual.
Character Type: Medjay
In the New Kingdom of Egypt, the
Medjay were an elite paramilitary
police force, serving as desert scouts
and protectors of areas of Pharaonic
interest.
They originally were a nomadic tribe
of Nubians who were employed by the
Egyptians as mercenaries. They
formed a complex public
administration very similar to a
national police force. During the
Middle Kingdom of Egypt, ancient
Egyptians were appreciative of their
skill in combat, and therefore
employed them as gauchos, infantry
soldiers and explorers to spy on
foreigners at the borders. The Medjay
will be found in ancient Egypt,
Celestial Heliopolis, and (probably)
ancient Wakanda.
Medjay warriors will have a minimum
of Good Fighting and Endurance.
Talents include Law Enforcement and
Ancient Weapons (Egyptian). They will
likely have horsemanship (or camel-
handling), and one or more Martial
Arts. Optional Talents include Stealth,
Tracking, and/or Animal
Handling.Typical equipment includes
khopesh sword, spear, bow, and
possibly a shield.

Numerology: Certain numbers were

considered sacred, holy, or magical by
the ancient Egyptians, particularly 2, 3,
4, 7, and their multiples and sums.
Numerology is a mystic Talent;
characters with this talent gain +1CS
on any FEAT ho roll of 22, 33, 44, or 77
(natural rolls only).

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Egyptian Magic
In Egyptian myth, magic (heka) was
one of the forces used by the creator
to make the world. Heka was in the
Egyptian context could be defined as
"the ability to make things happen by
indirect means". Through heka,
symbolic actions could have practical
effects. All deities and people are
thought to possess this force in some
degree, and individuals frequently
employed magical techniques for
personal purposes. Although these
ends could be harmful to other
people, no form of magic was
considered inimical in itself. Instead,
magic was seen primarily as a way for
humans to prevent or overcome
negative events. Egyptian magic is
mostly focused on protection, healing,
or (less commonly) curses. All
Egyptians expected to need heka to
preserve their bodies and souls in the
afterlife, and curses threatening to
send dangerous animals to hunt down
tomb-robbers were sometimes
inscribed on tomb walls.
In popular stories, magicians are
credited with the power to bring wax
animals to life, or roll back the waters
of a lake. In the Marvel Universe,
Egyptian magic is usually accompanied
by visual effects featuring Egyptian
iconography such as the ankh or
winged sun and may require the use of
a scroll or talisman in order to take
effect. Many -- possibly most --
characters based from the Egyptian
mythos have used magic, and sorcery
has been a common tool for many
Egyptian supervillains.
Egyptian magic has historically
been closely associated with the
priesthood. Because temple libraries
contained numerous magical texts,
great magical knowledge was ascribed
to the lector priests who studied these
texts; scrolls and tomes
comprise Language is closely linked
with heka, Egyptian magic frequently
involving written or spoken
incantations, although these are
usually accompanied by ritual actions.
Often these rituals invoke the power
of an appropriate deity to perform the
desired action, using the power of
heka to compel it to act. Sometimes
this entailed casting the practitioner
or subject of a ritual in the role of a
character in mythology, thus inducing
the god to act toward that person as it
had in the myth. Rituals also employ
sympathetic magic, using objects
believed to have a magically
significant resemblance to the subject
of the rite. The Egyptians also
commonly used objects believed to be
imbued with heka of their own, such
as the magically protective amulets
worn in great numbers by ordinary
Egyptians.
Thelema: This was a spiritual
philosophy or religion founded in the
early 1900s by the notorious real-
world occultist Aleister Crowley. In
game terms, it is considered a school
of magic. Thelemic magic invokes a
pantheon that includes several
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Egyptian deities, plus a few others
imported from other sources. Rituals
are highly structured and draw from
ancient Egyptian sources, the
Qabalah, various Eastern and South
Asian practices, and customs of
Crowley’s own devising. Practitioners
of Thelema use nature magic, and are
equally likely to incorporate chaos
magic, white magic, and
extradimensional entreaties. They will
nearly always have the Theogeny
Talent, and may have some sort of
divination ability involving the use of
tarot. Although in-game it is most
likely to be encountered in a 1910s-
20s period setting, there are
practitioners of Thelema active even
today.
Amulets: A character with the Amulets
skill may fabricate one of these, which
will have a number of uses equal to
the fabricator’s Reason (minimum of
Poor). Ancient Egyptian amulets
represented animals, deities, symbols,
or objects in miniature. In addition,
certain things found in nature, such as
a claw or shell, were thought to be
imbued with magical power and
therefore could function as an amulet
as well. So-called textual amulets also
occur; these usually consist of a short
magical spell written on a piece of
linen or papyrus that was then folded
and put on a string. Theoretically,
anything could be made into an
amulet through a magical act.
Faience, a type of glazed ceramic
ware, was the most popular material
for man-made amulets. It could be
produced in green and blue colors,
favored for their association with life
and regeneration. Semiprecious
stones were common as well, and
their color often had a specific
meaning. Red, for example, was
associated with dangerous forces but
was thus also considered to be
protective. Expensive materials such
as gold, silver, and electrum,
appreciated for their durability, were
employed for amulets by the higher
classes of Egyptian society. The
amulets glow when used.
• Ankh: May bestow
Regeneration upon the
user for 5 rounds. The ankh
may also be used to project
an offensive superpower up to 4
areas away and can bypass any
protective abilities of the undead.
• Shen ring: In ancient Egypt a
shen ring was a circle with a
line tangent to it,
represented in hieroglyphs as a
stylised loop of a rope. The ring may
project a magical loop of energy to
bind opponents, at Excellent rank.
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• Tyet (Isis Knot): This
magical knot can increase
any magical ability by
+1CS.
• Scarab: Representing
the sacred scarab
beetle, this amulet was
frequently found in the
form of a ring. It bestows the power
of Transformation - Self at Excellent
rank.
• Wedjat (Eye of Horus):
Recovers 10 Health, or
projects a forcefield
that absorbs the same.
EGYPTIAN
COSMOLOGY
Celestial Heliopolis
Heliopolis, a Greek word meaning
"City of the Sun," is now a part of the
modern city of Cairo, but in the time of
Ancient Egypt it was once of the four
major centers of worship for the
ancient Egyptian religion. (The other
three cities were Hermopolis,
Memphis, and Busiris.) The gods
worshipped at Heliopolis became the
most widely known and honored in all
of Egypt, and constitute one of Earth's
first great pantheons. The gods of
Heliopolis were said to have
originated on Earth and actually
dwelled in Heliopolis until the time
that the human pharaohs took over
the rule of the earthly kingdoms. At
that time, the pantheon founded its
own celestial city of Heliopolis in a
dimension adjacent to Earth's. It is
there that the gods of ancient Egypt
have dwelled through historical times
till the present. Very little is known
about the celestial Heliopolis other
than it appears to be built on a small
planetary object much like the realm
of the Norse gods, Asgard, is, and its
passage to earth is a golden bridge
through space called the Path of the
Gods, which is analogous to the
Asgardians' Rainbow Bridge. The
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planetoid of Heliopolis is circled by
two bright stars, Kochab and Mizar,
collectively known
Indestructables.”
as “The
Heliopolis (the dimension) is properly
referred to by its longer form, Celestial
Heliopolis. Although this name is
seldom used, it is used here to refer to
Heliopolitans’ dimension to
distinguish it from the city of
Heliopolis where the Ennead make
their home. The dimension has
sometimes been referred to as the
Overvoid.
Locations in Celestial Heliopolis
Heliopolis (City):
The name Heliopolis for the home of
the Egyptian gods is an anachronism;
the city was originally called
Niwtneteru, translated as “City of the
Gods.” The city of Heliopolis is a grand
place with architecture, statues, and
symbolism that mirrors that of ancient
Egypt at the height of its power. Unlike
Asgard, there are no futuristic-looking
affectations to its appearance.
Floating pyramids can be seen above
the city. Their function is unrevealed
but may serve as defensive structures
and/or residences of the gods. The
buildings are sandstone and marble,
with huge statues, columns, etc.
placed prominently. The Celestial Nile
winds its way through the city, with
bridges providing access from one side
to the other.

Akhet: This is the palace of Amon-Ra
(Atum). The name is translated as
"horizon" or "the place in the sky
where the sun rises".
Benben: This is a commemorative site
located in the heart of the city of
Heliopolis. It represents the mound
that arose from the primordial waters
Nu upon which the creator deity Atum
settled. The Benben stone (also known
as a pyramidion) has the appearance
of the top of a pyramid (such as the
top of the Washington Monument)
and is covered with sacred carvings.
Path of the Gods:
This is a gleaming golden bridge that
extends from Celestial Heliopolis out
into space. Large golden statues of
Egyptian deities are placed evenly
apart along the sides of the pathway.
The bridge provides passage to Earth,
filling a similar function as the Bifrost
bridge does for Asgard.
Sun Temple: The sun temple located in
the City of Heliopolis is dedicated to
Ra, the Supreme Solar God, and
houses the Tree of Life. The holy Tree
of Life is also referred to as the sacred
Ished Tree, identified with the Persea
Tree. The fruit of the Tree of Life gives
Eternal Life and the Knowledge of the
Divine Plan, a map of destiny. In
Egytian mythology, the fruit was not
available to mortals, only in the rituals
relating to Eternity in which the gods
refreshed aging Pharaohs. The Tree of
Life has a prophetic puzzle and it is the
seat of the mythical Bennu Bird
(phoenix). Like Yggdrasil in Asgard,
and they sacred trees of many other
pantheons, it is part of the Axis Mundi
that connects the earthly plane with
the divine realms.
Hermopolis: Hermopolis may be more
properly referred to as Celestial
Hermopolis, to avoid confusion with
the Egyptian city of Hermopolis that
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Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, located
near the modern town of el
Ashmunein. Celestial Hermopolis was
another city inhabited by the Egyptian
gods and was the home to the
Ogdoad, the group of eight primordial
deities who were the predecessors of
the Ennead. The reason for the
Ogdoad’s replacement by the Ennead,
or the fate of Celestial Hermopolis has
not yet been revealed. Thus, it is
unknown whether there is any
remnant of Celestial Hermopolis. It
has also not been explained whether
Celestial Hermopolis existed in its own
dimension or sub-dimension, or
whether it was located on the same
plane as Celestial Heliopolis. One
might assume that the city was similar
in appearance to Celestial Heliopolis,
with architecture and imagery
identical to that of Ancient Egypt
albeit with older architectural forms.
Celestial Nile: The mighty Nile River
was of utmost importance to the
Ancient Egyptians. The river’s annual
flooding made agriculture possible,
and gave rise to the world’s first true
nation-state. The gods were
intimately involved in the lives of the
ancient Egyptians and it was believed
that it was they that caused the river’s
annual floods that deposited the
fertile black soil along its arid banks.
The Milky Way was considered a
celestial mirror of the Nile and it was
believed the sun god Ra drove his ship
across it. The Nile River branches from
the earthly plane into Earth’s Nile
River with its source at Lake Victoria in
central Africa, and into Celestial
Heliopolis, presumably at a portal or
nexus point at one of the cataphracts.
The Celestial Nile, the branch that
flows into Celestial Heliopolis, winds
through the dimension, and into
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Abydos, with regular flooding seasons
that provide agriculture much in the
same way that it does on the earthly
plane. The amazing length of the
Celestial Nile and its proximity to
dimensional portals make it an
accessible means of travel to various
dimensions, filling a role similar to that
of Asgard’s world tree, Yggdrasil. The
ferryman for the Celestial Nile is
Nemty, a falcon-headed god.
Sekhet-Aaru: Commonly recognized as
the "Field of Reeds", this region of
Celestial Heliopolis is the final
destination for all souls who have
been granted rebirth. Sekhet-Aaru is
essentially thought to be paradise and
encompasses this visualization. The
Field of Reeds were visualized as a
very lush region, filled with waterfalls
among other natural wonders.
Sekhet-Aaru is said to be located in the
east where the Sun rises. The land is
divided into numerous sections
resembling island structures, in which
travel by boat is necessary.
Those who are granted access to the
Field of Reeds include both gods and
righteous souls. The fertility of the
land possesses two of the major
rewards in obtaining immortality:
access to the Nile, and the ability to
farm foods. As a result, the deceased
ate eat and drink the same delicacies
devoured by their gods. Another
notable honor of residing in Sekhet-
Aaru was the means of
communication. The deceased are
able to convey thoughts to one
another, the gods, and those they had
previously lost.
The souls who qualify undergo a long
journey and face many perils before
reaching Aaru. Once they arrive, they
enter through a series of gates. The
exact number of gates varies
according to sources; some say 15,
some 21. They are uniformly
described as guarded by evil demons
armed with knives. Osiris has his
palace here, where the souls of the
dead are judged by Osiris and his court
to determine their final fate in the
afterlife.
Associated Dimensions
Abydos
Abydos is the Egyptian underworld
realm, ruled by Seth. It is also known
as the Dimension of Death, and it is
accessible from Celestial Heliopolis. It
may be a part of the nebulous
dimension known as Death’s Realm. It
is a distinctly different realm from
Duat.
The Lost Gods (amnesiac Asgardians)
came to the Dimension of Death to
rescue Wad and Pietro Vizarri from
Seth. Except for Howie Barker and Tso
Zhung, they were all eventually
captured by Red Norvell and Lorelei.
While the Lost Gods were being
tortured, Seth received the visit of
Loki.
While some of the Asgardians
managed to escape with the Grand
Vizier, Loki challenged Seth in his own
realm. Amora and the Grand Vizier
then returned to Abydos and brought
Donald Velez, Freddie Moyer, Mroht,
Pyllar and Ulik back to New York City.
Loki eventually escaped from the
Dimension of Death and joined the
other Asgardians in the final
confrontation against Seth on Asgard.
Neter-khertet: This is Seth’s palace,
meaning “divine place underground”.
Black Pyramid: The Black Pyramid is in
the heart of Abydos, and is the base
for Seth’s forces. Within the pyramid
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are Seth’s torture chambers and cells
for those he takes prisoner.
Duat
Duat (also called Tuat) is the realm of
the dead in the ancient Egyptian
mythos; in a sense, it is the divine
counterpart to the infernal realm of
Abydos. It is the realm of the deity
Osiris and the residence of other gods
and supernatural beings associated
with death. It is unclear whether Duat
is a part of Celestial Heliopolis or a
sub-dimension accessible from it.
Duat is a populous realm that, aside
from being lit with eternal twilight,
otherwise closely resembles the cities
of ancient Egypt. Its narrow streets
and buildings are populated by a
variety of Egyptian spirits. Various
canals flow through the city, large
enough to be navigated by arriving
funerary ships.
Outside of the main city, the
geography of Duat is similar in outline
 Mindstar could travel, and it also
served as a portal to Anubis' Palace of
Death and Rebirth.

Palace of Death and Rebirth:

Accessible from the Court of Anubis,
this is the location of Anubis’
sprawling palace, decorated in full
Egyptian splendor. Here Anubis'
power is supreme. With minimal
effort, he was able to separate the
souls and bodies from powerful beings
such as Mindstar and the Son of Satan.

Spirit World: This is the realm of Bast,

said to border between Celestial
Heliopolis and Ala, home of the Vodu.
The exact nature of Bast’s realm is
unclear; it may be the same as, or a
portion of, Djalia (home of the
Wakandan gods).

to the world the Egyptians knew. destroyed the

There are realistic features like rivers, enchantments
islands, fields, lakes, mounds and protecting it, and
caverns, but there are also fantastic thus Vali was able
lakes of fire, walls of iron, and trees of to steal the Book
turquoise. Souls of the deceased of Thoth in the
follow an underground route to get to sarcophagus of
Duat, but it is a treacherous route Nefer-Ka-Ptah in
guarded by the Cavern Deities (see the necropolis of
Other Groups, below). The tending of Saqqara (the
Duat’s fertile fields is overseen by a scroll being then
god named Hery-sha-duat. accessible there).

Thor and Amadeus Cho traveled to Court of Anubis:

Duat in search of the Book of Thoth. This was a realm
They however were confronted by within or
Hathor-Sekhmet who they battled accessible from
through the streets of Duat. They Duat to which

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GODS OF EGYPT: THE ENNEAD AND OTHER BEINGS

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Name: Ennead
Aliases: Egyptian gods, Gods of Egypt,
Heliopolitans, Pesedjet, Elder Gods,
Old Gods, Helipolitan Pantheon
Base of Operations: Celestial
Heliopolis
Known Representatives: Anubis, Bast,
Bes, Geb, Horus, Isis, Chons/Khonshu,
Nepthys, Nut, Osiris, Ptah, Seth, Shu,
Tefnut, et al.
The Heliopolitans were worshipped as
gods by the people of Egypt and
regions of Northern Africa in Nubia,
northern Sudan and Ethiopia. They are
replacements of an earlier generation
of Egyptian gods known as the Ogdoad
or Hermopolitans. In Egyptian
mythology, the Egyptian gods were
either known as the Ogdoad (in
referring to their ancestral gods) or
Ennead (in referring to the main
council). "Heliopolitian" is not an
actual mythological name.
The gods of Heliopolis came into
existence over several generations,
even as the Olympian gods derived
from the older generation of Titans.
Before there were any other gods
there was Nun, the essence of chaos
or the primordial ocean of
nothingness. Nun was said to sire
Atum, the first physically manifested
god among the Heliopolitans (and
possibly other pantheons as well).
Atum later took the aspect and
identity of Ra, the primordial god of
the sun and first god to develop a cult
of worshipers among the Egyptians.
Ra was said to sire the next generation
of gods, Shu and Tefnut, without a
female mate. Shu took Ra's place
when Ra became too weary and old to
rule, and became the god of air. His
twin sister Tefnut ruled at his side as
goddess of the rain. Shu and Tefnut
begat the fourth generation of gods,
Geb and Nut. Geb was a god of the
earth, having a natural affinity for
mountains and other parts of the
earth's crust. Nut was a goddess of the
sky, specifically the starry heavens.
Geb and Nut succeeded their parents
when they too became too infirm to
rule, and begat the next more
numerous generation of gods, eldest
among which was Osiris. Osiris's
sibling included Isis, whom he took as
a wife, Seth, and Nepthys. Osiris
became the head of the pantheon
when Geb stepped down, and is
credited with the spread of civilization
throughout Egypt and beyond. Osiris
was the last ruler of Egypt before
historical times and the human
pharaohs came to rule. Osiris became
the benevolent god of the dead,
preparing the afterlife for his loyal
worshippers. Osiris's wife Isis was
believed to teach humanity, the arts of
medicine and the principles of
domestication. She was also a
powerful sorceress who was able to
bring Osiris back to life after he had
been murdered and dismembered by
his jealous younger brother Seth. Seth
was the god of evil and destruction,
who sought to rule Heliopolis himself,
and murdered Osiris in order to do so.
His wife Mephthus, daughter of Geb
and sister of Isis, was also a goddess of
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the dead but was not evil like her
husband. Nephthus had no offspring
with Seth, but bore Osiris a son,
Anubis.
Anubis invented funeral rites and
mummy wrappings, and although it
was Isis' magic that rose Osiris from
the dead, her magic would have been
useless had Anubis not specially
prepared Osiris' body. Osiris and Isis
had a son, Horus the god of the sun.
Horus was also instrumental in helping
raise his father from the dead after
Seth's treachery. Upon resurrection,
Osiris dispatched his son Horus to find
Seth to make him pay for his
treachery. Eventually Horus
encountered Seth and their
cataclysmic clash lasted centuries.
Seth finally got the upper hand over
his nephew and Seth used his power
to seal Horus, Isis, and Osiris within a
pyramid on Earth. There they
remained until the Twentieth Century
when Odin, then lord of the gods of
Asgard, assumed the guise of Atum-
Re, an aspect of the first of the gods,
in order to free them. Odin's son Thor
aided the Heliopolitans in vanquishing
Seth.
While Osiris, Isis, and Horus were
imprisoned, the moon god Thoth, who
had served as Osiris's grand vizier,
became head of the Heliopolitan
pantheon. Thoth was believed to be a
later son of Nun, the primordial chaos,
which would make him a brother to
Atum. Still, he came along much later
than Atum and appears to be a
contemporary of Osiris. After each
generation of Heliopolitan gods
retired from earthly rule, they
traveled to the dimension of the
celestial Heliopolis to live out eternity.
Beginning with the rule of Thoth,
however, all of the gods moved to the
otherdimensional realm, to traffic
with the Earth no more. When Osiris
returned, Thoth gave up the throne to
his mentor. The gods of Heliopolis
have remained in the
extradimensional realm since, having
little traffic with Earth. Like most races
of gods, they are believed to be mere
figments of myth by most of
humanity.
Relationships to Other Pantheons:
The Egyptian deities actually comprise
several groups, most of which inhabit
the dimension of Celestial Heliopolis.
The largest of this group, and best
known, is the Ennead (aka
Heliopolitans). Other Egyptian
pantheons include the Heliopolitans’
progenitors, the Ogodoad; and the
Orisha, gods of Wakanda that
variously inhabit Celestial Heliopolis,
Orun (see African Pantheon section)
or the earthly nation of Wakanda. As
inhabitants of Celestial Heliopolis, all
of the above interact with one another
frequently. Aside from the Olympians
and Asgardians, the Ennead is
probably the pantheon most
frequently appearing in the multiverse
of Marvel Comics.
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Due to their cultural, and earthly
geographical proximity, the Egyptian
gods historically have had close
contact with both the Vodu (African
pantheon) and Annunaki (the
Mesopotamian pantheon, many of the
demons and other infernal entities of
who were feared and worshipped by
the Egyptians). Because of Egypt’s
history of interaction with other
civilizations of Classical antiquity, they
also have had close relationships with
the Olympians. In modern times, the
Ennead has been on friendly terms
with the Asgardians, who have
assisted them on occasion.
Presumably, the Egyptian gods have
had contacts with the gods of the
Hyborian era as well.
Typical Egyptian Deity:
This profile applies to both the
Heliopolitans and the Ogodoad.

F RM (30) Health: 250

A RM (30)
S IN (40) Karma: 320
E SHX (150)
R IN (40) Resources: AM
I RM (30)
P SHY (250) Popularity: 20

Known Powers:
Longevity: CL1000; The Egyptian gods
are extremely long-lived, but not
immortal like the Olympians; they age
Invulnerability, or some combination headed Egyptian gods may have
at an extremely slow rate upon
thereof. The ranks specific to each natural weapons and abilities
reaching adulthood.
individual will vary; the powers below comparable to the animals upon
represent an average Heliopolitan’s which they are based.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
ability:
work together to resurrect another
Talents: The Egyptian gods will have
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
Regeneration: RM ability Talents that relate to their sphere of
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
influence, which can often be quite
three deities and expenditure of all
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, specialized. Stonemasonry, Sculpting,
Karma; may be performed once per
Shooting, and Force attacks Architecture, and skilled
day.
craftsmanship are held in high regard.
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, General citizens of Heliopolis will
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at nearly all have Agriculture. Warriors
allows one to understand, speak, and
CL1000 will be trained in the use of Bronze
write in all languages. If addressing
Age-level weaponry such as swords
speakers of more than one language,
Telepathy: Most Heliopolitans have and bows.
each will understand the deity’s
the ability to speak directly into a
language in his or her native language.
person's mind at Excellent (20) ability. Equipment: All equipment, including
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
armor and weaponry, resembles that
and otherdimensional languages as
Many of the Heliopolitans have a used in Ancient Egypt; consult the
well as Earth tongues.
human appearance, but a good Player’s Book for appropriate
portion of them have humanoid statistics. In some cases their statistics
A number of the Ennead also
appearances with the heads of may be higher than average, such as
demonstrate some form of
animals native to ancient Egypt (lions, with items that are magically
Regeneration, Body Resistance,
serpents, birds, and so on). Animal- enchanted.

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Egyptian Gods
Anubis
F AM (50) Health: 300
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 290
E SHX (150)
R IN (40) Resources: SH-Z
I AM (50)
P SHY (200) Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Anpu
Occupation: God of funerals,
mummification, and the afterlife;
death-god
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Nubis (Stygian
name), Lord of Death and Rebirth, The
Jackal-God, the Jackal, Sekhem Em
Pet, Sekhem Taui
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Qadesh; (ex-wife);
Anput (wife); Osiris (father); Nephthys
(mother); Upuaut (son); Qebehet
(daughter); Bata (brother); Horus,
Anhur, Neper, Min (half-brothers); KNOWN POWERS Energy Manipulation: Unearthly (100)
Hatmehyt (sister-in-law), Geb Invulnerability to Disease: Anubis has ability to manipulate energy for a
(grandfather); Nut (grandmother); CL1000 resistance to Disease. variety of stunts:
Seth (uncle); Isis (aunt, foster mother); Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can • Plasma Generation: Anubis can
Bes, Khonshu, Khnum, Montu, Ptah, communicate in all the languages of project Amazing (50) intensities
Shu, Sobek (great-granduncles); Bast, the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and plasma from his eyes.
Sekhmet (Hathor), Seshat, Tefnut alien languages. • Regeneration: 10 health per round.
(great-grandaunts) Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year • Dimensional Travel: Monstrous (75)
Base of Operations: Court of Anubis for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis, ability to transverse dimensional
Past Group Affiliations: None he can be killed normally. barriers
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead Body Resistance: Amazing (50) vs. • Temporarily augmenting his
Physical and Energy. Fighting or Strength to Unearthly

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 (100) for D10 rounds with no health
increase.
• Resurrection / Self-Revival:
Unearthly (100) ability to return
others and himself to life. Anubis
doesn't resurrect others without
reason.
Telepathy: Anubis can speak directly
into a person's mind at Excellent (20)
ability.
EQUIPMENT
Pike of Anubis: This Class 1000 Uru-like
material staff with a spike on one end
and a weapon catcher on the other,
inflicts Unearthly (100) edged
damage.
• Anubis can emit and focus his
energy emission powers
through the pike.
Transportation: At least in the past,
Anubis traveled in a funerary canoe
which he could levitate and travel
through the air to carry the shades
("souls") of the dead into the afterlife.
Today, despite his powers to teleport,
he owns a number of small planes
which he considers his toys to play
with in the world of mortals. Statistics
for his funerary canoe are:
Control: EX Speed: SHX
Body: SHX Protection: EX
PETS
Khet: Anubis is sometimes seen with
his leopard familiar, Khet.
F A S E R I P was light with kindness, Anubis would
Ex Rm Ex In Pr Ty Gd
Health: 110 Karma: 20
Khet shares a psychic link with Anubis
at Amazing rank, understands all
forms of verbal communication, and
moves at 3 areas/round. He attacks as
Edged damage.
Talents: Weapon Specialist: Pike,
Occult Lore, Heliopolitan History, Lore
and Trivia. Mummification and
Funeral rites
Contacts: Ennead
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Anubis is often depicted as guiding
individuals across the threshold from
the world of the living to the afterlife.
His temperament is unpredictable,
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alternately appearing either as
vengeful and violent or helpful and
wise. He generally expects mortals to
do his bidding and may anger if they
refuse.
HISTORY
Anubis was born from the union of
Osiris with his brother Set's wife
Nephthys. As Nubis, he was worshiped
in Stygia. As a god of the dead, he was
not only he associated with
mummification, but also was
responsible for judgement. The
Egyptians believed that after death,
the deceased’s heart was given to
Anubis, who weighed it together with
the Feather of Truth. If the heart was
heavier than the feather, Ammit, the
lion-god, ate the heart. If the heart
take the soul into a boat crossing the
Nile to the underworld, to live an
eternal afterlife.
According to one myth, he was sired
through the trickery of the
treacherous Nephthys over her
brother Osiris, and was abandoned by
his mother at birth, being raised
instead by Osiris' sister-wife Isis. As he
grew, Anubis followed his father who
became pharaoh by conquering the
world.
In ancient times on the seventeenth
day of the month of Hathor, during the
twenty-eighth year of Osiris' reign,
Seth killed Osiris and overthrew Osiris
as pharaoh. After this, Anubis
invented mummification as a means
of preserving his father's body for
restoration back to life. He also
showed the mummification process to
the Egyptians as a means of preserving
their dead.
During one of his absences, Anubis'
wife, Qadesh, the goddess of sin,
attempted to seduce Anubis' brother,
Bata, the bull-god. Refused by him,
she screamed rape, and Anubis
pursued his brother as far as the Nile
where Bata insisted on his innocence.
Finally believing him, Anubis turned
around and slew his wife. While under
the protection of Khnemu, the god of
the Nile, Bata called upon Ammon-Ra
for a wife of his own. Ammon-Ra
instructed Khnemu, his son, to give his
own daughter Hatmehyt as a wife to
the bull-god. She, however, turned
out to be unfaithful and showed Bata's
enemies how to defeat him. Anubis
subsequently found his brother's body
and restored him to life. In one
version of this story, a pine tree had
sprung up from where Bata was
buried. Anubis tricked Hatmehyt into
swallowing a splinter from the tree
and Bata sprang forth from, killing her
in the process.
When Osiris returned as a god of
death and of resurrection, Anubis, as
well as the god Ap-uat, became a
guide over funerary rites and was
responsible for carrying souls from the
underworld to Osiris' heavenly
kingdom.
Some three-thousand years ago,
N'Kantu was the warrior-chieftain of
the Swarili tribe in Africa. During the
reign of Pharaoh Aramemnisu (Aram-
Set), Egyptian warriors enslaved the
Swarili and forced them to build
temples to the Pharaoh. N'Kantu led a
revolt against his new masters and
personally slew Aram-Set inside of his
own temple. As punishment for this
insurrection, Aram-Set's wizard,
Nephrus, used science and sorcery to
transform N'Kantu into a living
mummy. The temple collapsed upon
them leaving N'Kantu buried beneath
the Egyptian sands for millennia.
Having wandered the Earth for several
years, The Living Mummy returned to
the land of his birth and used the
mystical Orb of Ra to resurrect
Nephrus. He asked Nephrus to undo
the treatment that has kept him alive,
so that he may finally know peace.
Nephrus was unable to comply, citing
that he never developed a means for
reversing the process. Anubis
appeared before them and made a
request of N'Kantu. He has the power
to grant him a final death, but first he
required service. As a god, Anubis's
strength relies on the power of souls,
so N'Kantu would need to acquire
fresh souls for him, even if such an act
means committing murder. N'Kantu
agreed, but vowed that he would only
take the lives of evil beings.
After being questioned by the police
regarding the death of his neighbor
Michael Traine, Daimon Hellstrom and
Saripha Thames joined Amilia Sefton
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in a gathering at the office of Brain
Anderson. They were all suddenly
psychically attacked by Anubis, which
Daimon managed to ward off.
Afterwards he returned home and got
a call from real estate agent Silas
Warden who told him that he might
have found a home for Daimon that
suits his needs. While investigating the
site of Thame's death, Daimon was
attacked by the killer, a being known
as Mindstar. During the fight Daimon
tried to use his Darksoul, however
Mindstar would take Amilia hostage.
This would give Daimon enough pause
for Mindstar to use his powers to
make Daimon believe his trident was
painful to the touch. Although unable
to touch his weapon, Daimon was able
to command it mentally and have it
blast Mindstar. Later that day, Daimon
would go to visit the home picked out
for him by Warden. There he would be
attacked by illusions of demons and
undines. He would then fall through a
dimensional pit and be confronted by
Mindstar, who welcomed Daimon to
the Court of Anubis. Battling Mindstar
in the Court of Anubis, Daimon
learned that Mindstar was really the
real estate agent Silas Warden. During
their battle Anubis appeared and
accused Mindstar of betrayal. Anubis
sent his agent, a transformed Brett
Carson, to stop Mindstar. Daimon and
Mindstar formed a truce, and
continued to battle Anubis and his
minion. Anubis revealed to Daimon
that he orchestrated events in the
hopes of getting control of Daimon's
Darksoul. Trying to free Mindstar from
Carson, Daimon only succeeded in
sending them all through a portal into
Anubis' Palace of Death and Rebirth.
There the battle would end with
Mindstar and Carson being restored to
human forms, and Anubis sending
them all back to Earth.

Anubis was later present when

Phobos (Alexander Aaron), son of
Ares, was found worthy by the Council
of Godheads to be a god. Later still,
Anubis called in a favor with Moon
Knight to help dogs in NYC controlled
by a madman to attack rich people;
Moon Knight freed the dogs and told
one of them to tell his master that
Khonshu would protect them and to
tell his master that they were even.

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Amon-Ra / Atum the God-
Eater
F SHX (150) Health: 400
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 1095
E SHX (150)
R EX (20) Resources: varies
I MN (75)
P C1000 Popularity: varies

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Atum
Occupation: Slayer of gods and
demons, Egyptian creator-god, god of
sun and fertility; former ruler of the
Ogdoad and Ennead
Legal Status: Cosmic being
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Demogorge,
the God-Eater, the Primal Slayer,
Ammon Ra, Ra, Amun, Amun-Ra, Aten,
Aton, Atum-Re
Place of Birth: Earth
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Demiurge (father);
Gaea (mother); Bast, Sobek, Sekhmet,
Shu (offspring); Montu (son through
Amaunet); Khonshu (son through
Amaunet or adopted son); Bes, Ptah
(possible sons through Amaunet);
Half-brother to Gaea's other children, KNOWN POWERS Absorption Power: Class 1000 ability
including Thor, etc. Flight: Remarkable (225 mph) in air; to absorb the powers and Abilities of
Base of Operations: Mobile Class 5000 (light speed) in space. each of Atum's victims. The victim's
Past Group Affiliations: Ogdoad, God FASERIP scores are added to Atum's
Squad Light Generation: Class 1000 own ranks. When the first such act
Present Group Affiliations: Elder occurs, Atum is transformed into the
Gods, Gods of Earth, Ennead Heat Generation: Class 1000 Demogorge.

Plasma Generation: Class 1000

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Demogorge
Alter Ego: Upon the use of the
Absorption Power, Atum undergoes a
physical transformation into Demo-
gorge. In this form he has wings, grey
skin, and increased power. Initial
transformation takes 3 turns. When
the battle is won, Demogorge casts off
his excess power and reverts to his
original form. This takes 3 turns as
well.
F A S E R I P
ShZ Un ShX ShZ Ex Mn Cl3000
Health: 1250 Karma: 3095
Resources: Varies Popularity: Varies

Talents: None time, the Elder Gods degenerated and

Contacts: Gaea
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Atum will only come to Earth if Gaea
or life itself is threatened. Even then,
he must be summoned by a FEAT of
Shift Y intensity. This can be a magical
spell, psionic power, or other means
EQUIPMENT as determined by the Judge.
Funeral Barge: In his aspect as Ra,
Atum “dies” every day at sundown HISTORY
and the barge takes his sarcophagus to Billions of years ago, shortly after the
Duat. formation of the Earth, the Demiurge,
Control: PR Speed: SHX (Air, the sentient life force of Earth's
Dimensional Travel) biosphere, seeded the young planet
Body: C1000 Protection: IN with its essence, creating a race of
Elder Gods, the foremost of which
were Chthon, Set, and Gaea. Over
turned into demons, warring with one
another and struggling for power and
influence. Gaea, who had not been
corrupted, feared for the safety of the
new life brewing within the Earth's
oceans. She went to the Demiurge and
asked it to conceive in her a means in
which to vanquish the demons. She
entered the depths of the Earth and
gave birth to Atum, the first of a race
of new gods. Atum went around the
Earth, slaying the demons and
absorbing their energy, taking on a
monstrous appearance and becoming
Demogorge, the God-Eater in the
process. Upon completing his task,
Atum took to the skies, released the
energy stored within his body, and
retreated into the sun.

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Having determined the dinosaurs to
be an evolutionary dead end, Gaea
shifted her focus to mammals and
allowed the dinosaurs to die out. Set,
who derived his power from them,
sent dinosaurs to attack every
mammal on Earth in retaliation.
Desperate, Gaea summoned Atum to
protect her and her mammals.
Emerging from the sun at faster than
light speed, Atum flew directly into
Set's head, decapitating him. The vast
amount of energy given off by Set
caused Atum to become the
Demogorge once again. Set survived
the attack and replaced the head he
lost with two. Demogorge and Set
continued their battle for the next
million years and by the end of it, Set
grew seven heads and all the
dinosaurs were dead. Weakened, Set
fled into his own dimension. His job
done, Demogorge reverted to Atum
and once more returned to the sun.
Eventually, Atum returned to Earth
and took the aspect of Ammon Ra. As
Ra, Atum sired the Ennead, gods
worshiped in ancient Egypt and other
parts of Africa. In about 1,000 A.D., Ra
attended a gathering of the Council of
Godheads to discuss the coming of the
Celestials' Third Host. In Ancient
Egypt, Ra was said to make a daily
journey across the sky in his funeral
barque under the protection of the
serpent god Mehen; in the Marvel
Universe, Mehen appears to be absent
from this role.
In recent years, Atum was raised again Mjolnir and escaped back to Earth
as the Demogorge by an assembly of through a portal.
death gods composed of Ahpuch,
Ereshkigal, Pluto, Seth, Yama,
Mephisto and Hela who intended to
expand and merge their realms. Thor,
Indra, Tawa, Apollo, Shango, and
Quetzalcoatl were sent to defeat it.
Atum was later contacted by Thor to
aid Earth's heroes in a battle against
the returning Set. Thor fought Atum
and forced his transformation into
Demogorge. As Demogorge, Atum
defeated Set once again and then
returned to the sun.
During the Skrull invasion of Earth,
Atum joined the God Squad at the
behest of Athena to fight the Skrull
gods. He consumed the Skrull goddess
Sl'gyr't, but Sl'gur't contained the
essence of countless gods, which
overloaded the Demogorge and
caused him to unexpectedly explode.
His spine was later used by Snowbird
to kill the Skrull god Kly'bn.
Thor and two other gods again
encountered Atum as the Demogorge
during a trip through a placed beyond
time and space where forgotten gods
went to after they die and were
consumed by Demogorge. Thor and
his allies were swallowed by the
Demogorge and fought their way
through a graveyard where the gods
Demogorge consumed were forever
trapped in tendrils that clouded their
minds. Thor eventually defeated the
Demogorge by striking his heart with
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Bast
F AM (50) Health: 640
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 625
E SHZ (500)
R AM (40) Resources: SHZ
I IN (40)
P SHZ (500) Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Bast
Occupation: God of pleasure, poetry,
dance, cats, and music; War god;
Patron goddess of Wakanda and
Wakandans; Cat God of Egypt;
Protector and ruler of Lower Egypt
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Baast-Hathor,
Ubasti, Bubastis, Cat God, Cat
Goddess, Lady of the East, Panther
God, Panther Goddess, Panther-Spirit, Past Group Affiliations: God Squad, Animal Transformation: Bast can turn
She of Sun and the Moon, Devouring Fantastic Four into a giant panther, a panther hybrid,
One, Bastet, numerous others Present Group Affiliations: Ennead, or cat-headed human.
Place of Birth: Celestial Heliopolis Orishas
Marital Status: Single Enhanced Senses (all): Unearthly (100)
Known Relatives: Neith (Gaea, KNOWN POWERS enhanced senses.
grandmother); Nun (Demiurge, Invulnerability to Disease: Bast has
grandfather); Ammon Ra (Atum, CL1000 resistance to Disease. Tracking: Unearthly (100) ability to
father); Thoth (uncle); Shu, Sobek track by scent, across dimensions,
(Crocodile God), Sekhmet (Lion God) Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can continents and through space.
(brothers); Tefnut, K’liluna (sisters); communicate in all the languages of
Khonshu (half-brother); Hathor (half- the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and Infravision: Unearthly (100) ability to
sister); Mahes (Apedemak) (son); Geb, alien languages. see in the dark.
Nut (nephew and niece), Osiris, Seth
(grandnephews); Isis, Nephthys Longevity: She only ages 1 year for Claws: Bast has claws that are of
(grandnieces); Anubis, Horus (great- every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis, she Unearthly (100) material and inflict
grand-nephews); numerous others can be killed normally. Unearthly (100) edged damage.
Base of Operations: Spirit World

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Body Resistance: Monstrous (75) vs.
Physical and Energy.
Regeneration: Bast can recover 15
health per round.
Power Enhancement: To those chosen
to be the Black Panther, she bestows a
fraction of her powers through the
Heart Shaped Herb of Wakanda.
Telepathy: Like most Heliopolitans,
Bast has the ability to speak directly
into a person's mind at Excellent (20)
ability.
Teleport: Unearthly (100) ability to
teleport and travel across dimensions
as needed.
Talents: Dancing, Musical
instruments, Poetry, Occult lore,
Heliopolitan History, Lore and Trivia.
Contacts: Ennead
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Bast is still worshipped and is actually
one of the more powerful Ennead due
to the fact that the Wakandians still
worship her. She is an even-headed
goddess and treats her enemies as
prey and her friends as potential
enemies. Only her worshippers truly
matter to her.
HISTORY
Bast is one the eldest of the Ennead,
the child of Ra himself. As early as
10,000 BC Bast was worshiped as a
god, granting power to worshipers
and descendants. The Children of Bast
dwelled in the mountain top city
Bastet, existing as panthers but
becoming human via the magical Eye
of Bast gem until its theft. 10,000
years ago in in what would one day be
known as Wakanda was home to a
collection of primitive human tribes. It
was during this time a massive
meteorite made of a sound and
energy absorbing mineral, which
would later be known as vibranium
crashed to Earth. One of the tribes, led
by Bashenga, its mightiest warrior,
decided to investigate, believing this
to be a gift from the gods. When they
reached the crater, they found that
the material vibrated and decided it
would be useful to forge into
weapons. However, the radiation the
meteorite gave off also had a side
effect, turning some of the tribesmen
into "Demon Spirits". Bashenga
prayed to the "Panther God" to give
him the strength to defeat these
demons, becoming the first "Black
Panther" and uniting the tribes to
form the nation of Wakanda. His
lineage would later rule the country
for centuries. As the pharaohs took
rule over Egypt, many gods moved to
Celestial Heliopolis, while Bast
adopted a realm bordering Heliopolis
and Ala (home of Africa's gods, the
Vodu), the Spirit World. Bast inherited
Ra's life-giving solar heat, while his
sibling Sekhmet inherited his fiery,
destructive fury; both siblings had
male and female forms. In Egypt, Bast
was worshiped primarily in the city of
Bubastis as a goddess of pleasure,
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dancing and music and it became a
pious custom to bury mummified cats
within Bast's sanctuaries. Bast
protected men against diseases and
evil spirits. The goddess received
greater regard in 952 BC when
Pharaoh Sheshonk elevated Bubastis
to prominence within a kingdom. An
unidentified sorcerer created the Claw
of Bast, a powerful artifact using Bast's
power to restore the sick or dead, it
also empowered its wielder.
Employed seven times before
Egyptian leader Khafre had it broken
into fragments in 2,500 BC.
During World War II when Wakanda
was attacked by Col. Fritz Klaue, the
then-chieftain Chanda escaped into
the jungle and consumed the Heart-
Shaped Herb. In a vision he spoke to
the Panther god. But as he recovered
he was attacked by an actual panther.
Chanda killed it and wore its skin as a
symbol to defeat the invader. The
Claw of Bast was reassembled in the
twentieth century by Reed Richards,
Francesca Fisher, and Victor von
Doom, but it crumbled after being
used to defeat the Sphinx and heal
Reed's ailing mentor, Professor van
Nuys. After the death of T'Chaka the
next in line to the throne T'Challa
defeated his uncle T'Shan the current
Black Panther and taking a Heart-
Shaped Herb to link him to Bast, the
Panther God, the herb also enhanced
him which made him almost
superhuman as T'Challa became the
new Black Panther, leader of the
Panther Clan, and King of Wakanda.
Bast later blessed a man from the
african nation of Azania with the
powers of the Panther God. T'Challa in
turn lost his powers and was forced to
confront the panther man. He
revealed than Bast took T'Challa's
powers away as he had not helped to
people of Azania. The two battled in
the Techno Organic Jungle and he was
able to use one of his traps to restrain
him and he returned to normal. Bast
confronted T'Challa, knocking him
aside, when T'Challa finally admitted
he had not done enough and would
dedicate his time to help the people.
Bast returned his powers telling him
he had past the test. Bast came to
T'Challa's aid when the Demon;
Mephisto attempted to buy his soul in
exchange for the lives of the people of
Wakanda. He agreed but it was a trick
as Mephisto was transported to Bast's
realm were he was overwhelmed by
the souls that were connected to the
"Panther God". Bast met with T'Challa
and his new bride Storm in the spirit
realm. She judged her worthy as the
queen of Wakanda. Psycho-Man
created an illusion in Black Panther's
mind of the Panther God, but he knew
it was a fake and broke free of the
trap. When T'Challa was possessed by
the Shadow King, Storm prayed to the
Panther God and convinced her to
prove to the Wakandan people that
Storm in the rightful ruler. After she
prayed, several panthers came from
around the city, walk through the
army, and bow to Storm. The army
dropped their guns and bowed to their
queen.
Following the attack on the life of King
T'Challa, the country of Wakanda was
thrown into uproar. Shuri, sister to
T’Challa and Princess of the country,
had been chosen to prepare for
judgment before the Panther God,
with the hope that she would be
acceptable and worthy to take the
mantle of Black Panther. The Panther
God found Shuri unworthy of the
mantle due to her self-centered sense
of entitlement. She was deemed
arrogant and jealous of her brother’s
accomplishments as the Black
Panther. Shuri was dismissed to
ponder her future as she would never
be allowed to follow in her brother’s
footsteps. Doctor Doom ruler of
Latveria planned an invasion of
Wakanda to take the Vibranium to
help in his conquest of the planet. He
traveled in spirit form to speak with
the Panther God and was able to
convince her through many examples
and even allowing the god to stare
deep within his soul. Bast saw all his
crimes but she recognized he only did
this for his cause in which the world
would be a better place under his rule.
Bast agreed and would allow him to
take the Vibranium. Bast heroically
sacrificed herself holding off hordes of
Japanese demons from Yomi to buy
the God Squad enough time to flee the
realm of the Japanese deities, during
the climax of the Chaos War. Not long
after Rahne Sinclair returned to X-
Factor pregnant with Hrimhari's
unborn child, Bastet was drawn to
New York City along with many other
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animalistic demons and gods. Her
ultimate goal for the child remains
unclear, but it seemed to not care
about attacking and killing others to
get to the child.
When She-Hulk and Spider-Man
attended an Egyptian exhibit
sponsored by She-Hulk’s law firm, She-
Hulk was allowed to wear a replica of
Bast’s necklace. The two heroes then
foiled an attempted theft of the
original statue of Bast. Bast then
communicated with She-Hulk through
the statue and She-Hulk found herself
with a cat’s tail. Wanting answers,
She-Hulk went to find the thieves but
instead found that the museum had
been overrun by cats. Spider-Man
realized that she must take off the
necklace to get rid of the cats and
takes it off of her, not realizing that it
was a replica. Suddenly, all of the cats
merged together to form Bastet, the
cat goddess, who wanted She-Hulk to
serve her to protect the world. To get
rid of her, Spider-Man put on a cow
mask and pretended to be Sobek, the
servant of Neith, Goddess of War and
Hunting. Bastet fell for the ruse and
left. Bast was later confronted by
T'Challa to beg the goddess to return
his powers so he could protect his
people. She decided against this and
allowed Shuri to remain as queen of
Wakanda, while T’Challa would rule
the city of Necropolis, the city of the
dead. From that day on, he became a
new Black Panther.
Bes
F AM (50) Health: 280
A IN (40)
S IN (40) Karma: 350
E SHX (150)
R AM (40) Resources: SHZ
I SHX (150)
P SHX (150) Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Bes
Occupation: God of luck and
probability
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Dwarf-God
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Ammon Ra
(possible father); Amaunet (possible
mother); Khonshu, Montu, Ptah
(possible brothers); Tawaret (wife)
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead Body Resistance: Incredible (40) vs. Telepathy: Bes has the ability to speak
Physical and Energy. directly into a person's mind at
KNOWN POWERS Excellent (20) ability.
Invulnerability to Disease: Bes has Regeneration: Bes can recover 15
CL1000 resistance to Disease. health per round. Talents: Occult Lore, Heliopolitan
History, Lore and Trivia.
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can Ultimate Skill: Unearthly (100)
communicate in all the languages of knowledge as the patron god of Art, Contacts: Ennead
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and Music and Children.
alien languages. ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Probability Manipulation: Bes can Short of stature and a giant in
Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year exert Shift-Y (200) control over personality, Bes is beloved by children,
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis, probabile outcomes favoring both musicians, artists and warriors.
he can be killed normally. good and bad luck as he sees fit.

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HISTORY
Bes is a member of the Ennead, an
extra-dimensional race of beings once
worshiped by the people of Ancient
Egypt, and the god of luck and
probability. He was possibly the
brother of Khonshu and Montu, sons
of Ammon-Ra and Amaunet, as was
Ptah.
Bes met the Earth Force when they
tricked Grog into taking them to Seth's
dimension. But Seth had already
begun his assault of Asgard itself, and
Balder had no choice but to use the
Celestial Siphon to drain Thor’’s
powers into himself, leaving Thor
helpless before Grog and Seth's army.
Thor, Hogun, Black Knight, Earth Lord
and Skyhawk were all trapped inside
the Black Pyramid being tortured by
Grog. Whilst imprisoned they meet a Thor battle Surtur across time and
shadowy figure. They fought their way space. Karnilla rescued Balder before
through the Black Pyramid. They Seth’s final blow could be struck, and
found that the secret to Seth's power he convinced her to help Asgard.
was he had imprisoned Bes, forcing Meanwhile, Odin fought Seth, and
him to bend luck to his side. Bes led with the help of the cursed Black
Thor to an astonishing discovery, the Knight, the serpent god was defeated.
imprisoned Odin. Earth Force was restored by the
Egyptian gods and returned to Earth.
In Asgard, the forces of life and the
forces of death clashed in fierce
combat. Seth challenged Balder to
single combat, and of course, cheated.
Balder fell and the power of Thor
returned to him. The manacles holding
Odin were really power dampeners,
hiding his presence from Surtur. Odin
imparted all his power to Thor to fight
the fire demon when he arrived.
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Geb Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
communicate in all the languages of
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
F RM (30) Health: 610 alien languages.
A RM (30)
S AM (50) Karma: 625 Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year
E SHZ (500) for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
R MN (75) Resources: SHZ he can be killed normally.
I AM (50)
P SHZ (500) Popularity: 50 Body Resistance: Remarkable (30) vs.
Physical and Energy.
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Geb Earth Animation: Geb has Class 1000
Occupation: God of earth, former ability to manipulate all forms of Earth
pharaoh
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis Telepathy: Like most Heliopolitans,
Identity: No dual identity Geb has the ability to speak directly
Other Known Aliases: Keb, Kenken- into a person's mind at Excellent
wer ("the Great Cackler"), Qeb, Seb, ability.
Sham-ur or Suti (names for the soul of
Geb) Talents: Earth Science, Occult Lore, and Odin. Thor pleaded to Odin to
Place of Birth: Heliopolis Heliopolitan History, Lore and Trivia. remember who he really was. Not
Marital Status: Married Atum-Re, not Orrin, but Odin, All-
Known Relatives: Shu (father); Tefnut Contacts: Ennead Father of Asgard, but to no avail. The
(mother); Nut (sister/wife); Osiris, Egyptian gods agreed to free Odin if
Seth (sons); Isis, Nephthys ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Thor would help them fight Seth, and
(daughters); Nun, Kuk, Huk (uncles); Geb is a semi-retired God who is either Thor had no choice but to agree. They,
Amaunet, Naunet, Kauket, Heket the father or grandfather to most of along with Jane, traveled to Heliopolis
(aunts); Atum-Ra (grandfather); Gaea the current Heliopolitans. where they were attacked by Seth and
(grandmother, alias Neith); Khepri, his legions. During the battle, Jane's
Sokar, Selkhet, Satis, Khonshu, Bes, HISTORY pleas to Odin caused him to awake,
Ptah, Montu (cousins); Horus Geb was a member of the Ennead, an and strike, causing Seth to lose his
(grandson) extra-dimensional race of beings once hand. Thor battled Surtur across time
Base of Operations: Heliopolis worshipped by the people of Ancient and space. Karnilla rescued Balder
Past Group Affiliations: None Egypt. Seth imprisoned the Gods of before Seth’s final blow could be
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead Heliopolis within a pyramid so that he struck, and he convinced her to help
could rule the heavens and the Asgard. Meanwhile, Odin fought Seth,
KNOWN POWERS underworld. Geb and his fellow gods and with the help of the cursed Black
Invulnerability to Disease: Geb has remained buried in that pyramid for Knight, the serpent god was defeated.
CL1000 resistance to Disease. thousands of years, until Seth came Earth Force was restored by the
into conflict with the Asgardians, Thor Egyptian gods and returned to Earth.

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Grog the God-Slayer
F AM (50) Health: 185
A GD (10)
S AM (50) Karma: 56
E MN (75)
R TY (6) Resources: SHZ
I RM (30)
P EX (20) Popularity: -10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Grog
Occupation: General of Seth’s armies
Legal Status: Heliopolitan
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Surtur
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Celestial
Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: Seth and
Seth’s armies
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Grog has
Class 1000 resistance to Disease.

Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can

Plasma Generation: Grog can EQUIPMENT
communicate in all the languages of
generate Amazing (50) plasma blasts Power Lance: The lance is made of
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
at will. Shift-Y (200) materials. Grog can
alien languages.
channel his Plasma, magnifying them
Telepathy: Like most Heliopolitans, with Seth's power so that they are of
Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year
Geb has the ability to speak directly Shift-X (150) intensity, and are magical
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
into a person's mind at Excellent (20) in nature. These blastS have a 4-area
he can be killed normally.
ability. range.
Body Resistance: Amazing (50) vs.
Physical and Energy.

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Talents: Martial Arts B. Leadership,
Occult lore, Heliopolitan History, Lore
and Trivia
Contacts: Grog is the second-in-
command of Seth's forces, and could
call on them for aid.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Grog is enthusiastic about Seth, and
honestly tries his best to advance
Seth's goals. He is dishonorable,
conniving, and deceitful when it suits
his purposes, affronted if anyone
questions his godly honor at other
times. Grog is vicious and vindictive.
HISTORY
Grog is a loyal follower of the Egyptian
God of Death, Seth, Grog led his
armies to assassinate the Asgardian
God of Thunder, Thor after his return
to Earth. On the Avengers floating
headquarters called Hydrobase, Grog,
and a horde of soldiers, made their
first strike. Thor was aided by his
comrades, the Captain and the Black
Knight, and the three of them
managed to defeat Grog and all of
Seth’s men. Grog was carted off to the
Vault by the Black Knight, but he
would soon be free again. After a
second attempt, by Seth, to take the
life of Thor by creating a group of
super humans called Earth Force, Thor
went to the Vault to question Grog of
his master’s whereabouts. Not alone,
Thor traveled with fellow Asgardian
Hogun the Grim, the Black Knight, and
the reformed Earth Force, but Grog
was not intimidated by the forces that
massed against him. Once freed from was he who met his demise when
his shackles, Grog summoned a portal Surtur used the remains of the Black
back to the territory of Seth and Pyramid as a weapon against the
escaped his foes. Thor had planned on mighty Thor. Throwing the citadel at
Grog's escape in order to follow him Thor, the Black Pyramid was
into the realm of death so he could destroyed by Thor’s mallet, Mjolnir,
face the Death god, but Grog had been leaving Grog and his remaining forces
ready for Thor and his allies by having to be crushed inside.
a welcoming party ready to greet his
enemies once they were through the He somehow survived, and escaped
portal. The heroes fought valiantly, the black pyramid. He would later
but were ultimately overwhelmed by attempt to get revenge on Thor when
Seth’s troops. Thor, too, fell before his he was exiled for killing his
enemies when Balder the Brave, grandfather, Bor along with other
summoned Thor’s powers back to servants of Set, but was actually killed
Asgard to help defend the Golden City in the battle this time.
against another wave of Seth’s
unrelenting attack. Grog reveled in his
triumph over the Thunder God. The
victory was short-lived, however,
because with the seeming death of
Balder came the return of Thor’s
powers. Thor wasted no time in
dispatching his foe and damaging the
stronghold of Seth, the Black Pyramid.
Grog, now bound and at the mercy of
his captors, knew the fortress better
than his enemies and got away using a
secret door in the pyramid’s corridors.
However, he soon returned with
reinforcements to crush Thor once
and for all. His strategy did not go as
planned for the combined might of the
Asgardians, Earth Force, the Black
Knight, and the other Egyptian gods
proved to be too much for Grog and
his men. Unwilling to admit defeat,
Grog resurfaced for the final time as
Surtur, the fire demon, battled Thor.
He shouted boasts of his recovery and
his opponents’ inevitable defeat, but it
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Horus KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Horus has
CL1000 resistance to Disease.
F MN (75) Health: 250
A MN (75) Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
S AM (50) Karma: 180 communicate in all the languages of
E AM (50) the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
R IN (40) Resources: UN alien languages.
I IN (40)
P UN (75) Popularity: 20 Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
BACKGROUND he can be killed normally.
Real Name: Horus
Occupation: God of the sun; former Body Resistance: Unearthly (100) vs.
Pharaoh of Egypt Physical and Energy.
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Secret Energy Manipulation: Unearthly (100)
Other Known Aliases: The Falcon ability to manipulate energy for a
God, Hor, Horos, Har, Heru ("Distant variety of stunts:
One"), Ra-Herakhty, Haroeris, • Light Generation: Horus can project
Harpocrates, Herachte, Harendotes, Amazing (50) intensities of light at
Harmachis, Hermertri, Harsaphes, will.
Hor-Hekeru, Horhekenu • Temporarily augmenting his
Place of Birth: Heliopolis Fighting or Strength to Unearthly
Marital Status: Married (100) for D10 rounds with no health
Known Relatives: Atum (great great- increase.
grandfather); Shu (great-grandfather); • Paralysis: Horus can project an
Tefnut (great-grandmother); Geb Incredible (40) rank paralysis beam
(grandfather); Nut (grandmother); from his left eye.
Osiris (father); Isis (mother); Seth • Heat: Horus can unleash Amazing
(uncle); Nephthys (aunt); Anubis (half- (50) intensity heat.
brother); Hathor (wife/great-grand-
aunt); Telepathy: Horus can speak directly
Duamutef, Hapi, Imsety, Qebshenuf into a person's mind at Excellent (20)
(sons); Khasekhemwy Khasekhemui ability.
(alleged son)
Base of Operations: Heliopolis EQUIPMENT
Past Group Affiliations: None Staff of Horus: This Class 1000 Uru-like
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead, material staff is topped with a Glaive
Council of Godheads blade and inflicts Unearthly (100)
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staff in order to emit and focus his stolen by Seth, though he regained his
energy emission powers. powers upon Seth's defeat, and aided
in saving the lives of Earth Force.
Talents: Weapon Specialist: Staff, During the Secret Invasion, Atum
Occult Lore, Heliopolitan History, Lore mentioned that Horus (his great-
and Trivia grandson) asked him to help fight the
Skrull gods as part of the God Squad.
Contacts: Ennead, Council of
Godheads

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Horus is devoted to his father, Osiris,
and is currently in training to assume
leadership.

HISTORY
Horus was a member of the
Heliopolitan race of gods and resides
in Celestial Heliopolis. He was the son
of Osiris and Isis. Horus was the
Egyptian god of justice and
retribution. Horus was revealed to
have been imprisoned with Osiris and
Isis in a pyramid for three thousand
years by Seth. He encountered Thor
and Odin when the Pyramid appeared
in New York. He participated in the
Ceremony of Rebirth which
reincarnated Odin as Atum-Re and
briefly battled Thor. Horus aided
Osiris, Isis, and Thor in defeating Seth.
Horus, Osiris, and Isis regained their
freedom and returned to Heliopolis.
Horus was subsequently imprisoned in
Heliopolis by Seth, and then was aided
by Thor and the Thing. Horus then
joined the other gods of light in
combating the Demogorge. He was
briefly consumed by the Demogorge,
but regained his freedom. Horus's
powers were revealed to have been

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Isis
F IN (40) Health: 270
A IN (40)
S IN (40) Karma: 3200
E SHX (150)
R AM (50) Resources: SHZ
I SHX (150)
P C3000 Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Isis
Occupation: Goddess of fertility,
domestication, sex and magic
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Aset, Eset
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Geb (father); Nut
(mother); Seth (brother); Osiris
(brother/husband); Nephthys (sister);
Horus (son); Duamutef, Hapi, Imsety,
Qebshenuf (grandsons); Shu
(grandfather); Tefnut (grandmother);
Atum/Ammon Ra (great-grandfather);
Gaea/Neith (great-great-
grandmother); Demiurge/Nun (great-
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and Elemental Control: Isis can exert Shift-
great-grandfather); numerous others
alien languages. Y (200) control over ALL elemental
Base of Operations: Celestial
forms
Heliopolis
Retarded Aging: She only ages 1 year
Past Group Affiliations: None
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis, Telepathy: Isis has the ability to speak
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead
she can be killed normally. directly into a person's mind at
Excellent (20) ability.
KNOWN POWERS
Body Resistance: Incredible (40) vs.
Invulnerability to Disease: Isis has
Physical and Energy. Talents: Cooking, Occult Lore,
CL1000 resistance to Disease.
Heliopolitan History, Lore and Trivia
Regeneration: Isis can regain 100
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
health a round. Contacts: Ennead
communicate in all the languages of

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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Isis is devoted to Osiris. She is a
peaceful, warm woman who wants to
assist the 'primitive' mortals.
HISTORY
Isis, her husband Osiris and her son,
Horus were imprisoned for many
years in a pyramid that lied deep
beneath the Earth. It was her own
brother, Seth that put her and her
family there so that he may rule the
other-dimensional city of Heliopolis
without opposition. Eventually, the
pyramid revealed itself in the United
States and Isis along with Osiris and
Horus were able to use their powers to
contact Odin, ruler of Asgard. Seth had
said that the only way they would ever
be free is if their ancestor Atum-Re
returned to Earth, so the three
captives made Odin believe that he
was Atum-Re through the Ceremony
of Rebirth. The son of Odin, the mighty
Thor wanted his father to be released
from their spell and agreed to travel to
the city of Heliopolis to face Seth with
them. On Heliopolis, Seth’s armies
were defeated and he was cast out of
the city leaving Osiris to reclaim his
throne.
This did not leave Isis and her family
safe forever for Seth did return and
took her family captive once more.
Seth planned to sacrifice Horus to gain
control of a demon called the
Devourer, but the demon turned on
Seth instead. Isis, along with Osiris,
was at the mercy of Seth’s armies
while Thor fought Seth and the
Devourer with his ally, the Thing. In
the end, Seth was defeated and Isis
and her family were freed once more.
This did not stop the god of death
from returning again to plague the
Gods of Heliopolis, but this time he
stole their powers so that he may
wage war against the universe itself.
Wanting the extinction of all life, Seth
first attacked his greatest threat, the
Asgardians and Thor. Even though
Seth and his armies were great in
number, the Asgardians, Thor, and
even Seth’s own creation, Earth Force
fought back and eventually emerged
triumphant. The powers were
restored to Isis and the other
Heliopolitan gods, and their first act
upon regaining their powers was to
heal the dying mortals in Earth Force
and send them back home. It can be
assumed that Isis and her family have
been restored to their rightful place as
the ruling family of Heliopolis.
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Khonshu
F AM (50) Health: 325
A AM (50)
S MN (75) Karma: 290
E SHX (150)
R IN (40) Resources: SHZ
I AM (50)
P SHY (200) Popularity: 50
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Chons
Occupation: God of the moon and
vengeance; Protector of travelers in
the night
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Chonsu,
Khensu, briefly impersonated Raul
Bushman, Peter Alraune, Bertrand
Crawley, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Marlene
Alraune
Place of Birth: Celestial Heliopolis
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Amon Ra (father or
adoptive father); Amaunet (mother);
Mut (stepmother); Montu (brother);
Bast (brother or half-brother);
Sekhmet (brother or half-brother);
Shu, Sobek (half-brothers); Hathor,
Tefnut (half-sisters); Bes, Ptah
(possible brothers); numerous others
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead
KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Khonshu
has CL1000 resistance to Disease.
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis
can communicate in all the
languages of the Nine Realms,
Earth's dialects, and alien
languages.
Retarded Aging: He only ages 1
year for every 1000. Outside of
Heliopolis, he can be killed
normally.
Body Resistance: Amazing (50)
vs. Physical and Energy.
Regeneration: 15 health a
round.
Telepathy: Khonshu can speak
directly into a person's mind at
Excellent (20) ability.
Energy Manipulation: Shift-Y
(200) to manipulate comic
forces for a variety of power
stunts:
• Teleport: Khonshu can
interdimensional teleport to
wherever he is needed, if he
so chooses, at Shift-X (150)
ability. quakes that damage physical objects
• Healing: Khonshu is a god of healing and hurt people.
and, at his choosing, at Shift-Y (200) • Power enhancement: To those
rank can cure disease, blindness, chosen to be his instrument of
limb loss or mobility as well as Vengeance, he bestows a fraction of
damage. his powers through his statues.
• Resurrection: Khonshu is a god of • Illusion and Illusionary duplication:
healing and, at his choosing, at Shift- Khonshu creates Monstrous (75)
Y (200) rank can resurrect the dead illusions over vast distances using
• Earthquake Generation: Khonshu this primarily as a way of
can inflict damage on the Earth, if communicating.
need be, creating Monstrous (75)
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EQUIPMENT Moon. Khonshu helped Marc
Statues of Khonshu: Statues of overcome many obstacles as Moon
Khonshu, generally placed in his Knight, but, over the years, Marc went
temples, are used by the deity to completely insane and disappeared.
communicate with his worshippers He later returned to continue his fight,
and other mortals. despite his tenuous grip on reality,
but, after a while, Khonshu sent Marc
Talents: Medicine, First Aid, Occult and his allies to an illusory mental
Lore, Heliopolitan History, Lore and hospital designed to wear away the
Trivia last of Marc's mind, this way freeing
his body for Khonshu to inhabit and
Contacts: Ennead use to enter our world. In spite of
everything Marc resisted and, after a
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES confrontation with his alternate
Khonshu can be a strict and unmerciful personas, Marc realized that, to
master, pushing his worshippers to become whole again, he had to kill
great lengths in his name. He does Khonshu. After returning to the
care for his followers, but his will wins Hospital, he finally managed to 'kill'
out in the end. Khonshu and free himself of the
illusion once and for all. Khonshu has
HISTORY since left his former follower to his
Chons, better known as Khonshu, was own devices.
the son of Atum (known to the
Egyptian gods as Ammon Ra) and of
Amaunet, air goddess of the Ogdoad
pantheon. Another account stated
that Khonshu was in fact the adopted
son of Amon Ra. He was the brother of
Montu, and possibly Bes and Ptah, and
was brother or half-brother to Bast
and Sekhmet. For some reason,
perhaps the Ogdoad's aging and dying
under unrevealed circumstances, Mut
became Khonshu's stepmother. The
worship of the Helipolitans by the
inhabitants of the Nile River Valley
began around 10,000 BC.

Khonshu resurrected Marc Spector

and blessed him with superhuman
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Nut
F RM (30) Health: 270
A AM (50)
S IN (40) Karma: 280
E SHX (150)
R IN (40) Resources: SHZ
I IN (40)
P SHY (200) Popularity: 50
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nut
Occupation: Goddess of the sky,
former queen
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Nunut, Nent,
Nuit
Place of Birth: Celestial Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Shu (father), Tefnut
(mother), Geb (brother/husband),
Thoth (brother), Osiris, Seth, Horus I
(sons), Isis, Nephthys (daughters),
Ammon, Nun, Kuk, Huk (uncles),
Amaunet, Naunet, Kauket, Heket
(aunts), Atum-Ra (grandfather), Gaea
(grandmother, alias Neith), Khepri,
Sokar, Selkhet, Satis, Khonshu, Bes,
Ptah, Montu (cousins)
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead
KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Nut has
CL1000 resistance to Disease
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
communicate in all the languages of
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
alien languages.
Retarded Aging: She only ages 1 year
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
she can be killed normally.
Body Resistance: Remarkable (30) vs.
Physical and Energy
Air Control: Nut can exert Shift-X (150)
control over air masses
Weather Control: Nut has the Shift-X
(150)ability to control the very
weather itself.
Telepathy: Nut may speak directly into
a person's mind at Excellent (20)
ability.
Talents: Occult Lore, Heliopolitan
History, Lore and Trivia
Contacts: Ennead
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Nut is the mother or grandmother of
most of the current Heliopolis
pantheon. She is devoted to Geb. She
feels guilt and helplessness over Seth.
HISTORY jealous of his brother's success and
Nut is the daughter of Shu, the god of sought to rule Heliopolis himself. Seth
air, and, Tefnut, the rain-goddess. Her imprisoned the Gods of Heliopolis
father ruled as Pharaoh for many within a pyramid so that he could rule
years until he succeeded his position the heavens and the underworld. Geb
to her brother Geb. Osiris would later and his fellow gods remained buried in
take that position from Geb and that pyramid for thousands of years,
become ruler of the Egyptian Gods. until Seth came into conflict with the
Osiris' brother, the evil Seth, became Asgardians, Thor and Odin. Thor
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pleaded to Odin to remember who he
really was -- not Atum-Re, not Orrin,
but Odin, All-Father of Asgard -- but to
no avail. The Egyptian gods agreed to
free Odin if Thor would help them
fight Seth, and Thor had no choice but
to agree. They all, along with Jane,
traveled to Heliopolis where they
were attacked by Seth and his legions.
During the battle, Jane's pleas to Odin
caused him to awake, and strike,
causing Seth to lose his hand. Thor
battled Surtur across time and space.
Karnilla rescued Balder before Seth’s
final blow could be struck, and he
convinced her to help Asgard.
Meanwhile, Odin fought Seth, and
with the help of the cursed Black
Knight, the serpent god was defeated.
Earth Force was restored by the
Egyptian gods and returned to Earth.

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Osiris KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Osiris has
Class 1000 resistance to Disease
F UN (100) Health: 740
A UN (100) Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
S IN (40) Karma: 270 communicate in all the languages of
E SHZ (500) the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
R IN (40) Resources: SHZ alien languages.
I RM (30)
P SHY (200) Popularity: 50 Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
BACKGROUND he can be killed normally.
Real Name: Osiris
Occupation: Ruler of the Gods of Body Resistance: Unearthly resistance
Egypt; Sky-Father; god of the dead; to Physical and Energy.
former Pharaoh of Egypt
Legal Status: Ruler of Heliopolis Telepathy: Osiris like other
Identity: Secret Heliopolitans can speak directly into a
Other Known Aliases: Ousir, the Man- person's mind at Incredible ability.
Woman
Place of Birth: Heliopolis Energy Manipulation: Shift-Z (500)
Marital Status: Married ability to manipulate energy for a
Known Relatives: Geb (father); Nut variety of stunts:
(mother); Seth (younger brother); Isis • Plasma Generation: Osiris can
(sister/wife); Nephthys (sister); unleash Shift-X (150) intensity
Hathor (daughter-in-law); Anput plasma at will
(daughter-in-law); Horus (son with • Temporarily augmenting his
Isis); Anubis (son with Nephthys); Fighting or Strength to Shift-Y (200)
Razan (daughter); Duamutef, Hapi, for D10 rounds with no health
Imsety, Qebshenuf, (grandsons); Shu abilities of others and give them
increase. superhuman abilities.
(grandfather); Tefnut (grandmother); • Teleporting: Shift-Y (200) ability to
Atum/Ammon Ra (great-grandfather); White: 2 abilities raised, +2 C/S.
teleport across vast distances. Green: 3 abilities raised, +3 C/S and 1
Gaea/Neith (great-great- • Dimensional travel: Shift-Y (200)
grandmother); Demiurge/Nun (great- random power.
ability to travel from one dimension Yellow: 3 abilities raised, +3 C/S and 2
great-grandfather); numerous others to another.
Base of Operations: Celestial random powers.
• Animate objects: Unearthly ability Red: 3 abilities raised, +3 C/S and 3
Heliopolis to animate objects and make them
Past Group Affiliations: random powers.
move around or attack as needed. The enchantment lasts as long as
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead, • Enhancement: Osiris can, on a
Council of Godheads Osiris wills it and can be removed at
Psyche FEAT roll, increase the any time. It can be placed into magical
talismans.

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Talents: Occult Lore, Heliopolitan
History, Lore and Trivia.

Contacts: Ennead

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Osiris is the current leader of
Heliopolis and its resident pantheon.
He is both a capable and wise leader
but, unfortunately, he tends to
underestimate the depths of Seth's
villainy.

HISTORY
Osiris is a member of the Heliopolitan
race of gods, and resides in Celestial
Heliopolis. He is the husband of Isis,
brother of Seth, and father of Horus
and Anubis. His parents are Geb and
Nut. He is the Egyptian god of the
dead. Osiris was defeated in ancient
times by Seth. With Horus and Isis, he
was imprisoned in a pyramid for three
thousand years by Seth. They were
finally freed in modern times, where
they encountered Thor and Odin.
Osiris participated in the Ceremony of
Rebirth which reincarnated Odin as
Atum-Re. Briefly Thor battled Horus
before realizing the truth. Osiris,
Horus, and Isis aided Thor in defeating
Seth. Osiris and Isis were later seen at
the mercy of Seth's army, and
imprisoned in Heliopolis by Seth.
Osiris was rescued from Seth and the
Devourer by Thor and the Thing. Osiris
later granted power to Thor to help
resurrect the Asgardian gods. Osiris's
powers were later stolen by Seth, and
he regained his powers upon Seth's
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Ptah Retarded Aging: He only ages
1 year for every 1000.
Outside of Heliopolis, he can
F AM (50) Health: 290 be killed normally.
A AM (50)
S IN (40) Karma: 600 Body Resistance: Unearthly
E SHX (150) resistance to Physical and
R AM (50) Resources: SHZ Energy.
I AM (50)
P SHZ (500) Popularity: 50 Telepathy: Osiris like other
Heliopolitans can speak
BACKGROUND directly into a person's mind
Real Name: Ptah at Incredible ability.
Occupation: God of craftsmen and the
arts Matter Manipulation: Shift-Z
Legal Status: Ruler of Heliopolis (500) ability to manipulate
Identity: No dual identity energy for a variety of stunts:
Other Known Aliases: Ptah the Shaper • Dimensional travel: Shift-X
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly (150) ability to travel from
Hermopolis one dimension to another.
Marital Status: Married • Animate objects: Shift-Z (500) ability material and does Incredible (40)
Known Relatives: Khonshu, Montu, to animate objects and make them Blunt damage when used as a
Bes (possible brothers); Ammon-Ra move around or attack as needed. In weapon; Ptah can also project his
(possible father); Amaunet (possible ancient times, he could mold men power through this device.
mother) out of base materials, such as clay or
Base of Operations: Celestial mud, and bring them to life. PETS/TRANSPORTATION
Heliopolis and the Djalia • Sandstorms: He can create and Apis: Ptah sometimes rides upon a bull
Past Group Affiliations: Ogdoad summon sandstorms at Shift-Y (200) named Apis, a manifestation of the
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead, ability. god Montu. Montu’s profile is listed in
Orishas • Enchantment: Ptah is able to cast the Ogdoad section.
mystical spells into ordinary objects.
KNOWN POWERS • Projection: He has the ability to cast Talents: Occult Lore; History, Lore and
Invulnerability to Disease: Ptah has his voice from the skies at Shift-Z Trivia: Ogdoad, Ennead and Orisha;
Class 1000 resistance to Disease (500) ability; he is able to use this Architecture; Pottery; Craftsmanship
power across multiple dimensions.
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can Contacts: Ennead, Orishas
communicate in all the languages of EQUIPMENT
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and Was-Scepter: Ptah sometimes uses ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
alien languages. this magical rod surmounted by the Ptah is unique amongst Egyptian
ankh, the symbol of ever-lasting life. It creation gods in that his methods are
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depicted as a peaceful elder: wise,
serene, and knowledgeable.
HISTORY
Ptah is a member of the extra-
dimensional race of beings known as
the Ogdoad, who were worshipped as
gods by the ancient Egyptians
between 3500 BC to around 400 AD.
The Ogdoad were the first rulers of
Ancient Egypt, and became the
ancestors of the Ennead, the ruling
dynasty of the Egyptian gods. They
elevated their ancestor, Atum-Re, to
the position of godhood, and as their
earthly reigns came to an end, they
departed Earth to join him in another
other-dimensional paradise that later
became known as Celestial Heliopolis.
As pharaoh of Memphis, Ptah became
the most powerful of the Egyptian
gods and was referred to by his
worshippers as the creator of the
universe and father of the Ennead,
directly upstaging Atum as ancestor of
the gods at Heliopolis. By the Third
Millennium BC, however, Ptah was
third in power behind Atum-Re and
Ammon-Ra, Ruler of the Egyptian
gods. In the Second Millennium, Greek
invaders to Egypt saw him as the
Egyptian counterpart of the Olympian
god Hephaestus.
The Ennead however eventually
became the ascendant generation of
gods in Egypt. Ruling from Heliopolis,
they were ruled by the god-king,
Osiris, who had replaced Ammon-Ra
as Ruler of the Gods of Egypt. Ptah was
accepted into the Ennead when he
took the lion-goddess, Sakhmet, as his
wife. Together, they had two sons,
Imhotep and Nefertum. Ptah was
credited with teaching the Ancient
Egyptians how to create the first
pyramids and temples. In his desire to
overthrow his brother Osiris as ruler of
the gods, Seth, the god of evil, came to
Ptah and had him create a
sarcophagus that could imprison
Osiris. Seth then presented it as a gift
to Osiris who upon entering it was
sealed up alive and cast into the Nile,
allowing Seth in his absence to seize
the throne. Possibly having a
conscience over helping Seth
overthrow Osiris, Ptah created the
weapons for Osiris's son, Horus, to
avenge his father and battle Seth for
the throne of Egypt.
Eventually, Seth overthrew Horus at
the same time as the Battle of Actium
in which the Roman armies of
Octavius Caesar defeated the navies
of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. Seth
managed to overthrow his brother
and imprisoned the Egyptian gods
within a pyramid that then sank
beneath the ground. It is not known if
Ptah was imprisoned in the pyramid or
not, but it is known that Seth possibly
took captive several gods who he
knew would prove valuable to him,
like Bes and Khonshu, who had been
vizier to Osiris.
Around the 5th century AD, upon the
spread of monotheism, many
Heliopolitans lost their worshipers,
but Ptah, as Ptah the Shaper and along
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with Bast and Thoth remained
worshiped among the Orisha of
Wakanda. When alloys were needed
to break the ground, he provided
them, notably with Vibranium.
In recent years, a pyramid holding the
Egyptian gods appeared in the United
States, and the Asgardian gods Thor
and Odin appeared to free the gods
trapped within it. Seth soon appeared
with his army of the undead to stop
him, but Odin defeated him by
severing Seth's right hand with a bolt
of energy. Freed from the pyramid,
the imprisoned gods declared Odin
the reincarnation of their common
ancestor, Atum-Re.
Even more recently, Ptah appeared
with Osiris at the Council of God Kings,
a loose gathering of deities comprised
of the rulers of the gods of Earth, to
launch a pre-emptive strike against
Kly'bn and Sl'gur't, the gods of the
extra-terrestrial Skrull race attempting
an invasion of Earth. Although the
invasion was thwarted, it allowed
Mikaboshi, the Japanese god of evil, to
unite the gods of the planets
conquered by the Skrulls as an army
against the gods of Earth. Ptah and the
Egyptian gods fought against the
invading gods even with massive
casualties and repulsed the attack.
Ptah's current whereabouts are
unrevealed.
Hathor-Sekhmet
F AM (50) Health: 640
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 625
E SHZ (500)
R AM (40) Resources: SHZ
I MN (75)
P SHZ (500) Popularity: 50
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Hathor-Sekhmet
Occupation: Egyptian god of war and
destruction (as Sekhmet and Lion
God); Goddess of love and happiness
(as Hathor)
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Sachmet,
Sakhet, Sacmis, Mr. Umbala, the King
of Beasts, "Liege of the King of Beasts",
Lord of the Veldt, Lion Lord, Avenger
of Wrongs, Scarlet Lady, Eye of Ra, She
Who is Powerful, She before whom
evil trembles, Mistress of dread, Lady
of slaughter, House of Horus, "Mistress
of Heaven", "Lady of the
Stars", "Celestial Cow”
Place of Birth: Pilak, Upper Egypt
(modern-day Philae, Egypt)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Neith (grand-
mother); Nun (grandfather); Ra
(father); Thoth (uncle); Bast, Shu,
Sobek (brothers); Tefnut (sister);
Khonshu (half-brother); Geb & Nut
(nephew and niece); Osiris, Seth
(grandnephews); Isis, Nepthys
(grandnieces); Horus (husband and
great-grand-nephew); Anubis (great-
grand-nephew); numerous others
Base of Operations: Celestial
Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead,
Mistress of Apep
KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Hathor has
CL1000 resistance to Disease.
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
communicate in all the languages of
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
alien languages.
Retarded Aging: She only ages 1 year
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
she can be killed normally.
Enhanced Senses (all): Unearthly (100)
enhanced senses.
Tracking: Unearthly (100) ability to
track by scent, across dimensions,
continents and through space.
Telepathy: Like most Heliopolitans,
Infravision: Unearthly (100) ability to Hathor has the ability to speak directly
see in the dark. into a person's mind at Excellent (20)
ability.
Claws: Hathor has claws that are of
Unearthly (100) material and inflict Emotion control: Hathor can influence
Unearthly (100) edged damage. others to fall in love or be happy
(emotional bliss) at Monstrous (75)
Body Resistance: Monstrous (75) vs. ability.
Physical and Energy.
Animal Summoning / Control: Either
Regeneration: Hathor can recover 15 form has the ability to summon lions
health per round. to do their bidding at Unearthly (100)
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ability, they seem to appear from
nowhere.
Energy Manipulation: This Shift-X
(150) ability allows her to manipulate
energy in a variety of fashions
including:
• Teleport: Unearthly (100) ability to
teleport and travel across
dimensions as needed.
• Energy Blast: Unearthly (100)
damage, up to 4 areas discharged
usually from her weapons, but not
always.
• Mass Hypnosis: This ability functions
on crowds inciting them to violence
and functions at Monstrous (75)
ability.
• Growth or Shrinking: Unearthly
(100) ability to change her size at
will.
• Density Control: Unearthly (100)
ability to alter her density as she
likes, this allows her to pass through
objects or increases her weight.
Alter-Ego: Hathor can transform into
Sekhmet by two means.
• The first is that she draws blood
during an attack and fails a Psyche
feat.
• The second is that a human sacrifice
is made in her name and she
inhabits the sacrifice transforming
into Sekhmet.
Sekhmet has the same ability scores
and powers as Hathor and also has
'Berserker' as well.
EQUIPMENT
Hunting Spear: This Class 1000 Uru-
like Spear allowed Sekhmet to focus
his powers, however this didn't grant
the same abilities of the Totem-Stick.
Totem-Stick: This Class 1000 Uru-like
Totem-Stick allowed Sekhmet to focus
his powers, granting him a +1 C/S to all
feats, range or damage.
Khopesh Swords: These Class 1000
Uru-like swords Inflict Unearthly (100)
edged damage and function much like
regular swords do.
Talents: Matchmaking, Occult lore,
Heliopolitan History, Lore and Trivia
Contacts: Ennead
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Hathor is an unrepentant flirt who
enjoys being hedonistic and free with
her love and for others to do the same.
Sekhmet is a bloodthirsty animal
prepared and willing to wage war at
the drop of a hat, something that
makes him happy and that he loves to
do.
HISTORY
Hathor was born in Pilak, Upper Egypt,
from Ammon Ra, a peaceful and
amorous feline with male and female
forms. She partially raised and later
married her great-grandnephew
Horus. When the people of ancient
Egypt rebelled against him, Ra claimed
they plotted against him, and sent
Hathor to punish humanity, but her
bloodlust transformed her into
Sekhmet. A power of destruction,
Sekhmet released such fury against
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mortal foes that Ra feared he would
destroy the human race. Legends
state that Sekhmet even shredded half
of Egypt because her bloodlust was
uncontrollable, once unleashed. As Ra
himself couldn't stop her rampage, he
tricked her by dying a vast amount of
beer red (7000 jars). Sekhmet,
thinking it was blood, drank herself
unconscious, transforming her back
into Hathor, goddess of love.
To prevent that from happening again,
Ra fashioned the Orb of Ra from
Hathor's right eye, but Hathor was
overcome by bloodlust and became
Upper Egypt war goddess. Sekhmet
believed that she was originally a
lioness that had answered Ra's call to
punish the people of Egypt, "steeped
in pride and perfidy", and that she was
transformed into Sekhmet, Lady of
slaughter, divine instrument of his
wrath. Hathor was also considered as
Sekhmet's half-sister. Sekhmet is the
feline sibling of Bast, the Panther God
(also containing male and female
forms), who served as Lower Egypt
war goddess. One of Sekhmet's first
conquests was the demon Apep.
Sekhmet and Bast maintained
influential cults in ancient Egypt, with
Sekhmet in Upper Egypt, and Bast in
Lower Egypt. When the mortal
pharaohs rose to power, the
Helipolitans ventured elsewhere,
including Bast who went to Wakanda,
and Sekhmet absorbed Bast's power
base in Lower Egypt, becoming a
patron to the new mortal ruling class.
He moved his sect to Memphis and
protected the pharaohs in battle for confrontation she would be tricked
centuries, while Hathor served the into consuming a sedative by Cho.
people in matters of beauty and Pacified, she would revert into Hathor
people. and proceed to affectionately flirt with
Thor. The drug would eventually wear
The Pharaohs' power eventually off, and Sekhmet would get to take
fading, Sekhmet then ventured to out her anger against Vali Halfling.
Wakanda, only to find Bast well
established there as the nation's Hathor-Sekhmet is also worshipped in
patron, and, as the Lion God, Sekhmet Wakanda, in her aspect as the Lion
was only able to establish a fringe cult. God.
He sought knowledge of the Panther
God, so he captured the Black Panther
in order to learn his secrets. The Lion
God chose to go to Avengers Mansion
and threaten the Black Panther with
the Avengers' lives on the line, if he
would not talk. A fight soon followed,
and Thor was able to summon some
lightning and smite the Lion God. After
his initial defeat, the Lion God
watched the Avengers and waited for
a chance to strike. He got it when
Mantis and Swordsman summoned
him directly into Avengers Mansion.
As the Lion God was getting ready to
burn Black Panther at the stake,
Swordsman and Mantis distracted
him, which gave Iron Man the chance
to trap him inside some Adamantium
cylinder, whom Thor sent to another
dimension. Hathor was also one of the
goddesses that along with her
grandmother, the Elder Goddess
Gaea, would collect the Young Gods to
be presented to the Celestials Fourth
Host as a means to bring a favorable
judgement to Earth and humanity.
Sekhmet would later encounter Thor
again, this time accompanied by
Amadeus Cho. During the

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Seth
F MN (75) Health: 700
A MN (75)
S AM (50) Karma: 270
E SHZ (500)
R IN (40) Resources: UN
I RM (40)
P SHY (75) Popularity: -100

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Seth
Occupation: God of death,
misfortune, evil & chaos; usurper of
death; conqueror
Legal Status: Ruler of Abydos
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Set, Sutekh,
Seteh, Setekh, The Serpent God, Lord
of the Unliving, Typhon
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Divorced
Known Relatives: Geb (father); Nut
(mother); Osiris (brother); Isis (sister);
Nepthys (sister/former wife); Horus,
Anubis (nephews); Shu (grandfather);
Tefnut (grandmother); Atum-Ra
(great-grandfather); Neith (great-
grandmother); Khasekhemwy
Khasekhemui (alleged son)
Body Resistance: Unearthly (100) vs. Hypnotic Control: Amazing (50)
Base of Operations: Abydos
Physical and Energy. control over the minds of others. Seth
Past Group Affiliations: None
must meet the eyes of his target,
Present Group Affiliations:
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis, which requires an Agility FEAT.
Heliopolitans
through Osiris, can communicate in all
the languages of the Nine Realms, Plasma Generation: Unearthly (100)
KNOWN POWERS
Earth's dialects, and alien languages. rank energy from his hand.
Immortality: Seth has Class 1000
resistance to Disease
Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year Death Touch: Unearthly (100) rank
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis, Rotting Touch. His touch also acts as a
he can be killed normally. Monstrous (75) rank corrosive.

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Mark of Death: Seth can curse anyone.
1 person at a time can be marked, and
he loses half his Karma. When Seth
meets them again, one of the two will
die.
Dimensional Portals: Seth can open
gates to any dimension with
Monstrous (75) ability.
Telepathy: Seth has the ability to
speak directly into a person's mind at
Excellent (20) ability.
LIMITATION:
Seth only has one hand.
Talents: Martial Arts C and E, Trance,
Mesmerism, Occult Lore, Heliopolitan
History, Lore and Trivia
Contacts: Egyptian gods
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Seth sometimes goes by the similar
name of Set, but is not to be confused
with the Elder God of that name.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Originally Seth was a sky god, lord of
the desert, master of storms, disorder,
and warfare—in general, a trickster.
He is a god of chaos, but he isn’t all
bad: Seth embodied the necessary and
creative element of violence and
disorder within the ordered world. He
does not get along well with others
however, preferring to rule alone and
act through his minions, rather than
act as part of a team.
HISTORY
Seth is the Egyptian god of evil and
death. Seth was born of the union of
Geb and Nut, and he is therefore one
of the older generations of Helio-
politans. His wife Nephyts had no
children with him but gave his brother,
Osiris, a son, Anubis. Seth began his
reign of evil by attacking, murdering,
and dismembering his brother Osiris.
Osiris was recovered and returned to
life by the combined efforts of several
of his fellow gods, and Seth fell from
the good graces of his fellow
Heliopolitans. Eventually, Seth warred
with Horus, a battle that cost him his
right hand. The two gods battled for
centuries until Seth, through deceit,
captured Horus, Isis, and Osiris in a
mystically sealed pyramid on Earth,
where they remained until freed by
the Norse god Odin in the 20th
Century. While Osiris, Isis, and Horus
were imprisoned, Seth began to
develop his power base and move
toward goal of ending all life in the
multiverse. Since he had stolen the
mantle of God of Death from Anubis,
Seth reasoned that if all the multiverse
was dead, then as Lord of the Dead, he
would have dominion over all the
varying dimensions.
He found his plans checked time and
again by Thor, of the Norse pantheon,
often in league with Earth humans
such as the Thing or the Avengers.
Seth finally succeeded in draining the
powers of his fellow Egyptian gods,
again by treachery, and so had enough
power to make a grand attempt to
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obliterate the multiverse with his
armed legions. One his first stops was
Asgard, the home dimension of Thor
and Odin. Seth's plans worked well. He
had used the luck of the god Bes by
absorbing her power and his
developed military tactical skills to
lead his forces against not only the
Asgardians but the meddling Celtic
pantheon as well. But Thor, Hogun the
Grim, the Black Knight, and a band of
people whom Seth had named as the
Earth Force made their way into Seth's
Black Pyramid, freeing Bes and Odin,
whom Seth had also captured. In the
final battle at Asgard, Seth assumed
the form of a mile-long serpent,
dedicated to crushing Odin while Thor
battled on against Seth's ally Surtur.
Hogun the Grim, with Seth's Death
Curse, employed the paralyzed form
of the Black Knight, himself cursed to
be a living extension of his mystic
ebony blade, as a missile weapon
against Seth. The Death God vanished,
seemingly dead himself, but it was
untrue. Seth survived, but had lost a
vast array of his powers. He started
the Soldiers of the Serpent in an effort
to eventually reclaim his lost glory on
Earth. One of his main plans is to
eliminate all powered heroes from
New York so he can reestablish his
power base. However, Spider-girl
instead battled Seth, despite the fact
she was over matched by Seth's
power. Spider-girl was able to weaken
him enough to allow the various
heroes of New York to defeat Seth. He
is current imprisoned in a high-tech
security cell, and his followers have energy weapons and Good Body
disbanded. Armor.

AGENTS OF SETH
Seth has employed numerous groups
in the past to act as his enforcers and
soldiers. Unique individuals employed
by Seth are given their own profiles;
below are average statistics for
members of some of his special forces.

Demons of Despair
The Demons of Despair were giant
monsters sent by Grog to prevent the
escape of Thor and his allies from the
Black Pyramid. Beyond their
superhuman size and strength, they
had little to offer against the power of
Thor.
Demons of Death F A S E R I P
Also known as Seth’s “Death Ex Pr Rm Gd Pr Pr Pr
Troopers”, these are Seth’s primary Health: 64 Karma: 12
agents, used in several of his Serpent’s Teeth Talents include Blunt Weapons.
campaigns. The Demons of Death are The Serpent’s Teeth are mortal
typical thugs, dressed in armor, with humans who have come under Seth’s
access to staffs that fire energy blasts, sway. They served as Seth’s agents
energy-cannon tanks, and other during his time on Earth while
advanced weapons. Other Demons of operating from the Armageddon
Death, perhaps the main group’s Complex. They were equipped with
branch of assassins, only wore weapons similar to his Demons of
sandals, hooded cowls, and kirtles, Death, but were mainly garbed in
employing poisoned blow darts from armor, and armed with conventional
hiding during Seth’s “one on one” firearms.
battle with Balder. F A S E R I P
F A S E R I P Ex Ty Ty Gd Gd Pr Ty
Ex Ty Ty Gd Ty Pr Pr Health: 40 Karma: 20
Health: 40 Karma: 14 Talents may include Guns and various
Talents may include Guns, Energy Martial Arts. Equipment includes Men in Black
Weapons, Etc. Assassins will have standard firearms and Excellent Body The so-called "Men In Black" were
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to kill the Asgardians before they
could recall their past lives. They were
troll-like and possessed superhuman
strength. Their ranks also included an
unnamed armored figure, whose suit
bore a striking resemblance to Iron
Man’s. Seth’s Men in Black have no
known connection to a certain alien-
monitoring organization of the same
name.
F A S E R I P
Gd Ty Rm Gd Ty Pr Ty
Health: 56 Karma: 16
Detect Magic at Excellent rank.

Seth’s Beasts
These were large, griffon-like
creatures sent by Seth to invade
Avalon and Asgard, in a plot by Seth to
pit the Norse and Celtic gods against
one another. The Celtic gods came to
Asgard’s aid once Seth’s plan was
discovered.
F A S E R I P
Ex Ex Rm Rm Pr Pr Pr
Health: 100 Karma: 12
Poor Body Resistance, Typical Flight.
Claws do Edged damage.

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Sobek
F IN (40) Health: 310
A RM (30)
S IN (40) Karma: 270
E SHY (200)
R RM (40) Resources: SHZ
I IN (40)
P SHY (75) Popularity: 50
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Sobek
Occupation: River god
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Crocodile God,
Crocodile
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Ammon Ra (father
or mother); Bast, Sekhmet, Shu
(brothers); Tefnut (sister); Khonshu,
Montu (half-brothers); Hathor (half-
sister); Bes, Ptah (possible half-
siblings); Neith (grandmother); Nun
(grandfather); Thoth (uncle); Geb,
Nut, Mahes (nephews and nieces);
Osiris, Seth, Isis, Nephthys; numerous
others
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead
KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Sobek has
CL1000 resistance to Disease.
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
communicate in all the languages of
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
alien languages.
Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
he can be killed normally.
Water Breathing
Water Freedom
Claws: Sobek has claws that are of
Amazing (50) material and inflict
Amazing (50) edged damage.
Bite: Sobek can bite for Amazing (50)
edged damage.
Tail: Sobek's battle tail inflicts Amazing
(50) blunt damage.
Body Resistance: Incredible (40) vs.
Physical and Energy.
Regeneration: Sobek can recover 10
health per round.
Telepathy: Like most Heliopolitans,
Sobek has the ability to speak directly
into a person's mind at Excellent (20)
ability. • Teleport: Amazing (50) ability to
teleport and travel across
Animal Summoning / Control: dimensions as needed.
Crocodiles to do his bidding at • Energy Blast: Amazing (50) damage,
Unearthly (100) ability, they seem to up to 2 areas.
appear from nowhere. • Water Control: Amazing (50) ability
to alter the flow of rivers and control
Energy Manipulation: This Unearthly water.
(100) ability allows him to manipulate Talents: Navigation, Occult lore,
energy in a variety of fashions Heliopolitan History, Lore and Trivia
including:
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Contacts: Ennead

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Sobek is always looking for his next
meal, wondering where it is going to
come from and if his followers are
going to give him something worth
gracing them with his presence.

HISTORY
Sobek, the Crocodile God, arose
among the deities worshipped by the
people of Egypt. He was spawned by
Ra alongside the likes of Bast, the
Panther God, and Sekhmet, the Lion
God. As monotheism arose in Egypt,
many gods lost their worshippers and
sought tribute elsewhere. While his
sibling Bast created the Cult of the
Black Panther in Wakanda with great
success, Sobek and Sekhmet operated
only smaller, less influential cults.
They were still known and respected
by the people of Wakanda, though.

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Thoth
F SHX (150) Health: 450
A AM (50)
S UN (100) Karma: 1095
E SHX (150)
R EX (20) Resources: Varies
I MN (75)
P Cl1000 Popularity: Varies
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Djehuti
Occupation: God of the moon and
wisdom; vizier to Osiris, former ruler
of the Ennead; former arbitrator and
grand vizier to Ra
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: A, A'an, Asten,
Djehuty, God-Bird, God-Bird Ibis, God-
Bird of Shadow Haunted Stygia, Hab,
Judge of the Two Combatant Gods,
Khenti, Ibis, Ibis the Invincible, Lord of
Divine Words, Lord of Khemennu, Lord
of Ma'at, Mehi, Sheps, Toth (alternate
spellings); numerous others
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Nun (father); Neith
(mother); Ammon Ra (brother); Bast,
Bes, Sekhmet, Hathor, Shu, Khonshu,
Tefnut, Ogdoad (nephews and nieces);
Mahes (grandnephew); Geb, Nut
(grandnephew and grandniece);
Osiris, Seth (great-grandnephews);
Isis, Nepthys (great-grandnieces);
Anubis, Horus (great-great-grand-
nephews); three unnamed sons
Base of Operations: Celestial
Heliopolis; formerly Hermopolis (also
known as Khmun, near modern-day el-
Ashmunein, Egypt
Past Group Affiliations: Ogdoad
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead,
Gods of Wakanda
KNOWN POWERS
Invulnerability to Disease: Thoth has
Class 1000 resistance to Disease
Allspeak: The gods of Heliopolis can
communicate in all the languages of
the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and
alien languages.
Retarded Aging: He only ages 1 year
for every 1000. Outside of Heliopolis,
he can be killed normally.
Body Resistance: Unearthly (100)
resistance to Physical and Energy.
Telepathy: Thoth like other
Heliopolitans can speak directly into a
person's mind at Incredible (40)
ability.
Flight: Shift-X (150) air speed.
Cosmic Awareness: Class 1000 ability
to glean answers from the cosmos.
Energy Manipulation: Shift-Z (500)
ability to manipulate energy for a
variety of stunts:
• Plasma Generation: Thoth can
• Teleporting: Shift-Y (200) ability to
unleash Shift-Y (200) intensity teleport across vast distances.
plasma at will
• Dimensional travel: Shift-Y (200)
• Metamorph: Usually assumes the
ability to travel from one dimension
form of an Ibis or an Ibis-headed to another.
humanoid.
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• Animate objects: Unearthly (100)
ability to animate objects and make
them move around or attack as
needed.
EQUIPMENT
Thoth has a variety of magic totems
that he disperses to his followers
including, The Eye of Ibis and Staff of
Ibis.
Was-Sceptre: This Class 1000 uru-like
weapons does Shift-Y (200) damage
and on the occasion Thoth uses it,
anyone attacked regrets starting the
fight.
Talents: Blunt Weapons, Occult lore,
Heliopolitan History, Lore and Trivia
Contacts: Ennead, Gods of Wakanda
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Thoth is wise and quiet. He lets other
speak, listening to what they have to
say and mediating from the words and
actions. He is the wisest of the
Heliopolitans and the slowest to
anger.
HISTORY
Thoth was the son of the primordial
goddess Gaea (known as Neith to the
Egyptian gods) and of the Demiurge
(Nun), and the little brother to Atum
(Ammon Ra). Millions years ago, Atum
battled his uncle, the Elder God Set
(Apep). Ibis oversaw the epic battle,
making sure neither side completely
overtake the other one. Thoth, as Ibis,
was worshipped during the Hyborian
Age in parts of Nemedia and Stygia. Celestial Heliopolis. Thoth served as
Followers of Set, including the the god of wisdom and the moon,
sorcerer Thoth-Amon, drove his however he was ousted from that
priests out of Stygia, but they mantle by Khonshu. Around the 5th
relocated their sarcophagi to a new century AD, upon the spread of
Temple of Ibis, the "Nest of the Sacred monotheism, many Heliopolitans lost
Ibis" in Argos. The priest Karanthes their worshipers, but Thoth, along
channeled Thoth's energy through his with Bast and Ptah remained
Staff of Ibis to return the demon worshiped among the Orisha of
Jaggta-Noga to his nether realm, and Wakanda. It was hypothesized that
later invoked Ibis himself to destroy the Wakandan Gorilla God was
the evil god-sorcerer Zukala's citadel. possibly Thoth in his ape-form, but it is
Around 10,000 BC, the worship of the known now that Vodu god Ghekre is
Heliopolitans started by the the Gorilla God. When Osiris and his
inhabitants of the Nile River Valley. As family were freed by the Asgardians,
Atum became Ammon Ra, primordial Thoth returned the throne to him.
sun god worshiped in Ancient Egypt,
he presumably sired, then ruled the
Ogdoad, the first generation of
Egyptian gods, Thoth became the
primordial moon god and served as his
arbitrator and grand vizier. from
Hermopolis (also known as Khmun,
near modern-day el-Ashmunein,
Egypt). Some myths state the Ogdoad
sired Thoth and Ra, but that
misconception is due to the elderly
appearance of the Ogdoad. Possibly
imperfect, and aging more rapidly
than their virtually immortal rulers,
the Ogdoad eventually perished, Ra
sired the first Ennead, the next
generation of Egyptians. He eventually
left, replaced by his son Shu. Thoth
remained and kept on serving the
Helipolitan ruler.
When the Helipolitan ruler Osiris and
his family were imprisoned within a
pyramid on Earth by god of evil Seth,
Thoth served as the Ennead's ruler in
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Razan EQUIPMENT
Weapon - Axe: This is a standard
Egyptian crescent pole-axe. 10 Edged
F RM (30) Health: 100 damage, Good material strength.
A RM (30)
S Ex (20) Karma: 66 TRANSPORTATION
E EX (20) Razan rode a winged demon with the
R TY (6) Resources: GD following capabilities:
I EX (20) F A S E R I P
P IN (40) Popularity: -10 Ex Ex Rm Ex Pr Ty Gd
Health: 90
BACKGROUND Flight: Ex speed; Gd protection vs.
Real Name: Razan Physical and Magic
Occupation: Formerly Necrodamus'
lieutenant Talents: Martial Arts A, D and E; Edged
Legal Status: Criminal demigod Weapons; Occult Knowledge; Mystic
Identity: Secret Background; Detective
Other Known Aliases: The Night Jackal
Place of Birth: Heliopolis Contacts: Ennead, Necrodamus
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Osiris (father); ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
extended family via Osiris Razan just served Necrodamus as a
Base of Operations: Formerly matter of honor, personally not caring
Necrodamus' base, currently for his goals and seemingly despising
unknown him, all this resulting in a rather
Past Group Affiliations: Ennead; moody character. She was also a cold-
servant of Necrodamus blooded killer.
Present Group Affiliations: None
HISTORY
KNOWN POWERS Razan was a half-goddess, daughter of Silver in order to kill Michael during
Longevity: Unearthly; being a Osiris. At some point, for reasons the Covenant, a diplomatic summit
demigod, she is not as naturally long- unrevealed, she was sentenced to a held every thousand years between
lived as the Ennead, but has lived for 2,000 year prison by her father. She Hell and Heaven. After she retrieved
over 2000 years. was released from imprisonment by the Judas' Silver from the monastery it
the sorcerer Necrodamus, and, as a was secured in Akeldama with the
Allspeak: Razan has inherited the matter of honor, was forced to serve help of the keeper of the key, who
gods’ ability to use the Allspeak, him. That tale ended up spreading gave it up in exchange for a spell book,
enabling her to understand and among the magical underworld. Razan Ragnar the Dark Dwarf was asked to
communicate in every language. became Necrodamus' lieutenant and forge the weapon from it.
assisted him in his plan of creating an
Angel-killing weapon from Judas'

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When an angel, a spy among
Necrodamus' operation, managed to
flee after being shot with a silver
bullet, a thirtieth of the total silver,
Razan was tasked by Necrodamus to
oversee the situation and dispatched a
couple of minor demons to retrieve it.
The angel found Johnny Blaze, the
Ghost Rider, and handed him the silver
before dying. The demons tried to
have Blaze give them the silver but
were both destroyed by him.
Necrodamus consequently
summoned the Bloodhound to help
Razan retrieve the silver, threatening
her should she fail again.
retrieved the silver while the
Bloodhound was slain during the fight.
The silver was then taken back to
Necrodamus, prompting Ragnar to
complete the creation of the
Archangel Killer. Razan was
subsequently pardoned by her master
for losing the silver in the first place.
By listening to Beleth, the emissary of
the Infernal Armies of Hell to whom
Necrodamus had presented his Angel-
killing weapons and proposed to kill
Michael during the Covenant, Razan
deduced her master was being used,
and urged him to call off the
operation; however, Necrodamus
decided to go ahead anyway, having
her gather the remaining demons to
cover his approach of the Covenant
site. During the Covenant, Razan
battled the Ghost Rider and then
Blade when the Ghost Rider went to
stop Necrodamus from killing Michael.
As Necrodamus' attempt failed, she
rescued him from the Ghost Rider's
Penance Stare, declaring them now
even and freeing herself of servitude.
Razan remains estranged from her
father and her current whereabouts
are unknown.

Razan enstated a bounty upon Blaze

and the silver, leading demons such as
Eduardo, owner of Eduardo's Rare &
Collectible Books, to try to retrieve the
silver, in vain. She went to Ragnar to
explain the "new specifications", but
Ragnar urged his contractors to
retrieve the last piece of silver, which
was essential for the weapon's
completion. Razan then tracked down
everyone who had seen the silver or
been in recent contact with Blaze and
his ally, Daimon Hellstrom. While the
Bloodhound killed the demon Agnes,
she went to Curtis and killed him, and
also tried in vain to kill the woman
who had given her the key to Judas'
silver.

With the Bloodhound and a pack of

demons, she tracked down Edwin,
Blaze, and Hellstorm, who had been
joined by Blade and Satana Hellstrom.
She didn't manage to kill Edwin, but

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Mut
F AM (50) Health: 240
A AM (50)
S IN (40) Karma: 125
E UN (100)
R GD (10) Resources: UN
I IN (40)
P UN (75) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mut
Occupation: Mother goddess
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: World-Mother,
Eye of Ra
Place of Birth: Celestial Heliopolis
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Amon (husband);
extended family through Amon;
Khonshu (stepson)
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: Ogdoad
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; The Egyptian gods
are extremely long-lived, but not
immortal like the Olympians; they age
at an extremely slow rate upon
reaching adulthood.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and other-dimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Healing: Amazing rank
She may have additional mystic
abilities as well, at the GM’s
discretion; powers will be in the
Remarkable to Amazing range.
Talents: Occult lore, Heliopolitan
History, Lore and Trivia

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Contacts: Ennead Mut is often represented as a woman,
occasionally with wings wearing the
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES double crown of royalty of the whole
As a mother goddess, Mut is warm and Egypt or the vulture headdress of the
nurturing. She can however be a fierce New Kingdom queens. She may also
warrior, particularly in her role as a be depicted as a vulture, especially in
protector. hieroglyphs, because ancient
Egyptians viewed the vultures as
HISTORY nurturing mothers with protective
It is believed that Mut’s existence powers. Vulture heads are sometimes
dates as far back as the time of the seen projecting from her shoulders.
Ogdoad. In her aspect as a member of She also may be holding the papyrus
the Ennead, she was known as scepter in her hand. She may also be
Amaunet. She is thought of as a self- seen as a woman with the lioness
created goddess and is sometimes head, a cow or even a cobra because
depicted as a male deity. Because of of the several other deities and
this, she earned the epithet “Mut, functions she has assimilated over
Who Giveth Birth, But Was Herself Not time.
Born of Any.” Mut became at some
point the stepmother of Khonshu.
Her rise to power came in the Middle
Kingdom where she, together with
Amon and their adopted son,
Khonshu, became the venerated triad
in the temple of Amen in at Ipet-Resyt
(now Luxor). Originally, their adopted
son was the war god Montu, but he
was changed by the moon god,
possibly because of Mut’s sacred lake
that was in the form of a crescent
moon. Her temple, known as “Hwt-
Mwt” (that means “the estate of
Mut”) was positioned to the south of
the great temple of Amen-Ra. It is
believed that it is decorated with an
avenue of sphinxes approaching it.
She was worshiped here with the
following epithets: “Mut, the Great
Lady of Isheru, the Queen of the Gods
and the Lady of Heaven.”

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Apedemak
F SHX (150) Health: 350
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 80
E UN (100)
R EX (20) Resources: UN
I RM (30)
P RM (30) Popularity: 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Apedemak
Occupation: God of war
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Mahes,
Narasimha
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Bast (mother);
Thoth (granduncle); numerous others
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; The Egyptian gods
are extremely long-lived, but not
immortal like the Olympians; they age
at an extremely slow rate upon
reaching adulthood.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and other-dimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Breath Weapon: Apedemak can
breathe a cone of fire from his mouth,
at Incredible rank and range.
Shapeshifting: Remarkable rank. He
often chooses the form of a lion, or
lion-headed man (or occasionally with
multiple lion heads) but sometimes
takes a falcon-headed and/or winged
form. Flight at Remarkable.
EQUIPMENT
Armor: Apedemak wears enchanted
leather armor that provides
Remarkable protection against
physical damage.
Weapons: Apedemak employs a
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These are typically made of Unearthly
material; the bow and spear are his
weapons of choice.
Talents: Leadership, History and
Culture: Egypt and Kush, Martial Arts
A - E, Ancient Weapons: Egypt,
Restraints
Contacts: Ennead
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Apedemak is known for his strength
and ferocity in combat. He was also
seen in Kush as a sort of heavenly
provider, making him an embodiment
of protection.
Power, who slays the rebels with (his)
strength.” He was often depicted as
wearing battle-dress of leather
armour and carrying weapons,
especially a bow and arrows. He was
also shown slaying enemies or else
holding onto bound captives, who
were restrained with cords around
their necks.
Apedemak has also been known to
take on other forms, most commonly
either a lion-headed serpent, or that
of a man in ceremonial dress, who is
shown with three (or possibly four)
lion heads.

HISTORY
Apedemak was the son of Bast, and
became known as Mahes, a war god.
He is best known as the war god of
Kush, an empire to the south of Egypt
in the region known as Nubia. The
Kushites believed that Apedemak
brought victories to their armies and
defeated their enemies. When Kushite
pharaohs carried out military
campaigns, they often claimed the
support and companionship of
Apedemak. He was a relatively minor
deity in Egypt, but was a major deity in
Nubia.

Apedemak was primarily a war god,

and we can be sure that in the past he
was invoked to bestow his blessing
upon the outcome of battles. In one
hymn he was described as “one who
sends forth a flaming breath against
his enemies in this his name, Great of

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Nepthys
F IN (75) Health: 300
A AM (75)
S IN (50) Karma: 200
E UN (100)
R GD (10) Resources: SHX
I IN (40)
P SHX (150) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nephthys
Occupation: Goddess of night and the
dead
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Nephthys,
Nephtys
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Separated
Known Relatives: Anubis (son by
Osiris); Seth (husband, separated);
Horus (nephew); Sekhmet, Bast, Sobek
(grand-uncle); Shu (grandfather);
Tefnut (grandmother); Thoth (great-
grand-uncle)
Base of Operations: Celestial
Heliopolis; Duat
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Ennead

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; The Egyptian gods
are extremely long-lived, but not
immortal like the Olympians; they age
at an extremely slow rate upon
reaching adulthood.

Resurrection: A number of gods may

work together to resurrect another

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deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and other-dimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Darkforce Generation and Control: At
Shift-X ability.
Talents: Occult lore, Heliopolitan
History, Lore and Trivia
son, Osiris, to rule in their place, but
Osiris was ousted from the throne
through deceit and treachery by his
brother, Seth, who slew him. From the
afterlife, Osiris took Nephthys as his
wife to rule over the spirits of their
deceased worshippers. Seth later
imprisoned Osiris and several
members of the Ennead in a pyramid
for several hundred until they were
freed in recent years by Odin of the
Asgardian Gods. Her modern-day
whereabouts are unrevealed.
She was married to Seth, but was
impregnated by Seth's brother Osiris,
leading to the birth of Anubis and to
Seth's revenge plots against Osiris.
Seth and Nephthys separated at some
point.

Contacts: Ennead

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Nephthys is a protective goddess who
symbolizes the death experience, just
as Isis represented the birth
experience. Being the goddess of
mourning and night, she is moody and
melancholic.

HISTORY
Nephtys (also Nepthys or Nephthys),
was the Egyptian Goddess of night and
the dead. She is the daughter of Geb,
god of sky, and Nut, goddess of earth,
who ruled over Egypt from Heliopolis
and retreated from Earth when they
became too old and infirmed to rule.
In their absence, they appointed their

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Magical Artifacts: death. She had the book hidden in her
tomb and had her son mummified
along with her. She left instructions on
Object imbued with magical power
how to resurrect her son so that he
feature prominently in ancient
could in turn return her to life. The son
Egyptian lore; many of these artifacts
of the Witch Queen was revived in
have received their power from the
1924 and returned to the tomb in
gods themselves. Below are just a few
1942 and began using the Book of
of the more notable magical items in
Thoth in an attempt to resurrect his
the Marvel Universe connected to
mother. However, the plot was
Egyptian mythology.
thwarted by Captain America and
Bucky. During the course of their
battle, the book was tossed into a fire
and was destroyed.
A scroll version existed in the tomb of
Nefer-Ka-Ptah, accessible on the
mortal plane or from the afterlife
world of Duat.
Claw of Bast: This was an ancient
artifact divided into three
components, that could restore life to
the dead or dying, but could only be
invoked nine times. The claw was
sought after by Doctor Doom with
hopes it would heal his face; Professor
Van Nuys was also seeking the claw to
cure his debilitating disease, which left
him bound to a wheelchair. After
interference from Doom, Reed
Richards was able to retrieve the claw
and cured the Professor. It was
destroyed shortly after its last use.
Effects: The claw is able to resurrect
the dead, or reverse any debilitating
effect that would ultimately result in
death. It has nine charges.

Effects: Reading from the tome allows

the user to cast any spell from Realms
of Magic, at Remarkable ability. This
ability may be used once per day.
Overuse (more than five consecutive
Book of Thoth: The Book of Thoth is a
days) may result in a gradual shift of
name given to many ancient Egyptian
the caster towards chaos magic.
texts supposedly written by the
Egyptian god Thoth. The origins of the
book are unknown. It is said to be a
powerful book of black magic,
although the full scope of its abilities is
unknown. It was mentioned in
"Through the Gates of the Silver Key",
by H.P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Crown of Hathor: The Crown of
Price. Hathor was a mystical object that was
created in ancient Egypt. In Egyptian
The Book of Thoth appears either as a myth, it is said to endow the wearer
book, or as a scroll.One version was with sexual appeal. In the Marvel
originally in the possession of the so Universe, it was the key to locating the
called "Witch Queen" of Egypt who Spirit Gem of Nephrus, a powerful
used it to her own ends until her mystical gem that contained the spirit

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of the ancient Egyptian high priest
known as Nephrus. Lost to the ages it
was believed that an ancestor of
Nephrus could utilize its power to gain
immortality and the power of a god. In
the modern age ended up in the
collection of Egyptian artifacts owned
by the Museum of Metropolitan Art. IT
was discovered by curator Gemal
Hassan, who learned of his common
ancestry with Nephrus. Stealing the
Crown of Hathor from the museum he
sent it to blind sculptress Alicia
Masters as the legend called stated
that the helmet along with a blind
artists were the key to finding the
gem. Enthralled into becoming the
"Bride of Nephrus", Alicia Masters fled
to Egypt with Hassan to recover the
gem. When the Gem was located they
were confronted by Alicia's boyfriend
the Thing and Living Mummy, the
ancient foe of Nephrus. Alicia was
successful in locating the Spirit Gem
and passing it to Gemal who was not
only endowed with its great power,
but also possessed him by the spirit of
Nephrus. During the ensuing battle,
the Thing's ally Lillian Templethorp
was able to free Alicia from the control
of Nephrus. Alicia then used the
power of the Crown of Hathor to blast
the Spirit Gem free from
Nephrus/Gemal. When the Thing later
crushed the Spirit Gem, it caused
Gemal/Nephrus to crumble into dust.
Presumably the Crown was returned
to the museum, where it is likely still
held to this day.
Effects: The crown may be gifted by
the owner to another person; should
the receiver of the crown wear it, he
or she will be enthralled to the will of
the person who gave it, as per
Amazing strength Mind Control.
Should one wear the crown without
receiving it from another person, the
wearer is granted +2 CS Popularity
with regard to seduction attempts.
Mask of Amenhotep: The Mask of
Amenhotep was an Egyptian artifact
displayed in the Grandview Museum
of New York City. The Sphinx targeted
it, due to the item's potential to
increase his abilities, and attacked the
museum with an army of ancient
spirits and zombies.
When the Howling Commandos
arrived to stop the Sphinx, Hit-Monkey
took possession of and put on the
mask. The powers of the item were
activated, and Hit-Monkey used it to
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negate the Sphinx's powers. The mask
was later used again to cast away the
Adversary from possessing Navid
Hashim.
Effects: The mask is a talisman capable
of controlling spirits and multiplying
the wearer's power. It can be used
offensively, allowing its wearer to
weaken the powers of desired targets.
The mask increases magical powers of
Egyptian origin by 3 CS, and can
decrease an opponent’s Egyptian
magic by 3 CS. It can also be used to
summon and control Egyptian spirits
such as undead mummies and
warriors, at the Psyche rank of the
user.
Spirit Gem of Nephrus: The Spirit Gem
of Nephrus contained the spirit of the
ancient Egyptian high priest known as
Nephrus. Lost to the ages, it was
believed that a descendent of Nephrus
could utilize its power to gain
immortality and the power of a god. In
the modern age, Museum of
Metropolitan Art curator Gemal
Hassan learned of his common
ancestry with Nephrus. Stealing the
Crown of Hathor from the museum he
sent it to blind sculptress Alicia
Masters as the legend called stated
that the helmet along with a blind
artist was the key to finding the gem.
Enthralled into becoming the "Bride of
Nephrus", Alicia Masters fled to Egypt
with Hassan to recover the gem. When
the Gem was located they were
confronted by Alicia's boyfriend the
Thing and Living Mummy, the ancient
foe of Nephrus. Alicia was successful
in locating the Spirit Gem and passing
it to Gemal who was not only
endowed with its great power, but
also possessed him by the spirit of
Nephrus. During the ensuing battle,
the Thing's ally Lillian Templethorp
was able to free Alicia from the control
of Nephrus. Alicia then used the
power of the Crown of Hathor to blast
the Spirit Gem free from
Nephrus/Gemal. When the Thing later
crushed the Spirit Gem, it caused
Gemal/Nephrus to crumble into dust.
Effects: If the gem is held by a
descendant of Nephrus, he or she
gains the ability to cast any spells of
the Egyptian school of magic, at
Remarkable rank; the user must make
a green Psyche FEAT roll each round to
avoid being controlled by Nephrus’
spirit. Destroying the gem eliminates
both Nephrus’ spirit, and the user.
Orb of Ra: The Orb of Ra is an ancient
mystical artifact dating back to the
time of the Egyptian necromancer,
Rakses (c. 1051-1047 BC). According to
Egyptian mythology, the Orb was
crafted from the right eye of Hathor in
order to prevent her from
transforming into the war goddess,
Sekhmet. A device of immeasurable
power, the full extent of its
capabilities is unknown, but it has
demonstrated the ability to raise the
dead, as well as to take command over
the living.
Years ago, an ambitious revolutionary
named Mister Fazil discovered the
tomb of Rakses and recovered the Orb
of Ra. Working alongside his associate,
Doctor Minkly, Fazil used the Orb to
reanimate Rakses' personal
bodyguards. He then used it as the
focal point in a ceremony to resurrect
Rakses himself. Fazil misspoke the
incantation; however, and he was
unable to maintain control over
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Rakses, who then killed Fazil and
recovered the Orb.
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy and
monster-hunter Elsa Bloodstone
arrived at the pyramid and fought with
Rakses. Rakses used the orb to
summon the Demon of the Sands, as
well as a monstrous scarab to attack
them, but N'Kantu managed to
distract the necromancer long enough
for Elsa to snatch the Orb. With the aid
of Adam, the three were able to
destroy Rakses and the Living Mummy
used the Orb to dispel Rakses'
creations. He then took it upon
himself to become the caretaker of
the Orb of Ra.
When the Living Mummy was
incarcerated for refusing to register
his identity in accordance with the
Superhuman Registration Act, the Orb
of Ra was presumably taken away
from him. Through a means as yet
unrevealed, the Mummy escaped
imprisonment and regained
possession of the Orb, using it to
summon the spirit of Nephrus, the
ancient wizard responsible for
transforming him into a living
mummy.
Effects: The Orb enables the user to
summon a minor demon to do his or
her bidding (see Realms of Magic for
examples). The Orb may also dispel
undead spirits at Amazing rank,
causing them to revert to inanimate
corpses. It can also animate corpses;
the undead entities will have physical
primary abilities and powers equal to
those that they had in life, but will
have Feeble mental statistics and will
be under the complete control of the
bearer of the Orb. The Orb may have
additional powers when used by a
bearer who is powered by ancient
Egyptian magic.
Chariot of Time: A golden charm,
which allowed the user to travel to
other time periods, seemingly via a
magical "Chariot of Time." Iron Man
used the Chariot of Time to return to
the present from Ancient Egypt. It is
unclear what he did with the golden
charm afterwards.
Effects: The talisman produces a
golden three-horse chariot with the
ability of Time Travel at Typical rank
(capable of traveling at least 5,000
years). It is capable of holding two
people. The charm is activated by
rubbing it twice and reverts to
miniature size when not in use.
Control: GD Speed: RM
Body: AM Protection: PR
Sapphire Crescent: The Sapphire
Crescent is an artifact made of glass
said to be the only weapon that can
slay the demon known as the Beast. It
was created out of glass made from
the finest Egyptian sand and colored
with dyes that were usually reserved
for the pharaoh's robes. The dying
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craftsman who created laid a curse on
it to bring destruction down on the
head of the pharaoh who had
neglected his people, but he died
before being able to deliver. The
Sapphire Crescent passed multiple
hands, usually in a violent way, until it
ended up in the staff of the Statue of
Khonshu.
Effects: This is a knife-like weapon that
does Incredible Edged damage; its
material strength is Poor. The
Crescent does +1CS versus undead
and is able to bypass magical
defenses. Demons and other
supernatural creatures can actually be
killed by the Crescent, not just
banished to their home dimension.
 but it is confirmed to be capable of the
following powers:

Mystic Communication: Bast will

communicate directly with anyone
wearing the necklace.

Summon Cats: When the necklace is

worn, Bast can choose to summon up
to 100 cats that will do her bidding.
Statistics for individual cats are in the
Judge’s Book; below are the stats for a
group of ten, to make it easier on the
GM:
F A S E R I P
Ty Ex Fb Gd Fb Ty Pr
Health: 38
Movement: 2 areas/round. Claws do
Edged damage but cannot score a Kill
Wadjet (Eye of Ra): Wadjet is
result vs. human-sized targets. Cats
historically the name of a patron
have night vision.
goddess of Lower Egypt, as well as the
term for the “Eye of Ra” glyph, a
Transformation: She-Hulk grew a
reverse image of the Eye of Horus with
catlike tail when she put on the
similar meaning (see Amulets). In the
necklace. It is probable that prolonged
Marvel Universe, the Wadjet (also
wearing of the item would result in Eye of Horus: The Eye of Horus is a
called the Eye of Ra) is a gold necklace
further transformation similar to that solid golden statue of Horus, and the
that was found on an ancient Egyptian
of Greer Grant’s metamorphosis into cultural property of the modern
statue of Bast (with whom the wadjet
the costumed heroine Tigra. nation of Egypt. The statue was stolen
symbol has close historical
Presumably this transformation would from Cairo, by thieves who planned to
association). At an Egyptian exhibit
include catlike abilities and/or natural sell the item to an American
sponsored by Jennifer Walters’ (She-
weaponry, although the extent of the museum. The plot was foiled by the
Hulk) law firm, She-Hulk and Spider-
transformation, and its permanency, Egyptian antihero, the Scarlet Scarab,
Man foiled an attempted theft of the
are both unrevealed. with assistance from Thor. The statue
necklace by a cult, but not before the
has since been returned to its rightful
goddess Bast attempted to recruit
place in Egypt. Other than its
Walters as an avenger in her name.
monetary value, the statue does not
appear to have any special powers.
Effects: The full extent of the Eye of
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Third Eye of Horus: The Third Eye of
Horus was an item given to Beast by
Doctor Strange during an emergency
to allow the X-Man to see the Shadow
Creatures of the Twelfth Dimension.
The first use of the Third Eye caused
Beast to pass out. When he used it a
second time, words spoken by Strange
earlier allowed him to grasp a better
control of the item and see the
magical creatures in an appearance
more suited to his scientific mind.
After exiling the Shadow Creatures,
Strange let Beast keep the mask.
Effects: Donning the mask gives the
wearer both True Sight and
Extradimensional Detection, at
Unearthly ability. Wielding the mask
requires a successful Psyche FEAT roll;
a failure (White) result will cause the
bearer to pass out for 1 to 10 rounds.
Users of the mask who have a Psyche
of Good or lower need to make a
Psyche FEAT roll for every successive
use equal to their Psyche power rank
(i.e., a user with a Good
Psyche rank of 10 will need to roll after
every 10 uses, a user with Typical rank
of 6 will need to roll after every 6 uses,
etc.). A failure (white) result causes
the user to lose 1 column of Psyche; at
Shift 0, the user is considered to have
complete loss of sanity and thus
nonfunctional. This side-effect is due
to the user becoming aware of
normally undetectable extra-
dimensional horrors.
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 OGDOAD: GODS OF HERMOPOLIS
The Ogdoad were a group of deities
that predated the Ennead. In the
distant past, the Ogdoad was replaced
by the second-generation gods, but
several members of the pantheon
subsequently became part of the
Ennead. Historically, the Ogdoad was
represented by a group of eight deities
who were worshipped in the Old
Kingdom provincial capital of
Hermopolis. The eight deities were
arranged in four male-female pairs
(the female names being merely
derivative female forms of the male
names): Nu and Naunet, Hehu and
Hehut, Kekui and Kekuit, and Qerh and
Qerhet. In the Marvel Universe,
known representatives are Amaunet
(Mut), Heru (Horus), Khenmu, Montu,
and Tauret.

Montu
F MN (75) Health: 550
A MN (75)
S SHY (250) Karma: 60 Place of Birth: Unknown KNOWN POWERS
E SHX (150) Marital Status: Single Longevity: CL1000; The Egyptian gods
R GD (10) Resources: AM Known Relatives: Ammon Ra (father); are extremely long-lived, but not
I GD (10) Amaunet (mother); Khonshu immortal like the Olympians; they age
P IN (40) Popularity: 10 (brother); Bast (brother or half- at an extremely slow rate upon
brother); Sekhmet (brother or half- reaching adulthood.
BACKGROUND brother); Shu, Sobek (half-brothers);
Real Name: Montu Hathor, Tefnut (half-sisters); Bes, Ptah Resurrection: A number of gods may
Occupation: God of war (possible brothers); numerous others work together to resurrect another
Legal Status: Citizen of Heliopolis Base of Operations: Heliopolis deity if his or her life essence is beyond
Identity: Public Past Group Affiliations: Ogdoad resurrection. Requires a minimum of
Other Known Aliases: Monthu, Apis, Present Group Affiliations: Ennead three deities and expenditure of all
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Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and other-dimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Body Resistance: Excellent versus all
physical forms of attack.
Horns: In his usual form as a bull-
headed man, Montu has bull horns
capable of Amazing Edged damage in
the form of a goring attack.
Shapeshifting: Amazing rank. In
addition to his bull form (see below),
he sometimes takes the form of a
falcon.
Apis: Montu sometimes takes the
form of Apis (or Buchis), a giant sacred
bull that serves as a mount for both Ra
and Ptah. Montu’s statistics in his Apis
form are:
F A S E R I P Montu is large and warlike, and not
Am Rm ShY ShX Gd Gd In
Health: 480 Karma: 60
Charging Attack: As Apis, he can move
up to 4 areas in a round, but only in a
straight line. He receives a +2CS when
charging and he armor receives
Remarkable protection against any
damage he might take. His normal
movement as a bull is 2 areas/round.
In this form, he may do a goring attack
with his horns for Unearthly damage.
EQUIPMENT: Montu uses a number of
standard Egyptian weapons; consult
sources for damage. Most of Montu’s
arsenal is made of Class 1000-strength
materials.
Talents: Martial Arts B, History and
Culture: Egypt, Ancient Weapons:
Egypt
Contacts: Ogodoad
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Marvel sources are conflicted on
whether Montu is a member of the
Ogdoad or Ennead; possibly he is one
of the several gods who became a
Heliopolitan after the Ogdoad became
defunct.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
terribly bright: as such, he may act
rashly in the name of doing what he
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perceives to be right. Widely revered
as a war-god, the Egyptians believed
that Montu would attack the enemies
of truth and order while inspiring, at
the same time, glorious warlike
exploits.
HISTORY
Montu, or Monthu, was the son of
Atum (known to the Egyptian gods as
Ammon Ra) and of Amaunet, air
goddess of the Ogdoad pantheon. He
was the brother of Khonshu, and
possibly of Bes and Ptah.
He was worshipped as a falcon-god of
war in ancient Egyptian religion, an
embodiment of the conquering vitality
of the Pharaoh. He was particularly
worshipped in Upper Egypt and in the
district of Thebes. Because of the
association of raging bulls with
strength and war, the Egyptians
believed that Montu also manifested
himself as a white, black-snouted bull
named Buchis or Apis. In Egyptian art,
Montu was depicted as a falcon-
headed or bull-headed man, with his
head surmounted by the solar disk
(because of his conceptual link with
Ra) and two feathers: the falcon as a
symbol of sky, the bull as a symbol of
strength and war.
 Non-Pantheon Egyptian Deities
Gog and Magog
F MN (75) Health: 195
A EX (20)
S AM (50) Karma: 20
E AM (50)
R PR (4) Resources: FB
I TY (6)
P GD (10) Popularity: -10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nephut-Sha; Hassan
Kareem
Occupation: Agents of Seth; (Nephut-
Sha) Egyptian high priest; (Kareem)
Archaeologist
Legal Status: Magical beings
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: “Two Who
Were Once One”
Place of Birth: Egypt
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Egypt
Past Group Affiliations: Ally of Grog
the God-Slayer and Scarab
Present Group Affiliations: Agent of
Seth
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; both Gog and
Magog have been alive at least since
Biblical times.
Body Resistance: Remarkable (30)
versus physical attacks
Talents: None
Contacts: Seth
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Gog and Magog are destructive
demons committed to causing
mayhem in the name of Seth.
HISTORY
Angered by Moses leading the
Israelites out of Egypt (and killing the
pharaoh Ramses II in the process), the
high priest Nephut-Sha vowed
vengeance. He began a long string of
sacrifices, hoping to call the god Seth.
Eventually, he succeeded, and Seth
transformed Nephut-Sha into two
demonic beings: Gog and Magog.
No sooner were they created than the
new pharoah, Merneptah, brought
the forces of Egypt against them and
captured them. Fearing a reprisal from
Moses' God after what had already
happened, Merneptah had the two
creatures entombed.
At some point during the thirteenth
century, Gog and Magog were
released from their prison. A group of
magicians sought to return them to
their prison, and gave an unnamed
desert nomad three magical weapons
to combat the demons. He succeeded
in driving them back to their tomb, but
only by being trapped with them.
After the Hulk arrived in the Egyptian
desert looking for a peaceful place to
stay, he reverted to the form of Dr.
Bruce Banner, who soon became
overcome by the desert heat. Banner
was rescued by Abdul Qamar, who
revealed that they were at the site of
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archaeologist on the site, Professor broken anymore Seth, hoping Thor
Hassan Kareem detailed the history of only temporarily convinced himself to
the creatures, then, secretly wishing be ok again, teleported back to his
to continue Nephut-Sha's crusade base with his agents, promising Thor
against the Israelites, gave his form up that they would come after him when
to revive Gog and Magog. Reborn, the the priests deemed the time was right.
creatures immediately came into
battle with Banner's alter ego, the
Hulk, and Qamar, now wielding the
weapons of his ancestor he found in
the tomb and calling himself the
Arabian Knight. The two demons
proved to be little match for the Hulk,
and while battling them, the Arabian
Knight saw a chance to bury the
demons in their tomb again, along
with the Hulk. Causing a cave-in, the
Knight presumed all three buried
forever. Moments later, though, the
Hulk dug his way out.

Seth summoned his agents Gog,

Magog, Grog and Scarab to tell them
that the oracle has told him that the
time was right to go after Thor, whose
spirit and heart had been weakened
after being banished for killing his
grandfather Bor. Seth sent them out
to search for Thor in the U.S. Interior
Highlands. Gog caused a car accident
to lure out Thor from hiding while Seth
told him and the others telepathically
that whoever found Thor should call
the others so they could take him
down together.

Grog called Seth, Gog, Magog and

Scarab for help, but only after Thor
had beaten him already. Newly
motivated Thor quickly knocked out
Gog as well. Realizing Thor was not

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Khasekhemwy
Khasekhemui
Normal Human/ Brood Infected
F EX (20)/ RM (30) Health: 42/ 80
A TY (6)/ GD (10)
S TY (6)/ EX (20) Karma: 36
E GD (10)/ EX (20)
R GD (10) Resources: IN
I TY (6)
P EX (20) Popularity: 10/0
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Khasekhemwy
Khasekhemui
Occupation: Pharaoh of upper and
lower kingdoms of Egypt
Legal Status: Ruler of Egypt
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Ancient Egypt
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Upper and Lower
Kingdoms of Egypt
Past Group Affiliations: Upper and
Lower Kingdoms of Egypt
KNOWN POWERS
As a normal human, Khasekhemwy
has no superpowers. After his
infection by the Brood, he gained the
following:
• Body Armor: All members of the
Brood have thick, scaly hides that
provide Excellent protection against
Physical and Energy attacks.
• Instant Disintegration: When any
member of the Brood reaches 0
Health, it dissolves on the spot.
• Flight: Brood hunters have light,
gauzy wings and can fly at Poor
airspeed.
• Sting: All Brood have double tails
ending in wicked spikes that have
poison spines. Normal Brood have
Good ability with their tails, causing
Good damage.
Talents: Leadership, Ancient
Weapons, Politics
Contacts: Empire of Ancient Egypt
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Khasekhemwy was a capable leader,
committed to a strong military
defense and infrastructure
improvements to benefit his people.
HISTORY
Pharaoh Khasekhemwy Khaseke-
hemui of the Second Dynasty was the
ruler of the upper and lower kingdoms
of Egypt. Allegedly the greatest of his
generation, he was presented or
presented himself as the son of Horus
and Set. As a historical pharaoh, he led
several military campaigns and
building projects.
When a Brood vessel crashed in Egypt,
he went to inspect the crash site, only
to be dragged in the hole and be
infected by them. He was presumably
killed along with the rest of the Brood
by the coalition led by Imhotep.
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Akhenaten: Also known as
Amenhotep IV, Akhenaten was an
Egyptian pharaoh in 1334 B.C. He was
taken by aliens known as the Celestial
Order to be one of their chosen
representatives and taught of the
Heart of the Universe, a powerful
cosmic artifact that would turn those
who possessed it into a living god.
Driven mad by the experience,
Akhenaten surfaced in the Modern
Age to grab virtually unlimited power,
until he was defeated by earth’s
heroes and deities. A full profile can be
found in Volume 1 of the Unofficial
Canon Project’s Gamer’s Handbook of
the Marvel Universe, Deluxe Edition
(MUD1).
Minor Deities in Marvel
Canon:
The following gods and goddesses
have been alluded to or confirmed as
existing behind the scenes in Marvel
comics.
Anput: Anput is the wife of Anubis,
and appears as a female version of the
jackal-headed god. When Marc
Spector mentally journeyed to the
Overvoid and was separated from his
split personalities, he made a deal to
rescue the captured Anput in
exchange for the soul of Bertrand
Crowley.
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Khnum: Khnum was one of the
earliest-known Egyptian deities,
originally the god of the source of the
Nile. Since the annual flooding of the
Nile brought with it silt and clay, and
its water brought life to its
surroundings, he was thought to be
the creator of the bodies of human
children, which he made at a potter's
wheel, from clay. He later was
described as having molded the other
deities, and he had the titles "Divine
Potter" and "Lord of created things
from himself". In art, Khnum was
usually depicted as a ram-headed man
at a potter's wheel, with recently
created children's bodies standing on
the wheel. He was also shown holding
a jar from which flowed a stream of
water. Although he has not appeared
officially in Earth-616 canon, the time-
traveling villain Rama-Tut created a
robot in Khnum’s likeness in the Earth-
20015 continuity. Khnum has also
been confirmed to exist in 616
continuity via familial references and
has been referenced by Moon Knight.
He has also gone by the names of
Chnum, Knum, Khnemu and (in Greek)
Chnoumis.

Neith: Neith is an aspect of Gaea as

she appears in the Egyptian pantheon.
The ancient Egyptians worshipped her
as a goddess of war and hunting. Gaea
was one of the Elder Gods who
materialized on Earth before any life
appeared there. She and her brother
Chthon inhabited Earth's land masses,
affecting geological patterns. The rest
Ma’at: Worshipped by the Egyptians
of the gods, following the example of
as the goddess of truth, law, justice
Set, started eating each other, a
and order, Ma’at is an alias for the
process that turned all but Gaea into
Elder Goddess, Oshtur. One of the
demons. Worried that they might
trinity of beings known as the Vishanti,
menace Earth's organic life forms,
Oshtur holds vast magical power in
Gaea summoned the Demiurge and
both the Earth realm and the astral
"mated" with it, to give birth to her
planes. She is an immortal being, Qadesh: Qadesh is the wife of Anubis,
first son, the sun-god Atum. Over
capable of traveling through space and described as a goddess of sin.
many millennia, Gaea guided the
and between dimensions. She is Historically she was a popular fertility
evolution and development of
responsible for creating entire races of goddess of sacred ecstasy and sexual
mankind and acted as Earth's
beings, and originated the study and pleasure. Other names she has gone
protector. Gaea joined the second
cultivation of magic as an art on Earth. by include Qetesh, Qedesh, Qetesh,
generation of gods under many guises,
In her incarnation as Ma’at, Oshtur Kadesh, Kedesh, Kadeš or Qades. She
thus becoming the “Mother Goddess”
herself is known to be very kind and has often been associated with the
for many pantheons.
noble and has been known to help Mesopotamian goddess Astarte (aka
heroes on occasion. [Note: Oshtur’s Inanna); in the Marvel Universe,
full profile will appear with the Qadesh may just be one of Innana’s
Vishanti in a future publication.] various aliases. Among the Kushites
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Nubia), she was worshipped as
Derkata, the Death-Queen.
Bata: Bata is an Egyptian bull-god of
the New Kingdom, who represents
together with his brother Anubis the
17th Upper Egyptian territory. He was
originally represented as a ram and
later as a bull. Bata is probably
identical with the death god Bt of the
Egyptian Old Kingdom. He is also
known as the god of labor. When Bata
was wrongly accused of the rape of
Qadesh, his brother's wife, he sought
the protection of the god, Khnemu,
who gave him his daughter, Hatmehyt,
as a bride. Hatmehyt, however,
showed Seth's armies how to kill him, Ennead goddess unique to the Marvel
but Anubis, now knowing how his Universe.
brother had been wronged, used
mystical means to return Bata to life.
Hatmehyt: Hatmehyt was a fish-
goddess in the area around the delta
city of Per-banebdjedet (called
Mendes in Ancient Greek). In Ancient
Egyptian art, Hatmehit was depicted
either as a fish or as a woman with a
fish emblem or crown on her head.
She was a goddess of life and
protection.
Harsaphis: Harsaphis is the Greek
transcription of Heryshaf, also known
in Egyptian mythology as Hershef or
Arsaphes. Harsaphis was an ancient
ram-headed deity whose cult was
centered in ancient Heracleopolis
Magna. He was a creator and fertility Tefnut: Tefnut is a deity of moisture,
god who was born from the primordial moist air, dew and rain in Ancient
waters. Egyptian religion. She is the sister and
consort of the air god Shu and the
Harsaphis/Heryshaf was identified mother of Geb and Nut. Tefnut is a
with Ra and Osiris in ancient Egyptian leonine deity, and appears as human
religion, as well as Dionysus or with a lioness head, but can also
Heracles by the Greeks -- in fact, it may appear as a lioness or fully human. As
be that “Harsaphis” in the Marvel a lioness she could display a wrathful
Universe is simply a name used by aspect, and was said to have escaped
Hercules while adventuring in Egypt or to Nubia in a rage from where she was
its dimensional realms. His name was brought back by Thoth.
mentioned in Avenging Spider-Man
#7.
Shesemte: Shesemte was mentioned,
but unseen, in Avenging Spider-Man
#7. Her sphere of influence is
unknown; she appears to be an
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Wadjet: Wadjet was said to be the
patron and protector of Lower Egypt,
and upon unification with Upper
Egypt, the joint protector and patron
of all of Egypt "goddess" of Upper
Egypt. She was also the protector of
kings and of women in childbirth.
Wadjet was said to be the nurse of the
infant god Horus. With the help of his
mother Isis, they protected Horus
from his treacherous uncle, Set, when
they took refuge in the swamps of the
Nile Delta. Wadjet was closely
associated in ancient Egyptian religion
with the Eye of Ra (see Magical
Artifacts, above). She sometimes
appears with a snake’s head.
Other Groups of Egyptian
Gods:
The mystic realms of the Ancient
Egyptians are home to various other
groups of gods, in addition to the
Ennead and Ogdoad. These groups are
minor deities that can be profiled with
the Typical Heliopolitan statistics.
Generally, they are sets of deities that
collectively perform a specific
function.
Cavern Deities: The route traveled by
souls to the afterlife is treacherous.
There are at least twelve caves and
caverns (possibly twenty) inhabited by
terrible deities and supernatural
creatures that feed on the souls of the
wicked. Souls defeated by the Cavern
Deities are sent to Abydos; souls of the
good are allowed safe passage to
Duat. Once pacified, the Cavern
Deities may facilitate free movement
in the hereafter, providing
nourishment and light in the darkness.
The first seven caverns contain groups
of three mummiform and three
anthropomorphic deities, two male
and one female in each triad. From the
8th to the 20th cavern, one may find
divinities in variable numbers: in the
8th, for example, there were seven
groups along with individual divinities,
and at least twenty of them in the 9th.

Cavern: Deities: Cavern: Deities:

1 a) nine jackal-headed deities feeding on rotten 7 Unknown
flesh
b) snake deities guarding the "Silent Region"
2 a) spitfire-snake called Sesy 8 "Those Who Raise Their Superiors To The
b) primeval catfish-headed gods called Nariu Sky"

3 a) Nehebkau, a snake god (sometimes two- 9 Gods of the Primeval Abyss

headed)
b) nine catfish-headed gods led by Osiris
4 "Great One Who Is On His Belly" 10 Groaning goddesses with blood-dripping
axes
5 a) Nut 11 Ammit
b) Osiris
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Gate Guardians: Just as Duat has a
series of guardian entities, Celestial
Heliopolis, Duat, and Abydos are
additionally guarded by over 1,000
minor gods who act as sentries for the
many gates leading into the realms of
the Egyptian afterlife. Some ancient
texts interpret the gates as each
having three guardian deities: a
Doorkeeper, a Herald, and a dedicated
god. The gate guardians allow access
only to the souls capable of
pronouncing the secret name of the
god himself, as a sort of "password".
According to ancient sources, each
gate or pylon consists of three
elements: a) a spitfire snake placed in
front of the access, b) the gate itself,
described both as a true architectural
portal and as a goddess, c) and its
guardian deities. Some guardian
entities are shown as zoo-
anthropomorfic deities, and often
depicted crouched on the ground and
holding large, threatening knives.
Other guardians are identified by
names that inspire terror and evoke
their fearful powers.
Gates described in the wall paintings
of the Valley of the Kings:
1st gate: Sia, deification of perception,
standing on the prow of the sun boat,
invites a snake called "Desert-
Protector" to unlock the gate to the
arrival of Ra, who observes his
enemies being massacred.
2nd gate: the guardian god is called
"Swallower Of Sinners" and his gate
precedes a lake of fire.
3rd gate: Its guardian snake is
"Stinger" while the portal itself is the
goddess "Mistress Of Food"; some
jackals watch over the "Lake of Life"
interdicted to the dead because it is
the place where Ra draws his breath.
4th gate: Deities carry ropes to
measure the extension of the
netherworld fields — as well as, in the
daily life of the Egyptians, the
measurement of the fields was carried
out for tax purposes; this is also where
the four human ethnic groups
(according to the Egyptians) were
depicted: the "cattle of Ra", i.e.
Egyptians themselves, Levantines,
Libyans and Nubians.
5th gate: This gate is the goddess
"Lady Of Duration" while its guardian
serpent is "Flame-Eyed"; this access is
inhabited by the perfidious demon
Apep, an aspect of Seth, here called
"Evil Of Face". 20 deities manage to
stem his devastating power by
continuing to dissect it, while the
heads of those he devoured emerge
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from his coils. The sun boat moves on
and Ra leaves this dramatic region.
6th gate: Ra's boat approaches seven
jackal-headed poles with two enemies
bound to each one, waiting to be
beheaded.
7th gate: This gate is the goddess
"Shining One" and beyond it there are
20 gods holding a rope ending in four
whips, four falcon heads and four
human heads. 8th gate: This access is
inhabited by a flaming snake who
burns up the enemies of Osiris.
9th gate: Here stand Horus and Set on
a hawk-headed lion.
10th gate: Apep appears again, but
chained in order not to harm Ra in his
transit.
11th gate: Called "Mysterious Of
Approaches" and is overseen by the
cat-headed god Meeyuty (meow
onomatopoeia).
12th gate: Here stand the goddesses
Isis and Nephthys in the form of
snakes: the journey through the gates
of the afterlife is finished and the sun
rises on the world in the form of a
sacred scarab (Khepri, deification of
the morning sun).
Gods of the Seven Gates:
Gate God Doorkeeper Herald
1 "Upside Down Of Face – Manifold Of "Secret Listener" "Miserable Of Voice"
Forms"
2 "Stretched Out Of Forehead" "Seqed (?) Faced" "Glowing"

3 "Eater Of The Foulness From His "Watchful Of "Curser"

Hindquarters" Face"
4 "Hostile Of Face – Loquacious" "Perceptive" "Great Of Face – Crocodile-Repeller"

5 "Existing On Maggots" "Ashbu" "Hippopotamus Face – Furious Of

Onslaught"
6 "Raging Of Voice" "Face-Eraser" "Sharp Of Face"
7 "Sharpest Of Them" "Strident Of Rebuffing Insurgents"
Voice"

Deities of the Twenty-One Secret Portals Of The Mansion Of Osiris In The Field Of Rushes:
Portal Name of Portal as Goddess Guardian God
1 "Mistress Of Trembling" "Dreadful"
2 "Mistress Of The Sky" "Born Of The Hindquarters"
3 "Mistress Of The Altar" "Cleanser"
4 "Powerful Of Knives" "Long-Horned Bull"
5 "Fiery One" "Killer Of Opponents"
6 "Mistress Of Darkness" "Destroyer"
7 "Veiler Of The Weary One (Osiris)" "Ikenti"
8 "Lighter Of Flames – Extinguisher Of Heat" "Protector Of His Body"
9 "Foremost" "Fowler"
10 "Piercing Of Voice" or "High Of Double Doors" "Great Embracer"
11 "Ceaseless In Knifing – Scorcher Of Rebels" "Cook Of His Braziers"
12 "Invoked By Her Two Lands" "Cat"
13 "She Above Whom Osiris (or: Isis, Ennead) Stretches His Arms" "Destroyer Of The Robber"
14 "Mistress Of Anger – Dancing On Blood" "Screecher"
15 "Great Of Valour" "Vigilant Of Face"
16 "Dread" "Clever In Bowing"
17 "Great On The Horizon" "Spirit"
18 "Lover Of Heat" "Anointed"
19 "She Who Foretells Mornings Throughout Her Lifespan – Possessor Of The nameless
Writings of Thoth"

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 20 "Dweller Within the Cavern Of Her Lord" nameless
21 "Sharpener Of Flint To Speak For Her" "Giraffe" ("Memy")

Hourly Guardians: These are gods and
goddesses charged with guarding the
defenses and welfare of Celestial
Heliopolis. There are 24 altogether,
working in hourly watches: twelve
male deities for the daytime hours,
and twelve female deities for the
nighttime ones.
Assessors of Maat: This is the court of
Osiris, the 42 minor deities who assist
in the judging of souls. A declaration of
innocence corresponds to each deity:
it is pronounced by the dead himself,
in order to avoid being damned for
specific "sins" that each of the 42
Judges is in charge of punishing.

Assessor’s Name Sin Assessor’s Name Sin

1 "Far-Strider" falsehood 22 "Demolisher" transgressing
2 "Fire-Embracer" robbery 23 "Disturber" being hot-tempered
3 "Nosey" rapaciousness 24 "Youth" unhearing of truth
4 "Swallower of Shades" stealing 25 "Foreteller" making disturbance
5 "Dangerous One" murder 26 "You of the Altar" hoodwinking
6 "Double Lion" destruction of food 27 "Face Behind Him" copulating with a boy
7 "Fiery Eyes" crookedness 28 "Hot-Foot" neglect
8 "Flame" stealing offerings 29 "You of the Darkness" quarrelling
9 "Bone Breaker" lying 30 "Bringer of Your Offerings" unduly active
10 "Green of Flame" taking food 31 "Owner of Faces" impatience
11 "You of the Cavern" sullenness 32 "Accuser" damaging a god's image
12 "White of Teeth" transgression 33 "Owner of Horns" volubility of speech
13 "Blood-Eater" killing a sacred bull 34 Nefertem wrongdoing
14 "Eater of Entrails" perjury 35 Temsep conjuration against the king
15 "Lord of Truth" stealing bread 36 "You Who Acted Willfully" wading in water
16 "Wanderer" eavesdropping 37 "Water-Smiter" being loud voiced
17 "Pale One" babbling 38 "Commander of Mankind" reviling a god
18 "Doubly Evil" disputing 39 "Bestower of Good" doing ... ?
19 "Wememty-Snake" adultery 40 "Bestower of Powers" making distinctions for self
20 "See Whom You Bring" misbehaviour 41 "Serpent With Raised Head" dishonest wealth
21 "Over the Old One" terrorizing 42 "Serpent Who Brings and Gives" blasphemy

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Other Deities:
The ancient Egyptians had literally
hundreds of gods. Of the minor gods,
these were mainly the patron deities
of specific cities, servants of greater
gods such as the Ennead, or fulfilled
highly specialized functions. (“It’s a
good thing we have Khenti-Kas to
guard the noses of the dead!”) A
number of deities were borrowed
from neighboring cultures such as
Greece or Syria. This list is not a
complete one, and none have been
stated to have appeared in the Marvel
Universe, but they are included here in
case the GM needs a god with a
specific purpose, or as “extras” with
which to populate Celestial Heliopolis.
They may be considered to have
statistics of a Typical Egyptian Deity,
with powers and equipment
appropriate to their station.
Male Deities - Greater:
• Aker – A god of the earth and the
horizon.
• Anhur – A god of war and hunting.
• Hapi – Personification of the Nile
flood.
• Nefertum – God of the lotus
blossom from which the sun god
rose at the beginning of time. Son of
Ptah and Sekhmet.
• Neper – A god of grain.
• Shu – Embodiment of wind or air.
• Sopdu – A god of the sky and of
Egypt's eastern border regions.
• Wadj-wer – Personification of the
Mediterranean sea or lakes of the
Nile Delta.
Female Deities - Greater:
• Anuket – Goddess of Egypt's
southern frontier regions,
particularly the lower cataracts of
the Nile
• Bat – Cow goddess from early in
Egyptian history, eventually
absorbed by Hathor.
• Heqet – Frog goddess said to protect
women in childbirth.
• Hesat – A maternal cow goddess.
• Imentet – An afterlife goddess
closely linked with Isis and Hathor.
• Nekhbet (Nekhebit) – A vulture
goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper
Egypt.
• Nepit – A goddess of grain,
counterpart of Neper.
• Pakhet – A lioness goddess mainly
worshipped in the area around Beni
Hasan.
• Renenutet – An agricultural
goddess.
• Satet – A goddess of Egypt's
southern frontier regions.
• Wosret – A goddess of Thebes.
Male and Female forms:
• Heh – Aspect of Infinity, member of
the Ogdoad.
• Kek – The god of Chaos and
Darkness, as well as being the
concept of primordial darkness.
Kek's female form is known as
Kauket.
• Nu – Personification of the formless,
watery disorder from which the
world emerged at creation and a
member of the Ogdoad.
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• Tatenen – Personification of the first
mound of earth to emerge from
chaos.
Male Deities - Minor:
• Abu - A god of light.
• Am-heh – An underworld god.
• Amu-Aa - A god who accompanies
Osiris during the second hour of the
night.
• Andjety (Anedjti, Anezti) - A god of
the ninth division of Upper Egypt.
• Ȧnḥert - A bearded sky god.
• Ani - A god of festivals.
• Anti - A hawk god of Upper Egypt.
• Āpesh - A turtle god.
• Arensnuphis – A deity of Lower
Nubia.
• Ash – A god of the Libyan Desert and
oases west of Egypt.
• Ba - A god of fertility.
• Babi – A baboon god characterized
by sexuality and aggression.
• Banebdjedet – A ram god, patron of
the city of Mendes.
• Ba-Pef – A little-known underworld
deity.
• Dedun (Dedwen)– Said to provide
the Egyptians with incense and
other resources from Nubia.
• Denwen - A serpent and dragon god.
• Djebuty - Tutelary god of Djeba.
• Djefa - God of abundance.
• Dua - God of toiletry and sanitation.
• Fa - A god of destiny.
• Fetket - A butler of Ra.
• Gengen Wer - A celestial goose god
who guarded the celestial egg
containing the life force.
• Ha – A god of the Libyan Desert and
oases west of Egypt.
• Hapy-Wet - God of the Celestial
Nile.
• Hardedef - Son of King Khufu who
was deified after death because he
wrote a book considered to be the
work of a god.
• Harsomtus - A child god of Edfu.
• Haurun - A protector and healing
god.
• Heka (Hike) – Personification of
magic.
• Heneb - A god of grain.
• Henkhisesui - God of the east wind.
• Heru-Khu - A god in the fifth division
of Duat.
• Heryshaf – Ram god worshipped at
Herakleopolis Magna.
• Hu – Personification of the authority
of the spoken word.
• Iah (Aah) – A moon god.
• Ihy – A child deity born to Horus and
Hathor, representing the music and
joy produced by the sistrum.
• Ihu - God of the sistrum (a musical
instrument).
• Joh - A moon god.
• Kagemni - A vizier to Sneferu who
wrote the Instructions of Kagemni,
later deified.
• Khesfu - A god who carries a spear in
the tenth division of Duat.
• Khentamentiu (Chontamenti) - A
necropolis deity.
• Khentekhtai (Khente-Khtai) - of procreation and fertility.
Crocodile god worshipped at
Athribis.
• Kherty – A netherworld god, usually
depicted as a ram.
• Kneph - A ram creator god.
• Mandulis – A Lower Nubian solar
deity.
• Mestȧ (Imset)- A son of Horus.
• Mihos - A son of Bastet.
• Min – A god of virility, and the
Eastern Desert.
• Mnevis – A live bull god worshipped
at Heliopolis as a manifestation of
Ra.
• Nefer Hor - A son of Thoth.
• Neferhotep - Son of Hathor.
• Nefertum (Nefertem) - God of
perfume.
• Nehebu-Kau – A protective serpent
god.
• Panebtawy - A child god, son of
Horus the Elder.
• Petbe - God of revenge.
• Peteese - Brother of Pihor who
drowned in the Nile, later deified.
• Pihor - Brother of Peteese who
drowned in the Nile, later deified.
• Ptah-hotep - Writer of a Wisdom
Text, later deified.
• Qebeḥsenuf (Qebehsenuef) - A son
of Horus.
• Qebui - God of the north winds.
• Reshep – A Syrian war god adopted
into Egyptian religion.
• Reshpu - A bearded god wearing a
crown resembling that of Upper
Egypt.
• Sah - God of the constellation Orion.
• Sebeg - Personification of Mercury.
• Sebiumeker - Kushite guardian god
• Sed - A jackal deity who protected
kingship.
• Seker – God of the Memphite
Necropolis and of the afterlife in
general.
• Sekhemus - God of the fourth hour
of Duat.
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• Sepa - A centipede god who
protected people from snake bites.
• Sepes - A tree god.
• Sepṭu - A bearded plume wearing
god.
• Seta-Ta - Mummified god in the
fourth division of Duat.
• Setcheh - A serpent demon.
• Setem - A god of healing.
• Shed – A god believed to save
people from danger and misfortune.
• Shehbui - God of the south wind.
• Shezmu – A god of wine and oil
presses who also slaughters
condemned souls.
• Sia – God of perception.
• Sopd - God of the eastern delta.
• Sothis - God of the star Sirius,
mother of Sopdu.
• Ṭuamutef (Duamutef) - A son of
Horus.
• Tutu – A dwarf god.
• Uneg/Weneg – A plant god and son
of Ra who maintains cosmic order.
• Wenenu - A protector god.
• Wepwawet – A jackal god, the
patron deity of Asyut, connected
with warfare and the afterlife.
• Yah - A moon god.
• Yam – A Syrian god of the sea.
Female Deities - Minor:
• Ahti - A malevolent hippopotamus
goddess.
• Amathaunta - An ocean goddess.
• Ament (Amentet) - Daughter of
Horus and Hathor, goddess of
Underworld hospitality.
• Amn - Welcomed souls of the dead
in the Underworld.
• Anat – A war and fertility goddess,
originally from Syria.
• Anhefta -Protective spirit who
guards one end of the ninth division
of Duat.
• Ānqet - A feathered headdress
wearing goddess worshipped at the
First Cataract.
• Āntȧ - A daughter of Ra.
• Anuke - war goddess.
• Ảpet - A solar disc-wearing goddess
worshipped at Thebes.
• Ausaas - A solar disc-wearing
goddess worshipped at Heliopolis.
• Besna - Goddess of home security.
• Esna - A divine perch.
• Hedetet – A minor scorpion
goddess.
• Heptet - A knife-holding goddess of
death.
• Heret-Kau - Goddess who protected
the souls of the dead in the afterlife.
• Hert-ketit-s - Lioness headed
goddess in the 11th division of Duat.
• Hert-Nemmat-Set - Goddess in the
11th division of Duat who punishes
the damned.
• Hert-sefu-s - A goddess in the 11th
division of Duat.
• Heru-pa-kaut - A mother goddess
with a fish on her head.
• Hesat - A cow goddess.
• Heset - Goddess of food and drink.
• Hetepes-Sekhus - A personification
of the eye of Ra, also a cobra
goddess.
• Horea - The wife of Set.
• Iat – A goddess of milk and nursing.
• Iabet - Goddess of fertility and
rebirth.
• Ipy - A mother goddess depicted as
a hippopotamus.
• Iusaaset – A female counterpart to
Atum.
• Iw - A creation goddess.
• Kebechet - Daughter of Anubis, she
helps him in mummifying dead
bodies.
• Kebehut - Goddess of freshness.
• Ken - Goddess of love.
• Khefthernebes - A funerary deity.
• Mafdet – A predatory goddess said
to destroy dangerous creatures.
• Matit – A funerary cat goddess.
• Mehet-Weret – A celestial cow
goddess.
• Mekhit - A warrior goddess
originally from Nubia, worshipped at
Abydos.
• Meḥt-urt (Mehturt) - Goddess of the
sky.
• Menhit (Menhyt) - A solar lioness
goddess who personified the brow
of Ra.
• Meretseger – A cobra goddess who
oversaw the Theban Necropolis.
• Merit - The goddess of music, who
established cosmic order.
• Meskhenet (Mesenet) – A goddess
who presided over childbirth.
• Nakith - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Nebethetepet – A female
counterpart to Atum.
• Nebt-Ankhiu - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Nebt-Khu - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Nebt-Mat - A goddess of the
underworld.
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• Nebt-Setau - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Nebt-Shat - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Nebt-Shefshefet - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Nehmetawy – A consort of Thoth.
• Pelican - Goddess of the dead.
• Perit - A goddess of the underworld.
• Pesi - A goddess of the underworld.
• Qebhet - Offered water to souls of
the dead.
• Qerhet - Goddess of the eight
divisions of Lower Egypt.
• Raet-Tawy – A female counterpart
to Ra.
• Rekhit - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Renenet - Goddess of fortune.
• Renpet – Goddess who personified
the year.
• Sait - A goddess of the underworld.
• Satet - Goddess of the flood.
• Sefkhet-Abwy - Goddess of writing
and temple libraries.
• Sehith - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Sekhat-Hor - A cow goddess.
• Sekhet-Metu - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Seret - A lioness goddess originally
from Libya.
• Serket – A scorpion goddess,
invoked for healing and protection.
• Sesenet-Khu - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Seshat – Goddess of writing and
record-keeping, depicted as a
scribe.
• Shemat-Khu - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Shentayet - A protective goddess
possibly of widows.
• Shenty - A cow goddess.
• Shesmetet – A lioness goddess.
• Sopdet – Deification of the star
Sirius.
• Swenet - Goddess related to Aswan.
• Ta-Bitjet – A minor scorpion
goddess.
• Ta-Sent-Nefert - Wife of Horus the
elder.
• Tafner - A vulture headdress
wearing goddess.
• Taweret – Hippopotamus goddess,
protector of women in childbirth.
• Tayt (Tayet) - Goddess of weaving.
• Temet - A female counterpart to
Atum.
• Temtith - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Tenenet - Goddess of brewing.
• Themath - A goddess of the
underworld.
• Thermuthis - Goddess of fate,
fertility, and harvest.
• Thmei - Goddess of truth.
• Thoeris - A protector goddess.
• Tjenenyet - A protector goddess.
• Tjenmyt - Goddess of beer.
• Unut – A goddess shown as a snake
or hare, worshipped in Hermopolis.
• Usit - A goddess of the underworld.
• Wepset - A protector serpent
goddess.
• Werethekau – A goddess who
protected the king.
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Male or Female Forms - Minor
Deities:
• Hedjhotep - God of fabrics and
clothing.
• Shai – Personification of fate.
Male Lesser-Known Deities:
• Ảakhu - A ram headed god.
• Ảakhu-ḥetch-t - A god of the dead.
• Ảakhu-ra - A singing god of dawn.
• Ảakhu-sa-ta-f - A warrior god.
• Ảakhui - A god with two lotus
scepters.
• Ȧmi-beq - A god of the dead.
• Ảmi-haf - A god who has a harpoon.
• Ami-Ḥe-t-Serqet-Ka-hetep-t - A god.
• Ảmi-kar - A singing ape god.
• Ảmi-keḥau - A god.
• Ảmi-naut-f - A serpent god.
• Ảmi-nehţ-f - A god.
• Ảmi-neter - A singing god.
• Ảmi-Nu - A sky god.
• Ȧmi-Pe - A lion god.
• Ảmi-reţ - A god.
• Ảmi-seḥseḩ - A god.
• Ảmi-sepa-f - A god.
• Ảmi-ta - A serpent god.
• Ảmi-ut - God of the ninth day of the
month.
• Ảnmut-făbesh - A star god.
• Antywy - God of the tenth division of
Upper Egypt.
• Ảri - The creative god.
• Ảri-em-ăua - God of the sixth hour of
night.
• Ảri-en-ȧb-f - A blue eyed god.
• Ảri-ḥetch-f - A light god.
• Ảri-ren-f-tehesef - God of the tenth
day of the month.
• Ảri-tchet-f - A god of the ninth day of
the month.
• Ảrit-Ảmen - A god.
• Athpi - A god of dawn.
• Ati - A god.
• Ba - A ram god associated with
virility.
• Ba-ảakhu-hā-f - A ram headed god.
• Ba-em-uār-ur- A god.
• Ba-pefi - A ram-headed god of the
eighth hour.
• Ba-tau - A god worshipped at
Cynopolis.
• Ba-utcha-hāu-f - A ram-headed god.
• Ḥeb - A god.
• Ḥun-sāḥu - A god.
• Ḥutchai - The god of the west wind.
• Khenti-en-Sa-t - A star god.
• Khenti-kha-t-ảnes - A knife-eyed god
who guarded Osiris.
• Khenti-Khas - A god who protected
noses of the dead.
• Maa-ảb-khenti-ảḥ-t-f - A god.
• Maa-en-Rā - An ape doorkeeper
god.
• Maa-f-ur - A god.
• Maa-ḥa-f - A ferry god.
• Maa-mer-f - God of the twenty-sixth
day of the month.
• Men-t - A god.
• Meni - A god.
• Menu - A god of the fifth month.
• Menu-nesu-Ḩeru - A warrior bull
god.
• Meţ-en-Ảsảr - A serpent god.
• Meţ-ḥer - A god of the dead.
• Meṭes - A god.
• Meţes - A doorkeeper god.
• Meţes-ảb - An ibis headed god.
• Meṭes-neshen - A god.
• Meţi - A hawk headed god.
• Meţni - An evil hippo god.
• Meţu-ta-f - A god.
• Neb - A goose god.
• Neb ảa - A singing god of dawn.
• Neb ảmakh - A god who towed the
boat of Ra.
• Neb ankh - A singing god of dawn.
• Neb āq-t - A jackal god.
• Neb Khert-ta - A star god.
• Neb pāt - A god.
• Neb seb-t - A god.
• Neb Uast - A god of the boat of
Pakhit.
• Neb-Un - A god.
• Neb user - A ram-headed god.
• Neb utchat-ti - A serpent god with
human legs.
• Nebti - A god.
• Nekenher - A frightening god.
• Neter - A serpent god.
• Neterti - A god in Duat.
• Neter bah - A god.
• Neter neferu - A god.
• Neter-hāu - Nile god.
• Neter-ka-qetqet - A god who
guarded Osiris.
• Neter-kha - God of one thousand
years.
• Netrit-ta-meh - An axe god.
• Netrit-Then - An axe god.
• Serq - A serpent god.
• Unnti - The god of existence.
• Untả - A light god.
• Up - An ape god.
• Up-hai - God of the dead.
• Up-shāt-taui - A god.
• Up-uatu - A singing god.
• Upi-sekhemti - A jackal-headed
singing god.
• Upt-heka - Enchantment god.
• Upȧst - A light god.
• Upu - God of the serpent Shemti.
• Ur - A god.
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• Ur-ȧres (Urȧrset) - A god of a boat.
• Ur-heka - God of the town of
Denderah.
• Ur-henu - A water god.
• Ur-peḥti - A doorkeeper god.
• Ur-peḩui-f - A god.
• Urrtȧ - A god.
Female Lesser-Known Deities:
• Ảmi-khent-āat - A goddess of Edfû.
• Ảmi-urt - A cow goddess.
• Ảmit-Qeţem - A goddess who
assisted resurrecting Osiris.
• Ảmit-she-t-urt - A goddess.
• Āpertra - A singing goddess.
• Ảrit-ȧakhu - A star goddess.
• Ảriti - A goddess.
• Ba-khati - A goddess.
• Baiut-s-ảmiu-heh - A goddess.
• Ḥebit - An air goddess.
• Hetemit - Goddess of destruction
• Ḥunit - Goddess of the 21st day of
the month.
• Ḥunit Pe - A tutelary goddess of
Buto.
• Ḥunit urit - A tutelary goddess of
Heliopolis.
• Ḥuntheth - A lioness goddess.
• Ḥurit urit - A goddess.
• Maa-ā - A singing god.
• Maa-neter-s - A singing goddess.
• Neb Ȧa-t (Nebt Ȧa-t) - A goddess.
• Neb Ȧa-t-Then (Nebt Ȧa-t-Then) - A
goddess.
• Neb āāu (Nebt āāu) - A goddess.
• Neb-ābui (Nebt-ābui) - A goddess.
• Neb ȧkeb (Nebt ȧkeb) - A goddess.
• Neb Ȧnit (Nebt Ȧnit) - A goddess.
• Neb ảri-t-qerr-t (Nebt ȧri-t-qerr-t) -
A goddess.
• Neb ảrit-tcheṭflu - Goddess who • Neb-t usha - Goddess of the eighth Male or Female Forms - Lesser-
created reptiles. division of the Duat .
Known Deities:
• Neb ảs-ḥatt - A goddess. • Neb Un (Nebt Un) - A goddess. • Medjed - A minor god from the Book
• Neb ȧs-ur (Nebt ȧs-ur) - A goddess. • Nebt Ānnu - A goddess. of the Dead.
• Neb Ȧter (Nebt Ȧter-Meḥ) - A • Neterit-nekhenit-Rā - A singing • Neb au-t-ȧb - A god or goddess in
goddess. goddess in Duat. the Duat.
• Neb ȧter-Shemā (Nebt ȧter-Shemā) • Un-baiusit (Unt-baiusit) - A goddess. • Netrit fent - An axe god or goddess.
- A goddess. • Unnit - A goddess.
• Neb ảur (Nebt ảur) - A goddess of • Unnuit - A goddess.
the river. • Upit - A serpent goddess.
• Neb Aut (Neb-t Aut) - A goddess. • Ur-ā - A goddess.
• Neb Bȧa-t (Nebt Bȧa-t) - A goddess. • Urit - A goddess.
• Neb ḥekau (Nebt ḥekau) - The • Urit-ȧmi-t-Ṭuat - An escort of Ra.
goddess of spells. • Urit-em-sekhemu-s - Goddess of the
• Neb ḥetep (Nebt ḥetep) - A fourth hour.
crocodile goddess. • Urit-en-kru - A lioness headed
• Neb Khasa (Nebt Khasa) - A goddess. hippopotamus goddess.
• Neb Khebit (Nebt Khebit) - The • Urit-hekau - A spell casting goddess.
goddess of Chemmis. • Urit-ḥekau - Goddess of Upper
• Neb peḥti (Nebt peḥti) - A goddess. Egypt.
• Neb Per-res (Nebt Per-res) - A • Urti-ḥethati - Goddess of Ánu.
goddess.
• Neb petti (Nebt petti) - A goddess.
• Neb Sa (Nebt Sa) - A goddess.
• Neb Sam (Nebt Sam) - A goddess.
• Neb sau-ta (Nebt sau-ta) - A
goddess.
• Neb sebu (Nebt sebu) - A goddess.
• Neb Septi (Nebt Septi) - A goddess.
• Neb-t ȧakhu - A serpent goddess of
dawn.
• Neb-t ȧnemit - A goddess of
offerings.
• Neb-t ānkh - One of twelve
goddesses who opened the gates of
Duat to Ra.
• Neb-t ānkhiu - A goddess with two
serpents.
• Neb-t Ảţu - A goddess.
• Neb-t au-t-ȧb - A cow goddess.
• Neb-t Kheper - A serpent goddess.

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Other Beings:
Aani: Aani is a monstrous ape-like
creature sacred to the Egyptian god
Thoth. He is revered as the god of
equilibrium. He recorded the weighing
of the hearts of the dead, as he was a
scribe.
F A S E R I P
Rm Am Rm Mn Am Rm Am
Health: 185 Karma: 130
Resources: In Popularity: 4
Powers: Eiditic Memory at Amazing;
Allspeak; Longevity
Talents: History and Culture: Egypt;
Scribe Ammut : Ammut (also: Ammitu or
Ahemait) was a sphinx-like creature in
ancient Egyptian religion, who asked
riddles. She was made from acacia
petals mixed with Nile water, black
sand and desert heat, and
transformed by the goddess Oshtur’s
magic (in her guise as Ma'at). She
served Ma'at and guarded the Throne
of Bone and the Halls of Ma'at. She
was also (and still in modern-days) the
Eater of the Dead in the judgment of
the scales: When the dead came to the
underworld, Anubis weighed their
soul against a feather, Thoth recorded
the result. The virtuous passed, the
other were devoured by Ammitu.
When the Stygians tried to built a
massive pyramid next to Khemi and
the River Styx during the Hyborian Era,
they were eventually frightened by
Ammut, in her aspect as the tentacled
creature known as the Devourer of the
Dead. The dead were sent to the
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pyramid, where the beast ate both
body and soul of any dead man it
found undeserving of a life beyond
death. Conan sensed the crocodile-
headed, hippopotamus-bodied
Devourer of the Dead to have an
uncanny connection with the monster
of the pyramid of Khemi. The
Devourer was later summoned by the
exiled Stygian prince Tothmekri when
his island-fortress was assaulted by
the Barachan pirate Tranicos.
Tothmekri was killed and his chant
was seemingly vain.
A hundred years later, the Barachan
buccaneer Strombanni and the
Zingaran pirate Black Zarono came to
the island along with their crews,
including Stombanni's second mate
Conan. Carrying a magical medallion
which activated a trap set by
Tothmekri in the fortress, they
inadvertently awakened the monster.
The Devourer of the Dead killed many
crewmen before Conan split back the
medallion in two pieces, causing it to
freeze and blacken. Conan then
toppled the statue-like monster,
breaking it into pieces.
In the Modern Era, Khonshu once sent
Marc Spector and his allies to an
illusory mental hospital designed to
wear away the last of Marc's mind. In
this illusion, Ammut possessed Dr.
Emmet to help Khonshu with his
plan.Shortly after she was successfully
summoned by the Egyptian sorceress
Ashake, Ammut single-handedly
pinned down two giant snakes that
were created via magic. Offensive
magic also doesn't appear to have any
real effect on her, as Ian McNee struck
her with lightning, and she countered
by literally eating the bolt.
F A S E R I P the temple of the Sun in Celestial
Am Ex Un ShX Rm Mn Mn
Health: 220 Karma: 180
Powers:
Magic Resistance: Unearthly vs. all
forms of magic.
Teleportation: CL1000; can teleport
between dimensions.
Shapeshifting: Amazing
Longevity: Ammut is immortal in the
sense that she does not age.
Psychic Drain: Ammut possesses the
ability, and the right, to give riddles to
any who seek her information, or aid.
If they guess correctly, she is
compelled to assist them. If they guess
wrong, she will “eat their minds”,
permanently draining 3 ranks of
Psyche from her victim (minimum rank
of Shift Zero).
Bennu (Phoenix): The Bennu bird is Powers: Flight at Remarkable
the Egyptian version of the phoenix, airspeed, Fire Emission and Control at
and may have been the historical Excellent, and Immortality. It can also
inspiration for the Greek myth. It is encase itself in a sheath of fire, giving
said to live for 500 years before dying it immunity to fire damage and Typical
in a funeral pyre, and resuscitating at protection from energy and physical
attacks.
Heliopolis. It appears similar to an
eagle, with red and gold plumage
reminiscent of the sun. According to
Egyptian mythology, the Bennu was a
self-created being said to have played
a role in the creation of the world. It
was said to be the ba of Ra and
enabled the creative actions of Atum.
It was said to have flown over the
waters of Nun that existed before
creation, landing on a rock and issuing
a call that determined the nature of
creation. It is unknown if there is a
direct connection between the Bennu
and the cosmic Phoenix Force.
F A S E R I P
Gd Ex Ty Un Ty Ex Ex
Health: 136 Karma: 46
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 Mummy (undead): Egyptian sorcerers
of dark magic have been known on
many occasions to use necromancy,
undoubtedly aided by Egyptian
magic’s preoccupation with the dead.
These mummies are the animated
corpses that have been given dark
funerary preparations -- they are
generally soulless beings that have
been robbed of an afterlife.

The mummy genre has its origins in

the nineteenth century when Egypt
was being colonized by Victorian
Britain. The first living mummies in
fiction were mostly female, and they
were presented in a romantic and
Giant Locusts: Locusts of enormous
sexual light, often as love interests for
size are native to Celestial Heliopolis
the protagonist. The 1922 discovery of
and used by the Ennead as flying
Tutankhamun's tomb by archaeologist
cavalry mounts. Often, giant scarab
Howard Carter brought mummies into
beetles are also used, scarabs being
the mainstream. During the 20th
sacred to the Egyptians, these
century, horror films and other mass
statistics may apply to them as well.
media popularized the notion of a
F A S E R I P
monstrous version, often
Pr Ex Ty Gd Fb Fb Fb
accompanied by a curse.
Health: 40 Karma: 6
Powers: Flight at Good airspeed.
Not all “mummies” appear wrapped in
Natural body armor of Feeble rank.
bandages: often they appear as F A S E R I P
partially-wrapped or unwrapped Ex Pr Ex Rm Fe Pr Fe
corpses, or as skeletal warriors. Some Health: 74 Karma: 8
mummies, such as N’Kantu the Living Powers: Rotting Touch: The touch of
Mummy, or those featured in more an undead mummy affects both living
recent Hollywood films, are sentient and non-living material with a
spirits brought back from the dead corrosive aging effect at Excellent
with their original consciousness -- this rank. Undead: Although mummies are
profile instead refers to the undead, defeated when reduced to zero
relatively mindless variety. Health, they are unaffected by a Kill
result on the Universal Table.
Weakness: Fire causes +1CS damage
to undead mummies.

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 ears and a long, down-turned snout, a Sphinx: The sphinx is a creature often
canine-like body with an erect forked depicted in Classical mythology, and
tail. Many scholars have held to the Egyptian in origin. Presumably, they
opinion that the creature was an are native to Celestial Heliopolis and
imaginary one. A beast resembling the its associated realms. The Egyptian
sha appeared in King Conan under the sphinx was viewed as benevolent, but
name of the “Ghoul Hyena of Chaos,” having a ferocious strength similar to
or the “Black Sphinx of Nebthu.” the malevolent Greek version and
both were thought of as guardians
F A S E R I P often flanking the entrances to
Ex Gd Rm Ex Fb Pr Ty temples.
Health: 80 Karma: 12
The beast is extremely large, making
Serpopard: The serpopard is a full-sized horses appear as miniature
mythical animal known from Ancient in comparison. It moves at 2
Egyptian and Mesopotamian art. The areas/round. Its bite and claws do
word "serpopard" is a modern Edged damage.
coinage. It is a portmanteau of
"serpent" and "leopard", derived from
the interpretation that the creature
represents an animal with the body of
a leopard and the long neck and head
of a serpent. However, they have also
been interpreted as "serpent-necked
lions". There is no known name for the
creature in any ancient texts.
Typically, two creatures are depicted,
with their necks intertwined.
F A S E R I P
Ex Gd Ex Ex Fb Pr Pr
Health: 70 Karma: 10
Movement at 2 areas/round. Teeth
and claws do Edged damage.

Sha: The sha is also called a “Set

Animal” because of its association
with the god Set. Because Set was
identified with the Greek Typhon, the
animal is also known as the Typhonian
animal or Typhonic beast. In Egyptian
lore, it is depicted with tall squared

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Sphinxes come in several varieties:
• The androsphinx is the most
common one in Egyptian lore. It has
the head of a man, the haunches of
a lion, and sometimes the wings of a
bird; some versions have a lion’s
head with human features such as
Egyptian headwear. The female
counterpart is the gynosphinx, less
common in Egyptian mythology but
frequently seen in Greek myth.
Greek sphinxes also would
sometimes have a serpent-headed
tail.
• The criosphinx is a sphinx with a
ram’s head rather than a human’s.
• The hieracosphinx has a hawk’s
head.
Egyptian sphinxes were often the
subject of monuments, particularly
those dedicated to Sekhmet. The most
famous of these is of course the Great
Sphinx of Giza, in the Marvel Universe
revealed to be a concealed time
machine built by Kang and used in his
guise as Rama-Tut. Note also that
several super-villains have used the
Sphinx as their villainous persona, and
that numerous sphinxes have
appeared in the Marvel universe in the
form of robotic, alien, or magically-
animated automatons; this profile is
for the magical creatures of myth, not
representations of the beast with
different origins.
Sphinxes (or sphinges) vary in size,
from that of a large wildcat to
gargantuan specimens of the same
scale of the Great Sphinx. The
statistics below represent an average
size, approximately 5’ high at the
shoulder.
F A S E R I P were intended to farm for the
Ex Gd Ex Rm Ty Ex Gd
Health: 80 Karma: 36
Powers:
All sphinxes are able to attack with
claws for Edged damage.
Andro-/Gynosphinx: Flight at Good
speed, +1CS to Reason, Lion-headed
sphinxes have a bite attack.
Criosphinx: +1 CS for Charging attacks.
May attack with horns for Blunt
damage.
Hieracosphinx: Flight at Excellent
speed, +1CS to Intuition, True Sight
Ushabti: The ushabti (also called
shabti or shawabti, with a number of
variant spellings) was a funerary
figurine used in ancient Egyptian
religion. Ushabtis were placed in
tombs among the grave goods and
were intended to act as servants or
minions for the deceased, should they
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be called upon to do manual labor in
the afterlife. The figurines frequently
carried a hoe on their shoulder and a
basket on their backs, implying they
deceased. They were usually written
on by the use of hieroglyphs typically
found on the legs. They carried
inscriptions asserting their readiness
to answer the gods' summons to work.
In Duat, the figures manifest as life-
sized automatons similar to a golem.
F A S E R I P
Ty Pr Rm In Fb Fb Fb
Health: 80 Karma: 6
Body Resistance: Poor
The ushabti are basically single-task
entities, performing only the tasks for
which they were created. They will
attack in self-defense when provoked,
but otherwise will pay little notice to
player characters. They will also obey
any command given by the deity to
whom they were dedicated.
Siapep the Devourer
F IN (40) Health: 171
A TY (6)
S MN (75) Karma: 14
E AM (50)
R PR (4) Resources: FE
I PR (4)
P TY (6) Popularity: -6

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Siapep
Occupation: Destroyer
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Siapep,
Devourer
Place of Birth: Heliopolis
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Demiurge
(grandfather); Set (father); Chthon,
Hyppus (uncles), Gaea, Isuus, Oshtur
(aunts), other Elder Gods; Damballah,
Dragon of the Moon, Phorcys,
Sligguth, Yamato-no-Orichi (brothers),
Ishiti, Tartessus (sisters)
Base of Operations: Heliopolis
Past Group Affiliations: Servant of
Seth
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: Like other Heliopolitans,
Siapep is extremely long-lived.

Body Resistance: Remarkable vs.

Physical, immune to Slam or Stun
effects. Even a blow from Thor's
hammer was not able to topple him.

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Natural Weaponry: He had talon-like
nails from his giant hands and had
claw-like feet plus a long tail that he
whipped like a weapon.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Siapep is basically an aggressive,
mindless beast that only obeys Seth.
He has an all-consuming hatred of the
Helipolitans, especially Horus, who
defeated him in a prior confrontation.
HISTORY
The Devourer was a fanged, huge,
troll-like creature (about 35-40' tall)
that seemed to have, at best, below
normal intelligence. Even Osiris was
fearful of the Devourer. He seemed
slow, but was like a relentless
juggernaut.
Siapep was a servant to the Death god
Seth and obeyed his commands. In the
modern age, Seth sought revenge
against his brother Osiris and the
Asgardian thunder god Thor. After
capturing Osiris, Seth then went to
Earth and captured Thor, taking the
Fantastic Four's Thing along with the
thunder god to Heliopolis to battle on
the Golden Path of the Gods. In the
ensuing battle Seth summoned the
Devourer and set it upon the two
heroes. The creature was nearly
indestructible but was defeated when
the Thing pushed off the Golden Path
into the dimensional void below
where it has presumably been lost
ever since.
Imhotep the Spear of Imhotep was kept in the
east. The Spear eventually fell into the
hands of Imperial Japan who shared its
F EX (20) Health: 60 power with Nazi Germany. The Spear
A GD (10) was then acquired by Hydra leader
S GD (10) Karma: 30 Baron Strucker, who used it to stab
E EX (20) Leviathan leader Viktor Uvarov. The
R GD (10) Resources: AM spear was seemingly left behind, and
I GD (10) its subsequent fate is unknown. Both
P GD (10) Popularity: 20 items are non-magical; aside from
their durability and symbolic value,
BACKGROUND there is nothing unusual about them.
Real Name: Imhotep
Occupation: Pharaoh, warrior, leader, Talents: Leadership, History and
intellectual Trivia: Ancient Egypt, Ancient
Legal Status: Ruler of Egypt Weapons, Civil Engineering
Identity: No dual identity
Place of Birth: Ancient Egypt Contacts: En Sabah Nur, Knights of
Marital Status: Single Khonshu, Brotherhood of the Shield,
Base of Operations: Upper and Lower Armies of Egypt
Kingdoms of Egypt
Past Group Affiliations: Upper and ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Lower Kingdoms of Egypt Imhotep is an intellectual leader
Present Group Affiliations: committed to defending his people.
Brotherhood of the Shield
HISTORY
EQUIPMENT Imhotep was born in ancient Egypt.
Spear of Imhotep: 10 Damage (Edged Khonshu dictated his will on Earth to
Attack or Edged Thrown), Excellent Imhotep, the legendary intellectual.
material strength In 2620 BC, during the Second
Dynasty, Imhotep gathered a force of
Shield of Imhotep: Absorbs 10 physical warriors, including a young En Sabah
damage, can be used to Block, Nur, to fight back an invasion by the
Excellent material strength. Brood (who had ended the Second
Dynasty by killing Pharaoh
Both the spear and shield were used Khasekhemwy Khasekhemui), killing
by Imhotep to defend the Earth from the queen himself. This victory
the Brood invasion. Through the ages, inspired generations to follow, leading
while the Shield of Imhotep was kept to two organizations inspired by his
by the Brotherhood of the Shield in weapons: The Shield in the West and
the west as a symbol of their order, the Spear in the East.
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 CHAPTER 5:
Wakandan
Pantheon
Wakanda is a nation specific to the
Marvel Universe and as such it has no
real-world equivalent. However,
various writers over the years have
made Wakanda a nation with a rich
heritage and cultural history. The
ancestor of the Wakandans crafted
animal shaped totems to commune
with ancient primal spirits. Only
properly trained people were allowed
access to them as the arcane forces
inhabiting the totem could possess the
user. Mortal spirits were said to not be
capable of surviving possession for
long by the entities trapped within a
totem as the force within tended to
prey on humans. A festival celebrated
by their people was the Ubusuku
Bokufa (Night of the Dead) which was
a time when the veil between the
worlds of life and death were thinnest
allowing their ancestors to walk
beside them. Wakandan magic relies
heavily on ancestor-worship,
protection, and the veneration of the
sacred vibranium mound and the
deities who bestowed it upon the
Wakandan people.
According to one account, the people
that became Wakandans first arrived
in their land as pilgrims where they
encountered a race of mystic
creatures known as the Originators.
They were welcomed at first and lived
at peace until division caused them to
offend the Originators who struck
back. This resulted in the humans
being routed until heroes emerged
and on faith these figures ascended to
the ranks of deities. By working
together, they struck back against the
Originators causing their defeat
whereupon the were banished to the
nether-realms with the Orishas and
their followers standing watch over
the gate. From the conquered land,
the people established the nation of
Wakanda and sought to make it the
most advanced land in the world of
man. One legend spoke of a time long
ago when a tribe of mountain dwelling
Wakandans were beset by many
enemies and thus sought a means of
protecting themselves by summoning
the spirit of the Gorilla God Ngi. This
merged man and ape together to
create a champion called the Gorilla-
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Man with the tribe thriving for many
years. However, over time, the gorilla
part of the warrior overtook the man
turning him into a wild savage beast
that turned against those he was
meant to protect. The creature bathed
in their blood to become stronger as it
sought to be a god of the entire world.
The tribal elders had foreseen such an
act and crafted magic to seek out a
champion who came and slayed Ngi
thus taking the gorilla spirit into them
to be the new Gorilla-Man. Thus, a line
of champions was created whereby a
warrior would come to slay the gorilla
and take their spirit to be the new
Gorilla-Man whilst the tribe
themselves became the Jabari.
(Marvel Comics Presents v3 #2) The
ancestors of Wakandans witnessed a
meteor composed of Vibranium
crashing onto their lands. They would
dig a large furrow in the land and
watched as the meteor cooled to
become the Vibranium Mound. The
early tribesmen then began to mine
the hidden Vibranium metal and it was
this period that saw the rise of the
demon stories. It was said that evil
spirits emerged from the Wakandans
that turned into monsters that
attacked their comrades. In the
aftermath, there arose a chieftain
named Bashenga who was the first of
the Black Panthers. Under his orders,
the Mound was closed off and the
Panther Cult was formed to protect it
against all intruders. Thus, began the
legacy of the Black Panther whereby
successive descendants of Bashenga
adopted the mantle for the protection
of their home land. In time, they
established their village by the mound
following the Great Wandering that
contained the sacred metal after
being guided there by the Panther
God. It was said that the Panther God
Bast was responsible for taking the
knowledge of the gods and gifting it to
the Wakandans.
As far back as the 5th century, the
people of Wakanda developed into an
advanced culture that managed to
effortlessly repel foreign invaders that
entered their land. Long ago, King
Solomon left great treasures and
knowledge such as ancient codices
that contained alchemical formulae
for the elixir of life with him believing
these secrets should not be known to
mankind. This knowledge was
entrusted to the Wakandans with one
of the Black Panthers given the task of
protecting the secrets at the Grotto of
Solomon. Ancient Wakandans learnt
to manipulate storm clouds to funnel
cosmic energies that created
pathways that eventually pulled down
Vibranium meteorites. Around 800
years ago, Wakandans had travelled to
the lands of Asia where they shared
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knowledge with the Mongols and
forged a peace pact with them. The
first chieftain of Wakanda was
T'Chambwe with the Headdress of
T'Chambwe being a noted relic. In the
19th century, an armed group arrived
in Africa seeking the legendary city of
Wakanda in order to pillage it but they
were massacred by the Black Panther
along with his warriors who did so
with ease.
Inhabitants of the country are stated
to hold a warrior spirit unlike any
other. Wakandans were historically
noted for being a warrior people but
one that had deep appreciation for
other cultures. They were traditionally
divided into primary two groups,
namely the city dwellers and the
marsh tribesmen, who hated one
another though they hated outsiders
even more.
Many of the gods of Egypt were largely
derived from the ancient gods of
Africa. Many of these celestial deities
were even suspected as being the
same entities. The Orisha, for time
immemorial, served as the gods of
Wakanda who safeguarded its people.
It was said that the Wakandan deities
did not interfere in the affairs of the
mortal world. Today, there were two
major religions in Wakanda, with one
holding faith in the panther and the
other in the white gorilla. Smaller cults
exist that worship Sobek, and
Sekhmet.
Though referred to as a god, the
Wakandans hold the view that the
Panther God is not a deity but rather
an elder brother of the forest. The
early Wakandans came to believe that
the black-furred panthers that roamed
the Great Mound protected, it leading
to their deification of the animal. An
old Wakandan fable was that of Bast's
mistake that spoke of a time when the
goddess encountered the Sad Tribe
during the beginning of the world. She
found them unhappy and questioned
them on the source of their sadness
with them stating that the gods kept
their secrets and gifts to themselves
whilst mankind had to make do with
scraps. In pity, she presented the tribe
with gifts and powers before
departing with her leaving for a year.
Upon returning, she found a city
devastated and all members of the
Sad Tribe having been killed from
fighting and sadness. The lesson from
this tale was that Bast did not allow
the tribe to grow and evolve naturally
with them destroying themselves in
the process. Another tale told was the
Parable of Zami that said, "A free
house is not built with a slave-drivers
tools." In Wakandan myth, white apes
were held as the ever adversary of the
black panthers. It was said that the
ape each day killed the cat only for the
latter to be reborn the following
dawn.
Panther Cult: Worshippers of Bastat
the Panther Goddess (Bast) formed
this religious faction shortly after the
Vibranium meteor landed in Wakanda
and began mutating several of the
populace into "demon spirits" that
attacked their fellows. Bashenga
became the first Black Panther who
closed the mound from outsiders and
formed a religious order. This group
guarded the mound and fought the
"demon spirits" to prevent their
spread into the kingdom. Thus, the
Black Panther became a ceremonial
and religious title held by the chief of
the Panther Tribe where its inductees
eat a heart-shaped herb that
enhances their physical attributes to
near superhuman levels. The clerical
distinctions within the cult include
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acolyte White Tigers, deacon-like
Golden Lions, Coal Tigers, and the
chieftain who is the Black Panther.
Using
Wakandan
Mythology
in a Marvel
Campaign
The Wakandan “mythos” is a pastiche
of Egyptian and sub-Saharan African
mythology combined with lore
developed over the years about the
fictional nation of Wakanda. Writers
have continued to develop the mythos
to enhance and embellish Wakanda as
a believable culture, which gives the
GM a lot of leeway to make his or her
own alterations or additions. The use
of Wakandan mysticism could be
incorporated by a GM in developing
characters and settings that take the
narrative in a direction other than the
high-technology or four-color super-
heroics common to Black Panther
stories, or could be used as a means to
pair characters like T’Challa with
mystic ones such as Dr. Strange.
Wakandan gods and customs are also
a means in which the GM can more
fully flesh out Wakandan society,
characters, and locations -- a rich
enough subject to merit its own
eventual Wakanda sourcebook.
 ORISHA: GODS OF WAKANDA
Òrìṣà (original spelling in the Yoruba
language), known as orichá or orixá in
Latin America, are the human form of
the spirits (Irunmọlẹ) sent by
Olodumare, Olorun, Olofi in Yoruba
traditional identity. The Irunmọlẹ are
meant to guide creation and
particularly humanity on how to live
and succeed on Earth (Ayé). Most
Òrìṣà are said to be deities previously
existing in the spirit world (Òrun) as
Irunmọlẹ, while others are said to be
humans who are recognized as deities
upon their deaths due to
extraordinary feats.
Many Òrìṣà have found their way to
most of the New World as a result of
the Atlantic slave trade and are now
expressed in practices as varied as
Santería, Candomblé, Trinidad Orisha,
Umbanda, and Oyotunji, among
others. The concept of orisha is similar
to those of deities in the traditional
religions of the Bini people of Edo
State in southern Nigeria, the Ewe
people of Benin, Ghana, and Togo, and
the Fon people of Benin.
According to the griot spirits of the
Djalia, the Orisha originated during
immemorial times in the land that
would become Wakanda. When the
pilgrims who traveled to this land
entered in conflict with the native
beasts that lived on it, the Originators,
the heroes that rose among the
humans were ascended to gods on
faith. These gods, the Orisha, were
Thoth, Kokou, Mujaji, Ptah, Nyami and
Bast. The humans and the Orisha
defeated the Originators and banished
them to the Nether-Realms beyond a
group of gates. As part of their duty,
the Orisha became guardians of these
gates.
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After the attack led by Tetu's army on
Birnin Zana, T'Challa wondered where
the Gods had been in those times of
trouble, and started to investigate on
the matter.
In Kinamasi, a faction of protesters
abandoned their worship to the
Orishas and preached the coming of a
new god, Sefako (an incarnation of the
Native American deity, the Adversary).
Counselor Yao of Kinamasi was certain
that a schism was brewing. Others in
Wakanda, such as in the Alkama Fields
chose, on her return, to worship
Hadari Yao (the "Walker of Clouds" in
the old Alkamite tongue), the Goddess
who preserves the balance of all
natural things: Storm, for her to defeat
the Anansi, man-spiders of myth and
legend. Once the Anansi were
repelled, Ororo used the belief in her
from the Alkamites to once again
inspire confidence in their king and
country, ultimately ascending to
godhood herself.
The Orisha are not numerous enough
to have a government; they seem to
act as more of an egalitarian council,
although presumably they have some
degree of authority over the spirits of
the Djallia. Physically, their
appearances are often bizarrely
abstracted, even among members
who appear more normal in their
other manifestations.
Name: Orisha
Aliases: Gods of Wakanda
Base of Operations: Celestial
Heliopolis, Djalia, and Wakanda
(Earth)
Known Representatives: Bast, Kokou,
Mujaji, Nyami, Ptah, Thoth
Relationship to Other Pantheons: The
Orisha includes members of the
Ennead, and presumably are in close
contact with them. They have a close
relationship with the Vodu, with
whom they are occasionally confused.
No other interactions have been
depicted between the Orisha and
other pantheons.
Typical Orisha: As no other Orisha
have been shown, there are no
“typical” examples. Even if there are
others, it appears that the Orisha is a
relatively small group compared to
other pantheons, apparently
consisting of Egyptian gods, and
humans ascended to deity status.
The Djalia
The Djalia is a transcendent plane that
represents Wakanda's collective
memory. It is also known as the
Ancestral Plane, the Great Veldt, Land
of the Dead, and resembles a peaceful
veldt of Earth’s Africa, bordered by
forests, mountains, and at least one
body of water. In addition to the
Orisha, the dimension is inhabited by
the spirits of deceased Wakandans.
Time passes slowly in the Djalia; Shuri
described walking for “centuries in the
span of days.” Another aspect of the
afterlife believed in by the Wakandans
is the D'yshalah that is held as the
great shore of the universe where the
wronged dead wait for justice in the
world of the living.
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Following her defeat at the hands of
the Cabal and entrapment in an amber
substance which left her in a state of
stasis known as "living death," Shuri's
soul made its way to the Djalia. During
her time there, Shuri trained with and
learned from a griot spirit that had
taken the form of her mother,
Ramonda. T'Challa eventually
resurrected Shuri by retrieving her
soul from the Djalia with the help of
Manifold.
The exact nature of the Djalia is
unknown. It may represent more of a
state of existence than a planetoid
such as Asgard and Olympus, making it
more akin to a true dimension than a
pocket one. A version of the Djalia
appeared in the universe of Earth-
199999; it is unknown whether this
dimension is the same as that shown
as accessible from the 616 universe.
Kokou Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
F SHX (150) Health: 375
speakers of more than one language,
A MN (75)
each will understand the deity’s
S MN (75) Karma: 180
language in his or her native language.
E MN (75)
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
R IN (40) Resources: UN
and otherdimensional languages as
I IN (40)
well as Earth tongues.
P UN (100) Popularity: 20
Body Resistance: Excellent resistance
BACKGROUND
to physical and energy attacks.
Real Name: Kokou
Occupation: God of War
Fiery Generation/Control: Kokou’s
Legal Status: Divine being of Wakanda
fiery form gives him control and
Identity: No dual identity
generation of fire at Amazing ability.
Other Known Aliases: The Ever-
Possession: A worshipper of Kokou
Burning
who completes a painful ritual may be
Place of Birth: Ancient Wakanda
possessed by the spirit of Kokou, if the
Marital Status: Unknown
deity allows it. The possessed person
Known Relatives: None
will act on the will of Kokou, but will
Base of Operations: The Djalia;
remain aware of his/her actions. The ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Wakanda
person who is possessed by Kokou Kokou has a fearsome and violent
Past Group Affiliations: None
gains a +2CS to Fighting, and the demeanor. Combined with a quiet and
Present Group Affiliations: Orisha
power of Iron Will. The ritual is usually unpredictable nature, it is no wonder
performed by a follower of Kokou that few foreigners have ever seen
KNOWN POWERS
before a highly-anticipated battle; him.
Longevity: CL1000; The Orisha are
whether Kokou will respond is a
extremely long-lived, but not
decision left to the GM. HISTORY
immortal like the Olympians; they age
at an extremely slow rate upon Kokou is one of the Orisha, the
reaching adulthood. EQUIPMENT: Kokou’s sword-spear is pantheon of Wakanda. Kokou is a god
made of a Class 1000 Uru-like material of war, from whom some Wakandans
Resurrection: A number of gods may that does Edged damage. find strength in his worship.
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond Talents: History & Lore: Wakanda, In the Yoruba religion of Benin, a
resurrection. Requires a minimum of Weapons Master, Martial Arts A, D Kokou is one of the most highly feared
three deities and expenditure of all and E warrior gods. It is the most violent and
Karma; may be performed once per powerful of the Yoruba spirits, and the
day. Contacts: Orisha rituals surrounding it involves its
followers falling into a deep trance
with rapidly beating drums. Once

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possessed by the spirit, the body in
which the Kokou inhabits may remain
in a trance all day and in due course
demonstrate a thirst for blood with
glass bottles and knives, swallow
sharp objects or repeatedly beat its
head against the wall until it bleeds
profusely, revealing a high tolerance
to pain.
One who fails to respect the Kokou
during a ceremonial trance may have
a sacred calabash placed on his head
until it becomes excessively heavy.
Mujaji
F AM (50) Health: 240
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 155
E UN (100)
R IN (40) Resources: UN
I IN (40)
P MN (75) Popularity: 20
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mujali
Occupation: Goddess of Wakanda
Legal Status: Divine being of Wakanda
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: The Life-Giver
Place of Birth: Ancient Wakanda
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: Ashake, Ororo
Munro (descendants)
Base of Operations: The Djalia;
Wakanda Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Past Group Affiliations: None allows one to understand, speak, and
Present Group Affiliations: Orisha write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
KNOWN POWERS each will understand the deity’s
Longevity: CL1000; The Orisha are language in his or her native language.
extremely long-lived, but not This ability extends to extraterrestrial
immortal like the Olympians; they age and otherdimensional languages as
at an extremely slow rate upon well as Earth tongues.
reaching adulthood.
Weather Control: Mujali can create
Resurrection: A number of gods may and control rain, clouds and wind at
work together to resurrect another Shift X ability.
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of Healing: Mujali can heal any creature,
three deities and expenditure of all at Incredible rank.
Karma; may be performed once per
day. Talents: History & Lore: Wakanda
Contacts: Orisha
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mujaji’s themes are balance,
restoration, weather, cleansing and
fertility. Her symbols are rainwater.
The rain goddess exudes gently with
fertility, or fiercely with cleansing,
depending on the need.
HISTORY
Mujaji is one of the Orisha, the
pantheon of Wakanda. Mujaji is a god
of sustenance and is beseeched by the
mortals to feed them in times of
hunger. Apparently, Mujaji gave
Wakanda its name, since she was
described by shamans as "who named
us."
Her power and presence is so
impressive that it led H. Rider Haggard
to write the novel “She”, based on her
cult. Among the Lovedu people of
South Africa, Mujaji (or Modjadji) is a
hereditary position of Rain Queen, a
woman with special powers, including
the ability to control the clouds and
rainfall. The succession to the position
of Rain Queen is matrilineal so her
eldest daughter is the heir, and males
are not entitled to inherit the throne
at all.
One story states that an old chief in
16th century Monomotapa
(Southeastern Zimbabwe) was told by
his ancestors that by impregnating his
daughter, Dzugundini, she would gain
rain-making skills. Another story
involves a scandal in the same chief's
house, where the chief's son
impregnated Dzugundini. Dzugundini
was held responsible and was forced
to flee the village. Dzugundini ended
up in Molototsi Valley, which is in the
present day Balobedu Kingdom. The
village she established with her loyal
followers was ruled by a Mugudo, a
male leader, but the peace and
harmony of the village was disrupted
by rivalries between different families,
and therefore to pacify the land, the
Mugudo impregnated his own
daughter to restore the tribe's
matrilineal tradition. She gave birth to
the first Rain Queen known as
Modjadji which means; "ruler of the
day".
Ororo Munroe, aka Storm, is a
descendant of the dynasty that
produces the Rain Queens, through
the line of the Sorceress Supreme
Ashake.
Nyami: Little is known of the Orisha
known as Nyami, as she did not appear
on-panel. Nyami is possibly another
spelling for Nyame, one of Buluku
(Sky-Father of the Vodu/Orishas of
Africa)'s names.
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Ghekre
F MN (75) Health: 465
A IN (40)
S SHY (250) Karma: 120
E UN (100)
R GD (10) Resources: UN
I IN (40)
P MN (75) Popularity: 10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ghekre
Occupation: God of Judgment
Legal Status: Divine being of Wakanda
Identity: Patron god of the Jabari
Other Known Aliases: White Gorilla
God, White Gorilla, Gorilla God, Ape
God, Gbekre (to the Baule people of
the Ivory Coast), Mbotumbo (also
Baule)
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Alouroua/Buluku
(father)
Base of Operations: Spirit World
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; The Orisha are
extremely long-lived, but not
immortal like the Olympians; they age
at an extremely slow rate upon
reaching adulthood.
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Shapeshifting/Growth: Amazing rank.
He could possess shapeshifting
powers as he was once seen as a giant
and with different colors of fur, at
least white or brown.
Talents: History/Lore: Wakanda;
Intimidation
HISTORY
Contacts: Vodu, possibly Orisha; The White Gorilla God / White Gorilla
White Gorilla Cult / Gorilla God was once hypothesized
to possibly be Thoth in his ape aspect;
ADDITIONAL NOTES the ancient deity Gullah, the gorilla-
Although Ghekre has his origins god of the Picts; or Hanuman, the
among the Vodu, he is most closely Hindu monkey-god; but has been
associated in modern times with the confirmed to be Ghekre. Ghekre was
White Gorilla Cult of Wakanda’s Jabari the son of Alouroua (the Baoulé of
people, hence his inclusion in this West Africa's name for Buluku, the
section. Vodu Sky Father). He has been known
as the Gorilla God, god of judgment,
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES and as the Ape God. He does not seem
Ghekre is the god of judgment, and his to have a close connection with the
judgment is meted out with swift and Orisha, although they are certain to be
brutal justice. Ghekre cares little for aware of each other. The Gorilla God
humans, other than the Jabari whom is still worshiped by the White Gorilla
he has sworn to protect. Cult in the African nation of Wakanda.
The dominant Panther Cult outlawed
the rival White Gorilla Cult.
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Ngi: The tribe that would one day According to the Yaoundé, the
become known as Jabari of the Supreme Creator-God Zamba made
Mountains was at one point a small the Earth and all its creatures except
clan with many enemies. To protect human beings. He left that job to his
themselves they summoned Ngi, the four sons, Ngi (gorilla) the strong,
spirit of the Gorilla God. They merged N'Kokon (mantis) the wise, Otukut
man and ape into a single champion, (lizard) the fool, and Wo (chimpanzee)
the very first Gorilla-Man. the curious - and each made human
beings in his own image, which is why
The tribe thrived for many years under we are the way we are.
the protection of the Gorilla-Man,
until the spirit of the gorilla took over
completely, suppressing the man and
turning itself into a raging crazed beast
that began killing those he was meant
to protect. Gorilla-Man bathed in their
blood and became stronger with each
kill, threatening to become a god on
Earth and consume the planet.

Fortunately, the Elders of the tribe had

foreseen this years earlier and bound
the Gorilla-Man by magics that would
seek out a champion. A champion that
would travel across the world and slay
the beast, taking the spirit of Ngi into
his own body to become the Gorilla-
Man, beginning the cycle anew. It was
through this same process that the
current Gorilla-Man, Ken Hale, gained
his immortality and the powers he
now possesses as Gorilla-Man.

It is not clear whether Ngi is in fact the

same being as Ghekre, an aspect of
Ghekre, or a separate being. If the
latter, it is likely that he has some
connection with Ghekre, but this has
also not been confirmed. Ngi appears
to be based upon the beliefs of the
Yaoundé people of the Cameroons.

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K’’Liluna Allspeak: She can
communicate in all the
languages of the Nine
F RM (30) Health: 270
Realms, Earth's dialects,
A IN (40)
and alien languages.
S AM (50) Karma: 365
E SHX (150)
Longevity: She only ages 1
R IN (40) Resources: SHX
year for every 1000.
I MN (75)
P SHY (250) Popularity: -20
Telepathy: K’Liluna has the
ability to speak directly
BACKGROUND
into a person's mind at
Real Name: K’Liluna
Remarkable (30) ability.
Occupation: Goddess of betrayal and
revenge
Enhancement: K’Liluna is
Legal Status: Exiled Wakandan deity
able to increase any or all
Identity: Secret
of a mortal’s Primary
Other Known Aliases: K'Liluna the
abilities by +2CS, to a
Betrayer
maximum of Unearthly.
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly
Wakanda or Celestial Heliopolis
Talents: Persuasion,
Marital Status: Single god Bast. At the dawn of Wakanda,
History and Lore: Wakanda, History
Known Relatives: Bast (sister); K'Liluna wanted to assume all the
and Lore: Ancient Egypt
numerous others power for herself and tried to destroy
Base of Operations: Spirit World Bast, resulting in her being cast out.
Contacts: None
Past Group Affiliations: Ennead Hers is said to be the story of where
Present Group Affiliations: None anger and vengeance lead. Over time,
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
even her true name was forgotten by
Long-forgotten except as a cautionary
KNOWN POWERS the people of Wakanda.
tale, K’Liluna is a spiteful and self-
The full extent of K’Liluna’s abilities K'Liluna has so far, only appeared to a
serving goddess who delights in
has not been revealed. She has couple of people, one of them being
leading others down a path of anger
demonstrated or can be assumed to Erik Killmonger after he was badly
and betrayal. She has an intense
have the following powers, but may betrayed and before he returned to
hatred of her sister, Bast -- and by
have more: Wakanda for the first time as an adult
extension, the Panther clan.
after being kidnapped from his
Invulnerability to Disease: K’Liluna has homeland as a child. She led him down
HISTORY
CL1000 resistance to Disease. the path of revenge and helped create
Known as K'Liluna the Betrayer, she
the angry villain known today.
was said to be the sister of the panther

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Originators
The Originators are a denomination
for a group of several species that
existed before man in what would one
day become Wakanda. When men
immigrated to the Originators' land,
they initially co-existed peacefully, but
war broke out when men started
abusing the resources of the area. The
Originators routed the humans, but as
a result, the Gods of Wakanda came to
existence from the heroes of the
people. The Gods of Wakanda and
their human followers then fought
back and banished the Originators to
the Nether-Realms, where they
remained until they were freed by
Sefako the Adversary.
This term includes the serpentine heralding the return of the
Simbi, the ape-like Vanyan, an Originators. The portal the creatures
unidentified species of sea-creatures, emerged from remained opened, but
the arachnoid Anansi, the insectoid no new Simbi emerged from it.
Creeping Doom, and an unidentified
species of two-headed humanoids. A new portal appeared in another part
of Wakanda, and Black Panther
enlisted the help of the Hatut Zeraze,
Simbi
The Simbi are a race of Snake-Men Eden Fesi and Shuri to hold them back
until the shamans could conjure a
with six arms and snake tails instead of
ritual to vanish them in the name of
legs. They were one of the several
the Orisha. The ritual mysteriously
species that comprised the Originators
failed, but the invading Simbi were
of Wakanda, the group of species that
killed regardless.
inhabited the land before men made
pilgrimage to Wakanda. Both cultures
Records of the Simbi after their
originally co-existed peacefully, until
banishment claimed they were a
conflict broke out when the humans
warrior race that once plagued the
started abusing the resources of the
ancestors of the Wakandans, raiding
land. The Originators routed the
humans, but as a result, the Gods of villages for labor. Certain records
Wakanda came to existence from the establish Mari-Djata vanquished
heroes of these people. them.
The Gods of Wakanda
and the humans then F A S E R I P
fought back and Rm Gd Gd Ex Ty Ty Ty
banished the Health: 70 Karma: 18
Originators to the Body Armor: Scaled hide offers Good
Nether-Realms. resistance versus physical damage.
Six Arms: +1CS for Grappling attacks, 1
Centuries later, groups extra attack/round. They use a variety
of Simbi started of Edged weapons.
emerging from a
mysterious portal in Vanyan
Birnin Kashin and The Vanyan are a race of creatures
attacked villagers. that resemble gorillas with black skin,
While investigating white fur, and horns. They were one of
rumors of these Snake- the several species that comprised the
Men, Black Panther Originators of Wakanda, the group of
encountered and species that inhabited the land before
defeated a group of men made pilgrimage to Wakanda
Simbi, with one of them Both cultures originally co-existed
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peacefully, until conflict broke out
when the humans started abusing the
resources of the land. The Originators
routed the humans, but as a result, the
Gods of Wakanda came to existence
from the heroes of these people. The
Gods of Wakanda and the humans
then fought back and banished the
Originators to the Nether-Realms.
Centuries later, the Vanyan were
among the Originators that invaded
modern-day Wakanda through a
series of mysterious portals. They
appeared in the mountains of the
Jabari-Lands. The Dora Milaje held
them off until the arrival of the Black
Panther, Shuri and Zawavari. The
Vanyan vanished when Zawavari
Anansi
The Anansi are an arachnoid race that
were one of the several species that
comprised the Originators of
Wakanda. A group of Anansi
kidnapped numerous villagers and
took them deep into a forest. Black
Panther and the Hatut Zeraze
confronted them with help from
Storm, and forced them to retreat.
While the Anansi escaped, Black
closed off the portal they were coming Panther and his allies rescued their
from. victims.
F A S E R I P They are not to be confused with the
Gd Gd Gd Gd Pr Ty Ty African spider-god of the same name.
Health: 40 Karma: 16
Horns and teeth can do Edged damage F A S E R I P
but cannot get a Kill result. They have Gd Gd Ty Ty Ty Ty Ty
the Jumping and Climbing Talents. Health: 32 Karma: 18
Abilities:
Telepathy: The Anansi are capable of
attacking people with psionic attacks
at Good rank.
Web-Shooting: From their mouth, the
Anansi can project a stream of
webbing at Excellent rank.
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Sea-People of
Wakanda
The “Sea-People of Wakanda” is an
unofficial designation for an aquatic
race that was among the Originators
of Wakanda. Presumably they
inhabited the region’s lakes and
rivers.
F A S E R I P technologically and culturally equal to
Gd Ty Gd Rm Pr Pr Ty
Health: 56 Karma: 10
Powers: Underwater Breathing, Water
Freedom
They Sea-People use low-tech
weapons, but also have claws and
fangs capable of Good(10) Edged
damage.
Having two heads, the Tribe members
are +1 to their Initiative rank, and
opponents who attempt a surprise
attack are at -2CS. They use standard
low-technology weapons, and more
rarely, armor.
Two-Headed
Tribe
The “Two-Headed Tribe” is an
unofficial designation for a two-
headed humanoid tribe of beings with
an ogre-like appearance; the tribe was
among the Originators of Wakanda.
Their origins are unknown. The tribe
appears to have had a culture
that of the human Wakandans of the
same era. They appear to originally
have been a peaceful people, with
cordial trade relations with the
humans, but became enemies of the
Wakandans when men started to
abuse the resources of the area.
F A S E R I P
Gd Ty Ex Gd Ty Rm Ty
Health: 46 Karma: 42
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Creeping Doom
The Creeping Doom are an insectoid
species that were one of the several
species that comprised the Originators
of Wakanda. Their numbers are
immense, forming great swarms that
devour all that are within their path.
They have been described as the most
feared of the Originators due to their
destructive ability.

F A S E R I P
Rm Fb Pr Ex Fb Fb Ty
This is a swarm of about 100
creatures, minimum. These insects
attack on the Edged Attack column,
but cannot get Stun or Kill results.
Instead, any insect attack against
unprotected flesh (including those
that get underneath artificial Body
Armor but excluding those against
natural Body Armor) forces the target
creature to make an Endurance FEAT
(during the pre-action part of the turn)
or be unable to perform any actions or
concentrate. The Intensity of this
attack is Remarkable, and they fly at 2
Areas/turn.

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West African
Pantheons
Africa is a huge place. It’s the world's
second largest and second most-
populous continent, covering about
11.7 million square miles accounting
for about 16% of the world's human
population. In the Marvel Universe,
the Vodu are often known as the
“Gods of West Africa” but this is
something of a misnomer. Marvel
groups the beliefs of Africa’s roughly
2000 ethnicities into one pantheon,
but on closer examination this isn’t as
far off as one might think.
For one thing, Marvel’s African
pantheon primarily uses elements
from Yoruba and Dahomean belief,
cultures that do originate from West
Africa. It’s also established that, as
with gods of other continents, the
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Vodu are worshipped in other regions
under different names, or using
different earthly avatars. There is
truth to this, as there is quite a bit of
cultural continuity stemming from
West Africa into other regions: for
example, Khonvoum, the main deity of
the Mbuti people of Central Africa has
much in common with the West
African deity Dambhalla. Lastly, the
gods of Western Africa more closely
resemble a pantheon in the sense of
an organized polytheistic system than
the religions of other parts of Africa.
Most indigenous African religions are
henotheistic: worshipping mainly one
god, but not denying the existence of
other ones. Thus, many cultures’
religions can be seen as worshipping
Yahweh or Buluku (depending on your
point of view), and thousands upon
thousands of helper spirits; some of
the more prominent beings of these
mythologies are described in this
book’s last chapter.
Also, the gods of West Africa are also
frequently referred to (in both Marvel
and in real-world ethnography) as
Orishas. In this book, I’ve used the
term Orishas to define the Wakandan
deities (since Wakanda is a fictional
nation and their pantheon has
never been named), and the term
Vodu (Marvel’s more common
name) for the West African gods.
Worship of the Vodu also spans
other continents through the
African diaspora and is a defining
element of Voodoo, Hudu, Santeria,
and numerous other practices
found in the Americas. The Loas --
Vodu spirit helper beings -- are
integral to these religions and
described in some detail here as
well.
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 West African Mythology in a
Marvel Campaign
Although they haven’t appeared in
Marvel comics a whole lot, the Vodu
usually have some amount of
presence whenever there’s an event
of cosmic proportions -- the sort of
event that brings together the Council
of Godheads and similar cross-
pantheon gatherings. Being roughly
on an even footing with the Norse and
Greek gods, the Vodu would be an
interesting choice to throw into the
mix for higher powered adventures of
the sort involving Thor, Silver Surfer
and the Hulk.
The Vodu and their kin would also
blend well into adventures or
background story involving Wakanda.
Wakandan culture is essentially Pan-
African, but draws heavily on West
African elements. Some of the Vodu
themselves are worshipped as part of
the Wakandan pantheon, so it isn’t
hard to imagine a Wakandan hero
granted his or her power from the
gods, or a Wakandan sorcerer
communicating with forces of Orun.
Wakanda is also a great starting point
for an African-based science fiction
setting. The stylized, geometric forms
of African art in some ways resembles
the bizarre yet elegant space
technology of Jack Kirby in his stride. If
one takes the interpretive approach of
“gods are just very advanced aliens”
approach, Vodu art and technology
could be one and the same. Beyond
that, the growing popularity of
Afrofuturism could be a rich source of
inspiration. Afrofuturism is a cross-
media art movement, aesthetic, and
philosophy that explores the
intersection of African and black
identity with science fiction and
technological culture. There’s a large
volume of literature and art on
Afrofuturism, and the aesthetic has
gained traction in the mainstream
since the release of Black Panther. I
suspect we’ll be seeing quite a bit
more of the sub-genre in the near
future.
Afrofuturism in comics arguably has a
predecessor in the genre of “jungle
comics”, which uses the African
setting and themes in the context of
the colonizers rather than native
peoples. Tarzan being the
quintessential example (or Marvel’s
version, Ka-Zar), the jungle action
genre was extremely popular in the
1940s and 50s. Africa, and African
mysticism and mythology, in this
context was presented as mysterious,
sinister, and barbaric. A GM could
easily deconstruct the genre however,
by playing up the Vodu’s role as
protectors of the land and its people
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and a narrative told through the eyes
of indigenous heroes.
Lastly, the one area where West
African deities have shown up
frequently in comics is in the horror
titles -- mainly through the portrayal
of Voodoo. Voodoo, despite being
portrayed as “black magic” in most
comics, is a complex range of spiritual
beliefs developed from the traditions
of the African diaspora in the
Americas. Vodun (one of its proper
names) and related religions like
Santeria and Candomble are syncretic
religions, combining the Vodu with
Catholic saints and worshipping them
under different names. A related race
is the Loa, spirits who take a more
active role in human affairs. The Loa
and Vodun interpretations of West
African deities feature heavily in
comics stories dealing with voodoo,
forming the basis for several villains
and horror titles such as Tales of the
Zombie. Profiles are given here for
those Loa canon to the Marvel
Universe. Voodoo and its related
practices will be treated in more depth
in a future publication.
 Talents and Equipment:
Talents
Adinkra: Adinkra are symbols that
represent concepts or aphorisms.
Adinkra are used extensively in fabrics
and pottery among the Ashanti and
the Baoulé people. They are
incorporated into walls and other
architectural features, fabric designs,
jewelry, and domestic and ritual
items. The symbols have a decorative
function but also represent objects
that encapsulate evocative messages
that convey traditional wisdom,
aspects of life, or the environment.
There are many different symbols with
distinct meanings, often linked with Ashanti City-State. This Talent gives many medieval fantasy settings.
proverbs. For in-game purposes, the practitioner +1CS to Initiative Because of their diverse skill set and
Adrinka symbols may also be used in when fighting with a blade, and a numerous abilities, the capabilities of
magical wards and glyphs. Similar to disarm maneuver that gives an a griot are not so much a single Talent,
the Runesmith Talent, the character additional +1CS to Fighting to remove as a talent set. They may be used as a
with the Adrinka Talent is able to a weapon from an opponent. basis for NPCs or Player Characters --
decipher the meaning behind these griots will have normal human
symbols to decode their use as a Talent Set - Griots: A griot (also called statistics by default, but in the Marvel
message or determine their use in jali, jeli, djeli or djéli) is an African Universe there may be spirits or
spellcraft. historian, storyteller, praise singer, superpowered individuals with these
poet, or musician. The tradition skills as well. Due to the importance of
Akrafena: The Akrafena is an Ashanti originated in West Africa, but spread dance and their regular practice of it,
“hand and a half” sword that could be to Wakanda, where the position was griots will generally have a minimum
used either one-handed or two- embraced and held in high esteem. Agility of Good.
handed, but is also the name of a The griot tradition also spread to the
martial art involving use of this West Indies with the Atlantic slave Talents: Griots will always have
weapon. Expert use of akrafena trade. History as a Talent, usually local to
utilises the blade in conjunction with their origin. All will also have the
knives, improvised weapons, street- The griot is a repository of oral Performance Talent, in the form of
fighting, hand-to-hand combat, joint tradition and is often seen as a leader musical ability, dance, and
locks, grappling and weapon due to his or her position as an advisor storytelling. Modern versions may be
disarming techniques. The akrafena to royal personages. In many respects, skilled in rapping as a performance, as
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 The balafon is a wooden xylophone,
while the goje is a stringed instrument
played with a bow, much like a fiddle.
Optional Powers: In a mystic or
superpowered setting, griots may (at
the GM’s discretion) have one or more
of the following Talents or Powers:
● Mesmerism, as per the
Mesmerism/Hypnosis Talent,
though their performance.
● Postcognition, as a result of
information gained from the spirit
world.
● Communicate with Animals,
through song
● One or more spirits as a Contact
along a lineage of Black verbal
reverence that goes back to ancient
Egyptian practices.
Some griots may have Occult
Knowledge or other mystic skills.
Tribal griots may also have a slightly
higher Popularity, Resources, or local
political connections, and may have
the Leadership Talent.
Equipment
Akrafokonmu (Soul Discs): The
Akrafokonmu is an Ashanti Shield
made out of iron and cast in gold. The
Akrafokonmu was threaded onto a
stick to which white pineapple fibre
cord was tied to the ends so that it
could be worn around the neck by
those responsible for the ritual
purification of the soul of the
Asantehene (absolute monarch of the
Ashanti). "Akrafokonmu" translates as
"soul discs" or "soul washers' badges".
This shield's design of a quartered
circle signifies a crossroad, considered
to be places of spiritual and cultural
significance in West African culture.
Effects: The Akrafokonmu provides 6
points of Body Armor. Additionally, an
Akrafokonmu that has been properly
blessed acts as a sort of Karma
battery, so that anyone may store up
to 10 points of Karma within it, which
may be used by the wearer when
needed.

Music: Instruments traditionally used

by griots include drums, the kora, the
khalam (or xalam), the goje (or n'ko in
the Mandinka language), the balafon,
and the ngoni. The kora is a long-
necked lute-like instrument with 21
strings. The xalam is a variation of the
kora, and usually consists of fewer
than five strings. Both have gourd
bodies that act as resonator. The
ngoni is also similar to these two
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Mambele (Throwing Irons):
A mambele is a form of hybrid
knife/axe in mid- to southern Africa
and is known by many names
throughout the continent. It consists
of an iron blade with a curved back
section and rearward spike. It can be
used in close combat as a hatchet or
dagger, or more typically, thrown. This
weapon usually consists of 4 blades, 3
on top, and one on the side. The
curved hook was used to keep the
weapon in the victim, and if pulled
out, caused further damage. They are
thrown with a rotatory motion, and
inflict deep wounds with their
projecting blades.

Cost: GD Damage: 10
Type: EA, ET M. Strength: EX
If the mambele hits its target with a
Yellow or Red result, the mambele will
do an additional 10 points of damage
to its target when the weapon is
removed.

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 West African Magic
West African religions are a set of
diverse beliefs that generally include
belief in numerous higher and lower
gods, belief in spirits, veneration of
the dead, animism, and traditional
African medicine. The role of humanity
is generally seen as one of
harmonizing nature with the
supernatural. Traditional Yoruba
religion is called Ifá. It is still practiced
today, and has formed the basis for
numerous other faiths and practices.
By incorporating West African motifs
and practices, GMs and players can
give their characters the distinct
cultural flair that is the hallmark of any
pantheon-based magic.
Ritual Scarification: Many African
cultures practice scarification as a
form of body modification. Among
real-world practitioners, scarification
may be used as a right of passage, to
identify with an ethnicity, or as a part
of healing magic. In the Marvel
universe, protective spells or mental
abilities used by Vodu worshippers
may cause their scar patterns to glow
when powers are used.
Masks: Masks are used ceremonially
in many African cultures, for a variety
of purposes, particularly in West
Africa. The person who wears a ritual
mask conceptually loses his or her
human life and turns into the spirit
represented by the mask itself. This
transformation of the mask wearer
into a spirit usually relies on other
practices, such as specific types of
music and dance, or ritual costumes
that contribute to the shedding of the
mask-wearer's human identity. The
mask wearer thus becomes a sort of
medium that allows for a dialogue
between the community and the
spirits (usually those of the dead or
nature-related spirits). African masks
are often represented by a person or
animal, but the forms of masks vary
greatly from highly representational
to almost purely abstract. While most
masks are meant to be worn on the
face, masks exist that are worn as a
chest ornament, as a full helmet, on
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top of the head, or carried. Masks can
be an iconic costume element to
integrate into a character concept;
they lend themselves particularly well
to transformative and protective
powers.
Scriptures: Just as wizards have their
spellbooks, and Judeo-Christian
religions have their bibles, Ifa also has
its powerful sacred text. The literary
corpus of the Vodu is the Odu Ifá.
There are sixteen major books in the
Odu Ifá; Vodu magic may involve
reciting from these texts as one would
with a magical scroll or spellbook.
Dance: Dance serves the function in
West African societies not only as
entertainment, celebration and
courtship, but also as a spiritual ritual.
Religious dances may involve masks
and other elaborate costuming. As an
optional rule, the GM may allow
African spellcasters who have the
Performance talent in African ritual
dance to gain a +1CS when casting
spells that require a dance ritual, non-
cumulative with other participants.
Spellcasters following the Vodu
pantheon may perform a ritual dance
with at least three other participants.
These spells work similarly to
Ceremonies as per Realms of Magic
with the following exceptions:
● Participants may cast any spell of
Dimensional energy at a rank equal
to the total points of the dancers’
Psyches.

● Resource points cost only one
tenth of the total rank of the spell
to be cast.
● A Ceremonial Area is not needed,
although the ritual dance will
require adequate space and
appropriate props and regalia.
● African ritual dances can be lengthy
-- the dance will take one day for
each spell rank, starting with
Feeble (i.e., a dance to cast a spell
of Feeble intensity will take 1 day,
Poor will take 2 days, etc.) The GM
may rule that extremely powerful
spells may take longer. The world’s
record for the longest religious
ceremony is the Sigui festival of the
Dogon people, which can take as
long as six years -- so you’re getting
a deal.
Divination: A specialized skill in Ifa is
divination. Ifa practitioners have a
number of magical tools which are
used in divination, such as the iroke Ifá
(diviner's tapper), ikin Ifá (sacred palm
or kola nuts) or opele Ifá (divination
chain), iyerosun (divining powder),
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and opon Ifá (a wooden divination
tray). In-game powers usable with
West African divination methods
include precognition, postcognition,
True Sight, and various other
Detection powers. A magic user of the
Vodu school who uses these divine
tools is able to do so at +1CS, but must
do so through ritual magic that takes
a number of turns equal to the
column number for power’s rank.
Secret Societies: In Ifa and many other
African religions, much of the spiritual
knowledge is guarded by secret
societies that are open only to
initiated members of the priesthood
class. These societies are usually
segregated by sex, and involve a
process of initiation that includes
memorization of sacred lore,
herbalism, magical procedures, and
sometimes some form of self-
sacrifice. Some societies are
considered benevolent. Others, like
Cameroon’s Nyongo Society, are said
to use malevolent practices like
human sacrifice, necromancy, and
even cannibalism. Secret societies are
extremely careful to safeguard their
secrets, even to the extent that some
have a mystic language known only to
them. In Yoruba society, a male priest
is known as a Babalawo (“Father of the
Mysteries”) and a female priestess is
called a Iyalawo (“Mother of the
Mysteries”). A West African magic
user may choose to have one of these
societies as a Contact, and other
members of the society can be called
upon to assist with group spells.
Magical
Artifacts
Amulets of Damballah: The Amulets
of Damballah are two mystical
artifacts that possess the ability to
summon and control the animated
dead. Also known as the Talismans of
Damballah, these items are mystically
endowed with the power of their
namesake, Damballah – one of the
most powerful Loa of the Voodoo
religion. Each talisman is etched with
the symbol of the serpent. Singularly,
each amulet is capable of granting the
user control over the dead, but the
power only fully manifests when both
amulets are used in concert.
Several years ago, an unscrupulous
gardener named Gyps forced a
Voodoo mambo, Layla, to use her
knowledge of the dark arts to
resurrect the body of recently
murdered coffee magnate, Simon
Garth. Garth rose from his grave as an
unfettered zombie, and attacked the
nearby cultists. One of them managed
to slip one of the Amulets of
Damballah over the creature's neck,
and it instantly froze. They gave the
second amulet to Gyps, and told him
that so long as he possesses the
amulet, he will forever maintain
control of the Zombie.
Gyps' ownership of the amulet was
brief however. He ordered Simon
Garth's zombie to murder his own
daughter, Donna, but a brief flicker of
recognition imbued the zombie with
enough free will to resist the
command. Further, he turned against
Gyps, strangling him until he died. The
zombie retreated into the swamps of
New Orleans while still wearing one
half of the twin talismans.
The second talisman remained with
Gyps' corpse until it resurfaced at the
7th precinct of the New Orleans police
department. Detective Sam Jagger
recovered the item and gave it to
Donna Garth. Donna had no clue as to
the amulet's true significance, but
there was something about it that
reminded her of her father. Donna's
love for her father caused the zombie
to rise from his grave once again.
A short time later, a man named Gene
Griggs mugged Donna and stole the
amulet. The zombie instinctively
homed in on the talisman's location
and confronted Griggs. Griggs
attempted to destroy the zombie, only
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to meet a tragic end. During the
scuffle, the amulet fell from Griggs'
grasp, and landed on the sidewalk.
A homeless, self-proclaimed "hater-
of-lawyers" named Phil Bliss found the
amulet and showed it to a waitress
named Jeanette. Jeanette told him
that the artifact was of Voodoo origin
and was used to control the dead. Bliss
unwittingly tapped into its power and
summoned the zombie. The zombie
walked along the ocean floor from
Haiti to New Orleans in answer to the
call. Bliss had the zombie attack a
local courthouse, ordering him to
murder every lawyer he could find.
Years later, one of the amulets came
into the possession of the mystic,
Calypso. During an earlier debacle,
Calypso was savagely murdered by
her former servant, the Lizard. While
her physical body remained in a state
of perfect preservation, her soul
remained unfettered, leaping from
one body to another. She bound her
soul to the talisman of Damballah and
sought to use it to rejoin her spirit
with her body. While inhabiting the
body of an elderly woman, she
boarded a Caribbean cruise ship
where she met Glory Grant. She gave
Grant the talisman and then left the
old woman's body, infusing her spirit
with the talisman. Through this, she
was able to control Grant's actions.
After Glory returned to New York, the
spirit of Calypso forced her to exhume
her remains. The zombie meanwhile,
followed the amulet's trail to New
York and intercepted Glory/Calypso at
Cypress Hills Cemetery. The zombie
likely would have killed her, but for the
timely intervention of Spider-Man.
While the two fought, Calypso
completed the spell, and her spirit
returned to her body. Spider-Man
recovered the talisman and returned it
to the zombie.
A short time later, a wealthy student
of the arcane named Kelsey Pierce
acquired one of the amulets and
offered it to the vampire Lilith Drake in
the hope that she would reciprocate
by turning him into a vampire. Lilith
accepted the gift, but killed Pierce
rather than turning him into a
vampire. With the amulet, she took
control of Simon Garth, and used him
as her personal servant, forcing him to
attack innocents and drag them back
to her lair.
During this time, Donna Garth hired
vampire private investigator Hannibal
King to find the amulets and bring her
father back to New Orleans. King's
investigation led him to New York
where he found himself teaming up
with Spider-Man in order to take
down Lilith. The two were
unsuccessful at defeating her, but King
did manage to purloin the amulet, and
he brought both the talisman and the
Zombie back to New Orleans.
Presumably, the zombie still possesses
one of the talismans, while his
daughter Donna maintains the other.
Effects: There are two medallions in impressive look a bit like a steampunk
this set of artifacts. When one amulet hairbrush made of brass.
is placed around the neck of an
undead being, whoever holds the Effects: The Ofo Rod grants the holder
other amulet can command the the ability to send a telepathic
undead being to do as the holder message from Earth to the being of
wishes. Under normal circumstances, his/her choice on Orun or associated
the undead wearing the medallion dimensions (whether the recipient
cannot harm the holder of the control chooses to acknowledge the message
medallion, cannot remove the amulet, or respond favorably is another
and cannot take the other amulet matter). The rod also grants its holder
from its holder. The undead being is the Leadership talent.
only able to attempt to resist control if Additionally, Shango’s artifact grants
it is commanded to do a task that he the user the powers of Remote
or she would have been unwilling to Sensing and True Sight, at Monstrous
perform while alive, such as harming a ability. When wielded by Shango, it
former loved one. A successful Psyche protects him from physical harm up to
FEAT is required. If the undead Amazing damage when he is on the
wearer’s amulet is removed by earthly plane.
anyone else, it is freed from the
amulet’s control. Material strength
for normal Ofo
Ofo Rod: The Ofo Rod is a mystic Rods is Poor to
artifact wielded by Shango. It is Typical; Shango’s
crafted from the mystical ofo plant, is Shift X.
which takes on the characteristics of
the world around it. Shango has some
sort of mystic connection to the rod
which heightens his sensory
awareness. To the Igbo people, the
rod is a symbol of justice and morality.
In Igbo culture, an Ofo is a votive
object which is pointed at the sky
when prayers are offered, particularly
to Buluku. The Ofo boosts the signal of
weak invocations, thus acting as a
communication device to contact the
Vodu. They vary in shape but are
something like a staff or wand made of
metal or wood. Some of the most
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 Staff of Legba: The Staff of Legba is
literally a two-headed mystical
weapon granted to the Houngan
Supreme, the most powerful Voodoo
sorcerer. Doctor Voodoo was able to
channel his power through the staff
and knock down Parker Robbins, who
at the time was possessed by
Dormammu. The two heads speak the
Language of Null, able to destroy the
Orbs of Goqa'xius conjured by
Dormammu, and can generate the
Barrier Crows of Legba (see below)

Effects:
Language of Null: The two heads of
the staff can speak mystic incantations
that drain the magical energy of any
artifact, with Unearthly ability. A
Green FEAT result is needed to drain
artifacts of up to Unearthly power; a
Yellow FEAT roll is required for Shift X
through Shift Z; and a Red FEAT roll is
needed for objects of Class 1000
power or greater. Completion of the
spell takes one round per power rank.
Channel Magic: A magic-user wielding
the staff may convert the energies of
any spell that he or she can cast into a
beam of concussive magical force of
the same rank.

Barrier of Crows: This spell creates a

swarm of hundreds of black crows that
are at the user’s command. The crows
occupy 4 areas which may be arranged
in any configuration. The crows are
capable of forming a living barrier,
obscuring a light source, attack an
opponent, finding and carrying an
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may be summoned, which operate in
groups of ten; statistics can be found
on page 58 of the Judge’s Book under
the entry “Birds, flock of ten”.
Wangal: Although it is also known as
the Amulet of Damballah, this magic
item should not be confused with the
Amulets of Damballah described
above. The Wangal (amulet) is a magic
item powered by the Set-spawn
Damballah, and granted power to the
human Damballah until it was taken
from him by Brother Voodoo. It then
allowed the Set-spawn Damballah to
possess Daniel Drumm's spirit, until it
was exorcised by Dr. Strange, who
then trapped Damballah within it.
Effects: power is to pass through mortals,
The Set-spawn Damballah is a partially making them mindless slaves. This
humanoid serpent who can go from power is of Incredible power rank.
place to place by Astral Projection. Its Anyone who is passed through by
ventures out of the Wangal are short. Damballah’s spirit is allowed a Psyche
The Wangal/spirit possesses the FEAT roll to resist his takeover, but
wearer, who becomes the host of they must make the check every time
Damballah. The voodoo powers of he passes through them (4 times
Damballah are many and varied. The maximum).
Wangal cannot be removed by the
wearer once it has been put on, but
anyone else can pull it off of him. The
most powerful is an Amazing Control
of all reptiles within the area of effect.
It also allows the body of the wearer
to shapeshift into a reptile. Another
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 VODU COSMOLOGY
African religion believes in the third being is Eleda, or spirit, which shape the way Africans conceptualize
existence of good and evil spirits, and must be fed by sacrifices. These both this life and the hereafter.
rituals play a very important part in spiritual beings flee the body at the
African cultures. Bad spirits are time of death and all await his return Ancestor worship features heavily in
believed to cause misfortune and in heaven. the worldview of Sub-Saharan
illness and many societies have cultures. Ancestorhood is a status of
spiritual professionals who Some key ideas common to African honor reserved for the exemplary
communicate with ancestral spirits to worldviews are the centrality of belief dead. The Gikuyu refer to such a
protect against evil. Mediums enter in God, acknowledgment of a unity person as mwendwo ni iri (the
into trance-like states, allowing a spirit between individuals and people's beloved). Conversely, those
to possess their bodies and use them communities, viewing the universe as who fail in their worldly obligations, or
to communicate or prophesy. African an interconnected and inter- those whose actions are subversive to
religious practitioners undergo dependent whole, and embracing life rather than nurturing of life, are
intense training and there are as a process of spiritual formation and quickly forgotten and "ex-
different roles of spiritual transformation. All these markers communicated" after death. The
professionals including priests, Gikuyu call such persons muimwo ni iri
rainmakers and (rejected by the
healers, also known as people). To be thus
diviners or herbalists. rejected, ex-
communicated and
Some African religions forgotten, is truly to
even distinguish more die in the African
than one spiritual understanding.
essence residing
within a person. In
Nigeria, the Yoruba
people believe that a
person has at least
three spiritual beings.
Emi (meaning
"breath"), is the vital
force that keeps man
alive. It resides in the
heart and lungs and is
fed by the wind. Ojiji is
a shadow that follows
its owner and awaits
his return to heaven
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Orun
Orun is a small "pocket" dimension
adjacent to Earth, and the home of the
Vodu beings who were were
worshiped as gods by the natives of
Africa. Marvel Comics has revealed
very little of the dimension of Orun,
consisting primarily of brief glimpses
of Buluku’s throne room, decorated in
traditional African motifs, with views
of a grand celestial vista. Orun is
sometimes referred to as Ale or Afe.
The realm of Orun resembles a large
asteroid-like landmass floating in
inter-dimensional space, but with
regular seasonal intervals of light and
day. Dotted with numerous villages of
various size, Orun resembles Africa in
several aspects with jungles, rivers,
savannahs, deserts and oasis with a
variety of African animals like lions,
antelopes, hippos, crocodiles and
monkeys, possibly adopted from
earth, although some of these have
turned out to be gods in disguise, such
as Osebo, the leopard-god. The
Yoruba believe that animals can take
off their skin and go about as humans,
and tales of animals talking and
behaving as humans has become a
staple of African and African-American
folklore.
Orun is also home to a number of
other races similar to those found in
European mythology, such as the
Ngunuwo and Yumboes (fairies),
Nommo and Jengu (mermaids),
Haruna (spirits), Egbere (similar to
leprechauns), Aigamuxa and Ninki
Nanka (dragons) and Obayifo
(demons), ruled over by Damballah.
Orun is connected to Earth by way of
an interdimensional access point near
Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya, a known
mystical site, close to an isolated
valley of dinosaurs, first documented
by Sir Alfred Conan Doyle in his novel,
"The Lost World," believed to be an
act of fiction. Several other
interdimensional nexuses between
Orun and Earth also exist throughout
the African continent, including one
near the ancient Yoruban city of Ife
(located in modern-day Osun State,
Nigeria).
Many African ethnic groups look at
death as a continuation on life’s
journey, a journey that does not have
a real end. Funerary rites are
performed to alert the deceased’s
ancestors that the soul of the
deceased is on his or her way to the
afterlife, and the soul is greeted by
one’s ancestors upon arrival. Thus
Orun is populated by both the Vodu,
and the souls of ancestors within living
memory.
African cultures frequently make a
distinction between those who exist
within living memory (termed
“Living-Dead”, not to be confused with
undead status) and “collective
immortality.” One enjoys Living-Dead
status so long as there are people left
behind to remember him or her. As a
Living-Dead, one continues to be
involved in matters of family and clan,
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and retains one's personal name and
identity. When after a long time such
individuals are no longer remembered
by name, they blend into the general
world of those who have gone before.
The Swahili call this community of the
dead Mizimu, while their abode is
referred to as Kuzimu. In Marvel
Universe terms, Kuzimu may be a sub-
dimension or separate dimension
from Orun, a region of Orun, or simply
another state of being.
Orun is also home to Irunmọlẹ, entities
sent by the gods to complete given
tasks, often acting as liaisons between
Orun (the invisible realm) and Aiye
(i.e., the physical realm of earth).
Locations in Orun:
Uhlanga: According to Zulu
mythology, Uhlanga is a huge
primordial swamp of reeds. It was
here that the Zulu supreme god
Unkulunkulu ("the greatest one",
most likely an alias for Buluku) was
created before he came to Earth. In
Zulu legends, this is also where
humanity was created. Myths about
people emerging from a marsh, a cave,
or a hole in the ground are widespread
in Bantu-speaking societies; it is
possible that this location is home to
marsh-dwelling supernatural beings.
Associated
Dimensions
Bondyè: During the Vishanti phase
XIIDII, Sorcerer Makeen and Papa
Legba fought against Ogun and
traveled to the god realm Bondyè on a
quest for healing magics. Very little is
known about Bondyè except that it
appears to be a Hell dimension, and is
the home to various malevolent gods
and loas. Bondyè is also the Voodoo
religion’s name for the Supreme Being
(Yahweh). Bondyè is sometimes
referred to as Iku, the Yoruba word for
death.
In the Voodoo religion, Bondyè is
called Guinee and is believed to be
controlled by Sagbata, aka Baron
Samedi. It is said that there are seven
gates which must be passed through
in order for the spirits of the dead to
be reunited with their ancestors. The
gates are each guarded by a loa who is
one of the Guédé: Baron La Croix,
Guédé Nibo, Guédé Plumaj, Baron
Cimitière, Guédé Babaco, Baron
Kriminel, and Baron Samedi. Many
practitioners of this faith believe that
these seven gates are physically
present in different areas in New
Orleans. The order the gates are
opened in is of key significance.
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Approached incorrectly, the gates can
allow dangerous spirits to enter the
world of the living, dragging the
unwary seeker - body and soul - back
with them to the land of the dead.
Swamps of Ogun: The Swamps of
Ogun is a lower plane of existence and
an underworld, inhabited by the souls
of the dead. According to Doctor
Voodoo, it is also a place of terrible
power. Voodoo's ghostly brother,
Daniel, summoned him to the Swamps
to ask for help in returning to life. A
gateway to the Swamps is located on
Earth in Nigeria. Most likely it is a sub-
plane of Bondyè.
Earth-7082: Earth-7082 is a world
based on African mythology. It is the
home of an alternate Kwaku Anansi
who is the equivalent of this world’s
Spider-Man. Earth-7082’s human
inhabitants are confirmed to be Vodu,
or closely related to them. Anansi was
later approached by Spider-UK to join
the Spider-Army and oppose the
Inheritors on Earth-001, which he did
after roping Spider-UK into one of his
misadventures.
Both culturally and physically, the
world of Earth-7082 resembles a pre-
colonial Africa. Magic is strong here,
and spirits both good and evil coexist
with mortals.
Despite its limited number of
appearances, Earth-7082 could
make an interesting game
setting, as the world seems to
have African-myth-inspired
analogues of various Earth-616
characters.
● Garden at the End of the
World: This Eden-like paradise
is in a remote location, and the
place where the spider-orchid
grows. The spider-orchid is a
mythical plant that grants
great power to those who
inhale its pollen (implied to be
the power to control others).
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 GODS OF WEST AFRICA: VODU AND
OTHER BEINGS
Name: Vodu
Aliases: Orishas, West African Gods,
Gods of Africa, Voodoo Gods, Vodun
Base of Operations: Orun
Known Representatives: Ananai,
Avlekete, Babalú, Buluku,
Damballah/Dam-Ayido Wede,
Eschu/Ellegua, Ezili, Gorilla
God/Ghekre, Legba, Lusa, Mamalu,
Mahu, Ogun, Oya, Sagbata/Baron
Samedi, Shango
The Vodu are a humanoid race
of extradimensional beings that
hail from Orun, a small pocket-
dimension adjacent to Earth.
They were first worshipped by
the Fon people of Dahomey (in
the modern-day nation of
Benin) and the Yoruba people
of the Niger River valley (in the
modern-day nation of Nigeria)
as early as the 12th century.
Most of the Vodū dwell in Orun;
several interdimensional
nexuses between Orun and
Earth exist throughout the
African continent, including one
near the ancient Yoruban city of
Ife (located in modern-day
Osun State, Nigeria). The Vodū
are called different names by
their human worshippers; for
example, the Vodū Sky Father
Buluku is known as "Olorun" by
the Yorubans, as "Nyame" by
the Ashanti, as
"Ndriananahary" to the Malagasy-
speaking people of Madagascar, and
as "Olodumare" by practitioners of
Cuban Santeria. To the Baganda of the
African Great Lakes region, Buluku
was known as "Mukasa" and sired
their war god, Kibuka. To the Baoulé of
West Africa, he was known as
"Alouroua" and fathered Ghekre, who
would later be worshipped as the
"Gorilla God" by the White Gorilla Cult
of Wakanda's Jabari tribe.
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Those Vodu who had a personal hand
in the creation of the world are known
as Irunmole. These are entities
created directly from Buluku wto
complete given tasks, often acting as
liaisons between Orun and Aiye (the
physical realm, i.e., Earth). In Yoruba
beliefs, they cannot taste the
bitterness of death nor suffer any
consequence of their acts or actions
because they always operate on the
level of the divine laws of life.
In recent centuries, the Vodū's
mortal followers incorporated
aspects of Christianity into their
worship of Buluku and his
offspring. Today, these
worshippers are concentrated
in Western Africa, the
Caribbean (particularly Haiti
and Cuba), and Central
America. Through ritualistic
propitiation and invocations
directed toward a particular
Vodū or loa, mortals can tap
their patron god's power.
Sometimes, the Vodū even go
as far as possessing mortals
who invoke their names,
temporarily taking over the
mortal worshipper's conscious
personality.
According to ancient myths,
Buluku, the supreme all-father
of the Vodu, merged with the
primordial Earth Mother Gaea (later
known among the Vodu alternatively
as "Nana," "Ale," and "Asase Ya"), and
sired twin offspring: the sun god Lusa
and the moon goddess Mahu. As a
result of this merging, the "supreme
creator" was sometimes worshipped
by mortals as the androgynous "Nana
Buluku." Vodu worshippers believe
that Lusa and Mahu joined forces to
create the mortal world, mortal life,
and mortal technology in four days'
time. Buluku remained in Orun,
content to leave this newborn mortal
world's care to his children. Lusa and
Mahu, in turn, sired several divine
pairs of twins, including Avlekete and
Ezili, Ogun and Shango, Dam-Ayido
Wede and Sagbata, and Eschu and
Legba.
Lusa, Mahu, and their family became
directly active in mortal affairs and
descended to the ancient city of Ife,
the legendary first city of the Yoruba
people. Eventually, their twins, who
each possessed a unique aspect of
Buluku's omnipotence, strayed from
Ife and settled in other mortal cities in
Western Africa.
When many of their worshippers were
forcibly relocated to the Caribbean
islands as slaves in the 16th century
AD, Dam-Ayido Wede, the Vodun god
of serpents, followed the slave ships
across the Atlantic Ocean and brought
Vodu worship to the New World.
For centuries tribes in the Congo
worshiped the Vodu goddess known
as Mamalu until the 1950s when white
settlers convinced the tribes that
Mamalu did not exist. Furious Mamalu
blamed the jungle adventurer Lorna
the Jungle Queen as being responsible
for stealing her worshipers. She
influenced a tribesman named Kabu
with offers be her mate if he
performed a sacrifice to bring her to
Earth. Lorna attempted to stop
Mamalu but it was not until that
Mamalu decided to take Lorna's
companion Greg Knight as a mate did
her plan fail as the jealous Kabu
seemingly slew her.
In the modern era, Cuban-American
entertainment entrepreneur Nestor
"NeRo" Rodriguez consulted a
Santerian priest ("santero") and
invoked Eschu to empower him so
that he could avenge his father, who
had been murdered by the Kingpin
(Wilson Fisk) years earlier. Eschu
answered Rodriguez's call and granted
him superhuman abilities. Calling
himself "Eleggua" in honor of his
patron deity, Rodriguez used his
family's fortune to bankroll the
Santerians, a street-level vigilante
team operating out of New York City
and comprised of his childhood
friends, who were similarly
empowered by Ezili, Ogun, Oya, and
Shango.
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Relationships to
Other
Pantheons
Outside of occasional pantheon-
spanning events such as the Chaos
War, the Vodu haven’t appeared
much outside of their own context.
The Vodu are well-known in Wakanda,
and worshipped alongside the
Wakandan and Egyptian gods. The
Vodu have had the most interaction
with these two pantheons, and have
historically crossed over with them
frequently. The historic empires to the
south of Egypt -- Nubia, Kush, Punt,
Axum, and a few others --
incorporated both Egyptian and sub-
Saharan African deities and practices
into their belief systems, implying an
association between the Vodu and
Ennead. Some of the Vodu may even
have emigrated to Heliopolis and
intermarried with its residents,
evidenced by Egypt’s incorporation of
African gods into their mythology
during the Nubian dynasties.
Some of the malevolent Loa and gods
have been known to ally with various
demons of the Marvel universe. After
the introduction of Christianity by
colonial Europeans, indigenous
African religions combined with those
beliefs, resulting in Voodoo, Santeria,
and other religions. These beliefs were
brought to the New World and are still
practiced in some places. These
syncretic religions place traditional
African supernatural beings on the
same level as Christian saints, some of
whom are revered alongside the Vodu
and others whose identities have
merged with them.

Where practiced in North and South

America, Voodoo and its related
religions have often incorporated
elements of local native cultures, so
the Vodu can be assumed to have
some interaction with those
respective pantheons. Where it is
practiced in East Africa, some native
African religions incorporate Islamic
elements, so the Vodu probably have
some interaction with various beings
of Islamic mythology as well.

Typical Vodu
In Sub-Saharan Africa the Òrìshà or
Vodu religions are not a gathering of
gods in pantheons like we know for
ancient European belief systems, like
Thor’s Asgardians or Hercules’
Olympians. Instead, every family has
one special Òrìshà or Vodu they
worship. Said fact leads to the result
that there are unmanageable
Vodu (Typical Statistics) forces. Thus, some of the profiles list
accounts of Òrìshàs and countless
F IN (40) Health: 195 both a positive and negative
variations in stories, origins,
A IN (40) Popularity rank: positive to their
manifestations and interpretations in
S IN (40) Karma: 70 worshippers and negative to the
Sub-Saharan Africa. The Vodu are less
E MN (75) general populace. Typical Popularity
numerous than many other
R GD (10) Resources: RM for Vodu is in the range of -4/4 to -
pantheons, number only about 500 to
I RM (30) 10/10.
800. They have a tribal societal
P RM (30)
system, ruled by a council
Popularity: While some Vodu are Known Powers
government.
occasionally portrayed as villains, or Longevity: CL1000; The Vodu stop
are simply feared by mortals, it should aging after a certain point in their life,
be noted that their worshippers treat although at what age they cease to get
them with reverence and generally older varies.
view them as benevolent, even loving, Regeneration: RM ability

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Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Additional Powers:
Most of the Vodu possess at least one
power related to the natural world or
the elements, as appropriate to the
deity’s sphere of influence; typically
these are in the Remarkable to
Amazing range. Several of the Vodu
have Shapeshifting. It is also common
for the Vodu to have the ability to
Bestow Power, granting their
worshippers additional powers if they
are entreated with the proper rituals.
The Loas and evil gods often have
Possession, and/or Animate Dead.
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Limitations:
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
Talents: The African gods are are
excellent hunters, warriors and
trackers, and much more adept in
spears and poison darts than in
swords and archery. Those that deal
with magic may have Ritual Magics
and/or Performance skills.

Vodu Gods
Buluku
F MN (75) Health: 700
A AM (50)
S MN (75) Karma: 330
E SHZ (500)
R IN (40) Resources: SHX
I IN (40)
P SHY (250) Popularity: 30
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Buluku
Occupation: God of the sky (as Buluku
and possibly as Engai); All-Father;
Creator god (as Mulungu); Sky Father
of the Vodu; Death god, Lord of the
underworld Iku (as Ndriananahary)
Legal Status: Ruler of Orun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Vodu Sky
Father, Nana Buluku (merged with
Gaea), Nyame (by the Dahomey),
Mukasa (to the Baganda), Mulungu,
Alouroua (to the Baoulé), Olorun (by
the Yoruban and practitioners of
Santeria); Ndriananahary (by the
Razenes of Madagascar), Olōdūmarē,
Olodumare (by practitioners of Cuban
Santeria), Possibly Engai
(Maasai/Mbangawi), Nyami, Nyambe;
Chuku (Ibo name), Chiuke (Ewe
name), Buku (Bantu name), Akongo
(Congo name), Akuj (Kenya name),
Mantis (Bushman name), Muluk
(Mozambique), Quangi (Zulu);
Nyankopong (Ashanti name), Nyambia
(Ewe name), Nzame Mpungu (Bantu
name), Nzambi (Bakongo name),
Nyasaye (Maragali name), Ndjambi
(Herero name)
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Mahu, Lusa, Anansi
(children with Nana); Ghekre/Gorilla
God (son); Kibuka (son); Avlekete,
Ezili, Ogun, Shango, Dam-Ayido
Wede/Damballah, Sagbata, Eschu,
Legba, Age, Oya (grandchildren)
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu, the
Gods of Africa; Council of Godheads
(as Buluku and Ndriananahary);
possibly Gods of Wakanda (as Nyami)
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: RM versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: IN resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another This ability extends to extraterrestrial
deity if his or her life essence is beyond and otherdimensional languages as
resurrection. Requires a minimum of well as Earth tongues.
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per Magical Aptitude: Buluku possesses
day. powers greater than any of the other
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak West African gods. The full extent of
allows one to understand, speak, and his abilities is not known. As a Sky
write in all languages. If addressing Father, Buluku has the ability to tap
speakers of more than one language, into and manipulate the universe’s
each will understand the deity’s ambient cosmic energies as well as
language in his or her native language. certain undefined occult energies. He
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may cast any spell of Personal,
Universal, or Dimensional energies
from Realms of Magic, at Unearthly
rank.
Bestow Power: Buluku can grant
power to mortals, bestowing upon
them any single-slot power of his
choice at a rank up to Amazing.
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
Talents: Leadership, Theogeny, Ritual
Magics, History and Culture (Vodu and
West Africa)
Contacts: Vodu, Council of Godheads,
Orisha
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Buluku goes by several names used by
different cultures. He has been
represented in the Council of
Godheads using the name Nyambe,
and he is likely to be the same entity
as Nyami, one of the Orisha pantheon
of Wakanda. He may possibly exist as
separate entities for his different
names and/or aspects. For example, it
is known that Buluku and
Ndriananahary are the same entity,
but Buluku and Ndriananahary are
listed as separate members of the
Council of Godheads.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Buluku is a capable leader who cares
for his people, but takes a distant
approach to humanity, preferring to
act through his agents if at all. Some
myths thus portray him as outlying
and distant. There are no shrines or
sacrifices dedicated directly to him
and he does not partake in human
rituals, although followers can send
prayers in his direction. He does
however respect humanity for its
tenacity and has a love for all creation,
although he is sometimes baffled by
the choices that humans make.
HISTORY
Buluku is the progenitor of the Vodu,
an extra-dimensional race worshiped
as gods by the tribes of Africa. He
participated in the Council of
Godheads as Buluku, and as
Ndriananahary (his name by the
Malagasy-speaking people of
Madagascar), of the Razanes. As
Ndriananahary, he was also lord of the
underworld Iku. Buluku is also the
arbitrator between the Vodu (gods of
sky and heaven) and the Loa (gods of
earth and the underworld).
For the Baganda people of the African
Great Lakes region, Buluku, as
Mukasa, sired their War god Kibuka.
For the Baoulé of West Africa, he was
Alouroua and fathered Ghekre, the
Gorilla God of Wakanda's Jabari tribe.
The Maasai sky god Engai, occasionally
manifesting in Mbangawi, may be
another name for the creator god
Mulungu, one of the aliases of Buluku.
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In the 16th century, Dam-Ayido Wede
benefited of the Atlantic slave trade
usurping his grandfather's role as the
Sky Father and creator of the world, as
Damballah. Buluku himself became
known as Olōdūmarē or Olodumare to
the practitioners of Cuban Santeria.
In recent years, Buluku met with the
other god-kings of Earth when the
Egyptian Pharaoh, Akhenaton,
returned from outer space with the
power to conquer Earth. During his
absence from Earth, the once
beneficent king had gained cosmic
power and returned to Earth to
convert it into a paradise under his
Egyptian ideals. To deal with his
threat, Buluku once again met with
the god kings of Earth, but for
undisclosed reasons, he did so as
Ndriananahary. Akhenaton
discovered their plot and destroyed all
the gods present, except for Zeus and
Thor who just barely escaped.
Akhenaton was eventually defeated
by the combined might of Earth's
heroes and gods with the universe
restored to order by Thanos of the
Eternals. By defeating Akhenaton,
Thanos restored the universe as it had
been before, and Buluku was restored
to life in the recreated timeline. As a
result, only a few individuals are
aware of Akhenaton's attack on Earth
in the altered timeline.
Buluku has since returned to Orun, the
home of the African gods. He also met
with the god kings of Earth as
Mikaboshi, the Japanese god of evil,
laid siege through the realms of Aganju
Earth's pantheons of gods, in order to
cause chaos, but Mikaboshi was F AM (50) Health: 190
afterward defeated by the combined A IN (40)
forces of Thor and Hercules. S AM (50) Karma: 110
E AM (50)
R EX (20) Resources: UN
I IN (40)
P AM (50) Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Aganju
Occupation: Volcano god
Legal Status: Unknown, possibly
citizen of Orun
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Agayú, Aganyú,
, Jakuta, Xanjo, “Volcano God”
Place of Birth: Unknown (Orun or
Earth)
Marital Status: Married
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
Known Relatives: Mahu, Oba, Oya
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
(wives); Shango (possibly son)
three deities and expenditure of all
Base of Operations: Africa
Karma; may be performed once per
Past Group Affiliations: None
day.
Present Group Affiliations: Unknown,
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
possibly Vodu
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
KNOWN POWERS
speakers of more than one language,
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
each will understand the deity’s
after a certain point in their life,
language in his or her native language.
although at what age they cease to get
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
older varies.
and otherdimensional languages as
Regeneration: RM ability
well as Earth tongues.
Body Resistance: RM versus Physical,
Fire Emission: AM rank, shoots from
Shooting, and Force attacks
his hands
Invulnerability: IN resistance to cold,
Volcanic Control: He is able to
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
summon and direct the earth’s
CL1000
volcanic activity, and command lava to
Resurrection: A number of gods may
do as he wishes, at IN ability.
work together to resurrect another

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LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
EQUIPMENT
Oshe (double-headed axe): This
double-headed axe is composed of a
Class 1000 Uru-like material capable
of inflicting up to AM damage. He can
use the axe to project his fire and
volcanic abilities. It may be used as a
handheld or thrown weapon.
Bata (double-headed drums): Aganju
can play these drums at a deafening
volume as a RM level sonic attack, and
he can use the music they create to
influence others as an EX rank
Emotion Control power and range.
Aganju has also been known to carry
typical weapons such as swords and
spears.
Talents: Performance (Music and
Dance); Mineralogy; Edged Weapons;
Geology; Botany; Martial Arts B and D;
Occult Lore
Contacts: Vodu, Santerian and
Voodoo worshippers
ADDITIONAL NOTES
History and image provided by Michel
John Gariepy.
Aganju was only referred to as the
“volcano god” and did not appear on-
panel in the one story that featured
him. His identity has been inferred
based on West African mythology.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Aganju is the bearer of burdens, the
defender of the helpless,
downtrodden and enslaved. He is a
force of life that overcomes obstacles
and does the impossible. Because of
this, he was a major symbol of African
resistance against European slavers.
HISTORY
Aganju is a fire god and lord of
volcanoes. In Yoruba myth, he is also
the god of the wilderness, and the
rivers. In some traditions, he is
considered the same deity as Shango;
in others it is said that Aganju is the
Father of Shango. Aganjú is the third
Vodu that came to earth and is
married to Mahu. His second wife was
Oba, a river goddess who became the
Oba River, known for its dangerous
rapids. Lastly, Oya, Queen of the
whirlwind, was Aganju’s third wife,
and stole the secrets of his powerful
magic. He was a warrior god said to
walk with a sword and fight by
shooting fire from his hands. He is
often invoked during Santeria and
Voodoo rituals.
Aganju’s sacred number is six and his
symbol is the oshe, a double-headed
axe, which represents swift and
balanced justice. He is the owner of
the Bata (three double-headed
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drums) and of music in general, as well
as the Art of Dance and
Entertainment. Aganjú is regarded as
a force that is essential for growth and
creation. Like the volcano, he forms
the foundation upon which societies
are built. As Lord of Caves, he owns all
the mineral wealth of the earth and
can be appealed to part with some. He
also acts as the god of untamed lands,
from deserts to mountains and is the
navigator, knowing the safe passages
and fords across rivers. He is also
known as Xanjo or Jakuta. In the Afro-
Brazilian tradition of Candomble, he is
the god of thunder and lightning.
Aganju protects the ancestral tombs
built within a mountain and often uses
his might to cause lava to flow from its
peak to prevent would-be thieves
from entering. As other forms of
deterrent he adds traps and deadly
snakes to hinder further
advancement. Once, a pair of
American explorers attempted to rob
the burial sites hidden in the volcano’s
caves but were saved by the
intervention of Jann of the Jungle who
saved them from the volcanic lava
erupting from its peak. To further
prevent trespassers and thieves,
Aganju, unseen, caused the volcano to
collapse in on itself and preventing
further access to the treasure inside
the tombs.
Avlekete
F EX (20) Health: 120
A EX (20)
S IN (40) Karma: 70
E IN (40)
R GD (10) Resources: UN
I EX (20)
P IN (40) Popularity: 10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Avlekete
Occupation: Sea Goddess; goddess of
the marketplace; mother of the
priesthood
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Sea-Goddess;
Aylekete (variant name), Oba Do
(Dahoman name), Avrikriti (Fon
name), Velekete, Vlekete, Verekete (in
Lagos); Ayizan
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lusa (father); Mahu
(mother); Ezili (twin-sister); Eschu,
Legba, Ogun, Shango, Damballah,
Sagbata (brothers); Ananzi (uncle);
Buluku (grandfather)
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Water Manipulation: She also has the
mystical ability to control and
manipulate water with Unearthly
ability; she can use this power to
generate solid-water forms,
concussive attacks, etc.
Water Freedom: Unearthly rank,
includes Hyper-Swimming at
Monstrous ability.
Precognition: Monstrous ability consciousness. Their primary statistics
Protection: Avlekete can cast a are unchanged.
protective spell on her worshippers
that provides them with a temporary Talents: Occult Lore, Oceanography,
(up to 48 hours) +2 CS to Dodge or Marine Biology, Performance: Dance
Evade actions.
Contacts: Vodu
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
a unique aspect of Buluku's Avlekete is a benevolent deity who
omnipotence. If Buluku is looks after and oversees the public
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their spaces where people go to worship
divine powers until Buluku regains their god. Along with that, she keeps a
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check on humankind, helping them
balance morals with pleasures.
Avlekete offers protective energy to
keep her believers safe and out of
trouble. She and her husband also
escort Legba but are closer to
humankind than he is. She can be
called to answer questions about the
spirit world but may not answer the
call every time.
HISTORY
Avlekete is the goddess of the sea,
daughter of Lusa (Lisa) and Mahu and
wife of Olokun, the sea-god. She
supported Legba over giving power of
the Loa to a mortal as a force of good
against the evil unleashed by their
brother Sagbata.
In her aspect as Ayizan, she is
worshipped by followers of the
Voodoo religion. As Ayizan, she is also
the spirit of pleasure and playfulness.
She is an important part of Mardi Gra,
where people are encouraged to let
loose and have fun before the Lent
season begins. One activity in
particular in this festival is inspired by
Ayizan’s energies. Here, people dance
and toss grain in the air so that it falls
down on everyone. This gets rid of evil
and spreads happiness and goodness.
Another activity practiced in Mardi
Gras is that of fortune-telling: Ayizan is
associated with divination and palm-
reading, and can offer insight into a
person’s future.
Ayida Wede three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
F GD (10) Health: 270 day.
A GD (10) Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
S SHX (150) Karma: 180 allows one to understand, speak, and
E UN (100) write in all languages. If addressing
R GD (40) Resources: EX speakers of more than one language,
I EX (40) each will understand the deity’s
P UN (100) Popularity: 4 language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
BACKGROUND and otherdimensional languages as
Real Name: Ayida Wede well as Earth tongues.
Occupation: Goddess of fertility and
the rainbow Prismatic Display: Ayida Wede can
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun create a dazzling rainbow display of
Identity: No dual identity light, of Shift Z intensity. This display
Other Known Aliases: Rainbow can blind opponents at Shift X ability,
Serpent, Ayida-Weddo or cause confusion to distract her
Place of Birth: Orun opponents from other actions at
Marital Status: Married Unearthly rank.
Known Relatives: Dam-Ayido Wede Constriction: Ayida Wede can constrict
(husband) her opponents as a Grappling attack
Base of Operations: Orun and cause damage each round her
Past Group Affiliations: None opponent is entrapped.
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu
LIMITATIONS
KNOWN POWERS Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possess a
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging unique aspect of Buluku's
after a certain point in their life, omnipotence. If Buluku is
although at what age they cease to get incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
older varies. divine powers until Buluku regains
Regeneration: RM ability consciousness. Their primary statistics
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, are unchanged.
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, Talents: History and Culture: Vodu
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at and West Africa
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may Contacts: Vodu
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ayida Wede’s personality is said to be
benevolent and sweet. She represents
continuity and strength, integration
and wholeness, as the rainbow
contains all the colors, split from white
light. Integrity, whether physical
(structural), or moral, is the natural
result of integration--weaving
together elements that are very
different. Her message is one of
healing and strength for the whole of
the world.

HISTORY
Ayida Wede is the wife of Dam-Ayido
Wede. She shares her husband with
his concubine, Erzulie. She often
manifests as a large snake, and is often
referred to as the "Rainbow Serpent".
The Fon people of Benin believe the
rainbow snake Ayida-Weddo, created
to serve Nana Buluku, held up the
heavens. Like her husband Dambala,
she lives in the sky as well as in all the
trees, springs, pools, and rivers. In
some West African mythology, Mahu
sent down Adanhu and Yewa from the
sky with the rainbow serpent Dam
Ayida-Weddo.

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Babalu Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
F RM (30) Health: 200 CL1000
A RM (30) Resurrection: A number of gods may
S IN (40) Karma: 135 work together to resurrect another
E UN (100) deity if his or her life essence is beyond
R EX (20) Resources: RM resurrection. Requires a minimum of
I IN (40) three deities and expenditure of all
P UN (75) Popularity: 10 or -10 Karma; may be performed once per
day.
BACKGROUND Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Real Name: Babalu allows one to understand, speak, and
Occupation: God of healing write in all languages. If addressing
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun speakers of more than one language,
Identity: No dual identity each will understand the deity’s
Other Known Aliases: Babalu the language in his or her native language.
Healer, Babalu Aye; Omulu, Azojano, This ability extends to extraterrestrial
San Lazaro, Shanpana and otherdimensional languages as
Place of Birth: Orun well as Earth tongues.
Marital Status: Single Cause Disease: Babalu can create
Known Relatives: Buluku (possible virulent and highly contagious
father); Mahu (mother); Avlelete, Ezili diseases at Shift X rank. These diseases
(sisters); Eschu, Legba, Ogun, Shango, can have a variety of effects as per the
Damballah (brothers); Sagbata Plague Carrier power.
(possible brother, see notes); Anansi Healing: Babalu can also heal others
(uncle) with Unearthly ability, and cure
Base of Operations: Orun; possibly diseases with Shift Z effectiveness.
Cuba
Past Group Affiliations: None LIMITATIONS Talents: Biology, Pathology, First Aid,
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses Law (Orun)
a unique aspect of Buluku's
KNOWN POWERS omnipotence. If Buluku is Contacts: Vodu; Loa
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
after a certain point in their life, divine powers until Buluku regains ADDITIONAL NOTES
although at what age they cease to get consciousness. Their primary statistics Although Babalu has been portrayed
older varies. are unchanged. as a specific entity, Babalú-Ayé has
Regeneration: RM ability
been listed as an alias for Sagbata.
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, Companions: Babalu is usually Possibly Babalú-Ayé is an alternate
Shooting, and Force attacks accompanied by two large dogs of aspect of Sagbata, or it could be that
exceptional intelligence, as profiled in the two have been confused for one
the Judge’s Book. another.

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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Some traditions tell that Babalú Aye
Babalu is feared for his vengeful contracted smallpox as a punishment
nature, striking disease in the wicked. from the god Olofi. He was punished
However, though Babalu is a fearsome for being disobedient and not having a
deity, he also embodies compassion nice character. He lost all his wealth
and relief. His followers call upon him and riches. His trials on this earth are
to alleviate suffering from illness, and a lesson of humility, perseverance,
give him offerings and prayers to help patience and good character. Babalú
those in need of his mercy. Aye is loving but extremely strict as
well.
HISTORY Babalú Aye is also the protector of all
Better known as Babalú-Ayé, Babalu is animals, especially dogs. Apart from
simultaneously one of the most feared Elegua, who was his only companion
and revered Orishas in Yoruban while he suffered through his trials,
tradition. As the deity presiding over dogs also accompanied him and
the powers of life and death, his provided companionship.
influence was so widespread that his
worship grew from a single tribe in
West Benin to many tribes all along
the western coast of Africa. Because of
his relationship with illness, he is the
patron deity of those who are
suffering from sickness or infirmity.
Both feared and loved, Babalú-Ayé is
sometimes referred to as the “Wrath
of the Supreme God” because he
punishes people for their
transgressions. People hold Babalú-
Ayé in great respect and avoid calling
his actual name, because they do not
wish to invoke epidemics.

His domain is twofold -- he can cure

the sick, and send illnesses as
punishment for the wicked. Even
though vaccines and medications like
antibiotics have tamed some diseases,
the emergence of new and more
dangerous illnesses are testament to
the fearsome power of Babalu Aye's
domain.

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Dam-Ayido Wede KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
F RM (30) Health: 230 after a certain point in their life,
A MN (75) although at what age they cease to get
S AM (50) Karma: 170 older varies.
E MN (75) Regeneration: RM ability
R RM (30) Resources: UN Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
I IN (40) Shooting, and Force attacks
P UN (100) Popularity: -20 Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
BACKGROUND CL1000
Real Name: Dam-Ayido Wede or Dan- Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Ayido-Hwedo allows one to understand, speak, and
Occupation: God of the dead; God of write in all languages. If addressing
serpents; Sky Father speakers of more than one language,
(misrepresentation for the Santerian each will understand the deity’s
believers) language in his or her native language.
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Identity: Public and otherdimensional languages as
Other Known Aliases: Damballah; well as Earth tongues.
Papa Serpent, Serpent God, Snake-
God, "Bon Dieu" ("the Good God" in Dam-Ayido Wede can also manipulate
French), Agaou Wedo, Anviewo, Dam- certain undefined occult energies
Ayido, Dan Houeza, Dan Petro, Dan Yi, associated with curses and the
Dangbe, Danger, Danger Mina, Danh, underworld which grants him powers
Dumballah, Damballa, Lwa Damballah over life and death; the full extent of memory of actions performed under
Wedo (Niger-Congo) his ability is not known. Powers that Damballah’s influence.
Place of Birth: Orun Dam-Ayido Wede has demonstrated Induce Hallucination: Amazing ability.
Marital Status: Married include: He can drive mortal mad by causing
Known Relatives: Buluku Curse: Mortals under his power can them to hallucinate sounds and
(grandfather); Gaea/Nana experience extraordinary bad luck. A illusions of African motifs, such as the
(grandmother); Lusa (father); Mahu victim of Dam-Ayido Wede’s curses pounding of African drums and the
(mother); Ayida Wede (wife); experience a -1CS on all FEAT rolls for sounds of animals.
Avlekete, Ezili/Oshun, Oya (sisters); up to 48 hours. Mesmerization: Monstrous ability. He
Sagbata/Baron Samedi (twin brother); Possession: Monstrous ability. is particularly charismatic and can
Age, Eschu/Eleggua, Legba, Ogun, Damballah can possess human mesmerize virtually anyone except
Shango (brothers); Anansi (uncle); opponents and control them. Those other gods, regardless if they are
Simbi (son); numerous others mortals possessed by Damballah do native to Orun or not, and mortals of
Base of Operations: Orun not speak but merely hiss like snakes; particular will power.
Past Group Affiliations: None when recovered, they have no Shapeshifting: Shift X ability.
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu Damballah is a shape-shifter and can

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become a snake of extraordinary size,
or a man with the hindquarters of a
snake. In ancient times, he appeared
almost solely as a serpent on earth. He
can also become a raven, fog or a
human-sized mass of cockroaches. He
can also become invisible at will.
Damballah will gain the abilities of
whatever he shapeshifts into.
Bestow Power: He has been known to
grant his mortal followers with powers
such as mesmerizing and controlling
others. He can empower mortals with
any of the abilities that he possesses,
at up to Amazing rank.
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
Holy Symbols: Damballah can be
weakened by objects empowered by
positive energy, such as good luck
charms. There is some indication that
he is powerless not only in the positive
energies of these objects but also by
the belief of mortals in these objects,
regardless if they possess positive
energies or not. Damballah will be
repelled from any area in which a holy
symbol is displayed, until the item is
removed from that area. Attacks by an
item bearing a holy symbol, or a
blessed weapon, bypass Damballah’s
resistance and damage from those
items does not regenerate while the
item is in the same area.
Talents: Theogeny, Demonology,
Occult Lore, Ritual Magics, Natural
Medicine, History and Culture: Vodu
and West Africa
Contacts: Vodu
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Although sometimes portrayed as an
evil god, he is widely regarded by his
followers as benevolent. Damballah
looks after cripples, the deformed,
albinos and young children. The snake
god loves the precious metal silver and
if worshippers find favour with the god
he rewards them by leading them
figuratively or literally to Earthly
riches.
HISTORY
Dam-Ayido Wede or Dan-Ayido-
Hwedo was the son of Lusa and Mahu,
and twin brother to Sagbata. He was
born in Orun, the Great Beyond. He
started as a relatively minor member
of the Vodu pantheon. He was either
mistaken for the Set-Spawn known as
Damballah, or impersonated him, and
deliberately usurped his identity and
worshippers.
In the 16th century, at the start of the
Atlantic slave trade, Dam-Ayido
followed his enslaved worshippers to
the Caribbean and to the USA's Gulf
Coast. The slaves sought solace from
their ancient gods, combining them
with elements from Catholicism and
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the Holy Roman Church. Vodu worship
was consequently bastardized into
"Vaudou" and later "voodoo" (due to
confusion with the French "vaudois", a
French heresy) in Saint-Domingue
(modern-day Haiti). In Cuba, this
merger combined to indigenous
American beliefs became known as
Santeria. Dam-Ayido changed his
image to comport with Western
culture. He adopted the name
Damballah and posed as the Vodu Sky
Father and creator of the world to his
worshipers, usurping his grandfather
Buluku and achieving far greater
prominence in the New World.
Consequently, Damballah was invoked
by many Haitian voodoo practitioners,
over Lusa, Mahu or Buluku.
In West African beliefs, this serpent
god who encircles the Earth was also
the creator of human beings and gods
and controls intelligence and the life-
force. When he is not depicted
encircling the Earth or intertwined
with his wife the rainbow goddess
Ayida, Damballah is shown living
among the branches of the Sacred
Tree (the Axis Mundi, known in Asgard
as the World Tree, Yggdrasil).
Although he has been portrayed in a
demonic light in his dealings with
Marvel heroes, the Voodoo religion
and similar belief systems look upon
him as a benevolent deity.
Eschu
F IN (40) Health: 190
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 140
E AM (50)
R GD (10) Resources: RM
I UN (100)
P RM (30) Popularity: 6
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Eschu/ Eleggua
Occupation: God of crossroads,
communication, Master of the Loa;
Mischief god
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Esu (Edo name),
Eshu (Dahoman), Olusi (Yoruba
name), Sigidi (mystical name), Esu
Carefour (Voodoo name), Trickster-
god
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lusa (father); Mahu
(mother); Avlelete, Oshun (sisters);
Legba (twin-brother); Damballah,
Shango, Ogun, Sagbata (brothers);
Anansi (uncle); Buluku (grandfather);
Gaea/Nana (grandmother); numerous
others
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues. In Eschu’s case,
this also extends to nonverbal forms
of communication like computer
languages, body language and facial
expression, dance, codes, etc.
Communication Control: Shift Z ability.
As the god of communication, Eschu
can cause acute confusion in, and alter
the communication abilities of others.
He can bestow others with the ability LIMITATIONS
to understand whatever languages he Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
chooses, or make languages a unique aspect of Buluku's
unintelligible to the listener of his omnipotence. If Buluku is
choice. For the later, the subject is at - incapacitated, Vodu lose their divine
4 CS to any Reason or Intuition powers until Buluku regains
reactions involving communication consciousness. Their primary statistics
with others. are unchanged.
Talents: Persuasion (+2 CS), Escape
Artist, Martial Arts C, Ritual Magics,
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History and Culture: Vodu and West
Africa
Contacts: Vodu, Loas
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Eschu is a trickster god, mischievous
but ultimately benevolent. He
supports Legba over giving power of
the Loa to a mortal as a force of good
against the evil unleashed by their
brother Sagbata. Buluku often sends
him to earth to test the true character
of mortals.
HISTORY
Eschu (also known as Eleggua), god of
crossroads and communication, and
his twin brother Legba, god of
gateways, are the children of the twins
Lusa and Mahu, and among the
younger Vodu. They serve as masters
of the Loa, supervise them and are
often the first Vodu invoked by
humans when they wish to call upon
either loa or other Vodu for help.
He has a wide range of
responsibilities: the protector of
travelers, deity of roads, particularly
crossroads, the deity with the power
over fortune and misfortune, and the
personification of death, a opposed to each other. He then left
psychopomp. Eschu is also invoked
within African diasporic faiths like
Santería and Candomblé in the
Americas, where he was and is still
identified with Anthony of Padua,
Saint Michael or Santo Niño de
Atocha, depending on the situation
and/or location. He is often identified
by the number three, and the colors result, saying "Bringing strife is my
red & black or white & black, and often greatest joy.''
carries a cane or shepherd's crook, as
well as smoking a pipe. Eschu is also the so-called “inspector
general” and messenger who reports
Eschu is a spirit of Chaos and Trickery, to Buluku on the actions of other gods
and plays frequently by leading and those of human beings. Eshu
mortals to temptation and possible investigates, checks, and reports if the
tribulation in the hopes that the people worship the gods properly and
experience will lead ultimately to their sacrifices are correct. He has
maturation. In this way he is certainly wandered the earthly plane more
a difficult teacher, but in the end is frequently than many of his fellow
usually found to be a good one. An Vodu, starting in the 12th century
example can be found in one myth when Lusa, Mahu and their family
where Eschu was walking down a road descended to the city of Ife, the
one day, wearing a hat that was red on legendary first city of the Yoruba
one side and black on the other. people. Eschu and his immediate
Sometime after he entered a village family involved themselves directly in
which the road went through, the mortals’ matters, and were first
villagers who had seen him began worshiped by the Fon people of
arguing about whether the stranger's Dahomey (the modern-day Benin and
hat was black or red. The villagers on Yoruba of the Niger River Valley, in
one side of the road had only been what is now Nigeria).
capable of seeing the black side, and
the villagers on the other side had only
been capable of seeing the red one.
They soon came to blows over the
disagreement which caused him to
turn back and rebuke them, revealing
to them how one's perspective can be
as correct as another person's even
when they appear to be diametrically
them with a stern warning about how
closed-mindedness can cause one to
be made a fool. In other versions of
this tale, the two halves of the village
were not stopped short of extreme
violence; they actually annihilated
each other, and Eschu laughed at the
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Ezili
F RM (30) Health: 140
A RM (30)
S RM (30) Karma: 80
E AM (50)
R GD (10) Resources: AM
I EX (20)
P AM (50) Popularity: 10/ -10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ezili or Oshun
Occupation: Goddess of love and
fertility
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Erzuli; Erzulie;
Erzulie Danto (Voodoo name); Ezili-
Kokabe
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lusa (father); Mahu
(mother); Avlelete (twin sister); Legba,
Eschu, Damballah, Shango, Ogun,
Sagbata (brothers); Anansi (uncle);
Buluku (grandfather); Gaea/Nana
(grandmother); numerous others
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu
KNOWN POWERS
The full extent of her abilities has not
been shown; she may have other
powers as yet undemonstrated.
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Emotion Control: She can also tap into
and manipulate mystical energies
allowing her to control the emotions
of others and to create love spells and
enchantments, with Unearthly ability. Contacts: Vodu, Loas
Drain Life-Force: She can drain the life
force of an opponent, at Amazing ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
ability, turning them into a dessicated Erzulie is a particularly fierce protector
husk. of women, children and the neglected
of society. She gives her worshippers
LIMITATIONS the spiritual knowledge needed to
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses navigate through this material reality.
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is HISTORY
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their Erzulie is the goddess of love and
divine powers until Buluku regains sexuality and daughter of Lusa (Lisa)
consciousness. Their primary statistics and Mawu. Counted as one of the
are unchanged. most beautiful of the Loa, she was
often compared to the Olympian
Talents: Seduction, Occult Lore Aphrodite and the Asgardian Freya
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and known for sexual affairs with
Ogun, Damballah and Olokun in his
guise as the Haitian god Agwe. Erzulie
supported Legba over giving power of
the Loa to a mortal as a force of good
against the evil unleashed by their
brother Sagbata.

In recent times, filmmakers Bruce and

Moira Mason visited Haiti to film a
documentary about Voodoo. In her
guise as Ezili-Kokobe, Ezili punished
Moira for filming a taboo ceremony by
turning Moira into a dessicated husk.

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Kibuka
F UN (100) Health: 240
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 46
E IN (40)
R TY (6) Resources: GD
I GD (10)
P RM (30) Popularity: 2

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Kibuka
Occupation: War god of the Bugunda
people
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Kyobe
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Mukasa/Buluku
(father or brother); Laba, Wanga,
Musisi (uncles)
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu

KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Martial Supremacy: Bows: Amazing
rank.
Cloud Travel: Kikuba is able to
summon clouds that he can fly upon at
Remarkable airspeed; the clouds can
conceal him at Good rank.
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
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consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
EQUIPMENT
Kikuba’s equipment is made from a
Class 1000-material strength, Uru-like
metal, including the following:
Weapons: Kikuba is traditionally
armed with both a bow and arrows,
and a spear. His arrows do 20 points
of damage and have Incredible range.
His spear does 20 points of damage
and can be used as either en Edged or
an Edged Thrown weapon.
Armor: Shield. Kikuba does not have
the Body Resistance that most Vodu
have, but his shield absorbs damage
from all forms of attack (magical,
physical, shooting, psychic, etc.) up to
Remarkable intensity. If he uses an
action to Block, it can absorb 40 points
of damage in addition to his Strength.
Talents: Stealth, Thrown Weapons,
Martial Arts A and D
Contacts: Vodu
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Kibuka is warlike, impulsive, and
overconfident. He has a weakness for
beautiful women.
HISTORY
Kibuka was the war god of the
Baganda (or Buganda tribe) of the
African Great Lakes region, either
fathered by or brother to Mukasa
(Buluku). According to legend, during
the reign of Nakibinge, the Nyoro
people were at war with the Ganda.
King Nakibinge, after several Although Kibuka has yet to appear in
indecisive battles, sought the aid of Marvel Comics, his existence has been
the Mukasa. They were pleased when confirmed. The persona of Kibuka was
Mukasa sent Kibuka, to assist the king. adopted by Jonathan Peyton Cole, aka
Mukasa warned him never to let his “Black Jack” Cole, a New York City
enemies know where he took up his policeman and father the father of
position in the battle, and he further Kasper Cole. Unknown to his family
cautioned him to have no dealings and colleagues, Cole was also the
with Nyoro women. Now the king felt leader of the international crime
confident of victory, and he personally syndicate known as the 66 Bridges,
went to the war, taking up a position and had another son who helped him
as general of the army. Kibuka flew up run the “business”, Triage/Nigel
into a cloud and hovered over the Blacque. From prison, Cole pulled the
enemy; during the battle, he shot strings to lead his son as the Black
down arrows and spears on them, Panther down the path of a
while the Ganda army pressed them in superhero, hoping to either forge him
front. The battle ended in favor of the into the perfect weapon or corrupt
Ganda, and the Nyoro withdrew to a him.
safe distance to consider what they
should do. The Ganda had taken some
women prisoners, and Kibuka was
attracted to one of them. He had her
sent to his house. At night she
escaped, after having discovered his
secrets, who he was and where he
posted himself during the battle. She
carried the information to her people,
who decided to attack the Ganda
again the next day, keeping a sharp
lookout for Kibuka and his cloud.
When the battle was at its height,
Kibuka came sailing over the enemy in
his cloud and began to hurl down his
weapons upon the Nyoro. Some of
their archers, however, sent a volley of
arrows into the cloud, and Kibuka was
mortally wounded. Kibuka dropped
his shield; the Nyoro took it, but many
of them fell ill because they kept the
shield.
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Kwaku Anansi
F RM (30) Health: 230
A AM (50)
S AM (50) Karma: 140
E UN (100)
R IN (40) Resources: IN
I AM (50)
P AM (50) Popularity: 40
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Kwaku Anansi
Occupation: God of wisdom, trickery,
and culture
Legal Status: Vodu deity
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: A. Nancy, The
Spider-God, Ananasi, The Spider,
Nanzi (Lesser Antilles name), Great
Weaver, Ananse, Bumba (Bantu
name), Yiyi (Zambezi name),
Place of Birth: Lake Bosumtwi
(modern-day Ghana)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Buluku (father);
Gaea/Nana (mother); Lusa (brother);
Mawu (sister); Avlekete, Ezili (nieces);
Eschu, Legba, Ogun, Damballah,
Sagbata (nephews); numerous others
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: African Gods,
Council of Godheads
Present Group Affiliation: African
Gods, Council of Godheads, Spider
Totems
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
The full extent of Anansi's powers has
not been revealed. As a member of
the Vodu (African pantheon of deities)
he is able to tap into mystical energies
in a variety of ways. Powers that
Anansi has demonstrated are listed Ultimate Powers Book range table – a
below; the GM is free to use his/her range of about two miles, as Anansi
own discretion regarding possible once used his webs to pull himself up
additional abilities. to the clouds. His webbing does
Remarkable blunt damage when used
Shapeshifting: Amazing rank. He may as a weapon. Like Spider-Man, Anansi
shapeshift into animal forms or into can use his webbing to create a variety
that of another human. of forms such as shields, parachutes,
Wall-Crawling: Amazing nets, ropes, etc.
Web-Spinning: Anansi can magically Cosmic Awareness: Amazing ability;
conjure webbing of Monstrous Anansi does not suffer from the
material strength. His webs have a insanity penalty described in the UPB
range of Incredible on Range B of the power listing.
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Telepathy: Remarkable
Animal Control: Monstrous ability.
Anansi primarily uses this ability on
spiders but can extend it to other
animals as well.
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
TALENTS: Gymnastics, Acrobatics
CONTACTS: Vodu, Council of
Godheads, Spider-Totems
ADDITIONAL NOTES: Anansi has been
impersonated on occasion by the
Shadow King and various others. Not
to be confused with the Spider-Man of
alternate universe Earth-7082, who
goes by the same name.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Anansi is known for both his sneaky
personality and cunning nature. In his
spider form, Anansi is known for his
ability to outsmart creatures larger
and more physically powerful than he
is. As a trickster god, Anansi has a
reputation for being wise articulate,
and quick-witted.
HISTORY
Anansi was born and raised among
mortals on Earth. Discovering he could
spin strong, spider web-like strings, he
traveled across the entire African
continent, learning distant
civilizations' traditions and cultures.
Thirsting for more knowledge and
resolving to see past the horizon to a
world beyond the one he knew, he
used his webs to climb to the edge of
the mortal world. He met Buluku, who
shared his secrets, stories and wisdom
at Anansi's request after Anansi
promised to serve Buluku for eternity.
Anansi thus vanished from the mortal
world, his power and knowledge
transmitted into spiders everywhere
across a Great Web.
According to Ezekiel Sims and the
Ashanti tribe in Ghana, Anansi was the
first Spider-Man, and was indirectly
responsible for empowering Peter
Parker. Anansi's temple in Ghana was
used by Spider-Man to defeat the
totemic wasp entity Shathra, and was
later the site of a duel between Ezekiel
Sims and Peter Parker in order to
appease the totemic spider deity
called the Gatekeeper.
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Legba
F AM (50) Health: 240
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 180
E UN (100)
R IN (40) Resources: AM
I IN (40)
P UN (100) Popularity: 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Legba
Occupation: God of gateways;
traveler/messenger god; master of
the Loa
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Guardian of
eternal crossroads, Papa Legba, Ago-E,
Ativon Legba
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lusa (father); Mahu
(mother); Avlelete, Oshun (sisters); Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, and otherdimensional languages as
Eschu (twin-brother); Damballah, heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at well as Earth tongues.
Shango, Ogun, Sagbata (brothers); CL1000
Anansi (uncle); Buluku (grandfather); Resurrection: A number of gods may Legba has vast mystical powers, the
Gaea/Nana (grandmother); numerous work together to resurrect another full extent of which has not been seen.
others deity if his or her life essence is beyond Some of his additional abilities that
Base of Operations: Orun resurrection. Requires a minimum of have been documented include:
Past Group Affiliations: None three deities and expenditure of all Dimensional Travel: He can open
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu Karma; may be performed once per portals between dimensions at Shift Y
day. ability.
KNOWN POWERS Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak Create Illusions: Unearthly rank.
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging allows one to understand, speak, and Projection: He can cast his voice and
after a certain point in their life, write in all languages. If addressing image across great distances at
although at what age they cease to get speakers of more than one language, Unearthly ability.
older varies. each will understand the deity’s Magical Ability: Legba presumably has
Regeneration: RM ability language in his or her native language. other magical abilities that have not
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, This ability extends to extraterrestrial been demonstrated. The GM may
Shooting, and Force attacks select extra spells at his or her
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Personal, Universal and Dimensional
energies at Incredible strength.
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
EQUIPMENT: Legba is the creator and
previous owner of the Staff of Legba,
described in the Magical Artifacts
section.
Talents: Sleight of Hand, Martial Arts
C, Ritual Magics, Occult Lore, History
and Culture: Vodu and West Africa
Contacts: Vodu; Loas; Doctor
Voodoo/Brother Voodoo; Doctor
Strange
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Like many deities of other pantheons,
Legba has been confused with an
Eternal of the same name or adopted
identity.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Like his brother Eschu, Legba is known
to be mischievous. In Benin, Nigeria
and Togo, Legba is viewed as young
and virile trickster deity, often horned
and phallic.
HISTORY
Legba is one the children of the twins
Lusa and Mahu, with his twin brother
Eschu, and is the god of gateways. sometimes witnessed Doctor Voodoo,
They serve as masters of the Loa, who carried the Staff of Legba,
supervise them and are often the first through the Dark Dimension.
Vodu invoked by humans when they
wish to call upon either Loa or other
Vodu for help. Legba stands at a
spiritual crossroads and gives (or
denies) permission to speak with the
spirits of the Bondyè, and is believed
to speak all human languages. In Haiti,
he is the great elocutioner. Legba
facilitates communication, speech,
and understanding. He is commonly
associated with dogs.
Lusa, Mahu and their family
descended to the city of Ife, the
legendary first city of the Yoruba
people, involving directly themselves
in mortals’ matters, and were first
worshiped by the Fon people of
Dahomey (modern-days Benin) and
the Yoruba of the Niger River valley
(modern-days Nigeria) starting in the
12th century, Legba being often
referred as Papa Legba.
With Legba’s guidance, dead mortals
can walk the Crossroads, an other
dimensional reality where the
traditional laws of physics do not
apply. The Crossroads serves as a
nexus point to an infinite number of
alien dimensions, and there is even a
signpost guiding explorers to many
different destinations.
In the 17th century, empowered by
Legba with the assistance of Gaea, a
former slave named Laurent gained
the power of the Loa. Legba
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Lusa
F MN (75) Health: 215
A IN (40)
S AM (50) Karma: 290
E AM (50)
R UN (100) Resources: RM
I IN (40)
P SHX (150) Popularity: 10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Lusa
Occupation: God of the sun
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Lisa, Liza,
Mahu-Lisa, Mawu-Lisa
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Buluku (father);
Nana (mother); Avlekete, Ezili
(daughters); Eschu, Legba, Ogun,
Shango, Sagbata, Damballah (sons);
Mahu (wife/twin sister); Anansi
(brother)
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Orun
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
Solar Energy Emission/Control: As god
of the sun, Lusa can control and
command solar energies, including
light, heat, and radiation, at Unearthly
ability.
Magical Ability: Lusa presumably has
other magical abilities that have not Lore, Instructor, Artist, Martial Arts D
been demonstrated. The GM may and E
select extra spells at his or her
discretion; assume command of Contacts: Vodu
Personal and Universal energies at
Remarkable strength. ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Lusa has an interest in the welfare of
LIMITATIONS humanity, but tends to avoid direct
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses intervention. In Yoruba myth, he is a
a unique aspect of Buluku's god of compassion and creativity.
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their HISTORY
divine powers until Buluku regains Lusa, also called Liza or Lisa, is the
consciousness. Their primary statistics Vodu god of the sun. He is the twin
are unchanged. brother of Mahu, the moon goddess.
Mawu (Mahu) was the moon who had
Talents: Leadership, History and power over the night and lived in the
Culture: Vodu and West Africa, Occult west. Lisa (Lusa) was the sun, who
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made his home in the east. Lusa and
Mahu are so closely associated with
one another that they are able to form
an androgynous gestalt being known
as Mawu-Lisa.
At first, Mawu and Lisa had no
offspring. But then, when there was
an eclipse--when one of them was in
the shadow of the other or another
heavenly body--they came together
and created children. According to
Dahomey legend, Mawu and Lisa were
Mother and Father of all the other
gods. And there were fourteen of
these gods, who were seven pairs of
twins. The gods of earth, storm, and
iron were born first.
One day, Mawu-Lisa called all of their
children to come around them. When
they all came, Mawu-Lisa gave each
pair of twins a good place to rule. The
first twins were told to rule earth. The
second pair of twins were told to stay
in the sky and ruled over thunder and
lightning. The third pair, who were
iron, were the strength of their
parents; they were charged to clear
the forests and prepare the land for
humans, and to give humans their
tools and weapons. The next twins
were to live in the sea, and rule all
waters and sea life. Other twins would
rule over the birds and beasts of the
bush country. They would take care of
all of the trees everywhere. More
twins were to take care of the space
between the earth and sky. "And you
will also make the length of time that
humans shall live," said Mawu-Lisa.
Then Mawu said, "Come visit me. You
will tell me everything that goes on in
the world."
Mawu-Lisa took care that none of the
lesser gods were ever seen by human
beings. That is why people speak so of
the sky as a spirit, and speak of storms
and lightning as spirits, too. And all of
it is because of the power of the sky
gods, Moon and Sun, Mawu-Lisa.
Interestingly, during their creation of
the universe, Mawu-Lisa wasn’t
perfect. There were still things to be
done and tasks to be carried out after
the initial creation. Unlike similar
stories such as the seven days creation
myth of Abrahamic Religion, when
Mawu-Lisa looked out on what they
had created they didn’t just declare it
was good and then leave it at that.
Rather, Mawu-Lisa gave birth to new
deities which carried out tasks that
still needed to be done. The most
commonly referenced of these are
Dan (Damballah), Gun, and the So
pantheon. Each of these were given
different tasks and each of them are
said to continue these tasks even to
this day.
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Mahu
F IN (40)
A IN (40)
S IN (40)
E UN (100)
Health: 220
R EX (20)
Karma: 135
I IN (40)
Resources: AM
P MN (75)
Popularity: 20
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mahu
Occupation: Moon goddess; Goddess
of the waters, personifying the Ocean
(as Yemaya)
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Moon Goddess,
Yemaya, Goddess of the Waters,
Mother of Us All; Maou, Mahou
(alternate spellings)
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Buluku (father);
Nana (mother); Avlekete, Ezili
(daughters); Eschu, Legba, Ogun,
Shango, Sagbata, Damballah (sons);
Lusa (husband/twin brother); Anansi
(brother)
Base of Operations: Orun
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: RM ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
deity if his or her life essence is beyond
resurrection. Requires a minimum of
three deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
allows one to understand, speak, and
write in all languages. If addressing
speakers of more than one language,
each will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native language.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial
and otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues. FAMILIAR
Animal Summoning: Mahu is credited Awe (Mahu’s monkey): In Dahomey
with creating the animals of the earth. mythology, Mahu was once assisted
She is able to conjure and control by an arrogant monkey named Awe.
earthly animals with Amazing ability; Awe climbed up to the heavens to try
these are usually animals indigenous to show Mahu that he too could give
to Africa, but she can choose to life, but he failed miserably. Mawu
summon other types if she desires. made him a bowl of porridge with the
seed of death in it and reminded him
LIMITATIONS that only she could give life and that
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses she could also take it away. Awe’s
a unique aspect of Buluku's statistics are:
omnipotence. If Buluku is F A S E R I P
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their Ex Rm Gd Ex Ty Ty Gd
divine powers until Buluku regains Health: 80 Karma: 22
consciousness. Their primary statistics Powers:
are unchanged. Hyper-Climbing: As per the Climbing
talent, but at +3 CS
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Lifeform Creation: Poor ability
Talents: Oceanography, Marine
Biology, First Aid, Occult Lore, History
and Culture: Vodu and West Africa
Contacts: Vodu
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mahu is motherly and strongly
protective, and cares deeply for all her
children, comforting them and
cleansing them of sorrow. She is said
to be able to cure infertility in women,
and cowrie shells represent her
wealth. She does not easily lose her
temper, but when angered, she can be
quite destructive and violent, as the
flood waters of turbulent rivers.
HISTORY
Mahu (alternately: Mawu) is a creator
goddess, associated with the sun and
moon in Dahomey mythology. In some
myths, she is the wife of the male god
Lisa. Mahu and Lusa are the children
of Nana (Gaea) and Buluku, and are
the parents of Xevioso (Shango). After
creating the earth and all life and
everything else on it, she became
concerned that it might be too heavy,
so she asked the primeval serpent,
Aido Hwedo, to curl up beneath the
earth and thrust it up in the sky. When
she asked Awe, a monkey she had also
created, to help out and make some
more animals out of clay, he boasted
to the other animals and challenged
Mawu. Gbadu, the first woman Mawu
had created, saw all the chaos on
earth and told her children to go out
among the people and remind them planned a peaceful solution to the
that only Mawu can give Sekpoli - the problem with many goddesses, among
breath of life. Gbadu instructed her them Mahu.
daughter, Minona, to go out among For the next thousand years, they
the people and teach them about the searched for humans representing
use of palm kernels as omens from mankind's highest ideals, to be offered
Mawu. When Awe, the arrogant to the Celestials as an offering. The
monkey climbed up to the heavens to goddesses placed the candidates in
try to show Mawu that he too could suspended animation, with their
give life, he failed miserably. Mawu superhuman potential, the legacy of
made him a bowl of porridge with the the First Host, awakened.
seed of death in it and reminded him
that only she could give life and that
she could also take it away.
She is known as Yemoja, Yamaya or
Yemaja in the Yoruba religion, and is
regarded as a major water deity. She is
often syncretized with either Our Lady
of Regla in the Afro-Cuban diaspora or
various other Virgin Mary figures of
the Catholic Church. Yemoja is often
depicted as a mermaid, and is
associated with the moon (in some
Diaspora communities), water, and
feminine mysteries. She is the
protector of women. She governs
everything pertaining to women;
childbirth, conception, parenting,
child safety, love, and healing.
According to myth, when her waters
broke, it caused a great flood creating
rivers and streams and the first mortal
humans were created from her womb.
In 1000 AD, the Third Host of the
Celestials occurred, during which the
aliens informed they would return
1,000 years later to judge Earth's right
to continue existing. While the
pantheons prepared for war, Gaea
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Mamalu
F GD (10) Health: 80
A GD (10)
S IN (40) Karma: 56
E EX (20)
R TY (6) Resources: EX
I GD (10)
P IN (40) Popularity: -6
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mamalu
Occupation: Goddess to tribes of the
Congo Jungle
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Formerly, Congo
Jungle; presently unknown
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu
(possibly; see notes)
KNOWN POWERS
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging
after a certain point in their life,
although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
Regeneration: EX ability
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
Shooting, and Force attacks
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
CL1000
She has command over mystical forces
and can use them for a variety of
different effects. To date she has
displayed the following:
Induce Madness: The ability to
instill berserker madness in the
minds of those who worship her.
Amazing ability; targets
temporarily gain the Berserker
power as per the UPB.
Teleportation: At Incredible rank;
includes the ability to teleport
from one dimension to another.
Illusory Self-Duplication: She can
project multiple spiritual
constructs of herself as per the
Illusory Duplication power;
Incredible rank.
Fire Emission: She can project fire
at will and control it; Incredible
rank.
Mystic Ability: Mamalu
presumably has other magical
abilities that have not been
demonstrated. The GM may
select extra spells at his or her
discretion; assume command of
Personal or Universal energies at them is unclear. She does not
Remarkable strength. correspond to any real-world African
deities so she may be unique to the
Talents: Leadership, Seduction, Marvel Universe. There is a Phillippine
Intimidation folk hero by the same name, and
possibly a Polynesian spirit, but these
Contacts: Congolese worshippers apparent connections are probably
just coincidence.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Mamalu is listed in the Marvel ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Fandom Wiki as one of the Vodu, but Mamalu is a jealous goddess who
she has not been seen since her demands sacrifices and believes her
confrontation with Lorna; given the might gives her the right to take what
difference in her appearance, power she wants. She will anger if she
set, and modus operandi from the believes someone is stealing her
other Vodu, her exact relationship to followers.
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HISTORY Knight. Kabu interrupted the
Mamalu is a member of the Vodu ceremony and with a presumably
pantheon gods worshiped by the mystical blade stabbed Mamalu in the
indigenous populations of Western chest killing her. Kabu fell dead shortly
Africa, but she was specifically thereafter and his people were freed
worshiped by tribes located in the from her influence.
jungles of the Congo. Her worshipers
were often driven mad and offered
Mamalu sacrifices. However by the
1950s the jungle adventurer known as
Lorna the Jungle Queen and others
managed to convince the tribes that
Mamalu was not real, not realizing
that she was real. This lack of faith
apparently removed her power over
most of her followers.

In 1954, one of her followers, a tribal

leader named Kabu, sought to
sacrifice himself to her in order to
become her mate. He built an altar to
Mamalu and got some of his people to
resume their worship Mamalu.
Believing that the locals no worshiped
Lorna in her place, Mamalu
manifested on Earth and sought to
eliminate Lorna, driving Kabu and his
people mad and sending them after
her. Kabu and the first wave of
attackers died when they ran off a cliff
chasing after Lorna. When Lorna was
found by her friend Greg Knight,
Mamalu appeared before them and
her followers took them prisoner.
Mamalu intended to sacrifice Lorna
and take Greg Knight as her mate.

Before she could succeed in these

tasks, Kabu returned to life having
become angry at learning that he was
rejected as Mamalu's mate in favor of

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Ogun Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
F MN (75) Health: 250 CL1000
A AM (50) Resurrection: A number of gods may
S AM (50) Karma: 100 work together to resurrect another
E MN (75) deity if his or her life essence is beyond
R IN (40) Resources: UN resurrection. Requires a minimum of
I GD (10) three deities and expenditure of all
P AM (50) Popularity: 20/ -20 Karma; may be performed once per
day.
BACKGROUND Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Real Name: Ogoun allows one to understand, speak, and
Occupation: God of iron, artisans, and write in all languages. If addressing
war speakers of more than one language,
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun each will understand the deity’s
Identity: Public language in his or her native language.
Other Known Aliases: Ogoun the This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Slayer; Agomme Tonnere (Voodoo and otherdimensional languages as
name) well as Earth tongues.
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Single Optic Blast: It is shown that Ogun is
Known Relatives: Lusa (father); Mahu able to shoot fire from his eyes, at
(mother); Avlekete, Oshun (sisters); Incredible intensity.
Shango (twin-brother); Damballah,
Weapons: In Vodou religion, Ogun is
Eschu, Legba, Sagbata (brothers); LIMITATIONS often shown wearing a red sash and
Anansi (uncle); Buluku (grandfather); Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses carrying an iron sabre. In Marvel
Gaea/Nana (grandmother); numerous a unique aspect of Buluku's continuity he carries an axe. It can be
others omnipotence. If Buluku is assumed that Ogun has access to
Base of Operations: Bondyé and Orun incapacitated, all Vodu lose their pretty much any melee weapon,
Past Group Affiliations: None divine powers until Buluku regains which will be made out of high-quality
Present Group Affiliations: Petro Loa, consciousness. Their primary statistics iron of IN material strength.
Vodu are unchanged.
Talents: Metalsmithing, Edged
KNOWN POWERS EQUIPMENT Weapons, Martial Arts B, D and E,
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging Armor: Ogun is often depicted Leadership, History and Culture (Vodu
after a certain point in their life, covered head to toe in iron. Ogun’s and West AFrica)
although at what age they cease to get armor is made of an extradimensional
older varies. metal of Unearthly material strength, Contacts: Vodu, Santerians, Petro Loa
Regeneration: RM ability providing him with Amazing
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, protection versus physical attacks.
Shooting, and Force attacks

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ADDITIONAL NOTES
Ogun's name is pronounced as 'oh-
GOON'. The last part (-goon) is
vocalized nasally. Ogun's name 'the
Slayer' in Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of
the Supernatural Vol 1 dates from his
Catholic counterpart Archangel Saint
Michael who is also called the Dragon
Slayer.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ogun's personality is seen as
aggressive, able to face danger, and
straightforward. He is highly
competitive and has a love of women
and alcohol. In Marvel continuity he is
a malevolent would-be world
conqueror, but in real-world religions
he is seen as ultimately helpful, albeit
confrontational.
HISTORY
Ogun is a member of the Vodu, an
extra-dimensional race of beings
worshipped by the people of West
Africa and by practitioners of Afro-
Caribbean religions like Vodun,
Santeria or Candomblé. He is the god
of war and metals. In Yoruba religion,
Ogun is a primordial orisha who first
appeared as a hunter named Tobe
Ode. He is said to have been the first
of the Vodu to descend to the realm of
Ile Aiye ("Earth"), to find suitable
places for future human life. In some
traditions he is said to have cleared a
path for the other gods to enter Earth,
using a metal axe and with the
assistance of a dog.
In his earthly life Ogun is said to be the
first king of Ife. When some of his
subjects failed to show respect, Ogun
killed them and ultimately himself
with his own sword. He disappeared
into the earth at a place called Ire-
Ekiti, with the promise to help those
who call on his name. Ogun is the
traditional deity of warriors, hunters,
blacksmiths, technologists, and
drivers in the Yoruba religion.
Followers of traditional Yoruba
religion can swear to tell the truth in
court by "kissing a piece of iron in the
name of Ogun." Drivers carry an
amulet of Ogun to ward off traffic
accidents. Followers of Ogun wear
chains of iron implements; Ogun
festivals feature the display of knives,
guns, blacksmith implements, scissors,
wrenches, and other iron implements
from daily life.
Ogun is the co-patron of the vigilante
group Santerians. He granted his ward
powers. Ogun was also the master of
the Petro Loas, depicted as evil
demon-like spirits. Ages ago, Ogun
tried to conquer Earth, but was sealed
from the earthly plane by Papa Legba
and the Sorcerer Supreme Makeen.
Due to this occasion Ogun lost his
hand.
Shortly after Doctor Voodoo became
Sorcerer Supreme, he opened the gate
to Bondyé to save his reality from
Nightmare's assault. Although he
sealed the gateway, it was broken by
one of Ogun's Petro Loas.
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Oya Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
F IN (40) Health: 205 CL1000
A MN (75) Resurrection: A number of gods may
S IN (40) Karma: 100 work together to resurrect another
E AM (50) deity if his or her life essence is beyond
R EX (20) Resources: UN resurrection. Requires a minimum of
I RM (30) three deities and expenditure of all
P AM (50) Popularity: 20 Karma; may be performed once per
day.
BACKGROUND Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Real Name: Oya allows one to understand, speak, and
Occupation: Wind goddess write in all languages. If addressing
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun speakers of more than one language,
Identity: Public each will understand the deity’s
Other Known Aliases: None language in his or her native language.
Place of Birth: Orun This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Marital Status: Single and otherdimensional languages as
Known Relatives: Buluku well as Earth tongues.
(grandfather); Gaea/Nana
(grandmother); Lusa (father); Mahu Weather Control: Unearthly ability.
(mother); Avlekete, Ezili/Oshun She generally uses this ability to
(sisters); Dam-Ayido control winds, and can use this power
Wede/Damballah, Sagbata/Baron to fly.
Samedi, Age, Eschu/Eleggua, Legba, Magical Ability: Oya presumably has consciousness. Their primary statistics
Ogun, Shango (brothers); Anansi other magical abilities that have not are unchanged.
(uncle) been demonstrated. The GM may
Base of Operations: Orun select extra spells at his or her Talents: Meteorology, Aerial Combat,
Past Group Affiliations: None discretion; assume command of Ritual Magic, Occult Lore, History and
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu Personal, Universal and Dimensional Culture (Vodu and West Africa)
energies at Remarkable strength.
KNOWN POWERS Bestow Power: Oya can grant a power Contacts: Vodu
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging up to Remarkable rank upon those she
after a certain point in their life, deems worthy. ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
although at what age they cease to get
Oya is both loved and feared, and for
older varies. LIMITATIONS good reason: unleashed, Oya is the
Regeneration: RM ability Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses Savage Warrior, the Protective
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, a unique aspect of Buluku's Mother, she whose power sweeps all
Shooting, and Force attacks omnipotence. If Buluku is injustice, deceit and dishonesty from
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their her path. She will destroy villages if
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understands everything, she will only toss you in her storms of change, and
accept, act upon, and speak the truth shelter you in her caring embrace, she
(even when it is hard to bear). will also strike you down with her
lightning should the need arise. She is
HISTORY the Strong Woman, the Bringer of
Oya is one of the most powerful of the Change and Seeker of Truth, who can
Vodu goddesses. A Warrior-Queen, be a most powerful ally.
she is the sister-wife of the god
Shango, to whom She gave the power
to create storms. Much of Oya's power
is rooted in the natural world; She is
the goddess of thunder, lightning,
tornadoes, winds, rainstorms and
hurricanes. A Fire Goddess, it is Oya
who brings rapid change and aids in
both inner and outer transformation.

Oya is the guardian of the realm

between life and death; as such, she is
not only the goddess of spirit
communication, funerals and
cemeteries but also the goddess of
clairvoyance, psychic abilities,
intuition and rebirth. She can call forth
the spirit of death, or hold it back.
Because of her affiliation to the dead,
and her intense knowledge of the
magic arts, Oya is also known as “the
Great Mother of the Elders of the
Night (Witches)”.

Oya is the protectress of women and

patron of feminine leadership.
Fiercely loving, She is wildly
unpredictable and can change from
benevolent, caring Mother to
destructive Warrior in the blink of an
eye. Passionate, fearless, sensual and
independent, Oya is not a Goddess to
be invoked lightly and must be treated
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Sagbata although at what age they cease to get
older varies.
F GD (10) Health: 110 Regeneration: RM ability
A EX (20) Body Resistance: EX versus Physical,
S IN (40) Karma: 180 Shooting, and Force attacks
E IN (40) Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
R RM (30) Resources: IN heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
I AM (50) CL1000
P UN (100) Popularity: -30 Resurrection: A number of gods may
work together to resurrect another
BACKGROUND deity if his or her life essence is beyond
Real Name: Sagbata resurrection. Requires a minimum of
Occupation: God of death, plague and three deities and expenditure of all
disease; Ruler of Vodu netherworld Karma; may be performed once per
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun and day.
Bondyè Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Identity: Secret allows one to understand, speak, and
Other Known Aliases: Sakpata (Fon write in all languages. If addressing
name) Sonponno (Yoruban name), speakers of more than one language,
Baron Samedi, Papa Ghede, Papa each will understand the deity’s
Guédé (Haitian names), Babaluaiye language in his or her native language.
(Cuban Santerian name) This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Place of Birth: Orun and otherdimensional languages as
Marital Status: Married well as Earth tongues.
Known Relatives: Maman Brigitte
(wife); Buluku (grandfather); Sagbata has the additional powers
Gaea/Nana (grandmother); Lusa associated with his status as a god of
(father); Mahu (mother); Avlekete, the dead:
Ezili/Oshun (sister); Dam-Aiydo Soul Mastery: He can direct the souls
Wede/Damballa (twin-brother); of the dead to their final destination in
Eschu/Eleggua, Legba, Ogun, Shango the African spirit realms, be it Orun, F A S E R I P
(brothers); Anansi (uncle); Bondyé, or other associated Ty Pr Ty Gd Fb Pr Fb
numerous others dimensions, with Class 5000 ability. Health: 36
Base of Operations: Orun Reanimation: Sagbata is able to Plague Mastery: He spread any kind of
Past Group Affiliations: None conjure and reanimate corpses as plague or disease as per the Plague
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu, Loas zombies which will remain under his Carrier power in the Ultimate Powers
command. He is able to conjure up to Book, at Amazing ability.
KNOWN POWERS 20 zombies, which he is able to control Teleportation/Dimensional Travel: He
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging telepathically. Zombies conjured by can teleport wherever he wants even
after a certain point in their life, Sagbata have the following statistics: through dimensions, at Shift Y ability,

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Shift Z if traveling to an afterlife
dimension.
Intangibility: Amazing rank
Pyrokinesis: Incredible rank
Magical Aptitude: Through magic he
can access a variety of powers of the
Voodoo school of magic. The GM may
select extra spells at his or her
discretion. Assume Incredible
command of Personal and Universal
spells.
LIMITATIONS
Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
a unique aspect of Buluku's
omnipotence. If Buluku is
incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
divine powers until Buluku regains
consciousness. Their primary statistics
are unchanged.
Talents: Occult Lore, Ritual Magics,
Demonology (Loas), Persuasion,
History and Culture: West Africa and
the Vodu/Loas
Contacts: Vodu, Loas, Cthon
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Sagbata is an ancient deity who does
his best to enjoy his eternal life,
usually by playing tricks on his fellow
gods or tormenting the mortals foolish
enough to summon him. A malevolent
deity who feeds on fear and darkness,
Baron Samedi walked quite a long
path since the days he was simply
Sagbata: now he’s an agent of death,
and he actively works to expand his
kingdom.
HISTORY
Sagbata is one of the twelve divine
twins of Lusa and Mahu. Sagbata was
worshipped as the god of death
alongside his brother Damballah as
god of the dead, possibly two of the
darkest figures in the African
pantheon of gods. Sagbata was
constantly antagonized by and in
personal competition with Shango,
the African god of rain and thunder,
who fought with Sagbata who
frequently represented the
personification of drought.
In the Thirteenth to Fifteenth
Centuries, Europeans began invading
Africa and transporting members of
the African tribes, particularly from
the Yoruba, Fon, Ewe, Dahomey and
Ibo tribes, to North America and
abroad to use as slaves. For solace,
they turned to their ancient gods for
guidance and combined elements
from Roman Catholicism with their
own pagan rituals to create the
religion now known as Voodoo.
Sagbata found more prominence in
the religion of Voodoo than he had
before in Africa. His worshippers
carried tenets of his power through
the Caribbean Islands, particularly
Haiti, the southern rim of the United
States and into much of Central and
South America. As the Loa, or gods of
voodoo, invaded parts of Eastern
Mexico, the Coati, the Gods of Mexico,
watched them with apprehension.
In 1642, an African free man named
Alexandre who belonged to a young
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pirate named Captain Tyger was
waylaid by Boute-Fe, an enemy of
Captain Tyger. Boute-Fe took
Alexandre’s body to an aged witch
doctor named Schango (not to be
confused with the African god
Shango). Boute-Fe ordered him to
create an army of invincible soldiers
who would serve him only and follow
his orders, and yet never rebel against
him. Schango sacrificed Alexandre to
Sagbata using spells that allowed the
dead to walk but left them their own
wills. Acting for Schango, Sagbata
made a pact with the powerful Elder
God named Chthon, who honored the
pact for his own dark reasons, and
gave Sagbata a spell to create a new
race of slaves without free will.
Sagbata then appeared on earth and
added to Schango’s spells. Alexandre
then rose from the altar as the first
known zombie created from Voodoo.
From Sagbata’s spells, more zombies
were created to serve Boute-Fe and he
led his army of animated dead against
Captain Tyger in Port-Margot in Haiti.
The Loa lead by the god Legba tried to
undo Sagbata’s spells, but were
unable to because of the power of
Chthon’s dark energies. Legba instead
reached down to earth and gave
Alexandre’s brother, Laurent, power
from the Loa to confront Schango.
Even endowed by power from the Loa,
Laurent was not much of an adversary
for Schango wielding Chthon’s power.
Calling upon the spirit of his brother
Alexandre, Laurent was infused with
his brother’s spirit and with his added
power and slew Schango. Schango’s
death resulted in the destruction of all
his zombies, and Boute-Fe soon fell to
Captain Tyger’s sword.

Afterward, Legba petitioned with

Nyambe, Chief of the Orishas, that
Sagbata should be exiled to Iku, the
African Underworld, for his complicity
and pact with Chthon. Regardless of
his exile, Sagbata’s spell still remained
available to mortal houngans and
continued to endure on earth to be
used by others. Modern hounguns and
Voodoo priests call upon Sagbata
under the name of Baron Samedi in
order to conceal his presence from the
other gods of Voodoo.

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Shango Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
F RM (30) Health: 255 CL1000
A MN (75) Resurrection: A number of gods may
S AM (50) Karma: 90 work together to resurrect another
E UN (100) deity if his or her life essence is beyond
R RM (30) Resources: IN resurrection. Requires a minimum of
I EX (20) three deities and expenditure of all
P IN (40) Popularity: 10 Karma; may be performed once per
day.
BACKGROUND Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Real Name: Shango allows one to understand, speak, and
Occupation: God of storm, God of fire, write in all languages. If addressing
thunder and lightning speakers of more than one language,
Legal Status: Citizen of Orun each will understand the deity’s
Identity: Public language in his or her native language.
Other Known Aliases: Chango (Cuban This ability extends to extraterrestrial
Santerian name), Xevioso (Fon name); and otherdimensional languages as
Sangbo; Sogbo well as Earth tongues.
Place of Birth: Orun
Marital Status: Married Weather Manipulation: As the God of
Known Relatives: Buluku the Storm, Shango has divine
(grandfather); Gaea/Nana authority over the storm and lightning
(grandmother); Lusa (father); Mahu on par with Thor Odinson. He is able to
(mother); Dam-Aiydo Wede/Damballa call upon the lightning, thunder and
(twin-brother); Avlekete, Ezili/Oshun storm at Amazing rank.
(sisters); Eschu/Eleggua, Legba, Ogun, Summon Storm Clouds: He is able to
Sagbata (brothers); ride upon the black storm clouds that LIMITATIONS
Anansi (uncle); numerous others he summons, enabling Flight at Shared Lifeforce: Each Vodu possesses
Base of Operations: Orun Unearthly airspeed. a unique aspect of Buluku's
Past Group Affiliations: None Fire Generation: As the god of fire, omnipotence. If Buluku is
Present Group Affiliations: Vodu Shango has the ability to generate and incapacitated, all Vodu lose their
control fire and heat at extremely divine powers until Buluku regains
KNOWN POWERS high temperatures for a variety of consciousness. Their primary statistics
Longevity: CL1000; Vodu stop aging effects at Amazing rank. are unchanged.
after a certain point in their life, Blessing: Shango is capable of
although at what age they cease to get bestowing abilities and powers on EQUIPMENT
older varies. mortals he chooses to bless, as he did Ofo Rod: This magical staff protects
Regeneration: RM ability with Chango of the Santerians. He can Shango from physical damage on
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, grant powers and increase primary Earth; see Magical Artifacts section.
Shooting, and Force attacks statistics, up to Amazing rank.

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Weapons: Shango possesses the
following weapons that are made of a
Class 1000-strength otherdimensional
metal.
● Oshé: Mystical double-headed axe
to summon thunder and lightning.
His axe can inflict up to Unearthly
edged damage, and can summon
thunder and lightning at
Monstrous ability and intensity.
● Hunga Munga: Throwing irons
capable of piercing nearly any
substance. This is a pair of
mambele that each inflict
Incredible damage; when one hits
a target with a Yellow or Red
result, it does an additional 10
points of damage when the
weapon is removed. The Hunga
Munga bypasses all Body Armor
protection from damage,
including powered suits.
Talents: Martial Arts A through E,
Weapons Specialist: Oshé and Hunga
Munga, Intimidation
Contacts: Vodu, Santerians
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Shango is a fearsome deity, warlike,
aggressive, and valuing power.
Ultimately he is a benevolent deity
and a fierce protector of his people
and his allies, but he makes it known
that he is not a force to be trifled with.
HISTORY
Shango is one of the Vodu, a race of
extra-dimensional beings once
worshipped as Gods in Africa. In
ancient times, the Vodu descended on gave Chango the power to generate
Earth and founded the city of Ife. electricity.
Shango briefly acted at that time as
the ruler of Oyo (Both in today's
Nigeria).
Shango is the deity, orisha whose
power is imaged by thunder and
lightning. As the legendary fourth king
In West African legends, Shango's rule
was marked by capricious use of
power. One account asserts that
Shango was fascinated with magical
powers. He inadvertently caused a
thunderstorm and lightning struck his
own palace killing many of his wives
and children. In repentance, he left his
kingdom and travelled to Koso where
he hung himself. When his enemies
cast scorn upon his name, a rash of
storms destroyed parts of Oyo. All of
the stories concerning Shango
represent the theme of power-
capricious, authoritative, procreative,
destructive, magical, medicinal, and
moral power.
In modern times, Shangó fought
alongside thunder and sun deities
from other pantheons against
Demogorge, but was consumed by
him. He and his fellows were rescued
by the Asgardian thunder god Thor.
Shango was one of the few gods to
actually injure Demogorge, by the use
of his throwing iron.
Shangó alongside other Orishas is the
patron of the Cuban-American
vigilante group The Santerians. He
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Other Vodu
The following gods and goddesses
have had minor appearances, been
alluded to, or confirmed as existing
behind the scenes in Marvel comics.
Agé: Agé is a Vodu god worshipped by
the Fon and Yoruba people. He is a son
of Lusa and Mahu. He is the patron
god of hunters, the wilderness, and
the animals within it.
Nebasti: Nebasti is the wise old uncle
of Kwaku Anansi, the Spider-Man of
Earth-7082. When Anansi expressed a
desire for more power, Nebasti sent
him on a quest to seek the pollen of
the spider-orchid, knowing that doing
so would teach Anansi a lesson in
humility. Nebasti is Earth-7082’s
counterpart to the Ben Parker (“Uncle
Ben”) of Earth-616 and does not have
a mythological equivalent.
Ochumare: Ochumare was one of the
gods worshiped in Santería. Cuban-
American healer Don Anselmo
followed her advice, and (after a
chicken sacrifice) Ochumare made
him "new again" by having him eaten
by a magical snake who died, leaving
only the rejuvenated Anselmo in
place. Ochumare is almost certainly an
alias or aspect of Ayida Wede. In
Africa, Ochumare is a goddess of
fertility, regeneration and wealth. In
Santerian belief, Ochumare is
depicted as male and he is a god of
rainbows, movement, and change.
Other names for Ochumare are
Oshunmare, Ochumaré or Oxumaré.

Nyambe/Nyame/Nyami/Nzambi:
These are all various aliases for
Buluku, but it is unclear whether there
are other beings also using these
names, or if there are alternate
versions or aspects of Buluku to which
these names apply. The Nyambe of
Earth-7082 is the father of that world’s
Kwaku Anansi and appears distinct
from Earth-616’s Buluku, so it seems
likely that there are at least alternate-
universe versions of him. Some
references even mention Buluku as
the father or grandfather of Nyambe,
making him his own grandpa. Hey,
gods are confusing.

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Loa: Voodoo
Spirits
Name: Loa
Aliases: Loas, Lwa, Voodoo Gods
Base of Operations: Bondyè
Known Representatives: Marinette
Bwa-Chech, Moondog the Malicious,
One-Footed Dwarf (Ti-Jean-Petro),
Taker of Heads, Three-Testicled Bull
The Loa are mystical beings related to
the Vodu. In the Marvel context, they
have been defined in a number of
ways:
● The Voodoo Gods, which are part
of the Vodu gods of Africa.
● Gods of earth and underworld (as
opposed to the Orishas, gods of
sky and heaven).
● Spirits in the form of men.
● Lesser elemental spirits who
possess more limited and
specialized gifts that personify
forces of nature. Mortals may
ascend to that status.
heaven) and the Loa (gods of earth
and the underworld).
Loa are divided into many distinct
groups called "nanchons", often
defined by their allegiance to a specific
Vodu. Some of the more known
groups are:
● Petro loa are evil loa spirits of
Voodoo, some such as Marinette-
Bwa-Chech in the service of
Ogoun. Another evil loa, Moondog
the Malicious, served Sagbata.
The Petro loa are fiery,
occasionally aggressive, and
warlike; almost all of the evil loa
who have appeared in Marvel
comics are Petro loa.
● Rada loa (or Radha) are generally
older, as many of these spirits
come from Africa and the
kingdom of Dahomey. The Rada
loa are mainly water spirits and
are "cool" in the sense that they
are less aggressive than the Petro.
● Kongo loa are a broad group of loa
originating from the Congo region
in Africa. This group includes the
Simbi (also Sim'bi), a family of
serpent loa in Haitian Vodou.
Traditionally in their Kongo
context, the Simbi are all
associated with water, but in the
Haitian Vodoun context they have
wide-ranging associations. They
are said to serve Legba.

In traditional Voodoo religion, they

are spirits who act as intermediaries
between the gods and mortals; they
may act on deities’ behalfs, but are not
gods themselves.

The twin brothers Legba and Eschu are

the masters of the Loa, supervise
them, and are often the first Vodu
invoked by humans when they wish to
call upon either loa or other Vodu for
help. Buluku is also the arbitrator
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● Nago loa originate from
Yorubaland, and are said to serve
Ogun.
● Guédé loa (also called Ghede or
Gede) are the spirits of the dead.
They are traditionally led by the
Barons (La Croix, Samedi,
Cimitière, Kriminel), and Maman
Brigitte. The Ghede as a family are
loud, rude (although rarely to the
point of real insult), sexual, and
usually a lot of fun. As those who
have already lived, they have
nothing to fear, and frequently
will display how far past
consequence and feeling they are
when they come through in a
service—eating glass, raw chillis,
and anointing their sensitive areas
with chilli rum, for example. They
serve Sagbata, who leads them as
Baron Samedi.
● Exus loa (pronounced Eshus) are
more human-like in their qualities
and share in human weaknesses.
Exus are typically called for rituals
to arrange rendezvous, force
justice, or keep life balance.
According to the lore provided by
trained sorcerers, Exus have a
stern and high morality. They may
be called upon to help people with
delicate matters like seduction
and vengeance, but never with
the uninterest in morality and
ethics often attributed to them by
outsiders. Exus serve the god
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Marinette Bwa- a successful FEAT roll; Marinette’s
body is absorbed into her host for
Chech the duration of the possession,
F RM (30) Health: 100 and victims will have no memory
A EX (20) of their actions while possessed.
S EX (20) Karma: 100 While possessing a host, Fighting
E RM (30) Agility, and Psyche scores become
R GD (10) Resources: EX whichever out of Marinette or her
I IN (40) victim is highest.
P AM (50) Popularity: -6
Talents: Occult Lore
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Marinette Bwa-Chech Contacts: Loa, Ogun
Occupation: Servant to Ogun
Legal Status: Entrapped resident of ADDITIONAL NOTES
Bondyè Marinette-Bwa-Chech is not to be
Identity: No dual identity confused with the African Ghost
Other Known Aliases: Marinette, Rider of the same name, although
Marinette Bras Cheche the Ghost Rider character is
Place of Birth: Unknown named after her. clinic to ambush and attack Doctor
Marital Status: Single Voodoo. As Doctor Doom transported
Known Relatives: Unknown ROLE-PLAYING NOTES himself to the site to battle Voodoo
(presumably various loa) In the Voodoo religion at least, himself, Marinette-Bwa-Chech
Base of Operations: Bondyè Marinette-Bwa-Chech is not normally retreated into her host.
Past Group Affiliations: None cruel. However, she has a fearsome
Present Group Affiliations: Loa temper when possessing other, In the Voodoo religion, she is believed
particularly, when people burn to be the mambo who sacrificed the
KNOWN POWERS animals or humans. The Marvel black pig at the culmination of the
Longevity: UN; Like the Vodu, Loa stop version of the character is more start of the first Haitian Revolution.
aging after a certain point in their life, sinister, being generally evil in While she is feared and tends to ride
although at what age they cease to get motivation. those she possesses violently, she can
older varies. also be seen as one who frees her
Regeneration: TY ability HISTORY people from bondage. Marinette is
Body Resistance: EX versus Physical, Marinette-Bwa-Chech is a "petro loa", represented by a screech owl and is
Shooting, and Force attacks one of the evil loa spirits of Voodoo. often seen as the protector of
Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold, Although she is a Petro loa she serves werewolves. Her Catholic counterpart
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at Ogun, like the Nago. is the Anima Sola (Forsaken Soul) who
CL1000 can either free one from bondage or
She escaped the Bondyè and drag you back.
Possession: Amazing rank. Marinette inhabited the body of a man who
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Moondog the
Malicious
F RM (30) Health: 80
A EX (20)
S GD (10) Karma: 36
E EX (20)
R EX (20) Resources: GD
I TY (6)
P GD (10) Popularity: -4

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Moondog
Occupation: Hedonist, black arts
practitioner
Legal Status: (Bevins) Citizen of the
United States; (Moondog) Citizen of
Orun or Bondyè
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Bondyè
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Bondyè; formerly
New Orleans, Louisiana; New York
City, New York
Past Group Affiliations: Wally Bevins
(former host); Voodoo cult
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Possession: Amazing rank. Moondog
can completely take over a victim with
a successful FEAT roll; Moondog’s
body is absorbed into his host for the
duration of the possession, and
victims will have no memory of their Deafening Laugh: Moondog’s successful Endurance FEAT or be
actions while possessed. While deafening laugh can incapacitate paralyzed for the duration.
possessing a host, Fighting Agility, and others. Acts as a Remarkable sonic
Psyche scores become whichever out attack; victims must also make a
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Talents: Business/Finance (Bevins),
Occult Lore, Leadership, Edged
Weapons

Contacts: Sagbata, Loa,

Minions/Cultists

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Moondog is malicious (imagine that),
hedonistic, and enjoys being
worshipped by his followers. Without
Moondog’s influence, Bevins is a mild-
mannered regular guy who avoids risk.

HISTORY
Wally Bevins, an accountant from New
Orleans, was possessed by a Loa, an
evil spirit that turned him into the cult
leader Moondog. Brother Voodoo
disbanded his cult in New Orleans, but
Moondog escaped and eventually
made his way to New York. He rebuilt
his cult in an abandoned theatre
where he fought Brother Voodoo, this
time accompanied by Spider-Man.
After being thrown off a catwalk, the
evil spirit left Mr. Bevins's body.
Moondog’s true form has yet to be
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Taker of Heads (deceased); Angela (half-sister, randomly 50/50 chance to reduce
deceased) damage by 10 points if: his opponent
F IN (40) Health: 150 Base of Operations: Boston, attacks with a Green FEAT result, his
A IN (40) Massachusetts; formerly Ile Pabo opponent does not specify a target
S RM (30) Karma: 80 Past Group Affiliations: Rene Giscard area, or if his opponent successfully
E IN (40) and minions; D.O.A. targets his head.
R GD (10) Resources: GD Present Group Affiliations: Unknown Eidetic Memory: He had memories
I IN (40) reaching as far back as his birth, which
P RM (30) Popularity: -2 KNOWN POWERS he could recall at Amazing rank.
Flight: He possessed wings,
BACKGROUND presumably giving him the ability of EQUIPMENT:
Real Name: Jean (last name flight at Remarkable speed Sword: Taker of Heads wields a
unrevealed; see notes) Horns: Jean has three horns at each cleaver-like sword that deals Excellent
Occupation: Assassin side of his head. Two of them damage and is made of Incredible
Legal Status: Former resident of Ile sometimes disappeared; it may be strength material.
Pabo that they could be retracted. A Charge
Identity: Secret attack by him does an extra 10 points Talents: Edged Weapons; Aerial
Other Known Aliases: Petite Jean of Edged damage. Combat; Decapitation: When Taker of
Place of Birth: Ile Pabo Fangs: His razor sharp teeth do Heads gets a Kill result using his sword
Marital Status: Single Excellent Edged damage. or claws, target is at -2CS when making
Known Relatives: Unnamed Loa Body Armor - Head: Taker of Heads an Endurance check
(father); Unnamed mother had a carapace on his head, providing
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Contacts: Rene Giscard, Angela,
Giscard’s minions; possibly Loa
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Given Taker of Heads’ heritage and
alias of “Petite Jean”, it is possible that
he has a connection to Ti-Jean Petro,
“the One-Footed Dwarf”. Possibly Ti-
Jean is his father, who is known to be
a Loa but never identified.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Taker of Heads is violent and
malevolent due to his Loa parentage.
However, since his human half is only
a boy of eight years old, he is also
possessed of a childlike nature.
Other Loas
Confirmed as existing in the Marvel
Universe:
Maman Brigitte: Maman Brigitte
(English: Mother Brigitte) also written
Gran Brigitte, Grann Brigitte,
Manman, Manman Brigit, and Maman
Brijit, is a death loa and the consort of
Baron Samedi (Sagbata) in Haitian
Vodou. She drinks rum infused with
hot peppers and is symbolized by a
black rooster. Like Samedi and the
Ghede, she is foul-mouthed. She is
also the adoptive mother of the loa
Ghede Nibo.

HISTORY As happened under the persecution of

Jean was the son of a human mother
and a Loa, reportedly a "Voodoo God".
Born demonic, Jean remembers
ripping his way out of his mother at his
birth.
Jean and his fully human half-sister
Angela were in the employ of a
houngan named Rene Giscard. Larger
than a man at eight years old, Jean
became the "Taker of Heads",
Giscard's contract killer eliminating
chosen targets. Angela was used as
bait in a trap for Blade of the
Nighstalkers, of whom D.O.A. took out
a hit contract. However, Blade
survived the trap and killed Jean and
the others.
slavery in Haiti and the Americas,
Maman Brigitte has been syncretized
and represented by various saints -
usually those depicted with fire or
snakes - including Brigid of Kildare and
Mary Magdalene.
Inspired by many Irish myths and
legends, Maman Brigitte originates
from Ireland, and is the only white Loa
as compared to others Gods which
originated from Africa. Maman
Brigitte is the Goddess of Death who
cares for the dead more than they
were ever loved while living. She
wanted to send a message that not to
forget the dead, Brigitte always
respects those who respect the dead.
Being a mother, she helps lost souls
and spirits that are trapped and help
them setting free from mystic waters
One-Footed Dwarf: The One-Footed
Dwarf is Ti-Jean Petro, a snake-loa in
Haitian Vodou. He is the son of Dan
Petro, the loa protector of farmers. Ti
Jean is a fire loa, who lives in the
bushes. He is a powerful magician who
primarily deals with black magic and
he's part of secret Voodoo societies
(sanpwèl). Like most loas who fall
under the Petro rite, his possessions
are unbelievably violent and it takes
quite some time for people to regain
their consciousness after he leaves the
body. He dances on fire, and his
offering, a sheep, is usually burned to
ashes. Despite only having one leg, he
is surprisingly agile in climbing his
favorite tree, the coconut tree. He
always wears a straw hat, and carries
a baton for support.
People show great respect for Ti Jean,
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when he is mad. He may be involved
with Marinette. He has not appeared
in Marvel comics but was mentioned
in Deadpool vs. Thanos #3. It is also
alluded that he may be the father of
Taker of Heads.
Three-Testicled Bull: More commonly
known as Toro Twa Grenn, Taureau-
Trois-Graines, or similar variations,
this loa is one of three bull loas, the
others being Taureau-Belecou and
Erzuli-Taureau. All three are roaring,
bellowing bulls with a savage nature.
Toro Twa Grenn is a loa of sexuality
and virility; sex is his prime
motivation. Beyond that, he has a
terrible temper and will shift into a
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furious rage when provoked. He
appears as a huge, heavily muscled
man with a long, bushy beard and
coarse black hair covering much of his
body, and a distinctly bull-like
appearance. He has not appeared in
Marvel comics, but was mentioned in
Deadpool vs. Thanos #3.
 Earth-7082 Beings
Kwaku Anansi
(Earth-7082)
F RM (30) Health: 160
A AM (50)
S IN (40) Karma: 70
E IN (40)
R EX (20) Resources: TY
I GD (10)
P IN (40) Popularity: 30

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Kwaku Anansi
Occupation: God, trickster, hero,
adventurer, prince
Legal Status: Vodu deity, citizen of
Earth-7082
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Ananasi, The
Spider God, King of all Stories, "The
Trickster", "Spider-Boy", The Teller
Tales
Place of Birth: Earth-7082
powerful as them, if not moreso. Invulnerability: RM resistance to cold,
Marital Status: Single
However, the Earth-616 deity Anansi heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at
Known Relatives: Nyambe (father),
has demonstrated some powers that CL1000
Nebasti (uncle)
Earth-7082’s has not, so it is left to the Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak
Base of Operations: Earth-7082
GM to decide his full capabilities. allows one to understand, speak, and
Past Group Affiliations: African Gods
write in all languages. If addressing
of Earth-7082
It is likely that Kwaku Anansi of Earth- speakers of more than one language,
Present Group Affiliation: Spider-
7082 has at least the following each will understand the deity’s
Army, The Gods of Africa, ally of the
standard deity abilities: language in his or her native language.
Spirits
Longevity: Full extent not known; This ability extends to extraterrestrial
most likely, Kwaku Anansi and his kin and otherdimensional languages as
KNOWN POWERS
are long-lived but not immortal. well as Earth tongues.
It is unknown if the gods of Earth-7082
Assume at least Shift X rank.
possess the same physical
characteristics of Earth-616’s Vodu,
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He shares the following capabilities
with the Anansi of Earth-616
continuity:
Wall-Crawling: Amazing
Web-Spinning: Anansi can magically
conjure webbing of Monstrous
material strength. His webs have a
range of Incredible on Range B of the
Ultimate Powers Book range table – a
range of about two miles, as Anansi
once used his webs to pull himself up
to the clouds. His webbing does
Remarkable blunt damage when used
as a weapon. Like Spider-Man, Anansi
can use his webbing to create a variety
of forms such as shields, parachutes,
nets, ropes, etc.
Animal Communication: Earth-7082’s
Anansi cannot control animals the way
Earth-616’s can, but he appears to be
able to at least communicate with
them. Remarkable rank.
Storytelling: In his own words, he is
the "Teller of Tales", and he cryptically
warns Spider-UK that stories cannot
be interrupted without cataclysmic
consequences. It may be that when
Anansi tells a story, he actually
“weaves” a new reality that comes
into existence once complete. What
this means is left to the GM, but is
probably best used as a plot device
rather than a game mechanic.
EQUIPMENT
Magic Gourd: Kwaku Anansi has a
magic gourd which when opened, is
capable of entrapping any being made
of one of the classical elements of
earth, air, fire or water. It can hold
only one being at a time. It is able to
do this at Unearthly ability.
TALENTS: Gymnastics, Acrobatics,
Tumbling, Performance (Storytelling)
CONTACTS: Vodu, Council of
Godheads, Spider-Totems
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
Being a trickster god, Kwaku Anansi is
essentially benevolent, but overly
mischievous. He deliberately
antagonizes the other deities for his
amusement, playing pranks on the
other gods for little-to-no reason or to
prove a point. At the beginning of his
tale, he is also arrogant, power-
hungry, and views himself as above
humanity. By the end of his first tale,
he learns his lesson , seeing the value
in friendship, and that with great
power...well, you know the rest.
HISTORY
The Kwaku Anansi of Earth-7082 is an
African spider-god, a trickster figure
who is the subject of many myths and
legends - many of which were of his
own invention.
Out of boredom, Anansi sought the
advice of his father, the sky god, but
instead found his uncle, Nebasti.
Anansi requested to be sent on a
quest to obtain the power of the Great
Beasts, stating that being able to bend
stories to his will was no longer
enough and that he wanted the power
to control other people. Nebasti
reluctantly agreed to send Anansi on
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the quest and told him to seek the
spider-orchid and inhale its pollen, but
warned him that many would seek to
block his path.
Confronted by the gods of wind,
water, earth, and fire, Anansi won
their allegiance through his cunning,
but when they tried to dissuade him
from continuing he left them behind.
Reaching the Garden at the End of the
World, he tried to claim the spider-
orchid's pollen but was stopped by the
god of bees. Realizing that the
elemental spirits could have helped
him, Anansi lamented leaving them
behind, but they arrived and helped
him defeat the swarm. Realizing the
true meaning behind his uncle's
words, Anansi chose not to take the
spider-orchid despite the other gods
saying he earned its power.
Anansi was later approached by
Spider-UK to join the Spider-Army and
oppose the Inheritors on Earth-001,
which he did after roping Spider-UK
into one of his misadventures.
A version of Earth-7082’s Kwaku
Anansi from an unknown reality
featured in the Spider-Man Unlimited
event on Earth-TRN461. He was
among the Spider-Men brought to
Earth-TRN461 to defeat the Inheritors.
Tired of Earth-TRN461, Anansi plotted
to destroy the universe. The Spider-
Men reassembled the Infinity Stones
and confronted him, only for Anansi to
erase the stones from existence. The
spiders admitted defeat and left to
spend their last moments with their
loved ones. Touched by their
affection, Anansi decided to spare
their reality. The events that
transpired in this reality imply that this
version of Kwaku Anansi is
considerably more powerful than
previously-depicted versions and that
his personality is more detached from
humanity.
Bee Spirit Flight: The Bee Spirit can fly up to 3
areas per round and can hover in
The Bee Spirit was challenged and place.
defeated by Kwaku Anansi on his
quest to search for the spider-orchid.
He is Earth-7082’s version of the
traditional West African god
Mmoboro, as well as this world’s
analogue of the 616 universe’s villain
Swarm.
F A S E R I P
Ty Gd Gd Mn Ty Ex Rm
Health: 101 Karma: 56
Powers:
Body Armor: The Bee Spirit’s body is
actually a community of bees under
the spirit’s mental control. These bees
provide the equivalent to Incredible
strength body armor from all physical
and energy attacks. The Bee Spirit is
naturally subject to those attacks that
affect bees. Intense cold, for example
harms them and smoke causes the
bees to become sluggish and less
aggressive.
Bee Control: The spirit mentally
controls the colony of super bees and
can fire swarms of these creatures in
"bee blasts" with a range of 4 areas.
The bees normally move up to 3 areas
per round and have the following stats
for each attacking swarm:
F: Ty A: Gd S: Gd E: Mn
Each swarm attacks as a separate
creature under the control of its
master. Bees always get the initiative
and can inflict Excellent damage each
round (though cannot Stun or Slam). If
reduced to 0 health, the Bee Spirit
disbands.
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 ● "Phasing" through openings with Fire Spirit
Remarkable ease
● Elongation: Typical The Fire Spirit challenged and
Armor Skin: Amazing vs physical followed Kwaku Anansi on his quest to
attacks and Incredible vs most energy search for the spider-orchid.
attacks It is unknown if the Fire Spirit has
Sandblast: Incredible Force, 2 areas either a traditional mythological, or
Molecular Conversion: Amazing ability Earth-616, analogue. He may possibly
to transform sand into his special be Earth-7082’s equivalent to the Russ
form. Broxtel iteration of Firebrand.
Healing: Up to half his damage per day F A S E R I P
Limitations: Ex Ex Ex Mn Gd Gd Gd
● Heat and flame based attacks fuse Health: 135 Karma: 30
his body into glass. Powers:
● Incredible Intensity winds tear his Fire Body: The Fire Spirit is composed
body into helpless particles. of Unearthly fire energy and can
● Water-based lifeforms or powers project and control fire at the same
Earth Spirit of Monstrous rank turn the Earth rank.
Spirit into a mindless sludge. Self Sustenance: Because of the
The Earth Spirit challenged and
nature of his powers, the spirit does
followed Kwaku Anansi on his quest
not need to eat, drink, or breathe,
for the spider-orchid. The Earth Spirit
although it will still need a source of
is made entirely of sand, and takes
oxygen to burn.
either a giant humanoid form or that
Body Resistance: Amazing protection
of a giant serpent made of sand, which
from physical and energy damage,
can constrict its opponents. The Earth
Class 1000 resistance to Heat and Fire.
Spirit is clearly the 7082 analogue for
Flight: Good airspeed.
the Spider-Man villain Sandman; his
powerset may also be a reference to
the python god Onini.
F A S E R I P
Rm Rm In Mn Ty Gd Rm
Health: 175 Karma: 46
Powers:
Mineral Body: His body is composed of
sand-like particles under his direct
control. He has an Amazing ability to
reform his body at will and has the
following abilities:
● Hammers do Amazing damage
● Incredible Material cages

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 ● Shoot himself 3 areas and then following abilities:
reform. Air Control: Monstrous control over
● Absorb ordinary water to heal the flow of air. Power stunts include:
himself for 1 point per gallon. ● Create Monstrous strength
Limitations: winds, cyclones etc.
The Water Spirit takes double damage ● Hurricane Area Attack: Unearthly
from heat and energy attacks and he damage to the target area. -1CS
can be absorbed by sponges (1-4 each additional area outward.
points of damage per round). ● Hurl miniature tornadoes for
Amazing force damage (as per
Wind Spirit kinetic bolt) at a range of 20
areas.
The Wind Spirit challenged Kwaku ● Airshield provides Amazing
Anansi on his quest for the spider- protection against physical
orchid. Like his brothers, he was attacks.
tricked into assisting Anansi after ● Flight: At Incredible airspeed
being entrapped in his magic gourd. If ● Grappling: By centering a mini
the Wind Spirit has an analogue within hurricane on a target he can "tie
either the Vodu or other established them up". This is treated as an
characters, it is not clear (possibly Amazing intensity Grapple.
Wind of Earth-7122’s Spider-Clan).
Water Spirit F A S E R I P
The Water Spirit challenged Kwaku Ex In Rm Am Gd Ex Rm
Anansi but ultimately give him free Health: 140 Karma: 60
passage on his quest for the spider- Powers:
orchid, and even accompanied him on Body Resistance:
his journey. He may be the Earth-7082 Remarkable
universe’s version of the Spider-Man protection from
villain Hydro-Man. physical and
F A S E R I P energy damage.
Ex Gd Rm Mn Ty Gd Rm Self Sustenance:
Health: 135 Karma: 46 He does not
Powers: need to eat,
Water Body: The Water Spirit’s body is breathe or sleep.
composed of water, granting him the Air Form: The
following abilities: Wind Spirit’s
● Firing jets of water which do body is
Excellent damage at 3 areas range. composed of
● Amazing body armor vs. physical whirling air,
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Other West
African Deities
These deities are traditionally a part of
belief systems originating in West
Africa, but have not been mentioned
or seen in Marvel continuity.
Anaya: Anaya is the goddess of wine.
She is the daughter of Anansi. She was
wooed and taken as a wife by
Damballah. However, in the Baganda
traditions of this myth, She might have
also been worshipped as a god by the
Ewe and Fon tribes of Western Africa
who pictured her as a male god named
Anayaroli. In the Voodoo religion she
is revered as Maman Brigitte.
Ayaba: Known as Ayapa to the
Dahomey, Ayaba is the goddess of
home and hearth. Her duty was to
protect the home and its residents.
Faa: Known as Faa to the Dahomey,
and Ifa to the Yoruba, Faa is the
goddess of destiny and prophecy.
Endowed with the gifts of prophecy,
she weighed the souls of mortals who
had died to determine their fate in the
afterlife. She also granted visions upon
those who knew how to call upon her.
Loco: Also known as Oko (Dahoman
name), Loko (Fon name), Laoka (Pokot
and Suk name), and Loko Attiso
(Voodoo name). Loco is the god of
health and medicine. He had a variety
of names to protect and cure his
worshippers from plague and disease.
In this role, he supported Shango and
Legba against the evil of Damballah
and Sagbata.
Mmoboro: Mmoboro is a hornet spirit
in Ashanti legend. Mmoboro was an
adversary of Anansi, who tricked him
into hiding in a gourd, which Anansi
then sealed. Mmoboro can take the
form of an entire swarm of hornets, or
one giant one. See Earth-7082 section
for statistics.
Obatala: Obatala is a sky god believed
to be the creator of human bodies,
which were brought to life by the
smooth breath of Olodumare
(Buluku). In some beliefs, it is Obatala
rather than Buluku who is the chief
deity. His principal wife is Yemoo.
Obatala was authorized by Olodumare
to create land upon the water
beneath the sky. Due to his efforts, the
king of Ife during its classical period.
first Yoruba city, Ife, was founded.
His throne was lost to the lineage of
Obatala is Olodumare's representative
his rival Oduduwa at some point
on Earth and the shaper of human
during the 12th century CE. Following
beings. According to the tenets of the
Obatala's posthumous deification, he
Yoruba religion, Obatala is one of the
was admitted to the Yoruba pantheon
oldest of all of the orishas and was
as an aspect of the primordial divinity
granted authority to create the Earth.
of the same name. Obatala features
Before he could return to heaven and
heavily in the New World religions of
report to Olodumare, Oduduwa
Santeria and Candomblé.
usurped his responsibility (due to
Obatala's being drunk at the time).
Odudua: The rival and brother of
He/she took the satchel that
Obatala, and said to be Buluku’s
Olodumare had given Obatala to aid
favorite among the Vodu.
him in creation, and used it to create
Following his posthumous deification,
land on the primeval ocean. A great
he was admitted to the Yoruba
feud ensued between the two siblings.
pantheon as an aspect of a primordial
divinity of the same name. Historically,
According to the oral traditions of Ife,
he was a Yoruba king of Ile-Ife, the
a mortal also named Obatala served as
Yoruba holy city. He was the first ruler
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of a unified Ife and the
progenitor of various royal
dynasties in Yorubaland. Today
he is venerated as "the hero, the
warrior, the leader and father of
the Yoruba people". He was said
to be an Eastern prince whose
people were driven out of their
kingdom in Mecca in Arabia and
forced to migrate in a long
march to present day
southwestern Nigeria. Through
a war lasting many years,
Oduduwa was able to defeat the
forces of the 13 indigenous
communities of Ife led by
Obatala and formed these
communities into a single Ife
unit.
Olokun: Olokun is believed to be
the parent of Aje, the god of
great wealth and of the bottom
of the ocean. Olokun can appear
as male or female and is revered
as the ruler of all bodies of water
and for the authority over other water
deities. Olokun is highly praised for
her or his ability to give great wealth,
health and prosperity to her or his
followers. According to legend, at the
dawn of humanity Olokun became
enraged and rose to the surface to
drown the humans. The other gods
then went to Orunmila to ask him
what to do. Orunmila told them that
Ogun needed to create the longest
chain he can possibly create. Obatala
used the chain to imprison Olokun in
her/his domain.
Onini: Onini is the python god in West
African lore. According to legend,
Anansi went with his wife Aso to
Python’s home and pretended to
debate with her over the length of
Onini's body. Anansi expressed doubt
as to whether the python was, as Aso
claimed, longer than the trunk of a
full-grown palm tree. Onini was very
vain and soon heard the pair arguing,
so he approached them and asked
them what all the fuss was about.
Anansi explained and Onini (unaware
of Anansi's trickery) quickly agreed to
help Anansi prove Aso wrong by lying
beside a felled palm tree. However,
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when Onini stretched himself
out beside it, he couldn't do so
without coiling. Anansi said that
this coiling made Onini's actual
length impossible to determine,
whereupon the snake asked for
a solution. Anansi then offered
to tie Onini to the palm trunk so
that the troublesome coils could
be straightened out and the
correct measurement taken,
and Onini foolishly agreed.
When the giant snake was
lashed fast to the tree, Anansi
lost no time in capturing him.
Orunjan: Orunjan is the god of
the midday sun, and the son of
Yemaja (Mahu).
Ọrunmila: Ọrunmila (Yoruba
Ọ̀ rúnmìlà, also Ọrúnla or Orúla)
is the Vodu god of wisdom,
knowledge, and divination. This
source of knowledge is believed
to have a keen understanding of
the human form and of purity, and is
therefore praised as often being more
effective than other remedies. He is
also the god of language, and the
source of the Vodu’s power of the
Allspeak. Orunmila is considered a
sage, recognizing that Olodumare
(Buluku) placed Ori (intuitive
knowledge) in him as an Irunmole.
Osebo: Osebo is the common name
for the leopard character of Ashanti
folk tales. According to one tale,
Anansi the spider captures him along
with Onini the serpent and Mmoboro
the hornet to give to the sky god
Nyame in exchange for his stories..
Anansi captures Osebo by digging a pit
in his favorite path. When Osebo falls
into the trap Anansi offers his help by
lowering a branch and offering it to
Osebo. Anansi tells Osebo him to tie
his tail to it and he does because he
trusts Anansi. Unfortunately, the
branch is actually a hunting trap and
he is caught, killed, and skinned by Vodu-inherent abilities, he also has
Anansi. mystical abilities enabling him to
control the prosperity of plants,
Zaca: Zaca is the god of the harvest particularly wheat and corn, and the
and agriculture. His worshippers properties of the soil it grows.
called upon him to ensure a bountiful
harvest and the fertility of the earth.
He opposed Sagbata in his
personification of drought and
pestilence on earth. In addition to his
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 Other Supernatural Beings
Abiku: The abiku is a type of spirit that
is “born to die”. They are born, die
young as an infant or child, only to be
born again and die again in a repetitive
cycle. The Abiku is reborn to the same
mother, resulting that repeat
miscarriages, stillbirths, or deaths of
children constantly recur. Abiku
children are liminal beings someplace
in between spirit and human, hovering
on the threshold between realms,
constantly summoned back and forth.
Abiku are mischievous child souls
lacking the empathy and maturity to
understand the suffering they cause.
Some just think it’s fun to go back and
forth between realms. Others love the
spirit realm and long to stay there, yet
are constantly reborn as humans, thus
returning as quickly as they can to the
spirit world. An Abiku’s nature cannot
be changed—it cannot stop being an
Abiku —but the soul can be protected
and grounded to Earth. Methods of
keeping Abiku alive require the use of
amulets crafted from metals like iron,
copper, and silver. When seductive
spirits attempt to lure the Abiku away,
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the
amulets’ jangling sounds force them
to maintain their distance. A similar
spirit in folklore with a particular
connection to water is known as an
Obangje.
F A S E R I P
Fe Fe Fe Un Ty Ex Un
Health: 106 Karma: 126
Powers:
Intangible: Abikus are spirit beings
only able to manipulate the world
while in possession of a material
being, almost always a child. They are
able to phase through matter, and
may only be attacked through mental
or magical means. The abiku has no
need to eat, breathe or sleep.
Dimensional Travel: The abiku can
travel between the earthly plane and
the spirit realm. This is usually
unintentional, but in some
circumstances they may bring others
with them.

Adze: The adze is a vampiric being in

the folklore of the Ewe people, located
in Togo and Ghana. In the Marvel
Universe, they are formidable in that
they can survive being staked in the
heart. In African folklore, the adze
takes the form of a firefly, though it
will transform into human shape upon
capture, and they have the power to
possess humans. Marvel’s version has
not demonstrated these abilities
however. The adze have been
encountered on Earth-616 by the
vampire hunter, Blade.
F A S E R I P instantaneously method of killing a
Gd Ex Rm Rm Pr Ty Ex
Health: 90 Karma: 30
Powers:
Heightened Senses: All 5 senses are
heightened to Remarkable levels.
Hyper Speed: Typical
Night Vision: Adze may see in
"natural" darkness with Excellent rank
ability without difficulty.
Claws: The adze may sprout claws
inflicting strength +1CS damage.
Bite: Typical damage per round by
draining the blood from a victim. If the
target has been drained of blood to
Shift-0 health then reinfused with
vampiric blood from the "parent"
vampire the target will return to life as
a Vampire.
Adrenaline: The Adze can survive
being staked in the heart, the usual
vampire. If reduced to Shift 0 Health in
this fashion, the Adze draws upon a
reserve 90 points of Health and +1CS
Strength due to massive adrenaline
rushes, lasting 10 rounds.
Asanbosam: The Asanbosam (also
called Asasabonsam or Sasabonsam) is
a vampire-like folkloric being from the
Akan people of southern Ghana, Côte
d'Ivoire, Togo and 18th century
Jamaica from enslaved Akan. It is said
to have iron teeth, pink skin, long red
hair and iron hooks for feet and lives
in trees, attacking from above. In
mythology, it is usually portrayed as
an archetypical ogre; according to one
source, “the hairy Sasabonsam has
large blood-shot eyes, long legs, and
feet pointing both ways. Its favourite
trick is to sit on the high branches of a
tree and dangle its legs so as to
entangle the unwary hunter.” Both
the ogre and vampire versions have
iron teeth.
F A S E R I P
Gd Rm Ex Ex Pr Ty Pr
Health: 80 Karma: 14
Powers:
Vampire Bite: Once bitten, the
asanbosam’s bite does 20 points per

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round for each round of sustained
contact.
Their teeth and claws do Remarkable
Edged damage. Climbing is at +2 CS.
They have the equivalent of Stealth
while they are in trees.
Limitations: Although technically
vampiric, asanbosam lack many of the
traditional weaknesses of vampires.
They have the vampires’ traditional
weaknesses to direct sunlight, holy
symbols, and being staked through the
heart. Their bite does not cause their
victims to become vampires
themselves.
Mmoatia: Mmoatia (singular, aboatia)
are forest dwellers known to the Akan
or Ashanti people of Ghana. In
traditional religious thought, they are
seen as a subclass of abosom,
intermediary spirits or deified
ancestors. They are believed to be
very short in stature, standing not
more than one foot high—although
this may be a reference to carved
wooden representations of them and
not to the beings themselves. They
have curved noses and yellowish skin.
Their feet are said to point backwards.
These beings communicate with each
other through a unique whistle
language, and whistling in the bush is
a sure way to draw their attention.
They are credited with a phenomenal
knowledge of medicines, which they
are willing to impart to herbalists or
medicine men. Sometimes Ghanaians
are taken by mmoatia that live deep in
the woods. Some who are captured by
the mmoatia begin to learn their ways
and emerge after several years as
herbalists. The mmoatia have always
lived in the jungle and know how to
use its plentiful resources to cure to all
diseases. Their favorite food is
bananas.
Mmoatia are divided into three tribes
or bands: Black Mmoatia are
harmless, but Red and White Mmoatia
are always up to some kind of trickery,
though they are not truly malevolent.
Mmoatia signify unpredictability,
mockery, and trickery. They function
as messengers between the realms of
spirit and corporeality.
F A S E R I P "natural" darkness with Excellent rank
Gd Ty Gd Ex Gd Ty Rm
Health: 46 Karma: 46
Powers:
True Sight: Amazing ability.
Interdimensional Communication:
They can communicate telepathically
with otherdimensional creatures and
beings who are in Orun or related
realms, at Unearthly ability.
Obayifo: An obayifo is a vampire-like
mythological creature from West
Africa coming from the folklore of the
Ashanti. It is known as asiman by the
Dahomey people. The obayifo was
also considered a kind of witch. In
Ashanti folklore, obayifo are very
common and may inhabit the bodies
of ordinary people. They are described
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as having shifty eyes and being
obsessed with food. When travelling
at night they turn into orbs of light (a
variation states that they emit a
phosphorescent light from their
armpits and anus. Take your pick, I
know which one I’d choose.) Obayifo
have been referenced in the Marvel
title Vampire Tales.
F A S E R I P
Gd Ex Ex Rm Ty Gd Gd
Health: 80 Karma: 26
Powers:
Possession: The obayifo may possess
another sentient humanoid, with
Monstrous ability.
Hyper Speed: Typical.
Night Vision: They may see in
ability without difficulty.
Bite: An obayifo bite does Typical
damage per round by draining the
blood from a victim. If the target has
been drained of blood to Shift-0 health
then reinfused with vampiric blood
from the "parent" vampire the target
will return to life as an obayifo.
Flight: In its light form, the obayifo
travels at Excellent airspeed. It only
uses this ability at night. When
transformed into a light orb, the
obayifo is intangible: it cannot affect
physical objects or be affected by
physical forces (other actions such as
magic or energy attacks still affect it).
Limitations: The obayifo is at +1 CS to
be hit while it travels at night, due to
its light emission properties.
The writers of Marvel Comics have
done a pretty good job of dividing up
earth’s cultures by their respective
pantheons. While it seems a daunting,
even ludicrous, task to catalogue all
gods ruling a large landmass like Africa
under one category, the standard
explanation that most gods are
acknowledged by different cultures
under multiple names seems to take
care of things rather well. That said,
there are a few characters that have
appeared in the comics who don’t
really fit in with the established
pantheons.
These tend to fall within one of two
categories. One is those gods who
were made up entirely by comic-book
writers without any real basis in a
historic or ethnographic belief system.
Many of these are portrayed as evil
beings summoned by primitive,
fictional tribes, often appearing in
older “jungle action” or horror-
themed anthologies. They’re not a
cohesive pantheon, and most of them
tend to make their home on the
earthly plane.
The second category is those gods
who have not appeared in Marvel
comics but do have real-earth cultural
significance. Taking into account
Marvel’s “all myths are real”
approach, these are gods who haven’t
shown up in canon, but conceivably
could.

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 ● Temporarily (24 hours) increase a Silbo: This is a unique whistling
subject’s Psyche +1CS. language native to the Guanches of
Nganga: This is a skill set of African ● With preparation, induce fear in the island of La Gomera, in the Canary
traditional healing, both physically an opponent by giving themselves Islands. It is a public form of
and spiritually. Nganga is a Kikongo a startling appearance, called communication, used to communicate
language term for herbalist or spiritual kimbulua in the Kongo language. across the deep ravines and narrow
healer in many African societies and An opponent with a Psyche of valleys that radiate through the island.
also in many societies of the African Amazing must make a Psyche It is treated the same as other
diaspora such as those in Haiti, Brazil, FEAT roll or lower automatically languages but can be heard up to 60
and Cuba. In the Kingdom of Kongo forfeit an action for the first round areas away (about 3 miles).
the Nganga traditionally possessed of combat.
the skill to communicate with the ● The ability to craft a nkisi (see Totemic Protector: Like many cultures
Other World, as well as divining the below). worldwide, quite a few indigenous
cause of illness, misfortune and social African peoples believe in totem
stress and preparing measures to
address them, often by supernatural
means but sometimes natural
medicine as well. They were also
responsible for charging nkisi, or
physical objects intended to be the
receptacle for spiritual forces. This
talent set also applies to the cultures
of South Africa, where the role is
divided between medicinal and
divination functions (inyanga and
sangoma, respectively) and the
Swahili regions, where it is known as
mganga. Those with Nganga as a
Talent may choose two of the
following; additional Talent slots may
be taken to increase the number of
abilities:
● Communicate with beings of Orun
or an associated dimension;
requires the completion of a
ceremony.
● First Aid via herbal treatments;
this may also be used to slow the
effect of disease.

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spirits, beings that represent kinship
with a family, clan, or tribe. A
character with this Talent belongs to a
totemic clan, (for example the Panther
Clan, Gorilla Tribe, etc.) essentially
having a spiritual kinship with their
totem animal. With this Talent, the
type of animal chosen (in this case it
should be one native to Africa) will
never attack the character. As an
optional rule, if coupled with Animal
Handling the creature encountered
may even assist the character.
Nkisi: A nkisi, or nkishi, is an object
that a spirit inhabits. It is frequently
applied to a variety of objects used
throughout the Congo Basin in Central
Africa that are believed to contain
spiritual powers or spirits. Possibly the
most famous of these forms is that of
an anthropomorphic or zoomorphic
wooden carving which is activated by
pounding a nail into it. Nkisi and the
afflictions associated with them are
generally classified into two types; the
"of the above" and "of the below". A
skilled sorcerer may craft a nkisi and
use it once per day.
Nkisi of the white magic variety may
be used to provide the user with a
Karma boost equal to the user’s
Strength, up to Amazing.
Nkisi of the black magic type are called
nkondi, and can eliminate Karma
points of a selected target, by an
amount equal to the user’s Strength.
Using nkondi is in itself an evil act,
subjecting the user to a Karma penalty
of 30 points unless they are a villain.
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Shotel:
This is a curved sword originating in
Ethiopia, used by either mounted or
unmounted warriors. The swordsmen
who were trained in using this weapon
were known as meshenitai. Its shape is
similar to a big sickle and can be
effectively used to reach around an
opponent's shield and stab them in
vital areas. Similar weapons were used
by the ancient Egyptians and peoples
of the Levant. Its statistics are identical
to that of a single-handed sword,
however, a Yellow FEAT result in
combat will bypass an opponent’s
shields (other body armor, force fields,
etc. still apply).
Elephant Graveyards: Legends persist watch over and protect the sacred most part within a mystical dimension
that deep in the untamed jungles of elephant graveyard. Some people (most likely Orun) and on occasion will
Africa is a fabled place known as the believe that the explorers who have randomly appear in an undisclosed
elephant graveyard. It is said that this gone missing while searching for the location in the heart of Africa. The
is a mystical place that beckons dying elephant graveyard were either gods of Africa often appoint mystic
elephants to their final resting place. captured and held prisoner by the creatures or warrior guardian spirits to
The elephant graveyard has been a guards or killed by them. One protect these locations.
much sought-after place for several extraordinary story associated with
reasons, but the one that seems to the elephant graveyard claims that
attract most adventurers is the there is a book of magic spells located
promise of mounds and mounds of there that contain the solutions to
ivory just waiting for the taking. While wars and hatred. There appears to be
many explorers have sought the more than one Elephant Graveyard
legendary place, the elephant located in Africa and can usually be
graveyard remains elusive. found in locations that are difficult and
dangerous to get to. It has also been
According to the myth of the elephant speculated that they may exist for the
graveyard, elephants instinctively
know that death is near so they will
separate themselves from their herd
and journey alone to the elephant
graveyard. Many explorers have gone
looking for the elephant graveyard.
Some have returned empty-handed
and some have never returned at all.
Throughout the history of Africa
exploration, there have been
occasional tales of an explorer or
adventurer claiming to have
discovered the mythical elephant
graveyard has surfaced. But none of
these people were able to relocate the
elephant graveyard and prove that
they had, indeed, found it.

According to some of the legends

about the elephant graveyards, there
are mystical beings…sometimes
humans, sometimes elephants…who

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White Lions: A pair of chalk white
stone lions stood guard to an Elephant
Graveyard along the Lost River valley
located deep in the Congo. They stood
sentinel as living statues and would
come to life whenever anyone
entered the sacred burial ground.
They are relentless defenders and will
return to their posts after dealing with
unwanted intruders. A pair of White
Lions were encountered by the jungle
adventurer Jann and her companion
Pat Mahoney who set out to locate the
fabled Elephant Graveyard along the
Lost River.

F A S E R I P
Ex Gd Ex Rm Fb Pr Ex
Health: 80 Karma: 26
Powers:
Body Resistance: Excellent versus
physical, magical and energy attacks
Bite/Claws: Edged attack
Sentinels: The lions will activate
whenever an intruder enters the
burial ground, regardless of intruders’
abilities such as shape-changing,
invisibility, stealth, etc.
Movement: 2 areas/round

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Let’s take a look at the (ahem)
elephant in the room: while most
writers nowadays approach deities
with a degree of cultural awareness,
this was not always so. During the
comics eras of the Golden and Silver
Ages (and decreasingly afterwards),
Africa was portrayed as “the dark
continent”, filled with dangerous
jungles, and primitive, hostile natives
with barbaric practices and
superstitious ways. This was a sign of
the times, and consistent with the
portrayals in other aspects of pop
culture such as TV, movies, radio
shows, pulp magazines, etc. A
common theme throughout these
stories is that traditional African
religions are proven false by white
protagonists, so whether or not these
beings actually exist in the Marvel
Universe is in many cases a matter of
interpretation.
Idolatry features heavily in the jungle
stories of the Silver Age; typical plots
involve an outsider invoking the wrath
of a god by stealing or desecrating a
deity’s idol or sacred object. Most of
these miscellaneous deities appear to
not dwell on the earthly plane (or at
least are not very active there),
instead using an idol, temple, or object
as a conduit with which to influence
the mortal world.
Some of this stuff is insulting or racist
by modern standards, so if that
offends you, please accept our
apologies in advance and don’t shoot KNOWN POWERS
the messenger! On the brighter side, Size: The Elephant God can manifest
these characters are all ripe for a as an enormous (about 50’ feet high)
reinterpretation that reframes these humanoid elephant, as reflected in his
beings in a light that clothes them in a primary statistics. He is +1CS to be hit
more sensitive and culturally-accurate due to his size.
context, much like Marvel has done in Spirit Box: The Elephant God makes his
recent years with their older minority “home” in a box guarded by the
characters. Wamusa healer; the box may cause
the deity’s actual physical
transformation, or it may hold access
to an interdimensional portal or
pocket dimension where the being
F RM (30) Health: 240 lives.
A GD (10) Tusks: Inflict edged damage.
S UN (100) Karma: 46
E UN (100) Contacts: Wamusa tribe
R TY (6) Resources: TY
I GD (10) ADDITIONAL NOTES
P RM (30) Popularity: 0 Despite a close resemblance, the
Elephant God has no known
BACKGROUND connection to the Hindu god Ganesha.
Real Name: Unknown There may however be some
Occupation: Protector of the Wamusa connection between the Elephant God
tribe and the alien Yogah, worshipped as
Legal Status: Supernatural being Yag-Kosha in the nation of Zamora,
Identity: Secret during the Hyborian Era.
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Marital Status: Presumably single The Elephant God’s only known
Known Relatives: None motivation is to protect the Wamusa
Base of Operations: African jungle tribe, the elephants native to the
Past Group Affiliations: None region, and the elephants’ sacred
Present Group Affiliations: None graveyard. It appears when
summoned by the Wamusa tribal
healer.
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HISTORY
The unnamed “Elephant God” of the
Wamusa tribe is the protector of the
Wamusa people, and of the elephants
native to their region; he is the
guardian of the sacred “elephant
graveyard” rich in ivory. This deity,
probably a tribal protective spirit,
manifests to aid the Wamusa tribe
when the tribal healer (“witch
doctor”) opens a magical box said to
contain its spirit.

The Elephant God has rarely been

seen on the earthly plane, although it
may cast some sort of protective
magic over the Wamusa. The most
recent known sighting of the deity
occured in the 1950s, when ivory
poacher Clem Carter and his
accomplices Jenkins and Meshouer
attempted to force a Wamusa
tribesman to reveal the location of the
elephant graveyard. The tribesman
escaped and warned the Wamusa
healer of the poachers’ intentions. The
ivory hunters confiscated the healer’s
mystic “jack-in-the-box” to their
immediate regret when it released the
spirit of the Elephant God. The
poachers’ ultimate fate is unknown,
and the Elephant God has not been
seen since.

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The Fire God’s primary statistics are
not known, as it has never been seen
on-panel directly. He acts on the
earthly plane through his idol.

Resources: GD
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Fire god of the Kobuki
people
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Kobuki territory
of the Congo River Basin
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None Congo. In the 1950s, a tribe of natives knocking over the idol, causing a fire
began to prepare for a private to spread. When Jann tried to stop the
KNOWN POWERS ceremony to worship the deity as Pat fire, the locals denounced her, seeing
Pyrokinesis: Amazing Mahoney prepared to take photos. the rhino charge as a sign that the fire
Jann of the Jungle (Jane Hastings) god was mad at her and wanted her
Talents: None stopped Mahoney, telling him that the destruction. When Jann failed to
locals react violently to outsiders convince the Kobuki people to listen
Contacts: Kobuki tribe watching their ceremony. When Pat to her, the fire began to spread out of
refused to listen, Jann was forced to control creating a panic. Using a
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES tie him to a tree then left to guard ceremonial shield, Jann leapt into the
Very little is known about this deity over the tribe, as she was allowed to flames to show the tribe that the "fire
except that he is the protector of the act as their guardians as they god" was not mad at them, winning
Kobuki tribe. Thus far he has only worshipped their fire god. back their trust. With the rhinos
been shown acting through his idol. charging toward where Pat was tied
As the natives worshipped the flaming up, Jann went ahead of them and used
HISTORY idol to the fire god, Jann noticed a the Kobuki shield to protect them
This unnamed fire deity was the herd of charging rhinos heading their from the charging beasts, saving Pat's
patron god of the Kobuki tribe in the way and tried to stop them. However life.
Jann failed to stop the rhinos from

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F GD (10) Health: 96
A IN (40)
S TY (6) Karma: 42
E IN (40)
R TY (6) Resources: PR
I TY (6)
P RM (30) Popularity: -2
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Witch, goddess
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Witch Woman
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumably single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Jungle of the
Republic of the Congo
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
Witch Fire: The Flame Witch has
control over fire and can project it
from her hands, at Amazing rank.
Presumably the fire is mystical in
nature.
Immortality: If the legends are true,
the Flame Witch can’t truly die;
reduction of her Health to zero puts
her into a dormant state from which
she can be resurrected.
Resistances: She is immune to
radiation, heat and fire.
LIMITATIONS
Water Vulnerability: The Flame Witch
was apparently vulnerable to water,
putting out her flames and putting her spirit of the Flame Witch. His
into a death of sorts, but apparently experiment was a success, but the
the correct nuclear reaction could newly resurrected Flame Witch began
resurrect her from her state of death. setting the jungle ablaze, the
excitement causing Kreitzer to pass
Talents: None out, and the Leopard Girl placed Hans
in the cave den of her lion friend Numa
Contacts: Congolese worshippers and her cubs. Gwen slipped away and
changed into the Leopard Girl to
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES confront the Flame Witch, but her
The Flame Witch does not like to be powers proved too strong.
disturbed from her mystic slumber,
and is immediately hostile to all who The Flame Witch then went after Hans
would wake her. She is allegedly a to kill him, but Leopard Girl and Numa
goddess of evil, but otherwise her attacked. During the fight, the
motivations are not known. Leopard Girl knocked loose a stone
that caused a torrent of water to spray
HISTORY out, dousing the Flame Witch with
Not much is known about the origins water putting out her flames and
of the so-called Flame Witch. apparently putting her back into her
Apparently a witch, who legends claim previous state.
was worshiped as a goddess of flame
and evil. According to those same If the Flame Witch can ever be
legends she could not truly die, only resurrected again remains to be seen.
sleep in an eternal smolder until she
could burst into flames once more.
How she came to be in this state is
unrevealed.
In 1954, Hans Kreitzer a famous
scientist and philosopher retired to
the Congo jungle where his colleague
Peter hired out his usual secretary
Gwen to assist him in his research.
Unknown to Kreitzer or Peter, Gwen
was secretly the jungle adventurer
known as Leopard Girl.
Kreitzer then began creating a nuclear
chemical compound that would
somehow allow him to summon the
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 EQUIPMENT: ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Black Opal: The idol of the God of the The God of the Black Opal is vengeful
Black Opal holds this mystic item in its and protective of its worshippers, and
F SH0 (0) Health: 100 cupped hands. The full effects of the is possessive of the opal gem for which
A SH0 (0) gem are unknown, but presumably it it is named.
S AM (50) Karma: 150 allows the holder to communicate
E AM (50) with the god, and the God of the Black HISTORY
R TY (6) Resources: TY Opal is alerted when the opal is The god of the Black Opal is a vengeful
I MN (75) removed. protector god of the jungle pygmy
P MN (75) Popularity: 0 tribes in the Congo and makes use of a
Talents: None giant black opal to commune with the
BACKGROUND tribe’s witch doctor. Okobu seeking
Real Name: Unknown Contacts: None power stole the opal and framed
Occupation: God of Central African Lorna for the act but was found out.
Foragers (“pygmies”) ADDITIONAL NOTES The god of the Black Opal took his
Legal Status: Unknown History and image provided by Michel vengeance on Okobu for his thievery
Identity: Secret John Gariepy. and his giant stone statue spewed fire
Other Known Aliases: (possibly) The god of the Black Opal may be on him and burnt him to death. The
Arebati Arebati, who is a Mbuti (pygmy) lunar opal was then returned to its resting
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly god of protection; opal has traditional place in the cupped hands of the god
Congo or Orun associations both with protection and it belonged to.
Marital Status: Unknown the moon.
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Congo
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Fire Emission: Monstrous rank; the
god’s idol can spew flame from its
nose and mouth.
Astral Projection: The god of the opal
manifests itself through the actions of
a large (approximately 20’ feet tall)
idol which it is able to animate,
although the idol does not seem to be
mobile. The God of the Black Opal has
not been revealed in its true form.

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 Vulture Leopard
F EX (20) RM (30)
A GD (10) GD (10)
S TY (6) GD (10)
E EX (20) EX (20)
R PR (4) PR (4)
I TY (6) PR (4)
P GD (10) Ty (6)
Health: 56 70
Karma: 20 14
Resources: RM
Popularity: 2

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Mythical beast
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: God of Fang and
Talons
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown, presumed
single
The statistics given above are for the ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Known Relatives: None
beast’s earthly avatars. In addition, This deity is a protector of its
Base of Operations: Unknown,
they have the following capabilities: worshippers and provided abundant
possibly Congo or Orun
food for its people until departing
Past Group Affiliations: None
Vulture: Flight at 4 areas/round, from Earth for unknown reasons. Its
Present Group Affiliations: None
Talons do Edged damage current status is unknown.
Leopard: Move at 2 areas/round,
KNOWN POWERS
claws and fangs do Edged damage HISTORY
The true form and capabilities of the
The god of Fang and Talons is a male
Beast of Fang and Talons is not known,
Talents: None mythical beast worshipped by some
as it appears to act on earth through
African tribes in the Congo and West
its avatars, the vulture and the
Contacts: Worshippers Africa, and was a cross between a
leopard. If the being’s temple
vulture and a leopard. Existing mainly
representation is true, then it
ADDITIONAL NOTES in the realm of the gods of Africa, it
manifests as a chimeric cross between
History and image provided by Michel has rarely been encountered on the
the two animals.
John Gariepy Earthly plane. In the distant past the

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god was happy and was worshipped
by the grateful tribe which prospered
with large successful crops and
endless meat sources readily caught
by their hunters. Grateful, the tribe
honored their god with priceless
diamonds and other precious stones
as offerings. Over time, the god
departed the Earth and the tribe’s
wealth began to dwindle, crops began
to yield less, and hunters returned
with less meat. During the 1950s,
unscrupulous treasure hunters sought
to steal buried uranium located
underground beneath a large effigy
idol of the god. Using the statue’s
influence on the tribe, the two men
used it to their advantage by making it
seem the god of Fang and Talons had
returned and demanded food as an
offering. Inside the god’s effigy a
leopard and a vulture served as guards
and may have been mystically placed
therein by the god to ward off the
criminals. They were ultimately
exposed and captured by the
legendary jungle heroine, Jann and
her companion Pat Mahoney.
The Golden God’s primary statistics
are not known, as he has never been
seen on-panel directly. He may be able
to act on the earthly plane through his
powers.
Resources: RM
Popularity: 0
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Tribal deity
Legal Status: Supernatural being
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: God of the
Midnight Drum
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumably single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Central African
jungle
Past Group Affiliations: None
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Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
The full extent of the Golden God’s
abilities is not known.
It might have Hydrokinesis at Amazing
rank.
EQUIPMENT: Midnight Drum - The
idol’s drum is made of gold as well as
the idol itself. It has a Resource value
of Amazing. It may have mystic powers
as well, but this is not confirmed.
Talents: None
Contacts: Tribal worshippers
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Very little is known about the Golden
God, other than that he is the patron
deity of an unnamed tribe. Also, he
likes to drum at midnight. Presumably
the neighbors haven’t complained.
HISTORY
Also known as the God of the Midnight
Drum for the musical instrument
associated with it, the Golden God was
the patron deity of an unnamed tribe
in Central Africa. In the 1950s, Jann of
the Jungle (Jane Hastings) helped the
worshippers of the Golden God to get
back access to their water source. Jann
and her companion Pat Mahoney
were confronted by a native who told
them that they were not allowed into
the territory of the golden god of the
midnight drum. When Pat protested,
the warrior suddenly keeled over.
Jann picked up the sickly warrior and
both she and Pat brought him back to
his village. They were welcomed
among the tribe and learned that they
were out of water and slowly dying of
thirst. They explained that Jennings,
the owner of a reservoir, had lost
possession and that the new owners
cut off their water. In exchange for Pat
being able to photograph the golden
god of the midnight drum, Jann agreed
to figure out how to get the water.

Jann investigated and found two men

named Bull and Yancey who
attempted to force the tribe to sell the
golden god of the midnight drum. Jann
attacked them but was soon captured.
When they tried to lead her away, she
broke free and lures them into a pit.
Bull helped Yancey out, but Yancey
decided to betray Bull by leaving him
there. However, Jann managed to
break the dam and captured Yancey,
ending their reign of terror over the
tribe.

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F AM (50) Health: 205
A RM (30)
S AM (50) Karma: 130
E MN (75)
R GD (40) Resources: GD
I RM (40)
P AM (50) Popularity: 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ororo Munroe
Occupation: Rain Goddess
Legal Status: American, Kenyan and
Wakandan multiple citizenship
Identity: Public
Other Known Aliases: Storm, Blue,
Ororo Iqadi T'Challa (former married
name), Queen Ororo, Ororo Komo
Wakandas , Beautiful Windrider,
White King, Weather Witch,
Windrider, Goddess, Mistress of the
Elements, Princess of N'Dare, High
Priestess,"Sister Voodoo", Horseman
of Life
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York
City, U.S.A.
Marital Status: Single; previous
marriage annulled
Known Relatives: Ayesha of Balobedu
(ancestor, deceased); Ashake of Egypt
(ancestor, deceased); Ashake of
Meroë (ancestor, deceased); Harriet
Munroe (paternal grandmother);
Unnamed paternal grandfather; (maternal uncle); Unnamed maternal Education and Outreach, Central Park,
Unnamed maternal grandmother; aunt; Abuya (cousin); unnamed Manhattan, New York City, New York);
David Munroe (father, deceased); paternal aunt (deceased); David as Hadari-Yao: Wakanda and Kenya
N'Daré Munroe (mother, deceased); Munroe, Jr. (cousin); Munroe Family Past Group Affiliations: Horsemen of
Ainet Mwangi (unofficial foster (relatives); T'Challa (ex-husband) Salvation, Hounds, X-Force (co-leader
mother); Achmed El Gibár (unofficial Base of Operations: Numerous with Psylocke), Extinction Team,
foster father); Colonel Shetani (mostly: Xavier Institute for Mutant Avengers, Fantastic Four, X.S.E., X-

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Treme X-Men, Tokyo Arena, The
Twelve, Seven Brides of Set, Hellfire
Club (Inner Circle), Morlocks (leader),
Secret Avengers (Civil War), Lady
Liberators
Present Group Affiliations: X-Men
(Gold Team), X-Men (Red Team), The
Crew
KNOWN POWERS
Godhood: Storm has a gift of godhead
passed from her ancestors. Black
Panther considered her as a bigger
god compared to Adversary, being
recognized as a threat by said deity.
The faith of Wakanda helped her
ascend to godhood and made her a
real goddess, granting her the power
to defeat the powerful Adversary.
● Longevity: AM; had Ororo retained
her godhood, she presumably
would have benefitted from the
inherent Longevity that divine
beings possess.
● Resurrection: A number of gods
may work together to resurrect
another deity if his or her life
essence is beyond resurrection.
Requires a minimum of three
deities and expenditure of all
Karma; may be performed once per
day. Ororo never demonstrated
this power, but it appears to be
inherent to all gods.
● Allspeak: As a deified human,
presumably Ororo had access to
the Allspeak. Allspeak allows one to
understand, speak, and write in all
languages. If addressing speakers
of more than one language, each
will understand the deity’s
language in his or her native
language. This ability extends to
extraterrestrial and
otherdimensional languages as
well as Earth tongues.
● Teleportation: Shift X rank. Storm
once used some wizards and
witches's energy to create a portal
based on lightning and teleported
herself and others from realm to
realm. This power may be related
to her magical talents.
● The Power of Divinity and Faith:
Storm can get power from people's
belief and prayers. The more
people that believe in her, the
more powerful she becomes. She
once used the power to dissipate
an unnatural storm that was from
another world and created by an
unknown Wakandan god. Storm
gets a number of bonus points
equal to the number of worshipers
she has, and may apply that
number to any of her powers or
physical attributes (e.g., if she has
30 worshipers she may temporarily
raise her Agility by 30 points, or
may increase the damage from a
lighting bolt by 30).
● Invocation: She is also able to
invoke Oshtur for help, Oshtur
being indirectly responsible for
Storm’s divine powers as Hadari-
Yao. This is best used as a
roleplaying element with effects
determined by the GM.
Weather Control: Monstrous
● Flight: Excellent, up to 5 passengers
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● Protection from the weather:
Monstrous
● Weather Prediction: Monstrous
● Create fog: Amazing intensity &
thickness
● Lightning Bolts: Unearthly
● Create Amazing strength winds,
cyclones etc.
● Reduce weather effects with
Monstrous abilities, failure will
mean effects will increase
Magical Potential: Storm's ancestry
supports the use of magic and
witchcraft. Many of her ancestors
were sorceresses and priestesses. A
timeline-divergent Storm became the
sorceress who taught sorcery to Magik
and some of Storm's alternate
universe selves possess considerable
magical talent. It has been stated that
Storm's spirit is so strong that she was
able to host the consciousness of an
avatar (or "manifestation body") of
Eternity; in a gathering consisting of
herself, Doctor Strange, Black Panther,
Silver Surfer and the Fantastic Four,
she and Strange were the only viable
candidates. In her deity form, Storm
gains +1CS to the learning and effects
of magical energies.
EQUIPMENT:
Stormcaster: Stormcaster is a hammer
created by Loki, which was presented
to Ororo Munroe. When she picked up
the hammer, Ororo gained access to
divine power, much like the power of
Thor, and became the Goddess of
Thunder. She gave up the hammer,
when she realized that Loki
manipulated her. Several years later,
Ororo once again got the Stormcaster
from Thor. She again became the
Goddess of Thunder, but in a fight with
Thor, she used Mjolnir to destroy it.
Despite the hammer's destruction, it
reappeared in the ruins of Old Asgard
not too long afterwards. Awakened by
the prayers of Storm's foster mother
Ainet Mwangi that her daughter was
given the power of divinity, the
hammer returned to Earth and
reunited with Storm. After Storm used
the Stormcaster to defeat the
malignant god responsible for Ainet's
death, Uovu, the hammer turned to
dust, having fulfilled its objective.
Effects: In addition to increasing her
Primary ability ranks (reflected in her
statistics above), Stormcaster grants
the following powers:
● The war-hammer is made of mystic
Uru, a Cl1000 Material with
Unearthly (100) damage.
● She may throw the war-hammer up
to 10 areas away, with the hammer
returning in the following round.
● Shield: By spinning Stormcaster,
Storm may use it as a shield of
Remarkable (30) vs. physical and
Energy.
● Life Support: Although never
demonstrated, presumably the
war-hammer provides Shift-Z (500)
Life Support allowing her to
operate freely.
● Worthiness: Assuming that
Stormcaster is similar to Mjolnir
and other enchanted Asgardian
unique weapons, only those
worthy are able to pick it up. Users
must have a minimum of Excellent
(20) Strength and positive
popularity.
● Similar magical hammers have
granted users the powers of
Weather Control, Lightning
Emission, and Flight. The increase
to these powers already possessed
by Storm are reflected under
Weather Control above;
presumably these powers would be
likewise granted to other users of
Stormcaster.
Talents: Leadership, Resist
Domination, Lock Picking, Sleight of
Hand, Escapology, Knives, Guns, Aerial
Combat, Martial Arts A and C, Multi-
Lingual: Russian, English, Kenyan,
Occult Knowledge, Theogeny
Contacts: As a veteran adventurer in
Marvel’s superhero community,
Storm has contacts with virtually every
major team, including the Avengers,
Fantastic Four, and various
incarnations of the X-Men. She has led
the Morlocks and several X-Men
teams. As a goddess, she also has
contact with the Asgardians, T’Challa,
and Doctor Strange.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
Hadari-Yao is the deified persona of
Ororo Munro, aka Storm. This entry
represents Storm’s appearance as a
deity and empowered by the magical
hammer Stormcaster. For a more
complete history of Ororo and her
statistics, consult the profiles provided
in various X-Men supplements.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Ororo Munroe is a complex person
who has undergone multiple shifts in
her character development. Originally
she was a strong-willed and regal
woman who acted like a goddess-on-
earth. During that period she also
suffered paralyzing claustrophobia. As
Hadari-Yao, she has overcome her
phobia and protects her people with a
fierce resolve.
HISTORY
Storm is the descendant of an ancient
line of African priestesses, all of whom
have white hair, blue eyes, and the
potential to wield magic. Her mother,
N'Dare, was the princess of a tribe in
Kenya. She married the American
photojournalist David Munroe and
moved with him to Manhattan, where
Ororo was born, but her parents
moved to Cairo when she was only 6
months old. She lived there with her
parents for five years in happiness,
until the war came. She lost her
parents during a bombing in which a
building collapsed on the entire
family, killing her parents and trapping
her for several hours. Wandering the
streets as an orphan, she soon was
taken in by the Egyptian Master-Thief,
Achmed El-Gibar, and trained by him
in the art of thievery.
She left him when she grew old
enough to survive on her own, and
wandered for thousands of miles,
almost dying during her trek across
the Sahara Desert. Ororo's mutant
ability to psionically control the
weather emerged soon after, and she
was able to use them to rescue
T'Challa, a prince of the African nation
of Wakanda, from his would-be
kidnappers. The pair shared a
romance and spent much time
together, however, T'Challa's duties as
a prince prevented them from further
exploring their burgeoning mutual
attraction.
Finally, Ororo reached her ancestors'
homeland of the Kilimanjaro Valley on
the Serengeti Plain in Kenya. Ororo
was taken in by an elderly tribal
woman named Ainet, who taught her
to be responsible with her powers.
Ororo soon came to be the object of
worship of the local tribes, who
believed her to be a goddess due to
her gift. It was here that Xavier found
her as a young woman and enlisted
her help to free the original X-Men
from Krakoa. Over the next several
years, Ororo had many adventures
with the X-Men and other
superpowered people.
Years later, when Ororo’s foster
mother Ainet was prosecuted by the
worshippers of a new god who
denounced Ororo's godhood, Ainet
prayed to the Old Gods to give her
daughter the power of divinity. Before
dying, her call was answered by the
Stormcaster, which laid dormant in
Asgard. The mystical hammer was
awakened and it sought Storm in the
middle of one of her adventures with
the X-Men, and she regained the
abilities the hammer once granted
her. After learning of Ainet's death not
long afterwards, Ororo travelled to
Kenya and confronted the new dark
god worshipped by her former village,
Uovu.
Uovu attempted to sway Ororo to his
side, using his powers to resurrect her
late parents. However, Ororo
discovered catacombs where Uovu
kept hundreds of villagers his
followers had killed over the years
ready to be reanimated under his
command. When Ororo confronted
Uovo about this revelation, he
summoned his undead army, placing
Ororo's parents and Ainet under his
command as well. Storm used
Stormcaster one last time to confront
Uovu in a battle of godhood. She
defeated the dark god, causing
Stormcaster to turn to dust. Before
the people reanimated by Uovu
dissolved into the wind, Ororo
managed to have final words with
both her parents and Ainet. Ainet
comforted Ororo for her feelings that
she had neglected the village when
she left to join the X-Men, assuring
Storm that she didn't abandon the
village, but rather gave herself to the
world.
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F AM (50) Health: 190
A RM (30)
S AM (50) Karma: 66
E IN (40)
R TY (6) Resources: PR
I GD (10)
P AM (50) Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: Shark god
Legal Status: Zambiji deity
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Shark God
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Zambiji region of
ADDITIONAL NOTES HISTORY
Africa
History and image provided by Michel Kai-Mak dwelled in a saltwater lagoon
Past Group Affiliations: None
John Gariepy along the Zambiji Eastern coastline. He
Present Group Affiliations: None
was worshipped by an African tribe
Although worshiped as one, Kai-Mak is and often demanded human sacrifice
KNOWN POWERS
not a god in the true sense of the word to sate his ravenous hunger for human
Longevity: Shift Z. Presumably, he is
as he does not appear to be part of any flesh. In the 1940s, when an explorer
either immortal or long-lived.
pantheon nor does he appear to have and his daughter (both unnamed)
Water Freedom: Kai-Mak is able to
any common godly traits. He is likely sought the legend of the Shark-God
breathe on land and underwater.
the last member of some race that Kai-Mak near the regions where the
Hyper-Swimming: Remarkable
lived on Earth millions of years ago. Zambiji tribe lived, they were captured
Body Armor: Kai-Mak’s thick hide
This seems more likely due to the by the natives, and prepared as
provides Excellent protection versus
number of undersea races that have sacrifices to their god. However, The
physical and energy attacks.
and still presently existed. Vision appeared in the smoke of a
Resistance to Cold: Excellent
bonfire, and challenged the giant
Teeth: Excellent edged damage,
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES creature. The battle took to the water,
Excellent material strength
Kai-Mak is bloodthirsty, demanding where The Vision overcame Kai-Mak,
human sacrifice from his worshippers. and ripped his jaw apart, apparently
Talents: None
killing him. Upon his return to the
surface, the Zambiji’s proclaimed their
Contacts: Zambiji Tribe
new-found devotion to Aarkus, and
the prisoners were released.

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M’Wamba’s primary statistics are not
known, as he has never been seen on-
panel directly. See below for his
avatar’s profile.

Resources: GD
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: M’Wamba
Occupation: God of the Watambi, god
of murder and vengeance
Legal Status: God of Central African
Foragers (Pygmies)
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown, possibly
Central Africa
Marital Status: presumably single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Watambi
territory of Central Africa, possibly
Presumably M’Wamba’s worshipper is ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Congo region
in control of the ape when this M’Wamba purportedly protects the
Past Group Affiliations: None
happens, but has not been confirmed. Watambi tribe from more powerful
Present Group Affiliations: None
When transformed, M’Wamba’s enemies. Other than that, he is
avatar has the following attributes: generally motivated by murderous
KNOWN POWERS
F A S E R I P rage and demands human sacrifice.
The full extent of M’Wamba’s powers
Ex Gd Ex Ex Pr Ty Ex
is unknown, and he has not been seen
Health: 70 Karma: 30 HISTORY
to manifest on the earthly plane
Powers:Berserker - as per UPB The pygmy tribes of Africa worshipped
directly. M’Wamba interacts with
Climbing - 2 areas/round the primal ape god of murder and
mortals through the use of his idol,
vengeance believing him to be their
and has shown the following abilities:
Talents: None protector against other more
Pyrokinesis: Poor rank
powerful tribes. Two English
Create Illusions: Poor rank
Contacts: Watambi Tribe explorers, Sir Geoffrey Horton and
Transformation: M’Wamba is able to
James Creighton bore witness to a
cause users of his idol to spiritually
ADDITIONAL NOTES Watambi witch doctor conducting a
merge with their enemies and
History and image provided by Michel ritual to summon M’Wamba around a
transform into a murderous ape. John Gariepy fire. After a few hours of ritualistic

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drumming and dancing, it culminated
in the witch doctor making use of a
small carved idol in his likeness and
suddenly sacrificing one of his own
villagers by tossing him into the
burning pyre. Angered by the
horrendous act, Sir Geoffrey attacked
the witch doctor hitting him in the
head with the idol of M’Wamba and
shooting him with his gun. The fire
began to rise, and an image of a giant
ape appeared in the smoke that
quickly dissipated. The two explorers
returned home to London with the
idol of M’Wamba. Unknown to Sir
Geoffrey, he came down with an
unknown illness and became cursed to
transform at night into a murderous
ape. Returning to England, Sir
Geoffrey began murdering people in
his circle of acquaintances but was
found out by James Creighton who
lured him to his home and used the
idol of M’Wamba as a weapon by
striking him in the head with it. Dying,
Sir Geoffrey used the last of his apelike
bestial rage to also kill James. The
spirit of the witch doctor left Sir
Geoffrey’s body and returned to the
idol. Their bodies were later found by
the police.
M’Wamba may have some connection
to Ghekre, the gorilla god worshipped
by the Jabari people of Wakanda. Or,
more likely, he may have some
connection to Zemba, the golden
fanged ape worshipped by the Witch-
Dancers of Zembabwei in Stygia
during the Hyborian Era. Interestingly,
the Watambi people are mentioned in
another Conan story that takes place
in Stygia, the continent that would
become Africa in the post-Cataclysm
era.
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F PR (4) Health: 133
A PR (4)
S AM (50) Karma: 87
E MN (75)
R TY (6) Resources: AM
I TY (6)
P AM (75) Popularity: 2
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown
Occupation: God of good fortune
Legal Status: Deity of indigenous
Congo peoples
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumed single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Congo, Africa
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
Body Armor: Remarkable
Boon: Malator can grant +2CS to a
target’s Resources, or good luck in the
form of a +1CS to one roll per 24
hours. He will only do this for those
who treat him respectfully.
Transformation: Malator’s true form
has not been revealed, but his spirit is
able to occupy any wooden item, such
as a tree or an idol. The statistics
above represent Malator’s abilities
when he possessed a tree. The full
extent of his abilities is not known.
Talents: None
Contacts: Congolese worshippers, tree and held him aloft until the police
unnamed explorer arrived. Malator once again became
an idol and returned to the old man’s
ADDITIONAL NOTES possession.
History and image provided by Michel
John Gariepy

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Malator is a benevolent deity who
protects his worshippers and rewards
them with good fortune. He is
seemingly peaceful most of the time
except when called upon to protect his
people.

HISTORY
Malator was a minor African god of
good fortune and worshipped by
tribes along the Congo. He was often
carved into an idol and gifted to others
for their acts of kindness which would
bequeath them with fortune and luck
as well as on the occasion serve to
protect them from harm by
transforming into a treelike being in
Malator’s likeness. One such idol was
gifted to a kindly explorer who aided a
village from flooding caused by their
rain gods. By teaching them to hold off
the rising waters, the village was saved
and the tribal chieftain rewarded the
explorer with an idol of Malator. The
idol granted him vast wealth by
granting him luck in finding an area
rich in diamonds. Years later, now an
old man, his estate was robbed by a
man wielding a gun. Pleading for the
robber to not take his Malator idol,
the robber did so. Outside the robber
was caught by surprise and captured
when Malator came to life as a giant

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Mugu’s primary statistics are not
known, as he has never been seen
on-panel directly. He is able to act on
the earthly plane through his sacred
ruby.
Resources: RM
Popularity: 0
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mugu
Occupation: River god
Legal Status: Protector deity of the
Bilombi River Valley
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumed single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Bilombi River
Valley
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
The full extent of Mugu’s abilities are
not known. He is able to perform the
following, through the power of the
mystic ruby:
Boon: Able to grant his worshippers
+1CS Resources.
Bad Luck: He is able to decrease a
single FEAT roll of any given enemy
once per day, by -3 CS.
Optional: He may also have some form
of Hydrokinesis at Amazing rank.
EQUIPMENT:
Sacred Ruby: The extent of this mystic
ruby’s powers are unknown. Removal
of it from the temple will immediately
bring down the wrath of both Mugu
and the tribesmen who worship him.
Talents: None
Contacts: Mugu tribe
ADDITIONAL NOTES
History and image provided by Michel
John Gariepy
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mugu is the protector of the
tribesmen of the Bilombi River Valley.
He provides them with the river’s
resources and will take swift revenge
on any who cross him or threaten his
people’s well-being.
HISTORY
Mugu was a river god and worshipped
by tribes along the Bilombi River valley
in Gabon, Africa. He was lord
protector of the life-giving waters and
a temple was built in his honor and a
large ruby was gifted to him and
placed within the temple. A local tribe
in his honor took his name as a sign of
respect and guarded the ruby from
would-be thieves. A French trader
stole the ruby and attempted to
navigate the treacherous river but fell
victim to the river god when his boat
capsized, and he fell down a rocky
waterfall to his death while trying to
escape the pursuing Mugu tribesmen.
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 ADDITIONAL NOTES HISTORY
History and image provided by Michel African buffalos can be found in the
F RM (30) Health: 160 John Gariepy. forests of Central and West Africa, and
A IN (40) Nyati is not actually named in the story the savannahs of Eastern and South
S IN (40) Karma: 66 in which he appeared; he is only Africa. Tribes in Africa in the Marvel
E AM (50) referred to as “the water buffalo god”. Universe worshipped Nyati, making
R TY (6) Resources: RM his animals sacred. When someone is
I GD (10) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES said to kill one, the tribe will relocate
P AM (50) Popularity: 2 Nyati has never been seen on panel. their village and seek out the one
He is a protector deity for several responsible. When Jungle Boy’s father
BACKGROUND tribes shoots one, hysteria runs through his
Real Name: Unknown workers who quickly leave his employ.
Occupation: Protective deity Later, Kagago a power-hungry
Legal Status: Unknown tribesman allied with the Communists
Identity: Secret sought to impersonate the buffalo god
Other Known Aliases: Buffalo God and attempted to lead the tribe using
Place of Birth: Unknown their own fears to persuade them to
Marital Status: Single do his bidding. He was found out and
Known Relatives: None exiled from the tribe when Jungle Boy
Base of Operations: Central Africa revealed him as an imposter with the
Past Group Affiliations: None help of a friendly lion, to whom he
Present Group Affiliations: None earlier gave food.
KNOWN POWERS
Curse: When a buffalo is killed in the
vicinity of Nyati’s worshippers, Nyati
can curse everyone in the village with
-1CS to all FEAT rolls until the buffalo-
killer is killed and the village is
relocated. Additionally, the village as a
whole receives -1CS to all Resources.
Boon: Likewise, Nyati can bless the
village with +1CS to Resources.
Horns: Nyati’s horns allow him to do
Edged damage and grant +1CS to
damage when Charging.

Talents: Intimidation

Contacts: Worshippers

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Og’s primary statistics are not known,
as he has never been seen on-panel
directly. He is able to act on the
earthly plane through his idol.
Resources: TY
Popularity: 0
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Og
Occupation: God of greed and evil
Legal Status: Abaku deity
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Presumably single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Congo region,
Africa
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None
KNOWN POWERS
The full extent of Og’s powers is
unknown.
Curse: If Og is not provided with a
regular human sacrifice, he is able to
curse an entire village with -1CS to all
FEAT rolls until his need for a sacrifice
is appeased. He is not picky about who
is sacrificed, but prefers his victims to
be powerful.
Talents: None
Contacts: Abaku tribe
ADDITIONAL NOTES
History and image provided by Michel
John Gariepy
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Little is known about Og. He demands
human sacrifice, preferring the
strongest and bravest victims.
HISTORY
Og is the god of evil and greed and is
worshipped by the Abaku tribes in the
swamps of the Congo jungles. Lorna
was captured and was going to be
sacrificed to him but was rescued by
her faithful monkey Mikki and Greg
Knight. Demanding sacrifice Og was
satisfied when his worshipper’s witch
doctor fell into his fiery altar.
Base level statistics
F IN (40) Health: 250
A IN (40)
S RM (30) Karma: 90
E IN (40)
R RM (30) Resources: IN
I EX (20)
P IN (40) Popularity: -10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Uovu
Occupation: Deity
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Uzuri, Kenya
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations: None

KNOWN POWERS
Necromancy: Unearthly ability. Uovu's
most powerful ability is probably his
necromancy, he was able to resurrect
and control almost a hundred people.
Zombies’ statistics are:
F A S E R I P breathe.
Ty Pr Rm Rm Sh0 Sh0 Sh0
Health: 70 Karma: 0
• Invulnerability: Class 1000
resistance against Heat, Cold,
Radiation, Toxins & Disease.
Zombies do not suffer any effects
from Stun and Kill results.
• Regeneration: Poor; they must
consume human or animal flesh at
least once a week to sustain their
regenerative abilities.
• Self Sustenance: Zombies do not
Divinity: Uovu can get power from
people's belief and prayers. The more
worshipers he has, the more powerful
he becomes. Uovu gets a number of
bonus points equal to the number of
worshipers he has, and may apply that
number to any of his powers or
physical attributes. He most often
uses this power to augment his
Strength, or his resistances (see
below).
Superhuman Durability: Even without
being empowered by his believers
Uovu is tough enough to survive
multiple blows and lighting strikes
from a Stormcaster empowered
Storm. When empowered he was
completely unharmed by Storm's
lightning attacks. At his base level,
Uovu has Incredible resistance to
physical and energy attacks.

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Limitation:
Power Loss: Uovu needs faith to
enhance his physical abilities, if his
followers are brought too far from him
or incapacitated his powers will revert
to their base level.
Talents: Leadership, Occult Lore,
Martial Arts A, B and E
Contacts: Worshippers
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Uovu's name translates to "Evil" in
Swahili, a fact which Ororo pointed
out to Hiari.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Uovu can initially appear affable and
even hospitable to newcomers, but
this is usually revealed quickly as a
front for his violent and despotic
nature.
found out about Uovu. Feeling
suspicious of this new religion, Ororo
requested to meet with Uovo. Despite
his hospitality, Ororo sensed Uovu's
darkness and summoned Stormcaster
to her side. As part of his plan to draw
Ororo to his cause, Uovu resurrected
her parents. Ororo remained
skeptical, and she investigated further
until discovering the catacombs.
When she confronted Uovu about the
desecration of the bodies of the
villages, he reanimated and turned
them into a mindless army to attack
her. Before returning to Ororo, the
Stormcaster sought the X-Men and
teleported them to Uzuri. They
subdued the undead army and
rescued the villagers, causing Uovu's
power to wane. In the end, Storm used
all of the hammer's power to cast a
lightning bolt which destroyed Uovu.

HISTORY
Uovu was a Dark God that became the
object of worship in the Kenyan village
of Uzuri, notably filling the void left by
Ororo Munroe after she moved to the
United States. His worshippers were
violent, and over the years they killed
those that refused to denounce Ororo.
One of their victims was Ororo's foster
mother Ainet Mwangi. The bodies of
these people were stored in a secret
catacomb below the village, ready to
be reanimated under Uovu's
command.

As soon as she learned of Ainet's

death, Ororo returned to Uzuri and

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Many comics, especially older ones,
portray Africa as a savage, primitive
continent, but historically it has been
home to many empires of sufficient
wealth, power, and technological
sophistication to rival those of Europe
and Asia. While this book doesn’t have
the scope to cover all of the corners of
the Africa of Earth-616, here’s just a
sample of some of those civilizations
that may serve as exciting settings for
Marvel roleplaying:
Carthage. Best known as ancient
Rome’s rival in the Punic Wars,
Carthage was a North African
commercial hub that flourished for
over 500 years. The city-state began
its life in the 8th or 9th century B.C. as
a Phoenician settlement in what is
now Tunisia, but it later grew into a
sprawling seafaring empire that
dominated trade in textiles, gold,
silver and copper. At its peak, its
capital city boasted nearly half a
million inhabitants and included a
protected harbor outfitted with
docking bays for 220 ships. Carthage’s
influence eventually extended from
North Africa to Spain and parts of the
Mediterranean, but its thirst for
expansion led to increased friction
with the burgeoning Roman Republic.
The Carthaginians were a Semitic
people, being successors to the
Phoenician empire, and as such
worshipped the gods of
Mesopotamia. Carthage could be used
in a historical or Hyborian-era “swords
and sandals” epic if you should want a
sand-swept Roman-era setting, or
have a need for ancient adventures on
the high seas.
The Black Kingdoms: Stygia and the
Nilotic Empires. The Black Kingdoms
was the collective name used by
Hyborians for all realms to the south
of Stygia, a subcontinent of Hyboria
that would eventually become the
continent of Africa. Naturally, the
kingdoms include many nations and
tribes with substantially different
cultures. The term merely accurately
describes the dark skin color of the
vast majority of the local population.
The northern kingdom of Kush was the
one better known to the Hyborians, so
Hyborians tended to assume that all
people in the area were Kushites. The
wealthy kingdoms of Keshan and Punt
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also have considerable reputations.
Their gold and their mixed-breed
aristocracies are the key elements of
their fame. By contrast, nearby Darfar
is a primitive landwhere most tribes
practice cannibalism and have filled
teeth.
To the south of these kingdoms,
existed only one organized kingdom,
the famed nation of Zembabwei, from
which descended the culture of Great
Zimbabwe. Otherwise this sub-region
was home to various tribal kingdoms
and confederacies. The tribes of the
savannas were nomadic hunters,
while those of the rainforest were
sedentary. The fierce competition for
land resulted in regional wars, with
tribes such as the Bamula maintaining
notable warrior cultures. Just off the
Black Coast of this subregion was the
Southern Isles. Under the leadership
of Bêlit, these Isles organized the Black
Pirates. This southern pirate
organization led raids north towards
the coasts of Kush and Stygia. While
Bêlit and her original crew were
eventually killed, the Pirates survived
them and were still active decades
later.
The legacy of the Black Kingdoms was
a number of other kingdoms to the
south of Egypt that overlapped
geographically and chronologically:
Nubia, Kush, Punt, Meroe, and Axum
were just a few of them. The Romans
knew this area as Azania. These were
real-world historical kingdoms with
close ties to Egypt -- although their ties
to the (to us, fictional) Hyborian Era is,
of course, a characteristic confined to
Marvel’s universes.
Meroe is notable for its rule by
Empress Ashake, one of Ororo (Storm)
Munroe’s forebears. Nubia is also
notable, as arguably the most
influential of the kingdoms of this
region. Nubia was a long-lived
kingdom to the south of Egypt, and a
nexus for the centuries-long cultural
exchange between Egypt and sub-
Saharan Africa. Egyptians referred to
Nubia as "Ta-Seti," or "The Land of the
Bow," since the Nubians were known
to be expert archers, and the
“Medjays” were a nomadic people
there who became a respected
warrior class in Ancient Egypt. From
744 to 656 BC, a Nubian dynasty ruled
Egypt. Nubia, Meroe, and their related
kingdoms would make an interesting
historical backdrop for world-
spanning exploration in the Hyborian
Era, adventures in and around
Wakanda, or as an African-inspired
setting with an Egyptian flavor.
Mali. The founding of the Mali Empire
dates to the 1200s, when a ruler
named Sundiata Keita—sometimes
called the “Lion King”—led a revolt
against a Sosso king and united his
subjects into a new state. Under Keita
and his successors, the empire
tightened its grip over a large portion
of West Africa and grew rich on trade.
Its most important cities were Djenné
and Timbuktu, both renowned for
their elaborate adobe mosques and
Islamic schools. One such institution,
Timbuktu’s Sankore University,
included a library with an estimated
700,000 manuscripts. The Mali Empire
eventually disintegrated in the 16th
century, but at its peak it was one of
the jewels of the African continent and
was known the world over for its
wealth and luxury. The empire of Mali
fits well in an African setting that
requires a wealthy and powerful
kingdom, or as a source of ancient and
mystic knowledge. The successive
empires of Gao, Kanem-Bornu, and
the Songhai were formidable empires
in their own right that could also play
this role.
Swahili City-States. The Swahili coast
encompasses Tanzania, Kenya,
Uganda and Mozambique, and the
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adjacent islands of Zanzibar and
Comoros and some parts of the
Democratic Republic of Congo and
Malawi. From the ninth to the
seventeenth century, the Swahili City-
States were intensely urban and
culturally diverse. The City-States
were founded by Arab and Persian
traders who settled on the coast and
mingled with indigenous populations
and later, with Portuguese traders.
The states themselves lacked political
unity, but shared a culture and
prosperous coastal trade that
dominated the eastern African coast.
With its bustling marketplaces, wide
range of cultural influences, and a
prosperous trade in exotic goods, the
region would make a refreshing
African-inspired venue for pirate
adventurers and medieval explorers.
Great Zimbabwe. The Kingdom of
Zimbabwe (c. 1000–1450) was a
medieval BaKalanga kingdom located
in modern-day Zimbabwe. Its capital,
Lusvingo, now called Great Zimbabwe,
is the largest stone structure in pre-
colonial Southern Africa. The rulers of
Zimbabwe brought artistic and
stonemasonry traditions from
Mapungubwe. The construction of
elaborate stone buildings and walls
reached its apex in the kingdom. Great
Zimbabwe society was aligned on an
increasingly rigid three-tiered class
structure. The kingdom taxed other
rulers throughout the region and was
composed of over 150 tributaries
headquartered in their own minor
settlements. With its enormous stone
constructions and history-shrouded
culture, Great Zimbabwe would make
for an interesting historical alternative
to the ancient “Lost Cities” so
common to pulp-inspired African
adventures.
Zulu Kingdom. Also referred to as the
Zulu Empire or the Kingdom of
Zululand, was a monarchy in Southern
Africa that extended along the coast of
the Indian Ocean from the Tugela
River in the south to Pongola River in
the north. The kingdom grew to
dominate much of what is today
KwaZulu-Natal and Southern Africa. In
1879, the British Empire invaded,
beginning the Anglo-Zulu War. After
an initial Zulu victory at the Battle of
Isandlwana in January, the British
Army regrouped and defeated the
Zulus in July in the Battle of Ulundi.
The area was absorbed into the
Colony of Natal and later became part
of the Union of South Africa. The Zulus
are renowned in world history for
their military prowess and stern but
organized leadership under King
Shaka. They would make a formidable
antagonist or ally for any Victorian-era
adventure set in southern Africa.
Shaka’s embrace of new technology
would fit in well with the Steampunk
genre, possibly putting the Zulu at
odds with the use of magic and
“witchcraft” that Shaka sought
to replace in real life. Armed with
technology and successfully
opposing colonialism, the Zulu
Kingdom could also be used in
late 19th-century settings as a
sort of “Wakanda before there
was a Wakanda.”
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At first glance, it seems ludicrous to
catalogue the deities of every African
culture, given the size and diversity of
the continent. Looking closer,
Marvel’s actually done a pretty good
job. For one thing, the Vodu draw
heavily upon Yoruba, Fon, Edo and
Ewe cultures, with a smattering of
Igbo and Dahomey -- this covers a
good portion of it. Those deities
included in Marvel’s pantheon are said
to go by other names in various
cultures (similar to the Romans’
appropriation of Greek gods under
Roman names) which covers a lot of
additional ground -- and has a certain
degree of truth to it, as Yoruba religion
has had a continent-wide influence.
On top of that, while most African
religions believe in a whole host of
nature and household spirits too
numerous to mention, they are
essentially monotheistic -- in Marvel’s
terms, worshipping either Buluku or
Yahweh, depending on your point of
view. Similarly, outside Yoruba culture
and its relatives, there aren’t many
sub-Saharan cultures that have what
we’d call a pantheon in the same
sense as European and Asian
mythology. Thus, this list is not meant
to be comprehensive, omitting those
who worship a single Creator, or
whose gods closely resemble other
ones in this book.
Fortunately, that means we’re left
with only a few major gods and
goddesses left unrepresented. Here’s
a list of the major ones -- if I’ve left any proximity to Wakanda in the Marvel
unmentioned, feel free to make up Universe), mostly living along the Nile.
your own stats or (better yet) submit They mainly live on traditional
them to the Marvel Unofficial Canon agriculture and pastoralism, relying on
Project and they can be included in an cattle husbandry as a cultural pride,
update. The list of deities here, not for commercial profit or for meat,
grouped by culture, isn’t canon but is but cultural demonstrations, rituals,
included here for inspiration should marriage dowries and milk feedings
you want to add a more authentic for all ages. The Dinka cultivate both
flavor to your African adventures. food crops and cash crops.
1. Nhialic: Nhialic is the supreme
Bambara: Bambara creator god in the Dinka religion,
is a linguistic and the god of the sky and rain, and
cultural group that the ruler of all spirits.
includes the 2. Dengdit: Also called Deng,
Mandinka (also Dengdit is the sky god of rain and
called Mandingo or fertility, empowered by Nhialic.
Mandinko) people, 3. Abuk: Deng's mother, the patron
among several goddess of gardening and all
other groups on women. She is represented by a
the southern coast snake.
of West Africa. 4. Garang: Garange is believed or
These groups trace assumed by some Dinka to be a
their ancestry to god suppressed by Deng whose
the empire of Mali spirits can cause most Dinka
and have a rich women, and some men, to
artistic tradition. Some, such as the scream.
Dogon, were also advanced 5. In Dinka beliefs, the term Jok
astronomers. refers to a group of ancestral
1. Chiwara: Chiwara, or Chi Wara, is spirits.
a half human, half antelope being
who came to Earth to teach Guanches: The Guanches were the
humans how to grow crops. He is aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary
the son of the sky goddess Mousso Islands, off the coast of North Africa.
Koroni, and an earth spirit in the They may be distantly related to the
shape of a cobra. Berbers. The Guanches had a distinct
and ancient culture, with stone
Dinka: The Dinka are an ethnic group architecture, petroglyphs, and idolic
native to South Sudan (in geographical religious beliefs. There is evidence
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that before their arrival, the Canary
Islands may have had a unique island
ecosystem, complete with large
reptiles and giant rats. There is also
evidence that the Guanches may have
not been the first human inhabitants,
making the Canaries about as close to
a pulp-era “Lost Kingdom” as you can
get.
The Guanches practiced animism, and
the owl was an animal sacred to them.
Until the 20th century, there were in
the Canary Islands (especially in
northern Tenerife) individuals called
"Animeros". They were similar to
healers and mystics with a syncretic
beliefs combining elements of the
Guanche religion and Christianity.
Neither the Guanches nor their gods
have appeared in the Marvel Universe.
Given their society’s age and location
(or their predecessors’) they could
have a connection to Atlantis or
Hyboria.
1. Achamán: The supreme god of the
Guanches on the island of
Tenerife; he is the father god and
creator, and god of rain..
2. Chaxiraxi: The native Guanche
goddess known as the Sun
Mother.
3. Chijoraji: A divine child, son of
Chaxiraxi.
4. Magec: The god of the Sun and the
light, and also thought to be one
of the principal divinities.
5. Achuguayo: God of the moon. It
was the duality of the god Magec
(god of the sun).
6. Guayota: The principal malignant
deity and Achamán's adversary.
7. Maxios: Benevolent minor gods or
genies; domestic spirits and
guardians of specific places.
8. Tibicenas: Demons in the form of
black dogs, these were children of
Guayota, the malignant deity.
Igbo: The Igbo people are an ethnic
group of peoples native to south
central and southeastern Nigeria.
They are one of the largest ethnic
groups in Africa. The Igbo religion is
called Odinani, and combines
monotheism and worship of the Vodu
pantheon. Igbo spiritual beliefs also
believe in a host of lesser spirits
known as arusi, ágbàrà
or álúsí that operate
below the higher gods.
Some of the named alusi
are listed here:
1. Ahia Njoku: Also
known as Ifejioku, Aha
Njoku is responsible for
yams, an important
ingredient in the Igbo
diet, and the men who
care for them (Farming
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yams is a traditionally male job in
the Igbo tribe unless one is
weeding or harvesting).
2. Amadioha: The alusi of justice,
thunder and lightning. He is
amongst the most popular of Igbo
deities and in some parts of
Igboland, he is also referred to as
Kamalu or Ofufe. Amadioha is first
and foremost known as a god of
justice. He speaks through
thunder, and he strikes with
lightning. He creates thunder and
lightning by casting
"thunderstones" down to earth.
Persons judged guilty by
Amadioha are either killed by
lightning (which leaves a black
mark on the forehead) or attacked
by a swarm of bees. The property
of the victim is usually taken by
the priests of Amadioha, and the
body is left unburied and the
victim unmourned, as the
punishment is considered to be a
righteous one from God. In Igbo
culture when a dead person is left
unburied, it gives people clues
that this one has been punished
by the Gods. Oaths are often
sworn to him, which can carry
deadly penalties when broken.
Besides justice, Amadioha is also a
god of love, peace and unity, and
is prayed for increase of crops,
children in the home, and
benevolence. Aside the above
manifestations of Amadioha, he
represents, as different from most
African religious world views, a
messianic hope for those in critical
 situations. He is also associated
with the craft of carving, and of
household wealth.
Lugbara: The Lugbara are an ethnic
group who live mainly in the West Nile
region of Uganda and in the adjoining
area of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo. They are also found in South
Sudan where they are known as
Mundu and other names. Their
cultural symbol is a leopard.
1. Adroa: In Lugbara mythology,
Adroa appeared in both good and
evil aspects; he was the creator
god and appeared on Earth as a
man who was near death. He was
depicted as a very tall white man
with only one half of a body,
missing one eye, one leg, etc. His
children were called the Adroanzi.
2. Adroanzi: The Adroanzi were
nature gods of specific rivers,
trees and other sacred wild areas.
At night, they followed people and
protected them from animals and
bandits as long as they did not
look over their shoulder to ensure
that an Adroanzi was following; if
the person did so, the Adroanzi
killed them. The people they
killed, they ate. They were also
sometimes known as water
snakes. Some Africans consider
them gardeners.
Mbuti: Mbuti, or Bambuti, are one of
several indigenous pygmy groups in
the Congo region. Everything in the
Bambuti life is centered on the forest.
They consider the forest to be their
great protector and provider and humans would also die, and he
believe that it is a sacred place. They thus became the death god.
sometimes call the forest "mother" or 4. Negoogunogumbar is a child-
"father". eating giant.
A Mbuti soul is called a megbe. When 5. Obrigwabibikwa is a dwarf who
a man dies, his son places his mouth can change himself into a reptile.
over his to draw in part of the
megbe. Another part inhabits
the man's totem animal. If
the son does not inhale the
megbe or the totem animal is
later killed, it may escape
into the forest, where it
becomes a semi-visible being
called a Lodi and lives forever
with others like it.
1. Khonvoum: The most
important god of the
Mbuti pantheon, also
Khonuum, Kmvoum, or
Chorum. He is a god of
the hunt who wields a
bow made from two
snakes that together
appear to humans as a
rainbow. In the Marvel Universe, it San peoples: The San are a group of
is likely that Khonvoum is an alias various Khoisan-speaking hunter-
or aspect of Dam-Ayido Wede. gatherer tribes that are the first
2. Arebati: This is a lunar deity and nations of Southern Africa, and whose
Sky Father. In some sources, he territories span Botswana, Namibia,
was said to have created humanity Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho
from clay, instead of Khonvoum. and South Africa. In Western popular
3. Tore: Tore is a god of the forests culture, they are arguably best known
who supplies animals to hunters. for their complex language that
He is also a thunder god who includes a number of “click”
appears as a storm and hides in consonants, and by their
rainbows. Most importantly, Tore representation through the
appears as a leopard in the protagonist of the film The Gods Must
initiation rites. In Mbuti Be Crazy. They are sometimes referred
mythology, he decreed that to as “bushmen”, although many now
consider that term to be pejorative.
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1. ǀKaggen: ǀKaggen (or Cagn) is
Mantis, a trickster god and folk
hero who can shape shift, usually
taking the form of a praying
mantis but also a bull eland, a
louse, a snake, and a caterpillar.
2. His wife is Coti, who is
represented as a marmot or a
Cape hyrax and is known as the
mother of bees.
Zulu: Most Zulu today identify as
Christian, but some practice
traditional pre-Christian beliefs as
well. Traditionally, the Zulu recognize
several elements to be present in a
human being: the physical body
(inyama yomzimba or umzimba); the
breath or life force (umoya
womphefumulo or umoya); and the
"shadow," prestige, or personality
(isithunzi). Once the umoya leaves the
body, the isithunzi may live on as an
ancestral spirit (idlozi) only if certain
conditions were met in life. Behaving
with ubuntu, or showing respect and
generosity towards others, enhances
one's moral standing or prestige in the
community, one's isithunzi. By
contrast, acting in a negative way
towards others can reduce the
isithunzi, and it is possible for the
isithunzi to fade away completely.
In order to appeal to the spirit world,
a diviner (sangoma) must invoke the
ancestors through divination
processes to determine the problem.
Then, an herbalist (inyanga) prepares
a mixture (muthi) to be consumed in
order to influence the ancestors. As
such, diviners and herbalists play an
important part in the daily lives of the rainbow, agriculture, rain and
Zulu people. A distinction is made beer (which she invented).
between white muthi (umuthi Another name given for the
omhlope), which has positive effects, supreme being Unkulunkulu is
such as healing or the prevention or uSomandla the ultimate Source of
reversal of misfortune, and black all existence. Nomkhubulwane
muthi (umuthi omnyama), which can may be an alias for Gaea.
bring illness or death to others, or ill- 5. Nomhoyi: the goddess of rivers
gotten wealth to the user. Users of 6. uNgungi: the deity of the
black muthi are considered witches, blacksmiths
and shunned by the society. 7. iNyanga: moon goddess
1. Unkulunkulu: He is the highest associated with healers who are
God in Zulu beliefs and is the called IziNyanga
creator of humanity; he may be an 8. Sonzwaphi: the deity of healing
alias of Buluku. Unkulunkulu was 9. Ukhulukhulwanaa: ancestor-
created in Uhlanga, a huge swamp being who came from the stars
of reeds, before he came to Earth. and found the ancient Zulus living
Unkulunkulu is sometimes like animals and without laws. He
conflated with the Sky/Sun god taught them to build huts and
Umvelinqangi. taught them the high laws of
2. Umvelinqangi: Meaning "He who isiNtu.
was in the very beginning", this is
the god of thunder and
earthquakes. He is sometimes
referred to as Unsondo, and is the
son of Unkulunkulu, the Father,
and Nomkhubulwane, the
Mother.
3. Mamlambo: Also referred to as
the ‘Goddess of Rivers,’ the
Mamlambo is a sizeable snake-like
creature. It measures twenty
meters in length and has a lower
body of a fish, the head of a horse
and the neck of a snake. The
creature emits a green light at
night.
4. Nomkhubulwane: The word
Nomkhubulwane means the one
who shapeshifts into any form of
an animal. She is a goddess of the
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F IN (40) Health: 170
A AM (50)
S IN (40) Karma: 60
E IN (40)
R GD(10) Resources: EX
I EX(20)
P RM (30) Popularity: 4

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nyami Nyami
Occupation: River god
Legal Status: Deity
Identity: No dual identity
Other Known Aliases: Nyami Nyami,
Zambezi River God, Zambezi River
Spirit
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Wife (name
unknown)
Base of Operations: Zambezi River,
Africa
Past Group Affiliations: Unknown speakers of more than one language, Animal Communication: Monstrous
Present Group Affiliations: Unknown, each will understand the deity’s ability, limited to aquatic and semi-
possibly Vodu and/or Orisha language in his or her native language. aquatic creatures.
This ability extends to extraterrestrial Shapechanging: Amazing rank.
KNOWN POWERS and otherdimensional languages as Nyaminyami is often described as
Longevity: SHX; Unlike many other well as Earth tongues. having the body of a snake and the
deities, Nyaminyami is not immortal, Earth Control: Incredible intensity; head of a fish, a whirlpool, or river
but he is extremely long-lived. Nyaminyami uses this ability to cause dragon. When he takes the form of a
Regeneration: EX ability destructive earthquakes. monstrous river creature, his Hyper-
Body Resistance: RM versus Physical, Water Control: As a river god, Swimming ability is Incredible, and he
Shooting, and Force attacks Nyaminyami can control river waters gains a +1 CS to Strength and
Invulnerability: EX resistance to cold, at Monstrous intensity. Endurance (although Health is
heat, radiation, etc. Resist Disease at Water Freedom/Water Breathing/ unaffected). In this form he can attack
CL1000 Hyper-Swimming: He can move with fangs for Edged damage.
Allspeak: As with all gods, Allspeak effortlessly in water and breathe while
allows one to understand, speak, and immersed; his swimming is at
write in all languages. If addressing Remarkable rank.

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EQUIPMENT:
None, although his holy symbol may
be carried by worshippers. Believers
with a Nyaminyami talisman gain +1CS
to Resources up to a maximum of
Excellent while holding it, and +1CS to
defensive actions involving water.
Talents: Marine (River) Biology,
Hydrology, Martial Arts C and D
Contacts: Possibly Vodu and/or
Orishas
HISTORY
The Nyaminyami River God is a major
force in the society around the
Zambezi Valley. He is believed to have
supernatural powers and local people
living in the Zambezi Valley for many
centuries under the care of their River
God believed he would ensure a
supply of food and water and protect
them in troubled times. Protective
amulets with his image are common
on pendants, jewelry, or walking
sticks.
wife were separated by the wall across
the river, and the frequent earth
tremors felt in the area since the wall
was built are caused by the spirit
trying to reach his wife. Since
completion of the dam, Nyaminyami
has retreated from the world of men
but it is believed that one day he will
return and destroy the dam.

ADDITIONAL NOTES Nyaminyami has been said to have lost

History and image provided by Michel
John Gariepy.
Nyaminyami’s presence in the Marvel
Universe is somewhat ambiguous. It
may be that he is an aspect of Buluku,
but his cultural significance, differing
appearance and power set, and
different culture region warrant his
entry as a separate entity. A being
named Nyami has also been
mentioned in connection to the
Orishas of Wakanda. It is unknown
what connection, if any, Nyaminyami
has to either or both beings. In the real
world, Nyaminyami is an important
cultural figure to the Tonga and other
peoples of central Africa.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Nyaminyami is devoted to his wife and
to the people of the Zambezi River
Valley. He is angry about being
separated from his wife and longs to
return to her.
his wife during a major flood of the
river and was washed downstream.
For untold ages, he constantly swam
the river’s mighty waters hoping to
find her and reunite. Suffering from
lost memories she was eventually
found and restored where now by his
side became deified as a minor water
goddess. The River god later was
granted dominion of all the rivers of
Africa. The river gods Nyaminyami and
his wife spared the life of the Bantu
prince Waku and his mate lalei from
drowning when they dismantled a
dam that was holding back the tribe’s
water source perpetrated by two
brothers who sought to further their
power and influence. The River gods
spared them too and they were
relegated to tending the swine herds
in the mud as punishment.
In the 1950s, construction of the
Kariba Dam divided the Zambezi River
and displaced its people. The Tonga
people believe Nyaminyami and his

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Africa as a whole has an extensive
history of monster stories. Many of
the beasts from these tales fit
plausible descriptions of cryptids.
With its large areas of hard-to-reach
territory and many undiscovered
species, a number of them are “tall
tale” descriptions of rare but non-
supernatural creatures. In the Marvel
Universe, small dinosaur populations
are known to exist in Africa as well as
unique examples of mutant or altered
mundane species.

440
 Movement: 2 areas/round. In
Tanzania, witches are sometimes said
Bultungin are hyena lycanthropes to use werehyenas as mounts.
(“were-hyena”) and are found in
mythology throughout Africa. They
are known in Ethiopia and North Africa
as a bouda, and have variations in the
legends of East Africa, the Lake Chad
region, and elsewhere. Unlike
werewolves, which are usually
portrayed as being originally human,
some werehyena lore tells of how they
can also be hyenas disguised as
humans. The Kanuri people believe
that there are hidden villages
inhabited entirely by hyena-people.
Werehyenas come up surprisingly
more often in comic books than you’d
think, although DC seems more fond
of this trope than Marvel does.

F A S E R I P
Rm Rm Rm In Ty Rm Rm
Health: 130 Karma: 66

Powers:
Lycanthropy: Bultungin are unusual
lycanthropes in that they are able to
control their transformation, although
their motivations may be of an evil
nature. Many Bultungin are
spellcasters in their human form.
When killed, bultungin do not revert
to their human form.
Enhanced Senses: Incredible rank.
Includes infravision allowing sight in
normal darkness.
Claws and Teeth: Good material
strength fangs and claws, inflicting
Remarkable edged damage

441

The Grootslang, or Grote Slang, is a
cryptid that is reputed to dwell in a
deep cave in South Africa known as
the "Wonder Hole" or the "Bottomless
Pit". Supposedly, the cave connects to
the sea. According to local legend, the
cave is filled with diamonds. The
Grootslang is also said to live in warm
rivers and lakes. In Benin, it is said to
be a huge elephant-sized serpent. Also
according to the tale, Grootslangs
covet gems, particularly diamonds,
and despite the creatures' lust for
cruelty, victims can often bargain for
their freedom by offering a Grootslang
enough precious gems. Recent F A S E R I P
interpretations of the Grootslang have Gd Gd In Am Gd Gd Gd
morphed from an elephant-sized Health: 110 Karma: 30
serpent to a creature that actually
combines physical characteristics of Powers:
elephants with snakes. The Grootslang Constriction: +1CS to Grappling attack
has no known connection to Groot, of rolls
the Guardians of the Galaxy. Tusks: Inflict Edged damage
Movement: 2 areas/round, able to
climb trees
Night Vision: As a cave-dweller, it is
not able to see in total darkness but
has Excellent vision in low light.
442

This is a legendary creature said to lurk
in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo's Lake Likouala around the
swamp region. Also called the Nguma-
Monene, the Bobangi people have
provided descriptions of it likening it
to a giant crocodile or mosasaur. A
Sudanese variant is the lau, which has
a more serpentine appearance and a
booming call.
F A S E R I P
Gd Gd Rm Ex Fb Fb Fb
Health: 70 Karma: 6
Powers:
Hyper-Swimming/Water Freedom:
Amazing. It is unknown whether the
creature breathes water, air, or both.
Sonic Attack: The “lau” variant has a
deafening roar which acts as an
Excellent strength sonic attack.
Bite: Inflicts Edged damage.
presence of horns or plates, habitat,
and spiritual significance. Mokele-
In Congo River Basin mythology, mbembe were encountered by
Mokele-mbembe ("one who stops the Wolverine and the Punisher during the
flow of rivers") is a water-dwelling heroes’ sojourn to Africa.
entity, sometimes described as a living F A S E R I P
creature, sometimes as a spirit. During Gd Pr Am Un Fb Fb Fb
the early 20th century, descriptions of Health: 164 Karma: 6
the entity increasingly reflected public Moves 1 area/round. Inflicts blunt
fascination with dinosaurs, including damage.
aspects of particular dinosaur species
now known among scientists to be
incorrect, and the entity became
increasingly described alongside a
number of purported living dinosaurs
in Africa. The Mokele-mbembe is
thought to be a surviving species of
apatosaurus. Mythological variations
are numerous and include the badigui,
amali, jago-nini, nsanga, and
ngakoula-ngou; these are all similar
but varied in details such as the
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The winged giraffe is a motif that
appears in the art of Kush and Nubia.
It is unknown what name they were
called by. They may be native to the
grasslands of Orun.
F A S E R I P
Ty Gd Rm Rm Pr Ty Pr
Health: 76 Karma: 14
Powers:
Flight: Remarkable airspeed
Attacks with hooves for Blunt damage
Can reach up to 2 areas of height

444

Iranian Mythology, Gods and Goddesses:
http://www.cais-
soas.com/CAIS/Mythology/gods_goddess
es.htm
Welcome to Iran:
https://welcometoiran.com/zahhak-
legend-serpent-king-story/
IMAGE CREDITS
Immortals and Xerxes images are from
Frank Miller’s 300.
Haoma plant image from the Prince of
Persia Wiki:
https://princeofpersia.fandom.com/wiki/
Haoma_(Forgotten_Sands)
Rostam image from Saeed Smd at
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/saeedelt/ros
tam-dastan-
%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85-
%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9
%86/
Zahhak image from Zahhak: the Legend
of the Serpent King, at
https://welcometoiran.com/zahhak-
legend-serpent-king-story/
Div image: Div-e-Sepid, Chief of the
Demons, from Smite Forums:
http://forums.smitegame.com/showthre
ad.php?73368-Div-e-Sepid-Chief-of-The-
Demons-(Persian)
Simurgh image by Svetlana Ignatova at
DeviantArt:
https://www.deviantart.com/unita-n
Official Guide to the Mythological
Universe:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mythg
uide/anunnaki.html
Appendix to the Marvel Universe:
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/s
umerg.htm
Ankur: Kingdom of the Gods: www.ankur-
rpg.com/. An indie tabletop RPG mash-up
of science fiction and Sumerian
mythology. Reputedly pretty faithful to
the source material; a number of
adventures are available at
drivethrurpg.com.
Aki and the Spheres of Time:
https://www.facebook.com/Aki.and.the.
7.spheres/ . Chapter book dealing with
several mythologies, including Sumerian.
“Ancient Mesopotamian Gods:
Superstition, Philosophy, Theology.” by
W.G. Lambert, 1990.
https://www.persee.fr/doc/rhr_0035-
1423_1990_num_207_2_1735
Elfmaids and Octopi: Mesopotamian
Adventures:
http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/p
/mesopotaimian-adventures.html. RPG
blog with a section on running
adventures in the Bronze Age Middle
East. Contains lots of images, and some
great rpg resources for playing in a
Mesopotamian setting.
Horowitz, Wayne. Mesopotamian Cosmic
Geography (Eisenbrauns, 1998). A (gasp!)
445
actual book on the subject, albeit out of
print.
The Lone Girl in a Crowd - Mesopotamian
Mythology Reexamined: The Gods:
https://historymaniacmegan.com/2015/0
5/26/mesopotamian-mythology-
reexamined-the-gods/
Mausolea: Odyssey of Souls:
https://www.mausolea.com/. A visually
impressive tour of various afterlife realms
by artist Jason Engle.
Mesopotamian Magic in the First
Millenium B.C.:
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/
magic/hd_magic.htm . From the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, a good
overview of the cultural context of magic
in the ancient world.
The Mesopotamian Pantheon:
https://www.ancient.eu/article/221/the-
mesopotamian-pantheon/
Technohol 13 - Myths and Legends:
Deities of Mankind, by Denny Hill:
https://www.technohol.com/myth/index.
asp
Amulet of Pazuzu writeup adapted from
Witchblade profile, at FASERIPing blog by
“Richard”:
https://cosmicheroes.space/blog/index.p
hp/2018/11/06/witchblade-sara-pezzini/
IMAGE CREDITS:
The “Bull Gate” image is titled Gilgamesh
the King, and was painted by Jim Burns, a
UK-based artist:
https://www.artistsuk.co.uk/acatalog/SIG
NED_JIM_BURNS_PRINTS.html
Sun Chariot image: “Helios’ Chariot” by
Erik San Juan at the God of War Wiki:
https://godofwar.fandom.com/wiki/Sun_
Chariot
Tablet of Destinies image: From “Lady
Mechanika”, a steampunk comic book
series by Joe Benitez and Martin Montiel,
published by Aspen Comics. Retrieved
from https://alchetron.com/Tablet-of-
Destinies-(mythic-item)
“Babylonian Cosmology” and
“Nebuchadnezzar II King of Babylon” by
Amer Hanna Fatuhi retrieved from
http://amerfatuhiart.com/Art-Plus.html.
Dilmun image from Valiant Comics’
Archer & Armstrong TPB, by Fred Van
Lente and Clayton Henry: https://view-
comic.com/archer-and-armstrong-tpb-3/
. It’s not really Dilmun (or Marvel) but it’s
in the same ballpark.
Kur image from
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/images
/1300-5900992, uploaded by ankarian.
Original source unknown.
Gods of Mesopotamia image from
https://sumer2sargon.blogspot.com/p/hi
story.html. That page isn’t the source of
the original image, however, as the
picture has been circulated without credit
on several websites -- so if you know the
original source, please let me know!
Tiamat image from
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/images
/1300-3858438. I believe this is from the
Ghostbusters comic book; while Tiamat
has appeared in numerous comic book
universes (DC, Top Cow, and IDW’s
Ghostbusters, among others) she has yet
to appear in the Marvel Universe other
than a brief flashback as Leviathan. The
image of Tiamat in her dragon-form is
DC’s version.
Apsu image: “Apsu Rebellion” by Carlos
Herrera at DeviantArt:
https://www.deviantart.com/chaos-
draco/art/Apsu-rebelion-542002123
Ninlil image from Top Ancient
Mesopotamian Goddesses:
https://topancienthistory.com/mesopota
mian-goddesses-deities/history/
Mot image from Mesopotamian
Mythology Reexamined: The Gods:
https://historymaniacmegan.files.wordpr
ess.com/2015/05/namtar1.jpg, artist
unknown
Bunene image by Johnny Shumates:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3175038
42449359375/
Haia image: “Lord of the Waters” by
Grace Palmer at
https://www.deviantart.com/gpalmer/ar
t/Lord-of-the-Waters-538311412. The
image is actually intended to be Enki, but
fits the personality and description of
Haia rather well.
Mesharu image from Dawn of Civilization
wiki, artist unknown:
https://doc.obsidianportal.com/character
s/mesharu
Ninazu image from Finding the Art of
Ninzuwu, original source unknown:
https://cultofnyarzir.wordpress.com/201
5/04/19/finding-the-art-of-ninzuwu-in-
an-ancient-sumerian-deity/
Nisaba image from Mesopotamian
Mythology Reexamined: The Gods:
446
https://historymaniacmegan.files.wordpr
ess.com/2015/05/deep-thoughts.jpg,
artist unknown
Kingu image from Megami Tensei Wiki,
uploaded by user PiousAugustus, original
artist unknown:
https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/
File:383.jpg
Igigi image is “Hanging Gardens of
Babylon” (Ferdinand Knab 1886) taken
from Transcendence Works! Ancient
Mesopotamia Civilizations and Religions:
https://www.transcendenceworks.com/a
ncient-mesopotamia/
Alu demon by Chris Vian:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zzK
0q
Basmu image by Luca Rovelli:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/4925818
9659420722/?lp=true
Kusu image from “Sea Monsters - Creepy
Gallery” at eBaum’s World, original artist
unknown:
https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures
/sea-monsters/85326006/
Urdimmu by Brian Snoddy at
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/4236199
08692566035/?lp=true
Girtabilu image found on Pintrest at
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/54/54/6a/
54546a9d5e2a08e6fa9b8114b99a972f.p
ng, original artist unknown but it’s from
Pathfinder 5e.
Kusarikku: Minotaur by Phill Simmer at
https://www.realmofhistory.com/2019/0
5/21/minotaur-history-mythology-bull-
monster/

Official Guide to the Mythological
Universe:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mythg
uide/mythguide.html
Appendix to the Marvel Universe:
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/
Ancient Egyptian Magic:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/e
gyptians/magic_01.shtml
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses:
http://egyptian-gods.org/ Incomplete
and apparently rarely updated, but it has
a lot of descriptions of lesser-known
deities as well as Egyptian symbols.
Ancient History Encyclopedia:
https://www.ancient.eu/
Egytian Goddesses: The Obscure Goddess
Online Directory:
http://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/egypt
ian.php
The Obscure Egyptian God Medjed and
His Bizarre Afterlife on the Japanese
Internet:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/in
terest/2015-07-31/the-obscure-egyptian-
god-medjed-and-his-bizarre-afterlife-on-
the-japanese-internet/.91149 The title
says it all, really -- if I ever have reason to
insert a random, completely obscure non-
canon Egyptian deity into an adventure,
this is the guy I’d want the PCs to meet.
Journeying to the Goddess (Mujaji info):
https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpre
ss.com/2012/03/29/goddess-mujaji/
A Guide to the Myths, Legends, and Gods
of Wakanda:
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics
/a-guide-to-the-myths-legends-and-gods-
of-wakanda
Wakanda religion and history, from
Multiversal Omnipedia:
http://moa.omnimulti.com/Wakanda_(M
arvel)
K’liluna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lk
0bfUlPrA
IMAGE CREDITS
Khopesh sword image from
http://community.vfs.com/arcade/2014/
05/into-the-armoury-antiquity/
Chariot panel from
http://torahtown.xyz/assets/img/biblesto
ries/Bible%201953%20Exodus%20pt1.jpg
. The original image is from “The Exodus,
Part I” published in Boy’s Life, February
1953. Art by Creig Flessel.
Boat image from
https://downthetubes.net/?p=103069;
this one is an interesting bit of comic-
strip history.
Medjay artwork by Zhong Yang at
Artstation:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LQ
3EP
Hermopolis image from
https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/
Hermopolis
Mut by Amy Clark at Pernastudios:
https://www.deviantart.com/pernastudi
os/art/Mut-Amy-Clark-435246347
447
Nephthys image from
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Nephthys_(
Prime_Earth). (Yes, it’s a DC image -- the
Marvel version has not appeared on-
panel.)
Apedemak image by Jaycen Wise at
https://www.deviantart.com/jaycenwise/
art/JAYCEN-WISE-and-APEDEMAK-by-
Mshindo-324449890
Bata the Bull God by Maurice
Groffenhagen, at
https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2017/10
/2/b/0/f/b0f6d119-4730-4913-a1b9-
07ea98390228.jpg
Tefnut image by el-grimlock at
Deviantart:
https://www.deviantart.com/el-
grimlock/art/TEFNUT-11486053
Bennu/Phoenix image: Phoenix Rising
print by Tom Wood, at Allposters.com:
https://www.allposters.com/-
sp/Phoenix-Rising-
Posters_i9318238_.htm
Serpopard image from Gods & Goddesses
Wiki, added by RobynCarter:
https://gods-
goddess.fandom.com/wiki/Serpopard
Official Guide to the Mythological
Universe:
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mythg
uide/african_loa.html
Appendix to the Marvel Universe:
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/a
fricg.htm
Abiku: The Occult World: https://occult-
world.com/yoruba-mythology/abiku/
Academic Hoodoo:
https://academichoodoo.com/blog/.
Great blog by Swathmore professor
Yvonne Chireau, Ph.D., writing about
African-based religions in popular culture,
including comics.
Afterlife - African Concepts:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/environ
ment/encyclopedias-almanacs-
transcripts-and-maps/afterlife-african-
concepts
Aye Akamara - Society for Ifa:
https://ayeakamara.com/ Web site run
by modern-day practitioners of the
Yoruba religion.
Cat’s Lair Seminary - Aganju:
http://www.catslairseminary.com/godsw
orldaganju.html
Gods & Pantheons: Yoruba:
http://www.godsmonsters.com/Game/Di
vine/3/8/
Houngan Sydney: Voodoo Spirits:
http://hougansydney.com/voodoo-
spirits.php
Hugo Canuto: Contos Dos Orixas:
https://hugocanuto.com/gallery/contos-
dos-orixas-tales-of-the-orishas/.
Beautifully drawn Brazillian independent
comic about the adventures of African
gods. If Jack Kirby had been Brazillian and
drawn Yoruban mythological figures
instead of Norse, this is what you’d get.
Highly recommended.
Kibuka Shoots Arrows From the Clouds:
https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.10
93/oi/authority.20110803100036131
Little Little Orishas, by Archange Kiyindou
(Vortex Press):
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75
90tk
African-produced high school/humor/
fantasy comic based in Yoruba
mythology.
These African Deities Are the Best Gods
You’ve Never Heard Of:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/thes
e-african-deities-are-the-best-gods-
youve-never-heard-of . Stunning
photography by artist James C. Lewis.
Orishas: The Hidden Pantheon:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6136260/
Canadian movie production about the
Orisha pantheon reappearing in modern-
day Great Britain.
Oya: Rise of the Suporisha:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3894324/
?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Short film that aspires
to be the initial entry of a “Rise of the
Orishas” multimedia franchise. So far
there has been one follow-up miniseries,
Yemoja: Rise of the Orisha:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6078792/
What the Heck is Afrofuturism? by Jamie
Broadnax.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion
-broadnax-afrofuturism-black-
panther_n_5a85f1b9e4b004fc31903b95
Writing Fantasies: Alternative
Mythologies (Dahomey) by Jeremy
Varner:
http://jeremyvarner.com/blog/2014/10/
writing-fantasies-alternative-
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mythologies-part-6c-the-dahomey-
religion/
IMAGE CREDITS:
Orixas images by Hugo Canuto:
https://hugocanuto.com/gallery/contos-
dos-orixas-tales-of-the-orishas/
Ayido-Wede from Dragon Hoard blog,
original artist unknown:
http://draconismystica.blogspot.com/201
3/09/my-dream-about-rainbow-
serpent.html
Ti-Jean Petro image from Houngan
Sydney, artist unknown:
http://hougansydney.com/voodoo-
spirits/ti-jean-petro
Asanbosam image found at Warriors of
Myth wiki:
https://warriorsofmyth.fandom.com/wiki
/Asanbosam
Abiku from Lore and Order wiki:
https://lore-and-
order.fandom.com/wiki/Abiku
African Mythology in Zimbabwe:
https://www.victoriafalls-
guide.net/african-mythology.html
A Book of Creatures: African Folklore:
https://abookofcreatures.com/tag/africa
n-folklore/ Fun blog describing magical
creatures, cryptids and mythical beasts
from around the world.
Comic Online Free:
https://comiconlinefree.com/
Godchecker: Pantheons of Africa:
https://www.godchecker.com/african-
mythology/pantheon/
The Illustrationist:
https://theillustrationist.com/portfolio/af
rican-mythical-creatures/. Blog by writer-
artist Ken Wilson-Max. He’s got some
interesting stuff on African mythical
creatures, and his project on Adinkra
figures at
https://theillustrationist.com/?s=adinkra
is pretty cool too.
Nyambe: https://www.atlas-
games.com/nyambe/ A well-researched
African fantasy setting from Atlas games.
Epic in scope, attempts to do for African
fantasy what Dungeons & Dragons does
for European fantasy. Could also be a
good resource for Wakandan or jungle-
era adventures.
Scion: Hero. Carl Bowen, ed., White Wolf
Publishing, 2007. Available at
https://issuu.com/davenharris/docs/scio
n_-_hero. Roleplaying game in the Scion
series where the PCs play the offspring of
deities; useful for pantheon source
material.
Seven Influential African Empires:
https://www.history.com/news/7-
influential-african-empires
Vortex Comics: https://vortex247.com/
Nigerian comic book publisher of English-
language comics dealing with African
mythical themes. Has good examples of
combining African myth with sci-fi and/or
superheroes.
World of Black Heroes:
https://worldofblackheroes.com Website
devoted to black characters in comics,
video games, cosplay, etc. Has some good (Trading Card Game), Copyright © 2019
writeups of African mythological figures FENIX ENTERTAINMENT S.P.A. All Rights
that have appeared in comics. Reserved.
YouNeek Studios: Mahamba by Traci Shephard at the
https://youneekstudios.com/ Indie comic Compendium of Arcane Beasts and
publisher specializing in African-inspired Critters:
storytelling. Of particular note is “Malika, https://arcanebeastsandcritters.wordpre
Warrior Queen”, a historical fantasy ss.com/2018/08/26/mahamba/
based in 15th-century West Africa.
Beautifully drawn comic-book adventures Grootslang by Maxa’ at
with authentic African flavor. https://www.patreon.com/maxapostrop
he. Retrieved from The World of Mythos
IMAGE CREDITS at https://twitter.com/world_mythos.
"Nkisi from Space" is part of the Black
Kirby Series created by John Jennings.
Retrieved from
https://www.printcollection.com/collecti
ons/exclusive/products/nkisi-from-
space#.XeAR-m5FyUl. Jennings has a
wonderful series of prints combining
African culture with Kirbyesque sci-fi.
Shotel image from Castlevania Wiki;
image source from the animated series.
https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Sho
tel
Malika, Warrior Queen image by Roye
Okupe, YouNeek Studios
https://youneekstudios.com/product/ma
lika-warrior-queen-bundle-chap-1-13/
Winged Giraffe image by SwanLake
Enterprises at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/104585144
/winged-giraffe
Black Dog image from Mythology.net,
artist unknown:
https://mythology.net/mythical-
creatures/black-dog/
Cagn by CristianAC at ArtStation:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1nY
GOL. Commission for: Mitos y Leyendas
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