ADOPTING SCIONS

Virgin Goddesses such as Artemis and Athena find the concept of mating with men disagreeable.
Osiris cannot procreate Scions of his own. Set has difficulty doing so as well. Uniquely ugly Gods
such as Miclántecuhtli have problems of their own. Yet, for these Gods—and for all Gods—adoption
remains a viable alternative.
When a God adopts the Scion of another, he claims that child so completely that the child thereafter
treats the adopting God’s associated powers and Favored Abilities as his own. The Gods can’t simply
poach one another’s offspring, however, even when one divine parent is unaware of a child’s existence. G
In order for the adoption to be formal and binding, the child’s true parent must first formally disinherit R
him in the Overworld, utterly renouncing his filial connection and responsibility. After that, any God or E
Goddess who has a mind to can claim the child—the culmination of which claim is a Visitation and a
bestowal of Birthrights. After the Visitation, it’s too late for any divine being—even the child’s true divine
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parent—to claim the child. It’s also too late for the adopting parent to renounce his claim. The child is K
now his in the eyes of Fate.
A God cannot adopt a mortal and make him a Scion in this way. Only a being whose body combines G
mortal flesh and divine ichor—regardless of whose divine ichor it is—can be adopted thus. Also, no O
Scion who has already received a Visitation can be adopted by another God, even if that God should D
later grow to despise his Scion and renounce him before all the Gods of the Overworld. S
Finally, while this terrifying possibility is rare, it is known that the Titans themselves can also adopt
formally disinherited Scions. Some Titans will even take a Scion under their wings regardless of the
current relationship between that Scion and his parent God—all the Scion has to be is willing.

These Scions are a tsunami building across the World,
transforming nations and civilizations, wreaking havoc
on a World that forgot Poseidon and forgot to take care
of the ocean. The Scions of the Horse Lord will make
everyone remember.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Manipulation,
Animal (Horse), Arete, Earth, Water
Abilities: Animal Ken, Control, Fortitude, Integrity,
Melee, Thrown
Rivals: Zeus; Damballa, Frigg, Geb, Quetzalcoátl,
Susano-o, Tyr
ZEUS
AKA: JOVE, JUPITER, TINIA
Description: Zeus, Sky Father, King of Heaven,
Titan-Slayer, Many-Splendored, Crowned in Lightnings.
He has many titles, all expressing his strength and power.
Legends say Zeus was stronger than all the other Gods
of the Dodekatheon combined; some Gods believe
he might be stronger than any other two pantheons
combined. This very strength could, in fact, be his
undoing, for Fate has decreed that a son of his own siring
will overthrow him in time. The other Gods caution
him to be careful in spreading his divine seed, yet Zeus
cannot help himself. His very potency and the heroic
nature of his children and the great deeds they do in the
World push him to father yet more Scions and bring
more soldiers to the side of the Gods in the battle with
the Titans and the titanspawn. That his very eagerness
could result in the ruin of the World weighs little on his
mind. Some suggest he might actually be addicted to the
sexual rush or even to the act of procreation.
To modern audiences, Zeus has played many roles:
irreplaceable senator, undefeatable mayor, obscure
European prince, sharp-eyed president (elected or not,
political or corporate, it matters not). He is always in
charge, always on top and always in control. When he’s
wrong, the results are bad; when he’s right, the results
are good. Either way, the results are always epic in scope
and scale.
His Scions are a diverse and unruly bunch. Dionysus,
Ares, Hephaestus, Apollo, Artemis and Hermes are all
his children. So were Heracles, King Minos of Crete and
Helen of Troy. That his children are capable of spreading
order and justice is undeniable. That they are capable of
great destruction and ruin is equally undeniable. Yet it is
difficult to explain that to Zeus without giving offense.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Manipulation,
Epic Strength, Arete, Justice, Sky
Abilities: Awareness, Command, Integrity, Presence,
Politics, Thrown
Rivals: Apollo, Hades; Amaterasu, Atum-Re, Horus,
Huitzilopochtli, Odin, Shango

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