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Etruscan
Pantheon
by Telgar
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“Whereas we believe lightning to be released as a result
of the collision of clouds, they believe that the clouds
collide so as to release lightning: for as they attribute
all to deity, they are led to believe not that things have
a meaning insofar as they occur, but rather that they
occur because they must have a meaning.” -- Seneca the
Younger
Like the Vanir, the Aisar were once a Pantheon on
their own, who were slowly absorbed into a foreign
Pantheon through war and cultural assimilation.
As the Roman Republic expanded, the Etruscan
people were slowly absorbed into the culture of
their neighbors. The Aisar clashed with the native
gods of the ancient Romans, the Dei, and the two
Pantheons largely merged together. Many of the
religious practices of the Etruscans were adopted
by the Romans and the two Pantheons existed
side-by-side for some time. The coming of the
Dodekatheon as Roman culture became increasingly
Hellenized spelled the end of the independence and
prominence of the Aisar.
For centuries the Aisar have been accepted as part
of the Dodekatheon, though some of them hold
themselves apart. So little of their mortal culture
and religion survives that those who cling to their
Etruscan identities, or have no Greco-Roman parallels,
are drastically weakened compared to their heyday
some 2,500 years past. Their language is mostly
unknown, their religion largely forgotten, their stories
burned or lost over time. They are proud, but time
and change has humbled them in every way it can.
Still, they were warriors once and the Titans threaten,
so they aide their Roman and Greek compatriots as
best they can.
When they were their own Pantheon, the Aisar had
divine the paths of the future and exert their will
to make changes when necessary. By following a
set of orderly procedures, they could nudge Fate
onto a course better suited to their needs. These
ancient talents have been lost, but the Aisar remain
powerfully gifted with the abilities of Prophecy and
Mystery.
In the new Titanomachy, the Aisar act as guides and
oracles, offering their advice and counsel to the other
members of the Dodekatheon. Some of them spend
effort encouraging mortals to discover more about
their lost culture, but so little remains that most of
the Aisar feel there is simply no point. Their Scions
are expected to do what they can to hold onto the
traditional values of the Etruscan Gods, even if some
of the Aisar themselves aren’t quite sure what those
are anymore.
The Pantheon
Virtues: Duty, Harmony, Order, and Piety.
Their unique Pantheon-Specific Purview was lost
many centuries ago, but because of their long
association with the Dodekatheon, they have gained
a reluctant facility for Arête.
Cautha
AKA: Cath, Cetha
Cautha is the god of the sun, the dawn and
beginnings, rising each day from the ocean, holding
balls of fire in both hands. Primarily male, Cautha
appears as female often enough that there is
considerable confusion, even among the other Aisar,
which gender Cautha can be identified as. As a result,
Cautha is not typically referred to by gender. The
sun deity manifests most often as an androgynous
blonde, taking on the roll of kindergarten teacher,
meteorologist, delivery room nurse, civil rights
activist and economics specialist working with
developing nations.
Scions of Cautha find that their divine parent is most
active in their lives while they are children, guiding
them from a young age and then allowing them
to find their own path once they have established
themselves as an individual. Cautha isn’t careless,
but the deity of beginnings prefers to set things in
motion and then allow them to proceed as Fate may
decree. Cautha often prefers to refer young Scions
to other gods when it comes to Boons and offers
Birthrights that have numerous possible uses so that
their wielders have the maximum amount of choices
in any situation.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Arête, Fire, Sun,
Sky, Water
Abilities: Athletics, Awareness, Empathy, Fortitude,
Presence, Thrown
Rivals: Amaterasu, Apollo, Freyr, Freya, Quetzalcoatl
Cilens
Cilens is a mysterious god, presiding over martial
destinies, and so, closely bound to Fate. Even among
the Aisar, renowned for their powers over the future,
Cilens is noted as being obsessed with things yet to
pass. Usually taking the form of a strong, able-bodied
young man with unremarkable features, Cilens walks
the world, ensuring that the proper fates come
to pass. Cilens has been a disaster relief worker, a
strategic planning consultant, a mercenary, a terrorist
mastermind and a statistician.
His Scions are similar to their father, almost always
engaged in conflicts from the rear. They’re planners,
thinkers, and strategists instead of front-line soldiers.
Their father is a distant, but supportive figure. He
makes some effort to ensure that his children know
he loves them, but his devotion to the dictates of Fate
trumps his parental duties. If necessary, Cilens will
sacrifice his Scions in scores and he expects them to
understand. Most of them, being intensely practical,
feel the same way. Just not about themselves.
Associated Powers: Epic Perception, Epic Stamina,
Arête, Darkness, Guardian, Mystery, Prophecy, War
Abilities: Fortitude, Integrity, Melee, Presence, Occult,
Survival
Rivals: Athena, Hachiman, Legba, Sehkmet, Tyr
Leinth
Appearing as a young, athletic and beautiful woman
with her face concealed, Leinth is the goddess of
death, old age and infirmity. Since no one has ever
seen Leinth’s face, some suspect there may be
something hideous lurking beyond her veil. Still, she
is a friendly enough goddess and a caring mother.
She rarely visits her children before they are fully
grown and often won’t appear in their lives until
middle age or later. Leinth appears in the World
as a nursing home attendant, a physical therapist,
a funeral home director, a developer of geriatric-
friendly medical products and a research chemist.
Scions of Leinth often resent their mother for coming
to them so late in life, while their Bandmates and
friends are visited young. Their long mortal lives
often give them experience and level heads that the
rash, immature Scions of other Gods would do well
to heed. They often take on a reluctant parental role
with younger companions.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Stamina,
Arête, Death, Health, Psychopomp
Abilities: Awareness, Control, Empathy, Fortitude,
Medicine, Stealth
Rivals: Baron Samedi, Elli, Hades, Hermes, Hel, Izanami
Persephone
Manea
AKA: Mania
Manea has two sides: she is the gracious and caring
ruler of the Underworld who conveys the guidance
of ancestors to their descendants, and she is the
terrifying embodiment of nightmares and madness
that comes in the dark of the night. With white hair
and black eyes, Manea often dresses in stripes or
checkered patterns that display her dual nature
strongly. Called the mother of ghosts, she is often
followed by a retinue of the dead. Depending on her
mood, Manea will either deliver the reassurances of
the dead to the living, or command the dead to bring
hell to Earth. There’s scarcely a heartbeat between
her moods, so most of the other Aisar are respectful
when they confront Manea and avoid her whenever
possible. In the World Manea has been a circus
fortune-teller, a phone psychic, a TV-show medium, a
serial killer, a counselor and a psychologist.
Manea’s bi-polar nature is passed onto her children,
many of whom have never knowingly met their
mother. Their mortal fathers may not even be aware
they’ve sired a child, for Manea will often come to
a man while he sleeps and the first he knows of the
event is when a child shows up on the doorstep with
a note. Sometimes Manea doesn’t even bother with
the father and drops her children off at orphanages
or with complete strangers. Scions of Manea are
alternately kind and vicious, lashing out when the
pressure grows too great, then apologizing profusely
for their behavior. They rarely have strong ties to any
single place or person, instead wandering the world,
isolated and unstable. Some of them attempt to cling
strongly to one aspect of their being or the other,
becoming either horrifically monstrous or gentle and
caring.
Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence, Epic
Manipulation, Arête, Chaos, Darkness, Death,
Guardian, Psychopomp
Abilities: Command, Larceny, Marksmanship, Occult,
Presence, Stealth
Rivals: Hades, Hel, Izanami, Kalfu, Loki,
Mictlantecuhtli, Susano-O, Xototl
Selvans
AKA: Silvanus
Tall, strong and rugged, Selvans is the God of the
woods and the wild. He protects the forests and rural
settlements while distancing himself from anything
that could be considered urban. At various times
in history he has been considered a war god, even
confused with Ares for a while, producing a long-
lasting enmity with the Greek God of Battle. The
dark god Pan has taken on some aspects of Selvans’
legend, enraging the Etruscan God. Should one of
his Scions slay the vile horned deity, they would have
their father’s favor forever. When walking the World,
Selvans appears as an environmental activist, a forest
ranger, a wilderness guide, a gardener and a migrant
farm worker. No matter the guise, Selvans always
has a thick, bushy beard and smells faintly of cypress
trees.
Scions of Selvans tend to share their father’s love of
the wilderness and his protective instincts. Hardy
and strong, they shield their Bands from danger and
stand against the forces of the Titans without fear.
They often come from rural areas and enjoy a strong
relationship with their father, when they see him.
Selvans tends to appear rarely, but makes his few
visits memorable and fun. He showers his children
with Boons and Birthrights, encouraging them
always to spread their own Legends and, of course, to
preserve the forests and wilderness.
Associated Powers: Epic Strength, Epic Dexterity, Epic
Stamina, Arête, Fertility, Guardian, War
Abilities: Animal Ken, Athletics, Brawl, Fortitude,
Melee, Survival
Rivals: Ares, Ceres, Freyr, Geb, Idun, Sif
Tages
AKA: Tarchies
Tages began as a Scion of Veltha. As a child he
emerged from the Earth itself before a crowd of
Etruscans and spoke to them the prophecies and
practices that would form the basis of the Etruscan
religion. Though not worshipped as a god in his
mortal lifetime, Tages did eventually rise to the level
of a God, though a minor one. He appears in the
World as a child prodigy, an altar boy, a dedicated
youth volunteer or fellowship member. No matter
what other choices Tages makes, he’s always a child
dedicated to bringing higher truth to the masses.
No Scions have Tages as their biological father, but
he has taken a few under his guidance. His Scions
more often encounter their adopted father in visions
or dreams rather than physically. He expects his
Scions to pursue the truth and spread the will of the
Gods. Scions of Tages often become the voices of the
Dodekatheon and the Aisar, speaking out against the
depravity and chaos of the Titans.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Intelligence,
Arête, Earth, Mystery, Prophecy
Abilities: Academics, Command, Empathy, Occult,
Presence, Politics
Rivals: Apollo, Frigg, Persephone, Thoth
Veltha
AKA: Voltumna, Vertumnus
When the original ruler of the Aisar, Tinia, eventually
merged with Jupiter and Zeus, the Etruscan Pantheon
turned to Veltha as their leader. Veltha had been a
chthonic god, the deity of Earth and the change of
seasons, one of Tinia’s principle advisers. In contrast
to Selvans, Veltha represents those aspects of the
natural world under human control. He rules over the
harvest, farms, orchards and gardens. When he takes
on a mortal guise, he wears authority like a cloak
while still maintaining his strong association with
the Earth. Veltha has been the CEO for a genetically
modified food conglomerate, a spokesman for
organic food, a politician running on a green agenda
and the head of an environmental protection group.
Veltha’s Scions typically take on leadership roles like
their father, though many have only met him once
or twice. He’s at best an absent father who sends
Boons and Birthrights from afar, though messengers
or servants. His Overworld responsibilities always
seem to come first. Veltha hopes that his hands-off
policy will teach his Scions to stand on their own and
be responsible, self-motivated and independent.
To a large degree, he’s right. There have been some
unintended consequences, with at least one of
Veltha’s Scions defecting and joining forces with
Terra.

Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Manipulation,

Epic Stamina, Arête, Earth, Fertility, War
Abilities: Command, Melee, Integrity, Politics,
Presence, Survival
Rivals: Apollo, Atum-Re, Ceres, Fauna, Janus,
Quetzalcoatl, Saturn, Zeus

Scent of the Divine

The Aisar smell of spilled blood and carry with

them the sound of a chanting crowd.