![]() Maybe because their role is convenient for the story, easily understandable due to familiarity with Real Life mythologies, or simply that there are only so many domains a god can have and still be taken seriously. When inventing a Fantasy Pantheon, there are a number of god archetypes that seem unavoidable - gods of the sun, the sea, war, knowledge and so on are almost always present. Gods, in general, tend to be gods of something in particular - in both fictional and real-life pantheons, each god is assumed to have some aspect of reality they rule over or are responsible for. The gods of this particular work may be different, but who does what among them? note From left, Shiallia, goddess of the woodlands Nobanion, god of royalty and good beasts Savras, god of seekers after truth the Red Knight, goddess of military strategy and Sharess, goddess of hedonism, sexuality, and cats. It absorbs spiritual energy from human prey, but everything it swallows vanishes to leave it constantly hungry.A complimentary sample Fantasy Pantheon®, courtesy of Trope Co.™. Hungry Menace Basically the spirit version of a maneating tiger- once it gets a taste for people it’s not going to stop until you destroy the host (and send it back to waiting for another one).īlack Hole Belly The host no longer actually digests food. Villain Protagonist Fun to follow, but the kind of thing that in real life you would want someone to destroy pretty quickly.Ĭannibalism Superpower Requires human flesh to provide its host with immortality, regeneration, and enhanced strength. Puppeteer Parasite Takes over the body of anyone who commits cannibalism in certain parts of Canada. Ooh, Shiny! Default mode when left to his own devices, but not too distractible when ordered around by an authority figure. ![]() The Ditz Not the brightest before the mind-wipe, and naiveté cased by amnesia doesn’t help.Īttention Deficit. ![]() The Woobie Easily the most pitiful character I have ever created. Unwitting Pawn Tricked into believing he was working for Mr. Loss of Identity Irreversible chemical mind-wipe. The first few Alphas were his descendents, but as the husband of the current Alpha Mateo is the closest the bloodline has come to returning to power in many generations. He still feels bad about it.įamous Ancestor Distantly related to the founder of the American Pack, who had a daughter who went to Brazil and married a werejaguar. Magnetic Medium The ghosts of people who died nearby or shared a close connection in life can deliver messages to him in dreams.Ĭast from Hit Points Calling up a ghost or dream vision drains spiritual energy and could send him into a coma if done too often.īeware the Nice Ones Once allowed a ghost to mindrape a guy who was harassing him and trying to convince everyone he was a fraud. The Idealist Maintains a surprisingly positive outlook on life despite making a job of hunting down shapeshifting serial killers. Anything that weakens it should only be used on enemies. Torture Technician Likes to get creative, especially with psychological tricks. Knife Nut Quieter than using a gun, and allows you to apply fun toxins to your victims I’m a Humanitarian Eats other werewolves if food is scarce or to make his enemies terrified of him. Notes and links to Tropes pages below.Ībove Good and Evil Lives for self-gratification, doesn’t care what kind of label others put on it. Here I focused on traits that didn’t overlap.Ĭharacters are listed by order of appearance (Sombra is 8+ years old, Wendigo dates back to Feb/25/2011). Both rely on brawn more than brain, are very curious, and have a fixation on food. Some of the traits I worked into Dog no doubt bled into my most recent character, Wendigo. Tabula Rasa has been shelved for the time being due to lack of organization and not wanting to take the time to rewrite it. One interesting thing to notice is how I end up recycling traits when creating new characters. It has changed how I analyze movies, books, and my own writing ![]() The TV Tropes site is a fun way to pass the time.
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