Hades - Greek - Priests - Gods
Hades is a two-sided deity, the god of death on one hand and the god of wealth on the other. He is a son of Rhea and Cronus, and thus one of Zeus’ older brothers. He rarely leaves his kingdom in the underworld, where the dead go to fade into nothingness. Hades has the power to bring death or wealth to any mortal. The right to restore life to the dead belongs to him alone, and he guards it jealously. He wears a helmet which can render him invisible at will. In his true form, he is a large, dark-skinned man with fiery eyes.
Role-playing Notes:
Hades is not particularly cruel or vengeful, and his kingdom is not a retributive one. The dead pass through the groves of Persephone. Then they come upon the gates of Hades, which are guarded by Cerberus, who will let the dead enter the shadowy realm but not leave. Upon passing through the gates, the dead meet the divine ferryman Charon and pay him a coin. They are then ferried across the river of woe, Acheron. Later, the valiant dead might be permitted to cross the river of forgetfulness, Lethe, and emerge in the Elysian Fields. More unfortunate souls will cross the river Styx into Tartarus, a region of eternal pain and torment. The rest will simply fade away into nothingness. Omens from Hades are rare, and usually involve some form of unexpected death or wealth.
Gods Information
Alignment: LN
Worshiper's Alignment: Any
Area of Control: Death and Wealth
Symbol: black ram
Avatar Information
Hades' avatar usually takes the form of a large, dark-skinned man with a black beard and black eyes. (Fighter 18)
| Str 20 | Dex 18 | Con 19 | ||
| Int 18 | Wis 18 | Cha 18 | ||
| MV 15 | SZ 6' | MR 30% | ||
| AC -2 | HD 18 | HP 144 | ||
| #AT 2 | THAC0 3 | Dmg 1d8 (sword) +8 |
Special Att/Def: Opponents of Hades’ avatar must save versus death or die when any of the following occur: they are struck by his sword, when the avatar intentionally casts a death gaze on them (once per round, range 100 yards, can’t be used in melee combat), or if the avatar is reduced to zero HP (where upon it explodes, flinging death rays in all directions).
Worshipers Requirements
Requirements: Standard
Alignment: any Evil
Turning: Turn
Armor: Any
Weapons: Any
Spheres
Major: All, Charm, Creation, Divination, Healing, Necromantic, Protection, Summoning
Minor: none
Powers:
3rd - see in darkness
5th - darkness in 10' radius
10th - Death Touch (save versus death or die)
15th - Raise Dead
20th - regenerate 5 hp per round
Duties of the Priesthood
Hades’ priests must live in dark, dreary caverns. They hoard large amounts of gold, which they collect as fees for raising the dead.
Known Worshipers
the Archbishop of Hades in Invergarry? - key opponent starting during the Pagmalia Era
