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GOD'S COURT OF JUDGEMENT
In what appears to be a courtroom, sits a large, handsome man of uncertain age behind a gigantic desk. His gavel itself is about the size of an actual person, just to give an idea on how big he is.
He is the acting judge, the one who is to deal out the sentence, but actually he is much more...
Behind him is the back wall. Against the wall to one side of him is another desk at which 12 others, male and female, sit, fearfully waiting for their punishment as they know that they are guilty.
To the other side of him is one man, a young man who stands serenely and silently, taking in all events that occur here.

The rest of the room are seated many witnesses for the events of this day.

"I hereby declare that you 12 by the names of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes and Hephaestus, are sentenced to Earthly life, for the following crimes:

• Misleading the Earth's people into worship of yourselves and the things which I have given you, as a gift, power over, rather than me.
  
• Quarrelling in Heaven, turning my Abode into your own personal warzones.
  
• Attempting to keep it a secret from me and therefore declaring that you are more powerful than I when in fact you are not.

These are the crimes that you yourselves have committed and you shall suffer the penalty for them. You are sentenced to live on the earth until you learn true remorse for your actions."
A wise look came over the old Judge's face.
"This punishment may not be what it seems. Perhaps you shall find that the Earth is not quite as good to you as you thought it would be during your previous revelries with the humans.
If you die before making restitution for your crimes, you will not return to heaven, No, you will continue in punishment for time eternal."

With a flash of light, the twelve on trial disappeared and were placed on earth, scattered about the earth. Each of them, however, appeared as humans themselves, alone and naked in the wilderness, or washed up on a beach somewhere, and they knew no languages to communicate with the people.


The Greek Pantheon and their activities before punishment:

Zeus
Known as god of the weather, Zeus was king of the gods in greek mythology. He hurled down mighty thunderbolts on all who opposed his will and his domain was the storm.


Zeus's parents are Rhea and Cronus. Rhea saved him from the terrible fate of his siblings that was being swallowed by their father Cronus. When he reached manhood, Zeus then forced Cronus to vomit up his brothers and sisters, who then became the gods of Olympus and rebelled against Cronus and the giants who ruled the earth in those days, the Titans. In a great battle, Zeus and his siblings won and sent Cronus and the Titans to Tartarus, a place of eternal torment where the hundred-armed giants guarded him.

USERNAME: Sapphira
CHARACTER NAME: Zeus
APPEARANCE:
All muscle, very broad shoulders, usually shirtless, curly, shoulder length blond hair and yellow eyes.
HISTORY BEFORE THE TRIAL: Zeus paraded around as king of the gods, kidnapping young maidens, shapeshifting into animal forms and enraging his wife, Hera.
OTHER STUFF: He is very stubborn and loud, and even in this mortal body insists that he is a god with superpowers. He attempts to demonstrate often but when he wants his powers to work most, is when they work the least, going haywire at the worst possible times.

Hera
When Zeus found Hera, he decided that she should be his wife. Hera had 4 children by Zeus: Ares (of War), Hephaestus (of Smiths), Eileithyia (of Childbirth) and ********* (the divine Cupbearer).
When the Goddess Athena emerged from Zeus' head, Hera became furious at his adultery that she gave birth immediately to a monster called Typhon.
Hera was a jealous goddess who persecuted the children that Zeus had with other women. The quarrels of Hera and Zeus often so fierce that they shook mount Olympus.

Poseidon
Cronus had three sons: Zeus, Hades and Poseidon - who overthrew their father and divided the world between them. Poseidon became the ruler of the sea, a role he performed with considerable violence. He stirred up the waves with his trident. Poseidon also caused earthquakes. He lived in the Aegean sea in a palace from which he would ride out in a chariot pulled by majestic seahorses. On one occasion, he dared to challenge Zeus' Authority but Zeus sent one of his Hundred-armed guards from Tartarus to fight for him and defeat him.



Demeter
Demeter means "Mother Earth". Specifically, she was the goddess of vegetation and the fruitfulness of the land. Myths about her explain inconsistency of harvests, the turn of the seasons and summer and winter.
Demeter was a very loving mother and her relationship with Zeus produced a daughter, Persephone. While she was still very young and without consulting Demeter, Zeus agreed that Hades could marry Persephone. A few years later when she was picking flowers in a field, the ground cracked open and Hades came out in a chariot drawn by blue steeds; Hades kidnapped her.
Demeter was inconsolable when her daughter vanished and took two burning torches to search the earth for her. She refused to eat or wash until she found her daughter, as did Persephone pining away in Hades' gloomy kingdom. Demeter then met Hecate who took her to sun god Helios who told her what had happened. Persephone was allowed to return home after Demeter sent a famine over the earth, but was bound to Hades' realm and returned there every winter.

Hestia
Goddess of the hearth and home. Hestia swore on Zeus' head to remain a virgin for all time, even declining offers of marriage. Due to this Hestia preserved peace in Olympus. On one occasion at an outdoor feast, all the Gods had fallen asleep and Priapus tried to violate her, but a donkey brayed and she woke up and screamed so loudly that he departed in fright.
She is calm and charitable and often called upon for protection. Misfortune would come to anyone who tried to violate a person under Hestia's protection.

Ares
God of WAR. Ares had no wife and fell under the spell of Aphrodite constantly, producing four children. Zeus ended their liaison.
Ares was believed to have a lust for violence and cruelty and such a vicious deity was not considered trustworthy.

Athena
Virgin goddess of war, wisdom and arts and craft. Athena sprang forth when Hephaestus released her from Zeus' head by splitting it open with an axe. The story behind this is that Zeus had a first wife named Metis who he swallowed while still pregnant, so Metis gave birth to the child inside his head.

USERNAME: Qianna
CHARACTER NAME: Pallas Athena
APPEARANCE: Athena has long wavy, light brown hair. Her eyes are a dark colour. She looks beautiful, for she used to be a goddess. Before the trial she used to wear large golden earrings and a greek war helmet. She used to carry a spear as well. Some parts of her body were covered with lightweight armour, and she used to have a flowing white dress and sandles. But.. since she is put back on Earth during the trial, she won't have the same outfit anymore, though she'll probably try to acquire it.
HISTORY BEFORE THE TRIAL: Athena used to be a goddess of many things. This was mainly war, wisdom and arts and crafts. She had quite a lot of power therefore, but because of the wisdom which she also had, she used that power wisely. She helped the people of her favourite country and whom worshipped her was under her protection. She was a very popular goddess who could make peace between other gods who were fighting.
OTHER STUFF: She has a snake as a companion, as well as an owl. These animals stick with her all the time, even when sent to earth. They aren't any more special than normal snakes or owls.

Apollo
Twin brother of Artemis. Apollo was god of music, poetry, prophecy and medicine, as well as protector of herds and flocks. Apollo with his high moral and intellectual status ranked him highly as a nurturer of civillization. Inaugurated at the Oracle of Delphi, it was after this that he became associated with music, medicine and archery.

Artemis
Goddess of the chase, the forest and wild animals... Artemis and Apollo are said to be born of Zeus and the Titaness, Leto. The twins suffered persecution at the hands of Hera. Artemis can also be very fierce- In one story, her favourite follower, the nymph Callisto bore a child, Artemis was enraged at her lost virginity and so changed her into a bear to hunt with arrows. Another story tells that the hunter Actaeon claimed to be a better hunter than she, so she turned him into a stag and he was then eaten by his own dogs.
Her harshness and wild-ness made her somewhat dangerous and so she was appeased with great care and received numerous sacrificial rituals in attempts to win her favour.

Aphrodite
Greek goddess of love, beauty and fertility. Aphrodite's name comes from the greek word "Foam" (Aphros) which refers to her birth at sea. Her four children by Ares are as follows: Deimus (Fear), Phobus (Panic), Eros (Love) and Harmonia (Harmony). She was punished by Zeus for bearing children out of wedlock and so she in turn punished him by making him chase after women and neglect his wife, Hera.

Hermes
Messenger of the gods, and escort of the dead to Hades. Also god of trade and commerce. Hermes invented the Lyre after he killed a tortoise and stretched strings across it's shell, an invention he gave to Apollo to appease him after he stole some of Apollo's cattle, and in this way escaped punishment. He became a patron of thieves and Zeus often relied on his wit.

Hephaestus
He was the divine craftsman who built the palaces for the gods to live in luxury. He constantly had a limp and a sooty face from his work, which made him a figure of fun. His life was a series of misfortunes, first being flung from Olympus when he was born, because his mother Hera was disgusted at his dwarfish shape. She flung him into the sea but he was saved and raised secretly by the nymphs Thetis and Eurynome. They taught him the art of metalwork and in time he created a pretend gift for his mother, trapping her until he agreed to release her, by which they were reconciled and Hera gave him a workshop and married him to Aphrodite. He criticized Zeus for punishing Hera and so he was again thrown out of Olympus. He set up a forge at the volcano he was near, and taught the inhabitants of the locale metalwork. He was again pardoned and allowed back into Olympus, however he could only walk with golden crutches. Hephaestus created Pandora.

This is the story of what happens to these 12 in their time upon the earth.


Other notes:
They are given earthly lifespans and mortal bodies.
I've changed my mind, I think this would be most fun played out in modern times. It's current. Because I'm having a hard time imagining this any other way. And I'm starting it because I hate waiting for joiners. Seeing as we're all spread out, we can keep accepting profiles along the way, because we all have to find each other anyway.

RULES

• Your characters must be accepted by me.
  
  
• Post your character profiles in the thread and wait for me to accept. If I do I will put your profile in the first post.
  
  
• Your characters don't all have to be one of the greek pantheon, you can be an average person if you want to.
  
  
• Obey Gaia TOS. That covers just about everything else.
  
  
• My RP. My Rules. Yadda yadda. I reserve the right to smite you if you piss me off. Usually that's very hard to do so most of you are safe.

PROFILES

USERNAME: iPray
CHARACTER NAME: Adara
APPEARANCE: Adara is relatively tall, at 5'9", and slender. Originally the self-appointed goddess of the hearth and protector of the 'lesser mortals' she is now forced to live as, Adara tends to wear sort of unattractive tunics she made that cover most of her body [as she was sick of the continuous proposals], and walks around barefoot. She is slender and shapely, a fact that she generally hides beneath drab, lifeless clothes. Her hair is a light, creamy blonde, and reaches her waist, but is usually tied up in a braid, and her eyes are of a deep blue.
HISTORY BEFORE THE TRIAL: Hestia led a peaceful life, only fighting when other people asked for her protection and that protection required it. Nevertheless, she is a skilled fighter, but would much rather be bringing people together, even though she herself is a virgin and never considered marriage. She loves children, and always went out of her way to provide them with protection.

[[Hope that's okay. kind of out of it.]]

(Ya that'd probably help. Hey, rp creator, start this thing! Oh wait that's me!)

The sound of birds greeting the sun fills the air, which is crisp and cool, with a hint of frost... A man is laying on the ground, his skin glistening in the sunlight. He is alone, and naked.
He blinks in the light, suddenly realising he has a dull headache.
What the...
His headache grows more severe as he remembers what happened in Heaven, and why he isn't there anymore. He groans and stands up, the birds nearest fly away in a flurry of wings and feathers.
He is convinced that he is a god, and his sole purpose is to reclaim his position in the skies. So he picks a direction and off he marches to find a way to achieve this. Sticks and leaves hurt his feet as he walks.
I do not remember there being pain. He thinks, and grows angry at the ground itself.
"Curse you, earth! the feet of a god are not to be poked and prodded! stop it! ARGH!" He cries out in shock as he stomps on the ground, which shakes the earth beneath him slightly, but a stone becomes lodged into his foot and that is what he is shocked about.

Hestia awoke to find a crowd of faces staring down at her. As she opened her eyes, an excited murmur ran through the group, but in a language she didn't understand. She sat up slowly, and realised that she was covered with a blanket that the villagers had draped over her. She clutched it around her, fearful of their reaction. She was a goddess, but they didn't know that, and who knew what was going through their minds...

She was handed something, and looked at the villager strangely. He mimed putting it to his mouth and tipping it up, and she did this curiously. Some dripped down onto her front, but some made it into her mouth, and she swallowed it. Immediately the burning feeling in her throat disappeared [something she hadn't been able to describe in the first place], and she wondered what sort of powerful potion the liquid was, or what sort of powerful shamans these people were.

He woke to find the sun glaring at him more brightly and intensely the he ever remembered. There was sand and dirt and rocks everywhere, and mountains in the distance. And seldom any form of life except a small plant close by. This was a desert. It was hot, and he felt horrible. He stood up, and the heat hit him and it seemed to "burn" him. I don't remember this heat ever before! He thought. And.. the pain.. "Agh the pain!" He yelled as his feet started to burn and the sun beat him. He then began to remember the events that took place in Heaven as he was running trying to find anything that might protect his feet, and maybe something to cover the rest of himself, too.

He ran to a nearby plant, ripped leaves off and put them under his feet. Although they were not much, they were better then just the burning hot ground. Oh how I wish for water and my ocean.. He thought. "Curse you up there! How could you send me to such a cruel place?!" And then he realized that cursing at the one who was punishing him- God - Was not a good idea. After finding a way to tie the leaves to his feet and taking some to cover himself up, He started walking. Not knowing where he was going, but Just walking, hoping that he might find something living. Anything.

((( P.S. Sorry I never posted before this. Just got busy and kinda left Gaia for a while. But I just wanted to get a post in even though it's kinda inactive atm. Also, first time RP'er. Hope that post is okay. Hoping it picks up again.)))