Post by Charon on Oct 11, 2008 22:02:23 GMT -5
CHARON, GOD OF PASSING SOULS & SHADES
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you shine the light on hidden parts : CHARACTER
name meaning: Fierce Brightness
nicknames: None
gender: Male
age: Immortal
birthday: Unknown
god or human? God
[/ul]the body lunges forward : APPEARANCE
body type: Average
hair: Jet black, like his mother's
eyes: Dark brown, nearly black
distinguishing physical features: He has two tattoos, one on his left shoulder which is a symbol he made up for the coming together of Darkness and Night - his parents - to make one entity.. or in the case of him and his siblings, many entities; the one on his right shoulder is an apple sitting under a tree, which shows that even though he's not technically on Olympus, he's still just like his parents.
face claim: nuno bettencourt
clothing style: Usually he's wearing the traditional black chiton with gold trim, but when he's not on duty - which seems like never - he likes wearing mortal clothing, like beat up jeans, a t-shirt, and boots. For a bit of a change from the usually stuffy gods (aka anyone older than his parents), he'll wear a nose ring or dye his hair to make it two-toned.. normally black with some white-blonde running through it.
[/ul]in the hysterical realm : PERSONALITY
↑ Money - "You pay me, then you ride. Not the other way around."
↑ Persephone - "She mellows Hades out, and I'm thankful for it.. plus she ain't bad to look at."
↑ Slow days - "A day I don't have to work til my arms fall off is the day Hades freezes over."
↑ Mortal fashion - "They have these really cool things called earrings.. they're usually reserved for women, but they look better on me."
↑ The color black - "I make it look good."
↑ Cigarettes - "Even I take smoke breaks."
↑ Playing guitar - "It eases the stress."
dislikes:
↓ Sunlight - "After working in Hades so long, I've forgotten what the hell it looks like."
↓ Being cheated out of his fee - "No money, no ride. You leave me empty handed, I leave you on the bank of the Styx. If you're still alive, I charge double - no exceptions."
↓ Being ordered around - "I'm a god, dammit. I shouldn't have to do everybody else's bitch work."
↓ Whiny dead people - "If I leave your ass, don't plead with me to get a ride. While you're there, don't bug the hell out of me asking when I'm taking you. I repeat - when I get my money, you get your ride, and not a minute before."
↓ Breaking a guitar string - "It isn't like I can take a minute to go up and get a new one."
↓ Running out of cigarettes - "Me without a cigarette isn't a pretty sight and isn't good for your health.. but you're dead anyhow, so why would you care?"
goals: "Getting the hell out of Hell."
fears: "Hades going on a tirade and killing my ass."
strengths: Hiding in the shadows, playing guitar, knowing Hell like the back of his hand
weaknesses: Beautiful women with morals, good music, the women in his family (he'll do anything for them)
most valued possession: his guitar
most valued relationship: him and his parents; him and his sister Styx
habits: playing guitar
overall: "I'm blunt. I'm honest to a fault, really. If you cheat me out of my token, I'll leave your ass on the banks of the Styx. I don't give a damn who you are or what you've done, I'll leave your ass there til you come up with the money. Even if you're a deity, I'll be completely honest with you, cause really.. what's lies ever gotten somebody besides killed? And yeah, even though I live and work in Hades, I have a heart, people. You insult me, I'll get pissed. You hurt me physically, I'll kill you. You hurt me emotionally, I'll probably sulk for awhile.. then I'll get pissed and kill you.. either that, or just get revenge. I'm also a lazy little fucker when I don't have to work. I'll sit in a chair on the bank of the Styx and smoke a couple of cigarettes til that little winged chickenshit Hermes brings somebody down. Oh, and by the way, if I think I'm outnumbered, I'm not afraid to call one of my many siblings or one of my parents to come help me out. Screw with me and see. I'm not the little pushover of a ferryman everyone wants me to be."
[/ul]the violence of the gesture : LOVE LIFE
current relationship status: single
turn ons: Morals, a fondness for music, no fear of the dark (obviously)
turn offs: Cheating
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you bought yourself a second chance : ETCETERA
Parents - Nyx & Erebus
Siblings - Around thirty of them..
Spouse - None
Children - None
financial status of family: Infinitely wealthy
financial status of character: Infinitely wealthy
current occupation: God of Passing Souls & Shades
childhood home: Nyx's palace
residence: He goes between Hades and Nyx's palace
education: Un-needed
overall history:
In the tradition of Greek mythology, Charon is a man who lives in the underworld. He is the son of Erebus and Nyx, and it is his responsibility to ferry the dead between the world of the living and the underworld, across the river Styx. In some myths, he carries the dead over the river Acheron, the “river of woe” which supposedly leads to the underworld. Charon appears in numerous stories, plays, and myths, and a version of Charon lives on in Greek folklore as an angel of death.
Charon's services do not come gratis with death. Although Hermes may have taken the souls of the dead to the banks of the river for free, Charon demands a fee. People who were unable to pay the fee were doomed to wander the shores of the river for 100 years. Since most Greeks, understandably, did not want to wander in the mists and marshes, they buried their dead with coins to pay the ferryman; this tradition is still retained in many parts of Greece.
Depictions of Charon vary. In some cases, he is said to be an old man with a twisted body and a bitter attitude. In other instances, he is a horned demon with a formidable hammer. The portrayal of Charon as a skeleton in a robe is primarily a modern invention. In many myths he also hurls insults or makes sour statements about the deceased. Many religions include a figure like Charon, a representative of death and the underworld, suggesting to followers that there is life after death, and that people require proper preparations for death.
Living people who want to visit Hades must also pay the ferryman. Given the fact that they need two trips, Charon charges significantly more, and several myths and stories indicate that visitors to Hades pay with a golden branch to cross the river with Charon and return. Several Greek and Roman authors wrote about traveling to the Underworld, usually with the assistance of an experienced guide. Dante, for example, wrote The Inferno, and the Aeneid by Virgil also features a trip to the Underworld.
Incidentally, if you are concerned about paying the ferryman, his going rate in Ancient Greece was an obolus, a silver coin worth a sixth of a drachma. Since Greece has now switched over to the Euro, along with other members of the European Union, Charon would probably accept a Euro coin, and he may be open to other currencies as well.
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CREATOR : stripped to the core
[/b][/font]your name/alias: Margaret
your age: 25
years roleplaying: 10+
contact information: MSN or Email
other characters: Crius and Erebus
how did you find us? original member ^.^
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