Post by {toasteh} on May 31, 2011 17:01:55 GMT -5
Patron Gods & Goddesses
Many millennia ago, the gods departed from the mortal world. Without the guidance of the gods, the land was swept in chaos. Wars ravaged the land. Prey grew scarce. Predators roamed unopposed. Tribe numbers dwindled as countless members were overcome by disease and hunger. The Tribes turned their backs on the gods that had abandoned them, seeking solace in the idols their priests had fashioned in their time of need. The gods grew weak and powerless as their charges abandoned them. Each day grew shorter and each night grew darker as the god's strength waned. The moon, once full and bright in the night sky, was swallowed by the powers of chaos until only a sliver of it's radiance remained.
In a desperate attempt to maintain the balance of the world, the gods descended upon the land once again. There they were born into the families of the peasants, the pharaoh, the priests, and the scribes. These Tribe members were blessed with the abilities of the gods. Their abilities restored the power's of Ma'at and expelled the chaos from the land. Once the balance of the world had been restored, the gods revealed themselves to the Tribes. They declared that the descendants of the cats the gods had been born into would be blessed with a single ability. These abilities would serve as a promise the gods made to the Tribes: they would not abandon them again.
Each Tribe member is born with a unique ability that is bestowed upon them by their family's patron god or goddess. These abilities are a blessing, and therefore can be taken away if a cat incurs the wrath of their patron god. A cat's patron god is dependent upon his or her's ancestry.
The following is a list of all patron gods and goddesses and the abilities they have bestowed upon their charges:
Note: Only members with 100+ post count, staff members, or members creating high-ranking characters may have a character with a rare ability.
Anubis - God of mummification. Conductor of souls.
Enhanced sense of smell.
Enhanced hearing. (Large, jackal-like ears)
Ability to cross over the Nile and enter the Duat. [RARE]
Ability to view and communicate with the ba (souls) of the dead.
Ba Pef - God of woe and dread of the soul.
Ability to manipulate and steal ka. [RARE]
Ability to view a living ba's aura.
Ability to temporarily separate the ba from the body. [RARE]
Bastet - Goddess of cats and fire. Protector goddess.
Ability to manipulate small amounts of fire. [RARE]
Ability to travel through fire unharmed.
Enhanced agility.
Augmented fighting abilities.
Natural strategist.
Geb - God of the earth.
Ability to locate others over long distances. (They must be touching the ground.)
Ability to create small earthquakes. [RARE]
Natural ability to locate and identify plant life.
Hapi - God of the Nile.
Ability to breathe underwater.
Enhanced swimming abilities. (Webbed feet)
Ability to sense floods.
Ability to heal non fatal wounds in the Nile. [RARE]
Ability to summon waters from the Nile. [RARE]
Ability to walk across water. [RARE]
Horus - King of the gods. God of war.
Ability to fly. (Born with wings.) [RARE]
Sharp eyesight.
Augmented fighting abilities.
Note: Only members of the royal family may have Horus as their patron god.
Isis - Queen of the gods. Goddess of magic.
Natural spell-casting capabilities.
Large magic reserves. [RARE]
Ability to manipulate ka. [RARE]
Note: Only scribes or members of the royal family may have Isis as their patron goddess.
Khonsu - God of the moon.
Night vision.
Nighttime invisibility. (By reflecting the moon's rays off of them) [RARE]
Ability to fly at night. (Wings form out of moonlight) [RARE]
Time manipulation. (Must gamble with Khonsu) [ EXTREMELY RARE]
Mafdet - Goddess of snakes and scorpions.
Sharp eyesight.
Snake charming.
Ability to extract venom from wounds.
Venomous teeth and claws. [RARE]
Venomous tail. [RARE]
Neith - Goddess of war and hunting.
Foresight. (Ability to sense future danger to others in battle, ie death)
Enhanced hunting capabilities.
Master strategist.
Ability to view and communicate with the ba of those who died in battle.
Nephthys - Lady of the House
Sharp eyesight.
Ability to fly. (Born with wings) [RARE]
Ability to communicate with ba. [RARE]
Nut Goddess of the stars and the sky.
Stargazing. (Premonitions using constellations)
Ability to predict the weather and weather patterns.
Ability to fly for short periods of time. (Form wings out of clouds) [RARE]
Ptah - The Creator God.
Fortune telling. (Ability to sense a cat's 'destiny')
Alchemy. [RARE]
Ra - God of the sun.
Sharp eyesight.
Ability to manipulate heat.
Ability to fly during the day. (Form wings out of sunlight) [RARE]
Ability to cross over the Nile and enter the Duat. [RARE]
Sekhmet - Goddess of war.
Enhanced hunting abilities.
Ability to see heat radiating from a beating heart.
Master strategist.
Enhanced fighting capabilities.
Enhanced strength.
Augmented ability to sense deception.
Set - God of chaos, storms, and the desert.
Stealth.
Invisibility. (By manipulating desert air to shield the body from sight) [RARE]
Master of illusions. (Can manipulate the desert air to create mirages) [RARE]
Ability to create areas of arid land. (By absorbing all of the water) [RARE]
Ability to manipulate ka. [RARE]
Shu - God of the air.
Great speed.
Ability to pacify emotions. (By sensing an aura and calming it)
Ability to manipulate air currents.
Ability to fly. (Utilizing air currents) [RARE]
Sobek - God of crocodiles.
Great strength.
Ability to breathe underwater. [RARE]
Hardened skin. (Difficult to pierce or injure)
Thoth - God of knowledge.
Near genius intellect.
Ability to manipulate speech. [RARE]
Ability to sense and read auras.
