Alabaster
"My mother kicked me out of the nest when I was eight and told me to go find my father 'so that I could be a rapist like him.' My father ... I found out he was a megalomaniac with tyrannical egotism, paranoia of being deposed, and a predeliction for sleeping with anything that moved. He threatened to cast me down to Tartarus if I ever spoke to him again. So if I seem a bit messed up, blame it on having a man-hating nymph and Zeusy as parents."
And there you have Alabaster's life in a nutshell. His mother was an Aurae nymph named Psythai, follower of the virgin goddess Artemis and said to be so beautiful that she could call the gorgeous Aphrodite an old hag. Not surprisingly, this led to Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo all taking an unhealthy interest in her. While Apollo forbore from interfering with Psythai out of respect for his sister Artemis, Zeus managed to beat out Poseidon by arriving first and ravishing Psythai. Artemis promptly turned the nymph out of her retinue and Psythai bore a son in loneliness, pain, rejection, and solitude. Mind you, all of this happened after the collapse of Sparta and before the modern womens' rights movement, so Psythai didn't just abort him.
Whatever the young godling might have become as an adult, the bright and curious boy grew up without a father and under a mother who hated him and all men. There's the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" - boy is that a lie. Constant verbal abuse (as well as physical, when his mother was in a particularly violent mood) and complete isolation from children his age or any male role models left Alabaster withdrawn, sullen, and ingrained with a deep distrust for women. He often sought escapism from cruel reality by imagining his divine father as a gentle, wise, caring, and intelligent man who would brook no nonsense from anyone, least of all the weaker sex. When his mother kicked him out, saying that he looked too much like his father, Alabaster took the opportunity to go on a personal odyssey to Olympus.
The next few years saved him from becoming a total wreck, as the young boy with the odd powers finally met people who weren't his mother and discovered that humans could actually be decent. He made friends, continued on his journey, and even started to notice how girls were becoming more attractive by the year. Finally, when he was about fourteen and on the cusp of manhood, Alabaster knocked at Mount Olympus and squared himself to meet his father Zeus. Surely all the bitter stories his mother had told him about his father had to wrong, right?
Alabaster still refuses to talk about what happened that day except in the broadest terms; he left Mount Olympus irrevocably bitter about the world and his parents. And if his family had no use for him, then by Zeus he'd carve out his own place in the world! Let Zeus shut him out of Olympus, what did he care?! Alabaster's eyes turned cold, calculating, and cunning, becoming the man he is today. He has no divine portfolio, no place in the Pantheon, no worshipers or religion (although he does enjoy smoking - it does bear some nominal resemblance to a burnt sacrifice). Instead, Alabaster simply wanders around the world, loving no one and nothing, living selfishly and expending god powers or mana to suit his whims.
The "man" himself is (unsurprisingly) built like a Greek god, ruggedly handsome with chiseled features and an athletic body. In his silvery-white hair he takes after Zeus, although Alabaster prefers not to grow a beard. At six-and-a-half feet tall, he projects an imposing presence when he wishes, but Alabaster usually moves with the fluid, languid grace of an indolent cat that knows its next meal won't be escaping it. He's proficient at Greco-Roman wrestling as well as being able to fling electricity around, though nothing on the scale of Zeus. Indeed, Alabaster prefers to downplay his divine parentage altogether, relying on the ancient art of seduction to bed his conquests. And with looks and an attitude like his that just oozes confidence and alpha male, it's small wonder that few women (or men) can resist him.
Do not mistake his charm for concern or his courtesy for friendship; Alabaster sees people as merely tools for his gratification. It's rare for him to remember a woman's name a week after sleeping with her, as he typically tends to be well on his way to his next conquest already. He's not shy about using force on a target either; after all, what's going to happen, the police are going to arrest him? Hah! And being a divine personage, he has more tricks than simply sticking his hands (or his dick) into someone's business. Particularly beautiful, fascinating, and spirited women end up being slurped into that arrogant manhood of his, deposited into his scrotum to spend her life as a pleasure slave for him.
Yeah, Alabastard is a dick.
Slurp 'em, suck 'em in, tease 'em with the possibility of escape, fire stringy gobs of spooge to reel 'em in like hooked fish, use it to batter their doors down, rack 'em, fuse 'em with the flesh, trap 'em, shoot 'em out encased in solidified cum as statues, inject 'em into a uterus, stir 'em, melt 'em, fondle 'em, squeeze 'em ...
Relationships with the other gods
Zeus - "One douche to rule them all."
Poseidon - "Never met the guy."
Hades - "Now, Nunky Hades, he's cool. Keeps his hips zipped. Throws killer parties."
Artemis - "Kicked mom out of her troupe. Good."
Apollo - "He's kind of cold and distant. Likes the intellectual things. I don't."
Ares - "Yeah ... no. I'm not messing with him or Kratos to be God of War."
Hephaetus - "Festus, Festus ... ain't much to look at."
Aphrodite - "The old hag? Look, she's my aunt, she may be hot but some things just aren't done."
Hera - "... I'm Zeusy's bastard, how do you think she feels about me?"
Heracles - "Herc, Herc's a bro. He'll spring you out of a tight spot."
Dionysus - "Drunk off his rocker, constantly. And way too damn friendly."
Athena - "She's a nerd, but a badass nerd. Don't get on her wrong side, seriously."
Odin - "Should've traded his eye for a hotter wife, more beer, and Apollo's lyre."
Loki - "Tricky bastard who always gets even. And he knows way too many 'Your mom' jokes."
Freyja - "She's a slut - uh, don't tell her I said that though."
Thor - "Scary looks but a great guy, would give me the shirt off his back."
Baldr - "He's chilling in the Underworld with Nunky."
Tyr - "Stoic and serious. Boring."
OOC stuff
- CV-centric character
- He's arrogant, aloof, and full of myself, but the player is nice! Really! *cute kitten eyes*
- I know CV is not everyone's cup of tea, so he'll probably be a niche character.
- Deliberately flexible setting.