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[i]To know what you want, but lack the words to express it[/i][/center]
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[center][color=239a99][i]God of transitions, beginnings, passages, doors, and endings[/i][/color][/center]
[hr][hr][center][color=d3d3d3][h1][u]Basic Profile[/u][/h1][/color][/center]
[color=239a99][u]|Name|[/u][/color]
[indent]Janus[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Alias(es)|[/u][/color]
[indent]James Alfero; Associated with the god Partunus[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Gender|[/u][/color]
[indent]Male[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Sexuality|[/u][/color]
[indent]Demisexual Homoromantic[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Pantheon/Faith|[/u][/color]
[indent]Roman[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Occupation|[/u][/color]
[indent]Bouncer at a Strip Club during the night; Librarian during the day[/indent]
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[color=239a99][u]|Godly Appearance|[/u][/color]
[indent][url=http://www.irandokht.com/images/janus3.jpg]A god of two faces[/url], one which looks to the past with longing in his eyes, and one that looks to the future in hope and aspiration, Janus embodies the beginning and the end. Body cast in gold, Janus stands at an alarming seven feet, adorned in the robes of a scholar but with fine steel plate layered over. In his hands he holds both heads, which usually find a place hovering, yet connected to his neck. The left holds youth and glory, face a golden shine with eyes blue and glowing brilliance; this face looks toward the future of mankind. The other, held in the right, is one of wizened years, as it looks toward days passed. A lengthy beard of dull, white gold frames the wrinkled edges of his face, with a lighter, dimmer haze of blue radiating from his eyes.

Janus himself hovers off the ground, feet held within a middle ground between the sky and the earth. He is usually found presiding over doorways, especially those to his long dead temples. Not only that, but Janus is ever present for any change and transition, a god of passages, a god of the threshold.[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Earthly Appearance|[/u][/color]
[indent]Tall, though not as strikingly tall as his 7'0" godly visage, James stands at a nice 6'4"—a giant reigning over the average human. That being far from the truth, however, Janus carries himself with a humbleness and an ever attentive gaze. Though, sharp is his gaze, Janus chose a softer feature for his face, letting the edges of his jaw round rather than stick and the blunt of his nose glides gentle toward average lips, red and soft to the touch. Of all things, James loves smiling, lips found stretching over a row of brilliant, white teeth.

Often considered the most striking feature of his ensemble are James' ears; they're large and fold outward from his head. As well, they tend to move, or wiggle, to the movement of his eyebrows. That meaning, one can tell when James gets particularly excited, as his eyebrows tend to animate when he talks and his ears move along with them. Though, most of his emotions lay in the shine and glint of his green eyes. Though technically green, James' eyes vary in a mixture of color: green holds dominance in it's burst of warmth, though the majority of his iris holds a starburst of golden brown flecks, which dot the green in random pattern.

Regardless of his prominent features, James tends to vary on the average. Even boasting a tall frame with wide set shoulders and physique to fill out the majority of his clothes (he learned quick that, to be an intimidating bouncer, one has to bulk up accordingly), James blends in with the vast majority of mortal crowds. Maybe it's a god thing nowadays, but James doesn't much like bringing attention to himself. He feels deeply that his kind has brought too much trouble to the world of men and women.[/indent]
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[hr][hr][color=d3d3d3][h1][u]Who Am I?[/u][/h1][/color][/center]
[color=239a99][u]|Personality|[/u][/color]
[indent]During Rome's reign, Janus presented himself as an amoral figure in the Pantheon. Whereas Bellona thirsted for rage and war, and Venus love and promiscuity, Janus held himself balanced in the middle. He neither wanted nor gained from interference from mortals. Maybe impartiality is a staple to clairvoyant beings, but then again, maybe it had to do with the fact that Janus seemed so ubiquitous to the daily lives of his worshippers. Romans held a vast number of rituals dedicated to just Janus himself, at the start of a year, at the end of it. Even mornings fell in Janus' domain. Thus, it left Janus with little time for emotions, though he grew to care for the small rituals of each Roman citizen.

Present day Janus finds himself overwhelmed with feeling. Overwhelmed with guilt and disgust for his people, in particular and growing ever closer to the humans that used to doddle at his feet. Of course, having been partial for most the near entirety of his godhood, Janus doesn't particular know how to handle emotions. And neither does he know much of society itself. A god that looked toward the future and the past stuck in the present does not make a happy god.

Janus himself contains a vast intellect; his mind is a database of knowledge and facts. However, that does not make up for social knowledge. Most of Janus intelligence remains hypothetical. When faced with the challenge of practicality, Janus seems at a loss with what to do. Interacting with people, interacting with other cultures outside of Rome, all of it left Janus dizzy and with no desire to face the problem head on. For a perceptive god, Janus doesn't pride himself on being able to understand why certain things are happening, just that they are.

This accidental isolation leaves Janus in modern times with a heart weighed heavy by loneliness and a mind still boggled at the mystery of human nature. Maybe he should stay a scholar and philosopher, rather than an actual presence.[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Family|[/u][/color]
[indent][i]"Family? I'm... not sure I have that."[/i][/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Strengths|[/u][/color]
[list][*]Perceptive
[*]Intelligent
[*]Trusting
[*]Decisive
[*]Liberal [/list]

[color=239a99][u]|Weaknesses|[/u][/color]
[list][*]Inattentive/Easily Distracted
[*]Romantic/Idealistic
[*]Aloof
[*]Pedantic
[*]Intensely Hypothetical[/list]

[color=239a99][u]|Likes|[/u][/color]
[list][*]Cats
[*]Traveling
[*]Baby Animals
[*]Books/Movies
[*]Doors
[*]Singing and Dancing
[*]Harry Potter[/list]

[color=239a99][u]|Dislikes[/u][/color]
[list][*]Hypocrites (Ironically, being literally two-faced)
[*]Prematurely Stopping
[*]Middles
[*]Hates the Aisle Seat on Planes
[*]Being Cutoff While Talking
[*]People Who Slam Doors
[*]People Who Don't Close Doors All The Way[/list]

[color=239a99][u]|History|[/u][/color]
[indent]Unlike most gods, Janus lived in his own temporal bubble. Things went and passed without much interference from himself. Doors opened and closed, both figuratively and literally. Not many myths dealt with Janus himself, though the ones that currently do aren't necessarily accurate—he loathes his association with Cardea who he never once had much relations with. Though, his time spent with Saturn remained one he cherishes today, as he does with Camese. Janus himself didn't have much in the way of friendship, having mainly those two particular gods, as well as a close friendship with Juno, or Hera.

For years, nothing of note had occurred to the god, or that the god incurred upon others. Janus, wise as he may have been, staid much in the shadows and relished in the quiet of peace, when the doors to his temple closed. In terms of other gods, Janus hadn't much to do with them and felt content in his solitude. Only the recent agreement to denounce powers affected Janus greatly. However, it occurred at such a time that he likely would have vanished from memory to the begin with. Thus, Janus gave his powers willingly and went on to live the life of a wandering scholar, and often times a hermit.

Being more of an observing entity, Janus merely watched the ebb and flow of human life. It more so involved his unwavering ineptitude with societal interactions than wanting to observe in the first place. Thus, Janus stuck to the many libraries that dotted Europe and the many churches and cathedrals that hung their shadows in city squares. During this time, Janus took to books and knowledge, learning humanity, but never once truly living it.

However, one thing he did garner from his travels was the closeness he felt to humanity itself. Even standing from afar, Janus took to mortals more so than his own kind and grew ever guilty of the blood his people shed over petty desires and fruitless schemes. That wasn't to say he hated other deities, he just felt slightly biased in his opinion. That didn't quite stop his inquisitive nature and the loneliness he felt as the centuries passed by. Thus, Janus retained one power, extremely week in its ungodly state, like many of his own brethren, which Janus used to remedy his loneliness. Of course, being able to use doors as vocal points for teleportation never really gave him the desired outcome. None of his kind ever really paid attention to him, or found him annoying and rather too talkative, thus, most of his days were spent alone and with his nose buried in a book.[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Opinion on Mortals|[/u][/color]
[indent][i]"It's nice to watch them. But, maybe I treat them too much like birds, instead of people."[/i]

Most of Janus interactions with humans could be explained in the span of an hour. This is taking into account centuries worth of interaction, which can only fill an hour of time. Most of these interactions were merely hellos, and accidental bumps, rather than in depth conversations, so they are quite numerous in quantity, but lack in quality. Whereas other, more social gods like Aphrodite, could spend years telling her tales of mortal men and women and inbetweens. But, Janus loves humanity, but he much prefers to watch, rather than participate.[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Theme Song|[/u][/color]
[indent][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-M1AtrxztU]No Place I'd Rather Be – Clean Bandits[/url]
[sub]”With every step we take, Kyoto to The Bay
Strolling so casually
We're different and the same, get you another name
Switch up the batteries”[/sub][/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Favorite Myth|[/u][/color]
[indent]Eros and Psyche[/indent]
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[color=239a99][u]|Mortal Skills/Abilities|[/u][/color]
[indent]Well, Janus has a keen sense of perception and can tell various cues apart from each other. However, he can't exactly tell you why something happens, especially if it happens to be something social. That being said, Janus retained his vast depository of useless knowledge. Okay, it's not useless, but there's a lot of stuff in his noggin detailing the intricate chemical compound of yeast and both why and how it grows. Another ability he'd gained is how to tell what properties a door has, what kind of metal or wood it is, how old it is, how sturdy it his. He could talk for days about doors, if only anyone would ask.

Regardless, Janus is well read, well educated, and perceptive of various things.[/indent]

[color=239a99][u]|Immortal Skills/Abilities|[/u][/color]
[indent]Janus has always been able to travel through doors, just like Poseidon will always be able to talk to fish, though he doesn't really know why anyone would. They're dull creatures, aside from sharks, jellyfish, and shrimp. And it's not a normal traversal through doorways because anyone can do that. Janus, however, can pretty much pop up anywhere as long as there's a door that'll lead him there.

As his powers grow, Janus will gain his supernatural perception, which will grow into full blown clairvoyance, as well as foresight and hindsight. Thus, leaving him able to foresee various events in the future and pinpoint which path an individual is currently traveling on. Most of all, through these powers, Janus can tell the exact point a person's life will change, as well as end, sharing his ability with Hades. Of course, he doesn't know the exact date and time, just what the event will be. Of course, most of the time Janus doesn't like to spoil things for himself and would rather live the transition himself.

Lastly, Janus' combat capabilities lie in his utter control over portals which he can place and use anywhere between two points. The concept itself is pretty simple: Janus creates a portal beneath someone, they fall into, and are transported somewhere else... depending on if they're mortal or not, it's like out in space. Likewise, Janus can literally rip passages and archways into any concrete surface without harming the surface itself. So he makes doorways by forcing a surface open. This ability over portals will likely be the last of all of them to develop.[/indent]


[color=239a99][u]|Favorite Myth|[/u][/color]
[indent]Eros and Psyche[/indent]
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