[hider=Circe]Name: Cirene Cere AKA Circe
Age: 25. Always 25. Not like thousands of years old or anything.
Birthplace:Somewhere in Ancient Greece
Current Location: Near Mount Olympus
Occupation:[s]Witch Lesser Goddess[/s] Philantropist.
Personality: Circe is a woman of complex motivations. Once a largely self-interest hermit who did as she pleased without caring much about the consequences, the fate was it so she would be challenged and subdued by Odysseus into helping his quest. Ever since he robbed her heart aswell, she has mellowed considerably and has come to appreciate humans as a whole, but her wisdom is not one that she gives straightforward, enjoying trickery and bending the rules to get some extra amusement.
Appearance: [hider][img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1tVmlOsKqgA/TgUlAg8GKsI/AAAAAAAAAzs/GIjRp-lLv70/s1600/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg%2B%25281%2529.jpg[/img][/hider] Circe is a woman of great beauty, and somewhat exotic features. She has a vivid stare and fiery hair, denoting her connection to the sun god Helios. She always dresses in elegant clothes and has a polite, sophisticated demeanor.
Hobbies/Interests: Clubbing, wine, fine foods. Also studying the natural arts, the occult, and helping science.
Family: Wuh? Well yeah. Probably someone might still be alive, I guess?
Home Life: Single. Has had several paramours through the ages.
Short/Long Bio: Circe. The witch of the Odyssey. An immortal being whose hobbies included drugging beasts to become peaceful, perform magic rituals and turn people that wronged her into animals and monsters. Everything changed with Odysseus, who shook her little insulated world. But he was a mortal King, and he had a mortal Queen. She nevertheless tried, though, helping him in his quest to return home after angering Poseidon. Smitten with the heroics of humans, Circe became a more warm and comforting person ever since, sometimes aiding the poor souls that by chance ended in her island how to conduct themselves. But to all things come an end, and the era of Hellenistic deities came soon. For some reason, Circe managed to avoid vanishing, although her powers were greatly diminished as a result... She was still an immortal woman, though, and she watched the development of men through the ages. The same humans who she despised, were now enacting miracles. Over the centuries with careful inversions, she amassed a large fortune. With one objective. Make humans leave for the stars in the firmament. The resurgence of the old gods, although it restored her powers, made her worry about the fact they could mean another dark age for humanity...
Form of Witchcraft: Old Magic. She is hopeless with computers though.
Form of Sacrifice: All types. Although, she sometimes sacrifices her [i]Ichor[/i] (divine blood) for extra oomph.
Abilities/Rituals: Circe is a master at magic. If she doesn't know a ritual, it's because it was invented after she had stopped practicing. However several rituals of hers are particulary attributed to her.
[b]Curse of the Beast[/b]: Circe requires a medium to enact this curse, be a wand crafted by soaking it in several animal sacrifices, or by cooking food tainted with blood macerated with magical rituals. Anyone who's in front of the wand or ingests the tainted food turns into a lowly animal (usually a swine). She knows more powerful variants that can turn people into monsters, but those take much more time to prepare and she is not usually that vindictive.
[b]Charm of the Witch[/b]: This other ritual creates a potent charming drug, by employing Circe's own saliva or hair in a ritual strenghtened by other sacrifices. Whoever ingests or inhales the drug will become docile and very likely to obey Circe's orders or coercion.
[b]Gaze of Hypnos:[/b] By looking at a target and performing some gestures and symbols, she can make the target fall in a deep sleep. It can be a bit unreliable.
[b]Visage of Helios[/b]: By channeling the sun god, Circe is able to emit a very potent burst of light that blinds those nearby. Notably, since she [i]is[/i] the daughter of a Sun God, she doesn't need sacrifice. But she can't fire it continuously, requiring some time between uses.
[b]Leash of Helios:[/b] By concentrating light into her fingertips, she can shoot a beam of concentrated light to burn opponents. This spell can be quite straining if employed in quick succession.
[b]Ward of Thanatos:[/b] Circe is able to grant humans immortality, but this requires sacrificing some of her immortal Ichor, and risk losing her life and immortality if overused. Only one person was brought back with this skill, Odysseus, which afterwards died of grief.
[b]Restitution:[/b] Likewise, by burning her Ichor, Circe is also able to purify the most tenacious curses empowered by the most twisted of gods. But since it runs on her immortal blood, it would be unwise to use it as a cure all.
Preferred Deity: [s]Dad[/s] Helios, although she knows a lot of gods.
Preference of Follower Type:(if she even gets worshipped). Hunks. Also cute mischievous little witch girls.[/hider]