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[color=black]H E R M E S ,   H E R A L D  O F  T H E  G O D S [/color]
[color=7bcdc8]H E R M E S ,   H E R A L D  O F  T H E  G O D S[/color]
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[hider=HUMAN][color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗦 [/u][/color]
[color=gray]Harrison 'Harry' Reid[/color]
[color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 [/u][/color]
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[color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 [/u][/color]
[color=gray]Con-artist/part owner of 'The Zenith'[/color][/hider][/center][/cell][cell][center][color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 [/u][/color]
[table][row][/row][row][cell][color=black]𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫
[list][*]Good-humoured
[*]Adroit
[*]Bold[/list][/color][/cell][cell][color=black]𝑩𝑨𝑫
[list][*]Manipulative
[*]Mischevious
[*]Selfish[/list][/color][/cell][/row][/table]
[color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 [/u][/color][/center]
[color=gray]Hermes' wants, desires and ambitions have always been a mystery to those who know him. Perhaps even to himself. However, as always, Hermes is likely to be a catalyst for change, whether good or bad.[/color]

[center][color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 [/u][/color][/center]
[color=gray]It could be said that Hermes' worst fear, to be trapped, has already been realised. As a god of movement and swiftness, to lose his freedom might be seen as hell itself. Of course, you would never hear this from him.

Although Hermes would never admit this to the other gods, he still bears concern for the mortals. As both a benefactor to humans, and a psychopomp, he fears what will happen to them without his guidance.[/color]
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[color=gray]Hermes[/color]
[color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 [/u][/color]
[color=gray]God of trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves & travel[/color]
[color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗢𝗡 [/u][/color]
[color=gray]Greek[/color][/hider][/center][/cell][/row][/table]
[center][color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 [/u][/color][/center]
[indent][indent][quote]Hermes was the second youngest Olympian god and was the son of Zeus and Maia, one of the seven Pleiades & daughter of the Tital Atlas. His patronage was extensive, including commerce & profit, thieves, travel, roads & borders, hospitality, fertility, friendship, sports & athletes, and animal husbandary. 

As the god of boundaries and transitions, Hermes was known to be quick and cunning, and had the ability to freely move between the mortal and divine worlds. It is because of this that he long played intercessor between mortals and the gods, becoming known as a benefactor to the former. He played a role in conducting souls into the afterlife, and was one of the few deities who was freely able to leave the underworld. In addition to this, he also directed the dreams sent by Zeus to mortals. 

A trickster god, Hermes could be extremely unpredictable, routinely tricking, lying and stealing from the other gods. He was one to test norms, challenge conventions and cross boundaries. He was neither good or evil, although capable of both, but would always be at the centre of things, tilting events chaotically in one direction or another. It is also for this reason that he was able to be the patron of both thieves and merchants.[/quote][/indent][/indent]

[center][color=7bcdc8][u] 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 [/u][/color][/center]
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Hermes was the fastest olympian and used to travelling on a whim. Nowhere was inaccessible to him, be it Mount Olympus, the mortal plane, or the underworld. Suddenly being trapped on earth was, therefore, a huge shift for the god. It was not in Hermes' nature to rage and throw a tantrum, even though he may have felt just as put out as the others. Yet to be tricked by a human, even though there was a certain humour to it, was also terribly embarrassing. Luckily for Hermes, mortals were not a foreign concept to him and he was quickly able to become at ease in their world. He enjoyed their penchant for frivolities and found himself participating in some of the more sinful aspects in life. Drinking, gambling, amassing many a lover...Hermes tried it all. But whilst all of these were amusing for a time, they were not enough to occupy his sharp mind and eventually, his focus strayed to other pursuits.

Hermes has since spent many a decade meddling in the affairs of humans. He could often be found at the ear of high-powered individuals, including CEOs, politicians and even royalty. Often his schemes bore little effect on the world, but he has on occasion impacted events on a greater scale. He has had an influence on wars, politics, friendships, marriages...just to name a few. Of course Hermes also still tries to play tricks on the other gods but with so many humans to meddle with, he often finds his attentions focused elsewhere. 

Whilst as a god, Hermes had no particular preference towards good or evil, centuries on earth has begun to tilt his moral compass. In the 1920's he began working as a con-artist, using his wit to cheat wealth from others (interestingly he only steals from those who he feels deserve some form of retribution). Unsurprisingly, he quickly became rather proficient at this and has since been able to amass a significant amount of money. Most recently he has become a partner of a casino in downtown Seattle, known as 'The Zenith'. Whether this is part of a long-con or not, is currently unclear. 

In addition to his more...mischievous activities, Hermes has spent the centuries developing his athletic prowess. As the fastest olympian and the patron of athletes, Hermes was no stranger to sports, however participating in them was another matter entirely and he [i]loved[/i] it. Name a sport and he has probably at least dabbled in it. Most recently he has taken up boxing and can be often found spending much of his downtime at the ring. Hermes has also recently purchased two very adorable puppies because, well, why not? He named one Ares (because it was very bitey) and one Zeus (because it kept trying to hump the other).
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