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[img]https://i.imgur.com/dMu2sFb.png[/img][h3][sup][sub][color=808080]P A N D O R A   [color=8B0000]♦[/color]   T R A N S G R E S S O R   [color=8B0000]♦[/color]   T R I N I T Y  O F  S I N[/color][/sub][/sup][/h3][img]https://i.imgur.com/GcncPvP.jpg[/img]
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[CENTER][sup][color=808080]"I have to believe the world can still be saved. Now more than ever."[/color][/sup][/CENTER]
[INDENT][INDENT][i]Pandora, The Proto-Woman, The First Creation of Hephaestus, Blessed by the Olympians. Gifted with a box by Zeus, to act as a keepsake of her legacy and a dowry for her eventual husband, she was commanded only once: never open the box. But in embodying humanity, Pandora held their curiosity, and so, once she had found a husband, eventually convinced him to open the box on her behalf. 

The Sins spilled forth, Pandora's seven terrible sons, unleashing great evil unto the world. And yet, an eighth child was born from the box: Hope, Pandora's only daughter. Dreading the wrath of the Olympians, especially the ire of Zeus, Pandora took the box and stole away in the night, entrusting the care of Hope to her forlorn husband, asking him to pass her daughter's teachings down through the generations.

Inevitably, Pandora did not get far before Olympus found her; fortunately, however, it was not Zeus that discovered her - it was Argus, the All-Seeing Giant, under instruction from Hera. Knowing her husband's fury would be far more terrible than Pandora deserved, Hera sought to hide her from the Olympians - but to do so surreptitiously, in a way that could still pass as punishment for Pandora's supposed trespass against the gods. Weaving grand magic, Hera granted Pandora a double-edged sword, to hide her from the gods forever: loneliness. 

Now, Pandora wanders the Earth, knowing humanity but never growing close, those that came near inevitably being torn away, or enduring tragedy great enough for Pandora to avoid them altogether. At the same time, every step on her eternal journey wrenches her through history and around the globe, bearing witness to every foible and facet of man. 

Every day, Pandora sees the horrors her sons unleashed upon the world. Every day, Pandora sees the comfort her daughter gifted Mankind.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=8B0000][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   M O T I V A T I O N S   &   G O A L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]Pandora is a great mythological character, and a well-known one at that; but aside from the opening of the fateful box, what else do we really know about about this woman, supposedly held responsible for so much evil, and yet also the granter of what is often considered Humanity's greatest strength? 

Before her introduction in New 52, Pandora had this neat Easter Egg of appearing in the background across all character issues, before eventually getting her own proper intro and issues and doing some multiverse harmonization stuff, who knows really the New 52 was wild. 

But the idea of an ancient, mythological, world-hopping character was very interesting to me, and it opened up a lot of possibilities to not only sneak in similar Easter eggs into posts by subtly appearing in the background of other people's posts, but also to explore any time period and location across the globe, dabbling in drama, heroics, introspection, and even touching on ancient mythology and involving Pandora with gods and fables. 

With her strong ties to Mount Olympus, the Seven Sins, and her daughter Hope, Pandora has a really clear and straight-forward cast of supporting characters to colour her stories, and with DC's liberal use of deities across many properties, Pandora's mythological origins also allow her to plausibly rub shoulders with many other characters of legend - so there's a lot of options, and Pandora becomes a character full of potential.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=8B0000][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i][i][sub][b][color=silver]   F R I E N D S  &  A L L I E S [/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=gray][color=silver]◼[/color] Hope (Daughter)
[color=silver]◼[/color] Epimetheus (Husband)
[color=silver]◼[/color] Hera, Queen of Olympus, Goddess of Women
[color=silver]◼[/color] Argus, All-Seeing Giant
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[sub][b][color=silver]   E N E M I E S  &  R I V A L S [/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=gray][color=silver]◼[/color] The Seven Deadly Sins (Sons)
[color=silver]◼[/color] Zeus, King of Olympus, God of the Sky
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[sub][b][color=silver]   O T H E R  N O T A B L E  P E R S O N S [/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=gray][color=silver]◼[/color] Hephaestus, God of Fire and Smithing (Father)
[color=silver]◼[/color] Prometheus, Thief of Fire (Brother-in-Law)
[color=silver]◼[/color] The Phantom Stranger
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[COLOR=8B0000][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]S A M P L E   P O S T:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]A sample post that can be used in the IC if you so desire upon acceptance. This post should provide an example of your vision for the desired character. This sample post should meet all standards outline in the rules and additionally include dialogue, mannerisms and other actions representative of your intended portrayal.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=8B0000][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P O S T   C A T A L O G:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.[/i][/indent][/indent]