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The Mightiest Reborn

I'll try to post soon, but school seems to have it in for me. (Have to have 30< lines from Julius Caesar memorized the monday after halloween of all times)

The Mightiest Reborn

Soft, rolling fields, green and sparkling in the warm spring...wet air rushing across her skin, through her hair.

"Epona."

She stirred, the rough mixture of gravel and broken glass pebbles scratching her sensitive skin. Something soft snuffled against her cheek. "Eghh...not yyyeeet. The sun is so warm." The ginger batted at the inquisitive creature. There was a shuffling sound and something heavy was dumped abruptly on her stomach with a small whump. She sat up reflexively, as the sudden weight had knocked the wind from her lungs. As she did so, what had landed on her rolled into her lap and she examined it inquisitively, rubbing her now sore ribs. "A backpack? Where did that come from? Whatever's in there must be really dense to make it weigh that much."

Her train of thought was interrupted by the sensation of her hair being pulled on. Turning slowly as though afraid of what horrible person/creature could be behind her, she almost laughed as she came face to face with a long muzzle. "Hey there." she crooned, stroking the animal's nose. "You sure are a friendly -" she ducked around its long neck for a moment. "girl." From what she could tell of the mare, it was a good-sized grey and white paint...draft horse, maybe? The equine certainly looked fit for difficult pulling, if just a little thin.

Standing and gently disentangling her long, curly hair from the mare's mouth, the young woman brushed herself off. She blushed. Her current attire consisted only of a short, rather plain dark green dress with a hood attached, sepia leggings, and dark brown hiking boots. "It seems whatever brought me here forgot to give me pants." To be fair, it could be argued that she didn't need them seeing as how she was wearing leggings, but did the dress really have to be so short - and split up to her hips on the sides too? Well, she'd just have to make do. Unless...she dug around in the backpack, muttering absentmindedly to the mare as she pushed past the rather generous amount of food provided. "Nope, nope, more food, sword, oh, what a surprise, more food." she narrowed her eyes. "Hold on, sword?"

Suddenly, she was aware of just how tense the atmosphere was. Looking around for the first time, her jaw dropped. "Where am I?" she whispered dazedly. She was in the middle of what had once been something thriving and functional-the name came to her in an instant:"New York City"- but it was just so wrong, so dead. "I have to change this, but I can't do it alone." Her pale green eyes hardened in resolve. She closed the backpack and swung it over her shoulders.

"Come here, G-host." she named the mare at the last moment. Just like a phantom, it had appeared to her from nowhere. She twisted her fingers into the equine's mane and pulled herself onto her back, using an old display case from a nearby collapsed jewelry store as a makeshift mounting block. "One last thing before I go. I need a name." Just then, a golden flash from inside the display case caught her eye. Leaning over and reaching through the jagged remains of glass panels carefully, she produced a small golden ring with a gift tag of sorts tied on. As intentionally generic as it was, she couldn't help but smile at the sentiment written on the tag: Congratulations, Thorne! May success find you in your new career!

"New career, huh?" she grinned. "I guess you could call surviving the apocalypse a 'career'" she turned Ghost and sped her into a gallop, appreciating her new name, the commotion in the distance she was heading to, and, for the first time, her freedom of leg movement.

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Epona/Thorne

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God Name: Epona

Mortal Name: Thorne

Origin/God of: Celtic Goddess of Horses (other domestic animals to some extent), fertility, providence, sovereignty and authority, and journeys to the afterlife.

Appearance:
Mortal:

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Goddess:

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God history: journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2..
"Stories about Epona [are] lost to the world forever, although one story regarding Her origin remains. During the decline of the Roman Empire, a Greek writer named Agesilaos wrote a story in which he claimed that Epona was the product of a man named Phoulonios Stellos, who had no interest whatsoever in women. Instead of mating with a woman he preferred to mate with a mare, and when that mare gave birth, it was to a beautiful human-looking daughter. Interestingly, it was actually the mare, herself, who named her daughter Epona, and by her doing so, she deified Epona as the Goddess of Horses.
Patricia Monaghan tells us that “Epona could take the tangible forms of both parents. Sometimes, too, She appeared as a rushing river, which suggests that Epona was a fertility Goddess, often seen in Celtic culture as a water spirit. Similarly, the connection among Celtic peoples of the horse and the sun suggests a solar nature to Epona, supported as well by the patera or round sunlike plate that She carries in many sculptures.
The sacred mare Epona appeared as the bestower of sovereignty in the ancient Celtic rituals of kingship, which may have included a rite of marriage with the mare Goddess. Among Indo-European peoples in India, a rite of mare-marriage, which solidified a man’s claim on the rulership of a geographical area, is attested and has been connected by scholars to the figure of Epona."

Personality: Practical and free, Epona's personality aligns with her favored animal. She can be a little sassy at times, but is primarily a patient and kind-hearted girl. She believes in second chances and prefers to give the benefit of the doubt. Never one to complain, she can be stoic to an almost detrimental degree. Above all, she values life and leadership based on valor. Unfortunately, sometimes she can let her morals and relationships get in the way of her acting rationally.

Weapon(s) : Currently, only an old-looking longsword with the word "Sovereignty" carved into one side of the blade and a long whip that's barbed appearance seems to be based on a briar.

Relationships/friendships: None but Ghost at the moment, but she makes friends easily. (Especially with other animal and/or celtic deities.)

Other: Soon after she awakens in the world, she discovers that domestic animals -horses in particular- can be summoned by and obey her. A grey and white vanner mare who she finds immediately becomes her permanent companion. Said horse: (Her name is Ghost)

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You can expect my post in just a few hours, as I'm currently at school. :(

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@SevenStormStyle

It is a matter of choice. Like for Persephone, she has goddess powers but they are never really spoke of as most her stories link with Demeter or Hades. She is kind of over shadowed but is strong enough to be feared or have small statements of others that make it sound like she is stronger than she seems. I don't know what powers I want to play with yet or have to make up on my own so I have not added them. Some of the others have a much more clear pictures and most myths give a pretty good list for their God/dess and have added them in.If you would like to add a POWER section you may or if you would like to add it to OTHER than that is acceptable as well

@Akayaofthemoon

I think I'll just add one for now under "other", and like you said, see as I go along what I want to "play with".

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One other thing, I've noticed that a lot of characters have included powers independent of their weapons in their profiles. Epona has some minor godly abilities, but I didn't see a good place to put them. If you would like me to include them in "other", I will do so.

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Speak of the devil. :)

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God Name: Epona

Mortal Name: Thorne

Origin/God of: Celtic Goddess of Horses (other domestic animals to some extent), fertility, providence, sovereignty and authority, and journeys to the afterlife.

Appearance:
Mortal:

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Goddess:

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God history: journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2..
"Stories about Epona [are] lost to the world forever, although one story regarding Her origin remains. During the decline of the Roman Empire, a Greek writer named Agesilaos wrote a story in which he claimed that Epona was the product of a man named Phoulonios Stellos, who had no interest whatsoever in women. Instead of mating with a woman he preferred to mate with a mare, and when that mare gave birth, it was to a beautiful human-looking daughter. Interestingly, it was actually the mare, herself, who named her daughter Epona, and by her doing so, she deified Epona as the Goddess of Horses.
Patricia Monaghan tells us that “Epona could take the tangible forms of both parents. Sometimes, too, She appeared as a rushing river, which suggests that Epona was a fertility Goddess, often seen in Celtic culture as a water spirit. Similarly, the connection among Celtic peoples of the horse and the sun suggests a solar nature to Epona, supported as well by the patera or round sunlike plate that She carries in many sculptures.
The sacred mare Epona appeared as the bestower of sovereignty in the ancient Celtic rituals of kingship, which may have included a rite of marriage with the mare Goddess. Among Indo-European peoples in India, a rite of mare-marriage, which solidified a man’s claim on the rulership of a geographical area, is attested and has been connected by scholars to the figure of Epona."

Personality: Practical and free, Epona's personality aligns with her favored animal. She can be a little sassy at times, but is primarily a patient and kind-hearted girl. She believes in second chances and prefers to give the benefit of the doubt. Never one to complain, she can be stoic to an almost detrimental degree. Above all, she values life and leadership based on valor. Unfortunately, sometimes she can let her morals and relationships get in the way of her acting rationally.

Weapon(s) : Currently, only an old-looking longsword with the word "Sovereignty" carved into one side of the blade and a long whip that's barbed appearance seems to be based on a briar.

Relationships/friendships: None but Ghost currently, but she makes friends easily. (Especially with other animal and/or celtic deities.)

Other: Soon after she awakens in the world, she discovers that domestic animals -horses in particular- can be summoned by and obey her. A grey and white vanner mare who she finds immediately becomes her permanent companion. Said horse: (Her name is Ghost)

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Since it looks like things here are just kicking off, still got room for a certain Celtic horse goddess?

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Apologies if it's been posted and I just missed it, but how big is the Megaladeus?

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Sepia Russet - Grimm Studies

Sepia skirted the edge of the pool, keeping an eye out for anyone who might need assistance. While she wouldn't really mind getting in herself, Orthus would be best suited to hauling people out. "As long as I can avoid hitting someone with it." She both cringed and smiled at the thought of accidentally thumping someone in the back of the head with a grappling hook.

Suddenly, she spotted a red haired girl holding tightly to a boy out in the water. They didn't look too troubled, but she thought it best to check anyway.

She used her semblance to link all three of them up. "Do you two need help?"

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