"Athena"

"Athena" is one of the Living Gods and formerly one of the Seven Voices of the Gods. She was the one who devised the ritual to summon a fiend to decimate "Hercules"' army. Her familiar is Bubo, a homunculus resembling a silver owl.

(For general information common to all of the Seven Voices and Living Gods, see their respective Mistipedia articles and the Olympus netbook article in the Undead Sea Scrolls 2002.)

History

As the high priestess of Athena in homeland on the Material Plane, the Voice of Athena led a clergy responsible for issues of education, including keeping the elite educated but letting the general masses only know enough such that they could understand their masters and the laws of the state.. She was feared and respected not only for her intllectual and political power but also because of the rumors regarding her practing dark and forbidden magic. When the Seven Voices met to conspire against the rebel leader the common people nicked named "Hercules", Athena suggested a foul ritual to bind an evil extraplanar entity and command it to wipe out the rebel army. The Seven Voices later performed the ritual, but Hercules' interruption caused a mystical backlash that brought all present to the Demiplane of Dread.

For a more general history common to all of the Seven Voices and the Living Gods, see "Hercules".

Current Sketch

Now recognized as the living incarnation of the god he once presumed to speak for, the imposter Athena commands one of the six kingdoms of Olympus. Her city-state, Athenaeum lies on the eastern edge of a region of wetlands and swamps in the eastern half of Olympus. Numerous libraries, philosophy schools, and research facilities thrive in Athenaeum, constructed at the behest of Athena. Many enterprising visitors come thus come to this city to learn, and Athena frequently recruits the best and brightest to serve as sages and advisors. In addition to her magic, Athena employs a network of spellcasters and spies to monitor events in the domain and enforce her laws.

Athena appears as a woman in her mid thirties usually demonstrating a concerned expression, wearing a perpetual frown along with her sagely clothing and golden tiara. She is always searching for her intellectual equals to have stimulating conversations with and always shows politeness when interacting with such people, even in hostile manners.

Aura

Athena's aura imposes a penalty on the Will saves and Wisdom based skill checks of her foes.

Gaze

Athena‘s gaze attack inflicts Wisdom ability damage upon her enemies.

Stats

female outsider aristocrat 3/wizard 7, Neutral Evil