Hammurabi

Hammurabi was an Elder God present during the early years of the War of Gods, most notable for having the largest standing army of any God during the war. He eventually met his downfall after a fateful encounter between himself and Agamemnon, where he lost his life and had his God Energy stolen by the latter. His legacy remains as a powerful king and warlord who at one point controlled nearly all of Earth.

## Origin

Before becoming a God, Hammurabi was already a prolific warlord of what is now the Southern Continent. His bloodline is best known for being the descendants of the Titan Ishtar, making him a Demititan. This gave him a great advantage in his life before the War of Gods, where he and his people were the dominant ethnic group in much of the Southern Continent.

Much of what is known about Hammurabi comes form the Book of Demarcus, which details his exploits in the beginning of the War of Gods. He was one of the Elder Gods who were the first mortals to hold God Energy, and his aggressive nature allowed him to take full advantage of his new strength to dominate the Southern Continent and much of the Northern Continent in a short amount of time. Among the Elder Gods, Hammurabi stood out as a master tactician and warlord whos fall from power was by all accounts a true miracle.

Many of Hammurabi's campaigns aren't documented, but his most significant battle, the Battle of the Silver Moon, is his most infamous bout wherein he and his armies attempted to capture the Silver Moon from the clutches of Josh, a rival God. While Josh was knocked out of the Silver Moon, Josh's final act was to activate the Grand Sun against Hammurabi. The power of the Grand Sun severely wounded Hammurabi, sending him down to Earth where he would ultimately meet his end against Agamemnon, who had the unique opportunity to finish him off due to his wound.

After his defeat, the empire Hammurabi built crumbled fast and mostly became absorbed into the empire of Godearc. His legacy remains in the continent, where some ruins of structures in his likeness still stand, somewhat.

## Powers and Abilities

Hammurabi was an extremely powerful God in all respects, and with the addition of his Titan genetics he was able to eliminate nearly all of his enemies without any issues. He exhibited one of the most advanced Sacred Arts in history, Lex Talionis, allowing him to exact an opponent with any damage Hammurabi has received. This ability was active nearly at all times, and combined with Hammurabi's fortitude he could outlast virtually any opponent.

After becoming a God, his innate ability evolved into Lex Infinita Talionis. This new ability expanded the limits of his ability's to ludicrous proportions, allowing Hammurabi to impose his ability on all of his subjects as well as himself, if were within range of them. This made him nearly unstoppable as a warlord, as all of his troops benefited from Lex Talionis as well. Hammurabi himself gained an increased output in the ability as well, allowing him to inflict up to four times the damage taken back at an opponent. Despite its strength, a highly concentrated energy source could overrule Lex Talionis as seen in the case of the Grand Sun, which Hammurabi was unable to inflict on his attacker.

## Trivia

* Hammurabi's bloodline was thought to have gone extinct sometime after this death, but some isolated societies have recently been discovered that have remnants of Titan DNA that suggest Hammurabi's descendants might still exist.