Hera

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

Co-Monarch of Haven, Council of the Twelve, Goddess of Contracts, Goddess of Diplomacy, Goddess of Dynasties, Goddess of Empires, Goddess of Fidelity, Goddess of Heirs, Goddess of Inheritance, Goddess of Marriage, Goddess of Monarchs, Goddess of Promises, Goddess of Sacred Oaths, Goddess of Unions, Quorum of the Six (Purviews)

### Relatives

Kronos (Soul-Bound Father)
Poseidon and Hades (Soul-Bound Brothers)
Demeter and Hestia (Soul-Bound Sisters)
Ares, Hephaestus, and Heraphon (Sons)
Hebe, Ilithyia, and Eris (Daughters)
Eros, Phobos, and Deimos (Grandsons)
Nemesis, Harmonia, Eucleia, Eupheme, Euthenia, Euphilo, Euphrosyne, Pandora, and Methe (Granddaughters)

## Biographical Information

### Marital Status

Married (Zeus, Husband and Soul-Bound Brother)

## Physical Description

### An Accounting of Hera

Hera is said to have been a skilled mediator before the Titans chose to pluck her from obscurity and make her their fifth divine servant. Gifting her with the essence that capitalized on her skills of perception and manipulation, Hera became a trusted adviser to her Titanic masters.

Hera was tasked to travel among the mortals in secret, learning of their secrets and alerting her overseers to the presence of any possible uprisings. Her position was so vital that even when Kronos had become his most paranoid, he resisted locking up Hera long after he had locked up most of her kin.

In Tartarus, Hera had nearly managed to orchestrate her own release from the prison when Zeus chose to liberate her instead. Always one to capitalize on an opportunity, Hera decided to throw her support in with Zeus and convinced many undecided siblings to do the same, forming the alliance known as the Quorum of Six.

As the war raged on, Hera convinced Zeus to join her powers with his through intimacy and sworn marriage. From their union, two great sons were created: Ares and Hephaestus. Hera loved her children very much and at first, their existence helped ease Hera's pain as she discovered Zeus had continued his philandering ways.

So hurt by Zeus' infidelity at one point, Hera decided to arrange a meeting with Rhea, in hopes of working out a peace for her kin and children in exchange for delivering Zeus to the Titans. However, the meeting never did occur as Hera was instead ambushed by Kronos and captured.

Hera’s capture was the catalyzing event that led to the Titans being overthrown as Zeus came to the rescue of his wife. This act managed to convince Hera that Zeus did love her... for a time. Also, by remaining the wife of Zeus, Hera became Queen of Olympus.

Eventually Hera filled with resentment once more and became quite jealous and vindictive of her husband's lovers and often chose to scheme against them as a pastime.

In Elysium, Hera has moved beyond her husband's indiscretions and has chosen to carry on a number of casual affairs herself, but not as an act of retribution or pleasure-seeking, but simply as a means to consolidate power to support her various machinations and further other various agendas. Recently, Hera has shown a lot of bias toward the expansion of Ares' New Spartan Empire: which has irked Zeus and his daughter, Athena, to no small measure.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Elder Goddess:** The fifth being endowed with Titanic essence and made immortal, Hera was given the ability to sense mortal thoughts and emotions. Using those powers, Hera kept tabs on the mortal subjects of the Titans before she joined her spiritual brothers and sisters in the great usurpation. With her marriage to Zeus, Hera became queen.
* **Queen of the Gods:** By decree of the Six, Hera has the right to rule Olympus in the absence of Zeus and has the authority to speak for all Olympians as their chief diplomat. Due to Hera's own superior skill at diplomacy, her husband Zeus often leaves many matters that do no interest him for his wife and queen, Hera to oversee.
* **Goddess of Fidelity:** Her first gift from the Titans, Hera is able to sense the intentions, thoughts, and emotions of mortal minds with considerable accuracy and even the weaker-minded of the divine. Hera's power is especially keen when it comes to the minds of the less-than-scrupulous.
* **Goddess of Sacrifice:** As the goddess of Sacrifice, Hera gets a small portion of worship from all religious sacrifices made to the pantheon. Hera is also able to discern the recent sacrifices a mortal has made (if any).
* **Goddess of Unions:** Elysian tradition holds that contracts, marriages, and agreements are made in Hera's name. By doing so, Hera can look upon a mortal and know if they are bound by a contract or married, know the name of their partners or spouse, and whether or not any involved partners have been true to the terms of their agreements.
* **The Beautiful Trinity:** Considered to be one of the three most beautiful goddesses, Hera shares the title of ‘Goddess of Beauty’ with Aphrodite and Athena. As a result, Hera receives worship from those wishing for beauty.
* **Keeper of the Diadem:** The Diadem is a relic of the Titans which Hephaestus enhanced. This crown amplifies the mental acuity of its wearer and when worn by a divine being such as Hera, it bestows considerable psionic power.
* **Inheritance and Birthright:** Gods of Olympus will inherit three abilities: One Inheritance from their mother (or matron), one Inheritance from their father (or patron), and one unique ability called the Birthright.
	+ **Maternal Endowment: Fertility Affinity:** Rhea endowed Hera with the power to use essence to enrich organic matter and thereby restore its vigor. With this ability, she can instantly heal minor ailments, cure impotence or infertility over time, and get an overall sense of the general health of all beings in her locality.
	+ **Paternal Endowment: Fidelity Affinity:** Kronos Endowed Her with innate insight into the depravity of all beings and how to use their dark desires agents them. She can sense if anyone is deliberately concealing something from her and can slowly discover what that is through observation, conversation, and unnatural insight.
	+ **Personal Birthright: Command:** Hera can overwrite a sentient being's free will to compel them to do as she desires. This is a brute force magical compulsion and many come with severe consequences for both Hera and her target.

### Weaknesses

* **Ancient Rules:** Daimons are subject to the same ancient rules and pacts of the Void and many also have intrinsic compulsions to abide by other rules.
* **Vulnerability - Adamant:** Weapons made from Adamant inflict serious wounds on the gods which are not easily healed and can be easily fatal.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Following the defeat of the Titans, the new Olympian Regime was eager to make allies to secure their footing. As Queen of Olympus and the Goddess of Unions, Hera was the primary point of contact for such diplomatic efforts. One day, the Archangel Michael came to the Olympian Court to offer such an alliance. Hera heard his offer and agreed that the Olympians would not interfere with the Presence's efforts to establish a foothold across the sea. To cement this agreement, the archangel and goddess engaged in an intimate ritual in which Hera was endowed with supernal charged worship. Upon completion of the ritual, Hera was impregnated. A daughter was born of Hera and given the name Angelia, but known mostly by the epithet Heraphon (meaning "Voice of Hera"). Heraphon demanded she be given an endowment of Titanic essence and receive the proper title of goddess with a purview. She also insisted that she be acknowledged as a proper Princess of Olympus. However, as she was born not from Zeus and her place among their pantheon was temporary by the arrangement Hera made with Michael, the Council of Twelve was hesitant to grant such requests. Eventually she challenged Zeus and was grievously wounded in a fight. She was taken to the Underworld where she was reborn.

## Gallery

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## Links and References

* Appearances of Hera

1. ↑ An Accounting of Hera
2. ↑ Neonomikon: Hera
3. ↑ New NeO: Hera
4. ↑ NFX: Heraphon