Hypnos

Sleep Personified, Musician of the Dead, Granter of Respite, Creator of Dreams, Father of the Oneiroi, Conqueror of the Gods, Pacifier of the Primordials

God of Sleep, Rest and Dreams

### Relatives

Nyx (mother)Gaia (aunt)

Ra, Ouranos,Tartarus (uncles)

Thanatos (twin brother)

Geras, Charon, Dolos, Momus (brothers)

Achlys, Philotes, Moros, Oizys, Nemesis, Eris, Apate (sisters)

The Oneiros (sons)-Morpheus, Icelos, Phoebetor, Epiales, Diagvi and Phantasos

The Keres (nieces)

## Biography

### Early Life

When Nyx awoke from the her third of her slumbers and beheld the children created through Primeforging by her siblings Ra and Apophis, she attempted to mimic the feat to no avail. Unable to replicate their work, Nyx turned to alternate methods, using what remained of Ouranos' essence to impregnate herself and produce new children. Among these children would be Hypnos and his twin brother, Thanatos, the Gods of Sleep and death respectively. The twins grew up as close as one could expect, though in terms of personality the two were quite opposites. Whereas Thanatos was brooding and preferred solitude, Hypnos was more outgoing, preferring to find company in others when he could. From a young age the Sleep deity would be groomed for his purpose to remedy her issue of sleep, a purpose Hypnos took up with enthusiasm, and she taught him the disciplines of sleep and dreams he is known for to this day.

### In the Court of the Kem-Duati

When the twins were both still (relatively) young, Nyx would send them abroad to further her ambitions. Thanatos was sent to serve in the court of Kronos to serve as a spy and informant, whereas young Hypnos was sent forth to the court of his uncle Ra to live up to his purpose. Against all expectations, he actually managed to discover the method used by Ra to keep himself awake. After acquainting himself with the Kem-Duati he managed to learn through Khnum how Ra devoured souls, which to Hypnos this was nothing short of unfathomable. When he returned back to his mother he reported that he found nothing, knowing that she would have gladly taken up such practices herself, and he'd rather face her disappointment than see someone he held so highly stoop as low as the Kem-Duati. To say she was disappointed would be an understatement, he was considered a complete failure, and sent to the court of Kronos to serve with his brother, who also proved underwhelming in his purpose.

### In the Court of Kronos

Though Hypnos was sent to serve in Kronos' court by Nyx with no purpose aside from possibly getting some use from, it proved to be a position he was well-suited for. Originally Hypnos came into the court as a musician, but his somber style stood out among the others of the court, and he quickly found patronage from Kronos himself. The King of the Titans, being quite the intellectual, eventually took Hypnos as his personal musician, with the God of Sleep eventually rising to become Kronos' equerry. This proximity to one of the finest beings in creation at the time was enough to see him returned to Nyx's good graces, such that she openly lauded him when she could. Thanatos in particular would have this success held over him, for she considered his relegation to tending with the deceased to be a great disappointment, which would form a rift between the two brothers. To Hypnos it seemed strange why Thanatos wouldn't be happy for him, after all they were twins, one of them being held as the best was better than neither of them. However he did not allow his brother drag him down, he had friends in high places now, and the love of his mother where his brother's was absent. By all means he could not have been in a better place.

His esteem would dwindle, however, when Kronos infamously began eating his children. The God of Sleep found the act of Infanticide, especially in a cannibalistic manner, to be unthinkable. However as he came to think highly of his Lord, he gave them the benefit of the doubt, one he couldn't quite spare after the second child. By the third child he was firmly disillusioned, though there was little he could do besides watch with horror as it happened, especially with his mother's approval seeming to rely on him maintaining his status. When Rhea devised the plot to replace the infant Zeus with a rock, Hypnos would be a confidant in the plan, though there was little he could do to aide in the plot. After all he was not powerful in any manner than could help, and politically his hands were tied. Naturally, he brought his concerns to Nyx, and to his surprise she encouraged him to aid in Kronos' downfall, though to be subtle. After all if the plot failed and his role was exposed, she wouldn't have a child in such a favorable position, and so encouraged him to maintain an appearance of neutrality.

His role in the plot would be small, and its impact on the plot's success is debatable. When Zeus returned to Othrys to became Kronos' cupbearer, he spiked their drinks with narcotics and sent all of the court into slumber. Of course Hypnos, being an avid user of narcotics and holding great control over his sleep, was not inconvenienced to any great extent. Yet he went along with it, feigning drug-induced slumber and only awaking the others after some time had passed, though by then Zeus and his siblings had already fled to Arcadia.

### The War with the Beznandi

During the war between the Beznandi and Olympians, Hypnos proved rather useless in most respects, being no sort of warrior, especially compared to the barbaric pantheon of the slavs, and spent most of the invasion within the Stygian palace. It would be his brother who convinced him to participate, together the two would sneak out of the palace amidst the siege, with Thanatos severing their spirits from their bodies for against Chernobog, a God of Darkness, there was little use in hiding through shadows. Hypnos would do his part by instilling deep slumber in the Lord of Evil, and leaving him in a vivid dream of battle, thus making him unable to lead his forces. This event would earn both Hypnos and Thanatos much praise by the Olympians, with the two of them being credited as major factors in the Stygian victory. After Perun made peace with Zeus, Hypnos would lift the sleep-spell as a sign of good will and lack of hard feelings.

## Physical Appearance

In most of his appearances, Hypnos could be best described as delicate, often effeminate and unthreatening. In many of his appearances he manifests a set of white wings that sprout from the side of his head, and only from the head, just as they had first sprouted during birth. His silk-fine hair is long and silvery, and his eyes a dreamy gray.

## Personality

For a member of the Greek Gods, Hypnos is rather quite calm and gentle, even generous. He views his role as the God of Sleep to be a duty that transcends his own pantheon, and this will often step into the boundaries of other pantheons for the purpose of bestowing sleep and blissful dreams. During his pantheon’s prime he was seldom prayed to, even less so now, though he is quick to answer whatever few come his way, and is known to be generous in such a regard. This is mostly due to a remark by his brother, in which he said Hypnos owned half of all human lives, a remark which Hypnos took to heart, and it has become a source of small pride for him.

Hypnos is utterly devoted to his mother, and would often do whatever she asked of him. However there have been occasions when he has withheld information or otherwise subverted her, as he did following his discovery

## Relationships

### Nyx

As Hypnos’ only mother, he has come to rely heavily on her for both guidance and (on various occasions) protection from others, and when he ever angered a deity (namely Zeus, whom Hera convinced him to trick twice) he used to hide himself with her. There is very little he would not do for her, though during her periods of slumber he finds himself quite lonely.

### Thanatos

As death and sleep differ little, Hypnos will occasionally work closely with his twin, aiding them in bestowing peaceful deaths to mortals. He personally finds Thanatos’ work to be rather macabre, even more so during periods when peaceful demise is rare, though at the same time it is Thanatos who becomes his anchor when Nyx is absent.

### Pasithea

The Goddess of relaxation, meditation, hallucination and altered consciousness. He loved her such that the two married, though they became estranged at some point, and agreed that both of them would be better off seeing other people. Hypnos would like to believe that the two of them are still on good terms with one-another.

## Powers

During his upbringing and tutorship under Nyx, he has developed a mastery of domains relating to his duties, though he has dabbled in other domains, most under the tutorship of his siblings.

Thought - Ever since his birth, his affinity for thought was obvious, and under the tutorship of his mother he developed a mastery over the dominion. He makes use of it in almost every regard, probing the minds of those who sleep for memories upon which to build dreams. Indeed his mastery of the dominion may be his strongest suit, nothing anybody would suspect from the mild-mannered nightchild.

* Telepathy (Master), Probing (Master), Shaping (Master), Illusion (Adept), Mindscape (Master), Occlusion (Master), Obfuscation (Master), Thoughtform (Adept)

Aura - Though not as developed as his mastery over Thought, he still partakes in Aura very often, for the dreams of mortals often rely on their own earthly desires and passions. He only has experience in two emotions, however, calm and fear, for they are what he most often is required to work with.

* Passion inducement (weariness) (Archmaster), Passion inducement (calm) (Expert), Aura Reading (Expert), Sleep Instillment (Legendary)

Darkness - Being the son of the Night itself, he received the finest tutorship in the Dominion of Darkness, though it’s not his strongest suit, but his affinity for it is certainly respectable.

* Nightsense (Archmaster), Shadowmelding (Expert), Darkness Manipulation (Expert)

Death - They say Death and Sleep are cousins, but they’re far closer than that, and some would argue sleep is simply a sample of death to come. Hypnos received extensive tutorship in this Dominion from his dearest brother, though he rarely uses it (and as of yet has never used it) to do harm, specializing more in the healing of the soul and the ability to tread between life and death.

* Soulsense (Adept), Twilight Sight (Adept), Soulguard (Adept), Soul Healing (Master)

## Stats

### Traits

**Strength:** 1

**Dexterity:** 3

**Endurance:** 2

**Intelligence:** 4

**Charisma:** 2

**Perception:** 3

### Skills

**Academia:** 3

**Alertness:** 2

**Artistry:** 4

**Brawl:** 0

**Charm:** 3

**Command:** 0

**Craft:** 2

**Deception:** 5

**Empathy:** 5

**Intimidation**: 2

**Intrigue**: 3

**Leadership:** 3

**Marksmanship:** 2

**Medicine:** 3

**Melee:** 1

**Occult:** 3

**Performance:** 6

**Seduction:** 3

**Stealth:** 4

**Stewardship:** 3

**Survival:** 2

**Torture:** 0

## Trivia

Though not a major aspect of his character, he does sparingly partake in opium, and makes his own, though those of weaker physiology would likely find it quite dreadful.