Hermes

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

Council of Twelve, God of Athletics, God of Astronomy, God of Banquets, God of Boxing, God of Commerce, God of Compromise, God of Contests, God of Games, God of Guard Dogs, God of Heraldry, God of Hospitality, God of Folk Songs, God of Invention, God of Liars, God of Memory, God of Musical Instruments, God of Naps, God of Oration, God of Roads, God of Rustling, God of Thieves, God of Trade, God of Wit, God of Writing (Purviews)

### Relatives

Zeus (Father)
Maia (Mother)
Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, and Hercules (Half-Brothers)
Athena, Artemis, Hebe, Ilithyia, Eris, Diana, and Cassandra Sandsmark (Half-Sisters)
Pan (Adoptive Son)
Aphroditus (Child)
Tyche (Daughter)
Jay Garrick (Son)
Unknown Child with Khione
Helen Garrick (Granddaughter)
Kairos (Grandson)

## Biographical Information

### Date of Birth

Early Autumn, 15 Years Before Titanomachy

### Marital Status

Single (Multiple Lovers)

Exes (Khione, Ex-Lover)

## Physical Description

### An Accounting of Hermes

The tales of Hermes could span entire series of volumes and still would not contain all the stories needed to adequately cover this roguish god. Even as a lad, I could tell you that my Young half brother was a handful and if you don't believe me, just ask Apollo, Artemis, and Poseidon who all witnessed this godling's knack for mischief firsthand.

When the gods were overthrown, Hermes played little part in the actual fighting. Not only was he not yet full-grown but his talents served him best as a scout and medic. So, when it came time to divide the spoils of war, the most powerful of essences were already taken by the Elder Gods and Hermes' older siblings and cousins, so Hermes accepted the leftover, small gifts.

After displaying a knack for combining the powers of his many odd-essences to make himself a truly versatile god, Zeus named his son to be the messenger of the gods, entrusting him with relics known as Talaria, enabling Hermes to run at great speeds and even allowed flight with practice and quick reflexes.

After Hermes proved himself more than capable to handle simple deliveries, he became one of Zeus' most trusted agents and was named to be the Herald of Olympus. In this capacity and through his friendship of Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld, Hermes had many chances to impress Hades. In so doing, Hades named Hermes to be one of his two Master Psychopomps, entrusting Hermes with the collection of the most valuable souls.

When it came time to leave Earth, Hermes was chosen to scout out the many possible worlds for the Olympians to colonize. After many years of exploring the cosmos, Hermes discovered the world we would later name Elysium. It was Hermes who planted the anchor of Olympus on the new world and it was Hermes who struck down the first primal deity of the tribal natives.

Hermes was kept busy for centuries, returning to Earth to find what was left of our kind and usher them to Elysium. Though it is not well-known, Hermes has not ceased this practice, taking annual trips to our old world to find our lost ones and to partake in the 'modern' luxuries of Earth, often coming home with strange new ideas or trends he seeks to implement on Elysium. His current fascination? Some sort of mechnical theater he calls 'cinema'.

When not on assignment, Hermes is usually to be found in some tavern or festival with his best friend and cousin, Dionysus.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **God Physiology:** The son of Zeus and the mountain nymph named Maia, daughter of Atlas. Hermes inherited his father’s natural affinity for charisma.
	+ **Herald of Olympus:** By sacred oath of the Quorum of Six, Hermes is the designated royal Herald. As such, he enjoys a great deal of freedom and is given the right to negotiate minor deals with the authority of Zeus.
	+ **God of Oration, Diplomacy, & Writing:** This gift stems from Hermes' charisma and the innate essence that is his birthright. Hermes has a perfect understanding of any language he encounters and is able to enrich his written or spoken words with essence to give his words added weight in the minds of others
	+ **God of Thieves & Liars:** Hermes is not only able to pick locks and pockets with supernatural finesse, but he is also able to hide his thoughts and words from magic detection. Hermes can also conceal small objects on his person with preternatural expertise.
	+ **God of Trade, Roads, & Merchants:** Hermes knows the quickest route from one location to another via any means of travel available to him. Also, Hermes knows the fair price of any particular object or labor in his present locality. Hermes can also track down the nearest merchant or professional for any given commodity or specialty. He's also quite the remarkable salesman.
	+ **God of Wit & Invention:** As the God of Wit, Hermes is able to think fast and has a mind able to process a lot of information in a short amount of time and is able to improvise tools, weapons, and devices without any practical mechanical or technical skill. This gift helps Hermes in the use of his Talaria, enabling him to react in time to use the relics at full speed.
	+ **Master Psychopomp:** As the Master Psychopomp, Hermes is usually sent to escort the souls of dead heroes and royalty to the Underworld. To aid in this, Hermes has the Caduceus, one of the Divine Keys and a relic capable of teleporting those holding it two times per day. The Caduceus is also a weapon able to harm the spirits of the dead.
* **Trickster:** Hermes can bend and/or ignore the rules that other daimons are forced to live by.

### 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

* Hermes has had numerous romantic escapades (particularly with Nymphs), but his most significant consorts are Aphrodite, Hecate, Iris and Peitho.
* He took interest in Moccus. The two became unlikely friends and would travel together often. However, when Moccus learned that Hermes' half-sister Artemis had slain Albina, he fled to the north and rallied the Celts against Rome.
* He disguised himself as a traveler when he encountered a humble lumberjack. He saw his problem and offered to retrieve the tool for him. However, after diving into the river, the wet traveler returned with an axe not alike his original axe at all. As this was his livelihood, the Woodsman had no desire to use an axe he did not know and told the traveler the axe was not his. The traveler smiled and thanked the Woodsman for his honesty before he wiped the mud off the axe and revealed it had an enchanted head. As the Woodsman inspected it, the traveler revealed himself as the god Hermes and flitted away. With this axe, the Woodsman had no need to sharpen the tool. Also, after his encounter with the god, the Woodsman found he was stronger and more resilient than before. He could chop nearly three times as much wood in a day while getting only half as tired. Not a religious man, the Woodsman offered whatever sacrifices he could honor the god for the generous boon he had been given. The trickster god took his name.
* At one point he was on a affair with Lucie La Rue-Garrick and sired Jay Garrick who was born during the early 19th century. He saved his son from a sudden storm inside a cave along Mount Kyllini and later gave him a silver helmet with a golden wing which would awake his divine heritage and powers.

### Notes

* Much of Hermes' biography is related to one of Roy's other projects, NeOlympus.

## Gallery

Hermes.jpgHermes (Modern)Coming Soon - Male.pngHermes (Classic)

## Links and References

* Appearances of Hermes

1. ↑ An Accounting of Hermes
2. ↑ Neonomikon: Hermes
3. ↑ Network Files: Hoggish Greedly
4. ↑ Network Files: The Woodsman
5. ↑ Oracle Files: Jay Garrick (1/2)