Hephaestus

## Dominion

Hephaestus is the God of Forging, Fire, Volcanoes, Blacksmiths, Crafts, Metalworking, Automation, Sculpture, Masonry, Technology, Invention, and Innovation.

## General Traits

Children of Hephaestus are often considered the most industrious, hands-on, physically strong demigods. They don't usually mind getting their hands dirty with work and enjoy designing and then building their own customized weapons and armor. They can sometimes tend to be workaholics and become so engrossed in their projects that they forget to take breaks and relax with others. When children of Hephaestus see an inefficient design, they often immediately start trying to brainstorm ways to improve it. Besides that, they also are excellent at fixing machinery and technology, so they often find themselves acting as camp mechanics along with their role as weapon smiths. They also are generally very comfortable with warm environments and are built to withstand heat in order to handle the work that they do, and may not respond as well to cold. They may also seem quiet, confusing, or intimidating to others, but that's usually because they struggle to relate to others easily and find more comfort in their jobs than people.

## Abilities

### All

* **Blacksmith's Bond:** Gain strength and energy when fighting with weapons or in armor crafted by oneself.
* **Mechanical Mastery:** Usually be able to quickly understand how any piece of equipment or technology works through proximity or brief experience, as well as be able to sense and understand individual pieces and parts. Also be able to sense problems with technology and have an increased ability to solve them.
* **Metallic Sense:** Sense metals and understand metallic composition of objects.
* **Sacred Vocalist:** Speak to and understand cranes, dogs, donkeys, quails, and snakes.

### Common

* **Automaton:** Bring inanimate objects to life, but risk objects developing personalities of their own and free will as well. Also be able to set tools and equipment to be able to move on their own and perform designated tasks without needing to be monitored. Can allow limited general telekinesis of tools, but usually only meant to make builder's tools perform the repetitive tasks they were designed for without concentration.
* **Crafting:** Use raw materials and pure, concentrated energy to craft necessary tools in an extremely short period of time, but struggle to do this as the raw materials get farther away from the necessary parts for the end product.
* **Hacking:** Advanced skill in hacking into complex systems and bypassing security protocols, as well as potentially being able to manipulate technology with one's mind.
* **Magmakinesis:** Summon and manipulate magma and lava.
* **Metallokinesis:** Summon and manipulate metals.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Summon and manipulate fire.
* **Thermokinesis:** Manipulate temperature either on a concentrated space or across a widespread area, though primarily be able to make spaces hotter.
* **Trap Master:** Design and implement excellent traps for any given type of prey, as well as be able to sense the presence of traps.

### Uncommon

* **Divine Punishment:** Cause an intended target to feel immense searing pain.
* **Malfunction:** Curse technology or equipment to fail or curse an individual to constantly break or damage weapons, armor, and equipment they use.
* **Super Strength:** Increase one's physical strength and stamina dramatically.
* **Telumkinesis:** Summon and manipulate all forms of weaponry, armor, and other tools of battle. Also be able to sabotage these things by turning them into less dangerous materials or causing them to degrade, and be able to sense any additional properties they possess besides their assumed function.
* **Terrakinesis:** Summon and manipulate the ground and rocks.

### Rare

* **Cripple:** Inflict others with a temporary physical disability or crippling injury of some sort.
* **Electrokinesis:** Summon and manipulate electricity and electrical currents.
* **Pyro Shifting:** Turn all or part of one's body into fire.
* **Sacred Shifting:** Turn into any variety of crane, dog, donkey, quail, or snake.