Empusa

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* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Identity

### Known Aliases

Dark, Dreadful, First Maenad, Hungry Hound of Hecate, Unholy, Witch (Titles)
Goddess of the Condemned, Executioner of the Stygian Court (Purviews)

### Relatives

Hades (Paternal Grandfather)
Persephone (Paternal Grandmother)
Dionysus (Father)
Hecate (Mother)
Melinoe and Makaria (Paternal Aunts)
Kale, Hegemone, Thalia, and Methe (Paternal Half-Sisters)
Staphylus, Oenopion, and Comus (Paternal Half-Brothers)
Eleusis, Kirke, Medea, Skylla, and Lamia (Maternal Half-Sisters)

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **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 Inheritance: Oracular Insight:** As a daughter of Hecate, Empusa has the ability to read the auras of others, giving her insight into their abilities and the esoteric qualities of their souls. With effort she can discern additional information from indivivuals, her environment, or various esoteric concepts.
	+ **Paternal Inheritance: Fertility Affinity:** As a daughter of Dionysus, Empusa has the power to use essence to enrich organic matter and thereby restore it's vigor. Empusa 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. As this derives from the lineage of Demeter, Empusa has also inherited a rather insatiable Libido.
	+ **Personal Birthright: Unholy Hunger:** Empusa was born with the ability (or curse) to have an unnatural hunger fr the flesh and blood of sentient creatures. Empusa has no need for Ambrosia or Nektar, gaining the same benefit from the flesh and blood of sentient beings. Empusa often preys on those she believes deserving of such an unking demise, but may lose herself to the hunger if she does not stay fed, putting her friends and family (and even herself) at danger. This birthright also gave Empusa sharp teeth to rend flesh and bone; as well as predatorial instincts with heightened senses and reflexes.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* In the darkest despair of Dionysus, the god sought comfort in the arms of the black witch of the Underworld. Born of their union was Empusa, a seemingly energetic, bright, and happy child; however, little did they know their laugh-filled daughter was born with a dark secret—a wretched hunger. Years later, when her birthright manifested itself, she resisted the dark urge for as long as she could, but starving herself only delayed the inevitable. When she could no longer fight the hunger, she killed several nymph servants and attacked Hades. She was imprisoned while her fate was considered, but her incarceration led the desperate godling to begin eating her own flesh, consuming her foot and lower leg. Given a new clockwork leg by Hephaestus, taught magic by her mother, and trained to hunt by Artemis, Empusa now uses her dark hunger for a purpose: striking fear in the unfaithful, wanted criminals, and those who would do harm to the innocents. The heretics of Elysium have a reason to live in fear hearing an unsettling giggle in the shadows because the legends say Empusa has always liked to play with her food.

## Gallery

Empusa (Modern).jpgEmpusa (Modern)Sponsorship Needed - Female.pngEmpusa (Classic)

## Links and References

* Appearances of Empusa

1. ↑ Neonomikon: Empusa