As I said, Hades is the god of the Dead, and ruler of the underworld. In this position, he rules over those who have passed on, and watches over the Pit of Tartarus, where monsters come from. He watches over the Fields of Punishment, the Fields of Asphodel, where the normal dead go, and the Fields of Elysium, where the pious go to die. The soul could choose reincarnation instead. I know some wait for a time before doing so.
[He wonders if the damned are offered that choice. Probably not, it's probably only those in Elysium that get to choose reincarnation.]
Father is a hard god. Out of all the children of Kronos, he was the only one not offered a seat on the Olympian Council, which made him bitter as he fought just as hard as his brothers and sisters in the war against the Titans. His sisters, Hera and Demeter, seem to hate him. Zeus, is always paranoid about someone usurping his title as role as King, and his paranoia always keeps Father and their other brother Poseidon in his ire. Only Lady Hestia is kind to her siblings.
People are always afraid of him, because of his association with death, and the fact he is inevitable. Kings and paupers are all equal before his court. He values contracts and oaths, and will always keep his word. [Nico scowls a little bit at this] Though sometimes he will find loopholes through it.
[He found himself on the receiving end of that a few years ago.]
He's almost as serious about law as Lady Themis is. He's outraged when someone breaks their oaths, or escapes just punishment. And his rage is as terrible as any other god's.
Mostly, though, I think my father is lonely. He misses his family, that until recently, had kept him at arms distance, and forced him to do a thankless job while his brothers pretty much do whatever they want.
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[Nico rolled his eyes at the glare.]
As I said, Hades is the god of the Dead, and ruler of the underworld. In this position, he rules over those who have passed on, and watches over the Pit of Tartarus, where monsters come from. He watches over the Fields of Punishment, the Fields of Asphodel, where the normal dead go, and the Fields of Elysium, where the pious go to die. The soul could choose reincarnation instead. I know some wait for a time before doing so.
[He wonders if the damned are offered that choice. Probably not, it's probably only those in Elysium that get to choose reincarnation.]
Father is a hard god. Out of all the children of Kronos, he was the only one not offered a seat on the Olympian Council, which made him bitter as he fought just as hard as his brothers and sisters in the war against the Titans. His sisters, Hera and Demeter, seem to hate him. Zeus, is always paranoid about someone usurping his title as role as King, and his paranoia always keeps Father and their other brother Poseidon in his ire. Only Lady Hestia is kind to her siblings.
People are always afraid of him, because of his association with death, and the fact he is inevitable. Kings and paupers are all equal before his court. He values contracts and oaths, and will always keep his word. [Nico scowls a little bit at this] Though sometimes he will find loopholes through it.
[He found himself on the receiving end of that a few years ago.]
He's almost as serious about law as Lady Themis is. He's outraged when someone breaks their oaths, or escapes just punishment. And his rage is as terrible as any other god's.
Mostly, though, I think my father is lonely. He misses his family, that until recently, had kept him at arms distance, and forced him to do a thankless job while his brothers pretty much do whatever they want.