Hermes

The Messenger God (a.k.a. The Divine Trickster)

Patron God of Thieves, Musicians and Inventors. Protector of Travellers and Merchants. The Messenger of Gods.
These are some of the titles of Hermes, The Divine Trickster.

Divine Domains

Hermes claims the domains of Trickery and Knowledge.

Tenets of Faith

Trickery. Defeating your opponents with wit and cunning will always be better than using brute force.
Traveling. To truly understand the world, you must walk it. No one ever came to a noteworthy conclusion by staying home.
Chaos. Without change, the world is a dull place that cannot bring joy or progress.
Peace. Whilst fighting can be justified, forcing whole nations to fight for the quarrels of kings is wrong.

Holidays

The Festival of Hermeae is celebrated throughout the Authenian Republic, particularly in Arcadia. The celebration involves many athletic events and competitions. Musicians also gather for this event, to play melodies to honour Hermes, who invented the Lyre.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

As the Messenger God, it is Hermes' job to occasionally act as a courier for Zeus. He also holds title of Herald of Hades, and guides the souls of the dead to the Underworld.
Hermes likes to help adventurers on noble quests, on occasion. He tends to give advice, information and even magical boons.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Hermes has the appearance of a young, athletic man with medium length blonde hair and glowing blue eyes.

Special abilities

Hermes can move at speeds unmatched by any god or mortal, through both running and flying, and no amount of travel can tire him. Hermes can also teleport at will to any location on any plane, something no other god can do. Hermes is invulnerable to any attack carried out by a mortal, and does not age.

Apparel & Accessories

When walking among mortals, Hermes wears leather armour with gold accents. He wears leather boots decorated with the symbol of a white wing on either side.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Hermes is the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia.On the day of his birth, Hermes lived in a cave with his mother, but he wanted a better life for them than living in a cave for all eternity. And so he invented the first lyre from the shell of a tortoise, and stole Apollo's sacred herd. To prevent Apollo from finding his herd, Hermes reversed the direction of the cattle's hooves. When Hermes returned home, he tried to act the part of an innocent baby, which did not fool Maia. He than explained to his mother that this was all part of his cunning plan to get him and his mother respect and honour, insteaf of living in a cave, and hiw stealing Apollo's herd was simply a way to get him noticed by Olympus. After fooling Apollo in his attempts to find his herd, Apollo took the matter to Zeus, who found it hilarious. Zeus told Hermes to guide Apollo to his cows, on the way there Hermes wins Apollo over by playing his lyre. Apollo is so enchanted by his performance that he promises Hermes will be the messenger of the gods, and that he and his mother will be honoured among the Olympians. Apollo trades his role as herdsman for Hermes's lyre, and they both return to Olympus. In exchange for Hermes promising never to steal from him again, Apollo gifts him his Caduceus staff.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Outsmarting Apollo and stealing his sacred cattle on the day of his birth.
Charming the one hundred eyed giant Argus into falling asleep and then beheading him, saving Io.
Inventing the lyre, panflute, the first non-divine fire, dice, wrestling and boxing.
Saving Ares from captivity with the help of his half-sister Artemis.
Helping Zeus battle Typhon.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Hermes does not seek world domination or the destruction of those who oppose him. Hermes cares about entertainment. He his fond of tricking his fellow gods and the occasional mortal.
The only grandiose hope Hermes has, is that of peace. Though he loves chaos and watching adventurers on quests, he sees war as unnecessary bloodshed towards those who wanted no part in it.

Likes & Dislikes

Hermes enjoys stealth, persuasion, trickery, speed and mischief.
He hates intimidation, pointless wars, imprisonment and being lost.

Social

Family Ties

Hermes overall has a positive relationship with most of his family, despite regularly pranking them.
Hermes is the Messenger God, and so he spread the sends messages from one god to another, though he most of his work comes from his father, Zeus.
Hermes serves as the Herald of his uncle, Hades. He does this by guiding lost souls to the Underworld and by escorting Persephone to and from the Underworld with the changing of the seasons.
Despite their relationship starting with Hermes stealing his sacred herd, Hermes and Apollo are quite close. Sharing a father, the two see each other as brothers, both bearing gifts from the other.
When Dionysus was reborn, Zeus ordered Hermes to raise his half-brother, so he may grow without fear of Hera's wrath. Due to this, they share a close familial bond.

Divine Classification

God

Religions

• The Adamant Wolves
• The Chthonic Gods
• The Olympians

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Family

The Olympians

Eyes

Glowing Blue

Hair

Long, sleek, blonde hair

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale white

Height

5'11

Weight

140 lbs

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Zeus wouldn't pay for a bucket if Ares was on fire."
"I pride myself on three things; my cunning, my speed and my lack of pride."
"Say what you want about Angelius, he sure knows how to make Ares feel listened to."
"Apollo is relatively smart, when I was a newborn baby he gave me a run for my money."
"Athena gives as much thought to mercy as Zeus does to the consequences of infidelity."

Aligned Organization

The Olympians