Hesbon

Hesbon is a divine runaway, a daughter of Amnis and Badarus who fled the crystal spires of Atlantis to dwell in the island’s wild places. According to the most common myth, she grew weary of the city’s stifling perfection, and of the stagnancy bred by safety and surety. Wielding a God-weapon of awful strength, she destroyed three-tenths of the city and forbade any to rebuild those areas, demanding they be given over to the wilderness instead.

As the Goddess of wild places, Hesbon allows mortals to reap nature’s bounty so long as they are willing to accept the cost of uncertainty. Her lands are filled with wild beasts, poisonous plants, and natural hazards; the foolish or unlucky may not live to carry their rewards home. Thus, she is associated with luck, and any Atlantean who undertakes a risky venture might pray for her favor. She’s also a patron of Atlantean dissidents, outcasts, and revolutionaries. Her Incarnations are fierce and powerfully muscled, sporting horns, claws, or other bestial features. She does not limit herself to Atlantis but acts as a guardian to wild places all over the World.

Hesbon both births Scions and Creates them by uplifting wild beasts to human intelligence. Ferocity and uncompromising zeal are their birthrights: They are militants who travel overseas to fight in wars they deem just, conservationists devoted to protecting endangered species, firebrands rallying mass movements against social injustices, and radical artists who break every convention of their field to express their vision.