The Throne War:Advantages

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Advantage Auction

These advantages go to the highest bidder; losers pay nothing.

Allies

Allies are loyal and trustworthy in their own way. They are NPCs run by the narrator, and will do what they can to help you but are not mindless slaves. If you win the auction, be ready to explain your history with these figures.

• The Cyclopes: Brontes (the Thunderer), Sterodes (the Lightning), and Arges (the Bright One), three of Gaea's children and the finest craftsman in the multiverse. Without their support and their forging of the weapons of the gods, Zeus and his family would have had a very hard time overcoming the Titans. Now, they support you.

• Hecate: The greatest sorceress to ever live, pure and simple. She is as inscrutable and mysterious as she is powerful. For some reason, she likes you... or is might be more accurate to say you're useful to her. Whether she's helping you or you're helping her, you're just glad she's on your side.

• Iris: As beautiful as her sisters, the harpies, are ugly, this goddess was one of Zeus' messengers. She is incredibly fast; perhaps only Hermes is faster, but she's far more reliable than that scoundrel. For one reason or another, she supports your goals.

• Ares: A lot of people see this son of Zeus as an asshole at best and a cowardly bully at worst, but you've always gotten along with him. Maybe he looks at you as a little brother, or maybe you share a mutual respect. He's publicly hinted that he believes the throne should pass to him; he probably believes that, though he must be influenced--at least subconsciously--by the fact that it will be the greatest war since the overthrow of the Titans. If you have your own plans for the throne, it's probably best to leak the news to the God of War gently.

• Prometheus: The Lord of Forethought, the Firebringer, Defender of Mortals; Prometheus has always been the wisest of the immortals and a constant rebel against unjust authority. Since his eons of imprisonment and torture by Zeus, however, the Titan has been somewhat humbled. If only there was a god of therapists, someone might be able to diagnose him with PTSD and get him help. He is free, now, thanks to the help of Heracles and the noble Chiron taking his place, and he is loath to get involved in anything that might get himself or others in a situation like that again. Still, the death of Zeus has got to cheer him a little bit.

Unique Advantages

• Destiny: On the morn of the day mighty Zeus was killed, the Oracle at Delphi screamed out your character's name in the midst of her visions. Some believe this means you may have had a hand in Zeus' assassination; others think this means you are fated to take his place. No one really knows because she was struck dead before she could recount her prophecy to the scribes. Well... I say "no one," but obviously she knows, and she's taken this knowledge with her to the Underworld.

• Mystery box: It's a box. Someone believed you should have it. If you win, I tell you what's in it.

• The Garden of Hesperides: After the hundred-headed dragon, Ladon, proved insufficient a guardian, Hera entrusted you with its protection. Here grow the Golden Apples of Immortality, and whosoever controls these wields considerable influence in the court of gods. The daughters of Atlas, the Hesperides, live there; and if you treat them kindly you could win favor from that Titan. The Golden Apples are the primary means by which mortals are turned into gods, and any Olympian that wants their children to join them in immortality knows they most likely must go through you.

• Regent: The winner of this auction picks either Atlantis, Hades, or Classical Earth. You have been named Regent of that Realm, which comes with significant resources and power. In Atlantis and Hades, this means you rule in Poseidon or Hades' stead when they are away, and wield considerable authority while they're there. In Classical Earth, this means you were appointed to rule there by Zeus, ere his assassination. Classical Earth has less overall resources and strength, but it is the Realm all must pass through when going to or from Olympus and a considerable number of gods maintain homes there. The regents of Atlantis and Hades may grant the ability to travel the Atlantean or Hadean roads, respectively, though Poseidon and Hades retain veto rights.