Styx, Daimon of Oaths (Might 50)
Styx is one of the younger titans, daughter of Okeanos, wife to Pallas, and mother of Bia, Nike, Kratos, and Zelus. Legend has it that she sided with Zeus against her fellow titans and as reward was given the oversight of all oaths. The true story is likely a little different, but the broad strokes are true it seems – she is certainly strongly associated with oaths and is more free to act than her imprisoned titanic kin.
Magi of the Theban tribunal are well acquainted with Styx who actively punishes those who break oaths sworn in her name.
She is also the spirit of the underworld river of the same name. As the boundary of the underworld the Styx is a liminal place and Styx is a liminal spirit able to facilitate journeys into the underworld.
As an Oceanid Styx appears always as a beautiful young woman.
Characteristics: Int +3, Per +9, Pre +2, Com 0, Str 0, Sta +1, Dex +1, Quik +1
Personality Traits: Attentive to Details +3, Suspicious +2
Size: 0
Combat: Brawl: Init +1, Attack +1, Defense +1, Damage 0
Soak: Special*
*As spirit of the river which gave Achilles his invulnerability Styx herself is immune to all mundane attacks. Against most magical attacks she has a soak of +1.
Wound Penalties: –1 (1-5), –3 (6-10), –5 (11-20), Banished (21-25)
Abilities: Magic Realm Lore (Boundaries) 10, Bargain (Promises) 10, Awareness (Oaths) 16, Intrigue (Plotting) 10, Artes Liberales (Logic) 5
Powers:
Oath Invocation
This power was originally described in The Sundered Eagle. If an oath is sworn by Styx and broken, and the aggrieved party returns to the place it was sworn and invokes Styx she may hear his plea. He must roll (Communication + Charm + simple die) vs an ease factor of (9 + simple die). If the roll succeeds then Styx hears the complaint and may punish the oathbreaker or send an aspect to the aggrieved party. As this is her voluntarily manifesting an aspect it is not a true invocation and any pact must be bargained for with a possibly steep price.
The Oathbreaker’s Reward, 5 points, (Init -9)
This curse inflicts a malediction on the target. This can be either a Lesser Malediction or a Greater Malediction. The specifics and severity of the curse are up to the storyteller but will always fit the crime. The curse will either last a fixed period or require a specific penance to remove it.
Achilles’ Blessing, 5 points, (Init -9)
The same gift granted to Achilles when he was dipped in the river Styx. It comes in the form of a Greater Immunity virtue and a coupled Restricted Power flaw. The restriction is some fatal condition under which the immunity will utterly fail – in the example of Achilles he would have had Greater Immunity (Bronze) and Restricted Power (So long as his heel is not injured).
Guardian of the Underworld
Styx is the genus loci of the river that borders the underworld. By using this power she acts as a boundary connected to the river in the magic realm and leads the theurgist and others if desired into it. To the theurgist it seems as if she transforms into a torrent which engulfs them and after it has passed they find themselves in the Aquam province of the twilight void travelling towards the Styx in the underworld. After a few minutes in the void they will break water and find themselves on the shore of the actual river Styx. The Styx is a powerful nexus connected to many places in the underworld, with a boundary value of 8. By swimming through it one can access many parts of the magic realm.
Vis: When banished Styx transforms into a torrent of water, enough to fill a structure. This water contains 10 pawns of Aquam vis.
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