--History-Many pantheons claim to be the oldest. The Pesedjet of Egypt make that claim.

As do the Devas of India and the Celestial B !ea c!acy of China. Even the At"lanti and the #oa may a!g e that they a!e t! ly the eldest as thei! people $o!shiped them long ago as t!ibes and $ande!e!s. All may in fact be !ight as the!e is little in the $ay of t! e histo!y d !ing those times to dete!mine $hich of those pantheons sp!ang f!om thei! people fi!st. %hile the gods of these fi!st civila"ations may bicke! ove! $hich if them t! ly is the oldest& a!cheology has p!oven $hich civili"ation $as the fi!st to take shape. And it $as none of them. ' man civili"ation began in the (e!tile C!escent of Mesopotamia and $hethe! the gods the!e $e!e the fi!st pantheon o! they came into being afte! othe! gods and simply attached themselves to the people is a matte! of g!eat debate. %hat I) t! e& ho$eve!& is that the Ann na pantheon $as made p of the gods of the ve!y fi!st cities of h man kind. The Ann na $e!e the fi!st to gain o!gani"ed $o!ship $ith pe!manent temples b ilt in thei! hono!. They $e!e the fi!st to have thei! people gathe! in one place $hile the othe! pantheons $e!e being $o!shiped by !oaming t!ibes of h nte!s. This mass flo$ of $o!ship and (atebinding& se!ved to shape the Ann na fa! faste! than any othe! pantheon had been shaped. And in the beginning& $ith h manity coming f!om ha!sh times and e*pecting ha!sh gods to $atch ove! them& as they had d !ing thei! $ande!ing days& it comes as little s !p!ise that the fi!st of the Ann na $e!e fa! f!om g!acio s. Enlil& o!iginal king of the gods& $as kno$n as a !apist& and t!ied on th!ee diffe!ent occasions to dest!oy h manity o t!ight simply beca se they made too m ch noise. %hen the %o!ld finally $as cove!ed $ith $ate! afte! +mi!,s death& many of the Ann na s spected pe!haps that Enlil $as involved. 'e $asn,t of co !se& b t he still took m ch of the blame. Ishta! and E!eshkigal $e!e kno$n as bea tif l b t hea!tless entities& so$ing death and disco!d in thei! $ake. And -e!gal $as mo!e fea!ed than any of them& the b!inge! of pestilence& $a! and famine. )till& the!e $e!e some b!ight spots among this g!o$ing pantheon. Enki& the g!eat p!otecto!& $as !esponsible fo! ens !ing the contin ed s !vival of the %o!ld each time his b!othe! Enlil t!ied to dest!oy it. -inh !sag t to!ed the g!eat kings to ! le as benevolent leade!s and - sk ta ght them the g!eat advancements and imp!ovements that came $ith thei! g!o$ing society. And as the gene!ations of mo!e gods $e!e bo!n& they became mo!e and mo!e benevolent to thei! people. )hamash& )in& -inlil& all se!ve to bette! the %o!ld& !athe! than b!ing it st!ife. And Ma!d k& yo ngest of the ! ling Ann na& sits as a benevolent king above all the othe! Mesopotamian gods. The Ann na have gone f!om savage& p!imal !oots and evolved into a pantheon led by !eason and enlightenment. )till& they can neve! t! ly leave behind thei! p!imal !oots as Enlil& -e!gal& Ishta! and othe!s a!e still dominant ! ling po$e!s among the Ann na. This dichotomy and inte!nal st!ife bet$een the gods of diso!de! and chaos against the gods of !eason and enlightenment se!ves as pe!haps the g!eatest dividing point and g!eatest $eakness of the Ann na. The inte!nal bicke!ing and backstabbing $ithin the Ann na $o ld make even the Dodekatheon o! Pesedjet boggle at the !apidness that the allegiances changes. And the savag!y of thei! di!ect actions co ld make even the At"lanti stand p and take notice. D !ing the Titan %a!& the elde! Ann na did not !ise p against thei! Titan fo!ebea!s as the othe! pantheons did. Enki& Enlil& -inh !sag& all conside!ed the Titans to be thei! pa!ents and g!andpa!ents and $e!e in ag!eement $ith them on many of the points of the $a!. )till& the yo nge! gene!ation of the Ann na !ose p against them and the likes of )hamash& - sk and Ma!d k all fo ght ha!d against thei! ancient p!oginato!s. It $asn,t ntil Tiamat made he! move to con. e! heaven to deal $ith the / psta!ts/ among the Ann na that the elde!s among the gods stood p to take notice. B t they didn,t $age $a!. Instead& the th!ee eldest of the Ann na app!oached thei! fathe!& An . An & $ho se!ved as the

dominant Avata! of the 0!eate! Titan An& Titan of the 'eavens& !ep!esenting divine a tho!ity and the !ight to ! le. The elde!s pleaded thei! case befo!e the Titan Avata!. Tefn t& one of the othe! Avata!s $as sympathetic and sided $ith the gods. The othe! Avata!& Atlas chose instead to side $ith the Titans. An $as ndecided at fi!st& b t many of the Ann na $e!e his child!en. And a plea f!om them decided it fo! him as he th!e$ the po$e! of An behind the gods. Atlas !emained in an alliance $ith the Titans d !ing this time& and the division of po$e! kept the f ll might of the 0!eate! Titan f!om being b!o ght to bea!. 1ega!dless& this decision $as the t !ning point of the $a! fo! the Ann na& and $ith the divine !ight behind him& Ma!d k st! ck do$n Tiamat and seemingly dest!oyed he!. The Ann na did not have a hand in imp!isoning thei! Titans& b t they did have a hand in defeating them and d!iving them back. Especially $ith t$o of the th!ee Avata!s f!om the Titan!ealm of a tho!ity and ! le!ship on thei! side. The Ann na settled themselves to ! le in peace afte! that. %ell& as m ch peace as can be fo nd $ith thei! pantheon f ll of constantly shifting alliances and bet!ayals. %hile many of the pantheons have thei! a!!ogance& the Ann na chose this time to take thei! egotism to an e*t!eme. They had the might of the Titan of the 'eavens on thei! side. They had mo!e of a divine !ight to ! le than any. %hat did they need $ith the %o!ld o! the othe! pantheons $hen they had a tho!ity ove! the heavens themselves2 3f co !se& the!e $e!e al$ays the Ann na $ho disag!eed $ith this idea. - sk & )hamash and othe!s $ho felt ties to the %o!ld a!g ed against this policy. B t $hen Ma!d k sided $ith the elde!s and thei! a!!ogance& it became the policy among the Ann na. 3the! pantheons ag!eed not to inte!fe!e in the %o!ld di!ectly. The Ann na chose to abandon the %o!ld& having decided it $as seless. The %o!ld might have fo!gotten abo t the Ann na enti!ely& e*cept fo! the fact that a!cheologists and anth!opologists e*plo!ing the (e!tile C!escent to lea!n of the %o!ld,s most ancient histo!y fo nd tablets and ca!vings $hich depicted the Ann na and thei! $o!ship. The Ann na,s #egend $as kept alive th!o gh histo!y and !esea!ch !athe! than active $o!ship and di!ect inte!action. That,s not to say that the Ann na did not visit the %o!ld. 3n the cont!a!y& they still $alked among the mo!tals j st as the othe! gods did. B t the Ann na neve! inte!fe!ed and neve! bothe!ed m ch $ith the insignificance of h manity. 3the! pantheons kne$ of thei! e*istance& b t conside!ed them anti. ated& o tdated and snobbish !elics. -o )cion of the Ann na had been 4isited by the gods fo! cent !ies. Thei! !elics and thei! magical $onde!s left in the %o!ld $e!e lost and fo!gotten abo t in m se ms and histo!ical societies and the Ann na adopted an attit de that they had g!o$n beyond the %o!ld and no longe! needed it fo! anything mo!e than idle am sement $ith the mo!tals. And the $hole time& An and the othe! Avata!s of An $atched the Ann na s. ande! the a tho!ity they had been g!anted. B t then& the othe! Titans $e!e f!eed f!om thei! p!ison. The Ann na $e!e baffled of co !se& having believed the Titans held in place by ancient bonds fo!ged by the A!bite!s themselves. The Ann na attempted to app!oach An to ask ho$ this co ld have happened& b t they $e!e not allo$ed into the gates of his palace and $e!e sent a$ay. %o!d soon began to ci!c late among the Ann na that they had lost the favo! of the Titan of the 'eavens. They $e!e no longe! $o!thy of thei! seats and palaces in An. %hen An $as besieged f!om all sides by the fo!ces of Aten and Ansha!& a p!imal Avata! of Ehekatoyaatl& the Ann na $ent on the defensive. They battled the s icide bombe!s and the $ind demons fo! ho !s& days& $eeks& months. %hile othe! gods sent thei! )cions to ente! the f!ay on the %o!ld& the Ann na battled the Titans in the 3ve!$o!ld. And $hen they called pon the fo!ces

of An and the othe! Avata!s of An& they $e!e igno!ed. And then they lost. Aten and Ansha! managed to d!ive the Ann na f!om An. Many of the fo!ces of the Ann na $e!e scatte!ed. Mino! gods and lesse! immo!tals $e!e d!iven f!om thei! palaces in the clo ds and fo!ced into the dese!t $astes of Akhetaten o! the g!eat sto!m !ealm of Ehekatoyaatl. The b lk of the Ann na& ho$eve!& $ithd!e$ into the pa!adise ga!den of Dilm n& t!ying to c!eate a staging g!o nd to !etake lost te!!ito!y. B t $hile othe! gods have fo nd the Titans enc!oaching pon thei! te!!ito!y and t!ying to take the god!ealms& the Ann na have fo nd j st the opposite. Tho sands of yea!s of contact have left Dilm n pe!manently linked $ith An. B t the Ann na have fo nd the gates to An to be ba!!ed. 'ands of Aten and lilit demons p!o$l the bo!de!s and keep the Ann na f!om stepping foot $ithin the Titan 1ealm. In a $a! $he!e othe! pantheons have been fighting to keep the Titans o t of thei! homes& the Ann na have been c t off f!om the Titan they conside!ed to BE thei! home. It,s only no$ that the Ann na t !n thei! attention to the %o!ld once mo!e. Tho gh they have something of a late sta!t compa!ed to the pantheons $ho have been 4isiting )cions since the ea!ly stages of the $a!& the Ann na a!e no$ $alking the %o!ld to find thei! latent child!en and a$aken thei! po$e!s. They stalk m se ms and a!cheological digs to !ecove! the !elics and $onde!s that they once cast aside $hen leaving the %o!ld. The Ann na a!e t!ying to pick p the pieces of thei! pantheon in the hopes that by !etaking An and d!iving the Titans back once mo!e& they can p!ove thei! $o!th and !eclaim thei! place in the heavens.

--Relations with Others-(o! the most pa!t& the Ann na do not have !elationships $ith the othe! pantheons. They haven,t fo! a long time any$ay. The Ann na $ithd!e$ f!om the %o!ld& abandoned $hat $as left of thei! $o!shipe!s and left behind the othe! pantheons to deal $ith thei! o$n petty ski!mishes and conflicts. The othe! pantheons met thei! actions $ith simila! !eactions. They dismissed them. They fo!got abo t them. Even $hen the Ann na $e!e enco nte!ed in the %o!ld& the othe! pantheons igno!ed them. The othe! pantheons felt that if the Ann na $anted nothing to do $ith them& then they $o ld gladly !et !n the favo!. Tho gh& that didn,t stop the othe! pantheons f!om co5opting a fe$ !emaining !elics and othe! Bi!th!ights fo! thei! o$n )cions. The m shh shsh 6)cion7 Companion& pg. 89: is a p!ime e*ample of this t!end. The Ann na left it behind and the othe! pantheons had no . alms abo t sing thei! !emnants. And that $as the attit de many held. The Ann na $e!e simply !emnants of a dead age. -o$& ho$eve!& the Ann na have had thei! home invaded. Afte! spending months nde! seige& they $e!e kicked f!om $hat they conside!ed to be thei! home and have been fo!ced to seek o t aid f!om thei! fello$ pantheons once mo!e. 3ld !ival!ies have !es !faced and ne$ alliances have beg n to be fo!med. -one a!e mo!e affected by the !et !n of the Ann na than the Pesedjet and the Dodekatheon. %hile the Pesedjet conside!ed the 0!eek pantheon to be thei! sole !ivals fo! c lt !al po$e!& that $as only beca se they tho ght the Ann na to be a non5entity no$. The fact that they $e!e $!ong and the Mesopotamian gods have !e5eme!ged means the Pesedjet have !ene$ed thei! old competitions $ith the ancient gods. And yet& as m ch as the Pesedjet might beg! dge the Ann na fo! thei! place in the ancient $o!ld& the Egyptian gods have also fo nd kind!ed spi!its among the !et !ning Mesopotamians. These ancient gods can find common g!o nd. Both have had the $o!ld move on $itho t them. Both have fo nd ne$ !oles to take on in thei! ne$

sit ations. And both believe that the old $ays $o!k best. The t$o pantheons have fo nd many !easons to $o!k past thei! !ival!ies of old. Even if sometimes& it may take a lot of $o!k. The Dodekatheon a!e affected pe!haps less so& b t fo! many of the same !easons that the Pesedjet might feel th!eatened by thei! p!esence. The Dodekatheon $e!e a fledgeling pantheon d !ing the height of Ann na po$e!. These gods a!e the gods $hich the Dodekatheon looked to fo! g idance and inspi!ation d !ing thei! fo!mative yea!s. And many of the Dodekatheon have chosen to fo!get s ch matte!s. They a!e the embodiment of e*cellence and pe!fection. %hat need do they have to look to these ancient elde!s fo! assistance anymo!e2 +et many of the Dodekatheon ha!be! sec!et tho ghts of inade. acy that they $o ld neve! make p blic $hen compa!ed to the Ann na. )omething $hich the Ann na do not make any bette! by t!eating the Dodekatheon as child!en& even today. Thei! !elationships $ith the Aesi!& At"lanti and Amats kami a!e fo!mative at the moment. Tho gh these pantheons a!e ancient today by many standa!ds& $hen the Ann na chose to $ithd!a$ f!om the $o!ld& the Aesi! and At"lanti $e!e still yo ng and coming into thei! o$n. And the Amats kami $e!e j st beginning to take shape. The Ann na a!e nfamilia! $ith these pantheons and have beg n to e*plo!e !elations $ith them tentatively. The Ann na a!e hesitant to get too close to the Aesi!. The tales they have hea!d of thei! 1agna!ok and its impending a!!ival have made the Ann na $a!y. (o! the time& they have chosen to keep thei! distance and $atch ho$ events play o t. )till& they $atch and see if this pantheon holds any potential fo! them. Thei! fatalistic attit des and seeming devotion to b!inging abo t thei! o$n end $hile t!ying to avoid it have done m ch to t !n them off& ho$eve!. Among the At"lanti& the Ann na have oddly fo nd kind!ed spi!its. Many of the mo!e violent Ann na have all fo nd m ch in common $ith the A"tec gods. %hile many of the pantheons may be p t off by the A"tec,s devotion to sac!ifice and thei! bloodl st& the Ann na take it all in st!ide. They still !emembe! times $hen thei! o$n $o!shipe!s made !eg la! sac!ifices pon the alta!s in thei! names. 1athe! than being disg sted& the Mesopotamian gods a!e imp!essed by the shee! scale of bloodshed $hich the At"lanti $e!e able to have done in thei! name. T! e& some of the gentle! gods s ch as -inlil& )hamash and )in may c!inge at s ch sto!ies. B t the olde! gene!ation of Ann na look pon the At"lanti and smile to themselves as they think back to thei! o$n beginnings. Thei! most hopef l of ne$ !elationships& ho$eve!& is $ith the Amats kami. The ;apanese devotion to thei! people and thei! insistance pon keeping to the la$s of eti. ette and p!op!iety imp!ess the Ann na. They !emembe! times $hen matte!s $e!e settled befo!e ancient t!ib nals befo!e An & Enlil o! Ma!d k& m ch as the Amats kami leave the decisions in the hands of Amate!as . And thei! $a!!io!,s hea!ts endea! them to many of the mo!e violent of the Ann na $ho $ish to take the battlefield once mo!e. )till& they need to make s !e that the Amats kami $ill ackno$ledge the Ann na j st as e. ally. And so fa!& the ha ghty attit de of Amate!as and he! co !t have left a so ! taste in the mo ths of the Ann na. It seems the < een of 'eaven believes the Mesopotamian gods a!e past thei! p!ime and she has little se fo! them& despite all the simila!ities they may sha!e. The #oa have left the Ann na baffled. The Ann na still !emembe! )hango& 3go n& Damballa and othe!s f!om thei! time among the %est Af!ican t!ibes. These ne$ faces and identities they $ea! have conf sed the Ann na. And to be honest& have left the Mesopotamian gods sca!ed. They look pon the #oa and see $hat they co ld have become had they not $ithd!a$n f!om the %o!ld $hen they did. Tho gh some have made tentative attempts to !econnect $ith thei! fello$ ancient gods and fo nd the #oa . ite accepting and g!acio s& the Ann na as a $hole a!e keeping thei! distance.

The Celtic gods of I!eland have done little to d!a$ the attention of the Ann na as of yet. Thei! obsession $ith hono! and self5$o!th have left the Ann na $onde!ing j st $hat thei! p !pose is. It is almost as if they $ish to p!ove thei! g!eatness and have it th! st pon them& $hethe! than ea!n it and have it shine th!o gh nat !ally as the Ann na have lea!ned to do. They bea! some $atching& b t they seem to be back$a!ds and going abo t life the $!ong $ay. The Celestial B !ea c!acy is g!eeted $ith little !espect f!om the Ann na. Tho gh many of the most ancient of the B !ea c!acy conside! the Ann na to be thei! contempo!a!ies& they have neve! gotten along. The Chinese gods see the Ann na as ba!ba!ic and ncivili"ed. %hile the Ann na see the B !ea c!acy to be stagnant and too obsessed $ith p!otocol. =eeping a p!ope! sense of eti. ette is one thing. B t allo$ing p!otocol and p!oced !e to hinde! the enti!e p!ocess is simply idiotic. And as mode!n ideas of pape!$o!k and comp te!i"ation have infilt!ated the c lt !e of the Chinese gods& the p!oblem has only gotten $o!se in the eyes of the Ann na. The Devas a!e pe!haps given the most !espect f!om the Ann na. Tho gh thei! c lt !es and idealogies may clash& the Devas a!e almost as old as& if not olde! than the Ann na. And yet& the Devas have managed to maintain thei! ancient identities fo! the most pa!t& $itho t $ithd!a$ing f!om the $o!ld as the Ann na did. 3n some level& the Mesopotamian gods find they have to !espect that. -o$& if only the Devas $o ld g!eet the Ann na $ith the same !espect in !et !n& they might fo!ge alliances and aid each othe!. B t the Devas insistance on t!eating the Ann na like failed gods of the past does nothing mo!e than inf !iate the ancients. The Ann na conside! the 1 s to be an inte!esting novelty. They have looked into thei! histo!y and $e!e int!ig ed to lea!n that the enti!e pantheon sed to not only be Titan Avata!s like many of the othe! gods& b t $e!e lite!ally split f!om those Avata!s into thei! component pa!ts. And the fact that the othe! pantheons have t!eated them $ith hono! eno gh to besto$ them a piece of anothe! pantheon,s 3ve!$o!ld has inte!ested them. )till& they find the inne! t !moil bet$een the pantheon to be dishea!tening. The Ann na have had thei! o$n inte!nal st!ife in the past& b t nothing like the 1 s seem to have. These )lavic gods seem intent on lite!ally tea!ing each othe! apa!t and b!inging thei! enti!e pantheon c!ashing do$n $ith them. (inally& the Ann na a!e sad to see the c !!ent state of the Manito . They !emembe! the ancient -ative Ame!ican gods f!om thei! fo!mative times. And they $itnessed ho$ d !ing the Titan %a!& 1aven o!gani"ed them togethe!. B t no$& they have !et !ned to the %o!ld to find the pantheons have been bo nd togethe! pe!manently and $hat once $as many have no$ become one. The Ann na mo !n the loss of thei! individ ality. )till& they see m ch of the old identities have !emained and the pantheon has fo nd nity. The Mesopotamian gods have !eached o t to the Manito to offe! aid and s ppo!t. )o fa!& the Manito have t!ied to keep thei! o$n p!oblems inte!nal and have not !esponded to the Ann na,s offe!s.

--The Pantheon - The Annuna-4i!t es7 D ty& End !ance& Piety& 4alo!

-Enki
A=A7 Ea B!othe! to Enlil and god of the $ate! and invention& Enki is one of the most active of the Ann na. 'e is a calm and impa!tial j dge among a pantheon pop lated by volitile and i!!ational gods. Any $ho come to Enki fo! p!otection $ill !ecieve it& ntil s ch time that he finds those $ho beseech him a!e not $o!thy of his aid. 'e is the god of magic and the g!eatest so!ce!e! that the Ann na has to offe!.

In past times& he has been one of the most o tspoken of the gods in favo! of contin ing h manity,s e*istance. -ot o t of any sense of alt! ism& ho$eve!& b t beca se long ago& the fi!st men came to Enki to beg his p!otection. )o fa!& the !ace as a $hole has not yet p!oven n$o!thy. )o $hile he may !ef se to aid individ als fo! thei! c!imes& he has not yet t !ned his back on h manity as a $hole and $ill not allo$ the enti!e !ace to fall. 3nce& Enki $as also the p!otecto! of all the mes in e*istance. The tablets of c!eation and a tho!ity $e!e nde! his cont!ol and he pa!celled them o t to gods as he sa$ fit and $hen he felt they had ea!ned the !ight. That is ntil Ishta! t!icked him into giving them ove! to he! and she took them a$ay f!om him and they passed into the hands of the Ann na as a $hole. Enki often takes the shape of a $ild old man& still f ll of life and $ith a la ghing smile& b t clea!ly not in the p!ime of yo th any longe!. 'e $ea!s his bea!d long and his clothes a!e made f!om the living ba!k of the t!ees he n !t !es and $ate! flo$s like a cape f!om his sho lde!s. In the %o!ld& Enki appea!s as the bodyg a!d& assigned to keep some celeb!ity famo s fo! the !ight p!ice. 3! he $alks the $o!ld as the fa!me! $ho s pplies c!ops to a small dese!t village. 'e is the j dge $ho sticks to the spi!it of the la$& if not the lette!& to ens !e that the g ilty go to jail and the innocent !emain f!ee. Many of Enki,s )cions take thei! !ole as g a!dian ve!y se!io sly. They see themselves as thei! Bands, p!otecto!s and they $o!k ha!de! than anyone to ens !e that thei! companions and follo$e!s a!e kept safe. They a!e not af!aid to do $hat needs to be done to stop the Titan th!eat& b t they do thei! damnedest along the $ay to make s !e eve!yone comes o t in one piece at the end of the day. Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence& Epic Manip lation& Epic %its& Animal 6(ish& 0oat:& (e!tility& 0 a!dian& 'ealth& ; stice& Magic& Myste!y& Melam& %ate! Common Abilities: Academics& C!aft& Integ!ity& 3cc lt& Politics& ) !vival Rivals: Enlil& Ishta!& -inh !sag> Isis& )et& )obek& Poseidon& (!igg& #oki& -jo!d& Ty!& < et"alcoatl& Tlaloc& ) sanno5o& =alf

-Enlil
A=A7 Ellil Bo!n f!om the e*ha sted b!eath afte! se* al nion& Enlil is one of the oldest of the gods of the Ann na. Many of the yo nge! gene!ation of the Ann na a!e his child!en and ntil Ma!d k !ose to po$e!& he $as conside!ed thei! king. 3nce he $as cast o t f!om Dilm n& the home of the gods& fo! !aping a yo ng goddess. This goddess ho$eve!& -inlil& then follo$ed him and bo!e him th!ee child!en befo!e he $as allo$ed back into Dilm n and he claimed the yo ng $oman as his $ife. 'e has also si!ed child!en $ith many othe! of the Ann na& incl ding E!eshkigal& goddess of the ?nde!$o!ld. In his divine appea!ance& Enlil takes the fo!m of a po$e!f lly b ilt man. )till st!ong $ith yo th and vib!ancy& Enlil is also mat !ed since his yo nge! yea!s of !aping vi!gin goddesses. -o$ the light of e*pe!ience can be seen in his yo ng eyes. A heavy bea!d has g!o$n ove! his yo ng cheeks& signifying his !ole as the fathe! of the gods and thei! chief pat!ia!ch. %hen in the %o!ld& Enlil can be fo nd playing the fathe! fig !e to othe!s. 'e is the school teache! $ho takes t!o bled child!en aside and offe!s them g idance. 'e is the psychiat!ist the!e to offe! advice. Enlil,s )cions a!e n me!o s. 'e may have mat !ed past the time of !aping yo ng maidens& b t that has not slaked his l sts in the least. It,s j st no$ he makes s !e the $omen he si!es his child!en $ith a!e at least mode!ately $illing. 'is )cions a!e often as boist!o s and f ll of vigo! as thei! fathe!. They take p !oles as teache!s and ed cato!s as $ell& se!ving as the pionee!s of

h man invention and innovation. They a!e also !a!ely lacking a se* life and can be fo nd on many a !omantic t!yst. Associated Powers: Epic Appea!ance& Epic )tamina& Animal 6)nake:& Ill sion& Melam& )ky Common Abilities: B!a$l& Command& #a!ceny& 3cc lt& P!esence& ) !vival Rivals: Enki& E!eshkigal& -e!gal& -inlil& )in> 'o! s& )et& @e s& 3din& Tho!& < et"alcoatl& 1aiden& E!" lie& )hango

-Ereshkigal
A=A7 I!kalla& Allat < een of I!kalla and siste! of Ishta!& E!eshkigal is the one so !ce of light in the deep& impenet!able da!kness that is the ?nde!$o!ld. 3nce& she ! led the ?nde!$o!ld alone& b t that $as befo!e -e!gal a!!ived and claimed he! as his b!ide& c!eating a sit ation that !e. i!ed he! to sha!e he! !ole as ! le! of the ?nde!$o!ld. -e!gal p!esides ove! the dead themselves. Th s the people $ho pop late the ?nde!$o!ld belong to -e!gal. B t the ?nde!$o!ld itself $he!e those people& and -e!gal himself& !eside belongs to E!eshkigal& thei! . een. As bea tif l as Ishta!& tho gh not . ite as cha!ming& E!eshkigal has not allo$ed the d!ea!iness of the ?nde!$o!ld to sap he! passions f!om he! as some of the othe! goddesses of death have done. Tho gh E!eshkigal can be as cold and calc lating as any god of da!kness and decay& she is also kno$n to be an insatiable love!. In -e!gal,s fi!st attempt to s !p po$e! f!om he!& he t!ied to sed ce he! and claim he! as his $ife. B t afte! a f ll seven days and seven nights of passionate !omance& -e!gal ti!ed $hile E!eshkigal $as left $anting mo!e. 'e $as banished f!om he! kingdom fo! disappointing he!& b t event ally !et !ned and !econciled $ith he!& taking his place in he! kingdom. Thei!s is not a happy ma!!iage. B t it is active. 'e! tempe! is j st as legenda!y. %hen he! o$n siste!& Ishta!& descended to the ?nde!$o!ld to mo !n $ith he! siste! afte! the death of 0 galanna& E!eshkigal,s fi!st h sband& at the hands of 0ilgamesh& E!eshkigal gladly fo!ced he! siste! to st!ip he!self of he! clothes and belongings& th s t!apping he! the!e in the lands of the dead as if she he!self $e!e a ghost. It $asn,t ntil the othe! gods inte!vened that Istha! $as allo$ed to !et !n to the lands of the living& b t even then& E!eshkigal demanded that a living pe!son take Ishta!,s place. 'e! vengeance against those $ho $o ld take ha!m he! is j st as insatiable as he! l st and it takes g!eat sac!ifice befo!e she feels vindicated. Tho gh he! passions neve! cool& she is !a!ely fo nd in the %o!ld o! 3ve!$o!ld. Tho gh the ?nde!$o!ld of the Ann na has been empty fo! some time& she has little desi!e to $alk among the living. 'o$eve!& $hen she does appea! in the %o!ld& she is al$ays memo!able. )he is the dominat!i* $ho maybe goes too fa! $ith he! c stome!s b t has neve! once had a complaint. )he,s the high p!iced p!ostit te $ho loses he!self in the job and s !p!ises c stome!s $ith /f!eebies&/ and she,s the att!active medical e*amine! $ho isn,t af!aid to ca se a scandal $ith he! co5$o!ke!s on the e*amination table ne*t to the dead bodies. 'e! )cions a!e d!a$n to p!ofessions of death& f!om fo!ensic analyst to co!one! to mo!tician. Al$ays& they do thei! job $ith a passion that bo!de!s on the obsessive. Any theat to thei! position is met $ith hostility. And any !ivals a!e s mma!ily dealt $ith. And yet they al$ays make time fo! life,s little daliances to inte!vene in thei! day to day sched les and savo! eve!y moment of thei! passions. Associated Powers: Epic Appea!ance& Epic Manip lation& Epic )tamina& Da!kness& Death& Ea!th& Melam Common Abilities: Command& (o!tit de& Integ!ity& 3cc lt& P!esence& )tealth Rivals: Ishta!& -e!gal> 3si!is& 'ades& 'el& Mictlantec htli& I"anami& Ba!on )amedi

-Ishtar
A=A7 Innana& Asta!te& Anat The goddess of love and $a!& Ishta! is as bea tif l and sed ctive as she is deadly. 3f all the gods& Ishta! is pe!haps the most fea!ed and most so ght afte! at the same time. 'e! bea ty is only matched by that of he! siste!& E!eshkigal& b t he! cha!m and g!ace $hich he! siste! lacks makes he! a fa! mo!e all !ing goddess. Abo t the only goddess that Ishta! feels t! ly !ivalled by is Aph!odite among the Dodekatheon& b t Ishta! $o ld neve! let it be p blic kno$ledge that the yo ng& 0!eek psta!t has the po$e! to !ankle he!. -e*t to he! bea ty and fea!someness& most kno$ Ishta! fo! he! tempe! and the callo s t!eatment of he! love!s. %hen she so ght to $ed the g!eat he!o 0ilgamesh& he !ejected he!& citing he! histo!y of love!s and the t!agedies they had s ffe!ed in the past. In he! !age& she so ght fo! Enki to send the mino! god& 0 galanna& the B ll of 'eaven and E!eshkigal,s h sband to st!ike vengeance against the he!o and his companion& Enkid . %hen he initially !ef sed& she th!eatened to b!eak do$n the gates of I!kalla and f!ee the dead to $alk among the living once mo!e. %ith that th!eat hanging in the ai!& Enki sent 0 galanna to p nish 0ilgamesh and Enkid . And $hen they defeated him Enkid dismembe!ed him and th!e$ his thigh at Ishta!. And it $as then Istha! $ho pleaded $ith the !est of the Ann na to p nish the h mans $ho had slain the 0 galanna. It $as fo! this that Enkid died. %hen she so ght to mo !n $ith he! siste! afte! 0 galanna,s death& she $as t!icked by he! siste!,s g ile and t!apped the!e in the palace of I!kalla fo! p nishment. %hen she $as !eleased& it $as on the condition that she find someone to !eplace he! in the lands of the dead. )he t!avelled fa! and $ide to find someone take he! place and $hen she finally came pon he! h sband $ho $as not mo !ning he! loss& she $o ld have cas ally chosen him to !eplace he! had he not fled . ickly. Instead& she took his siste! in his place. Ishta! can often be fo nd in the %o!ld& mingling love and $a! among the h man !ace. )he is the Mafia mist!ess $ho ca ses a $a! bet$een the family by sleeping $ith the head of the family,s b!othe!. )he is the . een of violent po!nog!aphy. -o dep!avity is too e*teme fo! Ishta! to pa!take in. )he t!ies eve!ything at least once. In !omance& Ishta! is al$ays the agg!esso! and many a man has been con. e!ed by he!. Mo!e often than not& this !es lts in mo!e )cions to se!ve he!. Ishta!,s )cions a!e many and va!ied. 1a!ely is Ishta! the attentive mothe! and he! )cions a!e honestly l cky if they even !ecieve some so!t of pe!sonal attention d !ing thei! 4isitation. Many of them a!e 4isited by divine messenge!s o! othe! se!vants $ho a!e sent on Ishta!,s behalf to do the deed. )cions of Ishta! do have a fe$ things in common& ho$eve!. Many of them tend to lead violent lives. B t that violence is al$ays mi*ed $ith nb!idled passion& often $ith the )cions se!ving as the agg!esso!s in both the violence and the love. Associated Powers: Epic Appea!ance& Epic Cha!isma& Epic Manip lation& Chaos& Melam& %a! Common Abilities: Athletics& B!a$l& (o!tit de& Melee& P!esence& Th!o$n Rivals: Enki& E!eshkigal& Ma!d k& -e!gal& -inlil& )hamash> Bastet& 'o! s& Isis& Aph!odite& A!es& A!temis& Dionys s& Pe!sephone& (!eya& #oki& ' it"ilopochtli& < et"alcoatl& Te"catlipoca& Tla"olteotl& Amate!as & 'achiman& E!" lie& 3go n

-Marduk
A=A7 Me!odach& Ma!dochaios& Bel Most of Ma!d k,s o!igins have been lost to the ages& even among his fello$ Ann na. Mainly beca se most of the Ann na !a!ely pay too m ch attention to someone o tside of themselves long eno gh to !emembe! the past of someone vie$ed as /inconse. ential./ Ma!d k is

connected to $ate!& j dgement& and magic. 'e is also the god $ho has taken Enlil,s place as king of the Ann na. 'e ea!ned his po$e! and !ose to p!ominence $hen he battled and defeated the Avata! of the D!o$ned 1oad& Tiamat. This act p!oved both his dominance ove! the $ate! and the !ight to ! le the Ann na. Tho gh Enlil p t p a bit of a st! ggle ove! the fact& Enki $as mo!e than accepting and $ith his g!acef l acceptance& Ma!d k ass med the position. 'e is no!mally depicted as a !egal yo ng man& c!o$ned $ith the symbol of a snake o! d!agon pon his head. 'is st!ong feat !es and thick bea!d a!e $o!thy of the g!eat king he is. Ma!d k !a!ely appea!s in the %o!ld. 'e is the king of the Ann na and is too b sy to leave the 3ve!$o!ld. 'o$eve!& $hen he does appea!& he is al$ays the st!ong and j st leade!. 'e has been a senato! in %ashington& a !ep!esentative at the ?nited -ations& and the leade! of a bike! gang. 'is )cions tend to follo$ simila! !oles& se!ving as po$ef l $a!!io!s fo! thei! pa!tic la! ca se& $hethe! it be physical o! social. They a!e st!ong leade!s and cha!ismatic fig !es of a tho!ity. ; st like thei! fathe!. Associated Powers: Epic Cha!isma& Epic )tamina& Epic )t!ength& 0 a!dian& ; stice& Magic& Melam& )ky& %ate! Common Abilities: B!a$l& Command& Cont!ol& Integ!ity& P!esence& Politics Rivals: Enlil& -e!gal> 'o! s& @e s& 3din& Tho!& ' it"ilopochtli& 'achiman& 1aiden& Damballa

-Namtar
A=A7 -amta!a& -amta! The son of E!eshkigal and Enlil& -amta! is a hellish deity. 'e is the god of death itself and is the messenge! of the gods. 'e is !esponsible fo! d!a$ing the so ls of the dead to the ?nde!$o!ld $he!e they belong and can often be fo nd accompanying his step5fathe! -e!gal on the fields of battle. -e!gal dest!oys the bodies and -amta! ca!!ies them to the land of the dead fo! him. -amta!& mo!e than any othe! of the Ann na& kno$s the ltimate fate of man. 'e,s a p!ophet $ith skills at kno$ing specifically ho$ and $hen someone $ill die. As the messenge! fo! the gods& especially fo! E!eshkigal and -e!gal& it is his task to t!avel bet$een %o!ld& 3ve!$o!ld and ?nde!$o!ld to delive! the dictates of the Ann na and to se!ve as ambassado! to the othe! pantheons. (e$ of the othe! pantheons app!eciate -amta!,s ni. e app!oach to se!ving as a psychopomp& finding the monst!o sly gly b!inge! of death to be mo!e dist !bing than t! st$o!thy as a diplomat. -amta! in his t! e divine fo!m& is t! ly ho!!ible to look pon. )ome say that he is the so !ce of mode!n sto!ies of the 0!im 1eape!. The!e is no flesh on his bones& he is simply a $alking skeleton. )ometimes& he appea!s $ith a diaphano s black cloak s !!o nding him and sh!o ding him f!om vie$. ?s ally& ho$eve!& he is simply a skeleton& sho$ing off the t! e ho!!o! of death and decay. %hen he appea!s in the %o!ld& he still tends to be skeletally thin. 'e often d!esses in black and plays !oles associated $ith letting people kno$ thei! time to die. 'is favo!ite !ole is that of a docto! fo! the te!minally ill. Tho gh he,s kind and cha!ming on the o tside& on the inside he takes some sec!et glee in info!ming his patients of thei! impending demise. -amta!,s )cions a!e !a!e. It takes g!eat effo!t fo! the god of death to find it in himself to c!eate life. It,s also !a!e that he adopt. (e$ living things last long and even the child!en of gods a!e not imm ne to death. Those that -amta! does si!e& he does not al$ays 4isit. Pe!haps his kno$ledge of a pe!son,s (ate tells him $hich $o ld die as )cions and $hich have a bette! chance of s !viving the !igo!s of divinity. 4e!y fe$ of the )cions that -amta! act ally 4isits o! Adopts act ally fall in combat against the Titans. The disp!opo!tionate n mbe! has made mo!e than a fe$ othe! gods take notice of -amta!,s ve!y picky habits.

Associated Powers: Epic Appea!ance& Epic Pe!ception& Death& Melam& P!ophecy& Psychopomp Common Abilities: Athletics& A$a!eness& Investigation& Medicine& 3cc lt& )tealth Rivals: - sk & )in> An bis& 'ades& 'e!mes& 3din& Mictlantec htli& < et"alcoatl& I"anami& Ts ki5 yomi& Ba!on )amedi

-Nergal
A=A7 -i!gal& -i!gali& # galgi!a& )ha!!ap & E!!a& )ibitti& Apl -e!gal& god of the noonday s n& death in the th!oes of $a! and the plag es that g!o$ f!om decay and pestilence is pe!haps one of the most fea!ed of the Ann na. 'e is the h sband of E!eshkigal $ho he t!ied to sed ce to gain cont!ol ove! he! kingdom. Afte! a $eek& ho$eve!& his $o ld5be $ife $as still nsatisfied and -e!gal $as e*ha sted. )he banished him f!om he! p!esence and he !et !ned to the %o!ld to ca se havoc in his o t!age. The !est of the Ann na then p nished him by e*iling him to the ?nde!$o!ld. The!e& -e!gal and E!eshkigal !eached an ag!eement. They ma!!ied and he became the lo!d of the dead $hile E!eshkigal $as the < een of the ?nde!$o!ld itself. )ince that time& -e!gal has $ande!ed the $o!ld& sp!eading plag e and $a! ac!oss the land& so that he can claim the so ls of the dead to be ca!!ied to the ?nde!$o!ld to se!ve him and the !est of the Ann na. 'e can often be fo nd accompanied by his step5son& -amta!& $ho points o t those $ho a!e abo t to fall and then takes thei! lives so -e!gal can claim thei! so ls. In his divine fo!m& -e!gal appea!s as a fea!some $a!!io!. 'is a!mo! and $eapons a!e bloodstained& tho gh he !a!ely appea!s $ith the same kind of a!mo! o! $eapons t$ice. 'e p!efe!s to e*pe!iment $ith ne$ looks and ne$ toys. 'e,s a st!ong& imposing fig !e and his eyes glo$ $ith an inne! light. 'is matted hai! hangs do$n f!om his head like a lion,s mane and his sha!pened teeth gnash almost constantly in his mo th. 'e,s often fo nd $!eathed in living flames that dance along his body. %hen appea!ing in the %o!ld& he still appea!s as a st!ong and th!eatening fig !e. 'e,s se!ved as an a!sonist& a g n ! nne!& a f!ont5line soldie! and a docto! $ho b!eeds disease fo! $a!. 'is )cions a!e often the ones $ho fea! thei! fathe! the most. They a!e mo!e ac. ainted $ith his !ages than anyone and they lea!n to avoid thei! fathe! mo!e often than not. And that,s often the $ay -e!gal p!efe!s it any$ay. 'e,s fa! f!om the doting fathe! and most of his child!en a!e l cky to !ecieve even the basics of Bi!th!ights pon thei! 4isitations. And $hen -e!gal comes to meet his child!en and $elcome them to thei! divine he!itage& t!agedy is often not fa! in his $ake. Most of his )cions find themselves int!od ced to the Titan %a! $ith the sp!ays of blood and the !attling co ghs of the dying. Associated Powers: Epic De*te!ity& Epic )t!ength& Epic %its& Animal 6#ion:& Chaos& Death& (i!e& Melam& ) n& %a! Common Abilities: B!a$l& (o!tit de& Ma!ksmanship& Melee& Medicine& Th!o$n Rivals: Enlil& E!eshkigal& -amta!& -inh !sag& -inlil& - sk & )hamash> 'o! s& )et& Apollo& A!es& 'ades& 'el& 3din& 4ida!& Amate!as & 'achiman& Ba!on )amedi& #egba& 3go n

-Ninhursag
A=A7 -inmah& -int & Mama& Mami& -in5ki& A! ! & Belet5lli& -in"inak& -indim& -aga!sagak& -inbaha!& -inmag& -insigsig& M dkesda& Amad gbad& Ama d da& )ag" dingi!enak& -inmenna& Ant & =i The goddess of the ea!th& -inh !sag is the mothe! of many of the Ann na. Indeed& many conside! he! to be the mothe! of the pantheon itself as it $as $ith he! that Enki bo!e many of the othe! deities. As one of the oldest of the pantheon and the g!eat mat!ia!ch& she takes it pon

he!self to ens !e that the child!en of the gods a!e $ell taken ca!e of. In times past& she $as a t to! of !oyalty& teaching the g!eat kings 6many of $hich $e!e )cions: ho$ to lead thei! people p!ope!ly. )he !ep!esents $isdom& lea!ning and the enlightenment of mothe! ea!th. In he! divine fo!m& -inh !sag typically $ea!s a ho!ned head d!ess $ith tie!ed ski!ts. )he is not the most bea tif l of goddesses. 'e! mothe!ly p!esence tends to be tho ght of mo!e as soothing and comfo!ting than as sens al in any $ay. )he is often fo nd ca!!ying a cl b o! baton that is often topped by an omega motif of some so!t. %hen she $alks among the %o!ld she is the p!otective school teache! o! the mothe! of a g!eat politician o! b siness man $ho t !ns to he! fo! advice o! g idance. 'e! )cions often $alk the $o!ld as g!eat leade!s in thei! o$n !ight. Thei! mothe! acts to offe! them g idance and ens !e thei! g!eatness& b t it is the !ole of he! )cions to go on and act as agents in the %o!ld. )he ens !es he! child!en !ise to po$e! and that they a!e skilled eno gh to keep it. 'e! female )cions take a special !ole. 3ften they a!e called pon to follo$ in thei! mothe!,s footsteps and shephe!d in a ne$ gene!ation of child!en to take po$e! in the %o!ld $hen thei! time comes. B t not ntil those )cions have had thei! o$n advent !es and a!e !eady to settle do$n. Associated Powers: Epic Cha!isma& Epic Manip lation& Epic Intelligence& Ea!th& 'ealth& Magic& Melam Common Abilities: Academics& C!aft& Empathy& Medicine& Politics& ) !vival Rivals: Enki& -inlil> 0eb& Isis& 'e!a& (!eya& (!ey!& (!igg& < et"alcoatl& Tla"olteotl& Aipe Totec& I"anagi& Damballa

-Ninlil
A=A7 ) d& M llit Tho gh not the mothe! of . ite as many of the othe! gods as -inh !sag is& -inlil is neve!theless the mothe! of many of the most po$e!f l of the Ann na. Mainly beca se she is $ife and conso!t of Enlil the fathe! of many. In he! yo th& Enlil fo nd -inlil and !aped he!& imp!egnating he! $ith )in. #ate!& afte! Enlil $as banished to the ?nde!$o!ld fo! this c!ime& -inlil follo$ed him the!e and d$elt $ith him fo! a time. The!e she gave bi!th to th!ee mo!e of his child!en& incl ding the death god& -e!gal. (inally& the t$o gods $e!e ma!!ied and Enlil $as fo!given fo! his c!ime. As a goddess of the $inds& -inlil is in many $ays the co nte!pa!t to Enlil. %he!e Enlil can be cold& icy and callo s& the bea tif l -inlil is gentle and n !t !ing& ca!ing fo! he! child!en and even fo!giving Enlil fo! his heino s c!ime against he!. )he is a g a!dian of the $eak and a t!avelle! ac!oss the skies. 3ften& it is -inlil $ho keeps he! h sband in check and ens !es that his passions do not get him into f !the! t!o ble as they once did $ith he!. (inally& the $a!m ca!esses of he! $inds a!e kno$n to aid in the g!o$th of c!ops and -inlil se!ves gladly as a goddess of g!ain and ab ndance. %hen appea!ing in the $o!ld& the bea tif l -inlil often takes !oles that keep he! close to he! h sband to keep an eye on him. %hen he is a school teache!& she is the g idance co nselo! of the same school. %hen Enlil se!ves as a psychiat!ist& she is often the!e as his sec!eta!y and assistant. %hen she takes to the $o!ld to take on !oles of he! o$n& she can often be fo nd se!ving as a !ape c!isis co nselo!& helping yo ng $omen deal $ith the t!a ma they,ve gone th!o gh. 'e! )cions can often be fo nd as e*plo!e!s and advent !e!s. They t!avel the $o!ld to look o t fo! those in need of thei! aid. They a!e also a comfo!ting p!esence& soothing the pains of the $o!ld and helping to b!ing peace to the t!o bled %o!ld. Mo!e than anything& )cions of -inlil a!e st!ong of $ill. They do not let life get them do$n& no matte! $hat ho!!o!s may be th!o$n at them.

Al$ays& they p sh on$a!d& t!ying to make the best of bad sit ations and snatch victo!y f!om the ja$s of defeat. Associated Powers: Epic Appea!ance& Epic )tamina& (e!tility& 0 a!dian& Melam& Psychopomp& )ky Common Abilities: A$a!eness& Empathy& (o!tit de& Integ!ity& P!esence& )tealth Rivals: Enlil& Ishta!& -e!gal> Bastet& Aph!odite& 'e!mes& 'el& )if& Tla"olteotl& Amate!as & E!" lie

-Nusku
A=A7 0ibil& 0i!! Mo!e than simply the god of fi!e& - sk se!ves as the god of civili"ation and advancement fo! the Ann na and thei! $o!shipe!s. The moment h manity discove!ed the se of fi!e& - sk has been the!e to g ide them in thei! se and the advancement of thei! society. 'e is not ho$eve!& . ite as obsessive as ce!tain Titans& like P!omethe s. - sk $ishes to see fi!e and advancements in technology sed fo! the bette!ment of the %o!ld& !athe! than to see it sed simply fo! the sake of advancement itself. - sk is al$ays the p!otecto! of families and a $a!d against sickness and disease. 'e is kno$n as a g!eat p !ifie!& sing his kno$ledge and his p!otective po$e!s to keep plag es and pestilence f!om !aging o t of cont!ol. (inally& - sk is !esponsible fo! connecting the gods of the Ann na $ith thei! h man $o!shipe!s. %itho t - sk & the sac!ifices to the Ann na $o ld neve! !each thei! destination in the 3ve!$o!ld. %hile many of the Ann na a!e distant $ith little !ega!d fo! h manity beyond thei! sef lness& it is - sk $ho $alks among them and se!ves as the mediato! bet$een h mans and the divine. - sk ,s divine fo!m is !a!ely the same t$ice in a !o$. 'e appea!s ho$ he needs to in o!de! to achieve his goal and is eve!5changing as the dancing flames themselves& often appea!ing mo!e times than any as the flames themselves. %hen he appea!s in the $o!ld& he often se!ves as !oles that connect people to othe!s. 'e,s been a telecomm nications specialist and a comp te! enginee!. 'e,s designed high$ay systems and b!oke!ed peace t!eaties. 'e also takes a special inte!est in the medical field& $o!king to f !the! the advancement of mode!n medicine to c !e illnesses and help the sick. 'is )cions a!e many and va!ied. -ot only a!e his )cions so va!ied simply by the me!c !ial nat !e of thei! fathe!& b t - sk is also one of the Ann na most likely to Adopt the )cions of othe! gods and fill in the !oles that a!e left nfilled by othe! divinities. Beca se of this& )cions of - ski have ve!y little that can be said abo t them as a $hole. Many of them follo$ !oles that allo$ them to connect t$o g!o ps of people& b t the options available nde! s ch a b!oad concept a!e too many to eve! hope to pin do$n. Associated Powers: Epic De*te!ity& Epic Intelligence& Epic Pe!ception& (i!e& 0 a!dian& Melam& Psychopomp Common Abilities: A!t& A$a!eness& C!aft& Medicine& Politics& )cience Rivals: -amta!& -e!gal> Ptah& 'ephaest s& 'e!mes& 'eimdall& Ty!& < et"alcoatl& 'achiman& Damballa& 3go n

-Shamash
A=A7 ?t )hamash& the !ep!esentation of the s n itself among the Ann na& may not be . ite as po$e!f l as some of the othe! Ann na. B t he is one of the most active hands in the %o!ld today& and bea!s the distinction of having some of the most devoted )cions kno$n to the pantheon. 0ilgamesh& himself& $as a )cion of )hamash via his mothe! $ho conceived and bo!e him befo!e he! o$n

ascension to godhood. %hile many of the Ann na may b!anch o t and seek po$e! in many ven es& )hamash has devoted himself to his p !e and simple !ole7 the dispense! and a!bite! of j stice among the gods. As the embodiment of the s p!eme light of the heavens& it is )hamash $ho ill minates the t! th and b!ings c!imes and illegalities to light. 'e has inspi!ed the c!eation& collection and passing of co ntless la$s th!o gh the cent !ies and has inspi!ed leade!s to !oot o t the da!kness $ithin thei! domains. ) !!o nded $ith the !adiant halo of the s n at all times $hen in his divine fo!m& he d!esses in !egal !obes and his bea!d glo$s like the s n itself. %hen he $alks among mo!tals& the g!eat a!bite! is al$ays fo nd in the halls of j stice. 'e has been a pa!alegal& collecting and collating legal doc ments so that the legal staff of the la$ fi!m can p!ope!ly find and se the info!mation $ithin. 'e has se!ved as a lobbyist in cong!ess to get legislation passed and as a police office! $ho a!!ests the c!iminals to take them befo!e t!ial. 1a!ely does he se!ve as a j dge di!ectly& tho gh it is not nhea!d of. Typically& the !ole of )hamash is $ith the la$s and thei! enfo!cement& not $ith thei! enactment. )cions of )hamash tend to take a di!ect !ole in the la$ and o!de! of thei! envi!onment. They a!e peace office!s and soldie!s against nj st !egimes. They a!e not af!aid to take the f!ont lines o! to do $hat needs to be done to deal $ith the th!eat of the Titans. They often se!ve to inspi!e thei! Bands to do $hat is !ight and se!ve as the voice of !eason if thei! Band mates sho ld st!ay f!om the /p!ope! path./ Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence& Epic Pe!ception& ; stice& Melam& ) n Common Abilities: Academics& A$a!eness& Empathy& Integ!ity& Investigation& Politics Rivals: Enki& Ishta!& Ma!d k& -e!gal> At m51e& 'o! s& Apollo& Athena& @e s& Bald !& #oki& Ty!& 4ida!& ' it"ilopochtli& < et"alcoatl& Te"catilpoca& Amate!as & Ba!on )amedi& Damballa& =alf & #egba

-Sin
A=A7 ) en& -anna The child bo!n f!om Enlil,s !ape of -inlil& )in is the god of the moon. Mo!e than that& he is also kno$n as the g!eatest of p!ophets of the Ann na& maste!ing the tools of both ast!onomy and ast!ology to ans$e! the . estions of the sta!s and planets. Tho gh not e*actly kno$n fo! his intellect like his son& )hamash& is& )in is kno$n to be . ick thinking and pe!ceptive& al$ays !eady $ith a sol tion to the visions and signs he sees in the sta!s. Appea!ing as an old man $ith a flo$ing bea!d of lapis la" li& )in al$ays $ea!s the c!ecent symbol of the moon some$he!e on his !obes. %hen appea!ing in the $o!ld& )in appea!s in !oles that allo$ him to help othe!s p!epa!e fo! f t !e events. 'e has been a meteo!ologist& p!edicting the $eathe! f!om day to day. 'e has been a fo!t ne telle! at a ca!nival& !eading the ta!ot and advising inte!ested to !ists. 'e goes th!o gh life al$ays looking to the f t !e and al$ays thinking abo t the ne*t step !athe! than foc sing on the p!esent. 'is )cions a!e often simila!ly disposed. They a!e ve!y good at capt !ing the big pict !e. They take in details and . ickly piece them togethe! into the ove!a!ching themes and plans. %hat his )cions often miss is the significance of the details themselves. A )cion of )in may take in a !oom and dete!mine $ho $ill likely die in the battle that is abo t to e! pt& b t !a!ely do they take the time to conside! $hat those deaths mean o! $ho the individ al people a!e. Associated Powers: Epic Pe!ception& Epic %its& Animal 6B ll:& Melam& Moon& Myste!y& P!ophecy Common Abilities: Animal =en& A$a!eness& Integ!ity& 3cc lt& Politics& )cience

Rivals: Enlil& -amta!& -inlil& )hamash> Bastet& Isis& Apollo& A!temis& (!igg& 3din& Te"catlipoca& Aipe Totec& Ts ki5yomi& =alf 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 55)cent the Divine55 %hen sing the Pe!ception =nack& )cent the Divine 6)cion Companion& pgs. B8 to BC:& the Ann na smell like ceda! t!ees and so nd like distant th nde!. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

--Pantheon Spe i!i Pur"iew - Melam-The po$e! of Melam !o ghly t!anslates as /A$e/ o! /1adiance./ Many of the $itnesses of this P !vie$,s Boons in se may have conf sed its effects $ith simila! effects $hich come f!om the ) n P !vie$. B t Melam does not manip late the light of the s n o! it,s nat !al !adiance. 1athe!& the !adiance of Melam is an inne! !adiance $hich comes f!om the )cion,s o$n g!eatness. Melam may be nde!stood as /a st!ong p!esence&/ the idea of individ als $ho emenate a sense of po$e!& $ho inspi!e a$e eithe! th!o gh a tho!ity& $ealth& physical si"e& spi!it al insight o! bea ty. All may be so !ces of Melam and the !adiance of the Ann na,s g!eatness need not come f!om a single so !ce. %hen 0ilgamesh stood pon the $alls of ?! k as the a!mies of =ish ! shed pon the city& the soldie!s $e!e fo!ced to shield thei! eyes and t !n a$ay as 0ilgamesh,s melam $as too st!ong to look pon. Many of the gods a!e associated $ith the planets and sta!s and thei! melam is the melam of the heavens themselves. Melam is both the name of this ni. e P !vie$& and the act al manifestation of it as the a !a of b!illiance is also called a )cion,s /melam./ Pe!haps the !eason that many have mistaken the P !vie$ of Melam fo! the ) n P !vie$ is beca se sometimes& a )cion may manifest the ability to channel his inne! !adiance of g!eatness in s ch a $ay as to achieve an act al physical !es lt. A )cion of s fficient #egend may lea!n to ha!ness his Melam in s ch a $ay that the glo$ becomes a physical !adiance and blinds his opponents. In game te!ms& )cions of the Ann na may p !chase Boons f!om the ) n P !vie$ as alte!nate choices fo! the Melam Boons. 'o$eve!& ) n Boons p !chased in this manne! a!e conside!ed to be one level highe! and cost t$ice as many e*pe!ience points. )o a )cion $ith #egend D co ld p !chase Penet!ating 0la!e as a level E Melam Boon at a cost of !ating * F fo! the Pantheon )pecific P !vie$. The typical Melam Boons a!e m ch mo!e cost effective& ho$eve!& that doesn,t stop a )cion of the Ann na f!om attempting to get a t!ick o! t$o p his sleeve. )cions may neve! p !chase level G9 ) n Boons in this manne!& no! may the )cion eve! manifest the Avata! of the P !vie$. If a cha!acte! $ishes to be an act al ) n god like )hamash o! -e!gal& the )cion m st act ally p !chase ) n Boons no!mally& $hich is cheape! than p !chasing the Boons as Melam any$ay& even if the cha!acte!,s pa!ent isn,t associated $ith the P !vie$. Ann na still need a 1elic to lea!n Boons of the ) n P !vie$ $hen lea!ned in this $ay& only $hen lea!ned at the mo!e e*pensive cost as Melam Boons do they come nat !ally. It sho ld be noted that $hile these Boons may achieve the same effect as the ) n Boons& the )cion is not act ally manip lating the !adiance of the ) n. This is $hy the )cion needs a !elic to lea!n Boons of the ) n P !vie$ as othe!$ise& it isn,t the ) n they a!e cont!olling. 1athe!& the )cion is still manip lating his inte!nal !adiance& o! his melam& in s ch a $ay as to achieve a physical effect on the %o!ld $hich is simila! to the physical effect achieved sing the ) n Boons. (o! this !eason& )cions o tside the Ann na may not p !chase Melam as ) n. The p!ocess does not !eve!se. )cions of othe! pantheons simply don,t have the inte!nal !adiance bo!n of g!eatness needed to lea!n the Boons of Melam. )ome ! mo!s say that At m51e may have sed 'ek and the po$e! of a stolen T! e -ame to fo!ce one of the Ann na to !eveal the sec!ets of Melam to him so that he co ld lea!n some of these Boons as ) n Boons. To date& this is only a ! mo!& and not one that,s given m ch c!edibility. 'o$eve!& it has made the Ann na $a!y of inte!action $ith the

Pesedjet. At the beginning levels of Melam& a 'e!o sta!ts by lea!ning to ha!ness and foc s his inne! glo!y. 'e may st!engthen his !esolve and hold st!ong $he!e othe!s may falte!& empo$e! his commands $ith divine a tho!ity bo!n f!om his o$n g!eat skill and allo$ his !adiance to p!oject o t$a!d and ca se his enemies to hesitate in thei! actions. %hen the Ann na !eaches the Demigod levels& he may feel his inne! g!eatness s$elling $ithin him and empo$e!ing his actions in the name of his people& as $ell as $itness his g!eatness taking on a legend of its o$n to g ide his actions to g!eate! heights. 'e may also begin to e*tend his glo!y to othe!s& allo$ing his melam to act th!o gh othe!s $ho have been inspi!ed by his glo!y. (inally& as the chains of flesh fall a$ay completely& a god lea!ns the t! e po$e! of the melam. A god is capable of !eaping the !e$a!ds of his g!eatness& of empo$e!ing his command to t! ly divine levels and of channelling his g!eatness into a t! ly pe!fect act. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 55If It T!anslates to /1adiance&/ %he!e,s the 0lo$255 %hile Melam does indeed se te!ms like /!adiant/ and /shining&/ the P !vie$ act ally lacks vis al effects fo! the most pa!t. The !adiance that,s !efe!!ed to in many of the Boons is a spi!it al !adiance. A !adiance of the so l& !athe! than of the physical va!iety. )cions $ho se Melam po$e!s do not lite!ally glo$. +et they !adiate s ch glo!y and splendo! that mo!tals might be fo!ced to look a$ay f!om s ch pe!fection& m ch as the e*ample of 0ilgamesh above. )till& as desc!ibed above& the se of mimicked ) n Boons do gene!ate an act al glo$. The spi!it al !adiance is channeled to s ch a fine point that it act ally manifests a physical effect in the fo!m of flashes of light o! b !ning heat. Additionally& if a )cion ses the Magic )pell& /?nlidded Eye&/ the se! of the )pell does see the Melam se! $!eathed in a glo$ing a !a of spi!it al !adiance. B t to the nt!ained eye& the !adiance of Melam is p !ely of the spi!it al so!t. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

-Indomita#le $ill %Melam O&

Dice Pool7 -one Cost7 -one The most basic application of the p!inciples of Melam allo$s the )cion to st!engthen his $ill and become bette! able to !esist deception and the cont!ol of othe!s. By letting the )cion,s melam fill his mind and !einfo!ce his place of po$e! in the $o!ld& he ens !es that none can easily displace that po$e!. -o !oll o! activation is necessa!y& the )cion simply adds the level of his highest !ated Melam Boon to any %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend !olls& !ep!esenting the i!on $ills and indomitable spi!its of the Ann na.

-'i"ine Authority %Melam OO&

Dice Pool7 4a!ies Cost7 G #egend By spending at least a )peed B& Miscellaneo s action pe!fo!ming some action to !ep!esent the )cion,s g!eatness& the )cion,s melam fla!es $ithin him& ca sing him to stand o t in all his glo!y and be made g!eate! fo! it. This action may take many fo!ms at the p!efe!ence of the )cion. )ome may imp!ess othe!s $ith an act of a!tistic e*p!ession& having p!epa!ed an a!tistic $o!k in advance and sing a Cha!isma H A!t !oll to sho$ it off. A Cha!isma H C!aft !oll may also apply to nveil some ne$ invention made in advance. In both these cases& the )to!ytelle! m st be satisfied that the $o!k of a!t o! invention in . estion a!e s fficient to imp!ess the pop lace. 3the! )cions may choose to demonst!ate thei!

g!eatness sing a )tamina H (o!tit de test and s !viving some th!eatening envi!onmental ha"a!d s ch as $alking th!o gh fi!e o! s !viving a c! mbling b ilding. In this case& the act of s !vival is done $ith some flai! o! sho$ of g!eatness s ch as e! pting in t!i mph& nha!med f!om the c! mbled b ilding. )ome )cions may even choose to simply pose and let othe!s bask in thei! bea ty sing Appea!ance H P!esence. 'o$eve!& this still !e. i!es an action as the )cion m st pe!fo!m some act of conscio s effo!t to d!a$ attention to he!self. (inally& many )cions find themselves sing va!io s combat Abilities s ch as B!a$l& Melee& Ma!ksmanship o! Th!o$n to imp!ess thei! chosen a diences. If this is the case& the action is likely going to !e. i!e taking m ltiple actions $ith the app!op!iate penalties in o!de! to attack a ta!get $hile making it look flashy and sho$y eno gh to inspi!e $ith the )cion,s melam. The )cion M?)T possess a !ating of at least D in the Ability chosen to !ep!esent the cha!acte!,s g!eatness. Anything less does not have the ability to empo$e! the melam and inspi!e onlooke!s. 1ega!dless of the method chosen& ass ming the )cion possesses the Ability at the !e. isite level and pe!fo!ms the action s ccessf lly at a diffic lty B& the )cion may then spend a #egend. (o! the !est of the scene& the )cion may add his !ating in the chosen Ability to his Command !ating fo! p !poses of leading and commanding othe!s. The )cion,s Command !ating may not e*ceed B o! the )cion,s #egend !ating& $hicheve! is highe!. A )cion $ith a #egend D may have a Command boosted to B& $hile a )cion $ith #egend C may have a Command !ating p to C. A )cion,s Command may only be enhanced by one Ability at a time. If this Boon is sed again& the )cion,s !ating in Command becomes enhanced by the highe! !ated of the t$o Abilities and the p!evio s se of the po$e! is cancelled.

-(e ome the )lory %Melam OOO&

Dice Pool7 -one Cost7 G #egend pe! action The )cion lea!ns no$ to ha!ness his melam to make himself so glo!io s that his enemies may not oppose him. This po$e! m st be maintained& ho$eve!& at the cost of G #egend pe! action. Activating it is a !efle*ive action $hich may only be pe!fo!med on a tick $hich the )cion acts. %hile this po$e! is active& a $o ld5be opponent m st s cceed in a %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend !oll at a diffic lty of the level of the )cion,s highest !ated Melam Boon in o!de! to oppose the )cion in any $ay. This incl des b t is not limited to attacking the )cion in combat& pa!ticipating in a contested !oll& speaking o t against the )cion,s actions and mo!e. The )to!ytelle! is the final a!bite! of $hat constit tes opposition to the )cion. 3nce a $o ld5be opponent has s cceeded in the !esistance !oll& he is imm ne to the )cion,s se of this Boon fo! the !est of the scene. 'e m st !e5!oll his !esistance in late! scenes& ho$eve!.

-*irtuous )low %Melam OOOO&

Dice Pool7 Appea!ance H Command Cost7 E #egend H G %illpo$e! At this level of po$e!& the )cion lea!ns to foc s the po$e! of his Melam so that fo! j st a moment& he may e*tend that po$e! into his divine pb!inging and channel mo!e 4i!t o s po$e! than no!mally capable of handling. To activate this po$e!& the )cion m st fi!st spend E #egend and G %illpo$e! and then !oll Appea!ance H Command. (o! each s ccess 6not co nting Epic Att!ib te bon ses: the po$e! !emains active fo! one action. (o! that d !ation& the )cion adds a n mbe! of dots e. al to the level of his highest !ated Melam Boon to his 4i!t es in any combination he $ishes. -o 4i!t e may !ise above B& ho$eve!& and any e*cess points he may have a!e lost. Additionally& d !ing this time& ses of the )cion,s 4i!t es do not co nt to$a!d his limit of the n mbe! of times the 4i!t es may be sed pe! sto!y. 'o$eve!& the

)cion m st still spend a %illpo$e! to channel them. 3nce this po$e! deactivates& the )cion,s 4i!t es !es me f nctioning as no!mal. This Boon may only be sed once pe! scene.

-Strengthen the 'e"out %Melam OOOOO&

Dice Pool7 Cha!isma H Command Cost7 E #egend pe! ta!get At this level of po$e!& the )cion,s melam becomes po$e!f l eno gh to $ash ove! and empo$e! his allies. At this level& the )cion may e*tend the most basic of Melam po$e!s to othe!s $ho the )cion $o ld affo!d the p!otection. By !olling Cha!isma H Command& the )cion may select a n mbe! of ta!gets $ithin line of sight e. al to s ccesses. The )cion then spends E #egend pe! ta!get. (o! the d !ation of the scene& these ta!gets may add the level of the )cion,s highest !ated Melam Boon to thei! %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend !olls to !esist deception and cont!ol f!om so !ces othe! than the )cion 6obvio sly it $on,t p!otect the ta!gets f!om the )cion,s o$n commanding p!esence:. This po$e! also has an additional effect $hen the ta!gets of the po$e! a!e mo!tals. Any mo!tal ta!gets $ho do not al!eady posses 4i!t es& gain a n mbe! of 4i!t es& divided as the )cion sees fit b t the same fo! all of the applicable ta!gets& e. al to the the level of the )cion,s highest !ated Melam Boon. These 4i!t es have the no!mal effects fo! Imposed 4i!t es 6)cion7 Demigod& pg. IC:. Any ta!gets $ho al!eady have 4i!t es a!e imm ne to this effect& b t may still have thei! %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend !atings modified. It,s possible to ta!get beings $ith 4i!t es and those $itho t in the same se of this po$e!& b t only those $itho t 4i!t es a!e g!anted them. Ta!gets m st !emain $ithin the )cion,s line of sight to contin e !eceiving this benefit.

-Radian e +nleashed %Melam OOOOO O&

Dice Pool7 4a!ies Cost7 D #egend pe! Ability By spending at least a )peed B& Miscellaneo s action sing some othe! Ability& the )cion may empo$e! that Ability to e*ceed its no!mal limitations. Additionally& the empo$e!ed Ability enhances the )cion,s ability to lead and command his follo$e!s. The system fo! pe!fo!ming the initial Ability in . estion !emains the same fo! Divine A tho!ity. 'o$eve!& to pe!fo!m this Boon s ccessf lly& the )cion m st achieve G9 s ccesses on the Ability se. This Boon may only be sed $ith Abilities that a!e !ated as J o! highe!. )ho ld the Ability !oll s cceed $ith eno gh s ccesses& the )cion may then spend D #egend and add the level of his highest !ated Melam Boon to any dice pools made $ith that Ability fo! the !emainde! of the scene. An Ability may only be enhanced in this manne! once pe! scene& ho$eve!& the )cion may contin e pe!fo!ming othe! actions to enhance othe! Abilities if he is $illing to spend the !e. isite D #egend pe! Ability. (inally& fo! each Ability enhanced in this manne!& the )cion !ecieves a HG to his effective Command !ating fo! the d !ation of this po$e!& $hich may e*ceed B in this manne!& ho$eve! it may not e*ceed the )cion,s #egend !ating. )o a )cion $ho has Command D& and chooses to enhance his B!a$l& Melee and P!esence $ith 1adiance ?nleashed ove! a pe!iod of D actions& has an effective Command 8 fo! the !est of the scene. This po$e! does stack $ith Divine A tho!ity& ho$eve!& it sho ld be noted that since 1adiance ?nleashed only se!ves as a dice adde! to Abilities& those e*t!a dice do not facto! into the Command boost $hich the )cion !ecieves f!om Divine A tho!ity. Example: A Scion with Brawl 5, Melee 4 and Presence 4 spends three actions enhancing those Abilities using Radiance nleashed! A"ter per"orming the actions "lawlessl# and achie$ing success, the le$el o" his highest rated Melam Boon, which is %, is added to all rolls made with those actions and his &ommand ' becomes a &ommand o" %! Additionall#, the Scion chooses to emplo# (i$ine Authorit# using Presence! A"ter another success"ul use o" Appearance )

Presence *or perhaps as a multiple action+ using (i$ine Authorit# this time, the Scion ma# add his unmodi"ied Presence rating o" 4 to his &ommand rating "or the rest o" the scene! ,his could gi$e the Scion an e""ecti$e &ommand rating o" -. "or the scene! /owe$er, since his 0egend is onl# 1, his &ommand rises no higher than 1! ,he use o" the power still adds % dice to all Brawl, Melee and Presence rolls e$en i" his &ommand rises no higher!

-Imitation o! Per!e tion %Melam OOOOO OO&

Dice Pool7 Cha!isma H Command Cost7 D #egend pe! ta!get )imila! to )t!engthen the Devo t& this po$e! allo$s the )cion,s melam to $ash ove! his allies and empo$e! them to g!eate! heights of glo!y in the name of the )cion. The )cion !olls Cha!isma H Command and may select one ta!get $ithin line of sight pe! s ccess on the !oll. (o! each ta!get& the )cion spends D #egend. (o! the !est of the scene& these ta!gets may add the level of the )cion,s highest !ated Melam Boon to all actions attempted sing Abilities that the )cion possesses at !atings of J o! highe!. This benefit does not apply if the ta!get does not possess the Ability he is attempting to se& ho$eve! all othe! actions& f!om combat to !esea!ch to baking a cake a!e fai! game so long as the )cion $ho ses this po$e! possesses s fficient skill $ith that Ability. Ta!gets m st !emain $ithin line of sight of the )cion to contin e !ecieving these benefits.

-Supreme ,ommand %Melam OOOOO OOO&

Dice Pool7 -one Cost7 GB #egend H G %illpo$e! (o! the d !ation of the scene& the god is the p !e embodiment of pe!fect command. D !ing this time& the god,s Command !ating& incl ding any bon ses applied by p!io! ses of Melam Boons& is conside!ed to be do bled. This may e*ceed the god,s #egend !ating. )o if a god of #egend I has boosted his Command to level I sing p!evio s Melam po$e!s& the se of this po$e! $o ld !aise him to a Command !ating of GF. ( !the!mo!e& $hile this po$e! is activated& Command dice a!e not !olled. 1athe!& t!eat the cha!acte!,s Command !ating as a tomatic s ccesses on all app!op!iate !olls. )o if a cha!acte! has a Cha!isma of I and a Command of GF& the cha!acte! $o ld !oll I dice and have GF a tomatic s ccesses& in addition to any a tomatic s ccesses gained via Epic Cha!isma. This incl des the se of Boons o! othe! s pe!nat !al ses of Command. (inally& $hile this po$e! is active& all commands f!om the se! a!e conside!ed to be s pe!nat !al. Ta!gets of commands given $ith this po$e! may spend a point of %illpo$e! to !oll %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend in a !esisted !oll against the s ccesses of the se!. (ail !e means the ta!get is compelled to ca!!y o t the command.

--eadership Rewarded %Melam OOOOO OOOO&

Dice7 #egend H Command Cost7 -one 0iven thei! penchant fo! command and leade!ship& the Ann na often gathe! follo$e!s to thei! banne!. ) ch follo$e!s !e. i!e leade!ship and ove!sight as $ell as g idance. And s ch things take time. # ckily fo! the Ann na& they a!e !e$a!ded fo! thei! effo!ts in g iding thei! follo$e!s. By taking a d!amatic action 6)cion7 'e!o& pg. GF9: to maintain thei! follo$e!s in some $ay 6t!aining soldie!s& leading thei! c lt in $o!ship& taking gall demons h nting fo! $ande!ing so ls& etc.: the god may ha!vest #egend f!om his follo$e!s. %hen doing s ch a d!amatic action& !oll the god,s #egend H Command& $ith a n mbe! of a tomatic s ccesses e. al to the n mbe! of individ al follo$e!s the god possesses. A god $ith

B9 mo!tal c ltists& GB e*pe!ienced soldie!s and B gall demons at his disposal $o ld gain 89 a tomatic s ccesses& fo! e*ample. 3bvio sly& losses of follo$e!s d !ing game play $ill !es lt in less a tomatic s ccesses. If yo ! B9 c ltists have been !ed ced to JE& yo ! e*pe!ienced soldie!s !ed ced to GE and yo ! gall demons !ed ced to E& yo only !ecieve B8 a tomatic s ccesses. Playe!s a!e enco !aged& as al$ays& to keep t!ack of j st ho$ many follo$e!s thei! cha!acte! possesses. This po$e! may also benefit f!om the se of ) p!eme Command to inc!ease the cha!acte!,s Command !ating and se it as a tomatic s ccesses as $ell. 1ega!dless& at the end of the d!amatic action& the cha!acte! gains a n mbe! of #egend points e. al to the n mbe! of s ccesses on the !oll and !egains one %illpo$e! point. Each of these may be in e*cess of the cha!acte!,s no!mal #egend and %illpo$e! ma*im ms& ho$eve!& the cha!acte! can only benefit f!om the se of this po$e! once a $eek. )ince it !e. i!es a d!amatic action& the cha!acte! $ill not be able to !ecieve this benefit via combat o! othe! tense sit ations and it is best sed d !ing do$ntime o! /off came!a/ $ith the )to!ytelle!,s pe!mission 6so it doesn,t de!ail a plot:.

-(linding Per!e tion %Melam OOOOO OOOOO&

Dice Pool7 -one Cost7 E9 #egend H G %illpo$e! pe! action 3nce pe! sto!y& a god of the Ann na may ca se thei! Melam to fla!e $ith s ch intensity& that any task is accomplished at the peak of its p!oficiency. %hen the god pe!fo!ms an action $hich involves an Ability the god possesses at least a !ating of B in& he may choose to spend E9 #egend a point of %illpo$e!& allo$ing him to pe!fo!m the action at his completely optimal capability. The )cion conve!ts all dice in his dice pool& incl ding modifie!s f!om lo$e! Melam Boons and othe! so !ces& into a tomatic s ccesses. This Boon may only be sed once pe! sto!y and may not be sed on m ltiple actions. The god may only pe!fo!m one action at a time $hen doing it pe!fectly.

--(irthrights-)cions of the Ann na find themselves in a ve!y p!eca!io s sit ation in !ega!ds to thei! Bi!th!ights. #ong ago& $hen the Ann na $ithd!e$ f!om the %o!ld& many of thei! Bi!th!ights $e!e left behind. And it has been ages since the Ann na have gone o t of thei! $ay to si!e )cions to fight in thei! name. As s ch& many of thei! g!eat $onde!s have been fo!gotten. )ome& like the M shh shsh & have even become cast5off items given by gods of othe! pantheons to thei! o$n child!en. The nca!ing attit de of the Ann na has allo$ed many items to fall into obsc !ity. )ome !elics $e!e !eclaimed d !ing the !ecent looting of the -ational M se m of I!a. as the Ann na sc!amble to a!m thei! child!en. 'o$eve!& afte! cent !ies of n se& the pickings a!e looking !athe! slim.

Followers:
-Anausa %.ollowers OOO to OOOOO&
6)ee )cion Companion& pg. 8G to 8E. %hile they hold no special allegiance to the Ann na since the demise of the Pe!sian pantheon& the Ana sa a!e ve!y thematically app!op!iate fo! the )cions of the Mesopotamian gods.:

-)allu %.ollowers OOOOO&

)e!vants of E!eshkigal& -e!gal and -amta!& the gall a!e !esponsible fo! g!abbing the so ls of the !ecently depa!ted and d!agging them bodily to the ?nde!$o!ld. The gall a!e fea!some to behold. %hile thei! appea!ances a!e va!ied and no t$o appea! e*actly alike& the gall !ep!esent some fo!m of death. )ome appea! thin& emaciated and f!ail& thei! hai! falling o t in $hite cl mps and

thei! bodis sh!ivelled despite the fact that they a!e still vib!ant and active. These !ep!esent death by old age. 3the!s appea! to be !otted and diseased. They smell of chemicals and f ngal g!o$th and !ep!esent death by plag e o! pestilence. 3the!s still have gaping& bloody holes in thei! body& o! missing limbs $hich still don,t seem to hinde! them in any $ay. They a!e death by violence. 1ega!dless of the fo!m the gall takes& thei! stats !emain identical and they neve! seem hinde!ed by any limitation $hich might logically be imposed on them f!om thei! vis al state. 0all have the stats of e*pe!ienced soldie!s 6)cion7 'e!o& pg. EFD: save that many of them possess nat !al cla$s $hich add HG# Damage onto all ?na!med attacks. In addition& they each have the 4i!t es of D ty D& End !ance D& Malice J and Piety E. They fact that thei! dominant 4i!t e is a Da!k 4i!t e sho ld ca se most gods and )cions to look t$ice at t! sting these c!eat !es to any sef l tasks. +et the death gods of the Ann na do j st that& di!ecting thei! hat!ed and tempe! to$a!d those $ho $o ld !esist being b!o ght to the ?nde!$o!ld. 0all possess #egend sco!es of E. In addition to the added 4i!t es& gall have a fe$ e*t!a abilities as $ell. (o! one& they a!e all capable of pe!cieving and inte!acting $ith the dead& as pe! the Death,s )ense and Mothe!,s To ch Boons. (o! anothe!& as beings of death& the gall can spend a #egend to t!avel instantly to I!kalla !ega!dless of thei! location o! the availability of a Passage. Any ghost they have in a Clinch at that time instantly t!avels $ith them. (o! the cost of an additional #egend pe! ta!get& the gall may also ca!!y any living being they $ish to the ?nde!$o!ld $ith them& so long as the ta!get is making physical contact $ith the gall . This instant passage only $o!ks to I!kalla and $ill not allo$ ent!y to any othe! ?nde!$o!ld in this manne!. 0all conside! all $ho t!avel $ith them to be thei! victims& !ega!dless of the $illingness of the t!avelle!. Dead mo!tals $ho m st be d!agged do$n by gall demons a!e !ipped apa!t in thei! desi!e fo! ca!nage. #iving t!avelle!s fa!e little bette! and even a )cion $ho the gall may se!ve as (ollo$e!s !isks being attacked. In the case of gall $ho se!ve he!oic )cions 6#egend J o! less: the gall m st fail at a Malice !oll o! spend a %illpo$e! point to avoid attacking the )cion. If the gall s cceeds in this !oll o! does not spend the %illpo$e!& then the )cion m st contend $ith his o$n (ollo$e!s $ho $ish to !ip him apa!t. )cions of the demigod o! bette! level 6#egend BH: need not $o!!y as thei! divine po$e! co$s the gall into se!vice $itho t !isk of attack. A g!o p of five gall is $o!th a !ating of B in the (ollo$e!s Bi!th!ight.

Creatures:
-Mushhushshu %,reature OO&
6)ee )cion Companion& pg. 89 to 8G. The M shh shsh as desc!ibed is de!ived f!om ) me!ian myth and as s ch is mo!e than app!op!iate fo! a )cion of the Ann na. %hile the ent!y says the ) me!ian gods a!e gone& the t! th is that the M shh shsh $e!e simply abandoned and igno!ed $hen the Ann na left. -o$ that they a!e !et !ning& the M shh shsh is among the c!eat !es they a!e attempting to !e5collect fo! thei! o$n )cions.:

-Ah/u %,reature OOOOO&

6)ee )cion Companion& pg. 8G fo! the desc!iption of the Th nde!bi!d. The Ah" is the ancient ) me!ian name fo! the same c!eat !e and $o ld fit admi!ably as a C!eat !e fo! a )cion of the Ann na.:

Guides:
-+tnapishtim %)uide OOO0 Reli O - 1 (irthright ,onne tion&
?tnapishtim is the oldest living h man alive today. %hen Enlil flooded the %o!ld in ancient times beca se the mo!tals $e!e making too m ch noise& Enki came to ?tnapishtim and told him to b ild a boat so that he and his $ife may s !vive. %hen the flood came& ?tnapishtim $as the sole s !vivo! among his people. )oon afte! his s !vival& the gods took ?tnapishtim and his $ife to Dilm n and g!anted them immo!tality so that they might live fo!eve! in peace.

And so& they have. ?tnapishtim& is an olde! man& al!eady getting on in yea!s $hen he $as g!anted immo!tality. 'e still maintains the vitality he had $hen he $as g!anted ete!nal life& tho gh of late he,s allo$ed his bea!d to g!o$ long to the g!o nd at his feet and the st!ess of living fo! a fe$ ten tho sand yea!s has t !ned m ch of his hai! $hite and given him $o!!y lines in the place of the $!inkles of old age. 'is $ife has fa!ed abo t the same& tho gh she doesn,t come o t m ch any mo!e. )ome s spect that she did not take so $ell mentally to the st!ess of living so long. It sho ld be noted that tho gh ?tnapishtim has lived fo! so ve!y long& he is still simply mo!tal. 'e possesses no #egend sco!e and no 4i!t es. 'is val e as a 0 ide comes f!om the fact that he has lived fo! so ve!y long among the gods of the Ann na and kno$s a 4A)T n mbe! of things that he can pass on. 'o$eve!& ?tnapishtim,s immo!tality only lasts so long as he !emains in Dilm n. )ho ld he leave& his !eal age $o ld catch p $ith him and he $o ld c! mble to d st in the blink of an eye. Anyone $ho $ishes to possess ?tnapishtim as a 0 ide b t cannot t!avel to the 3ve!$o!ld& M?)T possess a 1elic to contact him in o!de! to gain any benefit. The !elic $ill only allo$ the se! to speak $ith ?tnapishtim& neve! s mmon him. )t!ength E& De*te!ity E& )tamina E Cha!isma J& Manip lation D& Appea!ance E Pe!ception D& Intelligence B& %its J Academics B& Animal =en D& A!t B 6many:& A$a!eness J& Command J& Cont!ol B 6many:& C!aft B 6many:& Empathy J& Integ!ity B& Investigation B& #a!ceny D& Medicine B& 3cc lt B& Politics B& P!esence D& )cience B 6many:& ) !vival E ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Immo!tality 5 ?tnapishtim does not age nat !ally. )o long as he !emains $ithin Dilm n& he $ill neve! die& neve! g!o$ old and neve! s ffe! disease. )ho ld he eve! leave Dilm n& his no!mal age $ill !e5asse!t itself $hich $o ld ca se him to instantly c! mble to d st. ;oin Battle7 F Attacks7 ?tnapishtim $ill not !eso!t to violence. 'e does not fight and $ill not fight against anyone $ho t!ies to kill him. At his age& death does not sca!e him. )oak7 9#KEB 'ealth #evels7 59K5GK5GK5EK5EK5JKIncap Dodge D47 G %illpo$e!7 I

-Se#ittu
6(o! the gene!ic g!iffon5demon& see )cion7 god& pg. E9J and E9B fo! 1ashid& #ast of the Apkall . 'is ) n Boons& ho$eve!& sho ld be changed to Boons of the Melam P !vie$ of the app!op!iate levels& nless the )to!ytelle! feels that the g!iffon5demon in . estion $o ld have gone o t of his $ay to lea!n ) n Boons in place of Melam Boons. 0!iffon5demons like 1ashid co nt as J5dot 0 ides.: As desc!ibed in )cion7 god& Mesopotamian mythology is !ife $ith g a!dian spi!its and lesse! immo!tals cha!ged $ith p!otection. Collectively the beings a!e called the Apkall & tho gh that

name is also sha!ed by a ce!tain b!eed of the c!eat !es as $ell. This b!eed& of $hich the!e a!e seven& also give the beings thei! othe! collective name7 the )ebitt & o! the /)even./ Tho gh none of the othe! b!eeds of g a!dians a!e limited in n mbe!& in the same $ay& the fact that the most p!ominent membe!s of this !ace a!e has made the name synonimo s $ith the beings themselves. Many of these c!eat !es possess $ings of some so!t and a!e capable of flight. It,s possible that thei! inte!action $ith h manity has led to many of the myths s !!o nding angels of va!io s so!ts. The same myths $hich led Thoth to se the concepts and classifications of angels to give the 'ands of Aten thei! shape and definition. )o in some $ay& the 'ands of Aten may be conside!ed to be nintentionally modelled on the va!io s )ebitt of Mesopotamian myth. As stated in )cion7 god& the!e a!e at least a do"en s ch types of c!eat !es in Mesopotamian myth. It $o ld be impossible to list and desc!ibe them all& b t in addition to the g!iffon5demons as p!esented $ith 1ashid as an e*ample& the!e a!e some othe! majo! types $hich a!e pop la! among )cions of the Ann na. Apkallu (Guide OOOOO) The o!iginal )ebitt and the ones f!om $hich the c!eat !es get thei! collected name& the Apkall a!e appea! mainly in the shape of bea!ded men $ho $ea! ove!si"ed skins of fish in o!de! to t!avel th!ogh the sea. The fish skins hang on thei! bodies like ce!emonial !obes. The Apkall a!e kno$n to be $ise and to have c!afted the o!iginal mes at Enki,s behest fo! him to dist!ib te among the gods. The!e a!e seven of the Apkall . The head of the Apkall is called Adapa and of the seven of them he is the only one $ith $ings g!o$ing f!om beneath his fish5skin clothes. The othe! si* of the Apkall a!e ?5an5d gga& En5me5d ga& En5me5galanna& En5me5b l ga& An5enlilda and ?t 5ab" . The stats p!esented he!e a!e fo! Adapa. (o! one of the othe! Apkall & lo$e! the #egend to C and adj st all othe! app!op!iate stats acco!dingly. Additionally& othe! Apkall do not possess $ings and do not have the po$e! of flight that Adapa has. 4i!t es7 D ty D& End !ance D& Piety B& 4alo! E )t!ength D& De*te!ity D& )tamina D Cha!isma B& Manip lation B& Appea!ance D Pe!ception 8& Intelligence F& %its 8 Academics B& Athletics D& A$a!eness J& B!a$l E& Command J& Empathy D& (o!tit de D& Integ!ity J& Ma!ksmanship G& Melee E& 3cc lt B& P!esence D& ) !vival E& Th!o$n E ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Boons 5 Aegis& Become the 0lo!y& Changing )tates& Come 1 nning& Confe! Imm nity& Confe! =nack& C!eate %ate!& Dessicate& Divine A tho!ity& D!o$n& I )ay Thee -ay...& Imitation of Pe!fection& Indomitable %ill& 1adiance ?nleashed& )t!engthen the Devo t& ?nseen )hield& 4igil B!and& 4i!t o s 0lo$& %ate! B!eathing& %ate! Cont!ol& %ate! Maste!y& %ate! 4o!te* Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic Intelligence C 6all =nacks listed in )cion7 'e!o and )cion7 Demigod:& Epic %its 8 6all =nacks listed in )cion7 'e!o:& Epic Manip lation B 6Takes 3ne to =no$ 3ne& )tench of 0 ilt& =no$ing 0lance& Advantageo s Ci!c mstances& 3ve!t 3!de!:& Epic Cha!isma B 6Benefit of the Do bt& Cha!me!& C!o$d Cont!ol& Pa!agon of 4i!t e& Instant )emina!: (ish5)kin A!mo! 5 As silly as it may appea!& the fish skins $o!n by Adapa act ally f nctions like the Impenet!able =nack in )cion7 god& pg. 88& g!anting an additional bashing and lethal soak e. al to Adapa,s #egend and half that !ating to Adapa,s agg!avated soak. This a!mo! negates

the pie!cing . ality. (light 5 Adapa can fly at five times his g!o nd movement !ate& applying the no!mal D4 penalties fo! Move and Dash actions in combat. 3 t of combat& Adapa can fly abo t J9 miles pe! ho !. (o!ge Bi!th!ight 5 All Apkall a!e maste! c!aftsmen of Bi!th!ights. Adapa can fashion any so!t of !elic afte! a fe$ days of $o!k p!ovided that he has some amo nt of legenda!y mate!ial $ith $hich to $o!k. (o!ging a Bi!th!ight !e. i!es the e*pendit !e of a #egend point. ;oin Battle7 G9 Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy B& Damage JB& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy J& Damage CB& Pa!!y D4 E& )peed B ?na!med& #Ight 5 Acc !acy 8& Damage JB& Pa!!y D4 D& )peed J )oak7 JAKG9#KGGB 'ealth #evels7 59K5GK5GK5EK5EK5JKIncap Dodge D47 C %illpo$e!7 C #egend7 F& #egend Points7 8J 3the! -otes7 In addition to se!ving as a!mo! that p!otects them f!om ha!m& the fish skins that the Adapa $ea!s also p!ovides access to the 0 a!dian and %ate! P !vie$s. As a spi!it $ho $as neve! t! ly mo!tal& Adapa does not need this !elic b t gains a mino! bon s fo! $ea!ing it& as if he $e!e a t! e god. Adapa is kno$n fo! his $isdom and $o ld !athe! !eason his $ay o t of a fight than get into a conflict. If p!essed& he is mo!e likely to ! n a$ay than conf!ont his attacke!. Girtablilu (Guide OOOO) -ot officially lesse! immo!tals& the gi!tablil a!e act ally titanspa$n. They $e!e c!eated by Tiamat to se!ve as soldie!s against the Ann na afte! Aps $as defeated and sealed a$ay. These sco!pion men $e!e fie!ce $a!!io!s and se!ved $itho t the $ill to !esist nde! Tiamat ntil she& too& $as defeated. -eve! beings to simply igno!e a !eso !ce& the Ann na then offe!ed the gi!tablil a place among the )ebett to se!ve as g a!dians and p!otecto!s of the sac!ed places of the Ann na. (o! the fi!st time the gi!tablil had f!ee $ill and had been offe!ed a choice to do something !athe! than commanded to do so. They chose then to side $ith the Ann na and have se!ved them faithf lly eve! since as g a!dians& p!otecto!s and soldie!s in thei! battles. %hile the gi!tablil make e*cellent $a!!io!s and defende!s& they do not se!ve individ al )cions. -eve! $ill yo find the gi!tablil se!ving as (ollo$e!s to a child of the gods. The gi!tablil se!ve the Ann na as a $hole& not the individ als. 'o$eve!& mo!e than one of the gi!tablil has se!ved to pass on kno$ledge to the yo nge! gene!ation. They have ta ght )cions to fight and ed cated them on $hat it means to be )cions. 3ccasionally& one of the gi!tablil may ente! the f!ay alongside a )cion& b t gene!ally only $hen necessa!y o! $hen the site the gi!tablil is p!otecting falls nde! attack. The gi!tablil appea! as h mans f!om the $aist p. The men s ally bea!ded and both se*es da!k of skin& they live a nat !al life cycle 6albeit an e*tended one: and th s can appea! technically at any age. (!om the $aist do$n& ho$eve!& the skin of the gi!tablil becomes cove!ed in a ca!apace like that of a sco!pion. The feet of the gi!tablil a!e taloned and scaled like those of a bi!d of p!ey. And nat !ally& the sco!pion men have la!ge& sco!pion tails g!o$ing f!om thei! lo$e!

backs and a!ch p ove! thei! sho lde!s. Typically the gi!tablil a!e a!med $ith bo$s fo! fighting at !ange. Tho gh some have been sighted sing s$o!ds and othe! melee $eapons& typically thei! best close5combat $eapon is thei! poisono s tail. 4i!t es7 D ty J& End !ance D& Piety E& 4alo! D )t!ength 8& De*te!ity J& )tamina B Cha!sima D& Manip lation D& Appea!ance E Pe!ception J& Intelligence D& %its B Academics G& Athletics J& A$a!eness J& B!a$l B& Empathy D& (o!tit de J& Integ!ity J& Ma!ksmanship B& Melee D& 3cc lt G& P!esence J& ) !vival D& Th!o$n J ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Boons 5 Aegis& Battle C!y& Battle Map& Become the 0lo!y& Blessing of B!ave!y& Come 1 nning& Divine A tho!ity& ( !y of %a!& I )ay Thee -ay...& Indomitable %ill& Mo!ale (ail !e& Mo!tal )t!oke& )t!engthen the Devo t& ?nseen )hield& 4igil B!and& 4i!t o s 0lo$& %a!d& %a!ding #ine& %atche! at the Th!eshold& %a!!io! Ideal 6?n. estioning )entinel: Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic )t!ength J 6C! shing 0!ip& Divine %!ath& Disfig !ing Attack& A!mo! C! she!: Epic De*te!ity E 6T!ick )hoote!& )hot to the 'ea!t:& Epic )tamina J 6Body A!mo!& Impenet!able& Damage Conve!sion& Divine Damage Conve!sion:& Epic Pe!ception G 6Telescopic )enses: 4enemo s Tail 5 The tail of the gi!tablil allo$s them to pe!fo!m a tail st!ike attack $hich does HE Acc !acy& HD# Damage& Defense 55& )peed J. This attack is also poisono s $ith effects e. al to Titanspa$n 4enom 6)cion7 'e!o& pg. GFE:. ;oin Battle7 I Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy GG& Damage C#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy F& Damage G9#& Pa!!y D4 8& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy G9& Damage C#& Pa!!y D4 C& )peed J Tail )t!ike 5 Acc !acy GG& Damage G9#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed J Daiky 5 Acc !acy I& Damage G9#& 1ange G9& Clip 55& )peed 8 )patha 5 Acc !acy F& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 8& )peed J )oak7 JAKG9#KGEB 'ealth #evels7 59*GDKIncap Dodge D47 I %illpo$e!7 C #egend7 8& #egend Points7 D8 -otes7 ?nlike othe! membe!s of the )ebitt & the gi!tablil gain no benefit f!om $eilding Bi!th!ight items $hen sing thei! Boons. All Boons f nction nat !ally at thei! f ll potential d e to thei! titanspa$n nat !e. Djinn (Guide OOOO) Djinn& o! simply genies& a!e pe!haps the most basic of p!otective spi!its $hich make p the )ebitt . They a!e spi!its of l ck and fo!t ne& both good and bad& and many times have been kno$n to inte!act $ith the %o!ld and h manity in the fo!m of /g!anting $ishes./ In !eality& all they a!e simply doing is sing thei! maste!y of Magic to toy $ith the l ck of the pe!son.

)killed djinn may g!ant $ishes of companionship by fo!ging a (atebond bet$een t$o people and st!engthening it to b!ing them close! togethe!. They may g!ant $ishes fo! $ealth by sing Bona (o!t na in s ch a $ay as to p!ovide the pe!son $ith good l ck $hen gambling o! in othe! potentially l c!ative vent !es. A djinn $ho $ishes to b!ing ha!m to someone may do j st the opposite& claiming to be blessing the pe!son& $hile in !eality c !sing them $ith bad l ck& o! c!eating !elationships $hich a!e ha!mf l to the pe!son. They do not g!ant $ishes di!ectly& b t djinn a!e skilled in $eaving (ate in s ch a $ay as to aid 6o! ha!m: those a!o nd them. In appea!ance& djinn look like no!mal& eve!y day people. They inte!act $ith the $o!ld on an almost !eg la! basis and manip late fate and l ck fo! those $ho catch thei! eye o! $ho kno$ to come to them. The only thing $hich might make a djinn stand o t is that each and eve!y djinn possesses a pai! of bi!d,s $ings $hich g!o$ f!om thei! back. Most djinn also possess the Appea!ance =nack /My Eyes A!e ?p 'e!e/ $hich let them hide the $ings and appea! as mo!tals& as $ell. In addition to the stats listed belo$& some mo!e e*pe!ienced djinn have maste!ed va!io s elemental magics. (o! these& add Boons f!om the Ea!th& (i!e& )ky o! %ate! P !vie$s to the basic djinn $!ite5 p. This is s ally the ma!k of an e*pe!ienced and senio! djinn& ho$eve!& and fe$ djinn eve! f lly maste! those P !vie$s& p!efe!ing to pick and choose the Boons that a!e most sef l to them instead. 4i!t es7 D ty E& End !ance D& Piety D& 4alo! E )t!ength E& De*te!ity D& )tamina E Cha!isma J& Manip lation J& Appea!ance B Pe!ception D& Intelligence D& %its D Academics J& A!t D& Athletics E& A$a!eness D& B!a$l G& Command D& C!aft E& Empathy J& (o!tit de E& Integ!ity D& Investigation J& #a!ceny E& 3cc lt J& P!esence D ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Boons 5 Aegis& Become the 0lo!y& Divine A tho!ity& Indomitable %ill& Magic J& ?nseen )hield& 4igil B!and& 4i!t o s 0lo$& %a!d& %a!ding #ine Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic Appea!ance D 6#asting Imp!ession& My Eyes A!e ?p 'e!e& )e!pent,s 0a"e:& Epic Pe!ception E 6)cent the Divine& ?nfailing 1ecognition:& Epic %its E 6Instant Assessment& Psychic P!ofile!: )pells 5 All listed in )cion7 'e!o& pl s Meas !ed (oe& #egenda!y ) !ge& T gging 'ea!t!ings& Bo nd )pi!it and (atef l Connection (light 5 Djinn can fly at five times his g!o nd movement !ate& applying the no!mal D4 penalties fo! Move and Dash actions in combat. 3 t of combat& djinn can fly abo t J9 miles pe! ho !. 1adiant -at !e 5 In addition to thei! othe! po$e!s& djinn have each been blessed by the Titan of the 'eavens and possess the 1adiant Template. 6see An& Titan of the 'eavens& belo$: ;oin Battle7 8 Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy J& Damage DB& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy D& Damage 8B& Pa!!y D4 G& )peed B

?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy B& Damage DB& Pa!!y D4 D& )peed J )oak7 G#KEB 'ealth #evels7 59K5GK5GK5EK5EK5JKIncap Dodge D47 B %illpo$e!7 8 #egend7 B& #egend Points7 EB -otes7 Djinn often ca!!y p!ecio s stones on thei! pe!son. Many times these a!e c!afted into pendants o! othe! fo!ms of je$el!y $hich they $ea!. Many people believe that these je$els a!e the so !ce of the djinn,s po$e!. They,!e only half !ight. Tho gh the djinn is able to channel thei! 0 a!dian and Magic P !vie$s $itho t the aid of Bi!th!ights d e to thei! divine nat !e& they still gain the same benefits of acting as f ll gods 6that is f ll #egend !ankings: $hen sing these stones. %itho t them& the djinn is $eake!. Many $ill go to g!eat lengths to get these stones back& s ch as blessing thei! holde!s $ith good l ck sing the Magic they still have access to. )ome might be mo!e vindictive and c !se thei! $o ld5be maste!s nde! the g ise of doing thei! bidding in the same manne!.

Relics:
-The es %Reli O to OOOOO - *aries&
The mes !ep!esent the divine !ight of the Ann na to ! le. 3nce they $e!e all cont!olled by Enki and dist!ib ted o t among the gods. At least ntil Ishta! talked Enki into sha!ing the mes and then took many of them $ith he! back to he! kingdom of ?! k. )ince then& the mes have been lost and scatte!ed to the ages& and like many of the Mesopotamian Bi!th!ights& the Ann na have had little need to gathe! them p again. 'o$eve!& they have beg n to sea!ch fo! them again no$. %hoeve! possesses a me gains divine a tho!ity and cont!ol ove! $hateve! aspect of !eality that the me !ep!esents. The mes themselves take the fo!m of stone tablets $ith int!icately detailed symbols and pictog!ams ca!ved into them and c nifo!m $!iting $hich gives a tho!ity to the $eilde! ove! something symbolicaly pict !ed. )ome of these a!e small eno gh to fit into the palm of someone,s hand& no la!ge! than a mode!n day PDA. Many of them a!e t$o feet in height and maybe half that in $idth& having to be ca!!ied nde! someone,s a!m. The most po$e!f l of mes $e!e said to make p enti!e $alls of temples o! even be ca!ved into the sides of mon ments o! as stelae in the cente!s of to$n. -o me does the same thing that anothe! me does. The!e e*ists a single me fo! each aspect of !eality. )ome& s ch as the /the flood/& /the battle5standa!d/ o! the me of /la$/ simply give access to divine P !vie$s s ch as %ate!& %a! o! ; stice !espectively. 3the!s s ch as the me of /m sic/ o! the me of /smithing/ may give the se! the po$e! to add thei! #egend !ating to !olls !elated to A!t 6M sic: o! C!aft 6)mithing:. The me $hich symboli"es /descent into the nde!$o!ld/ may p!ovide allo$ a se! the ability to find an ent!ance to the ?nde!$o!ld in a manne! simila! to the Psychopomp Boon& Te!!a Incognita 6)cion7 Demigod& pg. FB:& $hile the me $hich symboli"es /ascent o t of the nde!$o!ld/ may allo$ the se! to b!ing someone back f!om the dead& m ch like the Book of 0oing (o!th By Day 6)cion7 'e!o& pg. G8J to G8B:. Technically& almost anything is possible fo! the mes to achieve as the!e technically e*ists a me fo! eve!y la$ of !eality. The!e sed to even e*ist ce!tain mes $hich may constit te as /)ta! #evel/ !elics. M ch like Mjolni! o! othe! divine items& these mes s !pass the standa!d level of most mes. 3ne e*ample $o ld be the me of /godhood/ $hich is said to besto$ pon the se! instant apotheosis. Anothe! might be the me fo! /dest! ction of cities/ $hich $as said to be able to level enti!e civili"ations in a single st!oke& m ch like an Avata! level ability. 3bvio sly& mes of this level $o ld be )to!ytelle! devices and not fo! the se of playe!s nless they ea!n them in game 6ass ming these mes

haven,t been dest!oyed since then:. The only limit to the mes is that each one can hold one and 3-#+ one po$e!. A me $hich p!ovides access to the (i!e P !vie$ $ill 3-#+ p!ovide access to the (i!e P !vie$& it can contain no othe! po$e!s. 'aving access to the (i!e P !vie$ and being able to add the se!,s #egend !ating to all !olls made $ith the C!afts 6(o!ging: Ability $o ld !e. i!e t$o sepa!ate !elic mes at levels G and E !espectively !athe! than a single level D !elic. A me $hich constit tes a level B !elic& does so beca se it contains a level B po$e! of some so!t. The mes $e!e designed to be sing la! in thei! p !pose.

-,edar A2 %Reli OOO - 1 Pur"iew 3$ar40 5 Item Enhan ement&

(e$ !elic $eapons s !vive among the Ann na. Those that do a!e s ally collected and given o t to )cions !ega!dless of the o!igins of the $eapon o! the god that it,s most associated $ith. 1emembe!& the gods a!e making d e $ith that they have as many of thei! ancient !elics have been lost ove! the yea!s. 3ne s ch e*ample of a !elic $eapon $o ld be the !elic p! ning sa$ held by )aha! as depicted on pg. E9B of )cion7 god. 'o$eve!& anothe!& mo!e $ell kno$n e*ample& $o ld be the a*es $hich $e!e ca!!ied by 0ilgamesh and Enkid $hen they jo !neyed to the g!eat Ceda! (o!est and battled the giant ' mbaba. %hile both 0ilgamesh and Enkid $e!e kno$n to fight $ith thei! ba!e hands 6in fact& acco!ding to the epic& 0ilgamesh fell ' mbaba $ith a single& po$e!f l p nch to his stomach:& both also $ent a!med $ith a*es to c t do$n the t!ees and to defend themselves $ith if need be. In fact& afte! ' mbaba $as b!o gh to his knees& 0ilgamesh and Enkid both sed thei! a*es togethe! to decapitate the fallen giant. -o one kno$s $hich of the $a!!io!s the a* that the Ann na have in thei! possession belonged to& 0ilgamesh o! his companion& Enkid . They do kno$ fo! a fact that the blood of ' mbaba still stains the blade and that one of the t$o of them sed it $hen killing the giant. 1ega!dless& that legenda!y act has empo$e!ed the a* to se!ve as a channel fo! the %a! P !vie$& as $ell as doing an additional HE# Damage on top of the standa!d skeggo* template.

-,ylinder Seals %Reli O to OOOOO - 1 to 6 Pur"iews 3*aries4&

)imila! in effect to the 1eginnagla! 6)cion7 1agna!ok& pg J8: of the Aesi! pantheon& the cylinde! seals of the Ann na se!ve as di!ect connections to the gods themselves. Each cylinde! seal is eng!aved $ith pict !es depicting the $o!ship and vene!ation of the va!io s gods of the Ann na. %hen !olled in f!esh clay& these seals act ally fo!m the pict !e c!afted on them. Each god has thei! o$n seals and th!o gh se of these cylinde! seals& the Ann na )cions may gain access to the P !vie$s that god is kno$n fo!. A cylinde! seal fo! )hamash& fo! instance& may g!ant access to the ; stice o! ) n P !vie$s. %hile a cylinde! seal fo! )in may g!ant access to the Moon& P!ophecy& Myste!y o! Animal 6B ll: P !vie$s. 1a!ely do these seals do anything mo!e than g!ant access to P !vie$s and each seal need not be empo$e!ed $ith a god,s f ll !ange of P !vie$s.

--,osmology-!nderworld " #rkalla:

A=A7 A!ali& =igal& 0i"al (o! the Mesopotamians& the ?nde!$o!ld $as not a happy place. M ch like 'ades o! D at& I!kalla $as the final destination fo! all the dead& sinne!& he!o and ave!age pe!son alike. All the dead $e!e taken to I!kalla. Those $ho !esisted $e!e d!agged thei! by the gall demons and s ffe!ed pain and agony f!om the gall as p nishment fo! thei! !esistance.

%hat,s mo!e& I!kalla $as not enti!ely fo! the dead. ) !e& the dead so ls $e!e d!a$n the!e and given to -e!gal to ! le ove!. B t the p !pose of the dead the!e $as simply to se!ve the gods afte! thei! life had passed. And as the dead contin ed to !ot a$ay& they $o ld event ally pass beyond even the ?nde!$o!ld and simply cease to be. B t the ?nde!$o!ld also se!ved as a place of e*ile. Membe!s of the Ann na $ho had $!onged anothe! of the gods $e!e banished to the ?nde!$o!ld and dep!ived of the l * !ies to be fo nd in Dilm n and An. 'e!e& in the da!k land of the dead& the gods $e!e fo!ced to live o t a d!ea!y and ncomfo!table life ntil s ch time as they $e!e pe!mitted to !et !n to the heavens. This $as the p nishment $hich befell Enlil afte! he !aped -inlil& tho gh she follo$ed him he!e to give bi!th to mo!e child!en he!e. This $as also the p nishment given to -e!gal fo! ca sing eno gh chaos fo! even the gods to find him distastef l. The landscape of I!kalla looks like a vast e*panse of dese!t on all sides. It is da!k and the sky is black and bleak. )ome s spect that the ?nde!$o!ld lies in a g!eat cave!n like many of the othe! ?nde!$o!lds do& tho gh if that is the case& the top of the cave!n lies so fa! above that it is beyond sight. 3nly empty blackness can be seen above. This casts the sands of the dese!t in pe!pet al gloom& making them va!io s shades of g!ey and black beneath the feet of the t!avelle!. The only path is the one made of gleaming $hite bone that $inds its $ay th!o gh the dese!t sands ahead of the t!avelle!. T!avelle!s do not have to $alk fa!& ho$eve!. #ooming ahead of them once they ente! the dese!t is the fi!st of the g!eat gates of I!kalla. A g!eat city $all st!etches a!o nd the city and the!e is only the single gate that allo$s passage. T$o g a!ds stand at the gates& one on each side. They have the stats fo! no!mal e*pe!ienced soldie!s& e*cept they igno!e all damage dealt to them sho ld they ente! combat. The g a!ds $ill demand that the t!avelle!s each give p an a!ticle of clothing o! a possession at the gate. (o! mo!tals o! beings $ith a #egend less than B& this is a !e. i!ement. If the beings t!y to pass $itho t donating thei! clothing o! some item& then they $ill immediately eme!ge f!om the same gate facing the dese!t again. 3nly by giving p an a!ticle of clothing o! a pe!sonal possession may the t!avelle!s pass the gate. (o! )cions& the g a!ds almost al$ays demand they be given thei! !elics fi!st& $ith ass !ances in the name of E!eshkigal he!self that the !elics $ill be !et !ned to them $hen they leave. (o! beings $ith a #egend !ating of B o! highe! 6demigods and gods: this donation is optional. The g a!ds $ill still demand it& b t if the demigod $alks on and pays the g a!ds no mind& then they may $alk th!o gh the gate $itho t hinde!ance. Inside the fi!st $all is anothe! $all e*actly like it& again& $ith a single gate and t$o g a!ds. The p!ocess is !epeated he!e& and again& beings $ith demigod levels of #egend a!e imm ne to the g a!ds demands $hile those of lesse! #egend m st again donate an a!ticle of clothing o! a pe!sonal possession. This p!ocess goes on fo! a total of seven $alls and seven gates. At the seventh gate& if the t!avelle!s have donated clothing o! items at all seven of the gates& then once they pass th!o gh they a!e st!ipped of all clothing and items& !ende!ed naked and v lne!able. )cions and othe! divine beings lose all Bi!th!ights they b!o ght $ith them. In the case of he!oes& this leaves them $ith no access to Boons. Demigods and gods a!e $eakened acco!dingly by the loss. Even gods may be s bject to this !est!iction if they donated thei! clothing o! items at the gates. Ishta! did so $hen she visited the ?nde!$o!ld since he! siste! !e. ested it of he!. Believing he! siste! meant he! no ha!m& Ishta! gave the g a!ds he! things and fo nd he!self st!ipped naked and $itho t he! Bi!th!ights once past the last gate& and th s at he! siste!,s me!cy. Demigods and gods $ho call the g a!ds, bl ffs and simply $alk on& ho$eve!& face no s ch !est!ictions o! loss of po$e!. That is ho$ -e!gal ente!ed the city and $as able to challenge E!eshkigal fo! the !ight to

! le ove! the dead. 3nce past the g!eat gates& the t!avelle!s ente! the city if I!kalla. )mall homes and othe! b ildings line the int!icately laid o t st!eets and !oads th!o gh the to$n. 'o$eve!& it has all fallen into dis se and beg n c! mbling. In I!kalla& the dead contin e to !ot once they pass the seven gates. 'o$eve!& nlike in 0 inee& this p!ocess does not stop at a ce!tain point. The p!ocess contin es ntil the dead c! mble to d st and a!e gone. The!e $e!e al$ays ne$ dead to take thei! place. In this case& I!kalla has been p!otected f!om ove!c!o$ding among the dead. In the past& the dead he!e se!ved the gods& acting as handmaidens& masons& maids and othe! menial tasks in se!vice to E!eshkigal& -e!gal& -amta! and othe! gods $ho visited o! $e!e banished to the ?nde$o!ld ntil s ch time as they c! mbled a$ay. -e!gal,s g!eat a!mies $e!e also composed of the dead $ho $e!e nde! his command. B t no ne$ dead have a!!ived in I!kalla fo! cent !ies. And the last of the dead c! mbled a$ay to d st long& long ago. The b ildings have beg n to c! mble $ith no dead to keep them in $o!king o!de!. The st!eets have become d sty and a!e almost taken back by the dese!t sand that finds its $ay into the city. -e!gal,s a!my has long been non5e*istant and the $a! god b!oods $ith no soldie!s to lead. And pe!haps most annoying of all to the Ann na& the gods have had to tend to thei! o$n needs and not send thei! dead se!vants to take ca!e of it. 3n the pl s side& that also means that any spect!es $ho might have !esided he!e a!e also long gone. And so the!e is no dange! of assa lt o! attack $hen $ande!ing th!o gh the city. 3nly the shee! desolation of a city long abandoned. In the cente! of the city !ests the ancient palace of E!eshkigal. 'e! th!one sits pon a cent!al dias at the f!ont of the palace& $he!e she can sit in all he! glo!y and g!eet the dead pon thei! a!!ival. 3ften& -e!gal can be fo nd standing at he! side& !eady to take cha!ge and iss e o!de!s to the dead and assign them tasks $ithin the city. (o! even tho gh E!eshkigal is . een of the !ealm& it is -e!gal $ho ! les ove! the dead themselves. 'o$eve!& neithe! god may be fo nd the!e these days. The dead have not come to I!kalla in so long that the t$o of them have given p thei! vigil. They may be fo nd no$ !esiding $ithin the palace& tending to thei! o$n affai!s. They long ago lea!ned to be self5s fficient and take ca!e of thei! o$n needs $ithin the lands of the dead. -ot to mention E!eshkigal,s l sts have still not cooled& even afte! all he! cent !ies. And $ith no dead to dist!act he!& she and he! h sband -e!gal have fo nd many $ays to ente!tain themselves in thei! g!eat palace. -amta! may also be fo nd& $ande!ing the desolate city and $alking the halls of the palace. 'is is pe!haps the only constant p!esence he!e no$. As E!eshkigal and -e!gal may ente!tain themselves in thei! p!ivate !ealms o! $ande! the %o!ld in bo!edom& -amta!& the psychopomp of the Ann na& keeps a constant& silent p!esence in I!kalla. (e$ people come to I!kalla. (e$ people eve! need to& !eally. The!e is nothing the!e save fo! an empty city $he!e the ! le!s have g!o$n bo!ed and complacent and the only pe!son yo a!e likely to meet is Death itself. Those $ho come belo$ s ally come only to b!ing b siness to E!eshkigal o! -e!gal. Even -amta! may be s mmoned else$he!e and need not be so ght o t in this $asteland. The!e is one little caveat to leaving& ho$eve!. If the t!avelle! to I!kalla $as a demigod o! god $ho simply $alked th!o gh& then leaving is no mo!e diffic lt than othe! ?nde!$o!lds 6not that it,s easy& pe! se& b t not e*ceptionally ha!d:. If& ho$eve!& the t!avelle! $as not of s fficient #egend o! stopped to hand ove! the a!ticles of clothing o! items on the $ay in& then he may not leave nless he finds a !eplacement.

%ith E!eshkigal,s pe!mission& a small pack of five gall demons $ill appea! f!om the shado$s of the abandoned city and be assigned to the t!avelle!. 'e $ill then be sent back th!o gh the gates and have his items !et !ned to him. 'e $ill have EJ ho !s to find a !epalcement fo! himself among the living of the %o!ld. 3nce a !eplacement is fo nd& the gall demons sei"e him and ca!!y him bodily to the ?nde!$o!ld $he!e they begin to tea! him apa!t and kill him. If a !eplacement is not fo nd $ithin that time& the gall demons sei"e the t!avelle! and bea! him back to the ?nde!$o!ld and attack him& intent on making him a pe!manent !esident.

-Passages7
$ombs and Funera% Arc&itecture 5 Many of the ancient b !ial sites of the Mesopotamian people have been lost to s. Eithe! e!oded a$ay and dest!oyed by time and $eathe! o! d g p by a!cheaologists and dismantled fo! st dy. ) ch sites a!e simply impossible to find. If a )cion did find himself an ancient Mesopotamian tomb in $hich to seal himself in& then it $o ld only take a simple e*pendit !e of #egend to find himself $alking the dese!t o tside I!kalla. 'atural Features 5 %hile I!kalla $as conside!ed to be nde!g!o nd& it $as also conside!ed to be nde!$ate!. That is& it $as beneath the ocean,s floo!. Access th!o gh nat !al feat !es is a ha"a!do s vent !e. A )cion has to dive do$n beneath the $aves of any ocean ntil the $ate! g!o$s da!k and little light !eaches the )cion. This gene!ally also ! ns the !isk of p!ess !e ha"a!ds. The )cion m st !each the ocean,s floo!& tho gh the floo! at any depth $ill do. ; st so long as it,s da!k eno gh to . alify. The!e& the )cion m st find eithe! a nat !al cave fo!mation beneath the $ate!& o! 6if none e*ist the!e: m st dig his $ay into the g!o nd ntil he can cove! himself $ith di!t. 3nce eithe! in the cave o! beneath the ocean floo!,s di!t& the )cion may spend a point of #egend and eme!ges& d!y and most ce!tainly not nde!$ate!& in one of the many caves at the edge of I!kalla. Rituals 5 These have been fo!gotten to the ages. A )cion $o ld have to do !esea!ch $ith the gods to lea!n these ancient p!actices and !ec!eate them. They $o ld also likely involve a p!iest o! t! e believe! in the Mesopotamian gods in o!de! to have the !it al done p!ope!ly. $imes 5 Pe!haps the easiest $ay fo! a )cion to access the ?nde!$o!ld on his o$n is sing a ce!tain time of yea!. The )p!ing E. ino*& a time $hen the constellation Ta ! s is blocked f!om the sky by the s n& symboli"es the death of E!eshkigal,s fi!st h sband& 0 galanna. This time also ma!ks $hen Ishta! descended to the ?nde!$o!ld. This is the time $hen the !oads to I!kalla a!e most clea! and )cions may spend a point of #egend to find themselves at the gates of I!kalla on this night. Gallu Demons 5 As disc ssed above in the Bi!th!ight section& gall demons may p!ovide a . ick and easy $ay to access the ?nde!$o!ld if the )cion is /l cky/ eno gh to have been given s ch c!eat !es as (ollo$e!s. 'o$eve!& these demons a!e not to be sed by the $eak. Those $ho a!e po$e!f l eno gh $ill co$ the gall $ith thei! p!esence. B t those $ho a!e foolish and have not yet g!o$n to eno gh po$e! to imp!ess the gall !isk being attacked pon the end of thei! t!avel and m st deal $ith thei! o$n (ollo$e!s. 0all $ill not do this fo! j st anyone and only )cions $hich they a!e bo nd to by (ate may call pon them fo! s ch se!vices. 0all $ill also ca!!y othe! membe!s of that )cion,s Band& b t only at the o!de!s of the )cion thei! bo nd to& not at the behest of the Bandmate. 3the!$ise gall demons se!ve E!eshkigal& -e!gal and -amta! and a!e not a ta*i se!vice. Those fe$ $ho t!y to se them as s ch often find themselves attacked on sight. If the $o ld5be t!avelle! is l cky& the gall $ill at least take them to the ?nde!$o!ld befo!e attacking them& at least giving them a chance of being $he!e they $ish to be.

Overworld " Dilmun:

A=A7 Telm n

The gods have not !esided in Dilm n !eg la!ly fo! some time. In the most ancient of days& Dilm n !ep!esented the seat of po$e! fo! the Ann na. As the gods of the (e!tile C!escent& Dilm n $as the hea!t of that fe!tility.

-A2is Mundi - ,onne tion -ost

3nce& !eaching Dilm n $as easy. Eve!y temple to the Mesopotamian gods se!ved as a gate$ay to !each Dilm n. And any of the g!eat ceda! fo!ests $hich dotted the land co ld allo$ passage to the g!eat fo!est of the gods. The!e $as even once a city named Dilm n& $hich se!ved itself as a city5si"ed A*is M nd s to any $ho $alked its b sy st!eets. All of that is gone& ho$eve!. Dilm n& the city& has been lost to the dese!t and any !eco!ds of $he!e it once !ested a!e cont!adicto!y at best. Even if its ! ins $e!e to be fo nd& the A*is M ndi connection point $o ld be lost as it $as tied to the city $hich is no$ gone. The g!eat ceda! fo!ests have also been all b t lost as defo!estation and ove! se of the t!ees have !ed ced thei! n mbe! to a me!e handf l. 3nly on the mo ntain slopes of #ebanon do the ceda!s still th!ive. B t only the oldest of t!ees $ill do. 3nly fo ! s ch t!ees in the fo!ests of #ebanon fit this desc!iption& having g!o$n to ove! DB mete!s tall in thei! age. These most ancient of t!ees a!e nde! gove!nment p!otection no$ and the fo!ests a!e closed off to the p blic& b t only those fo ! t!ees $ill p!ovide access to Dilm n. 1athe! than climb them as most sac!ed t!ees& ho$eve!& the se! of the A*is M ndi places his hand pon the t!ee& closes his eyes and b!eathes in the scent of ceda! as he spends a point of #egend. %hen he opens his eyes& he $ill find himself $ithin the g!eat fo!est. The!e a!e othe! sac!ed items and temple locations $hich may yet se!ve as connection points to the palaces of the individ al gods in the bo!de!lans of An& b t s ch connections a!e !a!e and many of them lost to the ages. B t a!cheologists may yet have discove!ed an ancient link to the Ann na& if a )cion looks ha!d eno gh to find it. 'o$ to se these ancient links to the palaces of the gods $o ld va!y j st as m ch as the gods do& nat !ally.

-The )reat .orest

Dilm n consists of a vast st!etch of ceda! fo!est that sp!eads o t to cove! the g!o nd almost enti!ely. The t!ees g!o$ close togethe! and the land is b!oken by t$o !ive!s $hich sp!ead th!o gh the fo!est& divine !eflections of the Tig!is and the E ph!ates. The !ive!s o!iginate f!om the mo ntain peaks $hich s !!o nd the fo!est& t !ning it into a vib!ant valley. All manne! of beast live he!e& both domesticated and othe!$ise& most notably the sac!ed animals of the Ann na s ch as lions& goats& b lls and snakes of all va!ieties. These animals a!e spi!it al !eflections of thei! m ndane co nte!pa!ts& typically la!ge! and mo!e po$e!f l. )ome may even be fo nd of the -emean va!iety& tho gh those a!e a !a!ity in Dilm n. The t!ees st!etch all the $ay f!om the valley do$n to the sandy sho!es of a beach. 'e!e& the ocean $aves lap against the sho!e& indicating that the 3ve!$o!ld may in fact be an island. It is talked abo t as s ch in some myths& especially that of 0ilgamesh. It is he!e that one finds the 3-#+ b ilding in Dilm n& $he!e ?tnapishtim and his $ife make thei! home in the small h t on the sho!e. They a!e the only mo!tals allo$ed in Dilm n& as this is a place fo! the gods and only the gods othe!$ise. The t$o h mans !a!ely vent !e f!om the beach as they do not $ish to inc ! the god,s $!ath by e*plo!ing thei! sac!ed fo!ests. The!e a!e no b ildings any$he!e else in the fo!est. -o g!eat cities& no $alls to ma!! the fo!est,s pe!fection and no st! ct !es to b!eak the g!eat sea of t!ees. The gods $ho !eside he!e do not b ild st! ct !es. 1athe!& they allo$ the fo!est to p!ovide fo! them. The s n al$ays shines he!e& the !adiance of An affi*ed above the fo!est to p!ovide ete!nal !adiance& b t $hen the !esidents $ish to sleep& the!e is the shade of t!ees and embankments on the !ive! that may be fo nd to p!ovide da!kness. Beds can be fo nd in the soft g!ass of clea!ings and the clinging lichens on

the $et !ocks of the !ive!. Both a!e s !p!isingly comfo!table fo! s ch things. (ood is fo nd nat !ally f!om the f! it t!ees that g!o$ among the ceda!s and f!om the many animals $hich !oam the a!ea and can al$ays be ca ght fo! food so long as the h nte! does so $hen h ng!y. The fo!est he!e e*ists to se!ve the !esidents and so long as the fo!est is !espected& those $ho visit o! live he!e $ill al$ays be taken ca!e of. The t! e splendo! of the fo!est& ho$eve!& is to be fo nd in the skies above it. -estled in the clo ds a!e the g!eat golden palaces& temples and "igg !ats of the Ann na. Each of the gods has thei! o$n palace. (!om the halls of j stice $he!e )hamash !esides to the ancient "igg !ats to eithe! side of the cent!al palace $he!e Enki and Enlil both !eside. Each can be fo nd he!e among the clo ds above Dilm n. They a!e not t! ly a pa!t of Dilm n& ho$eve!. 1athe!& they e*ist in the bo!de! !eaches bet$een Dilm n and An. The clo ds above Dilm n a!e the clo ds $hich make p the Titan!ealm of An& Titan of the 'eavens. The palaces of the gods a!e placed in the lo$e! !eaches of An& bo!de!ing on Dilm n so that the Ann na can look do$n pon the splendo! of thei! pe!fect fo!est $hile living $ithin the Titan of divine a tho!ity itself at the same time. The b!idge bet$een the fo!est of Dilm n and the clo ds of An is the g!eat ceda! t!ee to the no!th of the fo!est on the mo ntain,s slopes. %he!e the t$o !ive!s come togethe! at thei! o!igin points the!e stands a g!eat t!ee& talle! than any of the othe!s in the fo!est. It,s b!anches !each high above the canopy of the fo!est and mingle $ith the clo ds. )ho ld someone in Dilm n climb the ceda! t!ee and !each o t to step pon the clo ds& he $o ld find that the clo ds $ill act ally s ppo!t his $eight. (!om the!e& the jo !ney to the palaces is easy& and it,s even possible to jo !ney deepe! into the clo d !ealm to the palaces of the Titans s ch as An . The!e a!e a fe$ gods $ho do not possess palaces of thei! o$n& of co !se. E!eshkigal& -e!gal and -amta! a!e all at home $ithin the city of I!kalla in the ?nde!$o!ld. -inlil and -inh !sag both feel mo!e comfo!table making thei! homes in the fo!est pa!adise of Dilm n and living among the animals and the vegetation. Tho gh -inlil& of co !se& also has he! o$n place in the palace of he! h sband& Enlil& $hen she is not $ithin the fo!est. The most splendid palace in the bo!de! of An is also the once in the cente!& standing p!o d and majestic above the ve!y cente! of Dilm n. This is the palace of the king and it is Ma!d k $ho sits pon the th!one no$. The halls and co!!ido!s of the g!eat palace a!e litte!ed $ith lesse! immo!tals at all times& going abo t the b siness of tending to the king,s needs. The!e a!e !ooms $ithin the g!eat palace fo! all of the Ann na $hen they $ish to pa!take of Ma!d k,s hospitality& especially fo! those $ho do not keep pe!manent !esidence $ithin An o! Dilm n. It is the g!eat co ncil chambe! $hich se!ves as the cent!al point of the palace& ho$eve!. 'e!e& Ma!d k,s th!one !ests pon a dias above the floo! of the palace. It is in this g!eat hall $he!e all the Ann na gathe! $hen the!e is b siness that m st be b!o ght befo!e the gods. It is in this hall $he!e the fate of 0ilgamesh and Enkid $as once disc ssed afte! they sle$ the B ll of 'eaven 6tho gh Enlil $as still king of the gods at that time:. It $as also he!e $he!e the gods made thei! decision to depa!t f!om the %o!ld and leave the h mans and the othe! pantheons enti!ely on thei! o$n. Any of the Ann na a!e $elcome to speak in this hall and may b!ing any matte! they feel to be of impo!t befo!e Ma!d k o! othe! !eigning gods. They do so at thei! o$n !isk& ho$eve!& as the Ann na have been kno$n to p nish those $ho they feel have $asted thei! time $ith !idic lo s pleas. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 55)ince the )iege7 Evicted55 Most of the gods a!e clamo !ing to keep the Titans o t of thei! homes and have fo nd themselves s !!o nded on all sides by the Titans. B t not the Ann na.

%hen the siege fi!st sta!ted& the Ann na $e!e beset f!om all sides. Aten had a contingent of his 'ands pe!fo!ming s icide attacks $hile Ansha! sent his lilit to fly among the clo ds and ha!!y the palaces of the gods. Attacked th s and al!eady c t off d e to thei! self5imposed e*ile& the Ann na didn,t stand a chance against the fo!ces of the t$o Titans combined. The Ann na have been d!iven f!om thei! palaces and fo!ced to !eside in Dilm n no$. Da!k sto!m clo ds no$ cove! the skies and blot o t the glo$ of An& as $ell as c tting off access to the g!eat palaces. #ightning st!ikes f!om above st! ck the g!eat ceda! t!ee $hich fo!med the b!idge bet$een the t$o !ealms and it no$ lies blackened and b!oken pon the g!o nd at the foot of the mo ntains. And then the Ann na $e!e dismissed as pointless by the Titans. They had claimed An and the Ann na had been !emoved and c t off. ) ch a!chaic gods $e!e vie$ed as no longe! a th!eat. 1asap %a!!io!s& 'ands of Aten and lilit no$ make !eg la! pat!ols of the clo d bo!de!s sho ld any of the gods t!y to fly into the !ealm. B t ove!all& the Ann na have not been seen as a th!eat. -o$& the Ann na fight to !etake the Titan !ealm and gain a foothold in An again. They sea!ch the $o!ld fo! the A*is M ndi $hich lead di!ectly to thei! fo!me! palaces in the hopes of being able to ente! /behind enemy lines./ And they test the defenses almost daily to find some passage th!o gh the sto!m clo ds and pat!ols. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

--Antagonists--)ilgamesh - The .irst S ion %)uide OOOOO&

0ilgamesh $as once the g!eat king of ?! k. At least ntil he fo nd a mo!tal f!iend he $as $illing to give his life fo! and he jo !neyed fa! and $ide to t!y and b!ing that f!iend back f!om the dead $hen his companion $as killed by the gods. 'e failed in that jo !ney& b t ltimately he fo nd divinity and immo!tality of his o$n as his legend and fame as the g!eat kind g!e$. B t that $as a long time ago. #ong befo!e 'e!acles. #ong befo!e Imhotep. Cent !ies befo!e even 0 an + o! othe! gods. 'e $as a )cion of )hamash via his mothe!& a demigod )cion of )hamash he!self. Bo!n to he! befo!e she achieved godhood& his divine nat !e comes f!om his g!andfathe!. In this $ay& he had th!ee /pa!ents&/ one a demigod& one he! divine fathe! and the othe! his mo!tal fathe!. In this $ay& he $as /t$o5thi!ds god and one thi!d mo!tal./ 0ilgamesh is kno$n by many as the fi!st he!o and the fi!st )cion. %hile that,s an e*agge!ation 6the!e $e!e obvio sly othe! )cions befo!e him j st as the!e $e!e those afte! him: 0ilgamesh is the oldest of the )cions $ho is !emembe!ed by h manity. In his age& ho$eve!& he has g!o$n bitte!. 'e blames the gods fo! the loss of Enkid . It $as Ishta! that came to him to sed ce him. And tho gh he $as the one to !eb ke he!& that did not j stify he! sending 0 galanna to seek he! !evenge. %hat,s mo!e& 0 galanna,s death $as an act of self5 defense and an act to p!otect his city. And yet& fo! that he!oic deed& his f!iend Enkid $as killed $hile 0ilgamesh $as spa!ed and $ent on to achieve godhood and immo!tality. It $as not fai!. It still isn,t fai!. Even tho gh he achieved the peak of godhood cent !ies ago& 0ilgamesh has neve! once set foot in Dilm n since his visit $ith ?tnapishtim all those yea!s ago. -o! has he vent !ed to An to see the hall of the gods $he!e the j dgement of his f!iend $as passed. 'e has no desi!e to associate $ith the Ann na on a f!iendly level. -o! does he $ish to be one of them. 1athe!& he $ishes to see them c! shed beneath his heel. 'e has g!o$n to hate the pettiness and vindictiveness of the gods and fo! cent !ies has acted against the plans of the gods& inte!vening and sabotaging $hateve! he can find of the gods machinations.

)ince the !elease of the Titans& 0ilgamesh has taken a mo!e active !ole in the %o!ld at least. 'e has beg n to b ild himself a /p!ivate p!otection/ company. 'e feels that,s an ade. ate eno gh ph!ase to se fo! the g!o p of me!cena!ies he,s gathe!ing into his employ and hi!ing o t a!o nd the $o!ld. 'e may no longe! be king& b t he still has $hat it takes to lead men. 'is soldie!s a!e some of the most $ell t!ained and e*pe!ienced milita!y men on the planet. And they,ll $o!k fo! anyone fo! the !ight p!ice. 0ilgamesh has no sympathy fo! the gods and thei! )cions. 'e $ishes to see the Ann na p nished fo! $hat $as done to him and to his f!iend Enkid . Tho gh he $as app!oached by Imhotep and the othe! =eepe!s of the %o!ld fo! this !eason& he t !ned them do$n& choosing to fight the gods on his te!ms and no one else,s. %hethe! he $ill be s ccessf l o! not is anyone,s g ess. 0ilgamesh looks to be a man in his mid5 to late5B9,s. 'is st!ong bea!d is st!eaked $ith g!ey and his hai! is often fo nd p lled back and c t sho!t a!o nd his neck. 1ega!dless of his age& he still looks the pa!t of a bodyb ilde! o! p!ofessional athlete. 3ften fo nd in b siness s its these days& his clothes can be fo nd b lging $ith m scle beneath the fab!ics. 0ilgamesh ca!!ies no $eapon& having long p!efe!!ed to deal $ith his foes sing his ba!e hands. Tho gh 0ilgamesh $ill si!e )cions of his o$n& they a!e often simply the!e to get ca ght p in his o$n plans and schemes& o! sed to sabotage the effo!ts of the othe! gods f!om the inside. )to!ytelle!s sho ld se ca tion $hen allo$ing someone to play a )cion of 0ilgamesh as it can lead to potential conflict in the game. If a playe! of s ch a cha!acte! $ishes to $o!k $ith his Band and aid the gods& then he needs to be p!epa!ed to event ally come into conflict $ith his ang!y fathe!& 0ilgamesh. Associated Powers: Epic Cha!isma& Epic )tamina& Epic )t!ength& ; stice& Melam& %a! Common Abilities: Athletics& B!a$l& Command& P!esence& ) !vival& Th!o$n Rivals: Enki& Enlil& Ishta!& E!eshkigal& Ma!d k& -amta!& -e!gal& )hamash> 'o! s& 4ida!& 'achiman 4i!t es7 D ty J& End !ance B& Piety G& 4alo! B )t!ength GE& De*te!ity I& )tamina GG Cha!isma GG& Manip lation C& Appea!ance C Pe!ception 8& Intelligence B& %its C Academics E& Animal =en G& Athletics B& A$a!eness J& B!a$l B& Command B& Cont!ol E& (o!tit de B& Integ!ity D& Investigation D& Ma!ksmanship J& Melee J& 3cc lt G& Politics D& P!esence B& )tealth E& ) !vival B& Th!o$n B Bi!th!ights7 Avata! B& (ollo$e!s B 6GB E*pe!ienced )oldie!s:& (ollo$e!s B 6E9 0! nt )oldie!s:& 1elic G 6)eal of )hamash 5 ; stice:& 1elic D 6B!ace!s of )t!ength 5 E ?ni. e G5dot Po$e!s& %a!: ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The A!bite!& The 0ene!al Boons 5 A!my of 3ne& Battle C!y& Battle Map& Become the 0lo!y& Blessing of Amm nition& Blessing of B!ave!y& Blinding Pe!fection& Coloss s A!mo!& Dec!ee of %o!ship& Divine A tho!ity& Divine Enfo!cement& D!eam %!ack& (ollo$e! A!my& ( !y of %a!& 0 ilt Appa!itions& 0 ilt of the Damned& Imitation of Pe!fection& Indomitable %ill& Ine*o!able 0!avity& ; dgement& #ife50iving 1ays& Mo!ale (ail !e& Mo!tal )t!oke& Penet!ating 0la!e& Psychic P!ison& 3ve!$o!ld ; dgement&

1adiance ?nleashed& )anctify 3ath& )ca!let #ette!& )hield of 1ighteo sness& )iege ; gge!na t& )ta! Chambe!& )t!engthen the Devo t& ) !!eal D!aft& )ympathy Pains& T!iat& 4i!t o s 0lo$& %a!!io! Ideal 6)avage B! te: Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic )t!ength G9 6All =nacks:& Epic De*te!ity B 6All =nacks f!om )cion7 'e!o& And the C!o$d 0oes %ild and 1oll %ith It:& Epic )tamina G9 6All =nacks:& Epic Cha!isma G9 6All =nacks:& Epic Manip lation E 63ve!t 3!de!& 'a!d )ell:& Epic Appea!ance J 60ame (ace& Cente! of Attention& My Eyes a!e ?p 'e!e& Doin, (ine:& Epic Pe!ception E 6) bliminal %a!ning& In +o ! D!eams:& Epic Intelligence G 6#ang age Maste!y:& Epic %its D 63pening 0ambit& Bet$een the Ticks& Monkey in the Middle& Cob!a 1efle*es& 1abbit 1efle*es: ?ltimate Att!ib es 5 ?ltimate Cha!isma& ?ltimate )tamina& ?ltimate )t!ength ;oin Battle7 GG Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy GJ& Damage GD#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy GD& Damage G8#& Pa!!y D4 GC& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy GB& Damage GD#& Pa!!y D4 GI& )peed J )oak7 G9AKBEKBC 'ealth #evels7 59*BEKIncap Dodge D47 EJ %illpo$e!7 G9 #egend7 GE& #egend Points7 EJ -otes7 Tho gh 0ilgamesh has a n mbe! of $eapons at his disposal given his ne$ line of $o!k& he still p!efe!s to do battle $ith his ba!e hands. 'is B!ace!s of )t!ength make him all the mo!e dange!o s fo! this& g!anting him the ability to activate Disfig !ing Attack fo! the cost of only E #egend instead of B. 'e may also activate Divine %!ath fo! no cost. This is in addition to giving him access to %a!.

-Manti ore
The mantico!e is a b!eed of fie!ced and fea!ed chime!a. Tho gh many gods of the no$ absent Pe!sian pantheon once faced off against these c!eat !es& the mantico!e has sp!ead all ove! the Middle East& and indeed& all ove! the %o!ld. They have often come into contact $ith the )cions of the Ann na& as $ell as )cions of many othe! pantheons& especially the Dodekatheon and the Pesedjet. The mantico!e is a la!ge beast $ith the body of a lion& albeit one t$ice the si"e of a no!mal lion. Its tail is eithe! that of a sc!opion o! that of a spiny d!agon. Both have been sighted among mantico!es and most gods $ho kno$ s ch things typically identify them as t$o diffe!ent b!eeds of the c!eat !es. The t! e fe!ocio sness of the mantico!e comes f!om its mo th& ho$eve!. Tho gh the head of the mantico!e is shaped to look like that of a h man,s& it is h man in shape only. Inside the mo th of the mantico!e is th!ee !o$s of jagged sha!k,s teeth& !a"o! sha!p and capable of biting th!o gh steel. Tho gh the mantico!e,s head appea!s h man& it lacks h manoid intelligence& acting mo!e like a c nning animal than anything. 4i!t es7 Ambition G& Malice J& 1apacity D& @ealot!y G )t!ength GE& De*te!ity 8& )tamina G9

Cha!isma 9& Manip lation 9& Appea!ance E Pe!ception D& Intelligence G& %its D Athletics J& A$a!eness D& B!a$l D& Integ!ity E& Investigation E& P!esence D& (o!tit de D& )tealth J& ) !vival D ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic )t!ength D 6'oly Bo nd& 'oly 1ampage& A!mo! C! she!:& Epic De*te!ity G 6#ightning )p!inte!:& Epic )tamina E 6Damage Conve!sion& )elf5'ealing: Th nde!ing 4oice 5 Mantico!es a!e kno$n fo! thei! th nde!o s voices in addition to thei! asso!tment of nat !al $eapon!y and poisons. This th nde!o s voice may be foc sed at ta!gets to knock them f!om thei! feet. The mantico!e !olls )t!ength H P!esence. If the ta!get possesses a )tamina H (o!tit de less than the n mbe! of th!eshold s ccesses& he m st check fo! =nockdo$n and =nockback as s al 6t!eat th!eshold s ccesses as /damage/ fo! p !poses of dete!mining the distance of the =nockback:. Even if the ta!get is not knocked do$n o! back& he is still deafened fo! a n mbe! of t !ns e. al to the n mbe! of s ccesses min s the ta!get,s )tamina H (o!tit de. This is a )peed B action $ith a D4 penalty of 5E and may only be sed against a single ta!get at a time as the so nd fo!ms a tight beam that emanates f!om the mantico!e and st!ikes a single ta!get. ;oin Battle7 8 Attacks7 Bite 5 Acc !acy GE& Damage G8#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed B Cla$ 5 Acc !acy G9& Damage GE#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed J Tail 5 Acc !acy G9& Damage GD#KG8#L& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8 LIf the mantico!e is of the sco!pion5tailed b!eed& this attack additionally poisons the victim on a s ccessf l st!ike that does damage 6t!eat as Titanspa$n 4enom& )cion7 'e!o& pg GFE:. If the mantico!e is of the d!agon5tailed b!eed& add HD# Damage to the !oll f!om sha!p spines. )oak7 EAKC#KGEB 'ealth #evels7 59K59K5GK5GK5GK5GK5EK5EK5EK5EK5JK5JKIncap Dodge D47 I %illpo$e!7 C #egend7 J& #egend Points7 G8 T!ophy7 The t!ophy of the mantico!e comes fo!m its tail. In the case of the sco!pion5tailed b!eed& taking the poisoned ba!b at the end and inco!po!ating it into a $eapon 6 sing eithe! A!ete MC!aftN o! some othe! app!op!iate means of c!eating divine items: g!ants the $eapon the ability to poison ta!gets as pe! Titanspa$n 4enom. In the case of the d!agon5tailed b!eed of mantico!e inco!po!ating the spiny ba!bs g!ants the $eapon a HD# Damage on top of its no!mal damage !ating.

--ilitu
)e!vants of Ansha!& the lilit a!e mo!e than simply demons of $ind. They a!e l stf l c!eat !es $ho p!ey like vampi!es p on the se* al !ges of thei! victims. 'o$eve!& $hile they a!e indeed titanspa$n& it is not Ansha! that spa$ned them. The fi!st of the lilit & indeed thei! . een& $as a spa$n of the g!eat Titan of the 'eavens& An . 3!iginally& befo!e any alliance $ith the Ann na& An made #amasht and gave he! a tho!ity ove! evil in the $o!ld. (!om he! a!e spa$ned the !ace of demons kno$n as the lilit . They a!e mainly h man in appea!ance& tho gh thei! feet end in $ickedly sha!p talons like those of a bi!d of p!ey.

Thei! hai!& male and female alike& is long and ntamed like the mane of a g!eat lion. The lilit a!e all capable of flight despite the lack of $ings. The lilit e*ist simply as c!eat !es of h nge! and l st. They $ill slake thei! h nge!s fo! h man flesh pon the elde!ly $ho a!e too old to b!eed $ith& the yo ng $ho have not yet gone th!o gh p be!ty and anyone of the same se* as the lilit . )ha!p cla$s !end flesh and the beasts cons me the meat to feed thei! h nge!s. Thei! othe! h nge!s a!e only slaked by membe!s of the opposite se*. Male lilit $ill sed ce $omen& $hile female lilit $ill l !e men to thei! bed. Tho gh f!eakish in appea!ance& both gende!s of lilit have the capability to se ill sion to make themselves appea! no!mal and att!active. This is both the $ay the lilit !eplenish thei! #egend& and the $ay by $hich lilit !ep!od ce. Each time a lilit co ples $ith a being of the app!op!iate gende!& the lilit !olls its #egend !ating. (o! each s ccess& the victim takes one& nsoakable lethal damage and the lilit !egains one point of #egend. This p!ocess leaves the victims d!ained of life and e*ha sted& $hile it !eplenishes the lilit . If a being takes eno gh damage to die in this manne!& then he !ises again the ne*t night& t!ansfo!med into a lilit himself and s ffe!ing all the no!mal !est!ictions and h nge!s that the lilit s ffe!. It sho ld be noted that $hile the lilit a!e not the b!ightest of c!eat !es& they a!e capable of speech and e*hibit an animal c nning $hen sed cing thei! p!ey o! l !ing thei! victims to secl ded spots. The stats belo$& !ep!esent an ave!age lilit . They may ce!tainly come mo!e po$e!f l& ho$eve!& especially if of g!eat age. 4i!t es7 Ambition E& Malice D& 1apacity D& @ealot!y G )t!ength D& De*te!ity D& )tamina J Cha!isma J& Manip lation B& Appea!ance B Pe!ception D& Intelligence E& %its J Athletics J& A$a!eness D& B!a$l J& Empathy J& (o!tit de B& Integ!ity D& Investigation E& #a!ceny D& P!esence B& )tealth D& ) !vival J ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic )t!ength E 6C! shing 0!ip& 'oly Bo nd:& Epic De*te!ity D 6Pe!fect Pa!tne!& And the C!o$d 0oes %ild& 3mnide*te!ity:& Epic )tamina E 6'oly (o!tit de& Inne! ( !nace:& Epic Manip lation J 6god,s 'onest& Takes 3ne to =no$ 3ne& )tench of 0 ilt& =no$ing 0lance:& Epic Appea!ance J 6Come 'ithe!& Meet Me Backstage& #asting Imp!ession& D!eadf l Mien: (light 5 Despite a lack of $ings& lilit a!e c!eat !es of the sky and the $inds& capable of flying at J9 miles an ho ! o tside of combat. In combat& lilit m ltiply thei! no!mal movement !ate by B. Ill sion 5 #ilit possess the ability to appea! as pe!fectly no!mal and att!active h mans. %hile appea!ing in this manne!& thei! bea ty may be sed fo! att!acting membe!s of the opposite se* and thei! Epic Appea!ance is conside!ed to be bea ty. %hen -3T sing this fo!m& thei! Appea!ance !ep!esents thei! ability to intimidate and sca!e onlooke!s and thei! Epic Appea!ance is conside!ed negative. %hile lilit may lea!n =nacks of both types of Epic Appea!ance& thei! appea!ance at the time dete!mines $hich =nacks a!e available. #ilit possess only a single alte!nate face& choosing to appea! eithe! in thei! t! e fo!ms& o! in thei! att!active h man fo!m& b t may not mimic any othe! faces. )ed ction 5 #ilit may se thei! s pe!nat !al all !e to sed ce membe!s of the opposite gende!.

%hile thei! Epic Manip lation and Epic Appea!ance se!ves nicely to l !e thei! p!ey to them& lilit also possess a nat !al cha!m $hich allo$s them to d!ive thei! ta!gets into giving into thei! l sts so that the lilit may take advantage of them. #ilit se this po$e! by making an Appea!ance H P!esence !oll and ta!gets !esist by !olling %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend. If the ta!get fails to !esist& he is ove!come by his desi!es and $ill not !esist the lilit ,s advances. ;oin Battle7 C Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy C& Damage JB& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy C& Damage I#& Pa!!y D4 C& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy I& Damage 8#& Pa!!y D4 F& )peed J )oak7 EAKJ#K8B 'ealth #evels7 59*IK5EKIncap Dodge D47 G9 %illpo$e!7 8 #egend7 B& #egend Points7 EB -otes7 #ilit possess sha!p talons on thei! feet and thei! finge!tips $hich add a HG Acc !acy and a HE# Damage to na!med attacks. T!ophy7 The t!ophy fo! the lilit is fo nd in thei! hea!ts. 3nce the lilit is killed& the hea!t t !ns to black stone $ithin the cold chest. A )cion $ho possesses the hea!t of the lilit is !esistant to the t!icks and deceptions of othe!s& gaining a n mbe! of a tomatic s ccesses on any %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend !oll e. al to the lilit ,s #egend !ating. #amasht & < een of the #ilit The lilit a!e titanspa$n& tho gh not spa$n of Ansha! $hom they se!ve no$. The lilit a!e the spa$n of #amasht & thei! . een& $ho is in t !n the da ghte! of An & head Avata! of the Titan of the 'eavens. )he $as c!eated to se!ve as the handmaiden of he! siste!& Ishta!& $ho had become one of the gods by then. B t #amasht did not $ish to se!ve. Tho gh nde! he! h man g ise she seemed to se!ve Ishta! faithf lly& she adopted a diffe!ent fo!m& mo!e befitting he! desi!ed p !pose& and $ent o t into the nights to sed ce he! victims and slay those she had no inte!est in sed cing. (!om these co plings $e!e spa$ned the lilit and event ally the Ann na discove!ed #amasht ,s sec!et activities. They t!ied to command he! to stop& b t she $o ld not obey. They t!ied to dest!oy he! and she fled. They t!ied to fo!get abo t he!& b t she !emembe!ed. Event ally& d!iven f!om Dilm n and f!om the sight of the gods& #amasht came to se!ve Ansha!& the f !y of the !aging $inds. (o! Ansha!& #amasht sp!ead he! c!eat !es& he! lilit ac!oss the globe. %hen the Titans $e!e locked a$ay& #amasht $ent into hiding& b t she contin ed to $ande! and f lfill he! desi!es. )oon& she came to be kno$n by anothe! name7 #ilith. -o$& $ith the Titans f!eed once mo!e& #amasht has taken p he! !ole in Ansha!,s plans. It $as she $ho led the attack on An and d!ove the Ann na f!om thei! palaces and into Dilm n. %ith an a!my of lilit at he! back and s. ad!ons of 'ands of Aten coo!dinating $ith he!& she $as able to !eclaim An in the name of the Titans. )o $ishes no$ to see he! fathe!& An & once mo!e and sho$ him $hat she has done. )o fa!& she has not been allo$ed admittance to the halls of An ,s palace.

In he! t! e fo!m& #amasht is a $ithe!ed hag& $ild hai! f!aming he! $!inkled face like an old lion,s mane. 'e! skin is sh!ivelled like old leathe! and he! flesh sags on he! skin. 'e! feet a!e tipped in bi!d5like talons and he! finge!tips a!e jagged $ith cla$s. ?nlike no!mal lilit & ho$eve!& #amasht is not st pid. )he is act ally !athe! intelligent and conniving. )he conside!s he!self in many $ays to be an e. al to the likes of )inmo!e o! Ang!boda. Also& she is not limited to j st a single face. %ith he! maste!y of Epic Appea!ance shapeshifting =nacks and Ill sion& #amasht can appea! as anyone she $ishes to. 4i!t es7 Ambition J& Malice B& 1apacity J& @ealot!y D )t!ength B& De*te!ity 8& )tamina 8 Cha!isma I& Manip lation I& Appea!ance G9 Pe!ception 8& Intelligence F& %its 8 Academics J& A!t B 6many:& Athletics B& A$a!eness J& B!a$l B& Command B& Cont!ol D 6a tomobile:& C!aft J 6many:& Empathy B& (o!tit de B& Integ!ity B& Investigation D& #a!ceny J& Ma!ksmanship D& Medicine J& Melee D& 3cc lt B& Politics D& P!esence B& )cience G 6many:& )tealth D& ) !vival J& Th!o$n E ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Boons 5 Anditote& Assess 'ealth& Blessing of 'ealthKC !se of (!ailty& Bolste!& C!adlesong& Cont!ol Aging& D!eamc!aft& D!eam$o!ld& (antastic 4ista& (ool,s 0old& 'ealKInfect& 'idden -ame& 'oly (ontKEpidemic& ' man Clay& #oaned Identity& Magic F& 1esto!eK%ithe!& )tolen (ace& ) btle =nife& 4i!ilityKM lieb!ity Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic )t!ength C 6All =nacks in )cion7 'e!o and Demigod:& Epic De*te!ity F 6All =nacks in )cion7 'e!o and Demigod:& Epic )tamina C 6All =nacks in )cion7 'e!o and Demigod:& Epic Manip lation F 6All app!op!iate =nacks:& Epic Appea!ance I 6All =nacks: (light 5 Despite a lack of $ings& #amasht is blessed by Ansha! and is capable of flying at J9 miles an ho ! o tside of combat. In combat& #amasht m ltiplies he! no!mal movement !ate by B. )ed ction 5 #amasht may se he! s pe!nat !al all !e to sed ce he! ta!gets. %hile he! Epic Manip lation and Epic Appea!ance se!ves nicely to l !e he! p!ey to he!& #amasht also possess a nat !al cha!m $hich allo$s he! to d!ive he! ta!gets into giving into thei! l sts so that the #amasht may take advantage of them. #amasht ses this po$e! by making an Appea!ance H P!esence !oll and ta!gets !esist by !olling %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend. If the ta!get fails to !esist& he is ove!come by his desi!es and $ill not !esist the #amasth ,s advances. )o l ) cking 5 #amasht possesses the same ability as lilit to d!ain he! pa!tne!s of life and #egend. Each night $hich she spends co pling $ith he! ta!get& male o! female 6and $ith he! Epic Appea!ance shapeshifting =nacks& eithe! a!e pe!fectly acceptable fo! he!:& she !olls he! #egend !ating. Each s ccess ca ses one& nsoakable lethal damage to he! ta!gets $hile g!anting he! one #egend point. )ho ld he! victims die in this manne!& they !ise the ne*t night as lilit . )pells 5 All spells p to the level F level app!op!iate to he! as $ell as any othe!s the )to!ytelle! may $ish he! to have. ;oin Battle7 G9 Attacks7

Clinch 5 Acc !acy GG& Damage 8#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy GE& Damage GD#& Pa!!y D4 DJ& )peed B& P ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy GJ& Damage G9#& Pa!!y D4 DB& )peed J& P )oak7 CAKEB#KEFB 'ealth #evels7 59*DEKIncap Dodge D47 DI %illpo$e!7 I #egend7 I& #egend Points7 FG -otes7 #amasht ,s cla$s a!e mo!e dange!o s than the cla$s of a simple lilit . 'e! cla$s have Acc !acy HE and Damage HJ# added to he! na!med attacks. T!ophy7 #ike a lilit & the t!ophy fo! #amasht lies in he! hea!t. ?pon he! death& he! hea!t t!ansfo!ms into a blackened stone and can be !emoved to aid the se! f!om !esisting temptation and deception. Possession of the hea!t allo$s the se! to add I a tomatic s ccesses to all %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend !olls. Additionally& as a po$e!f l gene!al in Ansha!,s a!my& she is likely to possess a n mbe! of !elics $hich )cions may make se of.

--An - Titan o! the Hea"ens-The Titan of the 'eavens !ep!esents a tho!ity and ! le!ship in all its fo!ms. %hen the f ll might of An is b!o ght to bea!& all enemies of the Titan s bmit to the ! le!ship of An. -ot even Aten can stand p!o d befo!e the f ll might of the 0!eate! Titan. 'o$eve!& since the o!iginal Titan %a!& it is !a!e that the th!ee Avata!s of the 0!eate! Titan act ally $o!k togethe!. Befo!e the o!iginal Titan %a!& it $as An $ho ens !ed the s bmission of the gods to thei! Titan pa!ents. The!e $as !ebellion& s !e. B t if the Titans co ld not p t it do$n on thei! o$n& then the 0!eate! Titan $as b!o ght to bea! and s p!essed the p!ising. ?ntil Tiamat decided to dest!oy the enti!e Ann na pantheon. Then the Ann na app!oached An & convincing him to side $ith them. Tefn t chose as $ell to side $ith them. 3nly Atlas stood !esol te in favo! of the Titans. B t this division $as all the gods needed. To say that the gods $on the $a! beca se the Ann na b!o ght the po$e! of An to thei! side is a bit of an e*agge!ation 6one the Ann na often make $hen talked to abo t the iss e:. %hat is t! e& ho$eve!& is that if the Ann na had not divided the Avata!s of An ove! the iss e then the o!iginal $a! $o ld neve! have happened. 3nce the $a! $as going on& An and Tefn t act ally did ve!y little& b t it kept the po$e!s of the 0!eate! Titan f!om sn ffing o t the !ebellion. )ince the $a!& the Titan!ealm of An has all b t me!ged $ith the Ann na,s !ealm of Dilm n. )ince An and Tefn t sided $ith the gods& the 0!eate! Titan $as not imp!isoned like the othe!s. Atlas $as imp!isoned& bo nd in chains and fo!ced to s ppo!t the $o!ld $ithin the heavens. B t they $e!e not cast into Ta!ta! s $ith the othe!s. The Ann na took it as thei! !ight to move into An and make thei! homes in its g!eat clo d palaces. An & the dominant Avata!& allo$ed this. -o$ that the Titans have !et !ned f!om Ta!ta! s& ho$eve!& allegiences have changed. As tied as the 0!eate! Titan is $ith the Ann na& many gods feel that the fail !es of the Ann na have left the Avata!s of An hesitant to side $ith the gods once mo!e. 1ega!dless of thei! !easons& most of the Avata!s of An have !ef sed to take sides this time a!o nd. The e*ception is& of co !se& Atlas& $ho has once again sided $ith the Titans. Tho gh $itho t the f ll s ppo!t of the othe! t$o Avata!s& the 0!eate! Titan,s po$e! still cannot be b!o ght to bea!.

Associated Powers: 0 a!dian& ; stice& Psychopomp& )ky& %a! (anned Purviews: Chaos& Da!kness Prominent Features: The o te! !eaches of An me!ge $ith Dilm n and se!ve as the clo d palaces of the Ann na. They a!e desc!ibed in the disc ssion of Dilm n. )ince the fall of An into the hands of Aten and Ansha!& the clo ds have g!o$n thick a!o nd the Ann na,s palaces& keeping the gods f!om ente!ing and making passage th!o gh this a!ea of An p!actically impossible. Deepe! $ithin the Titan !ealm& the clo d palaces a!e mo!e elabo!ate and detailed. The!e a!e only th!ee palaces he!e& b t they spi!e talle!& g!ande! and mo!e e*pansive than any the gods might hold in the edges of the !ealm. 'e!e in g!eat fields of clo ds !est th!ee g!eat palaces. The smallest of the th!ee looks m ch like a 0!eek temple. It is a sp!a$ling& l sh c!eation. Plants and int!icate a!chitect !e sp!ead o t among the vast palace halls. The cent!al palace of this temple is composed of t$o g!eat pilla!s $hich stand $he!e once the imp!isoned Avata! Atlas $as held in place. Those pilla!s !ep!esent Atlas, f!eedom and allo$ him to !oam once mo!e& no longe! bo nd to hold the heavens pon his sho lde!s. 3n the fa! side of the inne! !eaches of An& distant f!om Atlas, palace& is the g!eat Egyptian palace of Tefn t. 'e!e& palm t!ees and !eeds g!o$ f!om the clo d g!o nd. The ancient stone st! ct !e ho ses int!icate paintings and a!chitect !e $hich date back to the most ancient days of Egypt. In the cent!al chambe! of the palace is $he!e Tefn t holds co !t& sitting pon the th!one $ith c!o$n pon he! head as she hea!s disp tes befo!e he!. Bet$een the t$o temples& !ising high above the othe!s& is the g!eat "igg !at palace of An . This one is by fa! the oldest and most int!icate of the temple5palaces in An. 1ising high above the clo d g!o nd is the stepped py!amid& to$e!ing above it all. A b!oad& flat s !face !ests on top of it all& la!ge eno gh to encompass an enti!e city on the peak of the temple. B ildings and st! ct !es of va!io s so!ts abo nd on top of the py!amid. 1ising above them all a!e th!ee th!ones. T$o of them can often be fo nd nocc pied& as those th!ones a!e the!e fo! Tefn t and Atlas to sit pon $hen the th!ee Avata!s m st deal $ith matte!s togethe!. The thi!d th!one& !ising high above the othe!s& is neve! empty. (o! the!e An sits& to$e!ing above it all as he s !veys eve!ything befo!e him. 'is bea!ed face looks ti!ed and !agged. And his spa!kling eyes have seen happie! days. )till& he sits $ith a !egal nobility and t!eats all matte!s b!o ght befo!e him $ith $isdom. 3the!& smalle! st! ct !es can be fo nd sp!ead o t th!o gh the vast clo d !eaches of An. Titanspa$n of An take p space he!e& as $ell as the !esident g ests f!om Akhetaten and Ehekatoyaatl. %hile many 0!eate! Titans may possess aspects $hich make them nat !ally inhospital to the gods& An is not one of those antagonistic !ealms. The!e a!e no b !ning flames and choking lack of o*ygen he!e. -o sto!ms to !avage the body o! b !ning dese!t sands to blind the eyes. An e*ists p !ely as a splendid !ealm $ith solid clo ds and the palaces of Titans. Passa)es: 3nce& getting to An $as pe!haps the easiest of t!ips. )imply find one of the fe$ A*is M ndi $hich !emain tied to Dilm n& s ch as the ancient ceda! t!ees in #ebanon& and then t!avel th!o gh the clo d plains f!om Dilm n and deepe! into An. That passage is c !!ently closed& ho$eve!. If it $e!e still open then the Ann na $o ld not have the iss es they have today. -o$& the best $ay to access An is to t!avel th!o gh othe! 0!eate! Titans. Akhetaten p!ovides the

best access. Aten $o ld have nothing $itho t the po$e! of absol te a tho!ity. )ome have even spec lated that An e*ists as a s b5!ealm of Akhetaten& tho gh nothing of the so!t has been p!oven. 1ega!dless& one m st t!avel p $ithin the 0!eate! Titan of #ight. %hethe! it,s a s b5 !ealm o! not& Aten has a vested inte!est in maintaining po$e! ove! it no$. By finding the pilla! of light at the top of 1ashith ha50ilgalim and follo$ing it into the sky 6!e. i!ing flight of some so!t:& clo ds s$i!l a!o nd the t!avelle!& and soon& he $ill find himself able to set foot on those clo ds as if they $e!e solid g!o nd. (!om the!e& he can simply $alk deepe! into An and !each the palaces of the Avata!s. Additionally& the !ealm of Ehekatoyaatl p!ovides access to An. By t!avelling th!o gh the clo ds and sto!ms to the edge of the !ealm $he!e the sto!ms g!o$ tame and the clo ds get stable& the o!de! and ha!mony of the !ealm allo$s the t!avelle! to find ent!ance into An. 'e!e& the clo ds become solid eno gh to $alk on& and $ith eno gh t!avel one can find the palaces of the Avata!s of An. 3the! 0!eate! Titans a!e ! mo!ed to p!ovide access via othe! means& tho gh none a!e mo!e closely connected to the ideas of the heavens and a tho!ity than the Titans of #ight and )ky. (inally& va!io s mo ntain !egions in the %o!ld may p!ovide access to An. -ot sealed a$ay as the othe! Titans $e!e& An still bea!s some connection to the %o!ld itself. Climbing to the peak of the tallest mo ntain in a g!eat !ange of mo ntians allo$s the t!avelle! to pee! into the heavens. ?p the!e& s !!o nded by clo ds& the t!avelle! can spend a point of #egend and step o t onto those clo ds to find them solid& letting him $alk deepe! into the Titan!ealm. In this $ay& 'e!acles $as able to meet Atlas and convince him to !et!ieve the apples f!om the 'espe!ides fo! him $itho t having to t!avel th!o gh Dilm n $hile the othe! Titans $e!e imp!isoned.

-Anu
The fathe! of many of the Ann na& glo!io s& bea!ded An !ep!esents the po$e! of a tho!ity itself. 'e is eve!y king& eve!y ty!ant& eve!y empo!e!& eve!y p!esident $ho has eve! led h manity. 'e !ep!esents the ! le!& the po$e! of the one to ! le ove! othe!s. It is no coincidence that the g!eat a tho!ities among the Titans and gods bea! simila!ities to An . 3 !anos. Aten. @e s. 3din. < et"alcoatl. All the !egal& bea!ded fig !e $ho ! le ove! othe!s and all bea!ing echoes of the ltimate a tho!ity7 An . D !ing the o!iginal $a!& An sided $ith his child!en in the Ann na and t !ned against the othe! Titans. %hile this kept the Titans f!om being able to call pon the 0!eate! Titan of the 'eavens fo! aid& it did not do too m ch else. An ,s pe!sonal po$e! only goes so fa! $ith Atlas t !ned against him and othe! Titans standing in his $ay. )ince then& ho$eve!& he has $atched his child!en $ithd!a$& t !n in$a!d and ltimately fo!sake the land and people he had chosen them to ! le ove!. They have fo!saken the gifts that his allegiance to them once besto$ed pon them. )till& he hasn,t completely given p on them yet. 'e has allo$ed the fo!ces of Aten and Ansha! to s$eep into An and d!ive the Ann na o t. B t he has not officially chosen sides. 'e sits no$& $atching and $aiting to see $hat the gods can make of themselves no$. An has a dice pool of EJ fo! all actions and he favo!s )ocial Att!ib tes above all othe!s& p!efe!ing to ! le ove! his enemies and s bj gate them to his divine a tho!ity. 4i!t es7 Ambition B& Malice E& 1apacity G& @ealot!y B ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The A!bite!& The 0ene!al& The )to!m Boons 5 Eve!y one5 to eight5dot Boon f!om eve!y P !vie$ e*cept Chaos and Da!kness& $hich a!e

fo!bidden to him. An has all Boons f!om the ; stice& Melam& )ky and %a! P !vie$s. Epic Att!ib tes 5 Epic )ocial Att!ib tes at the G95dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. All othe! Epic Att!ib tes at the eight5dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. ;oin Battle7 EJ Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy EJ& Damage GD#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy ED& Damage G8#& Pa!!y D4 J9& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy EB& Damage GD#& Pa!!y D4 JE& )peed J )oak7 FAKDJ#KDIB 'ealth #evels7 59*J9KIncap Dodge D47 JC %illpo$e!7 G9 #egend7 GE& #egend Points7 GJJ 3the! -otes7 -one

-Te!nut
#ioness5headed Tefn t& $ife of )h & once se!ved to sepa!ate 0eb f!om his love!& - t. )he made $ay fo! )h & the ai!& to flo$ bet$een heaven and ea!th. #ate!& $hen she sided $ith the gods in the Titan %a!& she fled f!om he! h sband )h . Tho gh he event ally ca ght him& the t$o have been est!anged eve! since& especially $ith )h locked a$ay in Ta!ta! s $ith the !est of Ehekatoyaatl. %ith )h ,s !et !n& his !elationship $ith Tefn t !emains cold and distant. If An !ep!esents the ! le! himself& then Tefn t !ep!esents the division bet$een the ! le! and the ! led. )he !ep!esents the fact that tho gh ! le!s e*ist& the!e a!e also those to be ! led. %ith the ! le!s and the ! led in place& Tefn t !ep!esents the fact that the t$o classes a!e diffe!ent and not to be conf sed. In the ne$ %a!& Tefn t has sided $ith the Titans this time. #ike An & she feels bet!ayed by the actions of the Ann na& and $ith he! o$n family& the Pesedjet. )he sees the gods as having bl !!ed the line bet$een ! le! and ! led. And $ith Atlas, !ging& she has th!o$n in he! lot $ith the Titans this time a!o nd. )he does not $ish to dest!oy the gods& ho$eve!& only to see that they a!e once again s bj gated and !et !n to $he!e they belong. Tefn t has a dice pool of E9 fo! all actions and favo!s Mental Att!ib tes& sing he! vast kno$ledge of philosophy and ethics to j stify he! position in the metaphysical hie!a!chy. 4i!t es7 Ambition D& Malice E& 1apacity G& @ealot!y J ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The A!bite!& The Beast& The %ay Boons 5 Eve!y one5 to eight5dot Boon in eve!y P !vie$ e*cept Chaos and Da!kness $hich a!e denied he!. Additionally& Tefn t possesses eve!y Boon to the G95dot level in Animal 6#ion:& ; stice and Psychopomp. Epic Att!ib tes 5 Tefn t possesses Mental Att!ib tes to the G95dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. Additionally& she possesses all othe! Epic Att!ib tes to the eight5dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. ;oin Battle7 E9

Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy E9& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy GI& Damage GJ#& Pa!!y D4 DF& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy EG& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 J9& )peed J 1od of )epa!ation 5 Acc !acy EE& Damage GJB& Pa!!y D4 J9& )peed 8 )oak7 FAKDJ#KDIB 'ealth #evels7 59*DFKIncap Dodge D47 JJ %illpo$e!7 I #egend7 G9& #egend Points7 G99 3the! -otes7 Tho gh she does not p!efe! physical action& he! 1od of )epa!ation ses the typical stats fo! a bo if sed in combat.

-Atlas
=no$n by many h mans as the Titan $ho holds the %o!ld on his sho lde!s& that desc!iption isn,t . ite acc !ate. D !ing the o!iginal Titan %a!& it $as Atlas $ho sided $ith the Titans and p!evented the gods f!om being able to b!ing the po$e! of the Titans to bea!. %hen the gods $on the $a!& Atlas co ld not be confined to Ta!ta! s $ith the othe! Titans since An $as to be left f!ee. Instead& Atlas $as bo nd and fo!ced to hold p the heavens fo! all ete!nity. Event ally& 'e!acles jo !neyed th!o gh a mo ntain ent!ance to An and enco nte!ed Atlas. Afte! Atlas aided him& tho gh he t!ied to t!ick 'e!acles into taking on his !ole& 'e!acles still felt pity fo! him. #ooping Atlas, chains th!o gh t$o pilla!s that $e!e e!ected in his place& Atlas $as set f!ee once mo!e. (!ee at last& Atlas set abo t sp!eading dissent among An. 'e pointed o t eve!y fa lt of the gods& eve!y inj stice they committed against thei! follo$e!s. Event ally& he $on ove! Tefn t and once again ens !ed a division in An. If Tefn t !ep!esents the division bet$een the ! le! and the ! led& then Atlas !ep!esents the link they still sha!e. The ! le! cannot e*ist $itho t the ! led. %itho t he s ppo!t of those beneath& a tho!ity means nothing. And that is $he!e Atlas comes in. 'e is the s ppo!t of the masses. 'e is the po$e! $hich pholds the a tho!ity of heaven and the might of the assembled. %itho t the s ppo!t of Atlas& a tho!ity means nothing. Atlas has a dice pool of E9 fo! all actions and favo!s Physical Att!ib tes. 'e p!efe!s to se b! te fo!ce and !a$ po$e! to accomplish his goals. 4i!t es7 Ambition D& Malice J& 1apacity G& @ealot!y D ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The 0ene!al& The )entinel& The )hape! Boons 5 Atlas possesses eve!y one5 to eight5dot Boon in eve!y P !vie$ e*cept Chaos and Da!kness. Additionally& Atlas possesses eve!y Boon to the G95dot level fo! the Ea!th& 0 a!dian and %a! P !vie$s. Epic Att!ib tes 5 Atlas possesses Epic Physical Att!ib tes to the G95dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. 'e also possesses eve!y othe! Epic Att!ib te to the eight5dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. ;oin Battle7 E9

Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy E9& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy GI& Damage GJ#& Pa!!y D4 BB& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy EG& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 BC& )peed J )oak7 G9AKBG#KB8B 'ealth #evels7 59*BBKIncap Dodge D47 8G %illpo$e!7 I #egend7 G9& #egend Points7 G99 3the! -otes7 -one

---esser Ser"ants o! An-An possesses ve!y little in the $ay of ni. e c!eat !es. Mainly beca se the c!eat !es of An no$ se!ve the Ann na in the capacity as lesse! immo!tals. The Apkall o! )ebitt sed to be kno$n as the se!vants of An. B t in thei! cent !ies of se!vice to the Ann na& many of them have left behind thei! titanspa$n !oots and gone on to se!ve the gods instead. 'o$eve!& the!e a!e still plenty of )ebitt $ho se!ve the Avata!s of An instead. Apkall & g!iffin5 demons and djinn may all be fo nd $ithin the !ealm of An. The gi!tablil a!e the only ones not to be fo nd $ithin An as they $e!e c!eated by Tiamat& not An& and all !emaining gi!tablil se!ve the Ann na e*cl sively. To !ep!esent these immo!tals loyal to An& se the same stats as the 0 ides above& b t they do not act ally have access to the Melam P !vie$. Instead& they possess the 1adiant Template $hich manifests simila! po$e!s in a mo!e limited fashion. ?ntil !ecently& the!e $as little diffe!ence bet$een these Titan5loyal )ebitt and the god5loyal ones. The gods and the !esidents of An lived in nea! ha!mony. )ince the siege and the !emoval of the Ann na f!om An& the division has become mo!e p!ono nced as the t$o factions ally against each othe! in the $a!. The Titan5loyal )ebitt no$ ally themselves side5by5side $ith the 'ands of Aten and lilit $ho pat!ol the bo!de!s of An to keep the Ann na and othe! gods o t. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 551adiant Template55 The po$e! of An !ep!esents by making those to ched by the 0!eate! Titan mo!e commanding and imposing. Those $ho possess the 1adiant Template& by thei! ve!y nat !e& enco !age othe!s to s bmit. In o!de! to oppose a being $ith the 1adiant Template in any $ay& anothe! being $ith #egend m st !oll %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend at a diffic tly of the 1adiant being,s #egend. If the $o ld5be attacke! fails& he cannot attack the 1adiant being that action. 3nce the attacke! s cceeds& he is f!ee to act against the 1adiant being fo! the !est of the scene. Additionally& $hen a 1adiant being gives a command& he may choose to spend a point of #egend to empo$e! that command $ith divine a tho!ity. The 1adiant being !olls Cha!isma H Command to give the o!de! and those commanded m st !oll %illpo$e! H Integ!ity H #egend to !esist. If the !esistance !oll is s ccessf l& then ta!gets may spend a %illpo$e! to igno!e the given command. (inally& the 1adiant being does not !oll dots in Command. 1athe!& a 1adiant,s level of the

Command Ability is t!eated as a tomatic s ccesses. 1adiant c!eat !es a!e especially s sceptible to Boons f!om the Chaos P !vie$& fo! chaos defies all a tho!ity. Chaos5!elated Boons& effects and the like gain an additional bon s to thei! dice pool e. al to the n mbe! of dots of thei! po$e!. (o! e*ample& a th!ee dot Chaos Boon gains th!ee e*t!a dice to its !oll& as does a fo ! dot C!eat !e $ho ses a chaos5based attack on the 1adiant titanspa$n. 'o$eve!& c!eat !es sing ; stice o! %a! Boons against the 1adiant s ffe! the opposite effect& losing dice f!om thei! pool e. al to that pa!tic la! po$e!,s n mbe! of dots. Both the po$e! of j stice and the a tho!ity of the gene!al !ep!esent the po$e! of An. ?sing these po$e!s against the 1adiant c!eat !es is p!actically moot. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

--Other Titans--Tiamat
The most ancient of Avata!s belongs to the D!o$ned 1oad. 3lde! than even many of the othe! Titans& Tiamat is the po$e! of the seas. )he does not !ep!esent d!o$ning& o! p!edato!s o! dange!o s all !e. Tiamat is p !e po$e!. )he is the ts nami& the $ate! spo t and the $hi!lpool. )he is the c! shing might of moving $ate!. #ong ago& in the battle $ith Ma!d k& she $as p!es med to have been dest!oyed. And that,s e*actly $hat he! h sband Aps $ished fo! the Ann na to believe. As Tiamat !ep!esented the po$e! of the sea& he! h sband Aps $as the slo$& dissolving e!osion of the !ive!. Aps had al!eady been defeated and bo nd in chains by the Ann na. Tiamat,s effo!ts to dest!oy them !edo bled nde! thei! aff!ont. B t as Ma!d k st! ck the killing blo$& Aps b!oke f!ee& and ass med the (lood to s$eep his $ife to safety. The nleashing of the Avata! led eve!yone to believe that it had been Tiamat,s death th!oes. It $asn,t ntil m ch late!& afte! the Titans $e!e imp!isoned& that the Ann na !eali"ed Tiamat still lived and that Aps had sac!ificed his e*istance to save he!. Tiamat does not have a single shape. )he manifests as an amo!pho s being of flo$ing $ate! that ass mes a h manoid shape. 3ccasionally& h man feat !es may be !ecogni"able& s ch as a neck and a head sho$ing itself& o! a !ibbed to!so becoming visible. )ometimes lips may fo!m into a c! el smile o! a leg o! a!m eme!ge f!om the $ate!. 1a!ely does she take a solid fo!m often. Tiamat has a dice pool of EE fo! all actions and favo!s Physical Att!ib tes& loving to c! sh and dest!oy he! victims. 4i!t es7 Ambition E& Malice B& 1apacity J& @ealot!y D ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The Beast& The (lood Boons 5 Tiamat possesses eve!y one5 to eight5dot Boon in all P !vie$s e*cept Ea!th and (i!e $hich a!e denied he!. Additionally& she possesses eve!y Boon to the G95dot level in the Animal 6)e!pent: and %ate! P !vie$s. Epic Att!ib tes 5 Tiamat possesses Epic Physical Att!ib tes to the G95dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. )he possesses all othe! Epic Att!ib tes to the eight5dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. %ate!y (o!m 5 Tiamat maintains a constant $ate!y body. Conside! he! to be sing the %ate! Boon& #i. id (o!m& at all times. Tiamat is lite!ally nable to t !n this Boon off and m st maintain he! $ate!y fo!m& $ith all the benefits and limitations the!eof.

;oin Battle7 EE Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy EE& Damage GE#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy EG& Damage GB#& Pa!!y D4 B8& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy ED& Damage GE#& Pa!!y D4 BF& )peed J )oak7 G9AKBE#KBCB 'ealth #evels7 59*BEKIncap Dodge D47 8D %illpo$e!7 I #egend7 GG& #egend Points7 GEG 3the! -otes7 -one

-Anshar
Ansha!& p!imal Avata! of the !aging $inds& is a devoted follo$e! of the mo!e po$e!f l ' !acan. 'e is ancient and po$e!f l& fathe! of An $ho in t !n fathe!ed most of the Ann na. 'e is the fi!st $ind that moved th!o gh the ai! at the beginning of it all. 'e !ep!esents the /sky a*le&/ o! the ve!y p!inciple of the $eathe!. %hile many Titans !ep!esent ce!tain facets of the sky and the $eathe!& Ansha! !ep!esents thei! capacity to inte!act. Ansha! is devo tly loyal to ' !acan and $ishes only to see Ehekatoyaatl victo!io s ove! the At"lanti and the !est of the gods. In an effo!t to accomplish ' !acan,s $ishes& Ansha! led the assa lt pon An& $ishing to !egain something that $as lost d !ing the o!iginal Titan %a!7 The A tho!ity fo! the Titans to ! le. To this end& he consc!ipted the po$e! of the titanspa$n #amasht and he! child!en the lilit to aid him. Ansha! manifests as a po$e!f l Middle Easte!n man& $ith bea!d and clothes composed of he clo ds and $ind. 'is eyes flash $ith lightning and c nning. 'e has a dice pool of EE dice and p!efe!s to se Mental Att!ib tes to o t5think and o t5plan his opponents. 4i!t es7 Ambition D& Malice D& 1apacity E& @ealot!y B ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The )to!m& The 4oid& The %ay Boons 5 Ansha! possesses eve!y Boon to the eight5dot level in all P !vie$s e*cept Da!kness and Ea!th $hich a!e fo!bidden him. Additionally& he possesses all Boons to the G95dot level in the Chaos& Psychopomp and )ky Boons. Epic Att!ib tes 5 Ansha! has all Epic Mental Att!ib tes to the G95dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. Additionally& he possesses all othe! Epic Att!ib tes to the eight5dot level 6$ith all app!op!iate =nacks:. ;oin Battle7 EE Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy EE& Damage GE#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy EG& Damage GB#& Pa!!y D4 DI& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy ED& Damage GE#& Pa!!y D4 JG& )peed J )oak7 FAKDB#KJ9B

'ealth #evels7 59*DBKIncap Dodge D47 J8 %illpo$e!7 F #egend7 GG& #egend Points7 GEG 3the! -otes7 -one

-8ishar
%ife of Ansha!& =isha! is an ancient Avata! of Te!!a. )he !ep!esents the p!otective aspects of mothe!hood. Most of the Avata!s !ep!esent the act of bi!thing and !ep!od ction itself. B t =isha! !ep!esents $hat comes afte!. )he is the !eason that 0aia is so p!otective of he! child!en the 0igantes and 'ekatonkhei!e. 'o$eve!& as the p!otective mothe!& and mothe! of the Ann na pantheon& she has also sided $ith the gods both in thei! p!evio s $a! and in the ne$ one. (o! that& she $as imp!isoned& deep $ithin the ea!thly bo$els of Te!!a& locked a$ay in chains of ea!th and stone. %hich may have been fo! the best $ith the gods& since $hile she !ep!esents p!otection& she can& in fact& be ove!p!otective. The gods $o ld neve! have been f!eed of he! $omb and allo$ed to fight thei! $a! if 0aia had not bo nd he!. %e!e =isha! eve! to be f!eed& she might fo!m a ni. e ally to the gods. Tho gh ho$ she co ld aid them $itho t being imp!isoned again he!self is a bit of a Catch EE. (o! =isha! does not $ish to be imp!isoned $ithin Ta!ta! s once mo!e. )he $ishes to be f!ee to $atch ove! he! child!en $ho $o ld have he! locked a$ay again. =isha! is a mothe!ly $oman& almost g!andmothe!ly even. )he is old eno gh to have kids $ho have g!o$n and yo ng eno gh to still p!otect them $ith the st!ength and vib!ancy of yo th. )he appea!s as a Middle Easte!n $oman of e*ceptional bea ty despite he! age. =isha! has a dice pool of E9 and p!efe!s )ocial Att!ib tes& sing he! cha!m and mothe!ly g!ace to inspi!e loyalty in othe!s. 4i!t es7 Ambition D& Malice E& 1apacity G& @ealot!y B ) pe!nat !al Po$e!s7 Avata!s 5 The 0!een& The )co !geKThe )avio!& The )hape! Boons 5 Eve!y one5 to eight5dot Boon in all P !vie$s e*cept fo! the Death and )ky P !vie$s $hich a!e denied he!. Additionally& =isha! possesses all Boons to the G95dot level in the Ea!th& (e!tility and 'ealth P !vie$s. Epic Att!ib tes 5 =isha! possesses Epic )ocial Att!ib tes to the G95dot level $ith all app!op!iate =nacks. )he possesses all othe! Epic Att!ib tes at the eight5dot level $ith all app!op!iate =nacks. ;oin Battle7 E9 Attacks7 Clinch 5 Acc !acy E9& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 55& )peed 8& P ?na!med& 'eavy 5 Acc !acy GI& Damage GJ#& Pa!!y D4 DF& )peed B ?na!med& #ight 5 Acc !acy EG& Damage GG#& Pa!!y D4 J9& )peed J )oak7 FAKDJ#KDIB 'ealth #evels7 59*DBKIncap Dodge D47 JJ

%illpo$e!7 C #egend7 G9& #egend Points7 G99 3the! -otes7 -one