Gunmetal Olympus / Hades Calculus

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  • Artemis

    Pronouns: She/her

    Title: Lord of the Hunt

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Silver

    Eidolon: Laphria

    Current Pilot: Siproites (shared with her sibling Apollo)

    First pilot:

    Relationships:

    • Apollo (sibling)

  • Dionysus

    Pronouns: she/they

    Title: Lord of Revels

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Champagne, wine, and burgundy

    Landship: The Paralos

    Current Pilot: Methe

    First pilot: Ariadne

    Parent(s): ?

  • Hephaestus

    Pronouns: Ze/zer

    Title: Lord of the Forge, Master of the Flame

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Bronze, copper, and red

    Eidolon: Charis

    Current Pilot: N/A

    Relationships:

    • Mnemosyne (creator)
    • Hades (lover)
    • Aphrodite (wife)

  • Zeus

    Pronouns: She/her

    Title: Lord of Thunder

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Gold and black

    Eidolon: Keraunios

    Current Pilot: Herakles

    First pilot: Leto, daughter of Rhea

    Relationships:

    • Rhea (creator)
    • Hades (sister)
    • Poseidon (sister)
    • Hera (wife)

  • Apollo

    Pronouns: Ey/em

    Title: Lord of the Sun

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Gold

    Eidolon: Delos

    Current Pilot: Siproites (shared with eir sister Artemis)

    First pilot:

    Relationships:

    • Artemis (sister)

  • Aphrodite

    Pronouns: She/her

    Title: Lord of Desire

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Pearl

    Eidolon: Urania

    Current Pilot:

    First pilot:

    Relationships:

  • Persephone

    Pilot of Styx, in service to Hades. Later also appointed pilot of Charis, in service to Hephaestus.

    Appearance: Red eyes and white hair.

    Height: 180cm.

    Titles: Champion of the Underworld, Mark Four, Daughter of Spring, Panther of the Underworld

    Relationships:

  • Demeter

    Pronouns: She/her

    Title: Lord of the Harvest

    Heraldic colors: Green and wheat gold

    Eidolon: Anesidora

    Current Pilot: Adrastus

    First pilot: Hecate, daughter of Mnemosyne

    Family:

    • Persephone (daughter)
    • Khrysothemis (daughter)
    • Adrastus (son)

  • Styx

    Characteristics
    • Height: 60m
    • Appearance: primarily black with gold accents along its neck and eye sockets, featuring angular faceplates with luminous golden eyes. ​ Its cockpit is heavily armored and located high on the chassis, outer armor layers are seamless.
    Armaments
    • Modular weaponry capable of real time configuration, verified configurations include
      • Vibrating whips
      • Spear
      • Sniper rifle – fires train car sized armor piercing rounds
    • Swarm-nodes – small drone-like units that function as a force multipliers providing shielding and additional firepower
    Capabilities

    Capable of aerial maneuvers using advanced propulsion systems combining anti-gravity and thrust mechanisms, despite its lack of aerodynamic design.

  • Hades

    Pronouns: She/her

    Titles: Master of the Machine Dead, Lord of the Underworld

    Epithets:

    Heraldic colors: Black and gold

    Eidolon: Styx

    Current pilot: Persephone, the Mark Four

    First pilot: Leuce, daughter of Rhea

    Family: