Heshon, was a former goddess of Luck, in the Long-lost Atlantean Pantheon .
Overview[]
The Atlantean people relied almost entirely upon the bounty of the sea and their lush island nation to provide for their material needs. They were well aware of their fortune, having visited other cultures where the natural resources were much scarcer, but they also realized that nature can be a harsh mistress. The Goddess Heshon embodied that paradox, symbolizing bounty, luck and plenty as well as the harsh costs thereof. Like the jungle and sea, Heshon was both lush and potentially dangerous, a wild woman untamed even by her husband-mate, Skaft. She was portrayed as an unkempt-but-beautiful woman, lithe and athletic. Her hands and feet were tipped in talons, and she wore no clothing. Instead, her blue-green hair fell around her like a verdant cloak. Those who were lost to the jungle were said to have gone to serve Heshon.
Heshon's Scions were rarely raised in villages. Almost inevitably, they appeared, walking out of the jungle as children or youths, more wild than not, but very self-reliant. They acted as guardians of the village or city they "adopted," sometimes by killing jungle animals that plagued the townsfolk or by coming to the aid of those who had become lost or injured in the wilds or shoreline and were less able to help themselves. Those who came to rely too heavily upon the wild Scions, however, found their presence notably absent when it was most counted to be there.
Associated traits[]
- Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Dexterity, Epic Strength, Animal (Terror Bird), Chaos, Stars, Fertility, Magic, Scīre
- Abilities: Animal Ken, Athletics, Brawl, Melee, Stealth, Survival
- Rivals: Athena, Damballa, Geb, Osiris, Quetzalcoatl
References[]
- Scion: Scion: Demigod, p. 130-131