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Character Name: Circe
Canon: Circe
Canon Information: Circe the novel is set during the Odyssey by Homer. It's the Greek Mythological period that accepts that the gods walk among the mortals and play tricks on them. Fantastical creatures, magic and wars among the gods exist. Circe is coming shortly after having helped her sister birth the Minotaur and now faces her niece who is able to control her lover's mind and brain wash him. In this canon, Circe and her siblings are among the first witches, possessing powers even the gods don't understand.
Magic is a prevelant force in this canon, sometimes running stronger than the power of the gods. The perception of the gods and mortals are different in small ways, as the gods can't conceive of time in the same way that mortals can, but anything that resembles the less than divine is mocked and derided. Circe is mentioned to have a voice close to a mortal's and the gods view it as a hawk screeching. Mortals and humans coexist together, often crossing paths, and sometimes with the gods choosing to act as a patron to a particular hero. These are common occurrences.
Essentially, the canon is straight out of Greek Mythology, but the gods in the story are all aware that there are other pantheons out there and other lands with their own magic.
Canon Point: Jason and Medea's visit to Aiaia
Age: Unknown
God Houses:
* Frigg: Circe has never experienced a loving family, as hers have done nothing but mock her and keep her as a prisoner on Aiaia. Despite this, she's a compassionate woman and works tirelessly to nurture and care for others, from mortals to her plants.
* Honir: Being trapped on Aiaia, Circe has a longing to wander and travel, but is unable to. She's restless on her island and starts becoming desperate enough to try and make people stay. It's a cruel irony if she winds up in Honir's house.
Personality:
Strengths:
*Kindness - Circe is extremely generous and kind with others, even at the risk of her own life. She offers Prometheus nectar after he is tortured and still inquires about him years later, though it raises suspicions. She tries to help Medea and save her from a dark fate, even though it's clear that Medea isn't fond of her. While she was responsible for Scylla's transformation, she tries to reverse the effects and feels a great deal of guilt for all the lives lost by the monster's hands, believing herself to be responsible. She later offers food and shelter to a group of men, grateful for company and wanting to help them, though this backfires on her and comes with a personal tragedy. She always places others before herself.
*Dedication - Circe mentions that while the gods have a number of talents and pursuits (like smithing and weaving), they always skip the tedious aspect which is the toil, summoning everything they need. In the book, Circe admits to loving the simple toil and work of caring for her garden and preparing her magic. It's a time consuming process where a number of things can go wrong, especially if she doesn't concentrate, but she does all of it because she enjoys her abilities and the work involved. She always fixes her mind to the task at hand, often drowning out others to be certain of success. She does this when she, Daedalus and his men must sail past Scylla. She tries to change her back, but the magic doesn't work. This same dedication is repeated when she helps to birth the Minotaur, though she loses fingers in the process. Her reputation is earned because of her dedication to magic, work and everything needed to make it succeed.
*Curious - Unlike the gods, Circe has a great deal of curiosity for mortals and for the world. While her family spends their time on idleness, Circe asks questions about the mortals and goes to try to learn the secrets of the world. One of the first real moments is when she tries to find information about the flowers that are said to possess the magic of the gods, which she uses to change Glauchus and Scylla. This was how she learned of her abilities with magic and opened a part of herself that gives her identity meaning. It continues on the island with her experimenting and trying a number of different flowers and plants. She explores when given the opportunity and interacts with new people, rather than succumbing to shyness and fear.
Weaknesses:
*Impulsive - Circe has a tendency to act without thinking things through. Angry about Glauchus and ashamed about Scylla, Circe tells her father that she was the one who changed them. While her father dismisses this, she challenges and argues with him, pushing him to the point of anger and resulting in her injury. Later in the book, she invites a group of sailors to eat at her table and rest on her island, despite being a woman living by herself. She doesn't think of the danger, simply glad to have others there. It leads to her being attacked and in a rage, she kills the men. After that, she turns any men that comes to her island into pigs, not bothering to see if they were good and kind, preferring to lump them in with the rest. She doesn't stop to think what this does to her mentally, to the men physically and how it might backfire.
*Naive - There are a number of points in the book where Circe fails to realize a joke being made at her expense, someone moving against her or that a plan of hers will have consequences. The first instance is when her siblings ask her about their father's sacred cattle. She replies simply and calls them beautiful, not realizing that they were making fun of her innocence, as she failed to realize their father has a tendency to sleep with the cows (which is why they have such divine beauty). Even her mother calls her stupid for this. She doesn't recognize the hatred that her sister has for their family or that they could be allies against them, thinking only of the hurt and mockery her sister inflicted. While she's aware that gods laugh at her, she isn't always certain what form their traps or games come in. She tries to be on her guard with Hermes, but he always manages to root out her thoughts, as she is never good at concealing them.
*Dependent - Circe from a young age showed signs of needing approval and affection, something she never received from her family. She chases after love, often to reckless degrees. She changes Glauchus because she can't bear to be without him and wants to be with him in all ways, though this results in losing the boy she loved. She tries to stay with Aeetes, but it only pushes him further away (as he is more eager to leave than be with her.) She attempts to persuade Medea to stay with her, but only is insulted and isolated further from her brother. Later, when she gives birth to a son, she keeps him on the island and never talks about what is beyond the shore. This drives a wedge between them, as he wants to leave and explore and she's desperate to keep him at her side. She loses so many people she loves, even though she tries to keep them fiercely locked with her, which furthers her loneliness and isolation.
Writing Sample: Fasti Log
Player Name: Lils
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IC INFO;
Character Name: Circe
Canon: Circe
Canon Information: Circe the novel is set during the Odyssey by Homer. It's the Greek Mythological period that accepts that the gods walk among the mortals and play tricks on them. Fantastical creatures, magic and wars among the gods exist. Circe is coming shortly after having helped her sister birth the Minotaur and now faces her niece who is able to control her lover's mind and brain wash him. In this canon, Circe and her siblings are among the first witches, possessing powers even the gods don't understand.
Magic is a prevelant force in this canon, sometimes running stronger than the power of the gods. The perception of the gods and mortals are different in small ways, as the gods can't conceive of time in the same way that mortals can, but anything that resembles the less than divine is mocked and derided. Circe is mentioned to have a voice close to a mortal's and the gods view it as a hawk screeching. Mortals and humans coexist together, often crossing paths, and sometimes with the gods choosing to act as a patron to a particular hero. These are common occurrences.
Essentially, the canon is straight out of Greek Mythology, but the gods in the story are all aware that there are other pantheons out there and other lands with their own magic.
Canon Point: Jason and Medea's visit to Aiaia
Age: Unknown
God Houses:
* Frigg: Circe has never experienced a loving family, as hers have done nothing but mock her and keep her as a prisoner on Aiaia. Despite this, she's a compassionate woman and works tirelessly to nurture and care for others, from mortals to her plants.
* Honir: Being trapped on Aiaia, Circe has a longing to wander and travel, but is unable to. She's restless on her island and starts becoming desperate enough to try and make people stay. It's a cruel irony if she winds up in Honir's house.
Personality:
Strengths:
*Kindness - Circe is extremely generous and kind with others, even at the risk of her own life. She offers Prometheus nectar after he is tortured and still inquires about him years later, though it raises suspicions. She tries to help Medea and save her from a dark fate, even though it's clear that Medea isn't fond of her. While she was responsible for Scylla's transformation, she tries to reverse the effects and feels a great deal of guilt for all the lives lost by the monster's hands, believing herself to be responsible. She later offers food and shelter to a group of men, grateful for company and wanting to help them, though this backfires on her and comes with a personal tragedy. She always places others before herself.
*Dedication - Circe mentions that while the gods have a number of talents and pursuits (like smithing and weaving), they always skip the tedious aspect which is the toil, summoning everything they need. In the book, Circe admits to loving the simple toil and work of caring for her garden and preparing her magic. It's a time consuming process where a number of things can go wrong, especially if she doesn't concentrate, but she does all of it because she enjoys her abilities and the work involved. She always fixes her mind to the task at hand, often drowning out others to be certain of success. She does this when she, Daedalus and his men must sail past Scylla. She tries to change her back, but the magic doesn't work. This same dedication is repeated when she helps to birth the Minotaur, though she loses fingers in the process. Her reputation is earned because of her dedication to magic, work and everything needed to make it succeed.
*Curious - Unlike the gods, Circe has a great deal of curiosity for mortals and for the world. While her family spends their time on idleness, Circe asks questions about the mortals and goes to try to learn the secrets of the world. One of the first real moments is when she tries to find information about the flowers that are said to possess the magic of the gods, which she uses to change Glauchus and Scylla. This was how she learned of her abilities with magic and opened a part of herself that gives her identity meaning. It continues on the island with her experimenting and trying a number of different flowers and plants. She explores when given the opportunity and interacts with new people, rather than succumbing to shyness and fear.
Weaknesses:
*Impulsive - Circe has a tendency to act without thinking things through. Angry about Glauchus and ashamed about Scylla, Circe tells her father that she was the one who changed them. While her father dismisses this, she challenges and argues with him, pushing him to the point of anger and resulting in her injury. Later in the book, she invites a group of sailors to eat at her table and rest on her island, despite being a woman living by herself. She doesn't think of the danger, simply glad to have others there. It leads to her being attacked and in a rage, she kills the men. After that, she turns any men that comes to her island into pigs, not bothering to see if they were good and kind, preferring to lump them in with the rest. She doesn't stop to think what this does to her mentally, to the men physically and how it might backfire.
*Naive - There are a number of points in the book where Circe fails to realize a joke being made at her expense, someone moving against her or that a plan of hers will have consequences. The first instance is when her siblings ask her about their father's sacred cattle. She replies simply and calls them beautiful, not realizing that they were making fun of her innocence, as she failed to realize their father has a tendency to sleep with the cows (which is why they have such divine beauty). Even her mother calls her stupid for this. She doesn't recognize the hatred that her sister has for their family or that they could be allies against them, thinking only of the hurt and mockery her sister inflicted. While she's aware that gods laugh at her, she isn't always certain what form their traps or games come in. She tries to be on her guard with Hermes, but he always manages to root out her thoughts, as she is never good at concealing them.
*Dependent - Circe from a young age showed signs of needing approval and affection, something she never received from her family. She chases after love, often to reckless degrees. She changes Glauchus because she can't bear to be without him and wants to be with him in all ways, though this results in losing the boy she loved. She tries to stay with Aeetes, but it only pushes him further away (as he is more eager to leave than be with her.) She attempts to persuade Medea to stay with her, but only is insulted and isolated further from her brother. Later, when she gives birth to a son, she keeps him on the island and never talks about what is beyond the shore. This drives a wedge between them, as he wants to leave and explore and she's desperate to keep him at her side. She loses so many people she loves, even though she tries to keep them fiercely locked with her, which furthers her loneliness and isolation.
Writing Sample: Fasti Log