Character Name: Phlegethon
Pantheon: Greek
Parentage: Erebos & Nyx
Patronage: God of the Infernal River of Fire in Hades
Residence: His residence in Tartaros, a broad castle that serves as the prison of the damned and is encircled by his fiery river. The front gate and pillars are made of solid adamant, and overlooking this grandiose vacation spot is a tall iron tower from which Tisiphone keeps watch over the portal. It is within the tower that Phlegethon used to reside and spend the majority of his time as he watched idly as people suffered and burned in his infernal river, but ever since his banishment Phlegethon has been largely absent from his realm. Currently he is traveling the mortal world, bitterly brooding over missed opportunities and what could have been.
Personality: Phlegethon is an angry God. Angry, bitter, and often cruel, he has little in the way of compassion, much less empathy. As the River of Fire, responsible for punishing the wicked, he often takes a sadistic pleasure in his work. Hot tempered, he does not hesitate to speak his mind, no matter the audience, nor does he think twice about any atrocity he commits.
Though he has always harbored resentment toward Olympus, his hatred has of late been honed to a fine edge. Were it in his power, he would see the God's on high consumed in his flames and Zeus dead at his feet. At it is, his current lack of ability to do anything about his frustrations causes him almost constant irritation, and it is common to hear him speaking openly of his hatred.
His immediate family lives by the tenet that 'family is paramount.' Phlegethon however believes that such words are little more than a crock of shit, as he recently expressed quite deliberately and without shame before his very father, mother, and family. His break with his family, and the cause of his current broodings are borne out of a failed attempt to overthrow Olympus that he blames his parents for ruining on account of their cowardice and lack of vision. He has even grown distant and largely stranger to his river siblings, having lost all respect for Akheron for not sticking to the path of blood they had been set upon, while also in many ways despising him out of jealousy for the special relationship he shares with their sister, Styx.
As an outsider and virtually alone in life, Phlegethon in the present is largely withdrawn and still quite bitter over recent events. A wanderer, he moves throughout the mortal world without much in the way of direction, merely keeping busy to distract himself, though he always keeps at least one eye open toward opportunity.
History: Phlegethon is and always has been the fiery river. There is little else that interests him, little else that compels him to leave his castle. He has traditionally always been among the first to answer the call to battle, be it issued by his father Erebos or Hades himself. In ancient times he bore witness to heroes brave enough to enter the Underworld, and even exercised the discipline not to interfere in their affairs, despite his then desperate want of something to do.
He has been present at some of the most violent volcanic explosions in human history, from Pompeii to Mt. Saint Helen’s in modern times, whether he was the direct cause or not. When he is responsible, his reasons range from "cleansing" to more or less just finding an excuse to exercise his power. Recent history drew him to the mortal plane for the first time in centuries during what men call the Second World War. It was there that he witnessed a man made Hell on earth, that largely reminded him of his own domain, as the Nazi’s burned bodies in trenches by the millions. While he did not particularly care for the plight of the victims, he was somewhat bothered by the idea that most of them were innocent, and would not have found their way into his own flames. Those responsible for the Holocaust, on the other hand, were another matter entirely, and he took a profound joy in sharing with them the same experience they exercised on the Jews, magnified a thousandfold.
While many of his brethren dreaded war with Olympus, such an opportunity was just what he had been hoping for, and wanting for countless ages. For him, the situation finally presented the chance for him to rise up and help to put the Olympians in their proper place, which should have been well beneath his own station, at least in his mind. When Akheron and Moros came to his door with a plan, he did not hesitate to join them on their warpath. Tragically for Phlegethon it was not to last long, for even after succeeding in their attempt to capture Aphrodite, and with the war all but one, a wall rose up against him in the last place he would have ever expected. His own family. Erebos and Nyx commanded that the violence stop, and more than that, that those responsible for it be held accountable for their crimes. To Phlegethon, this was betrayal of the worst kind. When his father banished and disowned him, he considered it a gift. The aftermath of the war had showed him how weak his family had become, and he no longer wished to be associated with any of them.
Currently Phlegethon travels the mortal world, doing any and everything to keep his mind off of recent events, while putting an ever increasing distance between himself and his once family.
Played-By: Benicio Del Toro
Pantheon: Greek
Parentage: Erebos & Nyx
Patronage: God of the Infernal River of Fire in Hades
Residence: His residence in Tartaros, a broad castle that serves as the prison of the damned and is encircled by his fiery river. The front gate and pillars are made of solid adamant, and overlooking this grandiose vacation spot is a tall iron tower from which Tisiphone keeps watch over the portal. It is within the tower that Phlegethon used to reside and spend the majority of his time as he watched idly as people suffered and burned in his infernal river, but ever since his banishment Phlegethon has been largely absent from his realm. Currently he is traveling the mortal world, bitterly brooding over missed opportunities and what could have been.
Personality: Phlegethon is an angry God. Angry, bitter, and often cruel, he has little in the way of compassion, much less empathy. As the River of Fire, responsible for punishing the wicked, he often takes a sadistic pleasure in his work. Hot tempered, he does not hesitate to speak his mind, no matter the audience, nor does he think twice about any atrocity he commits.
Though he has always harbored resentment toward Olympus, his hatred has of late been honed to a fine edge. Were it in his power, he would see the God's on high consumed in his flames and Zeus dead at his feet. At it is, his current lack of ability to do anything about his frustrations causes him almost constant irritation, and it is common to hear him speaking openly of his hatred.
His immediate family lives by the tenet that 'family is paramount.' Phlegethon however believes that such words are little more than a crock of shit, as he recently expressed quite deliberately and without shame before his very father, mother, and family. His break with his family, and the cause of his current broodings are borne out of a failed attempt to overthrow Olympus that he blames his parents for ruining on account of their cowardice and lack of vision. He has even grown distant and largely stranger to his river siblings, having lost all respect for Akheron for not sticking to the path of blood they had been set upon, while also in many ways despising him out of jealousy for the special relationship he shares with their sister, Styx.
As an outsider and virtually alone in life, Phlegethon in the present is largely withdrawn and still quite bitter over recent events. A wanderer, he moves throughout the mortal world without much in the way of direction, merely keeping busy to distract himself, though he always keeps at least one eye open toward opportunity.
History: Phlegethon is and always has been the fiery river. There is little else that interests him, little else that compels him to leave his castle. He has traditionally always been among the first to answer the call to battle, be it issued by his father Erebos or Hades himself. In ancient times he bore witness to heroes brave enough to enter the Underworld, and even exercised the discipline not to interfere in their affairs, despite his then desperate want of something to do.
He has been present at some of the most violent volcanic explosions in human history, from Pompeii to Mt. Saint Helen’s in modern times, whether he was the direct cause or not. When he is responsible, his reasons range from "cleansing" to more or less just finding an excuse to exercise his power. Recent history drew him to the mortal plane for the first time in centuries during what men call the Second World War. It was there that he witnessed a man made Hell on earth, that largely reminded him of his own domain, as the Nazi’s burned bodies in trenches by the millions. While he did not particularly care for the plight of the victims, he was somewhat bothered by the idea that most of them were innocent, and would not have found their way into his own flames. Those responsible for the Holocaust, on the other hand, were another matter entirely, and he took a profound joy in sharing with them the same experience they exercised on the Jews, magnified a thousandfold.
While many of his brethren dreaded war with Olympus, such an opportunity was just what he had been hoping for, and wanting for countless ages. For him, the situation finally presented the chance for him to rise up and help to put the Olympians in their proper place, which should have been well beneath his own station, at least in his mind. When Akheron and Moros came to his door with a plan, he did not hesitate to join them on their warpath. Tragically for Phlegethon it was not to last long, for even after succeeding in their attempt to capture Aphrodite, and with the war all but one, a wall rose up against him in the last place he would have ever expected. His own family. Erebos and Nyx commanded that the violence stop, and more than that, that those responsible for it be held accountable for their crimes. To Phlegethon, this was betrayal of the worst kind. When his father banished and disowned him, he considered it a gift. The aftermath of the war had showed him how weak his family had become, and he no longer wished to be associated with any of them.
Currently Phlegethon travels the mortal world, doing any and everything to keep his mind off of recent events, while putting an ever increasing distance between himself and his once family.
Played-By: Benicio Del Toro