HORIZON INFO
ISLE OF DELOS
Apollo's Horizon is based on the real-life isle of Delos as Apollo remembers it in its heyday. It's a beautiful, sprawling polis spanning a kilometer or so, packed shops and stalls for any kind of item you could imagine — from period-accurate tools and clothing to modern-day electronics.
The shops are not being manned, and no exchange of currency is expected. The items are simply there for the taking, if you're so inclined.
There are stalls offering street food, too, all similarly unmanned. The food is always hot and fresh, from old Greek staples like souvlaki and gyros, to modern-day delights like hot dogs, tacos, and dim sum.
There are small but fully-furnished houses, too, if anyone would like to claim a little spot of their own in his domain.
Other areas of interest include an outdoor amphitheater, various temples to other gods both Greek and foreign, and a public bath.
The shops are not being manned, and no exchange of currency is expected. The items are simply there for the taking, if you're so inclined.
There are stalls offering street food, too, all similarly unmanned. The food is always hot and fresh, from old Greek staples like souvlaki and gyros, to modern-day delights like hot dogs, tacos, and dim sum.
There are small but fully-furnished houses, too, if anyone would like to claim a little spot of their own in his domain.
Other areas of interest include an outdoor amphitheater, various temples to other gods both Greek and foreign, and a public bath.
SANCTUARY OF APOLLO
At the heart of Delos is the Sanctuary of Apollo, a collection of temples, gardens, and a sacred lake. At its center, rising above the rest, is the Temple of Apollo: A masterpiece of architecture.
Flanking the temple entrance are two statues — historically, they were both statues of Apollo, but here in the horizon they are statues of Jason Grace and Meg McCaffrey. Offset from the entrance, towering over visitors, there stands a colossus of Artemis where historically a colossus of Apollo once stood.
Flanking the temple entrance are two statues — historically, they were both statues of Apollo, but here in the horizon they are statues of Jason Grace and Meg McCaffrey. Offset from the entrance, towering over visitors, there stands a colossus of Artemis where historically a colossus of Apollo once stood.
INSIDE THE TEMPLE
The interior of the Temple of Apollo deviates dramatically from what its real-life counterpart: The temple is a palace, comfortably furnished with modern-day décor. There are enough lavish bedrooms for everyone in Abraxas that Apollo has named his family, along with other spaces one might expect from a mansion.
CAMP HALF-BLOOD
At the far edge of the city is the edge of a lush, green forest that connects to the adjacent domains, making up a piece of the larger Camp Half-Blood that they're creating together.
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You seek this Apollo out when you need a little more time to make a decision. He will give you that time to do so. If there are potential negative consequences for taking too long, Apollo will bear the weight of those consequences himself — literally. The burden takes the form of a tiny, tiny link on a gold chain, like a piece of jewelry.
After 800 years, the chain is long enough that it drapes over his shoulders hundreds of times, possibly thousands, to the point that it looks like a cloak.
The burden he bears is heavy enough that it's taking a physical toll on his body. One leg shattered and had to be replaced with a prosthetic, the other leg is cracking but is reinforced. Unfortunately, the cracks have been appearing on his torso and shoulders, too, and have recently (in the last century or so) begun snaking their way up his neck and onto his face. He's started wearing a mask to hide the cracks on his face.
BLESSING
Caesura - Pause for growth; stopping time to reevaluate a situation; disrupting someone's path to prevent them from destruction
AFFLICTION
Refrain - Forced to repeat an act over and over; groundhog day effect or deja vu; unable to break a cycle
ABRAXUS INFO
Still being worked on!! For the time being:
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Open RP post for Apollo
(Or Lester Papadopoulos)
sorry it's not fancy I'll make it pretty some other time
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OOC INFORMATION
Player Name: Tsa
Are you over 18?: Yes
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IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Apollo
Canon: Riordanverse
Canon Point: After The Sun and the Star
Age: 4,612
Background: Wiki Link!
Arrival Scenario: The Free CIties
Suitability: Most of Apollo's godly domains — Music, knowledge, art, truth, medicine & disease, etc. — Are about society, and the things that can be accomplished through people coming together. It's in his very nature to help support a community trying to hold it together and survive. Apollo wants to see people be the best they can be, and help the humans around him in any way he can.
His first priority, however, is going to be his son, Will Solace. Seeing as Will's already established in-game, Apollo will follow his lead and provide support to him as he tries to get himself established, too.
Powers: Apollo is a god, so his powers in canon are "can do pretty much anything he wants" but having a literal deus ex machina generally means a less fun game, so I am down for nerfing him appropriately. Here's what I have in mind, if it's cool with you:
Shapeshifting: Apollo can change shape, but nothing absurdly huge. He can change into anything human-size or smaller, and needs to be an organic lifeform (so can't take his Godly Form)
Dreamwalking: Apollo can wander into the dreams of people he's close to. He has to be either asleep or meditating to do this.
Everything Else: Beyond those two things above, generalized magic, especially with things pertaining to his godly domains — Sunlight, healing/disease, knowledge, art and music... Apollo is the god of a lot of things, it's hard to make a comprehensive list.
Power Limit: Have his power come from an inner reserve of his own strength that can be exhausted & will need to recharge with rest and nourishment.
Generally his strength won't be exhausted by daily tasks or regular healing or something, just when the plot requires he not be able to use his powers. Or when I want to be dramatic.
Lots of opportunities for him dramatically collapsing after using up his power at climactic moments, or finding a burst of strength through the Power of Love and/or Friendship!
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
TW: Discussion of physical & emotional abuse from a parent
Shortly after becoming mortal, Apollo befriended a young demigod by the name of Meg McCaffrey. She was his companion for the majority of his six-month quest as a mortal, and the adopted daughter of one of the main villains of the series, Emperor Nero. Shortly after the two of them start to grow closer, Apollo discovers that Nero planted her there to be his companion to lead him into Nero's clutches.
Watching Meg and Nero interact is the catalyst for one of the most important themes of The Trials of Apollo: Recognizing and escaping abuse. Nero expertly deflects blame by referring to his cruelty and violent actions as a wholly separate entity ("The Beast") and frames every violent action he commits — Usually toward people she cares about, like her bio Father and Apollo — as the consequences of Meg angering "The Beast" with her disobedience.
Apollo connects this to his own childhood, recognizing how his own father would do the same thing when punishing him. "Don't get on the wrong side of my lightning bolts, boy," Zeus used to say, as if it wasn't Zeus himself painfully frying every molecule in Apollo's body whenever he stepped out of line.
It takes another couple books for Apollo to finally admit to himself that Zeus was abusive to him, but the seeds of that revelation were planted here. Seeing that abuse from an outside perspective helped Apollo realize he himself is a victim, which shapes the resolution of the series and his attitude after returning to Olympus.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
"Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you're a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human."
Apollo spent six very intense months as a human, and it fundamentally changed him. In addition to the revelations mentioned above, Apollo recognizes his own shortcomings as a god. In following Zeus' orders to maintain minimal contact with mortals and demigods, he's neglected everyone who depends on him. He now understands the fragile yet intense existence of humans, seen their resolve and determination first hand, and recognizes how much they've suffered due to the careless mistakes of the gods. Apollo returns to Olympus with the understanding that the way gods do things must change, and that he cannot depend on his abusive, tyrannical father to make those changes. He's determined to be an active presence in the lives of the mortals around him, Zeus' orders be damned.
"A father should give more to his children than he takes."
In addition to neglecting his duties as a god, Apollo recognizes that he's neglected his duties as a father, too. When stuck as a mortal, his own children waste no time picking up the slack for him before he even has a chance to ask, and Apollo's at a loss for how to even begin reciprocating their efforts. Even as a god, the support he'd lent them was more in the spirit of a Disneyworld Dad: Periodically popping into their lives or dreams to say hello, checking in on them, sending birthday cards, sometimes even presenting magical gifts or other high-quality items. But Apollo never supported them in any meaningful way, and he certainly never raised any of them.
Recognizing his children's support of him while not being able to return the favor really opens his eyes. Over the course of The Trials of Apollo covers so many different examples of what parenting can look like: Abusive parents like Nero, Midas, and Zeus, as well as loving and supportive parents like Sally and Paul Blofis, or Hemithea and Josephine. Apollo takes lessons from all of these interactions, and resolves to learn from them to be the parent his children deserve.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
It never ceases to amaze Apollo just how quick the demigods are to sacrifice themselves for their friends and family. The love and camaraderie they display with each other is beyond what any of the gods had shown each other — not even between himself and Artemis.
Of course, it's not lost on Apollo that they shouldn't have to sacrifice so much, and it wouldn't be necessary if the gods were more willing to intervene.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
Apollo is absolutely disgusted with a lot of his past behavior — Not just of his neglect, but of the times when he was purposefully petty and cruel.
He perpetuated the abuse he suffered at Zeus' hands to other, smaller gods who ranked below him. He had Koronis killed for cheating on him, cruelly bullied and traumatized Harpocrates like a high school jock, and cursed the Sibyl of Cumae with immortality without eternal youth for turning down his advances. He was a horrible person and he knows it, and that remorse is one of the things that drives him to be better and a force for positive change.
What is their sign, and why?
The Star! I was so very tempted to go for The Sun, but The Star seems a better fit. Apollo is a god of inspiration and creativity.
Also I think there might be some interesting symbolism in choosing The Star over The Sun. It's like he's no longer bound to the Sun, it's no longer his responsibility, so he can prioritize other things. Also, considering the Sun is a star, it's like saying he's still the same kind of thing, but no longer constrained within one single aspect of it. He can step back and be a different kind of star!
SAMPLES
Samples: One and Two!
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Are you over 18?: Yes
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IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Apollo
Canon: Riordanverse
Canon Point: After The Sun and the Star
Age: 4,612
Background: Wiki Link!
Arrival Scenario: The Free CIties
Suitability: Most of Apollo's godly domains — Music, knowledge, art, truth, medicine & disease, etc. — Are about society, and the things that can be accomplished through people coming together. It's in his very nature to help support a community trying to hold it together and survive. Apollo wants to see people be the best they can be, and help the humans around him in any way he can.
His first priority, however, is going to be his son, Will Solace. Seeing as Will's already established in-game, Apollo will follow his lead and provide support to him as he tries to get himself established, too.
Powers: Apollo is a god, so his powers in canon are "can do pretty much anything he wants" but having a literal deus ex machina generally means a less fun game, so I am down for nerfing him appropriately. Here's what I have in mind, if it's cool with you:
Generally his strength won't be exhausted by daily tasks or regular healing or something, just when the plot requires he not be able to use his powers. Or when I want to be dramatic.
Lots of opportunities for him dramatically collapsing after using up his power at climactic moments, or finding a burst of strength through the Power of Love and/or Friendship!
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
TW: Discussion of physical & emotional abuse from a parent
Shortly after becoming mortal, Apollo befriended a young demigod by the name of Meg McCaffrey. She was his companion for the majority of his six-month quest as a mortal, and the adopted daughter of one of the main villains of the series, Emperor Nero. Shortly after the two of them start to grow closer, Apollo discovers that Nero planted her there to be his companion to lead him into Nero's clutches.
Watching Meg and Nero interact is the catalyst for one of the most important themes of The Trials of Apollo: Recognizing and escaping abuse. Nero expertly deflects blame by referring to his cruelty and violent actions as a wholly separate entity ("The Beast") and frames every violent action he commits — Usually toward people she cares about, like her bio Father and Apollo — as the consequences of Meg angering "The Beast" with her disobedience.
Apollo connects this to his own childhood, recognizing how his own father would do the same thing when punishing him. "Don't get on the wrong side of my lightning bolts, boy," Zeus used to say, as if it wasn't Zeus himself painfully frying every molecule in Apollo's body whenever he stepped out of line.
It takes another couple books for Apollo to finally admit to himself that Zeus was abusive to him, but the seeds of that revelation were planted here. Seeing that abuse from an outside perspective helped Apollo realize he himself is a victim, which shapes the resolution of the series and his attitude after returning to Olympus.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Apollo spent six very intense months as a human, and it fundamentally changed him. In addition to the revelations mentioned above, Apollo recognizes his own shortcomings as a god. In following Zeus' orders to maintain minimal contact with mortals and demigods, he's neglected everyone who depends on him. He now understands the fragile yet intense existence of humans, seen their resolve and determination first hand, and recognizes how much they've suffered due to the careless mistakes of the gods. Apollo returns to Olympus with the understanding that the way gods do things must change, and that he cannot depend on his abusive, tyrannical father to make those changes. He's determined to be an active presence in the lives of the mortals around him, Zeus' orders be damned.
In addition to neglecting his duties as a god, Apollo recognizes that he's neglected his duties as a father, too. When stuck as a mortal, his own children waste no time picking up the slack for him before he even has a chance to ask, and Apollo's at a loss for how to even begin reciprocating their efforts. Even as a god, the support he'd lent them was more in the spirit of a Disneyworld Dad: Periodically popping into their lives or dreams to say hello, checking in on them, sending birthday cards, sometimes even presenting magical gifts or other high-quality items. But Apollo never supported them in any meaningful way, and he certainly never raised any of them.
Recognizing his children's support of him while not being able to return the favor really opens his eyes. Over the course of The Trials of Apollo covers so many different examples of what parenting can look like: Abusive parents like Nero, Midas, and Zeus, as well as loving and supportive parents like Sally and Paul Blofis, or Hemithea and Josephine. Apollo takes lessons from all of these interactions, and resolves to learn from them to be the parent his children deserve.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
It never ceases to amaze Apollo just how quick the demigods are to sacrifice themselves for their friends and family. The love and camaraderie they display with each other is beyond what any of the gods had shown each other — not even between himself and Artemis.
Of course, it's not lost on Apollo that they shouldn't have to sacrifice so much, and it wouldn't be necessary if the gods were more willing to intervene.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
Apollo is absolutely disgusted with a lot of his past behavior — Not just of his neglect, but of the times when he was purposefully petty and cruel.
He perpetuated the abuse he suffered at Zeus' hands to other, smaller gods who ranked below him. He had Koronis killed for cheating on him, cruelly bullied and traumatized Harpocrates like a high school jock, and cursed the Sibyl of Cumae with immortality without eternal youth for turning down his advances. He was a horrible person and he knows it, and that remorse is one of the things that drives him to be better and a force for positive change.
What is their sign, and why?
The Star! I was so very tempted to go for The Sun, but The Star seems a better fit. Apollo is a god of inspiration and creativity.
Also I think there might be some interesting symbolism in choosing The Star over The Sun. It's like he's no longer bound to the Sun, it's no longer his responsibility, so he can prioritize other things. Also, considering the Sun is a star, it's like saying he's still the same kind of thing, but no longer constrained within one single aspect of it. He can step back and be a different kind of star!
SAMPLES
Samples: One and Two!
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Player Name: Tsa
Player's Preferred Pronouns: She/her
Character's Name: Apollo
Character's Canon: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Canon, AU, Canon OC, or OC + CRAU (if applicable): Can
Backtagging: Yes
Threadhopping: Yes
Fourthwalling/Canon Puncturing: Yes
Subjects That Bother You: None come to mind but I will speak up if something comes up
Warnings: ABUSE - Apollo is from after The Trials of Apollo, which heavily deals in recognizing and overcoming abusive childhoods. Apollo very recently came to the realization that Zeus was (and still is) both physically and emotionally abusive to his entire family. Apollo's still working through that emotionally and it may come up in conversation if he's comfortable with you.
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Player's Preferred Pronouns: She/her
Character's Name: Apollo
Character's Canon: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Canon, AU, Canon OC, or OC + CRAU (if applicable): Can
Backtagging: Yes
Threadhopping: Yes
Fourthwalling/Canon Puncturing: Yes
Subjects That Bother You: None come to mind but I will speak up if something comes up
Warnings: ABUSE - Apollo is from after The Trials of Apollo, which heavily deals in recognizing and overcoming abusive childhoods. Apollo very recently came to the realization that Zeus was (and still is) both physically and emotionally abusive to his entire family. Apollo's still working through that emotionally and it may come up in conversation if he's comfortable with you.
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ABOUT
Apollo
full name:
Phoebus Apollo
alias:
Lester Papadopoulos
age/dob:
Chronologically 4,612
Looks 23 (As Apollo)
Looks 17 (as Lester)
July 7th
Looks 23 (As Apollo)
Looks 17 (as Lester)
July 7th
pronouns:
He/Him
fandom:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
pb:
Vasily Stepanov (as Apollo)
+ Connor Paolo (as Lester)
+ Connor Paolo (as Lester)
player:
Tsa
PERSONALITY
Apollo's godly domains span a wide breadth of things: The sun, archery, music, poetry, knowledge... ultimately, Apollo is a god of Civilization, and the wonderful things to celebrate about it. This is reflected strongly in his personality: He loves people. He loves society. He wants to see everyone around him be the best version of themselves they can be.
Of course, for thousands of years, his pro-humanity mindset has been at odds with the attitude of the other Olympians. He spent almost five millennia layering mask upon mask to live up to the expectations of his family (read: Zeus). There is an understanding among the gods that they are to be distant and detached from the mortals, and Apollo spent millennia trying to maintain that same detachment. He often acted airheaded, arrogant and self-centered, and as he became more and more detached from humanity, that arrogance became more and more ingrained.
However, as of recent events (spending six months as a mortal on a deadly quest) Apollo's had those masks violently torn away, leaving him exposed and vulnerable for the first time in millennia. He's reconnected with his ancient love of humanity, and has resolved to reach out and help them more directly, Zeus' decrees be damned. Apollo helps where he can, and when he can't, he aims to inspire the people around him the way he inspires works of art.
Apollo feels all of his emotions intensely. When he loves, he loves with all of his heart; When he's sad, the misery is agonizing. He is unapologetically dramatic and often expresses what he's feeling through song and poetry. He's been able to reel this in as of late, and while he hasn't necessarily stopped feeling as hard as he does, he can now prioritize better and stay more focused on the tasks at hand.
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Canon, AU, CRAU, Canon OC, or OC? Canon
CRAU History: n/a
Canon point: After The Tower of Nero
Age: 4,612 but looks and acts early to mid-20s
PB: Vasily Stepanov
Character Center: Inspiration
Belief: Belief in him by children reading the PJO books & hoping to be protected by him
POWER SELECTION
MYTH POWERS
Yes, all of them.
GAME POWERS
Ultimately, at full power, Apollo would have near-godlike power restored, commanding his domains:
Plus: Generalized magic that greek gods have, & being able to take on his godly form (mortals can't behold it without being vaporized)
At the start, Apollo could have a weak version of his power from a few of those domains: Minor healing, making himself glow, inflict burns if anyone tries to grapple him, maybe curse someone to speak only in verse for a few minutes, and then slowly start to gain more back at Climactic Moments as he needs them.
ABILITIES
ADDITIONAL INFO
He'll be bringing with him his golden longbow, and a quiver that never runs out of arrows.
If there's already an Apollo that's canon to the setting (not necessarily Guardians-specific, but just part of the setting you created) I would be interested in exploring the resulting existential crisis!If he is ever put out of commission, Apollo is an experienced chariot driver
Player Name/Handle: Tsa
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Preferred pronouns (optional): She/her
Player Status: Current Player
Other characters: Aqua
Invited by: meee
Character Name: Apollo
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Character Journal:
divasmio Canon, AU, CRAU, Canon OC, or OC? Canon
CRAU History: n/a
Canon point: After The Tower of Nero
Age: 4,612 but looks and acts early to mid-20s
PB: Vasily Stepanov
Character Center: Inspiration
Belief: Belief in him by children reading the PJO books & hoping to be protected by him
POWER SELECTION
MYTH POWERS
Yes, all of them.
GAME POWERS
Ultimately, at full power, Apollo would have near-godlike power restored, commanding his domains:
- The sun
- Medicine (both curing and inflicting injury & disease)
- The Arts
- Knowledge, Truth & Prophecy (not sure how this would manifest in-game, prophecy especially would be difficult)
Plus: Generalized magic that greek gods have, & being able to take on his godly form (mortals can't behold it without being vaporized)
At the start, Apollo could have a weak version of his power from a few of those domains: Minor healing, making himself glow, inflict burns if anyone tries to grapple him, maybe curse someone to speak only in verse for a few minutes, and then slowly start to gain more back at Climactic Moments as he needs them.
ABILITIES
- Poetry
- Archery
- Singing
- Ability to play any musical instrument
- Dance
- Medicine
- Charisma
ADDITIONAL INFO
He'll be bringing with him his golden longbow, and a quiver that never runs out of arrows.
If there's already an Apollo that's canon to the setting (not necessarily Guardians-specific, but just part of the setting you created) I would be interested in exploring the resulting existential crisis!