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[liugan]

[ out in the Unseelie courtyard, surrounded by inky black thorn bushes (how appropriate,) Loki sits on the ground, rustling through the plants as delicately as possible. he seems amused enough, a small bundle of the plants already gathered in a cloth in his lap. ]

Atropa belladonna. Once known to be an effective anesthetic and even as a beauty aid, but now more commonly used as a deadly poison, able to render even the most mighty of warriors powerless. A useless, hallucinating, drooling pile on the ground.

Oft considered one of the primary tools of the witch. [ he laughs a little to himself. ] How fitting.



Tell me about yourselves, my new friends. Your worlds, your myths, your folklore. Your legends and your mysteries. I will share my own, in return.

Where I come from, there are nine known, documented realms. Nine worlds. The realms of the gods, the giants, the dying, and the dead among them. I have seen most all of them myself, and I must say, they hardly compare to the remarkable land I find myself in now. Very quaint.

I am sure there are others among you who agree, no? I can't be the only one who feels so very at home here.

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[fell_to_hell]

[Nico doesn't trust this, but he doesn't trust a lot of things nowadays. Talking about mythology is still an interest to him, though.]

Where I come from, Greek and Roman myths are real. They're literally part of our lives. Gods, monsters, spirits...the mortals just don't see them, except for a rare few who can see through the Mist. It's a magical veil that mostly makes mortals see something else. A hellhound might look like an ordinary dog to them. It can also fool demigods, but we can look passed the Mist.

[liugan]

Simple cloaking tricks, then. [ nothing he hasn't heard of, really. ] Though I must say, I find it interesting such magic is used in such a large scale, if only for the purpose of keeping the ignorant masses ignorant.

[fell_to_hell]

It used to be that mortals were well aware of the mythological world around them. Even the Emperors of Rome had been well-known as demigods. As faith waned in the Greek and Roman gods, though, so did their ability to see through the Mist. Now, it's a rare gift for mortals to have that kind of sight. Some demigods even have a talent for manipulating the Mist, and Hecate's children are definitely proficient enough with it to use magic.

[liugan]

I see.

You're one of them?

[fell_to_hell]

Yes. Greek, specifically.

If I may ask, why are you interested in the mythologies of others?

[liugan]

Curiosity.