The Annuna
them, as they had during their wandering days, it
Gods of Mesopotamia
by Demonchilde
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History
Many pantheons claim to be the oldest. The
Pesedjet of Egypt make that claim. As do the
Devas of India and the Celestial Bureaucracy
of China. Even the Atzlanti and the Loa may
argue that they are truly the eldest as their
people worshiped them long ago as tribes and
wanderers. All may in fact be right as there is
little in the way of true history during those times
to determine which of those pantheons sprang
from their people first. While the gods of these
first civilazations may bicker over which if them
truly is the oldest, archeology has proven which
civilization was the first to take shape. And it was
none of them.
Human civilization began in the Fertile Crescent
of Mesopotamia and whether the gods there were
the first pantheon or they came into being after
other gods and simply attached themselves to the
people is a matter of great debate. What IS true,
however, is that the Annuna pantheon was made
up of the gods of the very first cities of human
kind. The Annuna were the first to gain organized
worship with permanent temples built in their
honor. They were the first to have their people
gather in one place while the other pantheons
were being worshiped by roaming tribes of
hunters.
This mass flow of worship and Fatebinding,
served to shape the Annuna far faster than any
other pantheon had been shaped. And in the
beginning, with humanity coming from harsh
times and expecting harsh gods to watch over
comes as little surprise that the first of the Annuna
were far from gracious. Enlil, original king of the
gods, was known as a rapist, and tried on three
different occasions to destroy humanity outright
simply because they made too much noise. When
the World finally was covered with water after
Ymirs death, many of the Annuna suspected
perhaps that Enlil was involved. Some even now
that he knew the ultimate fate that would result
from Ymirs death and manipulated Odin into
striking the death blow, in the hopes of killing
humanity. Such theories are difficult to prove,
however. Ishtar and Ereshkigal were known as
beautiful but heartless entities, sowing death and
discord in their wake. And Nergal was more feared
than any of them, the bringer of pestilence, war
and famine.
Still, there were some bright spots among this
growing pantheon. Enki, the great protector, was
responsible for ensuring the continued survival
of the World each time his brother Enlil tried to
destroy it. Ninhursag tutored the great kings
to rule as benevolent leaders and Nusku taught
them the great advancements and improvements
that came with their growing society. And as the
generations of more gods were born, they became
more and more benevolent to their people.
Shamash, Sin, Ninlil, all serve to better the World,
rather than bring it strife. And Marduk, youngest
of the ruling Annuna, sits as a benevolent king
above all the other Mesopotamian gods.
The Annuna have gone from savage, primal roots
and evolved into a pantheon led by reason and
enlightenment. Still, they can never truly leave
behind their primal roots as Enlil, Nergal, Ishtar
and others are still dominant ruling powers among
the Annuna. This dichotomy and internal strife
between the gods of disorder and chaos against
the gods of reason and enlightenment serves as
perhaps the greatest dividing point and greatest
weakness of the Annuna. The internal bickering
and backstabbing within the Annuna would make
even the Dodekatheon or Pesedjet boggle at the
rapidness that the allegiances changes. And the
savagry of their direct actions could make even
the Atzlanti stand up and take notice.
During the Titan War, the elder Annuna did
not rise up against their Titan forebears as the
other pantheons did. Enki, Enlil, Ninhursag,
all considered the Titans to be their parents
and grandparents and were in agreement with
them on many of the points of the war. Still,
the younger generation of the Annuna rose up
against them and the likes of Shamash, Nusku
and Marduk all fought hard against their ancient
proginators.
It wasnt until Tiamat made her move to conquer
heaven to deal with the upstarts among the
Annuna that the elders among the gods stood up
to take notice. But they didnt wage war. Instead,
the three eldest of the Annuna approached their
father, An. An, who served as the dominant
Avatar of the Greater Titan Anu, Titan of the
Heavens, representing divine authority and the
right to rule. The elders pleaded their case before
the Titan Avatar. Tefnut, one of the other Avatars
was sympathetic and sided with the gods. The
other Avatar, Atlas chose instead to side with the
Titans. An was undecided at first, but many of the
Annuna were his children. And a plea from them
decided it for him as he threw the power of Anu
behind the gods.
Atlas remained in an alliance with the Titans
during this time, and the division of power kept
the full might of the Greater Titan from being
brought to bear. Regardless, this decision was the
turning point of the war for the Annuna, and with
the divine right behind him, Marduk struck down
Tiamat and seemingly destroyed her. The Annuna
did not have a hand in imprisoning their Titans,
but they did have a hand in defeating them and
driving them back. Especially with two of the
three Avatars from the Titanrealm of authority
and rulership on their side.
The Annuna settled themselves to rule in peace
after that. Well, as much peace as can be found
with their pantheon full of constantly shifting
alliances and betrayals.
While many of the pantheons have their
arrogance, the Annuna chose this time to take
their egotism to an extreme. They had the
might of the Titan of the Heavens on their side.
They had more of a divine right to rule than
any. What did they need with the World or the
other pantheons when they had authority over
the heavens themselves? Of course, there were
always the Annuna who disagreed with this
idea. Nusku, Shamash and others who felt ties to
the World argued against this policy. But when
Marduk sided with the elders and their arrogance,
it became the policy among the Annuna.
Other pantheons agreed not to interfere in the
World directly. The Annuna chose to abandon
the World, having decided it was useless. The
World might have forgotten about the Annuna
entirely, except for the fact that archeologists and
anthropologists exploring the Fertile Crescent to
learn of the Worlds most ancient history found
tablets and carvings which depicted the Annuna
and their worship. The Annunas Legend was kept
alive through history and research rather than
active worship and direct interaction.
Thats not to say that the Annuna did not visit the
World. On the contrary, they still walked among
the mortals just as the other gods did. But the
Annuna never interfered and never bothered
much with the insignificance of humanity.
Other pantheons knew of their existance, but
considered them antiquated, outdated and
snobbish relics. Very few Scions of the Annuna
had been Visited by the gods for centuries. While
it has been known to happen, such children are
generally the result of a fling and the curiosity of
their divine parents. Their relics and their magical
wonders left in the World were lost and forgotten
about in museums and historical societies and
the Annuna adopted an attitude that they had
grown beyond the World and no longer needed it
for anything more than idle amusement with the
mortals.
And the whole time, An and the other Avatars of
Anu watched the Annuna squander the authority
they had been granted.
But then, the other Titans were freed from their
prison. The Annuna were baffled of course,
having believed the Titans held in place by
ancient bonds forged by the Arbiters themselves.
The Annuna attempted to approach An to ask
how this could have happened, but they were not
allowed into the gates of his palace and were sent
away. Word soon began to circulate among the
Annuna that they had lost the favor of the Titan of
the Heavens. They were no longer worthy of their
seats and palaces in Anu.
When Anu was besieged from all sides by the
forces of Aten and Anshar, a primal Avatar of
Ehekatoyaatl, the Annuna went on the defensive.
They battled the suicide bombers and the
wind demons for hours, days, weeks, months.
A few Annuna tried to tap the power of their
mortal children, results of the occasional bored
dalliance, something not done for centuries by
the Mesopotamian gods, but there were too
few to matter much and the Annuna possessed
too few resources to rally them properly. While
other gods sent their Scions to enter the fray on
the World, the Annuna battled the Titans in the
Overworld and their children were left without
guidance. And when they called upon the
assistance of An and the other Avatars of Anu,
they were ignored.
Its only now that the Annuna turn their attention
to the World once more. Though they tried
Visiting Scions as other pantheons did, the
Babylonian gods didnt have the support network
to arm them properly. The Annuna are now
walking the World to find their latent children
and awaken their powers in greater numbers
than they have in centuries. They stalk museums
and archeological digs to recover the relics and
wonders that they once cast aside when leaving
the World. The Annuna are trying to pick up the
pieces of their pantheon in the hopes that by
retaking Anu and driving the Titans back once
more, they can prove their worth and reclaim
their place in the heavens.

And then they lost. Aten and Anshar managed

to drive the Annuna from Anu. Many of the
forces of the Annuna were scattered. Minor gods
and lesser immortals were driven from their
palaces in the clouds and forced into the desert
wastes of Akhetaten or the great storm realm of
Ehekatoyaatl. The bulk of the Annuna, however,
withdrew into the paradise garden of Dilmun,
trying to create a staging ground to retake lost
territory. But while other gods have found the
Titans encroaching upon their territory and trying
to take the godrealms, the Annuna have found
just the opposite.

For thousands of years, Dilmun has existed as

a subrealm within the greater realm of Anu,
dominated by the reaches of the Greater Titan.
But the Annuna have found the gates to Anu to
be barred. Hands of Aten and lilitu demons prowl
the borders and keep the Annuna from stepping
foot within the Titan Realm. In a war where other
pantheons have been fighting to keep the Titans
out of their homes, the Annuna have been cut off
from the Titan they considered to BE their home.
 Relations with Others
For the most part, the Annuna do not have
relationships with the other pantheons. They
havent for a long time anyway. The Annuna
withdrew from the World, abandoned what
was left of their worshipers and left behind the
other pantheons to deal with their own petty
skirmishes and conflicts. The other pantheons
met their actions with similar reactions. They
dismissed them. They forgot about them. Even
when the Annuna were encountered in the World,
the other pantheons ignored them.
The other pantheons felt that if the Annuna
wanted nothing to do with them, then they
would gladly return the favor. Though, that
didnt stop the other pantheons from co-opting
a few remaining relics and other Birthrights for
their own Scions. The mushhushshu (Scion:
Companion, pg. 60) is a prime example of this
trend. The Annuna left it behind and the other
pantheons had no qualms about using their
remnants. And that was the attitude many held.
The Annuna were simply remnants of a dead age.
Now, however, the Annuna have had their home
invaded. After spending months under seige,
they were kicked from what they considered to
be their home and have been forced to seek out
aid from their fellow pantheons once more. Old
rivalries have resurfaced and new alliances have
begun to be formed.
None are more affected by the return of the
Annuna than the Pesedjet and the Dodekatheon.
While the Pesedjet considered the Greek
pantheon to be their sole rivals for cultural power,
that was only because they thought the Annuna
to be a non-entity now. The fact that they were
wrong and the Mesopotamian gods have re-
emerged means the Pesedjet have renewed their
old competitions with the ancient gods. And
yet, as much as the Pesedjet might begrudge the
Annuna for their place in the ancient world, the
Egyptian gods have also found kindred spirits
among the returning Mesopotamians. These
ancient gods can find common ground. Both
have had the world move on without them. Both
have found new roles to take on in their new
situations. And both believe that the old ways
work best. The two pantheons have found many
reasons to work past their rivalries of old. Even if
sometimes, it may take a lot of work.
The Dodekatheon are affected perhaps less
so, but for many of the same reasons that the
Pesedjet might feel threatened by their presence.
The Dodekatheon were a fledgeling pantheon
during the height of Annuna power. These gods
are the gods which the Dodekatheon looked
to for guidance and inspiration during their
formative years. And many of the Dodekatheon
have chosen to forget such matters. They are
the embodiment of excellence and perfection.
What need do they have to look to these ancient
elders for assistance anymore? Yet many of
the Dodekatheon harber secret thoughts of
inadequacy that they would never make public
when compared to the Annuna. Something
which the Annuna do not make any better by
treating the Dodekatheon as children, even today.
Their relationships with the Aesir, Atzlanti and
Amatsukami are formative at the moment.
Though these pantheons are ancient today by
many standards, when the Annuna chose to
withdraw from the world, the Aesir and Atzlanti
were still young and coming into their own. And
the Amatsukami were just beginning to take
shape. The Annuna are unfamiliar with these
pantheons and have begun to explore relations
with them tentatively.
The Annuna are hesitant to get too close to the
Aesir. The tales they have heard of their Ragnarok
and its impending arrival have made the Annuna
wary. For the time, they have chosen to keep
their distance and watch how events play out.
Still, they watch and see if this pantheon holds
any potential for them. Their fatalistic attitudes
and seeming devotion to bringing about their
own end while trying to avoid it have done much
to turn them off, however.
Among the Atzlanti, the Annuna have oddly
found kindred spirits. Many of the more violent
Annuna have all found much in common with the
Aztec gods. While many of the pantheons may
be put off by the Aztecs devotion to sacrifice
and their bloodlust, the Annuna take it all in
stride. They still remember times when their
own worshipers made regular sacrifices upon
the altars in their names. Rather than being
disgusted, the Mesopotamian gods are impressed
by the sheer scale of bloodshed which the
Atzlanti were able to have done in their name.
True, some of the gentler gods such as Ninlil,
Shamash and Sin may cringe at such stories. But
the older generation of Annuna look upon the
Atzlanti and smile to themselves as they think
back to their own beginnings.
Their most hopeful of new relationships, however,
is with the Amatsukami. The Japanese devotion
to their people and their insistance upon keeping
to the laws of etiquette and propriety impress
the Annuna. They remember times when matters
were settled before ancient tribunals before An,
Enlil or Marduk, much as the Amatsukami leave
the decisions in the hands of Amaterasu. And
their warriors hearts endear them to many of the
more violent of the Annuna who wish to take the
battlefield once more. Still, they need to make
sure that the Amatsukami will acknowledge the
Annuna just as equally. And so far, the haughty
attitude of Amaterasu and her court have left a
sour taste in the mouths of the Annuna. It seems
the Queen of Heaven believes the Mesopotamian
gods are past their prime and she has little use for
them, despite all the similarities they may share.
The Loa have left the Annuna baffled. The
Annuna still remember Shango, Ogoun, Damballa
and others from their time among the West
African tribes. These new faces and identities
they wear have confused the Annuna. And to be
honest, have left the Mesopotamian gods scared.
They look upon the Loa and see what they could
have become had they not withdrawn from the
World when they did. Though some have made
tentative attempts to reconnect with their fellow
ancient gods and found the Loa quite accepting
and gracious, the Annuna as a whole are keeping
their distance.
The Celtic gods of Ireland have done little to
draw the attention of the Annuna as of yet. Their
obsession with honor and self-worth have left the
Annuna wondering just what their purpose is. It
is almost as if they wish to prove their greatness
and have it thrust upon them, rather than earn it
and have it shine through naturally as the Annuna
have learned to do. They bear some watching,
but they seem to be backwards and going about
life the wrong way.
The Celestial Bureaucracy is greeted with little
respect from the Annuna. Though many of the
most ancient of the Bureaucracy consider the
Annuna to be their contemporaries, they have
never gotten along. The Chinese gods see the
Annuna as barbaric and uncivilized. While the
Annuna see the Bureaucracy to be stagnant and
too obsessed with protocol. Keeping a proper
sense of etiquette is one thing. But allowing
protocol and procedure to hinder the entire
process is simply idiotic. And as modern ideas of
paperwork and computerization have infiltrated
the culture of the Chinese gods, the problem has
only gotten worse in the eyes of the Annuna.
The Devas are perhaps given the most respect
from the Annuna. Though their cultures and
idealogies may clash, the Devas are almost as old
as, if not older than the Annuna. And yet, the
Devas have managed to maintain their ancient
identities for the most part, without withdrawing
from the world as the Annuna did. On some
level, the Mesopotamian gods find they have to
respect that. Now, if only the Devas would greet
the Annuna with the same respect in return, they
might forge alliances and aid each other. But
the Devas insistance on treating the Annuna like
failed gods of the past does nothing more than
infuriate the ancients.
The Annuna consider the Rus to be an interesting
novelty. They have looked into their history and
were intrigued to learn that the entire pantheon
used to not only be Titan Avatars like many of
the other gods, but were literally split from those
Avatars into their component parts. And the fact
that the other pantheons have treated them with
honor enough to bestow them a piece of another
pantheons Overworld has interested them. Still,
they find the inner turmoil between the pantheon
to be disheartening. The Annuna have had their
own internal strife in the past, but nothing like
the Rus seem to have. These Slavic gods seem
intent on literally tearing each other apart and
bringing their entire pantheon crashing down
with them.

Finally, the Annuna are sad to see the current

state of the Manitou. They remember the ancient
Native American gods from their formative times.
And they witnessed how during the Titan War,
Raven organized them together. But now, they
have returned to the World to find the pantheons
have been bound together permanently and
what once was many have now become one. The
Annuna mourn the loss of their individuality.
Still, they see much of the old identities have
remained and the pantheon has found unity.
The Mesopotamian gods have reached out to
the Manitou to offer aid and support. So far, the
Manitou have tried to keep their own problems
internal and have not responded to the Annunas
offers.
 The Pantheon
The Annuna
Virtues: Conviction, Endurance, Valor,
Vengeance
Extended Family
Scion: God, pg. 203, describes the seige on Anu.
It also mentions that the Annuna called upon the
aid of many sub-pantheons of the Annuna for aid.
These pantheons are described in detail in other
sources, but for the Storyteller in a hurry, this is a
brief description.
These pantheons exist as extensions of the
main Annuna family. The Elamite, Kassite and
Ugaritic people still worshipped the Annuna,
though many places used different names and
associations for them. Many of these alternate
names have been worked into the descriptions of
the gods below. However, not all of the gods of
these sub-pantheons adapted to the Annuna as a
whole.
The Elamite sub-pantheon, consists mainly of
Kiririsha, the second wife of Enlil, and her consort
Inshushinak. Though other minor gods and
goddesses can claim membership to the Elamite
sub-pantheon, they do not have the power
to equal the two major gods who provide its
leadership. When the Annuna chose to withdraw
from the World, Kiririsha and Inshushinak
refused. They remained behind in the World and
attempted to maintain a presence among human
society. It made them outcasts among their
fellow Annuna, but now the other Mesopotamian
gods have them to thank for Anus continued
survival and connection to the World. If not for
them, the Annuna would have drifted off into
ambiguity centuries ago. Still, two gods alone
could not make much of a difference against the
seige on Anu when the call for aid went out. They
have renewed ties with the mainstream Annuna,
and are working from Dilmun to aid them.
Information on Inshushinak and Kiririsha can be
found in the Sub-Pantheons file.
The Kassite sub-pantheon is really too minor for
many gods to concern themselves with it. No
gods of the Kassite people managed to rise to the
ranks of power among the Annuna. None could
ever compete with the might of the Annuna gods
and this sub-pantheon consists almost entirely of
minor gods and lesser immortals. Long ago, they
followed the lead of the Annuna and withdrew to
Anu, but during the seige, were unable to provide
the aid the Annuna sought as their power could
not compete with the impending threat.
Finally, the Ugaritic, or Canaanite, pantheon is
today the largest and most organized of the
Annunas sub-pantheons. Long ago, the Elohim
(children of El, another name for Enlil) were a
thriving family of gods, led by the three sons of
Enlil, Adad, Mot and Yam, and the daughter of
Shamash, Shapash. Though many minor gods
were set to rise to power and fill in the gaps,
the pantheon never got its chance to rise to
prominence. The rise of monotheism hit the
pantheon hard, however, forever changing the
pantheon. The proceeding distruction by the
other gods left the Elohim in ruins, their rise to
power into their own pantheon, separate from
their Annuna parents, halted by the powers of
Fate. Still, the Elohim did not simply roll over
and give up. Rather than return to Anu when
the Annuna left the World, the Elohim remained
behind, mingling with the monotheistic faiths
and attempting to undo the worst of the damage
caused by monotheism. Their guidance and
leadership has helped to stem the worst advances
of monotheism on the power of the gods.
Information on the Elohim can be found in the
Sub-Pantheons file.
Enki
AKA: Ea
Brother to Enlil and god of the water and
invention, Enki is one of the most active of the
Annuna. He is a calm and impartial judge among
a pantheon populated by volitile and irrational
gods. Any who come to Enki for protection will
recieve it, until such time that he finds those who
beseech him are not worthy of his aid. He is the
god of magic and the greatest sorcerer that the
Annuna has to offer.

In past times, he has been one of the most
outspoken of the gods in favor of continuing
humanitys existance. Not out of any sense of
altruism, however, but because long ago, the first
men came to Enki to beg his protection. So far,
the race as a whole has not yet proven unworthy.
So while he may refuse to aid individuals for
their crimes, he has not yet turned his back on
humanity as a whole and will not allow the entire
race to fall.
Once, Enki was also the protector of all the mes in
existance. The tablets of creation and authority
were under his control and he parcelled them out
to gods as he saw fit and when he felt they had
earned the right. That is until Ishtar tricked him
into giving them over to her and she took them
away from him and they passed into the hands of
the Annuna as a whole.
Enki often takes the shape of a wild old man, still
full of life and with a laughing smile, but clearly
not in the prime of youth any longer. He wears
his beard long and his clothes are made from the
living bark of the trees he nurtures and water
flows like a cape from his shoulders. In the World,
Enki appears as the bodyguard, assigned to keep
some celebrity famous for the right price. Or he
walks the world as the farmer who supplies crops
to a small desert village. He is the judge who
sticks to the spirit of the law, if not the letter, to
ensure that the guilty go to jail and the innocent
remain free.
Many of Enkis Scions take their role as guardian
very seriously. They see themselves as their
Bands protectors and they work harder than
anyone to ensure that their companions and
followers are kept safe. They are not afraid to do
what needs to be done to stop the Titan threat,
but they do their damnedest along the way to
make sure everyone comes out in one piece at the
end of the day.
Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence, Epic
Manipulation, Epic Wits, Animal (Fish, Goat),
Fertility, Guardian, Health, Justice, Magic, Mystery,
Melam, Water
Common Abilities: Academics, Craft, Integrity,
Occult, Politics, Survival
Rivals: Enlil, Ishtar, Ninhursag; Isis, Set, Sobek,
Poseidon, Frigg, Loki, Njord, Tyr, Quetzalcoatl,
Tlaloc, Susanno-o, Kalfu
Enlil
AKA: Ellil, El, Humban
Born from the exhausted breath after sexual
union, Enlil is one of the oldest of the gods of the
Annuna. Many of the younger generation of the
Annuna are his children and until Marduk rose
to power, he was considered their king. Once
he was cast out from Dilmun, the home of the
gods, for raping a young goddess. This goddess
however, Ninlil, then followed him and bore him
three children before he was allowed back into
Anu and he claimed the young woman as his wife.
He has also sired children with many other of the
Annuna, including Ereshkigal, goddess of the
Underworld.
In his divine appearance, Enlil takes the form of a
powerfully built man. Still strong with youth and
vibrancy, Enlil is also matured since his younger
years of raping virgin goddesses. Now the light
of experience can be seen in his young eyes. A
heavy beard has grown over his young cheeks,
signifying his role as the father of the gods and
their chief patriarch. When in the World, Enlil can
be found playing the father figure to others. He
is the school teacher who takes troubled children
aside and offers them guidance. He is the
psychiatrist there to offer advice.
Enlils Scions are numerous. He may have
matured past the time of raping young maidens,
but that has not slaked his lusts in the least. Its
just now he makes sure the women he sires his
children with are at least moderately willing. His
Scions are often as boistrous and full of vigor
as their father. They take up roles as teachers
and educators as well, serving as the pioneers of
human invention and innovation. They are also
rarely lacking a sex life and can be found on many
a romantic tryst.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic
Stamina, Animal (Snake), Illusion, Melam, Sky
Common Abilities: Brawl, Command, Larceny,
Occult, Presence, Survival
Rivals: Enki, Ereshkigal, Nergal, Ninlil, Sin; Horus,
Set, Zeus, Odin, Thor, Quetzalcoatl, Raiden,
Erzulie, Shango
Ereshkigal
AKA: Irkalla, Allatu
Queen of Irkalla and sister of Ishtar, Ereshkigal is
the one source of light in the deep, impenetrable
darkness that is the Underworld. Once, she ruled
the Underworld alone, but that was before Nergal
arrived and claimed her as his bride, creating a
situation that required her to share her role as
ruler of the Underworld. Nergal presides over the
dead themselves. Thus the people who populate
the Underworld belong to Nergal. But the
Underworld itself where those people, and Nergal
himself, reside belongs to Ereshkigal, their queen.
As beautiful as Ishtar, though not quite as
charming, Ereshkigal has not allowed the
dreariness of the Underworld to sap her passions
from her as some of the other goddesses of death
have done. Though Ereshkigal can be as cold and
calculating as any god of darkness and decay,
she is also known to be an insatiable lover. In
Nergals first attempt to usurp power from her,
he tried to seduce her and claim her as his wife.
But after a full seven days and seven nights of
passionate romance, Nergal tired while Ereshkigal
was left wanting more. He was banished from her
kingdom for disappointing her, but eventually
returned and reconciled with her, taking his place
in her kingdom. Theirs is not a happy marriage.
But it is active.
Her temper is just as legendary. When her own
sister, Ishtar, descended to the Underworld
to mourn with her sister after the death of
Gugalanna, Ereshkigals first husband, at the
hands of Gilgamesh, Ereshkigal gladly forced
her sister to strip herself of her clothes and
belongings, thus trapping her there in the lands
of the dead as if she herself were a ghost. It
wasnt until the other gods intervened that Isthar
was allowed to return to the lands of the living,
but even then, Ereshkigal demanded that a
living person take Ishtars place. Her vengeance
against those who would take harm her is just as
insatiable as her lust and it takes great sacrifice
before she feels vindicated.
Though her passions never cool, she is rarely
found in the World or Overworld. Though the
Underworld of the Annuna has been empty for
some time, she has little desire to walk among
the living. However, when she does appear in
the World, she is always memorable. She is the
dominatrix who maybe goes too far with her
customers but has never once had a complaint.
Shes the high priced prostitute who loses herself
in the job and surprises customers with freebies,
and shes the attractive medical examiner who
isnt afraid to cause a scandal with her co-workers
on the examination table next to the dead bodies.
Her Scions are drawn to professions of death,
from forensic analyst to coroner to mortician.
Always, they do their job with a passion that
borders on the obsessive. Any theat to their
position is met with hostility. And any rivals are
summarily dealt with. And yet they always make
time for lifes little daliances to intervene in their
day to day schedules and savor every moment of
their passions.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic
Manipulation, Epic Stamina, Darkness, Death,
Earth, Melam
Common Abilities: Command, Fortitude, Integrity,
Occult, Presence, Stealth
Rivals: Ishtar, Nergal; Osiris, Hades, Hel,
Mictlantecuhtli, Izanami, Baron Samedi
Ishtar
AKA: Innana, Astarte, Anat
The goddess of love and war, Ishtar is as beautiful
and seductive as she is deadly. Of all the gods,
Ishtar is perhaps the most feared and most
sought after at the same time. Her beauty is
only matched by that of her sister, Ereshkigal,
but her charm and grace which her sister lacks
makes her a far more alluring goddess. About the
only goddess that Ishtar feels truly rivalled by is
Aphrodite among the Dodekatheon, but Ishtar
would never let it be public knowledge that the
young, Greek upstart has the power to rankle her.
Next to her beauty and fearsomeness, most know
Ishtar for her temper and the callous treatment
of her lovers. When she sought to wed the great
hero Gilgamesh, he rejected her, citing her history
of lovers and the tragedies they had suffered in
the past. In her rage, she sought for Enki to send
the minor god, Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven and
Ereshkigals husband to strike vengeance against
the hero and his companion, Enkidu. When he
initially refused, she threatened to break down
the gates of Irkalla and free the dead to walk
among the living once more. With that threat
hanging in the air, Enki sent Gugalanna to punish
Gilgamesh and Enkidu. And when they defeated
him Enkidu dismembered him and threw his thigh
at Ishtar. And it was then Isthar who pleaded
with the rest of the Annuna to punish the humans
who had slain the Gugalanna. It was for this that
Enkidu died.
When she sought to mourn with her sister after
Gugalannas death, she was tricked by her sisters
guile and trapped there in the palace of Irkalla for
punishment. When she was released, it was on
the condition that she find someone to replace
her in the lands of the dead. She travelled far and
wide to find someone take her place and when
she finally came upon her husband who was
not mourning her loss, she would have casually
chosen him to replace her had he not fled quickly.
Instead, she took his sister in his place.
Ishtar can often be found in the World, mingling
love and war among the human race. She is the
Mafia mistress who causes a war between the
family by sleeping with the head of the familys
brother. She is the queen of violent pornography.
No depravity is too exteme for Ishtar to partake
in. She tries everything at least once. In romance,
Ishtar is always the aggressor and many a man
has been conquered by her. More often than not,
this results in more Scions to serve her.
Ishtars Scions are many and varied. Rarely is
Ishtar the attentive mother and her Scions are
honestly lucky if they even recieve some sort of
personal attention during their Visitation. Many
of them are Visited by divine messengers or other
servants who are sent on Ishtars behalf to do the
deed. Scions of Ishtar do have a few things in
common, however. Many of them tend to lead
violent lives. But that violence is always mixed
with unbridled passion, often with the Scions
serving as the aggressors in both the violence
and the love.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic
Charisma, Epic Manipulation, Chaos, Melam, War
Common Abilities: Athletics, Brawl, Fortitude,
Melee, Presence, Thrown
Rivals: Enki, Ereshkigal, Marduk, Nergal, Ninlil,
Shamash; Bastet, Horus, Isis, Aphrodite, Ares,
Artemis, Dionysus, Persephone, Freya, Loki,
Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca,
Tlazolteotl, Amaterasu, Hachiman, Erzulie, Ogoun
Marduk
AKA: Merodach, Mardochaios, Bel
Most of Marduks origins have been lost to the
ages, even among his fellow Annuna. Mainly
because most of the Annuna rarely pay too much
attention to someone outside of themselves long
enough to remember the past of someone viewed
as inconsequential. Marduk is connected to
water, judgement, and magic. He is also the god
who has taken Enlils place as king of the Annuna.
He earned his power and rose to prominence
when he battled and defeated the Avatar of the
Drowned Road, Tiamat. This act proved both
his dominance over the water and the right to
rule the Annuna. Though Enlil put up a bit of
a struggle over the fact, Enki was more than
accepting and with his graceful acceptance,
Marduk assumed the position. He is normally
depicted as a regal young man, crowned with the
symbol of a snake or dragon upon his head. His
strong features and thick beard are worthy of the
great king he is.
Marduk rarely appears in the World. He is the
king of the Annuna and is too busy to leave the
Overworld. However, when he does appear, he
is always the strong and just leader. He has been
a senator in Washington, a representative at the
United Nations, and the leader of a biker gang.
His Scions tend to follow similar roles, serving
as poweful warriors for their particular cause,
whether it be physical or social. They are strong
leaders and charismatic figures of authority. Just
like their father.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Stamina,
Epic Strength, Guardian, Justice, Magic, Melam,
Sky, Water
Common Abilities: Brawl, Command, Control,
Integrity, Presence, Politics
Rivals: Enlil, Nergal; Horus, Zeus, Odin, Thor,
Huitzilopochtli, Hachiman, Raiden, Damballa
Namtar
AKA: Namtara, Namtaru
The son of Ereshkigal and Enlil, Namtar is a hellish
deity. He is the god of death itself and is the
messenger of the gods. He is responsible for
drawing the souls of the dead to the Underworld
where they belong and can often be found
accompanying his step-father Nergal on the
fields of battle. Nergal destroys the bodies and
Namtar carries them to the land of the dead for
him. Namtar, more than any other of the Annuna,
knows the ultimate fate of man. Hes a prophet
with skills at knowing specifically how and when
someone will die.
As the messenger for the gods, especially for
Ereshkigal and Nergal, it is his task to travel
between World, Overworld and Underworld to
deliver the dictates of the Annuna and to serve
as ambassador to the other pantheons. Few of
the other pantheons appreciate Namtars unique
approach to serving as a psychopomp, finding
the monstrously ugly bringer of death to be more
disturbing than trustworthy as a diplomat.
Namtar in his true divine form, is truly horrible
to look upon. Some say that he is the source
of modern stories of the Grim Reaper. There
is no flesh on his bones, he is simply a walking
skeleton. Sometimes, he appears with a
diaphanous black cloak surrounding him and
shrouding him from view. Usually, however, he is
simply a skeleton, showing off the true horror of
death and decay. When he appears in the World,
he still tends to be skeletally thin. He often
dresses in black and plays roles associated with
letting people know their time to die. His favorite
role is that of a doctor for the terminally ill.
Though hes kind and charming on the outside,
on the inside he takes some secret glee in
informing his patients of their impending demise.
Namtars Scions are rare. It takes great effort for
the god of death to find it in himself to create
life. Its also rare that he adopt. Few living things
last long and even the children of gods are not
immune to death. Those that Namtar does sire,
he does not always Visit. Perhaps his knowledge
of a persons Fate tells him which would die
as Scions and which have a better chance of
surviving the rigors of divinity. Very few of the
Scions that Namtar actually Visits or Adopts
actually fall in combat against the Titans. The
disproportionate number has made more than a
few other gods take notice of Namtars very picky
habits.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic
Perception, Death, Melam, Prophecy, Psychopomp
Common Abilities: Athletics, Awareness,
Investigation, Medicine, Occult, Stealth
Rivals: Nusku, Sin; Anubis, Hades, Hermes, Odin,
Mictlantecuhtli, Quetzalcoatl, Izanami, Tsuki-yomi,
Baron Samedi
Nergal
AKA: Nirgal, Nirgali, Lugalgira, Sharrapu, Erra, Sibitti, Aplu
Nergal, god of the noonday sun, death in the
throes of war and the plagues that grow from
decay and pestilence is perhaps one of the most
feared of the Annuna. He is the husband of
Ereshkigal who he tried to seduce to gain control
over her kingdom. After a week, however, his
would-be wife was still unsatisfied and Nergal
was exhausted. She banished him from her
presence and he returned to the World to cause
havoc in his outrage. The rest of the Annuna then
punished him by exiling him to the Underworld.
There, Nergal and Ereshkigal reached an
agreement. They married and he became the lord
of the dead while Ereshkigal was the Queen of
the Underworld itself. Since that time, Nergal has
wandered the world, spreading plague and war
across the land, so that he can claim the souls of
the dead to be carried to the Underworld to serve
him and the rest of the Annuna. He can often be
found accompanied by his step-son, Namtar, who
points out those who are about to fall and then
takes their lives so Nergal can claim their souls.
In his divine form, Nergal appears as a
fearsome warrior. His armor and weapons are
bloodstained, though he rarely appears with the
same kind of armor or weapons twice. He prefers
to experiment with new looks and new toys. Hes
a strong, imposing figure and his eyes glow with
an inner light. His matted hair hangs down from
his head like a lions mane and his sharpened
teeth gnash almost constantly in his mouth. Hes
often found wreathed in living flames that dance
along his body. When appearing in the World, he
still appears as a strong and threatening figure.
Hes served as an arsonist, a gun runner, a front-
line soldier and a doctor who breeds disease for
war.
His Scions are often the ones who fear their father
the most. They are more acquainted with his
rages than anyone and they learn to avoid their
father more often than not. And thats often the
way Nergal prefers it anyway. Hes far from the
doting father and most of his children are lucky
to recieve even the basics of Birthrights upon
their Visitations. And when Nergal comes to meet
his children and welcome them to their divine
heritage, tragedy is often not far in his wake.
Most of his Scions find themselves introduced to
the Titan War with the sprays of blood and the
rattling coughs of the dying.
Associated Powers: Epic Dexterity, Epic Strength,
Epic Wits, Animal (Lion), Chaos, Death, Fire,
Melam, Sun, War
Common Abilities: Brawl, Fortitude,
Marksmanship, Melee, Medicine, Thrown
Rivals: Enlil, Ereshkigal, Namtar, Ninhursag, Ninlil,
Nusku, Shamash; Horus, Set, Apollo, Ares, Hades,
Hel, Odin, Vidar, Amaterasu, Hachiman, Baron
Samedi, Legba, Ogoun
Ninhursag
AKA: Ninmah, Nintu, Mama, Mami, Nin-ki, Aruru, Belet-lli, Ninzinak,
Nindim, Nagarsagak, Ninbahar, Ninmag, Ninsigsig, Mudkesda,
Amadugbad, Amaududa, Sagzudingirenak, Ninmenna, Antu, Ki
The goddess of the earth, Ninhursag is the
mother of many of the Annuna. Indeed, many
consider her to be the mother of the pantheon
itself as it was with her that Enki bore many of
the other deities. As one of the oldest of the
pantheon and the great matriarch, she takes it
upon herself to ensure that the children of the
gods are well taken care of. In times past, she was
a tutor of royalty, teaching the great kings (many
of which were Scions) how to lead their people
properly. She represents wisdom, learning and
the enlightenment of mother earth.
In her divine form, Ninhursag typically wears a
horned head dress with tiered skirts. She is not
the most beautiful of goddesses. Her motherly
presence tends to be thought of more as soothing
and comforting than as sensual in any way. She is
often found carrying a club or baton that is often
topped by an omega motif of some sort. When
she walks among the World she is the protective
school teacher or the mother of a great politician
or business man who turns to her for advice or
guidance.
Her Scions often walk the world as great leaders
in their own right. Their mother acts to offer
them guidance and ensure their greatness, but it
is the role of her Scions to go on and act as agents
in the World. She ensures her children rise to
power and that they are skilled enough to keep
it. Her female Scions take a special role. Often
they are called upon to follow in their mothers
footsteps and shepherd in a new generation of
children to take power in the World when their
time comes. But not until those Scions have had
their own adventures and are ready to settle
down.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic
Manipulation, Epic Intelligence, Earth, Health,
Magic, Melam
Common Abilities: Academics, Craft, Empathy,
Medicine, Politics, Survival
Rivals: Enki, Ninlil; Geb, Isis, Hera, Freya, Freyr,
Frigg, Quetzalcoatl, Tlazolteotl, Xipe Totec,
Izanagi, Damballa
Ninlil
AKA: Sud, Mullitu
Though not the mother of quite as many of the
other gods as Ninhursag is, Ninlil is nevertheless
the mother of many of the most powerful of the
Annuna. Mainly because she is wife and consort
of Enlil the father of many. In her youth, Enlil
found Ninlil and raped her, impregnating her
with Sin. Later, after Enlil was banished to the
Underworld for this crime, Ninlil followed him
there and dwelt with him for a time. There she
gave birth to three more of his children, including
the death god, Nergal. Finally, the two gods were
married and Enlil was forgiven for his crime.
As a goddess of the winds, Ninlil is in many ways
the counterpart to Enlil. Where Enlil can be cold,
icy and callous, the beautiful Ninlil is gentle
and nurturing, caring for her children and even
forgiving Enlil for his heinous crime against her.
She is a guardian of the weak and a traveller
across the skies. Often, it is Ninlil who keeps her
husband in check and ensures that his passions
do not get him into further trouble as they once
did with her. Finally, the warm caresses of her
winds are known to aid in the growth of crops
and Ninlil serves gladly as a goddess of grain and
abundance.
When appearing in the world, the beautiful
Ninlil often takes roles that keep her close to
her husband to keep an eye on him. When he is
a school teacher, she is the guidance counselor
of the same school. When Enlil serves as a
psychiatrist, she is often there as his secretary and
assistant. When she takes to the world to take on
roles of her own, she can often be found serving
as a rape crisis counselor, helping young women
deal with the trauma theyve gone through.
Her Scions can often be found as explorers and
adventurers. They travel the world to look out
for those in need of their aid. They are also a
comforting presence, soothing the pains of the
world and helping to bring peace to the troubled
World. More than anything, Scions of Ninlil are
strong of will. They do not let life get them down,
no matter what horrors may be thrown at them.
Always, they push onward, trying to make the
best of bad situations and snatch victory from the
jaws of defeat.
Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic
Stamina, Fertility, Guardian, Melam, Psychopomp,
Sky
Common Abilities: Awareness, Empathy,
Fortitude, Integrity, Presence, Stealth
Rivals: Enlil, Ishtar, Nergal; Bastet, Aphrodite,
Hermes, Hel, Sif, Tlazolteotl, Amaterasu, Erzulie
Nusku
AKA: Gibil, Girru
More than simply the god of fire, Nusku serves
as the god of civilization and advancement for
the Annuna and their worshipers. The moment
humanity discovered the use of fire, Nusku
has been there to guide them in their use and
the advancement of their society. He is not
however, quite as obsessive as certain Titans,
like Prometheus. Nusku wishes to see fire
and advancements in technology used for the
betterment of the World, rather than to see it
used simply for the sake of advancement itself.
Nusku is always the protector of families and a
ward against sickness and disease. He is known
as a great purifier, using his knowledge and his
protective powers to keep plagues and pestilence
from raging out of control. Finally, Nusku is
responsible for connecting the gods of the
Annuna with their human worshipers. Without
Nusku, the sacrifices to the Annuna would never
reach their destination in the Overworld. While
many of the Annuna are distant with little regard
for humanity beyond their usefulness, it is
Nusku who walks among them and serves as the
mediator between humans and the divine.
Nuskus divine form is rarely the same twice in
a row. He appears how he needs to in order to
achieve his goal and is ever-changing as the
dancing flames themselves, often appearing
more times than any as the flames themselves.
When he appears in the world, he often serves as
roles that connect people to others. Hes been a
telecommunications specialist and a computer
engineer. Hes designed highway systems and
brokered peace treaties. He also takes a special
interest in the medical field, working to further
the advancement of modern medicine to cure
illnesses and help the sick.
His Scions are many and varied. Not only are his
Scions so varied simply by the mercurial nature of
their father, but Nusku is also one of the Annuna
most likely to Adopt the Scions of other gods
and fill in the roles that are left unfilled by other
divinities. Because of this, Scions of Nuski have
very little that can be said about them as a whole.
Many of them follow roles that allow them to
connect two groups of people, but the options
available under such a broad concept are too
many to ever hope to pin down.
Associated Powers: Epic Dexterity, Epic
Intelligence, Epic Perception, Fire, Guardian,
Melam, Psychopomp
Common Abilities: Art, Awareness, Craft,
Medicine, Politics, Science
Rivals: Namtar, Nergal; Ptah, Hephaestus, Hermes,
Heimdall, Tyr, Quetzalcoatl, Hachiman, Damballa,
Ogoun
Shamash
AKA: Utu
Shamash, the representation of the sun itself
among the Annuna, may not be quite as powerful
as some of the other Annuna. But he is one of
the most active hands in the World today, and
bears the distinction of having some of the
most devoted Scions known to the pantheon.
Gilgamesh, himself, was a Scion of Shamash via
his mother who conceived and bore him before
her own ascension to godhood.
While many of the Annuna may branch out
and seek power in many venues, Shamash has
devoted himself to his pure and simple role: the
dispenser and arbiter of justice among the gods.
As the embodiment of the supreme light of the
heavens, it is Shamash who illuminates the truth
and brings crimes and illegalities to light. He
has inspired the creation, collection and passing
of countless laws through the centuries and has
inspired leaders to root out the darkness within
their domains.
Surrounded with the radiant halo of the sun
at all times when in his divine form, he dresses
in regal robes and his beard glows like the sun
itself. When he walks among mortals, the great
arbiter is always found in the halls of justice. He
has been a paralegal, collecting and collating
legal documents so that the legal staff of the law
firm can properly find and use the information
within. He has served as a lobbyist in congress to
get legislation passed and as a police officer who
arrests the criminals to take them before trial.
Rarely does he serve as a judge directly, though it
is not unheard of.
Scions of Shamash tend to take a direct role in
the law and order of their environment. They
are peace officers and soldiers against unjust
regimes. They are not afraid to take the front
lines or to do what needs to be done to deal
with the threat of the Titans. They often serve to
inspire their Bands to do what is right and serve
as the voice of reason if their Band mates should
stray from the proper path.
Associated Powers: Epic Intelligence, Epic
Perception, Justice, Melam, Sun
Common Abilities: Academics, Awareness,
Empathy, Integrity, Investigation, Politics
Rivals: Enki, Ishtar, Marduk, Nergal; Atum-Re,
Horus, Apollo, Athena, Zeus, Baldur, Loki, Tyr,
Vidar, Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatilpoca,
Amaterasu, Baron Samedi, Damballa, Kalfu, Legba
Sin
AKA: Suen, Nanna
The child born from Enlils rape of Ninlil, Sin is
the god of the moon. More than that, he is also
known as the greatest of prophets of the Annuna,
mastering the tools of both astronomy and
astrology to answer the questions of the stars
and planets. Though not exactly known for his
intellect like his son, Shamash, is, Sin is known to
be quick thinking and perceptive, always ready
with a solution to the visions and signs he sees in
the stars.
Appearing as an old man with a flowing beard of
lapis lazuli, Sin always wears the crecent symbol
of the moon somewhere on his robes. When
appearing in the world, Sin appears in roles
that allow him to help others prepare for future
events. He has been a meteorologist, predicting
the weather from day to day. He has been a
fortune teller at a carnival, reading the tarot and
advising interested tourists. He goes through life
always looking to the future and always thinking
about the next step rather than focusing on the
present.

His Scions are often similarly disposed. They are

very good at capturing the big picture. They
take in details and quickly piece them together
into the overarching themes and plans. What his
Scions often miss is the significance of the details
themselves. A Scion of Sin may take in a room
and determine who will likely die in the battle
that is about to erupt, but rarely do they take the
time to consider what those deaths mean or who
the individual people are.

Associated Powers: Epic Perception, Epic Wits,

Animal (Bull), Melam, Moon, Mystery, Prophecy,
Stars
Common Abilities: Animal Ken, Awareness,
Integrity, Occult, Politics, Science
Rivals: Enlil, Namtar, Ninlil, Shamash; Bastet, Isis,
Apollo, Artemis, Frigg, Odin, Tezcatlipoca, Xipe
Totec, Tsuki-yomi, Kalfu

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Scent the Divine
When using the Perception Knack, Scent the
Divine (Scion Companion, pgs. 56 to 57), the
Annuna smell like cedar trees and sound like
distant thunder.
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Pantheon Specific
Purview -- Melam
The power of Melam roughly translates as Awe
or Radiance. Many of the witnesses of this
Purviews Boons in use may have confused its
effects with similar effects which come from the
Sun Purview. But Melam does not manipulate the
light of the sun or its natural radiance. Rather,
the radiance of Melam is an inner radiance which
comes from the Scions own greatness. Melam
may be understood as a strong presence, the
idea of individuals who emenate a sense of
power, who inspire awe either through authority,
wealth, physical size, spiritual insight or beauty.
All may be sources of Melam and the radiance
of the Annunas greatness need not come from a
single source. When Gilgamesh stood upon the
walls of Uruk as the armies of Kish rushed upon
the city, the soldiers were forced to shield their
eyes and turn away as Gilgameshs melam was
too strong to look upon. Many of the gods are
associated with the planets and stars and their
melam is the melam of the heavens themselves.
Melam is both the name of this unique Purview,
and the actual manifestation of it as the aura of
brilliance is also called a Scions melam.
Perhaps the reason that many have mistaken
the Purview of Melam for the Sun Purview is
because sometimes, a Scion may manifest the
ability to channel his inner radiance of greatness
in such a way as to achieve an actual physical
result. A Scion of sufficient Legend may learn
to harness his Melam in such a way that the
glow becomes a physical radiance and blinds
his opponents. In game terms, Scions of the
Annuna may purchase Boons from the Sun
Purview as alternate choices for the Melam Boons.
However, Sun Boons purchased in this manner
are considered to be one level higher and cost
twice as many experience points. So a Scion with
Legend 3 could purchase Penetrating Glare as a
level 2 Melam Boon at a cost of rating x 8 for the
Pantheon Specific Purview. The typical Melam
Boons are much more cost effective, however,
that doesnt stop a Scion of the Annuna from
attempting to get a trick or two up his sleeve.
Scions may never purchase level 10 Sun Boons in
this manner, nor may the Scion ever manifest the
Avatar of the Purview. If a character wishes to
be an actual Sun god like Shamash or Nergal, the
Scion must actually purchase Sun Boons normally,
which is cheaper than purchasing the Boons as
Melam anyway, even if the characters parent
isnt associated with the Purview. Annuna still
need a Relic to learn Boons of the Sun Purview
when learned in this way, only when learned at
the more expensive cost as Melam Boons do they
come naturally.
It should be noted that while these Boons may
achieve the same effect as the Sun Boons, the
Scion is not actually manipulating the radiance
of the Sun. This is why the Scion needs a relic
to learn Boons of the Sun Purview as otherwise,
it isnt the Sun they are controlling. Rather, the
Scion is still manipulating his internal radiance,
or his melam, in such a way as to achieve a
physical effect on the World which is similar to
the physical effect achieved using the Sun Boons.
For this reason, Scions outside the Annuna may
not purchase Melam as Sun. The process does
not reverse. Scions of other pantheons simply
dont have the internal radiance born of greatness
needed to learn the Boons of Melam. Some
rumors say that Atum-Re may have used Heku
and the power of a stolen True Name to force one
of the Annuna to reveal the secrets of Melam to
him so that he could learn some of these Boons as
Sun Boons. To date, this is only a rumor, and not
one thats given much credibility. However, it has
made the Annuna wary of interaction with the
Pesedjet.
At the beginning levels of Melam, a Hero starts
by learning to harness and focus his inner glory.
He may strengthen his resolve and hold strong
where others may falter, empower his commands
with divine authority born from his own great
skill and allow his radiance to project outward
and cause his enemies to hesitate in their actions.
When the Annuna reaches the Demigod levels, he
may feel his inner greatness swelling within him
and empowering his actions in the name of his
people, as well as witness his greatness taking on
a legend of its own to guide his actions to greater
heights. He may also begin to extend his glory to
others, allowing his melam to act through others
who have been inspired by his glory. Finally, as
the chains of flesh fall away completely, a god
learns the true power of the melam. A god is
capable of reaping the rewards of his greatness,
of empowering his command to truly divine
levels and of channelling his greatness into a truly
perfect act.
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If It Translates to Radiance,
Wheres the Glow?
While Melam does indeed use terms like radiant
and shining, the Purview actually lacks visual
effects for the most part. The radiance thats
referred to in many of the Boons is a spiritual
radiance. A radiance of the soul, rather than
of the physical variety. Scions who use Melam
powers do not literally glow. Yet they radiate
such glory and splendor that mortals might be
forced to look away from such perfection, much
as the example of Gilgamesh above.
Still, as described above, the use of mimicked Sun
Boons do generate an actual glow. The spiritual
radiance is channeled to such a fine point that it
actually manifests a physical effect in the form
of flashes of light or burning heat. Additionally,
if a Scion uses the Magic Spell, Unlidded Eye,
the user of the Spell does see the Melam user
wreathed in a glowing aura of spiritual radiance.
But to the untrained eye, the radiance of Melam is
purely of the spiritual sort.
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Indomitable Will
(Melam O)
Dice Pool: None
Cost: None
The most basic application of the principles of
Melam allows the Scion to strengthen his will and
become better able to resist deception and the
control of others. By letting the Scions melam fill
his mind and reinforce his place of power in the
world, he ensures that none can easily displace
that power. No roll or activation is necessary,
the Scion simply adds the level of his highest
rated Melam Boon to any Willpower + Integrity
+ Legend rolls, representing the iron wills and
indomitable spirits of the Annuna.
Divine Authority
(Melam OO)
Dice Pool: Varies
Cost: 1 Legend
By spending at least a Speed 5, Miscellaneous
action performing some action to represent the
Scions greatness, the Scions melam flares within
him, causing him to stand out in all his glory and
be made greater for it.
This action may take many forms at the
preference of the Scion. Some may impress
others with an act of artistic expression, having
prepared an artistic work in advance and using
a Charisma + Art roll to show it off. A Charisma
+ Craft roll may also apply to unveil some new
invention made in advance. In both these cases,
the Storyteller must be satisfied that the work
of art or invention in question are sufficient to
impress the populace. Other Scions may choose
to demonstrate their greatness using a Stamina
+ Fortitude test and surviving some threatening
environmental hazard such as walking through
fire or surviving a crumbling building. In this
case, the act of survival is done with some flair or
show of greatness such as erupting in triumph,
unharmed from the crumbled building. Some
Scions may even choose to simply pose and let
others bask in their beauty using Appearance +
Presence. However, this still requires an action
as the Scion must perform some act of conscious
effort to draw attention to herself. Finally, many
Scions find themselves using various combat
Abilities such as Brawl, Melee, Marksmanship or
Thrown to impress their chosen audiences. If this
is the case, the action is likely going to require
taking multiple actions with the appropriate
penalties in order to attack a target while making
it look flashy and showy enough to inspire with
the Scions melam.
The Scion MUST possess a rating of at least 3 in
the Ability chosen to represent the characters
greatness. Anything less does not have the ability
to empower the melam and inspire onlookers.
Regardless of the method chosen, assuming
the Scion possesses the Ability at the requisite
level and performs the action successfully at a
difficulty 5, the Scion may then spend a Legend.
For the rest of the scene, the Scion may add his
rating in the chosen Ability to his Command
rating for purposes of leading and commanding
others. The Scions Command rating may not
exceed 5 or the Scions Legend rating, whichever
is higher. A Scion with a Legend 3 may have
a Command boosted to 5, while a Scion with
Legend 7 may have a Command rating up to 7. A
Scions Command may only be enhanced by one
Ability at a time. If this Boon is used again, the
Scions rating in Command becomes enhanced
by the higher rated of the two Abilities and the
previous use of the power is cancelled.
Become the Glory
(Melam OOO)
Dice Pool: None
Cost: 1 Legend per action
The Scion learns now to harness his melam to
make himself so glorious that his enemies may
not oppose him. This power must be maintained,
however, at the cost of 1 Legend per action.
Activating it is a reflexive action which may only
be performed on a tick which the Scion acts.
While this power is active, a would-be opponent
must succeed in a Willpower + Integrity + Legend
roll at a difficulty of the level of the Scions
highest rated Melam Boon in order to oppose the
Scion in any way.
This includes but is not limited to attacking the
Scion in combat, participating in a contested
roll, speaking out against the Scions actions
and more. The Storyteller is the final arbiter of
what constitutes opposition to the Scion. Once
a would-be opponent has succeeded in the
resistance roll, he is immune to the Scions use of
this Boon for the rest of the scene. He must re-roll
his resistance in later scenes, however.
-Virtuous Glow (Melam OOOO)
Dice Pool: Appearance + Command
Cost: 2 Legend + 1 Willpower
At this level of power, the Scion learns to focus
the power of his Melam so that for just a moment,
he may extend that power into his divine
upbringing and channel more Virtuous power
than normally capable of handling. To activate
this power, the Scion must first spend 2 Legend
and 1 Willpower and then roll Appearance +
Command. For each success (not counting Epic
Attribute bonuses) the power remains active for
one action.
For that duration, the Scion adds a number of
dots equal to the level of his highest rated Melam
Boon to his Virtues in any combination he wishes.
No Virtue may rise above 5, however, and any
excess points he may have are lost. Additionally,
during this time, uses of the Scions Virtues do
not count toward his limit of the number of times
the Virtues may be used per story. However, the
Scion must still spend a Willpower to channel
them. Once this power deactivates, the Scions
Virtues resume functioning as normal. This Boon
may only be used once per scene.
Strengthen the Devout
(Melam OOOOO)
Dice Pool: Charisma + Command
Cost: 2 Legend per target
At this level of power, the Scions melam becomes
powerful enough to wash over and empower
his allies. At this level, the Scion may extend the
most basic of Melam powers to others who the
Scion would afford the protection. By rolling
Charisma + Command, the Scion may select
a number of targets within line of sight equal
to successes. The Scion then spends 2 Legend
per target. For the duration of the scene, these
targets may add the level of the Scions highest
rated Melam Boon to their Willpower + Integrity
+ Legend rolls to resist deception and control
from sources other than the Scion (obviously it
wont protect the targets from the Scions own
commanding presence).
This power also has an additional effect when
the targets of the power are mortals. Any mortal
targets who do not already posses Virtues, gain
a number of Virtues, divided as the Scion sees
fit but the same for all of the applicable targets,
equal to the the level of the Scions highest rated
Melam Boon. These Virtues have the normal
effects for Imposed Virtues (Scion: Demigod, pg.
97). Any targets who already have Virtues are
immune to this effect, but may still have their
Willpower + Integrity + Legend ratings modified.
Its possible to target beings with Virtues and
those without in the same use of this power, but
only those without Virtues are granted them.
Targets must remain within the Scions line of
sight to continue receiving this benefit.
Radiance Unleashed
(Melam OOOOO O)
Dice Pool: Varies
Cost: 3 Legend per Ability
By spending at least a Speed 5, Miscellaneous
action using some other Ability, the Scion may
empower that Ability to exceed its normal
limitations. Additionally, the empowered Ability
enhances the Scions ability to lead and command
his followers. The system for performing the
initial Ability in question remains the same for
Divine Authority. However, to perform this Boon
successfully, the Scion must achieve 10 successes
on the Ability use. This Boon may only be used
with Abilities that are rated as 4 or higher. Should
the Ability roll succeed with enough successes,
the Scion may then spend 3 Legend and add the
level of his highest rated Melam Boon to any dice
pools made with that Ability for the remainder of
the scene.
An Ability may only be enhanced in this manner
once per scene, however, the Scion may continue
performing other actions to enhance other
Abilities if he is willing to spend the requisite
3 Legend per Ability. Finally, for each Ability
enhanced in this manner, the Scion recieves
a +1 to his effective Command rating for the
duration of this power, which may exceed 5 in this
manner, however it may not exceed the Scions
Legend rating. So a Scion who has Command
3, and chooses to enhance his Brawl, Melee and
Presence with Radiance Unleashed over a period
of 3 actions, has an effective Command 6 for the
rest of the scene. This power does stack with
Divine Authority, however, it should be noted
that since Radiance Unleashed only serves as a
dice adder to Abilities, those extra dice do not
factor into the Command boost which the Scion
recieves from Divine Authority.
Example: A Scion with Brawl 5, Melee 4 and
Presence 4 spends three actions enhancing
those Abilities using Radiance Unleashed. After
performing the actions flawlessly and achieving
success, the level of his highest rated Melam
Boon, which is 6, is added to all rolls made with
those actions and his Command 3 becomes a
Command of 6. Additionally, the Scion chooses
to employ Divine Authority using Presence.
After another successful use of Appearance +
Presence (or perhaps as a multiple action) using
Divine Authority this time, the Scion may add his
unmodified Presence rating of 4 to his Command
rating for the rest of the scene. This could give
the Scion an effective Command rating of 10 for
the scene. However, since his Legend is only 8,
his Command rises no higher than 8. The use
of the power still adds 6 dice to all Brawl, Melee
and Presence rolls even if his Command rises no
higher.
Imitation of Perfection
(Melam OOOOO OO)
Dice Pool: Charisma + Command
Cost: 3 Legend per target
Similar to Strengthen the Devout, this power
allows the Scions melam to wash over his allies
and empower them to greater heights of glory in
the name of the Scion. The Scion rolls Charisma
+ Command and may select one target within
line of sight per success on the roll. For each
target, the Scion spends 3 Legend. For the rest
of the scene, these targets may add the level
of the Scions highest rated Melam Boon to all
actions attempted using Abilities that the Scion
possesses at ratings of 4 or higher. This benefit
does not apply if the target does not possess the
Ability he is attempting to use, however all other
actions, from combat to research to baking a cake
are fair game so long as the Scion who uses this
power possesses sufficient skill with that Ability.
Targets must remain within line of sight of the
Scion to continue recieving these benefits.

Supreme Command
(Melam OOOOO OOO)
Dice Pool: None
Cost: 15 Legend + 1 Willpower
For the duration of the scene, the god is the pure
embodiment of perfect command. During this
time, the gods Command rating, including any
bonuses applied by prior uses of Melam Boons, is
considered to be doubled. This may exceed the
gods Legend rating. So if a god of Legend 9 has
boosted his Command to level 9 using previous
Melam powers, the use of this power would raise
him to a Command rating of 18.
Furthermore, while this power is activated,
Command dice are not rolled. Rather, treat
the characters Command rating as automatic
successes on all appropriate rolls. So if a
character has a Charisma of 9 and a Command of
18, the character would roll 9 dice and have 18
automatic successes, in addition to any automatic
successes gained via Epic Charisma. This includes
the use of Boons or other supernatural uses of
Command.
Finally, while this power is active, all commands
from the user are considered to be supernatural.
Targets of commands given with this power may
spend a point of Willpower to roll Willpower +
Integrity + Legend in a resisted roll against the
successes of the user. Failure means the target is
compelled to carry out the command.
Leadership Rewarded
(Melam OOOOO OOOO)
Dice: Legend + Command
Cost: None
Given their penchant for command and
leadership, the Annuna often gather followers to
their banner. Such followers require leadership
and oversight as well as guidance. And such
things take time. Luckily for the Annuna, they
are rewarded for their efforts in guiding their
followers. By taking a dramatic action (Scion:
Hero, pg. 180) to maintain their followers in
some way (training soldiers, leading their cult
in worship, taking gallu demons hunting for
wandering souls, etc.) the god may harvest
Legend from his followers.
When doing such a dramatic action, roll the
gods Legend + Command, with a number of
automatic successes equal to the number of
individual followers the god possesses. A god
with 50 mortal cultists, 15 experienced soldiers
and 5 gallu demons at his disposal would gain
60 automatic successes, for example. Obviously,
losses of followers during game play will result in
less automatic successes. If your 50 cultists have
been reduced to 42, your experienced soldiers
reduced to 12 and your gallu demons reduced
to 2, you only recieve 56 automatic successes.
Players are encouraged, as always, to keep
track of just how many followers their character
possesses.
This power may also benefit from the use of
Supreme Command to increase the characters
Command rating and use it as automatic
successes as well.
Regardless, at the end of the dramatic action,
the character gains a number of Legend points
equal to the number of successes on the roll and
regains one Willpower point. Each of these may
be in excess of the characters normal Legend and
Willpower maximums, however, the character
can only benefit from the use of this power once
a week. Since it requires a dramatic action, the
character will not be able to recieve this benefit
via combat or other tense situations and it is
best used during downtime or off camera with
the Storytellers permission (so it doesnt derail a
plot).
Blinding Perfection
(Melam OOOOO OOOOO)
Dice Pool: None
Cost: 20 Legend + 1 Willpower per action
Once per story, a god of the Annuna may cause
their Melam to flare with such intensity, that any
task is accomplished at the peak of its proficiency.
When the god performs an action which involves
an Ability the god possesses at least a rating
of 5 in, he may choose to spend 20 Legend a
point of Willpower, allowing him to perform the
action at his completely optimal capability. The
Scion converts all dice in his dice pool, including
modifiers from lower Melam Boons and other
sources, into automatic successes. This Boon may
only be used once per story and may not be used
on multiple actions. The god may only perform
one action at a time when doing it perfectly.
 Birthrights
Scions of the Annuna find themselves in a very
precarious situation in regards to their Birthrights.
Long ago, when the Annuna withdrew from the
World, many of their Birthrights were left behind.
And it has been ages since the Annuna have gone
out of their way to sire Scions to fight in their
name. As such, many of their great wonders have
been forgotten. Some, like the Mushhushshu,
have even become cast-off items given by gods
of other pantheons to their own children. The
uncaring attitude of the Annuna has allowed
many items to fall into obscurity. Some relics
were reclaimed during the recent looting of the
National Museum of Iraq as the Annuna scramble
to arm their children. However, after centuries of
unuse, the pickings are looking rather slim.
Followers
Gallu (Followers OOOOO)
Servants of Ereshkigal, Nergal and Namtar, the
gallu are responsible for grabbing the souls of
the recently departed and dragging them bodily
to the Underworld. The gallu are fearsome to
behold. While their appearances are varied
and no two appear exactly alike, the gallu
represent some form of death. Some appear thin,
emaciated and frail, their hair falling out in white
clumps and their bodis shrivelled despite the
fact that they are still vibrant and active. These
represent death by old age. Others appear to be
rotted and diseased. They smell of chemicals and
fungal growth and represent death by plague or
pestilence. Others still have gaping, bloody holes
in their body, or missing limbs which still dont
seem to hinder them in any way. They are death
by violence.
Regardless of the form the gallu takes, their stats
remain identical and they never seem hindered
by any limitation which might logically be
imposed on them from their visual state. Gallu
have the stats of experienced soldiers (Scion:
Hero, pg. 283) save that many of them possess
natural claws which add +1L Damage onto all
Unarmed attacks. In addition, they each have the
Virtues of Duty 3, Endurance 3, Malice 4 and Piety
2. They fact that their dominant Virtue is a Dark
Virtue should cause most gods and Scions to look
twice at trusting these creatures to any useful
tasks. Yet the death gods of the Annuna do just
that, directing their hatred and temper toward
those who would resist being brought to the
Underworld. Gallu possess Legend scores of 2.
In addition to the added Virtues, gallu have a
few extra abilities as well. For one, they are all
capable of percieving and interacting with the
dead, as per the Deaths Sense and Mothers
Touch Boons. For another, as beings of death,
the gallu can spend a Legend to travel instantly
to Irkalla regardless of their location or the
availability of a Passage. Any ghost they have in
a Clinch at that time instantly travels with them.
For the cost of an additional Legend per target,
the gallu may also carry any living being they
wish to the Underworld with them, so long as the
target is making physical contact with the gallu.
This instant passage only works to Irkalla and will
not allow entry to any other Underworld in this
manner.
Gallu consider all who travel with them to be
their victims, regardless of the willingness of the
traveller. Dead mortals who must be dragged
down by gallu demons are ripped apart in their
desire for carnage. Living travellers fare little
better and even a Scion who the gallu may serve
as Followers risks being attacked. In the case of
gallu who serve heroic Scions (Legend 4 or less)
the gallu must fail at a Malice roll or spend a
Willpower point to avoid attacking the Scion. If
the gallu succeeds in this roll or does not spend
the Willpower, then the Scion must contend with
his own Followers who wish to rip him apart.
Scions of the demigod or better level (Legend 5+)
need not worry as their divine power cows the
gallu into service without risk of attack.
A group of five gallu is worth a rating of 5 in the
Followers Birthright.
 Creatures
Mushhushshu (Creature OO)
(See Scion Companion, pg. 60 to 61. The
Mushhushshu as described is derived from
Sumerian myth and as such is more than
appropriate for a Scion of the Annuna. While
the entry says the Sumerian gods are gone,
the truth is that the Mushhushshu were simply
abandoned and ignored when the Annuna left.
This is why the Mushhushshu do not possess the
same Virtues as the rest of the Annuna. They have
been passed around among other pantheons so
often, that they possess a generic set of Virtues
that is not necessarily linked with the Annuna
any longer. Now that the Babylonian gods
are returning, the Mushhushshu is among the
creatures they are attempting to re-collect for
their own Scions.)
Ahzu (Creature OOOOO)
(See Scion Companion, pg. 61 for the description
of the Thunderbird. The Ahzu is the ancient
Sumerian name for the same creature and would
fit admirably as a Creature for a Scion of the
Annuna. Having no ties to a single culture, these
creatures also have a unique Virtue set that is all
their own.)
Guides
Utnapishtim (Guide OOO, Relic O - 1 Birth-
right Connection)
Utnapishtim is the oldest living human alive today.
When Enlil flooded the World in ancient times
because the mortals were making too much noise,
Enki came to Utnapishtim and told him to build
a boat so that he and his wife may survive. When
the flood came, Utnapishtim was the sole survivor
among his people. Soon after his survival, the
gods took Utnapishtim and his wife to Dilmun and
granted them immortality so that they might live
forever in peace.
And so, they have. Utnapishtim is an older man,
already getting on in years when he was granted
immortality. He still maintains the vitality he
had when he was granted eternal life, though of
late hes allowed his beard to grow long to the
ground at his feet and the stress of living for a few
ten thousand years has turned much of his hair
white and given him worry lines in the place of
the wrinkles of old age. His wife has fared about
the same, though she doesnt come out much any
more. Some suspect that she did not take so well
mentally to the stress of living so long.
It should be noted that though Utnapishtim has
lived for so very long, he is still simply mortal. He
possesses no Legend score and no Virtues. His
value as a Guide comes from the fact that he
has lived for so very long among the gods of the
Annuna and knows a VAST number of things
that he can pass on. However, Utnapishtims
immortality only lasts so long as he remains in
Dilmun. Should he leave, his real age would catch
up with him and he would crumble to dust in the
blink of an eye.
Anyone who wishes to possess Utnapishtim as a
Guide but cannot travel to the Overworld, MUST
possess a Relic to contact him in order to gain any
benefit. The relic will only allow the user to speak
with Utnapishtim, never summon him.
Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2
Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance 2
Perception 3, Intelligence 5, Wits 4
Academics 5, Animal Ken 3, Art 5 (many), Awareness
4, Command 4, Control 5 (many), Craft 5 (many),
Empathy 4, Integrity 5, Investigation 5, Larceny 3,
Medicine 5, Occult 5, Politics 5, Presence 3, Science 5
(many), Survival 2
Supernatural Powers:
Immortality - Utnapishtim does not age naturally. So
long as he remains within Dilmun, he will never die,
never grow old and never suffer disease. Should he
ever leave Dilmun, his normal age will re-assert itself
which would cause him to instantly crumble to dust.
Join Battle: 8
Attacks:
Utnapishtim will not resort to violence. He does not
fight and will not fight against anyone who tries to
kill him. At his age, death does not scare him.

Soak: 0L/2B
Health Levels: -0/-1/-1/-2/-2/-4/Incap
Dodge DV: 1
Willpower: 9
Sebittu
(For the generic griffon-demon, see Scion: god, pg.
204 and 205 for Rashid, Last of the Apkallu. His Sun
Boons, however, should be changed to Boons of the
Melam Purview of the appropriate levels, unless the
Storyteller feels that the griffon-demon in question
would have gone out of his way to learn Sun Boons
in place of Melam Boons. Griffon-demons like
Rashid count as 4-dot Guides.)
As described in Scion: god, Mesopotamian
mythology is rife with guardian spirits and lesser
immortals charged with protection. Collectively the
beings are called the Apkallu, though that name is
also shared by a certain breed of the creatures as
well. This breed, of which there are seven, also give
the beings their other collective name: the Sebittu,
or the Seven. Though none of the other breeds of
guardians are limited in number, in the same way,
the fact that the most prominent members of this
race are has made the name synonimous with the
beings themselves.
Many of these creatures possess wings of some sort
and are capable of flight. Its possible that their
interaction with humanity has led to many of the
myths surrounding angels of various sorts. The
same myths which led Thoth to use the concepts
and classifications of angels to give the Hands
of Aten their shape and definition. So in some
way, the Hands of Aten may be considered to be
unintentionally modelled on the various Sebittu of
Mesopotamian myth.
As stated in Scion: God, there are at least a dozen
such types of creatures in Mesopotamian myth. It
would be impossible to list and describe them all,
but in addition to the griffon-demons as presented
with Rashid as an example, there are some other
major types which are popular among Scions of the
Annuna.
Apkallu (Guide OOOOO)
The original Sebittu and the ones from which the
creatures get their collected name, the Apkallu
appear mainly in the shape of bearded men who
wear oversized skins of fish in order to travel throgh
the sea. The fish skins hang on their bodies like
ceremonial robes. The Apkallu are known to be wise
and to have crafted the original mes at Enkis behest
for him to distribute among the gods.
There are seven of the Apkallu. The head of the
Apkallu is called Adapa and of the seven of them he
is the only one with wings growing from beneath
his fish-skin clothes. The other six of the Apkallu are
U-an-dugga, En-me-duga, En-me-galanna, En-me-
buluga, An-enlilda and Utu-abzu.
The stats presented here are for Adapa. For one of
the other Apkallu, lower the Legend to 7 and adjust
all other appropriate stats accordingly. Additionally,
other Apkallu do not possess wings and do not have
the power of flight that Adapa has.
Virtues: Duty 3, Endurance 3, Piety 5, Valor 2
Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3
Charisma 5, Manipulation 5, Appearance 3
Perception 6, Intelligence 8, Wits 6
Academics 5, Athletics 3, Awareness 4, Brawl 2,
Command 4, Empathy 3, Fortitude 3, Integrity 4,
Marksmanship 1, Melee 2, Occult 5, Presence 3,
Survival 2, Thrown 2
Supernatural Powers:
Boons - Aegis, Become the Glory, Changing States,
Come Running, Confer Immunity, Confer Knack,
Create Water, Dessicate, Divine Authority, Drown, I
Say Thee Nay..., Imitation of Perfection, Indomitable
Will, Radiance Unleashed, Strengthen the Devout,
Unseen Shield, Vigil Brand, Virtuous Glow, Water
Breathing, Water Control, Water Mastery, Water
Vortex
Epic Attributes - Epic Intelligence 7 (all Knacks listed
in Scion: Hero and Scion: Demigod), Epic Wits 6 (all
Knacks listed in Scion: Hero), Epic Manipulation 5
(Takes One to Know One, Stench of Guilt, Knowing
Glance, Advantageous Circumstances, Overt Order),
Epic Charisma 5 (Benefit of the Doubt, Charmer,
Crowd Control, Paragon of Virtue, Instant Seminar)
Fish-Skin Armor - As silly as it may appear, the fish
skins worn by Adapa actually functions like the
Impenetrable Knack in Scion: god, pg. 66, granting
an additional bashing and lethal soak equal to
Adapas Legend and half that rating to Adapas
aggravated soak. This armor negates the piercing
quality.
Flight - Adapa can fly at five times his ground
movement rate, applying the normal DV penalties
for Move and Dash actions in combat. Out of
combat, Adapa can fly about 40 miles per hour.
Forge Birthright - All Apkallu are master craftsmen
of Birthrights. Adapa can fashion any sort of relic
after a few days of work provided that he has some
amount of legendary material with which to work.
Forging a Birthright requires the expenditure of a
Legend point.
Join Battle: 10
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 5, Damage 4B, Parry DV --, Speed 6,
P served to pass on knowledge to the younger
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 4, Damage 7B, Parry DV
2, Speed 5
Unarmed, LIght - Accuracy 6, Damage 4B, Parry DV 3,
Speed 4
Soak: 4A/10L/11B
Health Levels: -0/-1/-1/-2/-2/-4/Incap
Dodge DV: 7
Willpower: 7
Legend: 8, Legend Points: 64
Other Notes: In addition to serving as armor that
protects them from harm, the fish skins that the
Adapa wears also provides access to the Guardian
and Water Purviews. As a spirit who was never truly
mortal, Adapa does not need this relic but gains a
minor bonus for wearing it, as if he were a true god.
Adapa is known for his wisdom and would rather
reason his way out of a fight than get into a conflict.
If pressed, he is more likely to run away than
confront his attacker.
Girtablilu (Guide OOOO)
Not officially lesser immortals, the girtablilu are
actually titanspawn. They were created by Tiamat
to serve as soldiers against the Annuna after Apsu
was defeated and sealed away. These scorpion
men were fierce warriors and served without
the will to resist under Tiamat until she, too, was
defeated.
Never beings to simply ignore a resource, the
Annuna then offered the girtablilu a place among
the Sebettu to serve as guardians and protectors
of the sacred places of the Annuna. For the first
time the girtablilu had free will and had been
offered a choice to do something rather than
commanded to do so. They chose then to side
with the Annuna and have served them faithfully
ever since as guardians, protectors and soldiers in
their battles.
While the girtablilu make excellent warriors and
defenders, they do not serve individual Scions.
Never will you find the girtablilu serving as
Followers to a child of the gods. The girtablilu
serve the Annuna as a whole, not the individuals.
However, more than one of the girtablilu has
generation. They have taught Scions to fight and
educated them on what it means to be Scions.
Occasionally, one of the girtablilu may enter
the fray alongside a Scion, but generally only
when necessary or when the site the girtablilu is
protecting falls under attack.
The girtablilu appear as humans from the waist
up. The men usually bearded and both sexes
dark of skin, they live a natural life cycle (albeit an
extended one) and thus can appear technically at
any age. From the waist down, however, the skin
of the girtablilu becomes covered in a carapace
like that of a scorpion. The feet of the girtablilu
are taloned and scaled like those of a bird of
prey. And naturally, the scorpion men have large,
scorpion tails growing from their lower backs
and arch up over their shoulders. Typically the
girtablilu are armed with bows for fighting at
range. Though some have been sighted using
swords and other melee weapons, typically their
best close-combat weapon is their poisonous tail.
Virtues: Duty 4, Endurance 3, Piety 2, Valor 3
Strength 6, Dexterity 4, Stamina 5
Charsima 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 2
Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 5
Academics 1, Athletics 4, Awareness 4, Brawl 5,
Empathy 3, Fortitude 4, Integrity 4, Marksmanship
5, Melee 3, Occult 1, Presence 4, Survival 3,
Thrown 4
Supernatural Powers:
Boons - Aegis, Battle Cry, Battle Map, Become
the Glory, Blessing of Bravery, Come Running,
Divine Authority, Fury of War, I Say Thee
Nay..., Indomitable Will, Morale Failure, Mortal
Stroke, Strengthen the Devout, Unseen Shield,
Vigil Brand, Virtuous Glow, Ward, Warding
Line, Watcher at the Threshold, Warrior Ideal
(Unquestioning Sentinel)
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 4 (Crushing Grip,
Divine Wrath, Disfiguring Attack, Armor Crusher)
Epic Dexterity 2 (Trick Shooter, Shot to the Heart),
Epic Stamina 4 (Body Armor, Impenetrable,
Damage Conversion, Divine Damage Conversion),
Epic Perception 1 (Telescopic Senses)
Venemous Tail - The tail of the girtablilu allows
them to perform a tail strike attack which does
+2 Accuracy, +3L Damage, Defense --, Speed 4.
This attack is also poisonous with effects equal to
Titanspawn Venom (Scion: Hero, pg. 182).
Join Battle: 9
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 11, Damage 7L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 8, Damage 10L, Parry
DV 6, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 10, Damage 7L, Parry
DV 7, Speed 4
Tail Strike - Accuracy 11, Damage 10L, Parry DV --,
Speed 4
Daikyu - Accuracy 9, Damage 10L, Range 10, Clip
--, Speed 6
Spatha - Accuracy 8, Damage 11L, Parry DV 6,
Speed 4
Soak: 4A/10L/12B
Health Levels: -0x13/Incap
Dodge DV: 9
Willpower: 7
Legend: 6, Legend Points: 36
Notes: Unlike other members of the Sebittu, the
girtablilu gain no benefit from weilding Birthright
items when using their Boons. All Boons function
naturally at their full potential due to their
titanspawn nature.
Relics
The Mes
(Relic O to OOOOO - Varies)
The mes represent the divine right of the Annuna
to rule. Once they were all controlled by Enki and
distributed out among the gods. At least until
Ishtar talked Enki into sharing the mes and then
took many of them with her back to her kingdom
of Uruk. Since then, the mes have been lost
and scattered to the ages, and like many of the
Mesopotamian Birthrights, the Annuna have had
little need to gather them up again. However,
they have begun to search for them again now.
Whoever possesses a me gains divine authority
and control over whatever aspect of reality that
the me represents.
The mes themselves take the form of stone
tablets with intricately detailed symbols and
pictograms carved into them and cuniform
writing which gives authority to the weilder over
something symbolicaly pictured. Some of these
are small enough to fit into the palm of someones
hand, no larger than a modern day PDA. Many of
them are two feet in height and maybe half that
in width, having to be carried under someones
arm. The most powerful of mes were said to make
up entire walls of temples or even be carved into
the sides of monuments or as stelae in the centers
of town.
No me does the same thing that another me
does. There exists a single me for each aspect
of reality. Some, such as the the flood, the
battle-standard or the me of law simply give
access to divine Purviews such as Water, War or
Justice respectively. Others such as the me of
music or the me of smithing may give the user
the power to add their Legend rating to rolls
related to Art (Music) or Craft (Smithing). The me
which symbolizes descent into the underworld
may provide allow a user the ability to find an
entrance to the Underworld in a manner similar
to the Psychopomp Boon, Terra Incognita (Scion:
Demigod, pg. 85), while the me which symbolizes
ascent out of the underworld may allow the
user to bring someone back from the dead, much
like the Book of Going Forth By Day (Scion: Hero,
pg. 164 to 165). Technically, almost anything
is possible for the mes to achieve as there
technically exists a me for every law of reality.
There used to even exist certain mes which may
constitute as Star Level relics. Much like Mjolnir
or other divine items, these mes surpass the
standard level of most mes. One example would
be the me of godhood which is said to bestow
upon the user instant apotheosis. Another might
be the me for destruction of cities which was
said to be able to level entire civilizations in a
single stroke, much like an Avatar level ability.
Obviously, mes of this level would be Storyteller
devices and not for the use of players unless they
earn them in game (assuming these mes havent
been destroyed since then).
The only limit to the mes is that each one can
hold one and ONLY one power. A me which
provides access to the Fire Purview will ONLY
provide access to the Fire Purview, it can contain
no other powers. Having access to the Fire
Purview and being able to add the users Legend
rating to all rolls made with the Crafts (Forging)
Ability would require two separate relic mes at
levels 1 and 2 respectively rather than a single
level 3 relic. A me which constitutes a level 5 relic,
does so because it contains a level 5 power of
some sort. The mes were designed to be singular
in their purpose.
Cedar Ax
(Relic OOO - 1 Purview [War], 2 Item
Enhancement)
Few relic weapons survive among the Annuna.
Those that do are usually collected and given
out to Scions regardless of the origins of the
weapon or the god that its most associated with.
Remember, the gods are making due with that
they have as many of their ancient relics have
been lost over the years. One such example of a
relic weapon would be the relic pruning saw held
by Sahar as depicted on pg. 205 of Scion: God.
However, another, more well known example,
would be the axes which were carried by
Gilgamesh and Enkidu when they journeyed
to the great Cedar Forest and battled the giant
Humbaba. While both Gilgamesh and Enkidu
were known to fight with their bare hands (in fact,
according to the epic, Gilgamesh fell Humbaba
with a single, powerful punch to his stomach),
both also went armed with axes to cut down the
trees and to defend themselves with if need be.
In fact, after Humbaba was brough to his knees,
Gilgamesh and Enkidu both used their axes
together to decapitate the fallen giant.
No one knows which of the warriors the ax that
the Annuna have in their possession belonged
to, Gilgamesh or his companion, Enkidu. They do
know for a fact that the blood of Humbaba still
stains the blade and that one of the two of them
used it when killing the giant. Regardless, that
legendary act has empowered the ax to serve as
a channel for the War Purview, as well as doing
an additional +2L Damage on top of the standard
skeggox template.
Cylinder Seals
(Relic O to OOOOO - 1 to 5 Purviews
[Varies])
Similar in effect to the Reginnaglar (Scion:
Ragnarok, pg 46) of the Aesir pantheon, the
cylinder seals of the Annuna serve as direct
connections to the gods themselves. Each
cylinder seal is engraved with pictures depicting
the worship and veneration of the various gods
of the Annuna. When rolled in fresh clay, these
seals actually form the picture crafted on them.
Each god has their own seals and through use
of these cylinder seals, the Annuna Scions may
gain access to the Purviews that god is known
for. A cylinder seal for Shamash, for instance,
may grant access to the Justice or Sun Purviews.
While a cylinder seal for Sin may grant access to
the Moon, Prophecy, Mystery or Animal (Bull)
Purviews. Rarely do these seals do anything more
than grant access to Purviews and each seal need
not be empowered with a gods full range of
Purviews.
 Cosmology
Underworld - Irkalla
AKA: Arali, Kigal, Gizal
For the Mesopotamians, the Underworld was not
a happy place. Much like Hades or Duat, Irkalla
was the final destination for all the dead, sinner,
hero and average person alike. All the dead were
taken to Irkalla. Those who resisted were dragged
there by the gallu demons and suffered pain and
agony from the gallu as punishment for their
resistance.
Whats more, Irkalla was not entirely for the dead.
Sure, the dead souls were drawn there and given
to Nergal to rule over. But the purpose of the
dead there was simply to serve the gods after
their life had passed. And as the dead continued
to rot away, they would eventually pass beyond
even the Underworld and simply cease to be.
But the Underworld also served as a place of
exile. Members of the Annuna who had wronged
another of the gods were banished to the
Underworld and deprived of the luxuries to be
found in Anu. Here, in the dark land of the dead,
the gods were forced to live out a dreary and
uncomfortable life until such time as they were
permitted to return to the heavens. This was
the punishment which befell Enlil after he raped
Ninlil, though she followed him here to give
birth to more children here. This was also the
punishment given to Nergal for causing enough
chaos for even the gods to find him distasteful.
The landscape of Irkalla looks like a vast expanse
of desert on all sides. It is dark and the sky
is black and bleak. Some suspect that the
Underworld lies in a great cavern like many of
the other Underworlds do, though if that is the
case, the top of the cavern lies so far above that
it is beyond sight. Only empty blackness can be
seen above. This casts the sands of the desert in
perpetual gloom, making them various shades of
grey and black beneath the feet of the traveller.
The only path is the one made of gleaming white
bone that winds its way through the desert sands
ahead of the traveller.
Travellers do not have to walk far, however.
Looming ahead of them once they enter the
desert is the first of the great gates of Irkalla. A
great city wall stretches around the city and
there is only the single gate that allows passage.
Two guards stand at the gates, one on each
side. They have the stats for normal experienced
soldiers, except they ignore all damage dealt
to them should they enter combat. The guards
will demand that the travellers each give up an
article of clothing or a possession at the gate. For
mortals or beings with a Legend less than 5, this
is a requirement.
If the beings try to pass without donating their
clothing or some item, then they will immediately
emerge from the same gate facing the desert
again. Only by giving up an article of clothing
or a personal possession may the travellers pass
the gate. For Scions, the guards almost always
demand they be given their relics first, with
assurances in the name of Ereshkigal herself that
the relics will be returned to them when they
leave.
For beings with a Legend rating of 5 or higher
(demigods and gods) this donation is optional.
The guards will still demand it, but if the demigod
walks on and pays the guards no mind, then they
may walk through the gate without hinderance.
Inside the first wall is another wall exactly like
it, again, with a single gate and two guards. The
process is repeated here, and again, beings with
demigod levels of Legend are immune to the
guards demands while those of lesser Legend
must again donate an article of clothing or a
personal possession.
This process goes on for a total of seven walls and
seven gates. At the seventh gate, if the travellers
have donated clothing or items at all seven of
the gates, then once they pass through they are
stripped of all clothing and items, rendered naked
and vulnerable. Scions and other divine beings
lose all Birthrights they brought with them. In the
case of heroes, this leaves them with no access
to Boons. Demigods and gods are weakened
accordingly by the loss.
Even gods may be subject to this restriction if
they donated their clothing or items at the gates.
Ishtar did so when she visited the Underworld
since her sister requested it of her. Believing her
sister meant her no harm, Ishtar gave the guards
her things and found herself stripped naked and
without her Birthrights once past the last gate,
and thus at her sisters mercy. Demigods and
gods who call the guards bluffs and simply walk
on, however, face no such restrictions or loss of
power. That is how Nergal entered the city and
was able to challenge Ereshkigal for the right to
rule over the dead.
Once past the great gates, the travellers enter the
city if Irkalla. Small homes and other buildings
line the intricately laid out streets and roads
through the town. However, it has all fallen into
disuse and begun crumbling. In Irkalla, the dead
continue to rot once they pass the seven gates.
However, unlike in Guinee, this process does not
stop at a certain point. The process continues
until the dead crumble to dust and are gone.
There were always new dead to take their place.
In this case, Irkalla has been protected from
overcrowding among the dead.
In the past, the dead here served the gods, acting
as handmaidens, masons, maids and other menial
tasks in service to Ereshkigal, Nergal, Namtar
and other gods who visited or were banished to
the Undeworld until such time as they crumbled
away. Nergals great armies were also composed
of the dead who were under his command.
But no new dead have arrived in Irkalla for
centuries. And the last of the dead crumbled
away to dust long, long ago. The buildings have
begun to crumble with no dead to keep them in
working order. The streets have become dusty
and are almost taken back by the desert sand that
finds its way into the city. Nergals army has long
been non-existant and the war god broods with
no soldiers to lead. And perhaps most annoying
of all to the Annuna, the gods have had to tend to
their own needs and not send their dead servants
to take care of it.
On the plus side, that also means that any
spectres who might have resided here are also
long gone. And so there is no danger of assault
or attack when wandering through the city. Only
the sheer desolation of a city long abandoned.
In the center of the city rests the ancient palace
of Ereshkigal. Her throne sits upon a central dias
at the front of the palace, where she can sit in all
her glory and greet the dead upon their arrival.
Often, Nergal can be found standing at her side,
ready to take charge and issue orders to the dead
and assign them tasks within the city. For even
though Ereshkigal is queen of the realm, it is
Nergal who rules over the dead themselves.
However, neither god may be found there these
days. The dead have not come to Irkalla in so
long that the two of them have given up their
vigil. They may be found now residing within the
palace, tending to their own affairs. They long
ago learned to be self-sufficient and take care of
their own needs within the lands of the dead. Not
to mention Ereshkigals lusts have still not cooled,
even after all her centuries. And with no dead
to distract her, she and her husband Nergal have
found many ways to entertain themselves in their
great palace.
Namtar may also be found, wandering the
desolate city and walking the halls of the palace.
His is perhaps the only constant presence here
now. As Ereshkigal and Nergal may entertain
themselves in their private realms or wander the
World in boredom, Namtar, the psychopomp of
the Annuna, keeps a constant, silent presence in
Irkalla.
Few people come to Irkalla. Few people ever
need to, really. There is nothing there save for an
empty city where the rulers have grown bored
and complacent and the only person you are
likely to meet is Death itself. Those who come
below usually come only to bring business
to Ereshkigal or Nergal. Even Namtar may be
summoned elsewhere and need not be sought
out in this wasteland.
There is one little caveat to leaving, however. If
the traveller to Irkalla was a demigod or god
who simply walked through, then leaving is no
more difficult than other Underworlds (not that
its easy, per se, but not exceptionally hard).
If, however, the traveller was not of sufficient
Legend or stopped to hand over the articles of
clothing or items on the way in, then he may not
leave unless he finds a replacement.
With Ereshkigals permission, a small pack of five
gallu demons will appear from the shadows of the
abandoned city and be assigned to the traveller.
He will then be sent back through the gates and
have his items returned to him. He will have 24
hours to find a repalcement for himself among
the living of the World. Once a replacement is
found, the gallu demons seize him and carry him
bodily to the Underworld where they begin to
tear him apart and kill him. If a replacement is
not found within that time, the gallu demons
seize the traveller and bear him back to the
Underworld and attack him, intent on making him
a permanent resident.
Passages
Tombs and Funeray Architecture - Many of the
ancient burial sites of the Mesopotamian people
have been lost to us. Either eroded away and
destroyed by time and weather or dug up by
archeaologists and dismantled for study. Such
sites are simply impossible to find. If a Scion did
find himself an ancient Mesopotamian tomb in
which to seal himself in, then it would only take
a simple expenditure of Legend to find himself
walking the desert outside Irkalla.
Natural Features - While Irkalla was considered
to be underground, it was also considered to
be underwater. That is, it was beneath the
oceans floor. Access through natural features is
a hazardous venture. A Scion has to dive down
beneath the waves of any ocean until the water
grows dark and little light reaches the Scion. This
generally also runs the risk of pressure hazards.
The Scion must reach the oceans floor, though
the floor at any depth will do. Just so long as its
dark enough to qualify. There, the Scion must
find either a natural cave formation beneath
the water, or (if none exist there) must dig his
way into the ground until he can cover himself
with dirt. Once either in the cave or beneath the
ocean floors dirt, the Scion may spend a point of
Legend and emerges, dry and most certainly not
underwater, in one of the many caves at the edge
of Irkalla.
Rituals - These have been forgotten to the ages. A
Scion would have to do research with the gods to
learn these ancient practices and recreate them.
They would also likely involve a priest or true
believer in the Mesopotamian gods in order to
have the ritual done properly.
Times - Perhaps the easiest way for a Scion
to access the Underworld on his own is using
a certain time of year. The Spring Equinox, a
time when the constellation Taurus is blocked
from the sky by the sun, symbolizes the death
of Ereshkigals first husband, Gugalanna. This
time also marks when Ishtar descended to the
Underworld. This is the time when the roads to
Irkalla are most clear and Scions may spend a
point of Legend to find themselves at the gates of
Irkalla on this night.
Gallu Demons - As discussed above in the
Birthright section, gallu demons may provide a
quick and easy way to access the Underworld if
the Scion is lucky enough to have been given
such creatures as Followers. However, these
demons are not to be used by the weak. Those
who are powerful enough will cow the gallu
with their presence. But those who are foolish
and have not yet grown to enough power to
impress the gallu risk being attacked upon the
end of their travel and must deal with their own
Followers. Gallu will not do this for just anyone
and only Scions which they are bound to by Fate
may call upon them for such services. Gallu will
also carry other members of that Scions Band, but
only at the orders of the Scion their bound to, not
at the behest of the Bandmate. Otherwise gallu
demons serve Ereshkigal, Nergal and Namtar and
are not a taxi service. Those few who try to use
them as such often find themselves attacked on
sight. If the would-be traveller is lucky, the gallu
will at least take them to the Underworld before
attacking them, at least giving them a chance of
being where they wish to be.
 Overworld - Anu:
AKA: Dilmun, Telmun
There exists some understandable confusion
regarding the name of the Overworld for the
Annuna. The gods call the Overworld Anu, in
honor of their father, An, and the Titan realm
which quickly grew attached to the Annunas
Overworld. Anu began, like all other Overworld
realms, by being formed from the ether by the
same bindings of Fate that bounds the gods
into their new shapes. The Annuna, however,
remained on good terms with their father An,
and the constant travel between the two realms
quickly merged the two, until the Overworld
realm of the Annuna existed as an extension
around the heart of Anu.
There was one part of the Overworld which
remained distinct, but not truly separate,
however. Treated, as more of a sub-realm or an
entryway into Anu proper, the forests of Dilmun,
on the edge of Anu, managed to maintain its
individuality from the Greater Titan. It struck to
the very heart of what the Annuna represented.
As the gods of the Fertile Crescent, Dilmun
was the heart of that fertility that allowed their
people to lie. Dilmun was the first forest. The first
garden. It was the site of the worlds beginning
and the place from which all life expanded.
Axis Mundi - Connection Lost
Travel to Anu means travelling first to Dilmun.
The connection points of the Axis Mundi connect
to the great garden rather than leading directly to
the cloudy cities and golden spires of Anu proper.
Once, reaching Dilmun was easy. Every temple to
the Mesopotamian gods served as a gateway to
reach Dilmun. And any of the great cedar forests
which dotted the land could allow passage to the
great forest of the gods. There was even once a
city named Dilmun, which served itself as a city-
sized Axis Mundus to any who walked its busy
streets.
All of that is gone, however. Dilmun, the city,
has been lost to the desert and any records of
where it once rested are contradictory at best.
Even if its ruins were to be found, the Axis Mundi
connection point would be lost as it was tied to
the city which is now gone.
The great cedar forests have also been all but lost
as deforestation and overuse of the trees have
reduced their number to a mere handful. Only
on the mountain slopes of Lebanon do the cedars
still thrive. But only the oldest of trees will do.
Only four such trees in the forests of Lebanon fit
this description, having grown to over 35 meters
tall in their age. These most ancient of trees
are under government protection now and the
forests are closed off to the public. But only those
four trees will provide access to Dilmun. Rather
than climb them as most sacred trees, however,
the user of the Axis Mundi places his hand upon
the tree, closes his eyes and breathes in the scent
of cedar as he spends a point of Legend. When
he opens his eyes, he will find himself within the
great forest.
There are other sacred items and temple locations
which may yet serve as connection points to the
palaces of the individual gods in the borderlans of
Anu, but such connections are rare and many of
them lost to the ages. But archeologists may yet
have discovered an ancient link to the Annuna,
if a Scion looks hard enough to find it. How to
use these ancient links to the palaces of the gods
would vary just as much as the gods do, naturally.
Its also possible that new connections have
begun to form and take shape as the powers
of Fatebinding connect new ideas and cultures
to the beliefs of Anu and the Annuna. If such
connections do exist, however, very few know
of them as the Annuna have been very lax in
searching them out.
The Great Forest
Dilmun consists of a vast stretch of cedar forest
that spreads out to cover the ground almost
entirely. The trees grow close together and
the land is broken by two rivers which spread
through the forest, divine reflections of the Tigris
and the Euphrates. The rivers originate from
the mountain peaks which surround the forest,
turning it into a vibrant valley. All manner of
beast live here, both domesticated and otherwise,
most notably the sacred animals of the Annuna
such as lions, goats, bulls and snakes of all
varieties. These animals are spiritual reflections
of their mundane counterparts, typically larger
and more powerful. Some may even be found of
the Nemean variety, though those are a rarity in
Dilmun.
The trees stretch all the way from the valley
down to the sandy shores of a beach. Here, the
ocean waves lap against the shore, indicating
that the Overworld may in fact be an island. It is
talked about as such in some myths, especially
that of Gilgamesh. It is here that one finds the
ONLY building in Dilmun, where Utnapishtim
and his wife make their home in the small hut on
the shore. They are the only mortals allowed in
Dilmun, as this is a place for the gods and only the
gods otherwise. The two humans rarely venture
from the beach as they do not wish to incur the
gods wrath by exploring their sacred forests.
There are no buildings anywhere else in the
forest. No great cities, no walls to marr the
forests perfection and no structures to break
the great sea of trees. The gods who spend time
here do not build structures. Rather, they allow
the forest to provide for them. The sun always
shines here, the radiance of Anu affixed above the
forest to provide eternal radiance, but when the
residents wish to sleep, there is the shade of trees
and embankments on the river that may be found
to provide darkness. Beds can be found in the
soft grass of clearings and the clinging lichens on
the wet rocks of the river. Both are surprisingly
comfortable for such things. Food is found
naturally from the fruit trees that grow among the
cedars and from the many animals which roam
the area and can always be caught for food so
long as the hunter does so when hungry.
The forest here exists to serve the residents and
so long as the forest is respected, those who visit
or live here will always be taken care of.
The true splendor of the forest, however, is to
be found in the skies above it. Nestled in the
clouds are the great golden palaces, temples and
ziggurats of the Annuna. Each of the gods has
their own palace. From the halls of justice where
Shamash resides to the ancient ziggurats to either
side of the central palace where Enki and Enlil
both reside. Each can be found here among the
clouds above Dilmun. They are not truly a part
of Dilmun, however. Rather, they exist in the
border reaches between Dilmun and Anu. The
clouds above Dilmun are the clouds which make
up the Titanrealm of Anu, Titan of the Heavens.
The palaces of the gods are placed in the lower
reaches of Anu, bordering on Dilmun so that the
Annuna can look down upon the splendor of
their perfect forest while living within the Titan of
divine authority itself at the same time.
The bridge between the forest of Dilmun and the
clouds of Anu is the great cedar tree to the north
of the forest on the mountains slopes. Where the
two rivers come together at their origin points
there stands a great tree, taller than any of the
others in the forest. Its branches reach high
above the canopy of the forest and mingle with
the clouds. Should someone in Dilmun climb
the cedar tree and reach out to step upon the
clouds, he would find that the clouds will actually
support his weight. From there, the journey
to the palaces is easy, and its even possible
to journey deeper into the cloud realm to the
palaces of the Titans such as Anu.
There are a few gods who do not possess palaces
of their own, of course. Ereshkigal, Nergal and
Namtar are all at home within the city of Irkalla
in the Underworld. Ninlil and Ninhursag both
feel more comfortable making their homes in the
forest paradise of Dilmun and living among the
animals and the vegetation. Though Ninlil, of
course, also has her own place in the palace of her
husband, Enlil, when she is not within the forest.
The most splendid palace in the border of Anu
is also the one in the center, standing proud and
majestic above the very center of Dilmun. This is
the palace of the king and it is Marduk who sits
upon the throne now. The halls and corridors of
the great palace are littered with lesser immortals
at all times, going about the business of tending
to the kings needs. There are rooms within the
great palace for all of the Annuna when they wish
to partake of Marduks hospitality, especially for
those who do not keep permanent residence
within Anu or Dilmun.

It is the great council chamber which serves as
the central point of the palace, however. Here,
Marduks throne rests upon a dias above the floor
of the palace. It is in this great hall where all
the Annuna gather when there is business that
must be brought before the gods. It is in this
hall where the fate of Gilgamesh and Enkidu was
once discussed after they slew the Bull of Heaven
(though Enlil was still king of the gods at that
time). It was also here where the gods made their
decision to depart from the World and leave the
humans and the other pantheons entirely on their
own. Any of the Annuna are welcome to speak in
this hall and may bring any matter they feel to be
of import before Marduk or other reigning gods.
They do so at their own risk, however, as the
Annuna have been known to punish those who
they feel have wasted their time with ridiculous
pleas.
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Since the Siege: Evicted
Most of the gods are clamouring to keep the
Titans out of their homes and have found
themselves surrounded on all sides by the Titans.
But not the Annuna.
When the siege first started, the Annuna were
beset from all sides. Aten had a contingent of his
Hands performing suicide attacks while Anshar
sent his lilitu to fly among the clouds and harry
the palaces of the gods. Attacked thus and
already cut off due to their self-imposed exile, the
Annuna didnt stand a chance against the forces
of the two Titans combined.
The Annuna have been driven from their palaces
and forced to reside in Dilmun now. Dark storm
clouds now cover the skies and blot out the glow
of Anu, as well as cutting off access to the great
palaces. Lightning strikes from above struck
the great cedar tree which formed the bridge
between the two realms and it now lies blackened
and broken upon the ground at the foot of the
mountains.
And then the Annuna were dismissed as pointless
by the Titans. They had claimed Anu and the
Annuna had been removed and cut off. Such
archaic gods were viewed as no longer a threat.
Rasap Warriors, Hands of Aten and lilitu now make
regular patrols of the cloud borders should any of
the gods try to fly into the realm. But overall, the
Annuna have not been seen as a threat.
Now, the Annuna fight to retake the Titan realm
and gain a foothold in Anu again. They search
the world for the Axis Mundi which lead directly
to their former palaces in the hopes of being
able to enter behind enemy lines. And they test
the defenses almost daily to find some passage
through the storm clouds and patrols.
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 Antagonists
Gilgamesh - The First Scion (Guide
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Gilgamesh was once the great king of Uruk. At
least until he found a mortal friend he was willing
to give his life for and he journeyed far and wide
to try and bring that friend back from the dead
when his companion was killed by the gods. He
failed in that journey, but ultimately he found
divinity and immortality of his own as his legend
and fame as the great kind grew.
But that was a long time ago. Long before
Heracles. Long before Imhotep. Centuries before
even Guan Yu or other gods. He was a Scion
of Shamash via his mother, a demigod Scion of
Shamash herself. Born to her before she achieved
godhood, his divine nature comes from his
grandfather. In this way, he had three parents,
one a demigod, one her divine father and the
other his mortal father. In this way, he was two-
thirds god and one third mortal. Gilgamesh is
known by many as the first hero and the first
Scion. While thats an exaggeration (there were
obviously other Scions before him just as there
were those after him) Gilgamesh is the oldest of
the Scions who is remembered by humanity.
In his age, however, he has grown bitter. He
blames the gods for the loss of Enkidu. It was
Ishtar that came to him to seduce him. And
though he was the one to rebuke her, that did
not justify her sending Gugalanna to seek her
revenge. Whats more, Gugalannas death was an
act of self-defense and an act to protect his city.
And yet, for that heroic deed, his friend Enkidu
was killed while Gilgamesh was spared and went
on to achieve godhood and immortality. It was
not fair. It still isnt fair.
Even though he achieved the peak of godhood
centuries ago, Gilgamesh has never once set
foot in Dilmun since his visit with Utnapishtim
all those years ago. Nor has he ventured deeper
into Anu to see the hall of the gods where the
judgement of his friend was passed. He has no
desire to associate with the Annuna on a friendly
level. Nor does he wish to be one of them.
Rather, he wishes to see them crushed beneath
his heel. He has grown to hate the pettiness and
vindictiveness of the gods and for centuries has
acted against the plans of the gods, intervening
and sabotaging whatever he can find of the gods
machinations.
Since the release of the Titans, Gilgamesh has
taken a more active role in the World at least. He
has begun to build himself a private protection
company. He feels thats an adequate enough
phrase to use for the group of mercenaries hes
gathering into his employ and hiring out around
the world. He may no longer be king, but he still
has what it takes to lead men. His soldiers are
some of the most well trained and experienced
military men on the planet. And theyll work for
anyone for the right price.
Gilgamesh has no sympathy for the gods and
their Scions. He wishes to see the Annuna
punished for what was done to him and to his
friend Enkidu. Though he was approached by
Imhotep and the other Keepers of the World for
this reason, he turned them down, choosing to
fight the gods on his terms and no one elses.
Whether he will be successful or not is anyones
guess.
Gilgamesh looks to be a man in his mid- to late-
50s. His strong beard is streaked with grey and
his hair is often found pulled back and cut short
around his neck. Regardless of his age, he still
looks the part of a bodybuilder or professional
athlete. Often found in business suits these
days, his clothes can be found bulging with
muscle beneath the fabrics. Gilgamesh carries no
weapon, having long preferred to deal with his
foes using his bare hands.
Though Gilgamesh will sire Scions of his own,
they are often simply there to get caught up in
his own plans and schemes, or used to sabotage
the efforts of the other gods from the inside.
Storytellers should use caution when allowing
someone to play a Scion of Gilgamesh as it can
lead to potential conflict in the game. If a player
of such a character wishes to work with his Band
and aid the gods, then he needs to be prepared
to eventually come into conflict with his angry
father, Gilgamesh.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Epic Stamina,
Epic Strength, Justice, Melam, War
Common Abilities: Athletics, Brawl, Command,
Presence, Survival, Thrown
Rivals: Enki, Enlil, Ishtar, Ereshkigal, Marduk,
Namtar, Nergal, Shamash; Horus, Vidar, Hachiman
Virtues: Conviction 3, Endurance 5, Valor 4,
Vengeance 5
Strength 12, Dexterity 9, Stamina 11
Charisma 11, Manipulation 7, Appearance 7
Perception 6, Intelligence 5, Wits 7
Academics 2, Animal Ken 1, Athletics 5, Awareness
4, Brawl 5, Command 5, Control 2, Fortitude 5,
Integrity 3, Investigation 3, Marksmanship 4,
Melee 4, Occult 1, Politics 3, Presence 5, Stealth 2,
Survival 5, Thrown 5
Birthrights:
Avatar 5, Followers 5 (15 Experienced Soldiers),
Followers 5 (20 Grunt Soldiers), Relic 1 (Seal of
Shamash - Justice), Relic 3 (Bracers of Strength - 2
Unique 1-dot Powers, War)
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Arbiter, The General
Boons - Army of One, Battle Cry, Battle Map,
Become the Glory, Blessing of Ammunition,
Blessing of Bravery, Blinding Perfection, Colossus
Armor, Decree of Worship, Divine Authority,
Divine Enforcement, Dream Wrack, Follower
Army, Fury of War, Guilt Apparitions, Guilt of the
Damned, Imitation of Perfection, Indomitable Will,
Inexorable Gravity, Judgement, Life-Giving Rays,
Morale Failure, Mortal Stroke, Penetrating Glare,
Psychic Prison, Overworld Judgement, Radiance
Unleashed, Sanctify Oath, Scarlet Letter, Shield of
Righteousness, Siege Juggernaut, Star Chamber,
Strengthen the Devout, Surreal Draft, Sympathy
Pains, Triat, Virtuous Glow, Warrior Ideal (Savage
Brute)
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 10 (All Knacks),
Epic Dexterity 5 (All Knacks from Scion: Hero,
And the Crowd Goes Wild and Roll With It), Epic
Stamina 10 (All Knacks), Epic Charisma 10 (All
Knacks), Epic Manipulation 2 (Overt Order, Hard
Sell), Epic Appearance 4 (Game Face, Center
of Attention, My Eyes are Up Here, Doin Fine),
Epic Perception 2 (Subliminal Warning, In Your
Dreams), Epic Intelligence 1 (Language Mastery),
Epic Wits 3 (Opening Gambit, Between the Ticks,
Monkey in the Middle, Cobra Reflexes, Rabbit
Reflexes)
Ultimate Attribues - Ultimate Charisma, Ultimate
Stamina, Ultimate Strength
Join Battle: 11
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 14, Damage 13L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 13, Damage 16L,
Parry DV 17, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 15, Damage 13L, Parry
DV 19, Speed 4
Soak: 10A/52L/57B
Health Levels: -0x52/Incap
Dodge DV: 24
Willpower: 10
Legend: 12, Legend Points: 144
Notes: Though Gilgamesh has a number of
weapons at his disposal given his new line of
work, he still prefers to do battle with his bare
hands. His Bracers of Strength make him all the
more dangerous for this, granting him the ability
to activate Disfiguring Attack for the cost of
only 2 Legend instead of 5. He may also activate
Divine Wrath for no cost. This is in addition to
giving him access to War.
Lilitu
Servants of Anshar, the lilitu are more than simply
demons of wind. They are lustful creatures who
prey like vampires up on the sexual urges of
their victims. However, while they are indeed
titanspawn, it is not Anshar that spawned them.
The first of the lilitu, indeed their queen, was a
spawn of the great Titan of the Heavens, An.
Originally, before any alliance with the Annuna,
An made Lamashtu and gave her authority over
evil in the world. From her are spawned the race
of demons known as the lilitu. They are mainly
human in appearance, though their feet end in
wickedly sharp talons like those of a bird of prey.
Their hair, male and female alike, is long and
untamed like the mane of a great lion. The lilitu
are all capable of flight despite the lack of wings.
The lilitu exist simply as creatures of hunger and
lust. They will slake their hungers for human
flesh upon the elderly who are too old to breed
with, the young who have not yet gone through
puberty and anyone of the same sex as the
lilitu. Sharp claws rend flesh and the beasts
consume the meat to feed their hungers. Their
other hungers are only slaked by members of
the opposite sex. Male lilitu will seduce women,
while female lilitu will lure men to their bed.
Though freakish in appearance, both genders of
lilitu have the capability to use illusion to make
themselves appear normal and attractive.
This is both the way the lilitu replenish their
Legend, and the way by which lilitu reproduce.
Each time a lilitu couples with a being of the
appropriate gender, the lilitu rolls its Legend
rating. For each success, the victim takes one,
unsoakable lethal damage and the lilitu regains
one point of Legend. This process leaves the
victims drained of life and exhausted, while it
replenishes the lilitu.
If a being takes enough damage to die in this
manner, then he rises again the next night,
transformed into a lilitu himself and suffering all
the normal restrictions and hungers that the lilitu
suffer. It should be noted that while the lilitu are
not the brightest of creatures, they are capable
of speech and exhibit an animal cunning when
seducing their prey or luring their victims to
secluded spots.
The stats below, represent an average lilitu. They
may certainly come more powerful, however,
especially if of great age.
Virtues: Ambition 2, Malice 3, Rapacity 3, Zealotry
1 by rolling Willpower + Integrity + Legend. If the
Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4
Charisma 4, Manipulation 5, Appearance 5
Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 4
Athletics 4, Awareness 3, Brawl 4, Empathy 4,
Fortitude 5, Integrity 3, Investigation 2, Larceny 3,
Presence 5, Stealth 3, Survival 4
Supernatural Powers:
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 2 (Crushing Grip,
Holy Bound), Epic Dexterity 3 (Perfect Partner,
And the Crowd Goes Wild, Omnidexterity), Epic
Stamina 2 (Holy Fortitude, Inner Furnace), Epic
Manipulation 4 (gods Honest, Takes One to Know
One, Stench of Guilt, Knowing Glance), Epic
Appearance 4 (Come Hither, Meet Me Backstage,
Lasting Impression, Dreadful Mien)
Flight - Despite a lack of wings, lilitu are creatures
of the sky and the winds, capable of flying at 40
miles an hour outside of combat. In combat, lilitu
multiply their normal movement rate by 5.
Illusion - Lilitu possess the ability to appear as
perfectly normal and attractive humans. While
appearing in this manner, their beauty may be
used for attracting members of the opposite
sex and their Epic Appearance is considered
to be beauty. When NOT using this form, their
Appearance represents their ability to intimidate
and scare onlookers and their Epic Appearance
is considered negative. While lilitu may learn
Knacks of both types of Epic Appearance, their
appearance at the time determines which Knacks
are available. Lilitu possess only a single alternate
face, choosing to appear either in their true forms,
or in their attractive human form, but may not
mimic any other faces.
Seduction - Lilitu may use their supernatural
allure to seduce members of the opposite
gender. While their Epic Manipulation and Epic
Appearance serves nicely to lure their prey to
them, lilitu also possess a natural charm which
allows them to drive their targets into giving into
their lusts so that the lilitu may take advantage
of them. Lilitu use this power by making an
Appearance + Presence roll and targets resist
target fails to resist, he is overcome by his desires
and will not resist the lilitus advances.
Join Battle: 7
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 7, Damage 4B, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 7, Damage 9L, Parry
DV 7, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 9, Damage 6L, Parry
DV 8, Speed 4
Soak: 2A/4L/6B
Health Levels: -0x9/-2/Incap
Dodge DV: 10
Willpower: 6
Legend: 5, Legend Points: 25
Notes: Lilitu possess sharp talons on their feet
and their fingertips which add a +1 Accuracy and
a +2L Damage to unarmed attacks.
Trophy: The trophy for the lilitu is found in their
hearts. Once the lilitu is killed, the heart turns to
black stone within the cold chest. A Scion who
possesses the heart of the lilitu is resistant to the
tricks and deceptions of others, gaining a number
of automatic successes on any Willpower +
Integrity + Legend roll equal to the lilitus Legend
rating.
Lamashtu, Queen of the Lilitu
The lilitu are titanspawn, though not spawn of
Anshar whom they serve now. The lilitu are the
spawn of Lamashtu, their queen, who is in turn
the daughter of An, head Avatar of the Titan of
the Heavens. She was created to serve as the
handmaiden of her sister, Ishtar, who had become
one of the gods by then.
But Lamashtu did not wish to serve. Though
under her human guise she seemed to serve
Ishtar faithfully, she adopted a different form,
more befitting her desired purpose, and went
out into the nights to seduce her victims and
slay those she had no interest in seducing. From
these couplings were spawned the lilitu and
eventually the Annuna discovered Lamashtus
secret activities.
They tried to command her to stop, but she
would not obey. They tried to destroy her and
she fled. They tried to forget about her, but she
remembered. Eventually, driven from Anu and
from the sight of the gods, Lamashtu came to
serve Anshar, the fury of the raging winds. For
Anshar, Lamashtu spread her creatures, her
lilitu across the globe. When the Titans were
locked away, Lamashtu went into hiding, but she
continued to wander and fulfill her desires. Soon,
she came to be known by another name: Lilith.
Now, with the Titans freed once more, Lamashtu
has taken up her role in Anshars plans. It was she
who led the attack on An and drove the Annuna
from their palaces and into Dilmun. With an
army of lilitu at her back and squadrons of Hands
of Aten coordinating with her, she was able to
reclaim Anu in the name of the Titans.
She wishes now to see her father, An, once more
and show him what she has done. So far, she has
not been allowed admittance to the halls of Ans
palace.
In her true form, Lamashtu is a withered hag, wild
hair framing her wrinkled face like an old lions
mane. Her skin is shrivelled like old leather and
her flesh sags on her skin. Her feet are tipped in
bird-like talons and her fingertips are jagged with
claws. Unlike normal lilitu, however, Lamashtu is
not stupid. She is actually rather intelligent and
conniving. She considers herself in many ways to
be an equal to the likes of Sinmore or Angrboda.
Also, she is not limited to just a single face. With
her mastery of Epic Appearance shapeshifting
Knacks and Illusion, Lamashtu can appear as
anyone she wishes to.
Virtues: Ambition 4, Malice 5, Rapacity 4, Zealotry
3
Strength 5, Dexterity 6, Stamina 6
Charisma 9, Manipulation 9, Appearance 10
Perception 6, Intelligence 8, Wits 6
Academics 4, Art 5 (many), Athletics 5, Awareness
4, Brawl 5, Command 5, Control 3 (automobile),
Craft 4 (many), Empathy 5, Fortitude 5, Integrity
5, Investigation 3, Larceny 4, Marksmanship 3,
Medicine 4, Melee 3, Occult 5, Politics 3, Presence
5, Science 1 (many), Stealth 3, Survival 4, Thrown
2 Storyteller may wish her to have.
Supernatural Powers:
Boons - Anditote, Assess Health, Blessing of
Health/Curse of Frailty, Bolster, Cradlesong,
Control Aging, Dreamcraft, Dreamworld, Fantastic
Vista, Fools Gold, Heal/Infect, Hidden Name, Holy
Font/Epidemic, Human Clay, Loaned Identity,
Magic 8, Restore/Wither, Stolen Face, Subtle Knife,
Virility/Muliebrity
Epic Attributes - Epic Strength 7 (All Knacks in
Scion: Hero and Demigod), Epic Dexterity 8 (All
Knacks in Scion: Hero and Demigod), Epic Stamina
7 (All Knacks in Scion: Hero and Demigod), Epic
Manipulation 8 (All appropriate Knacks), Epic
Appearance 9 (All Knacks)
Flight - Despite a lack of wings, Lamashtu is
blessed by Anshar and is capable of flying at 40
miles an hour outside of combat. In combat,
Lamashtu multiplies her normal movement rate
by 5.
Seduction - Lamashtu may use her supernatural
allure to seduce her targets. While her Epic
Manipulation and Epic Appearance serves
nicely to lure her prey to her, Lamashtu also
possess a natural charm which allows her to
drive her targets into giving into their lusts
so that the Lamashtu may take advantage of
them. Lamashtu uses this power by making an
Appearance + Presence roll and targets resist
by rolling Willpower + Integrity + Legend. If the
target fails to resist, he is overcome by his desires
and will not resist the Lamasthus advances.
Soul Sucking - Lamashtu possesses the same
ability as lilitu to drain her partners of life and
Legend. Each night which she spends coupling
with her target, male or female (and with her
Epic Appearance shapeshifting Knacks, either are
perfectly acceptable for her), she rolls her Legend
rating. Each success causes one, unsoakable
lethal damage to her targets while granting her
one Legend point. Should her victims die in this
manner, they rise the next night as lilitu.
Spells - All spells up to the level 8 level
appropriate to her as well as any others the
Join Battle: 10
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 11, Damage 6L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 12, Damage 13L,
Parry DV 34, Speed 5, P
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 14, Damage 10L, Parry
DV 35, Speed 4, P
Soak: 7A/25L/28B
Health Levels: -0x32/Incap
Dodge DV: 39
Willpower: 9
Legend: 9, Legend Points: 81
Notes: Lamashtus claws are more dangerous
than the claws of a simple lilitu. Her claws have
Accuracy +2 and Damage +4L added to her
unarmed attacks.
Trophy: Like a lilitu, the trophy for Lamashtu
lies in her heart. Upon her death, her heart
transforms into a blackened stone and can be
removed to aid the user from resisting temptation
and deception. Possession of the heart allows the
user to add 9 automatic successes to all Willpower
+ Integrity + Legend rolls. Additionally, as a
powerful general in Anshars army, she is likely
to possess a number of relics which Scions may
make use of.
 Anu - Titan of the
Heavens
The Titan of the Heavens represents authority and
rulership in all its forms. When the full might of
Anu is brought to bear, all enemies of the Titan
submit to the rulership of Anu. Not even Aten can
stand proud before the full might of the Greater
Titan. However, since the original Titan War, it is
rare that the three Avatars of the Greater Titan
actually work together.
Before the original Titan War, it was Anu who
ensured the submission of the gods to their
Titan parents. There was rebellion, sure. But if
the Titans could not put it down on their own,
then the Greater Titan was brought to bear and
supressed the uprising. Until Tiamat decided
to destroy the entire Annuna pantheon. Then
the Annuna approached An, convincing him to
side with them. Tefnut chose as well to side with
them. Only Atlas stood resolute in favor of the
Titans.
But this division was all the gods needed. To say
that the gods won the war because the Annuna
brought the power of Anu to their side is a bit
of an exaggeration (one the Annuna often make
when talked to about the issue). What is true,
however, is that if the Annuna had not divided
the Avatars of Anu over the issue then the original
war would never have happened. Once the war
was going on, An and Tefnut actually did very
little, but it kept the powers of the Greater Titan
from snuffing out the rebellion.
Since the war, the Titanrealm of Anu has all but
merged with the Annunas realm, to the point that
many refer to them as one and the same. Since
An and Tefnut sided with the gods, the Greater
Titan was not imprisoned like the others. Atlas
was imprisoned, bound in chains and forced to
support the world within the heavens. But they
were not cast into Tartarus with the others. The
Annuna took it as their right to move into Anu
and make their homes in its great cloud palaces.
An, the dominant Avatar, allowed this.
Now that the Titans have returned from Tartarus,
however, allegiences have changed. As tied as
the Greater Titan is with the Annuna, many gods
feel that the failures of the Annuna have left the
Avatars of Anu hesitant to side with the gods
once more. Regardless of their reasons, most
of the Avatars of Anu have refused to take sides
this time around. The exception is, of course,
Atlas, who has once again sided with the Titans.
Though without the full support of the other two
Avatars, the Greater Titans power still cannot be
brought to bear.
Associated Powers: Guardian, Justice,
Psychopomp, Sky, War
Banned Purviews: Chaos, Darkness
Prominent Features
The outer reaches of Anu merge with the
Annunas godrealm and serve as the cloud
palaces of the Annuna. They are described in the
discussion of the Overworld. Since the fall of Anu
into the hands of Aten and Anshar, the clouds
have grown thick around the Annunas palaces,
keeping the gods from entering and making
passage through this area of Anu practically
impossible.
Deeper within the Titan realm, the cloud palaces
are more elaborate and detailed. There are only
three palaces here, but they spire taller, grander
and more expansive than any the gods might
hold in the edges of the realm. Here in great
fields of clouds rest three great palaces. The
smallest of the three looks much like a Greek
temple. It is a sprawling, lush creation. Plants
and intricate architecture spread out among
the vast palace halls. The central palace of this
temple is composed of two great pillars which
stand where once the imprisoned Avatar Atlas
was held in place. Those pillars represent Atlas
freedom and allow him to roam once more, no
longer bound to hold the heavens upon his
shoulders.
On the far side of the inner reaches of Anu,
distant from Atlas palace, is the great Egyptian
palace of Tefnut. Here, palm trees and reeds
grow from the cloud ground. The ancient
stone structure houses intricate paintings and
architecture which date back to the most ancient
days of Egypt. In the central chamber of the
palace is where Tefnut holds court, sitting upon
the throne with crown upon her head as she
hears disputes before her.
Between the two temples, rising high above the
others, is the great ziggurat palace of An. This
one is by far the oldest and most intricate of the
temple-palaces in Anu. Rising high above the
cloud ground is the stepped pyramid, towering
above it all. A broad, flat surface rests on top of it
all, large enough to encompass an entire city on
the peak of the temple.
Buildings and structures of various sorts abound
on top of the pyramid. Rising above them all are
three thrones. Two of them can often be found
unoccupied, as those thrones are there for Tefnut
and Atlas to sit upon when the three Avatars must
deal with matters together. The third throne,
rising high above the others, is never empty. For
there An sits, towering above it all as he surveys
everything before him. His beared face looks
tired and ragged. And his sparkling eyes have
seen happier days. Still, he sits with a regal
nobility and treats all matters brought before him
with wisdom.
Other, smaller structures can be found spread
out through the vast cloud reaches of Anu.
Titanspawn of Anu take up space here, as well
as the resident guests from Akhetaten and
Ehekatoyaatl.
While many Greater Titans may possess aspects
which make them naturally inhospital to the
gods, Anu is not one of those antagonistic realms.
There are no burning flames and choking lack
of oxygen here. No storms to ravage the body
or burning desert sands to blind the eyes. Anu
exists purely as a splendid realm with solid clouds
and the palaces of Titans.
Passages
Once, getting to Anu was perhaps the easiest
of trips. Simply find one of the few Axis Mundi
which remain tied to Dilmun, such as the ancient
cedar trees in Lebanon, and then travel through
the cloud plains from Dilmun and deeper into
Anu. That passage is currently closed, however.
If it were still open then the Annuna would not
have the issues they have today.
Now, the best way to access Anu is to travel
through other Greater Titans. Akhetaten provides
the best access. Aten would have nothing
without the power of absolute authority. Some
have even speculated that Anu exists as a sub-
realm of Akhetaten, though nothing of the sort
has been proven. Regardless, one must travel up
within the Greater Titan of Light. Whether its a
sub-realm or not, Aten has a vested interest in
maintaining power over it now. By finding the
pillar of light at the top of Rashith ha-Gilgalim
and following it into the sky (requiring flight of
some sort), clouds swirl around the traveller, and
soon, he will find himself able to set foot on those
clouds as if they were solid ground. From there,
he can simply walk deeper into Anu and reach the
palaces of the Avatars.
Additionally, the realm of Ehekatoyaatl provides
access to Anu. By travelling through the clouds
and storms to the edge of the realm where the
storms grow tame and the clouds get stable,
the order and harmony of the realm allows the
traveller to find entrance into Anu. Here, the
clouds become solid enough to walk on, and with
enough travel one can find the palaces of the
Avatars of Anu.
Other Greater Titans are rumored to provide
access via other means, though none are more
closely connected to the ideas of the heavens and
authority than the Titans of Light and Sky.
Finally, various mountain regions in the World
may provide access to Anu. Not sealed away
as the other Titans were, Anu still bears some
connection to the World itself. Climbing to the
peak of the tallest mountain in a great range of
mountians allows the traveller to peer into the
heavens. Up there, surrounded by clouds, the
traveller can spend a point of Legend and step
out onto those clouds to find them solid, letting
him walk deeper into the Titanrealm. In this way,
Heracles was able to meet Atlas and convince him
to retrieve the apples from the Hesperides for him
without having to travel through Dilmun while
the other Titans were imprisoned.
An
The father of many of the Annuna, glorious,
bearded An represents the power of authority
itself. He is every king, every tyrant, every
emporer, every president who has ever led
humanity. He represents the ruler, the power of
the one to rule over others. It is no coincidence
that the great authorities among the Titans and
gods bear similarities to An. Ouranos. Aten.
Zeus. Odin. Quetzalcoatl. All the regal, bearded
figure who rule over others and all bearing
echoes of the ultimate authority: An.
During the original war, An sided with his children
in the Annuna and turned against the other
Titans. While this kept the Titans from being able
to call upon the Greater Titan of the Heavens for
aid, it did not do too much else. Ans personal
power only goes so far with Atlas turned against
him and other Titans standing in his way.
Since then, however, he has watched his children
withdraw, turn inward and ultimately forsake the
land and people he had chosen them to rule over.
They have forsaken the gifts that his allegiance
to them once bestowed upon them. Still, he
hasnt completely given up on them yet. He has
allowed the forces of Aten and Anshar to sweep
into Anu and drive the Annuna out. But he has
not officially chosen sides. He sits now, watching
and waiting to see what the gods can make of
themselves now.
An has a dice pool of 24 for all actions and he
favors Social Attributes above all others, prefering
to rule over his enemies and subjugate them to
his divine authority.
Virtues: Ambition 5, Malice 2, Rapacity 1, Zealotry
5 to be confused.
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Arbiter, The General, The Storm
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon from every
Purview except Chaos and Darkness, which are
forbidden to him. An has all Boons from the
Justice, Melam, Sky and War Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Epic Social Attributes at the 10-
dot level (with all appropriate Knacks). All other
Epic Attributes at the eight-dot level (with all
appropriate Knacks).
Join Battle: 24
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 24, Damage 13L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 23, Damage 16L,
Parry DV 40, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 25, Damage 13L, Parry
DV 42, Speed 4
Soak: 8A/34L/39B
Health Levels: -0x40/Incap
Dodge DV: 47
Willpower: 10
Legend: 12, Legend Points: 144
Other Notes: None
Tefnut
Lioness-headed Tefnut, wife of Shu, once served
to separate Geb from his lover, Nut. She made
way for Shu, the air, to flow between heaven
and earth. Later, when she sided with the gods
in the Titan War, she fled from her husband
Shu. Though he eventually caught her, the two
have been estranged ever since, especially with
Shu locked away in Tartarus with the rest of
Ehekatoyaatl. With Shus return, his relationship
with Tefnut remains cold and distant.
If An represents the ruler himself, then Tefnut
represents the division between the ruler and the
ruled. She represents the fact that though rulers
exist, there are also those to be ruled. With the
rulers and the ruled in place, Tefnut represents
the fact that the two classes are different and not
In the new War, Tefnut has sided with the Titans
this time. Like An, she feels betrayed by the
actions of the Annuna, and with her own family,
the Pesedjet. She sees the gods as having blurred
the line between ruler and ruled. And with Atlas
urging, she has thrown in her lot with the Titans
this time around. She does not wish to destroy
the gods, however, only to see that they are
once again subjugated and return to where they
belong.
Tefnut has a dice pool of 20 for all actions
and favors Mental Attributes, using her vast
knowledge of philosophy and ethics to justify her
position in the metaphysical hierarchy.
Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 2, Rapacity 1, Zealotry
4 Eventually, Heracles journeyed through a
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Arbiter, The Beast, The Way
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon in every
Purview except Chaos and Darkness which are
denied her. Additionally, Tefnut possesses every
Boon to the 10-dot level in Animal (Lion), Justice
and Psychopomp.
Epic Attributes - Tefnut possesses Mental
Attributes to the 10-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks). Additionally, she possesses all other
Epic Attributes to the eight-dot level (with all
appropriate Knacks).
Join Battle: 20
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 20, Damage 11L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 19, Damage 14L,
Parry DV 38, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 21, Damage 11L, Parry
DV 40, Speed 4
Rod of Separation - Accuracy 22, Damage 14B,
Parry DV 40, Speed 6
Soak: 8A/34L/39B
Health Levels: -0x38/Incap
Dodge DV: 44
Willpower: 9
Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100
Other Notes: Though she does not prefer physical
action, her Rod of Separation uses the typical
stats for a bo if used in combat.
Atlas
Known by many humans as the Titan who holds
the World on his shoulders, that description
isnt quite accurate. During the original Titan
War, it was Atlas who sided with the Titans and
prevented the gods from being able to bring the
power of the Titans to bear. When the gods won
the war, Atlas could not be confined to Tartarus
with the other Titans since Anu was to be left free.
Instead, Atlas was bound and forced to hold up
the heavens for all eternity.
mountain entrance to Anu and encountered
Atlas. After Atlas aided him, though he tried to
trick Heracles into taking on his role, Heracles still
felt pity for him. Looping Atlas chains through
two pillars that were erected in his place, Atlas
was set free once more. Free at last, Atlas set
about spreading dissent among Anu. He pointed
out every fault of the gods, every injustice they
committed against their followers. Eventually,
he won over Tefnut and once again ensured a
division in Anu.
If Tefnut represents the division between the
ruler and the ruled, then Atlas represents the link
they still share. The ruler cannot exist without
the ruled. Without he support of those beneath,
authority means nothing. And that is where Atlas
comes in. He is the support of the masses. He is
the power which upholds the authority of heaven
and the might of the assembled. Without the
support of Atlas, authority means nothing.
Atlas has a dice pool of 20 for all actions and
favors Physical Attributes. He prefers to use brute
force and raw power to accomplish his goals.
Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 4, Rapacity 1, Zealotry
3
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The General, The Sentinel, The Shaper
Boons - Atlas possesses every one- to eight-
dot Boon in every Purview except Chaos and
Darkness. Additionally, Atlas possesses every
Boon to the 10-dot level for the Earth, Guardian
and War Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Atlas possesses Epic Physical
Attributes to the 10-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks). He also possesses every other Epic
Attribute to the eight-dot level (with all
appropriate Knacks).
Join Battle: 20
Lesser Servants of Anu
Anu possesses very little in the way of unique
creatures. Mainly because the creatures of
Anu now serve the Annuna in the capacity as
lesser immortals. The Apkallu or Sebittu used
to be known as the servants of Anu. But in their
centuries of service to the Annuna, many of them
have left behind their titanspawn roots and gone
on to serve the gods instead.

Attacks: However, there are still plenty of Sebittu who

Clinch - Accuracy 20, Damage 11L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 19, Damage 14L,
Parry DV 55, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 21, Damage 11L, Parry
DV 57, Speed 4
serve the Avatars of Anu instead. Apkallu, griffin-
demons and djinn may all be found within the
realm of Anu. The girtablilu are the only ones not
to be found within Anu as they were created by
Tiamat, not Anu, and all remaining girtablilu serve
the Annuna exclusively.

Soak: 10A/51L/56B To represent these immortals loyal to Anu, use

Health Levels: -0x55/Incap the same stats as the Guides above, but they do
not actually have access to the Melam Purview.
Dodge DV: 61 Instead, they possess the Radiant Template
Willpower: 9 which manifests similar powers in a more limited
Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100 fashion. Until recently, there was little difference
between these Titan-loyal Sebittu and the god-
Other Notes: None loyal ones. The gods and the residents of Anu
lived in near harmony.

Since the siege and the removal of the Annuna

from Anu, the division has become more
pronounced as the two factions ally against each
other in the war. The Titan-loyal Sebittu now ally
themselves side-by-side with the Hands of Aten
and lilitu who patrol the borders of Anu to keep
the Annuna and other gods out.
------------------------------------------------------------------ Other Titans
Radiant Template
Tiamat
The power of Anu manifests by making those
The most ancient of Avatars belongs to the
touched by the Greater Titan more commanding
Drowned Road. Older than even many of the
and imposing. Those who possess the Radiant
other Titans, Tiamat is the power of the seas. She
Template, by their very nature, encourage others
does not represent drowning, or predators or
to submit. In order to oppose a being with the
dangerous allure. Tiamat is pure power. She is
Radiant Template in any way, another being with
the tsunami, the water spout and the whirlpool.
Legend must roll Willpower + Integrity + Legend
She is the crushing might of moving water.
at a difficutly of the Radiant beings Legend. If
the would-be attacker fails, he cannot attack the
Long ago, in the battle with Marduk, she was
Radiant being that action. Once the attacker
presumed to have been destroyed. And thats
succeeds, he is free to act against the Radiant
exactly what her husband Apsu wished for the
being for the rest of the scene.
Annuna to believe. As Tiamat represented the
power of the sea, her husband Apsu was the
Additionally, when a Radiant being gives a
slow, dissolving erosion of the river. Apsu had
command, he may choose to spend a point of
already been defeated and bound in chains by
Legend to empower that command with divine
the Annuna. Tiamats efforts to destroy them
authority. The Radiant being rolls Charisma
redoubled under their affront. But as Marduk
+ Command to give the order and those
struck the killing blow, Apsu broke free, and
commanded must roll Willpower + Integrity
assumed the Flood to sweep his wife to safety.
+ Legend to resist. If the resistance roll is
The unleashing of the Avatar led everyone to
successful, then targets may spend a Willpower to
believe that it had been Tiamats death throes.
ignore the given command. Finally, the Radiant
It wasnt until much later, after the Titans were
being does not roll dots in Command. Rather, a
imprisoned, that the Annuna realized Tiamat still
Radiants level of the Command Ability is treated
lived and that Apsu had sacrificed his existance to
as automatic successes.
save her.
Radiant creatures are especially susceptible to
Tiamat does not have a single shape. She
Boons from the Chaos Purview, for chaos defies
manifests as an amorphous being of
all authority. Chaos-related Boons, effects and
flowing water that assumes a humanoid
the like gain an additional bonus to their dice
shape. Occasionally, human features may be
pool equal to the number of dots of their power.
recognizable, such as a neck and a head showing
For example, a three dot Chaos Boon gains three
itself, or a ribbed torso becoming visible.
extra dice to its roll, as does a four dot Creature
Sometimes lips may form into a cruel smile or a
who uses a chaos-based attack on the Radiant
leg or arm emerge from the water. Rarely does
titanspawn.
she take a solid form often. Tiamat has a dice
pool of 22 for all actions and favors Physical
However, creatures using Justice or War Boons
Attributes, loving to crush and destroy her
against the Radiant suffer the opposite effect,
victims.
losing dice from their pool equal to that particular
powers number of dots. Both the power of
Virtues: Ambition 2, Malice 5, Rapacity 4, Zealotry
justice and the authority of the general represent
3
the power of An. Using these powers against the
Radiant creatures is practically moot.
Supernatural Powers:
------------------------------------------------------------------
Avatars - The Beast, The Flood
Boons - Tiamat possesses every one- to eight-dot
Boon in all Purviews except Earth and Fire which
are denied her. Additionally, she possesses every
Boon to the 10-dot level in the Animal (Serpent)
and Water Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Tiamat possesses Epic Physical
Attributes to the 10-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks). She possesses all other Epic Attributes to
the eight-dot level (with all appropriate Knacks).
Watery Form - Tiamat maintains a constant watery
body. Consider her to be using the Water Boon,
Liquid Form, at all times. Tiamat is literally unable
to turn this Boon off and must maintain her
watery form, with all the benefits and limitations
thereof.
Join Battle: 22
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 22, Damage 12L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 21, Damage 15L,
Parry DV 56, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 23, Damage 12L, Parry
DV 58, Speed 4
Soak: 10A/52L/57B
Health Levels: -0x52/Incap
Dodge DV: 63
Willpower: 9
Legend: 11, Legend Points: 121
Anshar
Anshar, primal Avatar of the raging winds, is a
devoted follower of the more powerful Huracan.
He is ancient and powerful, father of An who
in turn fathered most of the Annuna. He is the
first wind that moved through the air at the
beginning of it all. He represents the sky axle,
or the very principle of the weather. While many
Titans represent certain facets of the sky and
the weather, Anshar represents their capacity to
interact.
Anshar is devoutly loyal to Huracan and wishes
only to see Ehekatoyaatl victorious over the
Atzlanti and the rest of the gods. In an effort
to accomplish Huracans wishes, Anshar led the
assault upon Anu, wishing to regain something
that was lost during the original Titan War: The
Authority for the Titans to rule. To this end,
he conscripted the power of the titanspawn
Lamashtu and her children the lilitu to aid him.
Anshar manifests as a powerful Middle Eastern
man, with beard and clothes composed of he
clouds and wind. His eyes flash with lightning
and cunning. He has a dice pool of 22 dice and
prefers to use Mental Attributes to out-think and
out-plan his opponents.
Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 3, Rapacity 2, Zealotry
5
Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Storm, The Void, The Way
Boons - Anshar possesses every Boon to the
eight-dot level in all Purviews except Darkness
and Earth which are forbidden him. Additionally,
he possesses all Boons to the 10-dot level in the
Chaos, Psychopomp and Sky Boons.
Epic Attributes - Anshar has all Epic Mental
Attributes to the 10-dot level (with all appropriate
Knacks). Additionally, he possesses all other
Epic Attributes to the eight-dot level (with all
appropriate Knacks).
Join Battle: 22
Attacks:
Clinch - Accuracy 22, Damage 12L, Parry DV --,
Speed 6, P
Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 21, Damage 15L,
Parry DV 39, Speed 5
Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 23, Damage 12L, Parry
DV 41, Speed 4
Soak: 8A/35L/40B
Health Levels: -0x35/Incap
Dodge DV: 46
Willpower: 8
Legend: 11, Legend Points: 121
Kishar
Wife of Anshar, Kishar is an ancient Avatar of
Terra. She represents the protective aspects of
motherhood. Most of the Avatars represent the
act of birthing and reproduction itself. But Kishar
represents what comes after. She is the reason
that Gaia is so protective of her children the Join Battle: 20
Gigantes and Hekatonkheire.
Attacks:
However, as the protective mother, and mother of Clinch - Accuracy 20, Damage 11L, Parry DV --,
the Annuna pantheon, she has also sided with the Speed 6, P
gods both in their previous war and in the new Unarmed, Heavy - Accuracy 19, Damage 14L,
one. For that, she was imprisoned, deep within Parry DV 38, Speed 5
the earthly bowels of Terra, locked away in chains Unarmed, Light - Accuracy 21, Damage 11L, Parry
of earth and stone. Which may have been for the DV 40, Speed 4
best with the gods, since while she represents
protection, she can, in fact, be overprotective. Soak: 8A/34L/39B
The gods would never have been freed of her Health Levels: -0x35/Incap
womb and allowed to fight their war if Gaia had
not bound her. Dodge DV: 44
Willpower: 7
Were Kishar ever to be freed, she might form a Legend: 10, Legend Points: 100
unique ally to the gods. Though how she could
aid them without being imprisoned again herself
is a bit of a Catch 22. For Kishar does not wish to
be imprisoned within Tartarus once more. She
wishes to be free to watch over her children who
would have her locked away again.

Kishar is a motherly woman, almost

grandmotherly even. She is old enough to have
kids who have grown and young enough to still
protect them with the strength and vibrancy of
youth. She appears as a Middle Eastern woman
of exceptional beauty despite her age. Kishar has
a dice pool of 20 and prefers Social Attributes,
using her charm and motherly grace to inspire
loyalty in others.

Virtues: Ambition 3, Malice 2, Rapacity 1, Zealotry

5

Supernatural Powers:
Avatars - The Green, The Scourge/The Savior, The
Shaper
Boons - Every one- to eight-dot Boon in all
Purviews except for the Death and Sky Purviews
which are denied her. Additionally, Kishar
possesses all Boons to the 10-dot level in the
Earth, Fertility and Health Purviews.
Epic Attributes - Kishar possesses Epic Social
Attributes to the 10-dot level with all appropriate
Knacks. She possesses all other Epic Attributes at
the eight-dot level with all appropriate Knacks.