Monday, August 27, 2012

She Who is Brought by Elephants

Question: How would you guys manage Devayani, of Hindu mythology? I've been curious about her, so I figure I should ask - what's she like, in this Scion game?

At the moment, not like anything, as she hasn't made an appearance; our Deva Scions are still all wee little Hero-level children running about in the World, and most of them haven't met any deities other than their own parents. Skanda/Murugan and his wife Devayani are certainly members of the Devas and will probably be involved in their lives at some point (especially Akhileswar, since they'd be his brother and sister-in-law), but for the moment they've got all they can handle just reconciling with the existence of one or two gods, let alone a whole pantheon of them.

Devayani probably isn't much higher than Legend 9; she's an interesting little figure, but not really one who does a lot or is pivotal in a lot of myths (unlike her husband, who is an important badass who frequently does importantly badass things). I don't know what associated powers she could have other than perhaps animal from her vague association with elephants, and she's mostly eclipsed by Skanda's other wife, Valli (who actually does have a coherent myth about her courtship and marriage, while Devayani just gets offered up by her father), anyway. I imagine she'd be interesting to talk to, and might be politically fun considering that she's kind of the daughter of both Vishnu and Indra in different incarnations, but beyond that I'm not sure there's a lot I'd be planning to do with her.

Skanda, though - that dude is all over the Deva landscape. He's definitely someone to watch out for, and if he's around, Devayani may not be far behind.

4 comments:

  1. Do you see Skanda as Legend 11, or perhaps he is Legend 12 himself?

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  2. How come Skanda isn't playable if he's so important?

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    1. Basically because last time we did a run-through of the Hindu gods, we didn't come up with enough associateds. He's still under consideration to become playable, however, pending more research.

      His awesomeness varies somewhat regionally (he's much more popular in southern India than in the north), but he's still a pretty big deal. I'd say he's probably Legend 11 even if he isn't playable; everybody loves Murugan.

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    2. Greek gods get away with having ridiculously few associateds!

      Ares can't get out of a jar. Ares can't take a hit without crying. I mean, really.

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