Mad World

Question: So my character's mother has been been horribly cursed (short form: with insanity) by Hera for the last two decades for having the temerity to get raped and impregnated by Zeus. How would one go about to unravel such a curse? The Greek gods seem very limited in their capacity to undo each others' curses (case in point, Tiresias). Merely compensating for it (again, as in the case of Tiresias) isn't really an option, and even if Hera could withdraw it, she hates my character's guts. Please advise.

Well, that really depends on what exactly Hera did to curse your Scion. Did she use Moon? Magic? A relic? A favor from some other god with that power? Something else entirely? All of those will be different in how they work, what can counter them and how you would go about trying to undo their effects, so without more information there's no way to give you advice about what exactly to do.

But that's a good place to start! If all your character knows is that Hera has cursed him, the first step to trying to fix the problem is to find out what exactly happened. Talk to other people who might know; call on divine allies who might have seen this kind of thing before; bust some Mystery, whatever it takes. Once you've found out what or who actually did a number on you and how, you have the tools to start looking for ways to reverse it.

We can give you a few general suggestions; to start with, the Moon purview has the ability to cure some forms of insanity with boons like Mirror of Lunacy or Tranquility, and if those can't do it, it's almost certain that The Mirror can. Of course, you'd have to come up with some totally baller reasons why a moon god should spend resources on your sorry ass, especially if they have to go all the way up to spending the Avatar, especially if they might have to deal with Hera's displeasure as a possible consequence. Depending on the form of insanity and whether or not it has a physical component, a god with The Savior might also be able to help, although magical madnesses are often totally independent of the body and there may not be much they can do. It's also possible that magical potions, remedies or relics might be able to cure or at least help your Scion keep his condition under control; if you can find out what and where they are, you may be able to go on a quest to find them or work with a crafting Scion or god to try to build something to give you some relief.

Dodekatheon Vengeance-binges are no joke, so our hearts go out to you. Good luck, and remember: even Dionysus managed to get (mostly) back to sanity eventually!