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Persephone (though she sometimes still goes by Laura) is an actual literal god, and part of that is the power to inspire mortals. Most of how this is done is through her voice, particularly music, though just her presence can have an effect on people.
Not all mortals are susceptible. Most people aren't affected by all the gods, and some hear none at all; teenagers and young adults seem more likely to be influenced by them, but even for them, not every god can sway every mortal.
Those who are affected by her will know immediately that she is something more than human: it's something like a fairy glamour, making her seem more interesting, more charming, more attractive, just more than mortals. It makes people want to be around her, makes them want to listen to her - it's strongest when she's performing in some way, though she doesn't need to do that to influence someone. She can't make anyone do anything, because the extent of this power is capturing and holding attention and making them believe her... but she can make that in itself dangerous enough, if she's inclined.
(There is a possibility repeated personal exposure to gods, outside of performances, would make people less affected and impressed by them, if not totally immune to their effects.)
The effect she has on people lingers, too; people who have been affected by Persephone will tend to be more stubborn or bullheaded afterward, and more inclined to be vengeful towards people who have wronged them.
Persephone is pretty chill unless you piss her off, at which point she may attempt to curse your character. While the curse will be minor and temporary (unless you'd like something bigger and/or more permanent), whether or not her attempt works will be up to the player.
If you have or would like CR with Persephone, please fill this out so I have it available for easy reference. :)
Yes, most of this was written by
ofinspiration. No, I don't care, because it's perfect.
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Date: 2015-07-14 07:17 am (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Are you joking
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? No don't even talk to me
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? YOU CAN'T CURSE A GOD PERSEPHONE
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Date: 2015-07-14 01:56 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Yes, though I would say once he gets Psychic Protection that he'd be able to counteract it.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Sure, but he would be very sad :c
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Date: 2015-07-14 02:23 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Maybe? He'll think she's cool, because he thinks everyone is cool, but he's a Shadow and also maybe kind of a death god partly and it's weird???
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes!
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) He's unlikely to piss her off, but if he does we'll see what happens!
Character Name: Melissa Lyre
Is your character affected by Persephone? Yes and she will hate it
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) Nope, do whatever.
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Date: 2015-07-14 07:47 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Maybe some, but since Meta thinks Psychic Protection would counter it and he just picked that up, probably not a lot.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? For now let's go with no, but I might change my mind later.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Willing to go with curses on a case-by-case basis, if one comes up!
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Date: 2015-07-14 08:15 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Yes, to an extent! He likely won't be overwhelmed by her, but she'll definitely have an affect, if that's okay.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes! He and singing are a Thing and I would love to have him deal with more magical song.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) Nah... If she's pissed at him enough to curse him, he should have to deal with the consequences!
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Date: 2015-07-14 09:11 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Probably not, or not much
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) Nope, as long as it's discussed ahead of time I'm totally up for it!
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Date: 2015-07-14 10:34 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Maybe! He too has Psychic Protetion but he's pretty influence-able by default.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Sure, Brose already loves music so that would be A Thing.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) Nah, it can definitely be a thing, talk to me :D
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Date: 2015-07-15 08:38 am (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Sure, though probably not full force. He is not immune to such things but he would be very aware it was happening.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes, but see above.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) Nah, I'm good.
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Date: 2015-07-15 11:56 pm (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? No, as he's not really a mortal.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Well, she can, but it won't do anything.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Case by case is the way to go, I think.
Character Name: Near (this journal)
Is your character affected by Persephone? In that he'd notice something is different about her, yes. Near is a teenager/young adult, but otherwise he's developed strong psychic defenses during his tenure in the game and always protects himself.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Going to go with no for now.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Case by case basis again.
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Date: 2015-07-16 02:20 am (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Yessssss.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yep!
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? I would love for Souji to get cursed sometime, because I'm terrible. c:
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Date: 2015-07-16 03:53 am (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Yaaassssss
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? i think this would be awesome. B gets super obsessive about people and I think there's a lot of interesting things that could happen with him and an actual god. c:
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Nah, curses can be a thing.
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Date: 2015-07-22 07:02 am (UTC)Character Name: Jane Foster
Is your character affected by Persephone? We're gonna say no, fun as that might be
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? I'm not sure it would affect her with the above, but go for it
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Nooooo, should it come up you should definitely go for it.
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Date: 2015-08-18 09:55 am (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? I'll repeat what I said for Luci's post: Probably, but she'd also probably be aware that something hinky was going on, if only because she had some burgeoning psychic stuff prior to becoming a traveller.
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Sure
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? (note that I will still ask before doing anything, but this allows you to opt out of me even considering it.) NO CURSE AWAY
but um please don't curse her for what happened in jaunt it was just really immersive roleplayingno subject
Date: 2016-08-13 09:39 am (UTC)Is your character affected by Persephone? Yes, a little. But due to SPOILERS, Altaïr will not be affected by her mere presence, and Persephone will notice some built-in resistance if she cares to try anything. Let's say that, among a crowd of teenagers moshing under full exposure, he is the dork off to the side worried that what he hears is all subliminal messaging... (I also plan to take him down the Psychic skill tree, so that'll be a thing eventually.)
Are you okay with Persephone singing around them? Yes.
Would you like to opt out of any minor/temporary curses? Please make his life miserable. Describe the nature of the curse to me, it may or may not work as well as intended.