I wake in the morning, having expected never to again. The hole in my stomach aches beyond words as I answer the door. Bophedes barges past me, two chickens in hand. He begins to explain that he has a lesson to impart. With neither warning nor control, I leap at him. His head simply comes off in my hands as I snap his neck knowing not why I do so. I drain his body from the stump and throw it from my boat into the depths of the sea that night.
Prompt
In your blood-hunger you destroy someone close to you. Kill a mortal Character. Create a mortal if none are available. Take the skill Bloodthirsty.
Skills
Wisdom
Persuasiveness
Generosity
Bloodthirsty
Resources
Pet chicken, Demetrius
Humble abode by the sea
Good luck rock resembling an owl, honoring Athena
Marks
A narrow hole above my navel from being stabbed through with a branch
Characters
Bophedes- beloved mentor, trusted friendDiana - denier of all my findings, an undeniable beauty
Laertes - esteemed colleague and recipient of my unrequitted love
Lichedes - leader of a philosophical niche circle worshipping Hades and Hades alone
Memories
Who I Am
I am Phaegus, a Greek philosopher, widely known yet poorly respected, residing in Athens
Love
Laertes and I stroll the beach one sunset, finding a worn stone like an owl; we take it as a sign from Athena above
Rivalry
Diana posts a letter refuting my ideas on my door; I burn at her insolence but marvel at her wit
Learning
Bophedes throws a chicken through my window as I sleep one night, insisting later that it will teach me a lesson, though I have never discovered what
Bophedes returns with two more chickens; I slay him without cause before he can ever teach me again
My Dark Beginnings
Lichedes ambushes me on my nightly walk, babbling about the final heretic sacrificed, and pushes me over a ledge, my fall broken by the split trunk of the lightning-struck tree that impales my stomach; I bleed only from two small pricks in my neck
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