Anubis
Mar 20, 2005 0:02:53 GMT -6
Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2005 0:02:53 GMT -6
Jeff
20
04/18/84
Character Info
Name :
Anubis
Brief History :
Once the ruler of an underworld named Duat, he was the guardian of the dead. Once the cult of Osiris arrived , he stepped down in order to allow Osiris to take over. Now the gate keeper , Anubis holds the scales in which the hearts of the dead are weighed. In Duat , he is a neutral party, guiding the dead to where they belong. Either to Osiris , the side of good, or if they should be punished , thier hearts would be eaten by Ammit , the devourer of the dead , and not be allowed to enter heaven.
(The above is taken from websites and generally true. The rest below is fictional)
To serve his purpose , Anubis was granted the power to travel between demensions , reserved normally for the dead, Anubis retired his position to Thoth and with the fall of the egyptian empire , there are few of these gods left. He now travels on his own accord , to whichever demension or world he pleases.
Full History :
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The Death and Re-Birth of Anubis
Anubis , once a prince , noble yet arrogant as a prince may be , was the first son of an early pharoah. His father , having been sadistic and ruthless , was a murderer , killing for his own enjoyment. Normally this is common , and death was entertainment in culters across the known world. His father , was malicious , performing acts that were too heinous in nature to mention or be recorded. Upon the death of his father , rather than fight for his right to take the throne as the next pharoah , Anubis had chosen the reightous path , service to the gods. Anubis was killed by his fathers honour guards and having written his own book of the dead , was mummified and placed in an empty room next to his fathers lavish burial chamber. His walk through the underworld was short as he had spent his remaining monthes preparing his book of the dead. short by underworld standards didnt really matter as time did not matter to those that are already dead. Upon arriving to the gates to heaven , he asked Osiris , the ruler of heaven at the time , to spare his father from being devoured by Ammit , the devourer of the dead. After Osiris thought it over , he striked down Anubis. He forbade him enter heaven , and was determined to make Anubis more respectfull of the Gods and thier ways. To show him the error in his ways , Osiris ressurected Anubis as the God you know him as. He was born into the first jackel withouth memory of what happened. When the jackel was 2 years of age , he transformed into a child of 14 years of age with the head of a Jackel and was brought into the underworld, Duat. When he arrived , Osiris himself would show him the meaning of death , and how the hearts of the dead were weighed to decided entrance to heaven. His job, he was told , was to rule the underworld , see to it that the dead were restless , and always compliant. He watched as Thoth weighed the hearts , and as Ammit ate the unworthy , gorging on the blood of the passed. The day arrived when Anubis would have to see his father , on that day , Osirir game Anubis the memories he had withheld , and with that , the choice of what happens to his father. Without hesitation , Anubis knew what had to be done , He weighed his fathers heart , and tossed it to Ammit , clearly unworthy of heaven. For an instant , his father saw his son in Anubis the God , and he couldnt understand what was going on. Anubis threw father into the Fields of Duat , and his father was left to contemplate what he did to have his son turn out this way. Anubis had gained the Loyalty , understanding , and Respect that Osiris wanted of him , and continued to serve by guarding and ruling over Duat.
The Cult of Osiris
The cult was formed with the belief that they could carry anything out in the name of osiris , if it benefited them and the cult. Unfortunatelly , this was not true , and Ra stepped in , he spoke to the priests , who spread the word of Ra , and begin his worship. With Ra being worshiped , the cult of osiris was sacrificed , and they were all buried , in unmarked graves on the outside of the city. Ra then approached Osiris , and being understanding Gods , Ra took his place as the Ruler of Heaven , and he Osiris went to Duat to Judge those that carried out the many awful deeds in his name. Anubis stepped to his friend , and stood with Thoth at the great scales , guarding the path to heaven. Osiris would eventually judge those that wronged his name , and would continue to rule Duat.
The End
The Egyptian empire was nearlly wiped out by a yet unknown cause and those that survived , challenged the dessert in search of richer land to continue thier lives. Many gods aged and eventually were laid to rest only to be rememberd by stories , leaving the few main ones to rule the heavens. Osiris was still remembered , and continues to live , watching over Duat. Thoth remained where he was and weighed the hearts of those that believed. Anubis felt his role wasnt needed , He believed Osiris had taught him all he needed to know , and that Thoth could certaintlly take care of the scales. Anubis left Duat , and having been granted the power to open the path to heaven , he was also granted the power to open a path to where he chooses to go. He spent many decades traveling before coming across the QoD. The QoD amazed him , as it was the first time he had traveled to another demension entirelly , and met new gods , and it was the first time , he had met demons as well. Upon travelling to other demensions , he came to the conclusion , that all egypts were destroyed , on all earths , and that he is truly on his own now. As such , he returned to the world of QoD and decided to stay there , atleast , for a little while.
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Basic Personality :
Respectfull , Noble , Believes in Simplicity and Spirituality. He is generally your good person , but for him to go to his heaven , he is judged differentlly than those of the world of QoD , and as such , it does not matter which side he supports, just as long he keeps his faith , and defends the honour of the gods he respects.
Powers and Skills:
Portal: A rystic portal conjured by means of blood. Usually prepared for the safest travel. Anubis can use the portal at will , but without preparation and concentration , he could arrive anywhere , anytime. The consequences of these actions could prove to be fatal.
Protection : By placing his hands on the dead he can grant the body protection from outside interference. No amount of magic or power will effect this body save his own. Anubis will also be aware of where this body is at all times.
Book of The Dead : When someone was burried in a tomb , they were given a Book of The Dead. The book was filled with spells and hymns that the dead would use in thier perrilous journey through the land of the dead. Anubis has the ability to write said books and grant the dead power.
Possession : A skill taught by his father Set , Anubis can possess and empower and animals to do his bidding. Commonlly crocadile's , hippo's , gazelle's , and Donkey's. Through his own persuassion , he is also able to use this ability to summon Jackels. Sometimes , Anubis is summoned to perform embalming ceremonies. When this happens Anubis will possess the person summoning him , and if not restrained by charms or magic , will become feral after the ritual , and killing those that performed the ceremony so that they may join thier leader or loved ones along the path in the land of the dead.
Transformation : Anubis is commonlly seen with the head of the jackel , and as such also has the ability to transform the rest of his body into either a jackel , or a were-jackel. In his were-jackel form he is a lot stronger and faster and will not be slowed down by his wounds. He feels no pain , regardless of the damage done to him.
Embalming : Anubis can prepare corpses for travel through the land of the dead. Through mummification , the body will last much longer and give the dead a much longer time to accomplish thier perrilous task.
Strength of the Gods : Anubis is assosiated with the jackel because of the jackels scavenging and relationship to the dead. As such Anubis is immune to desease , and decay. He does not age , nor does he grow tired. He does not to feed as he has been to the land of the dead before , and has no hunger. He has a very large ammount of strength , this allows him to heal twice as fast , but even that cannot save him sometimes.
Ressurection : If perished , Anubis will be sent to the land of the dead , but knowing the path , having walked it before, he will be turned away and be reborn as a jackel and will be of age within 1 year.
20
04/18/84
Character Info
Name :
Anubis
Brief History :
Once the ruler of an underworld named Duat, he was the guardian of the dead. Once the cult of Osiris arrived , he stepped down in order to allow Osiris to take over. Now the gate keeper , Anubis holds the scales in which the hearts of the dead are weighed. In Duat , he is a neutral party, guiding the dead to where they belong. Either to Osiris , the side of good, or if they should be punished , thier hearts would be eaten by Ammit , the devourer of the dead , and not be allowed to enter heaven.
(The above is taken from websites and generally true. The rest below is fictional)
To serve his purpose , Anubis was granted the power to travel between demensions , reserved normally for the dead, Anubis retired his position to Thoth and with the fall of the egyptian empire , there are few of these gods left. He now travels on his own accord , to whichever demension or world he pleases.
Full History :
_______________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Death and Re-Birth of Anubis
Anubis , once a prince , noble yet arrogant as a prince may be , was the first son of an early pharoah. His father , having been sadistic and ruthless , was a murderer , killing for his own enjoyment. Normally this is common , and death was entertainment in culters across the known world. His father , was malicious , performing acts that were too heinous in nature to mention or be recorded. Upon the death of his father , rather than fight for his right to take the throne as the next pharoah , Anubis had chosen the reightous path , service to the gods. Anubis was killed by his fathers honour guards and having written his own book of the dead , was mummified and placed in an empty room next to his fathers lavish burial chamber. His walk through the underworld was short as he had spent his remaining monthes preparing his book of the dead. short by underworld standards didnt really matter as time did not matter to those that are already dead. Upon arriving to the gates to heaven , he asked Osiris , the ruler of heaven at the time , to spare his father from being devoured by Ammit , the devourer of the dead. After Osiris thought it over , he striked down Anubis. He forbade him enter heaven , and was determined to make Anubis more respectfull of the Gods and thier ways. To show him the error in his ways , Osiris ressurected Anubis as the God you know him as. He was born into the first jackel withouth memory of what happened. When the jackel was 2 years of age , he transformed into a child of 14 years of age with the head of a Jackel and was brought into the underworld, Duat. When he arrived , Osiris himself would show him the meaning of death , and how the hearts of the dead were weighed to decided entrance to heaven. His job, he was told , was to rule the underworld , see to it that the dead were restless , and always compliant. He watched as Thoth weighed the hearts , and as Ammit ate the unworthy , gorging on the blood of the passed. The day arrived when Anubis would have to see his father , on that day , Osirir game Anubis the memories he had withheld , and with that , the choice of what happens to his father. Without hesitation , Anubis knew what had to be done , He weighed his fathers heart , and tossed it to Ammit , clearly unworthy of heaven. For an instant , his father saw his son in Anubis the God , and he couldnt understand what was going on. Anubis threw father into the Fields of Duat , and his father was left to contemplate what he did to have his son turn out this way. Anubis had gained the Loyalty , understanding , and Respect that Osiris wanted of him , and continued to serve by guarding and ruling over Duat.
The Cult of Osiris
The cult was formed with the belief that they could carry anything out in the name of osiris , if it benefited them and the cult. Unfortunatelly , this was not true , and Ra stepped in , he spoke to the priests , who spread the word of Ra , and begin his worship. With Ra being worshiped , the cult of osiris was sacrificed , and they were all buried , in unmarked graves on the outside of the city. Ra then approached Osiris , and being understanding Gods , Ra took his place as the Ruler of Heaven , and he Osiris went to Duat to Judge those that carried out the many awful deeds in his name. Anubis stepped to his friend , and stood with Thoth at the great scales , guarding the path to heaven. Osiris would eventually judge those that wronged his name , and would continue to rule Duat.
The End
The Egyptian empire was nearlly wiped out by a yet unknown cause and those that survived , challenged the dessert in search of richer land to continue thier lives. Many gods aged and eventually were laid to rest only to be rememberd by stories , leaving the few main ones to rule the heavens. Osiris was still remembered , and continues to live , watching over Duat. Thoth remained where he was and weighed the hearts of those that believed. Anubis felt his role wasnt needed , He believed Osiris had taught him all he needed to know , and that Thoth could certaintlly take care of the scales. Anubis left Duat , and having been granted the power to open the path to heaven , he was also granted the power to open a path to where he chooses to go. He spent many decades traveling before coming across the QoD. The QoD amazed him , as it was the first time he had traveled to another demension entirelly , and met new gods , and it was the first time , he had met demons as well. Upon travelling to other demensions , he came to the conclusion , that all egypts were destroyed , on all earths , and that he is truly on his own now. As such , he returned to the world of QoD and decided to stay there , atleast , for a little while.
_________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Basic Personality :
Respectfull , Noble , Believes in Simplicity and Spirituality. He is generally your good person , but for him to go to his heaven , he is judged differentlly than those of the world of QoD , and as such , it does not matter which side he supports, just as long he keeps his faith , and defends the honour of the gods he respects.
Powers and Skills:
Portal: A rystic portal conjured by means of blood. Usually prepared for the safest travel. Anubis can use the portal at will , but without preparation and concentration , he could arrive anywhere , anytime. The consequences of these actions could prove to be fatal.
Protection : By placing his hands on the dead he can grant the body protection from outside interference. No amount of magic or power will effect this body save his own. Anubis will also be aware of where this body is at all times.
Book of The Dead : When someone was burried in a tomb , they were given a Book of The Dead. The book was filled with spells and hymns that the dead would use in thier perrilous journey through the land of the dead. Anubis has the ability to write said books and grant the dead power.
Possession : A skill taught by his father Set , Anubis can possess and empower and animals to do his bidding. Commonlly crocadile's , hippo's , gazelle's , and Donkey's. Through his own persuassion , he is also able to use this ability to summon Jackels. Sometimes , Anubis is summoned to perform embalming ceremonies. When this happens Anubis will possess the person summoning him , and if not restrained by charms or magic , will become feral after the ritual , and killing those that performed the ceremony so that they may join thier leader or loved ones along the path in the land of the dead.
Transformation : Anubis is commonlly seen with the head of the jackel , and as such also has the ability to transform the rest of his body into either a jackel , or a were-jackel. In his were-jackel form he is a lot stronger and faster and will not be slowed down by his wounds. He feels no pain , regardless of the damage done to him.
Embalming : Anubis can prepare corpses for travel through the land of the dead. Through mummification , the body will last much longer and give the dead a much longer time to accomplish thier perrilous task.
Strength of the Gods : Anubis is assosiated with the jackel because of the jackels scavenging and relationship to the dead. As such Anubis is immune to desease , and decay. He does not age , nor does he grow tired. He does not to feed as he has been to the land of the dead before , and has no hunger. He has a very large ammount of strength , this allows him to heal twice as fast , but even that cannot save him sometimes.
Ressurection : If perished , Anubis will be sent to the land of the dead , but knowing the path , having walked it before, he will be turned away and be reborn as a jackel and will be of age within 1 year.