Oneiric Deities

Epiales


He/they | Child of Hypnos | Nightmare Incarnate


Has a high pitched voice. Going through it. Will try and "I'm just a lil guy" his way out of everything.
Epiales was the nightmare of Endymion, given form and sapience by Hypnos. He spent his youth being raised in the Hypnos' domain. When Epiales discovered he had a mortal father and a body in the waking world, he tried to return but found he couldn't wake up the easy way, hence the beginning of the game. He has to fight his way through the phases of sleep to return to the waking world. His goal was to fight Selene so Endymion would 'forgive' him and return to the grove. They eventually reconcile and Endymion explains that it wasn't Epiales' fault. Epiales character arc is accepting his identity as a nightmare (a lot of his cheerfulness is in direct opposition to the idea of nightmares being scary) and learning how to inflict nightmares to help people process trauma. THIS is where the final boss comes into play. Mnemosyne, one of the original titans her domain is memory, doesn't much care about mortals and is just personally insulted that they forget their dreams. Under her influence nightmares become recurring and bad. Once Epiales comes into his own he is able to calm the dreamers and let the nightmares move on.

INVENTORY
Scythe
A gift from Uncle Death

Pasithea


She/Her|Grace of Hallucination|


In a polycule with Hypnos and Aikaterine, Dionysus' daughter. Has a husky voice like a smoker. Relieved to be away from the hustle and bustle of Olympus. Very uninvolved.

Morpheus


He/they|Child of Hypnos|People in dreams


Inherited Nyx's voice.
Eldest sibling, theatre kid, very busy. Hypnos has relegated most dream management to his children. Morpheus is sorta like a director and manages all the Oneiros that play the role of people in dreams.
Occasionaly is the one to give Epiales quests when he needs somebody to send a message cause he's understaffed.
Very invested in his work. often too busy for family time, leads to resentment from Phantasos. Takes after Thanatos lbr
make sure SOMEBODY gets the dream spindle cause new morpheus design doesn't have it, Morpheus will sometimes appear as other characters before unmasking. The mask they're holding changes between comedy/tragedy with their moods.

Phantasos


It/it's|Child of Hypnos|Items in dreams


Inherited Pasithea's voice
middle sibling, imitates objects in dreams.
Resentful of the attention other siblings get. Not very passionate. In charge of the majority of Oineros because of the large amount of props needed in dreams

Icelos


It/it's|Child of Hypnos|Animals in dreams


Inherited Pasithea's voice, one lazy eye
Youngest sibling, plays the role of animals in dreams
Has a beast pet
Most mortals are terrified of him but really he just has crippling anxiety
randomly shows up to help with chambers.
also pending a redesign

Hesychia


She/her|Daughter of Justice|Silence


Hesychia refused to snitch on one of her friends at some point and her mother demanded she be branded a criminal and punished brutally. Fortunately Hypnos was fond of her and beseeched Hera on her behalf. She was still branded but with the eye of Hypnos. She holds great loyalty towards Hypnos and is his dedicated bodyguard. Her wings are also marked with Hypnos' eyes maybe her mom fucked up her original wings?

Lethe


She/her|Forgetfulness|Merchant


The River Lethe flows through all dreams, hence why they are so hard to remember come morning.
Lethe (the person) occasionally shows up and trades memories (that you find in the dreams) for temporary upgrades

Otia


She/them|Ease Incarnate|







Truly just chilling.
Shows up in rest chambers.
The chambers are full of blue cushions
She's always fully nude.
She's a double amputee above the knee, has prosthetic legs but finds them too much of a hassle to use most often. Prefers to use her wheelchair.
Loves warm milk.
Left handed

Hypnos


He/Him|Sleep Incarnate


In a polycule with Aikaterine and Pasithea. Often doing stuff for Hera. High pitched voice (cause he was disguised as a bird).

Friends who might show up but don't have art or a character bio

  • Panos (labour)
  • Dionysus
  • Eros
  • Ares
  • Thanatos
  • Zagreus
  • Charon
  • Eris
  • Hephestus

Endymion


He/Him|The Sleeper Eternal|Epiales' dad







TRIGGER WARNING for referenced sexual assault!!!!


Endymion was a simple shepherd who spent his night looking at the night sky and pondering on the movements of the stars. One night Selene looked upon him and saw his great beauty. She was possessed with the urge to have him as her lover. But knew that a mortal and an immortal would be doomed to a tragic romance. She begged Zeus to give him immortality and eternal youth (having learned from Eos' mistake), Zeus agreed (why?)
However Endymion didn't want to be her consort, despite the gifts she lavished upon him he was uncomfortable with her attention. Selene either didn't notice or didn't care about this, she was convinced that, because he spent his time staring at the night sky, he must love her
Endymion turned to sleep to avoid her assault, Hypnos found him in the dream realm and decided to help as best he could and granted Endymion eternal sleep.
Endymion spends time in the grove and gets close to Hypnos and Pasithea.
Hypnos found that Endymion's nightmare(Epiales) was mucking about in hypnogogia. As a baby nightmare Epiales was stronger and more lasting than usual due to Selene's influence. Not wanting to leave Epiales to his own devices where he would cause havoc Hypnos and Pasithea took him to the grove. However Endymion couldn't deal with the constant reminder of his trauma and fled to the far reaches of the dream realm.