Demetra

Dicey Dangers, Core Rule

Game by Joel Hills

Demetra, Deity of Death

Demetra is a dragon whose eyes emanate a poisonous mist constantly, which makes her unapproachable by regular beings. Despite her intimidating appearance, Demetra is at a tranquil mind state most of time, but her sadness is triggered whenever she senses that someone is about to die.

Instead of making death a painful process, Demetra's poisonous mist is also somniferous. This way, she helps other people transition from one life to the next peacefully.

It is unknown for everyone what the destiny of the souls that fall under Demetra's death spell is. Some say that she eats their souls to end their suffering, while others believe that they’re sent to a spirit asylum where they can figure out what the next step for their souls will be.

If you find a brown scale near a dying person, Demetra has already visited them. Thus, the death process is irreversible and they will soon be covered in the dragon’s poisonous mist.

History

Demetra is a primordial deity. She was born simultaneously with the world and represents part of the balance there is between creation and destruction. While she has almost no participation in major events, she's always around when something or someone is about to go to the next life and helps them with the transition. Since there is no way of measuring how many people or beings die on a daily basis, it is said that Demetra has divided her body in multiple versions of herself, allowing her to be around at the exact moment of death.

Appearance

Demetra is a dragon with an elongated body covered in dark brown scales. Her eyes are completely black, and are constantly giving off poisonous mist. As she’s always moving through the sky, her body is often mistaken by a cloud.

Since she does not possess wings, Demetra can’t fly. However, she has mastered the art of levitating, which makes her capable of moving through air or land as she pleases.

Demetra’s claws are sharp as blades. Despite having excellent combat abilities, she despises violence.

Abilities

Demetra can breathe poisonous mist. Her poison is not painful. It has somniferous properties, which means that the victim always falls asleep first. Then, the toxines start acting and slowly disintegrate the body from the inside.

She's also capable of levitating. However, unlike Raiden, she can't travel at high velocities, but can open portals to different places whenever she needs it. Rumour has it that have a dark origin, but not much can be said about a deity that only appears when you're about to die.