Gyges Ketos
Height: 7'10"
Weight: 410 lbs.
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Species: Olympian God

ABILITIES
Intelligence: 2
Strength: 9
Agility: 3
Speed: 4
Durability: 7

ACTIONS
Close Combat: 3
(Strength bonus)
- Wrestling
- Slugfests
- Clubs
Growth: 5
- Can't be improved by adding lines
Ranged Combat: 3
(Strength bonus)
- Thrown objects
Social Skills: 2
- Greek culture
- Intimidation

MODIFIERS
Healing Factor
Immortality
Energy Defense (+4)
Mental Defense (+2)
Toughness (+5)
Olympian god, Human appearance,
Unnatural girth, deep brown skin, diabolic black eyes
Team Affiliation: none
Wealth: (0)

EQUIPMENT
A Big Rock (+2)
- As he increases in size, he seeks out larger objects to throw. In legend, he helped defeat the titans by hurling mountains at their heads. During his last visit (back in the 13th-century), he threw a castle tower at a horde of “toothpick-spitting insects” (an archer wing of the enemy army).

DESCRIPTION
When Zeus led the revolt against the Titans, the hecatoncheire giants joined the Olympians’ cause. Their unmatched physical might helped turn the tides and the titans were defeated, locked in Tartarus forever. The giants’ reward? To be their titanic parents’ jailors, warding the locked gates into hell forever. For 1,000 years, Gyges and his brothers, Aigaion and Cottus, dutifully served in this role. One day, it dawned on the giants that Zeus had forgotten about them. So, they abandoned their posts and ventured into the world, interacting with mortals: battling heroes, loving women, living at long last. When it was discovered that they left Tartarus, Hades cursed them all with the mortality that they so clearly enjoyed.

In response, Gyges and his brothers defied the gods. They snuck down to Hades’ realm. Poor Cerberus was soundly thrashed by giants whose might vanquished the titan forefathers. They stormed into the Underworld and snuck into Elysium itself, stealing a vast stock of Ambrosia to regain their immortality. Ironically, Gyges realized that they would have to return to Tartarus to protect their stolen Ambrosia. They could defend themselves best there, so that when Hades and the other gods arrived to punish them, the giants threatened to release the titans. The Olympians retreated. The brothers traded off guard duties. To play it safest (they knew better than to leave one guard; Hermes’ trickery was already legendary), two giants remained on guard. They no longer guarded Tartarus, of course, but their Ambrosia. For 100 years, the third giant would enjoy Earth, and then return to cycle out another brother. Indeed, over time they developed a love-hate relationship with Ambrosia, addicted to its celestial properties that also maintain their immortality.

Five times now has Gyges visited Earth, with 600-year cycles in between visits. Each time, he sought wars and women to enjoy. Wealth never interested him. And each time he visited, a fresh clash with Olympians erupted. They feared him mightily, and were outraged still by he and his brothers’ ancient actions. Only Zeus seemed indifferent, which was ultimately why no major mobilization against the giants was ever made. However, Zeus’ kingship also insured that Gyges or his brothers could not slay any gods. That unspoken fiat keeps Gyges in check; should he even try to strike down an Olympian, he knows a deadly thunderbolt would quickly follow and annihilate him in kind.

The giant Gyges is a massive man. He stands almost eight feet tall when he merges with humanity, but this height can easily spring up to a 100 feet (his original natural height). He is also a thick as he is tall, born of pure muscle. However, even in 8-foot tall height, he has a hard time passing as human. Though the hecantocheires were incorrectly named, for they never had 100 arms (rather, “they stood as high as 100 arms”), his flesh is chthonic in nature. A deep, earthy brown contrasts with his Caucasian facial structure, which often sports a thick beard as black as his hair. Furthermore, his eyes are as black as the hell he has been guarding for thousands of years. They do not radiate evil, but rather a primordial void-like power that terrifies all who see him. He is Gyges the Big-Limbed, Slayer of Perses!

Gyges keeps his distance from the gods and their religious devotees, while always remembering the fate of those who defied Olympus. He often glances to the heavens, searching for unexpected storm clouds or a flock of liver-eating vultures. In addition to his paranoia, he has long since accepted that he cannot establish any meaningful relationships with eternal value. He is immortal; humans are not. Thus, he comes off as selfish and detached, though in truth he does relish the brief moments of happiness he can find with mortals. In this modern world, the new form of warfare that sprang up since his last visit dismays the giant. Refusing to participate in what he calls “shameless bullet-slinging between pathetic little wannabe King Davids”, he instead turned to organized crime as a prime enforcer. He has found work especially under the Kingpin in a number of overseas ventures.

QUOTE: “Size counts, pup.”