Homebrew Demigod Child of Hestia Species Details

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians.

Immediately after their birth, Cronus swallowed all his children (Hestia was the first who was swallowed) except the last and youngest, Zeus, who was saved by Rhea. Instead, Zeus forced Cronus to disgorge his siblings and led them into a war against their father and the other Titans. As "first to be devoured . . . and the last to be yielded up again", Hestia is thus both the eldest and youngest daughter; this mythic inversion is found in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite (700 BC).

Zeus assigned Hestia a duty to feed and maintain the fires of the Olympian hearth with the fatty, combustible portions of animal sacrifices to the gods. Wherever food was cooked, or an offering was burnt, she thus had her share of honor; also, in all the temples of the gods, she has a share of honor. "Among all mortals, she was chief of the goddesses".

Virgin goddess

The gods Poseidon and Apollo (her brother and nephew respectively) both fell in love with Hestia and vied for her hand in marriage. But Hestia would have neither of them, and went to Zeus instead, and swore a great oath, that she would remain a virgin for all time and never marry. In the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, Aphrodite is described as having "no power" over Hestia.

Language

You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.

Abilities Score Increase

Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age

Demigods, or half-bloods, are a race of beings that are half-mortal and half-god. They possess mortal souls and are vulnerable to old age and death though they have longer than average human lifespans; however, their divine blood endows them with supernatural abilities that allow them to achieve feats usually not possible by humans.

Size

Most are the size of a young teen so medium but depending on the parent lineage can make themselves bigger or smaller

Speed

Movement walking speed is 40 feet

The Hearths Warmth

Because of the goddess's blessing, fires and lights are comforting to you not in the scenes of loving to watch the world burn kind of way but one where you sit and watch a candle burn away, perhaps even around a campfire making smores, or laying next to a fireplace enjoying the smells of cedar and oak being burned. the present that you feel well at home that is Hestia. The fires and radiant light does little to nothing to you and in a way helps you

Resistance

Fire and Radiant Damage

Demigod Child of Hestia Traits

The First and Last Olympian

The Hearths Warmth

Resistance

Fire and Radiant Damage

Spell Known

Absorb Elements, and Light

Ability Score Increase

Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age

Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Size

Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Demigod Child of Hestia