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Godblood · One of 3

Sarpedon

“Zeus wept blood-rain when his son's hour came at Troy; even the king of gods cannot overrule the Moirai.”

A Lycian-king legend of The Godblood

2 known connections · an open question

The living story

The story so far

Sarpedon, Zeus's son by Europa, led the Lycians for Troy and fought with honor until Patroclus — wearing Achilles's armor — slew him. Zeus, tempted to intervene, was reminded by Hera that even gods must let the Fates cut.

Happening now

Apollo rescued his body; Sleep and Death carried it home to Lycia. The blood-rain is still the sky's most famous grief.

What may come

The Godblood are the season's impossible children — born of documented gods and mortals, both parents named in the songs. They appear rarely, and never twice the same.

Connected

Whispers about Sarpedon

“The sky bled once, over Troy, and the old ones remember the color. Zeus has never explained it.”

Blood-rain falls for one king only.

Hear all the whispers

The Godblood

Born of a god and a mortal, claimed by both, belonging to neither. A seasonal rite — only three of each may ever exist.

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At a glance — details & stats
Element
Lycian-king
Faction
The Godblood — the twice-claimed
Rarity
Godblood
Personality
King of Lycia, son of Zeus and Europa — the songs name both parents.
Edition
One of 3
Stats
power 92 · speed 80 · charm 78