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The Roman god of fire, the forge and technology can't be considered a hero...or at least not 100%. While his actions on earth tend to fall into the heroic category, that is mostly because his primary motivation is to thwart the plans of Venus, his ex-wife, the goddess of physical beauty, whose actions very often can stray into the realm of the petty and destructive and Mars, the god of war, who had an affair with Venus, cuckolding the industrious, but rather homely Vulcan. Given that Mars is the patron of wanton slaughter, Vulcan's interference in his schemes makes him a hero in most human eyes.

Vulcan is one of the more powerful gods, especially in the modern world. Certainly he is incredibly powerful physically and his control over the element of fire is handy, but it is his affinity for technology that sets him apart from most of his kin. Vulcan instinctively understands technology and its function. He can make anything from simple swords and shields to super-computers and other cutting edge technologies. Aside from the Titan Prometheus, he is one of the rare Olympians who has become more fond of mankind, not more wary of them, over the centuries.

In order to actively pursue his goals on earth, he has fashioned a powerful prosthetic leg that slips over his twisted, lame, left leg, allowing him full mobility and power outside of his workshop hidden in the depths of Olympus. In a fit of inspiration, he also created a gauntlet he wears on his right hand that allows him to channel truly Herculean power in that arm. That is also, not coincidentally, the hand in which he wields his indestructible forge hammer.

Vulcan is starting to come around to heroics beyond simply foiling Mars and Venus, but it can often take some persuasion to get him to act and he is generally loathe to destroy any rare technology, since he's the patron of inventors. Probably the biggest roadblock between Vulcan and fully embracing heroism is his obsession with spoiling Venus' plans. The goddess of love and beauty doesn't always act with malicious intent (it's about 50/50), but that doesn't matter to Vulcan. If Venus wants something accomplished, he wants her desires foiled. His bitterness at being the humiliated ex-husband nearly insurmountable, even after thousands of years.

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The Roman god of fire, the forge and technology can't be considered a hero...or at least not 100%. While his actions on earth tend to fall into the heroic category, that is mostly because his primary motivation is to thwart the plans of Venus, his ex-wife, the goddess of physical beauty, whose actions very often can stray into the realm of the petty and destructive and Mars, the god of war, who had an affair with Venus, cuckolding the industrious, but rather homely Vulcan. Given that Mars is the patron of wanton slaughter, Vulcan's interference in his schemes makes him a hero in most human eyes.

Vulcan is one of the more powerful gods, especially in the modern world. Certainly he is incredibly powerful physically and his control over the element of fire is handy, but it is his affinity for technology that sets him apart from most of his kin. Vulcan instinctively understands technology and its function. He can make anything from simple swords and shields to super-computers and other cutting edge technologies. Aside from the Titan Prometheus, he is one of the rare Olympians who has become more fond of mankind, not more wary of them, over the centuries.

In order to actively pursue his goals on earth, he has fashioned a powerful prosthetic leg that slips over his twisted, lame, left leg, allowing him full mobility and power outside of his workshop hidden in the depths of Olympus. In a fit of inspiration, he also created a gauntlet he wears on his right hand that allows him to channel truly Herculean power in that arm. That is also, not coincidentally, the hand in which he wields his indestructible forge hammer.

Vulcan is starting to come around to heroics beyond simply foiling Mars and Venus, but it can often take some persuasion to get him to act and he is generally loathe to destroy any rare technology, since he's the patron of inventors. Probably the biggest roadblock between Vulcan and fully embracing heroism is his obsession with spoiling Venus' plans. The goddess of love and beauty doesn't always act with malicious intent (it's about 50/50), but that doesn't matter to Vulcan. If Venus wants something accomplished, he wants her desires foiled. His bitterness at being the humiliated ex-husband nearly insurmountable, even after thousands of years.