God introduction Headcanons
With more people discovering Smite I got a new resurgence to make headcanons again. These are detached from the actual story of smite (which I have my own version of in my head) and is more about the battleground itself.
Joining the battleground isn’t as easy as it seems. Most applicants go through a series of checks before being brought on. The process goes as following:
Story Briefing
Skills Briefing
Battleground Briefing
Introduction
Tour of everything else
The Story Briefing
This applicants story, deeds and sins are viewed by a small group of Deities
This is usually for non gods (Heroes, Mythical creatures, Demons etc.) as most deities are already invited to join or are well known, so they would skip this process all together
The process is quite linient and rejection is rare (Zeus is in the battleground so you literally have to be the worst to get rejected)
If the applicant is deemed acceptable then they will be moved forward.
Deities in charge of this process: Neith, Ra, Thoth, Olorun, Ganesha, Nox, Chronos, Nike, Tyr, Morrigan (yes Morrigan) Kukulkan (yes surprisingly him too), and Shiva. They don't show themselves to the non gods in the begginning though.
Skill Briefing
After being accepted in, the applicant shows their abilities to said group. After which they will decide which Class is best suited for them (Gaurdian, Mage, Hunter, Assassin Warrior).
Nike takes over this process and introduces herself to the applicant and explains the Class system
She challenges them to a match to see their skill set
Depending on how the applicant performs they can be allowed multiple classes to choose the class they desire
For instance, someone like King Arthur who’s best skills are in swordplay, will only be able to join the Warrior or Assassin class, but Pele, a creation godess, is capable of doing many things, allowing her to play different roles, so she has more options.
Once the applicant chooses a class they will be told more about the guidelines for the class their powers will be limited to a small set of abilites (e.i their kit)
This set will be tweacked as they continue in the process and after the process is done
The assessment group comes by once and a while and see how everyone feels about their ability set. If they are disatisfied they can request a rework and discuss a new set
The person is allowed the possiblility to reclass when they’ve been on the battleground for more than 5 years
Nike gets pestered all the time by her class to spill the beans about the new person but always has her lips sealed. “ Now you know I can’t tell you that information :)”
Battleground Briefing
This is where Neith steps in and fully introduces herself to the applicant and shows them the ropes. She’s always so excited to finally step out the shadows and meet the newcomer
The applicant is shown the battlegrounds secluded from all the other gods. This process takes a while as there’s alot to teach
She makes it seems like it’s not much to learn when it could’nt be more opposite
“Alright we’re gonna go through the items, modes, the buffs in the modes, the relics, nothing too bloated. You’ll do great!”
She takes her job very seriously and has unlimited patience when asked to dumbest questions
“No honey you can’t switch lanes with the mid.” “No, killing someone doesn’t get you their buff.” “No you can’t fight the towers in Arena. :D”
Introduction
After going through essentially the damn barr, the newcomer will show their skills to the masses and other gods
This takes place in the arena
All the other gods are called to the Arena and seated with their pantheons, away from the common spectators view
This is when the newconer and Neith come on to the battle ground and battle out a wave of beasts together to show off their skills
One they are done, they are taken from where the spectators are and introduced to the rest of the roster
Usually, the new person is met with applause, but this can vary depending on the person (we’ll get into that another time)
Tour of everything else
After everything is done, Neith shows them to their living quaters:
The Pantheon Dorm, where the Pantheon gathers for meetings and such
Class dorm, where the class members train and hangout.
From there, Neith passes the newcomer off to a chosen member of their class to introduce them to the other memebers and show them around the whole facility
Good lord I hope this wasn’t too much to read. I’ll probably make more later and y’all want have any ideas for headcanons let me know!
