Powers on the table
- Hades: Holding a boundary that does not move.
- Hestia: Keeping a commitment long after it stopped being convenient.
VCBHK
HadesPolydegmōn
The Unyielding Keeper
The House BelowIICBHX
HestiaAidoiē
The Open Hearth
The House BelowDIVINE TYPE COMPATIBILITY · 3 OF 4 LETTERS SHARED
CBHK × CBHXHades and Hestia CompatibilityNeighbouring Temples
One letter apart. You split only on purpose: Kleos or Xenia. Expect that one to come up.
AXIS BY AXIS
How Hades and Hestia work together.
Each letter is a Greek opposition. Shared letters are common ground; split letters are where the interesting arguments live.
- C
RealmShared · Where does your power live?
Both of you work below the surface. You trust each other with what stays private, though neither of you may be the first to say the important thing.
- B
MethodShared · How do you win?
Two direct routes. Nobody wonders where they stand and nobody backs down easily, so choose your battles together.
- H
GroundShared · Where do you stand?
You both hold a centre. Home base is solid and the routines are shared, so put something new in the calendar now and then.
- K·X
PurposeSplit · Who is it for?
Hades wants the story to carry the right name and Hestia wants everyone at the table looked after. Together you get both the record and the people who show up for it.
Reversed, together
Hades: Unyielding hardens into unreachable.
Hestia: Holding the centre turns into never leaving it.
One habit for the pair
- Decide who gets credit before the work starts, not after.