Location born: Athens

Hyphastos was the offspring of the powerful god Ares and a young and beautiful maiden to a powerful queen. After several years of the relationship Zeus demanded an end to the affair, worrying about Ares' attachment not only to the maiden but to humanity and the events it was subject to. Too late was the command as he had been formed said attatchment long ago. Although he agreed to return to Mount Olympia on a more permenant basis he concealed his new son and left the boy with his mother.

When Ares left he decided to leave several powerful weapons for the use of his child. He commanded several worshippers to teach his son the manners of combat and warfare. Before Hyphastos was even born he advised his mistress, Hyphastos' mother, and several others who he wished to be involved in his son's life, to encourage him to do the will of the gods. Ares left him possibly the most important item; a letter sealed in fire and magic.

At the age of eleven Hyphastos bested his greatest combat instructor almost killing him. He was given no more instruction and many believed that that moment was the moment in which Hyphastos proved his heritage. After that moment his instructors told him who his father was and presented him with the powerful, divine weapons his father had left for him. Weapons that required both hands to lift by grown, muscular men was handeled with ease by the young demi-god. At this point Hyphastos was handed the letter. One other person had tried to access the letter's contents and had suffered a firey painful death. Everybody held their breath as he took hold of the letter. The seal crumbled off in ash and smoke as Hyphastos' fingertips connected with the envelope and people released their trapped breath with an exasperated sigh.