#NPMD Gorgon AU

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Beware The Gorgons Of Hatchetfield!

Welcome to the mysterious and magical land of Hatchetfield, where fantastical creatures coexist with humans, even if not harmoniously.

This is an ask blog for a Nerdy Prudes Must Die Gorgon AU. Before anything else, lets dive into the main characters.

The Gorgons

Stephanie Lauter - Transfemme, bisexual, demigod queen. After disobeying her Godly Father during his trails to make her powerful he curses her to be a gorgon. Her snakes are Brazilian Rainbow Boas.

Ruth Fleming - Transfemme bisexual. Her parents had disrespected a god who cursed their unborn child, after being born a gorgon they abandoned her and she was raised by satyrs. She was all alone until she found Steph and Grace. Her snakes are Axanthic conda morph Hognoses.

Grace Chasity - Cis, lesbian. She was a priestess to a virgin goddess and while trying to figure out her sexuality she lost her virginity to a man inside the goddesses temple, getting her cursed as a gorgon and banished. Her snakes are Diamondback Rattlesnakes.

Richard Lipschitz - Transmasc and aroace. He was being forced into a marriage he didn't want and he begged for the gods to save him, one of them took pity on the boy and "cursed" him as a gorgon, being the only gorgon of the group who was happy about the situation. His snakes are Blue Eyed Leucistic Ball Pythons.

The Humans

Maxwell Jägerman - Cis, pansexual, demigod. While making his name as a hero he was tasked by Ruth's parents to kill their wicked monster of a son, but when he arrived all he found was a beautiful woman.

Peter Spankoffski - Transmasc and bisexual. Pete was ordered to get snake venom from a gorgon in order to save his brother Ted from being wrongfully imprisoned, only to meet and fall in love with Steph.

THE SHIP PAIRINGS ARE LAUTSKI, MAX+RUTH+GRACE, AND RICHIE IS AROACE UNINTERESTED IN DATING.

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And with that out of the way, here are the mod introductions!

Mod Muse 🍓

Hiya! Mod Muse here, but you can just call me Muse! Pronouns are she/her! I'm a writer and the creator of this au! You can also find me at my side blog @hatchetfield-omegaverse ! Feel free to shoot me a message any time about the characters, hcs, general lore, fic ideas, or just to send love! I hope you like this au!

Mod Prophet 🐍

Heyo! You can call me Mod Prophet, Prophet, or Snake! My pronouns are They/It/He and im a writer, I'm also the resident Snake expert who assigned the gorgons their snakes. I'm hellenic so I'm mostly here to help make sure this au is respectful to my religion while still taking elements from greek mythology. Please feel free to direct asks at me if you have questions about the snakes themselves or anything related to the mythology and culture of this AU

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#NotSafe - Posts that are nsfw so you can block it if you'd like

The only real DNI we have is NO MINORS! This AU isnt exclusively NSFW but there are a lot of nsfw elements and we do not want minors engaging in that! If we see a minor interacting with us we will block them! If you see a minor interacting feel free to send us an ask to let us know so we can purge any minors following/reposting from us!

LOOK BELOW THE CUT FOR PHOTOS OF EACH OF THE GORGONS SNAKES

Stephanie Lauter

Ruth Fleming

Grace Chasity

Richard Lipschitz

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General Gorgon Lore!

I thought it was best if I released some general lore about the gorgons in our au before we started writing anything! -Mod Muse🍓

All gorgons in this au are the result of divine intervention. This includes Ruth who, despite being born a gorgon, was only born that way due to a curse.

(Obviously) Anyone who looks a gorgon in the eye will turn to stone. However, this can be undone with a few drops of gorgon blood.

This has made gorgon blood (along with other body parts) very valuable to humans.

Some other desired gorgon items are venom and fangs.

Gorgon venom, when diluted with water, can cure a myriad of illnesses no matter how severe. But more importantly, when applied to the eyes, it makes the user immune to a gorgon's stare.

However, it is a rare commodity because, unbeknownst to humans, gorgons release their venom by choice. You can not force it out of them. Even killing them to retrieve the venom won't work because its effects become null upon death.

Gorgons shed their fangs several times in their lifetime. These fangs are worth a fortune due to their uses in medicine.

Gorgons all have a real life snake they correspond to. They take traits from their chosen snake, such as: strength, habitat, personality, and scale pattern.

Their hair is also made up of miniature versions of said snakes.

If a gorgon's respective snake is venomous, their hair snakes will also be venomous. Gorgons themselves are venomous regardless, but their venom is very different from their snakes venom.

If their snake is a constrictor, the gorgon in question will be incredible strong and fiercely cuddly.

Gorgons are very independent and prefer to spend their time alone.

They're also territorial and will hiss if another gorgon encroaches too close to their home. (Our gorgons are an exception to this rule, living close together for protection and friendship).

The one exception to this is a gorgon's mate. They are fiercely protective of their mates and do not like leaving their sides.

In gorgon culture, a respective mate is given a shed fang as a gesture of romance. Mates will wear said fangs as jewelry to show their taken.

Gorgons can only reproduce with humans. It was a cruel joke on the gods part that they can only reproduce with beings they can't look at.

Gorgons have several physical snake attributes, including but not limited to: fangs, slitted eyes, and scaley patches on their foreheads, arms, and shoulders.

They can also have attributes associated with their respective associated snake. For example, if the associated snake was a rattle snake, the gorgon would have rattles in their hair.

Gorgons all worship Webby, goddess of outcasts. She gave them sanctuary when the world turned them away.

The Isle of Gorgons is famous in human society for its high concentration of gorgons. Most people will not go anywhere near the island for fear of being turned to stone.

Those who seek out the island are often called Statues In Training for the belief that they won't return home.

I hope you like these bits of world building and gorgon lore! Next up: the God's and their domains!

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hehehe do you have any grace headcanons :3 this is a very cool concept btw great job aaa

Oh boy do we!

Firstly, because Grace's snakes are Rattlesnakes, she is a hot tempered girl. Which fits because so is Ruth! Grace is extremely protective of what's hers or what she thinks is hers. She has two little rattles coming out of the bottom of her head and whenever she feels threatened, real or imagined, they rattle very loudly.

Grace was a priestess to the Goddess Webby, making her the only person in our main characters born on Webbys land (by a technicality) during her priesthood she was struggling with her sexuality. As far as Grace was concerned, she was forced to remain a virgin in order to be a priestess. One of the other gods whispered in her ear to explore and, being a bit deluded as usual, Grace slept with a man, quickly realizing she was a lesbian. Her grave mistake though was sleeping with him in Webbys temple. The God who tricked Grace cursed her with being a Gorgon and out of belief her Goddess abandoned her, she fled from the temple and went into hiding.

Eventually she finds her way to The Isle of Gorgons, but I'll save that for the actual fics ;3

(Post written by Mod Prophet 🐍)

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