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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stumblewyk" data-source="post: 6221708" data-attributes="member: 67606">I guess I should specify - the Sevenfold Curse specifically applies to physical harm.  Cain CAN be outsmarted, maneuvered, and defeated by non-physical stresses.Also, I guess I just feel like that's a little obvious.  I mean, I guess no matter how you work it, what Cain's attempting is an Apocalypse, but I'd like to avoid having Cain trying to bring about the Christian Apocalypse, or Norse Ragnarok, or something similar, if I can.In the American Gods universe, a god or supernatural being's power is directly related to the strength, accuracy, and frequency of humanity's belief in them.  Most gods are little more than slightly super-powered humans at this point.  But the gods still represent and are confined by their "portfolios".  So, a god of finance or one who has historically been tied to money will likely control a large bank, or own casinos in Las Vegas, or something similar, as an example.What I was thinking was that deities related to "propping up the world", or holding up the sky, or something similar, would still have those jobs, whether they're believed in or not - but they're weak and vulnerable.  But is it compelling enough for Cain to be waltzing about, chopping down the Mayan Bacabs, seeking out Atlas to cut him down, etc.?</blockquote>