Scion of the Oracle of Delphi
She's got a name. It's called Ivy/The Archive. The Oracle of Delphi was the Archive and part of the reason it stays away from human contact. Keeps the Archive more sane. :)
The basic concept is good for any power level from Feet in the Water on up. In theory higher levels should only give him more refreshes, but maybe Inhuman Toughness or Inhuman Strength could be added to the character. It works best for someone just out of high school - put the character's age anywhere from a high school senior to a college freshman. I'll give the character name because it's awkward to refer to someone as "him/he" all the time, but the name doesn't really matter.
Teen seeker of Power who (unfortunately) found it, becoming an Envoy of an old god.
Tom
High Concept: Newly chosen acolyte of Priapus
Trouble: Empowered by Priapus
Skills:
Conviction, Discipline, Lore, Performance ,Scholarship + others
Powers:
Sponsored Thaumaturgy (Priapus) (-2)
Marked by Power (-1)
Inhuman Recover (-2)
Background:
Tom has spent most of his short life looking for power. Any power. Something that would make him Special. Something that would show the world that he wasn't just another nobody making his way in the world. In his first year of high school he exposed to Roman Mythology in a way that went further than pop culture references and from then on he dedicated his life to making contact with the Roman gods. He wasn't picky; he would take any of them except for Cybele. The act that males had to do to be accepted by the Mater Magna wasn't something that Tom could see any sane person doing. Other than that almost any god would do - as long as it gave him power.
Countless other dreamers had sought similar powers, and the vast, overwhelming majority of them passed through the phase, gained a little maturity, and went on with life. Tom is now he's beginning to wish that he was a part of that vast majority of failed seekers.
As Tom delved into classical history his efforts shifted from Scholarship to Lore. Driven by his Conviction that there had to be something to contact, he focused on his task with all the Discipline that he possessed. Surprisingly, it was his Performance ability that made all the difference.
For the Roman gods loved poets, and as Tom wrote an epic poem about his epic (well, Tom thought it was epic) quest to contact the old gods Something heard him. Something that used Tom's hand to complete the poem. Looking down at the poem, at the stanzas had been written by his hand, Tom saw that his quest had a completion. All he had to do was accept the god's offer and he would have all the power he sought - and more!
With the immaturity of young, Tom didn't think twice. Heck, he barely thought once before accepting the offer and becoming an Envoy of Priapus. He was slightly disappointed since Priapus was a relatively minor god (he had been hoping for Jupiter or Hecate) and Tom didn't really know much about him, but Tom knew that Priapus was god - a god that answered him with an offer of power - and that was the only thing that mattered.
Moments after Tom did so, he noticed a major change. As any student of Roman mythology knows, their gods were always depleted with symbols. As Bacchus was always shown with his thyrsus, Priapus was always depleted showing his huge, erect penis. As Tom took up the mantle of Priapus part of him changed to something that most porn starts would envy - he was now a foot long and ready for action.
Tom fell into a deep sleep and his dreams were of Arcadian Fields.
He thought his greatest dreams had come true.
The next morning Tom saw that visible part of his empowerment was still there. To his surprise he discovered that it wouldn't go away. That he could ejaculate but afterwards he was still stiff. That while he could still urinate from it, nothing he could do would make it shrink.
Tom now finds it painful to wear pants and he can't find clothing loose enough to conceal his "mark" - which often draws attention to him. Some people are flattered, but most are judgmental or offended when they notice him walking around like that. Often people assume that he has something shoved down his pants in an effort to appear rude. Worse, he soon discovered the price of his magic. In exchange for the ability to cast spells the old god demanded that Tom have intercourse with someone willing - or at least not magically coerced. Tom could use charm, booze, drugs, or cash to seal the deal, but not mind control. (Note: There's another way that Tom hasn't stumbled over yet: force. That's right, Priapus was known to be a divine rapist and has no problem with that. The fact that Tom can get them drunk first should be a tip off, but Tom's too emotionally immature to see a problem with a god that would accept that.) To Tom's confusion (he used to think that he completely straight) he has discovered that Priapus isn't all that picky when it comes to sex - any woman or man will do. While the sex can be many things (even very, very good for all involved) it is never comfortable for his partner no matter how ready or experience she/he is. Often his partners feel like it's that uncomfortable first time (which was another of Priapus' traits).
(Note: no force this side of a god will be able to help him with that).
This concept could easily be expanded to other "foolish seeker who found power" types - all based on the negative aspects of mythology. For example, an envoy of Bacchus could have a hell of a drinking problem as the god demands he drink until he looses conscious thought (which was one of that god's sacred rites) and an envoy of Mars might need to get into brawls.
Richard