There is no telling how long Eliam has been gone. It could be months..it could be years. Depending on the stoyline/game that Petra is put in.

Eliam could be living next door, he maybe be in another village or a far away land. Then again Eliam might be dead. Again, this is up to the person who choses Petra. Petra does not know where Eliam is, or how long he has been gone. Up until her awakening there is lack of understanding the passing of time.

Petra could have been brought to life by the sheer strength of Eliam love and devotion to his creation. After all he spents many months...possible a year, constantly near the marble block and Petra herself as he sculpted her.

Being the gift of a goddess is another idea. Or it was latent magics at work. Go to Comment

I do apologize for my grammar. I may speak english. But when it comes to getting my ideas out, I have some difficulties. It is something I need to work on. :) Go to Comment

I like it.

How long has Eliam been gone? Long enough for his workshop to get dusty, but how long was he gone? Where did he go?

How did she come to life? Was it a gift from a remorseful Goddess of Lost Love? Go to Comment

You could also use the rebirth theory in that Eliam has long since died of old age, natural causes, whatever you choose yet his spirit/ soul was given to another.

Since she has this unyielding desire and need to find him, the person that she finds to hold that love may not be Eliam but his loving soul.

That could cause problems if the person who she is claiming to be Eliam or his soul is in fact a PC who is a woman/ married/ or otherwise disinclined to have a stone statue craving for his affections. Go to Comment

That sounds completely better, I like that. Go to Comment

Is it not the original backstory of Wonder Woman that she is a statue animated to become a defender of the Amazon Island? Maybe if Eliam and his loving neighbour were killed by an invading army, Petra would become an avenging warrior. For a twist, if you want her to be an opponent, it is Eliam's nation that is invading and the sculptor was conscripted, and killed by the PCs as defenders of their land. Time to move to the marshes... Go to Comment

Correct me if I am wrong but have you been reading Greek Myths lately Go to Comment

Only voted Go to Comment

I really like it! Go to Comment

Nice, what DD said. Go to Comment

Pygmalion retold. It has potential for RPing, And I'd be happy to have Her as a PC or NPC.

I can quite happily see her hunting the globe for her lost love and being a recurring NPC that helps the party when their path cross, or a tragic enemy that sells her service to the wrong people in a hope of finding her love again. 

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Exeptional roleplaying potential to the story, which I'd not considered before, but I feel that this remains very close to the original myth. 

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