Characters

 You will play either a Muse or one of the Inspired.

A Muse is a mythical creature composed of Inspiration, passion, and emotion. Muses, like most Greek gods and goddesses, are very human, with emotions and desires the same as any mortal. They also possess certain extraordinary abilities – most famously the ability to Inspire artists, leaders and scientists. All Muses are siblings and have deep, but possibly complex, relationships with each other.

The Inspired are celebrated stars in their fields, be it art or science, religion or politics. They are former students who have risen to fame thanks to their own abilities, but also thanks to the Inspiration they’ve taken from the Muses. All of the Inspired know each other from their time as students, and they have meaningful and sometimes complicated relationships with each other.

A very important relationship in the larp is that of each of the Inspired and their Muse, bound together voluntarily or involuntarily. 

Every Muse is owned by one or more of the Inspired. The mortal is the owner and will eventually have the last word. But the Inspired are, although very successful, dependent on their Muses. In this way the Muses also have power over their owners. Their relationship can be amicable, romantic, bitter, abusive, equal, hateful, passionate, or all the above.

The Inspired draw Inspiration from the Muses. This happens most effectively when the Muses inspire voluntarily, but if that doesn’t happen, Inspiration can be taken forcibly from a Muse. If one of the Inspired is greedy and takes too much Inspiration from a Muse in a single dose, they might be highly influenced by said Muse. It is dangerous to surrender too deeply to the intoxicating feeling of being Inspired, as the Muse might take advantage of the influence that this gives them. Inspiration is addictive.