Hermes

Self-proclaimed God of Keeping It Real, Hermes has been mastering the oceans with aplomb and derring-do since first being hired in September 2003. His main duties include fielding game-related petitions, dealing with any and all forms of shenanigans, rabble-rousing, monkeyshines, skylarking and tomfoolery, and wearing fancy hats. In his spare time, Hermes can occasionally be found roaming the oceans' docks in search of his marbles, as well as trying unsuccessfully to win at Hearts.

Hermes was also responsible for playing Admiral Dowd, the quirky yet lovable Discount Navy commander who was in charge of organizing Vilya's island defense during the early days of Midnight.

Hermes is one of five OMs who works what is unofficially known as the Night Watch, or the shift between Midnight and 4 AM PST. Whether this is having a negative effect on his sanity remains to be seen, though the argument could be made that no one willing to work the graveyard shift could possibly be sane in the first place.

In mythology
Hermes was generally a messenger for the Gods, speeding away on his winged sandals, swifter than the very wind itself, as well as this he also guided souls to, and through the Underworld. As an Olympian he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of thieves and road travelers, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures, of invention, of general commerce, and of the cunning of thieves and liars. As the God of mischief, Hermes had been active as a scoundrel from the very first of his days by transgressing against his brother Apollo by rustling his immortal cattle. Although Hermes' mother Maia said that he had been with her all night Zeus intervened and demanded that Hermes return the sacred cattle. However as they were arguing Hermes started to play the lyre. After hearing his enchanting music Apollo decided that if Hermes would give him the lyre, he would let him keep his cattle. And so a deal was struck.

Dolls awarded [[Image:Trinket-Hermes_doll.png]]

 * Ryanne, Happy Fun Sagashi prize (Midnight)
 * Tearin, Happy Fun Sagashi prize (Midnight)
 * Escape, Happy Fun Sagashi prize (Cobalt)
 * Halee, Happy Fun Sagashi prize (Midnight)
 * Crazyluigi, for Meritorious Conduct Under Friendly Fire {otherwise known as 'accidental banning'} (Midnight)
 * Pogo (Midnight), Queenstown (Viridian), Starshunter (Viridian), Moonstone (Cobalt), Montblanc (Cobalt), Vixy (Cobalt), Daggerdarla (Sage), Sharkiez (Sage), Pletoo (Sage) and Shiramara (Sage) for the Hermes' Day In The Sun comic contest
 * Napalm, for Spelling Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (Midnight)
 * Ravine, from the Valentine's Event 2007 (Midnight)
 * Forsakn, from the Valentine's Event 2007 (Cobalt)
 * Adrielle, from the Valentine's Event 2007 (Viridian)
 * Yetidave (Midnight), Zandia (Midnight), Francisgrace (Midnight), Pletoo (Sage), Xeitgeist (Sage) and Aenima (Viridian) for the U Giv Doll 2007 event
 * Ladypete, who may or may not be my Invisible Pal (Cobalt)
 * Wela and Duivel, for color identification abilities beyond those of the Gods (Hunter)
 * Athens (Hunter) and Omerta (Viridian), for their entries in the VoodoOM Dolls contest

Fun facts
Hermes was not, in fact, Hermes' first choice for Ocean Master handle; indeed, he originally had several piratey names in mind, but instead chose Hermes on the fly when informed of the Greek God naming scheme.

Hermes wore a costume identical to his in-game attire to the Pirate Parrrty in July 2004. Thankfully, no permanent injuries were caused by his disturbingly bright socks. He also wore a blue swash jacket identical to his in-game attire to the 2005 Key West Parrrty. How he intends to continue this streak at the next party is still up in the air, but sources close to Hermes have been heard to comment that it may involve creative usage of topiary.