hello! just finished a touch of darkness. what was the thought process behind your choice to make hephaestus not an olympuan?

Well, I wanted Hades to be an Olympian for the purpose of the story even though in antiquity, he does not live on Olympus and therefor isn’t an Olympian.

I chose Hephaestus because he really made the most sense. Hera did cast him off Olympus when he was born. I also felt that  he would be disinterested in being part of that group of gods. 

To me, he almost feels rebellious. He’s such a brilliant god and most of Olympus is not deserving of him. 

I hope that makes sense!