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If you asked a God...

Most gods are about as 'in the know' about Metis as the humans are. Metis had came about, literally, out of nowhere. One day, she had appeared on the scene and was very young in her mentality. She had wanted to help the mortals and grant them blessings, but was constantly made to stand by and let the fully recognized gods and goddesses do their work. While Metis had been unhappy with this decision, it wasn't without reason. At this time, no one had known what her power was, where her divinity laid, and how she would use that power in the future. There was no record of her, and as such, she was a liability for both good and less good, gods.
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Metis didn't gain much noteriety among the other gods due to her generally quiet nature. She mostly shadowed other gods as they went about acting on the world, or at least, those who would let her. She was always asking questions about their decisions, about the mortals who worshiped them, and the world that they were govorning. She had taken an interest in the various races and how many of them were similar, each doing their best to survive and going to great lengths to do so. One of the gods, a rather passive one, had begun spending time with her and answering her hail of questions.
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In her later years, still rather early when the history of life is taken into account, it was discovered that Metis could change how she looked. Some had called her the Goddess of Trickery, since she would assume a different face and body in order to make the others think there was a new person around. She had later moved on to appearing in the mortal world and use her power to trick other gods into trying to win her over, none of which succeeded. They were later humiliated when their lack of 'action' was joked about. This phase was short lived as the jokes quickly got boring to Metis, so no one had gotten a chance to find out more about the Red-Eyed, Snow-Haired woman's mischief.
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Metis had spent the remainder of her years with very little interaction with the other gods. Some times, she would descend to the world below to help the mortals, and it was found by the earlier gods what her powers truly were, and just how dangerous she was. A tribe of humans had asked for her power to revitalize a war torn land, give life to trees and give them an abundance of metal to make tools from. They had later used this prosperity to wage a war on other tribes, forcing those tribes to work for them, their women becoming factories for making new warriors, and men being forced into incelibacy. This had angered Metis, to see her benevolence being used for destruction.
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After several years, Metis had, had enough of watching this and wrought a plague on the tribe. Their greatest and most powerful warriors had aged into their final days, the unborn were given damning conditions, the trees that were once bountiful were made brittle and useless, and their materials were just as good. All from the original tribe had been cursed so that weapons disintegrated in their hands, and their muscles turned to jelly when they struck another being. Their slaves were quick to learn of their curse, and made no hesitation to rise against them. However, their slaves had not learned from their masters and in turn tried the same attrocities. It was a year before the first city had been taken by them, and a single day before all of them, including the members of the sieged city, had vanished.
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It was learned that Metis had been the cause for this disappearance, as she openly admitted to "Erasing her mistake" as she put it. After that day, however, Metis had never once spoken to the other gods about being involved with the mortals. She had granted no further blessings, nor did she grant curses. She hadn't tricked anyone, she hadn't spoken out of term... At the same time, she was every bit as curious as before. She would make small jokes with the others, when possible, but never flex her powers in the slightest. No one knows Metis' power because she's never shown them how it works, or what her limits were. All that's known is that she is, just like all gods, incredibly powerful.

After the dungeon showed up...

The gods had all begun descending in mass to the mortal world, Metis had taken notice and decided that if so many had gone, it would be safe enough for her to go as well. She had taken notice of the various mortals falling in line under the gods, taking up blessings and rushing to their deaths, all for the sake of money. The gods were starting them up for entertainment purposes. Some had other reasons, but many of them found the mortals fun to pit against each other. As time went, and not much time at that, Metis had seen houses that were started and forced the mortals to do atrocious acts against each other. Metis had still yet to start her own, she was just an observer.
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Metis had been convinced by her old friend to start up her own Familia. She had decided that it was too dangerous to make one that was obvious. It hadn't been long, but there were already adventurers who were infiltrating other houses to steal what little bit they had. Any members that she had gotten would have to be of her own choosing. They would also need a reason to stay, something that lets them know that they would be taken care of.
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Metis had made her Familia, naming it the House of Mysteries. It was appropriate since she had made it focus on the hopes and dreams of those who were part of it. She made it a place where her power was on display for all to see, and they would know that the god they worked for was powerful and wouldn't let them fail. The amount of detail she had put into her house would show her dedication, and the rooms they were given showed that she cared.

Joining the House of Mysteries

It's impossible to find the House of Mysteries if you're truly looking for it. The only way to find the House of Mysteries is for Metis to show you the way. For almost all of the members, they have a very vivid dream... They find themselves moving through the woods, fog everywhere. They're lost, but a faint light in the distance guides then through the fog. No matter how much they run towards it, the light never gets closer. Eventually, they find their way to a log cabin. Inside the cabin is a warm fire, as well as many things one would expect to find. On the table is one thing that's very much out of place, a necklace with a heart attached made of diamond. When they do this, an extremely young girl with white hair and red eyes appears, sitting on the bed. She speaks with the would-be adventurer for some time, never onces giving them her name. She doesn't admonish them for entering her shack or touching her pendant. She seems geniunely interested in them, asking them questions and making small jokes where appropriate. Afterwards, she introduces herself and invites them to join her familia. Those who accept are able to find the shack hidden in the forest, but only when they seek it out on their own. Those who betray the familia, or those who try divulging the secret of where it is find that they're never able to find the shack again, and the people they told are also unsuccessful.
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It's not uncommon for Metis to invite people who are lost in life, alone and forgotten. People that are on the edge of despair, or have been thrown out from other familias. She also seeks out those who she sees potential in, people who show initiative and know what they want in life. People who have a dream that seems too fantastical to be made real. Naturally, she avoids those who have less than favorable intentions.

Inside the House

The House of Mysteries has also been described by the long time members as a House of Wonders. It's a place where paper birds fly around, tweeting as though they were truly the real deal. Waterfalls flow upwards, things that shouldn't move are perfectly able to. Large, marble, centaur statues roam the halls as its guards and guides for those who get lost in its many twisting corridors. A grand library, filled with books seemingly without number is within the many halls of the House of Mysteries. Those within don't need to look for a book, just think of what book they need, if they know what it is. Those looking for a specific type of book find that those books come to them, and let them choose. There are rooms that lead to vast forests with fairies and bioluminescent plants. Doors that lead to worlds that put people at peace, even ones that let members go to places in the city that saves them from having to walk vast distances.