[center][h3][i]"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa[/i][/h3]

[h3][i][b]~General Information~[/b][/i][/h3]

[b]Name:[/b] Benjamin Schafer.
[b]Nick-Names:[/b] Ben, Benny.
[b]Sex/ Gender:[/b] Male.
[b]Age:[/b] Eighteen.
[b]Place Of Origin:[/b] Seattle, Washington.
[b]Camp Cabin:[/b] Cabin One.

[b]Appearance - Eighteen Years Old:[/b]
[img]http://media.tumblr.com/c975315d8f4503f4da073a06fa56c19e/tumblr_inline_mjk43oCell1rbtt64.jpg[/img]

[h3][i][b]~Relationship Information~[/b][/i][/h3]

[b]Relationship Status:[/b] Single (but looking).
[b]Sexuality:[/b] Straight.
[b]Partner:[/b] None.
[b]Godly Parent:[/b] Zeus.
[b]Human Parent:[/b] Hannah Schafer (Helicopter Pilot).
[b]Siblings:[/b] Thomas (Half Brother, 20).
[b]Legacy:[/b] None.
[b]Pet/s:[/b] None.
[b]Other:[/b] No one yet.


[h3][i][b]~Personal Information~[/b][/i][/h3]

[b]Personality:[/b] If there were only two words to describe Ben Schafer, it would likely be bitter and cynical. Some people have accused him of being a pessimist, but he insists that he doesn't do it on purpose. He simply points out what no one wants to hear, but usually need to. As a child, Ben never got to hang out with kids his own age, as they were usually doing outdoor activities that he couldn't partake in, due to his condition. So instead, he usually felt alienated, and still hold onto that to this day. His mother was a caring, if aloof parent, and Ben had very little contact with his father, Zeus. Ben gets the feeling that it Zeus might be ashamed to have a cripple for a son, but he has no proof yet.

As a newer student, he has very little knowledge on his own abilities as a Demigod, and most of the time, they happen by accident. The more time passes in camp however, the more he starts to become comfortable with both his abilities and his fellow campers. He is not yet ready to call any of them friends, but he is more than happy to call them...people he knows.

Ben was often mocked, or treated with disdain before coming to camp, and he desperately wishes for a chance to prove himself to anyone watching. This usually leads to embarrassment, but Ben always tries his best to get up, dust off, and try again.

[b]Skills:[/b] Aerokinesis: As with all children of Zeus, Ben has come control over the air, though it is a little sporadic. He is just as likely to create a passing breeze as a cyclone.

Electrokinesis: Ben has far better control of electricity than he does of the air, and has, on occasion, used it to give people he doesn't like an unpleasant shock. Ben is hopefull that soon, this ability will be useful for something more than messing with people.

[b]Biography:[/b] When most think of Zeus, father of the gods, they think of his perfect children, like Perseus or Hercules. But what happens when a child is born that doesn't meet the expectation? Ben finds himself learning the answer to that question every single day. When Ben was born, the doctors discovered that his right leg was underdeveloped. At his mother's request, Ben's leg was amputated at the knee, and eventually fitted with a prosthetic. 

Throughout much of Ben's early life, he believed that his mother's husband, Richard, was his father, and had no idea of his true parentage. His childhood was average, but as Ben got older, he spent more and more of his time being alienated and alone, and not just because of his disability. He always got the feeling that he was different, but he could never put his finger on it. 

It all came to a head when Ben got into a fight with another student in high school. After he gave the boy one good shove, he felt something that made his arm tingle and his hair stand. The older boy he was fighting suddenly fell to the ground, having some sort of seizure. The school investigation of the incident turned up that Ben wasn't at fault, and he was only slapped with a suspension for fighting. Deep down, Ben knew he had done something wrong, and told his mother about.

Hannah laid it all out, and, to Ben's credit, he took it fairly well. Hannah then told her son that he couldn't stay at home anymore, so she helped him pack and bought him a plane ticket to New York. A few weeks before his eighteenth birthday, Ben arrived at his new home, Camp Half-Blood.

[h3][i][b]~Weaponry Information~[/b][/i][/h3]

[b]Weapon/s:[/b] The only gift Zeus ever gave his least favored son was a sword of fine quality. It is single edged and forged with good celestial bronze. On it's blade is a single word in greek: Βροντή.
[b]Weapon/s Name:[/b] Βροντή aka Thunderclap
[b]Weapon/s Type:[/b] Sword

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[b]Weapon/s Appearance:[/b]

[img]http://www.lki.ru/Texts/Around/0705/Weapons/Main/Makhaira.jpg[/img]

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[h3][i][b]~Other Information~[/b][/i][/h3]

[b]Other:[/b] Ben may be a little sour sometimes, but he would lay down and die for anyone he considers a friend.


[h3][i][b]~Theme Song~[/b][/i][/h3]

[b]Theme Song:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkAp5gAYDUQ]Nuclear[/url] by Mike Oldfield.
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