[b]Name:[/b] Athena [b]Age:[/b] Ageless [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Race:[/b] God [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=Image][img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/a/af/LancerEreshkigalStage3.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171215120714[/img][/hider] Athena has long, bright blonde hair, sharp blue eyes and fair, unblemished skin. She stands at just above average height and has a slender yet fit body. Her chest is of average size. She dresses in a very elaborate and stylish outfit, with a lot of attention to details but without being needlessly gaudy. She wears a pair of thighhigh boots, which are also embellished and adorned, as well as sometimes wearing a somewhat odd, crown-like headpiece. She typically has a somewhat serious or stern expression on her face and her posture is always straight and dignified... Unless she becomes flustered, at which point she will blush profusely and become fidgety and about as graceful as a embarrassed child. [i]Height:[/i] 5'6" / 167 cm [i]Weight:[/i] 132 lb / 60 kg [i]Eye color:[/i] Blue [i]Hair color:[/i] Bright blonde [b]Personality:[/b] The Goddess of War and Wisdom is a complex woman. She is serious, a hard worker, disciplined and dignified. She is calm and level-headed, with immense patience and a very open and accepting mind. But on the other hand, she can be very strict, prone to high standards, stubborn and has a penchant for lecturing others, often to their great dismay and at considerable length. She is very protective of her Familia and has a very motherly attitude towards its members, worrying about them constantly and sometimes being overbearing or doting. That being said, when someone in the Familia does soemthing she doesn't approve of, Athena is not adverse to punishing them. This usually manifesting itself in the manner of her spanking the offender, infront of the rest of the Familia, while mercilessly berating them and explaining [i]why[/i] they are being disciplined. According to the other Familia members, Athena's spanking skills are far more terrifying than any injury a monster can inflict. However, despite her serious and often rather rigid manners, Athena has softer and, some would say, more humorous sides to her as well. When it comes to the topic of carnal desires, the Goddess will become incredibly bashful and uncomfortable. If asked why she has no boyfriend, she will become incredibly defensive and upset, followed by depression. Perhaps most interesting though, is how she will squeal and become as excited as a small girl whenever she sees anything with a unicorn... She is also not a very physical person and will get very red if suddenly embraced or engaged in more intimate physical contact. Despite being a Goddess of War, Athena is neither a violent or explosive woman. Instead, she values the self-restraint and responsability that comes with knowing how to fight. She prefers to solve conflicts through negotiations and compromise, and will only resort to force if there is no other option, or if she is forced to do so. That being said, the Goddess has no tolerance or forgiveness for those wou would hurt her Familia and she is known to be very cautious and careful around the other Gods and Goddesses. She is also an inredible lightweight when it comes to alochol and will get drunk, and rowdy, whenever she gets to drinking - much to the chagrin and embarrassment of her Familia. Normally very produd, confident and inspiring, when Athena's advice is not beneficial, her knowledge lacking, her horrible cooking is pointed out or any other thing that may indicate her to be soemhow flawed, the Goddess gets very depressed and will opt to sit hunched in a corner, hugging her legs while mumbling in a deadpan, dismayed voice to herself. Also, for whatever reason, children seem to be afraid of her, which is another point of dismay for her. [i]Likes:[/i] Discipline, Hard Work, Practice, Patience, Honesty, Knowledge, Bravery, Wine, Unicorns, Her Familia, Fine Arts [i]Dislikes:[/i] Liars, Cowardly Tactics, Spineless People, Those who make up excuses, Sloppy Work, Cruelty, War Mongering, Overly emotional people, Rashness, Her help not being useful to others [i]Hobbies:[/i] Tutoring, Painting, Philosophic Discussions, Instructing, Reading, Chess [b]Background:[/b] Like the other Gods and Goddesses, Athena descended nt to Earth several centuries ago. However, her early years were spent contending with her long-time rival and enemy, Ares. At this time, they were both far away from Orario and did not know much about it. At this point, Athena had established a small, but capable Familia who governed a fortified village and lived there relatively well. That is until Ares showed up and started harassing them. Eventually, the other God managed to oust Athena, simply due to his overwhelming number of followers who lusted for conflict and destruction, as opposed to her own warriors who favored control and aimed to protect. She was thus on the run, ushered by her followers to escape and regroup somewhere else. For a long, long time she spent all her days walking and hiding... Until she eventually had lost most of her Children and was near the point of giving up, due to the guilt and sadness she felt at the loss of her loyal soldiers who gave their life one after the other to keep her safe. But that changed once they came to Orario. Ares, for whatever reason, stopped pursuing her and returned to his antics across the outside world. Relieved to be free of her hunter, Athena took the surviving members of her followers and founded their Familia. At first it was a small, humblle group with few members, but over the years it grew and its peak, the Familia had just above two dozen members. They were all of varied skill and strength, but it was a happy and pleasant time, one that helped heal the Goddess weariness and sorrow from her past. Fate, however, decided it was not done with Athena yet, and about six years ago, it brought tragedy upon her yet again. While most of her Familia were on an adventure in the Middle Floors of the dungeon, an unexpected Monster Parade took place, catching the members off-guard. It was a disaster, and only a handful of the Familia managed to make it out. Her Familia had, in an instant, dwindled to less than a quarter of its original size. The Goddess took this very hard and suffered from low spirits and more guilt for a very long time. Only in recent days has she recovered to her former self, now accepting new members into the Familia. Unfortunately, the small size and relatively poor strength of the Familia, as well as the rumor about it being all but wiped out, has led to nearly no new Children wanting to apply... Athena's recrutiment method and high standards doesn't help either... [b]Wallet:[/b] Athena has access to, as well as handles, all the Familia's funds.