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"Move fast, move steady, move silent." — Hávamál



Name:
Lilith Jade Montgomery.

Nickname(s):
Blue, due to the color of some of her powers.
Lil - most common and most commonly answered to.
Lilly
Mo
Monty
WIIIIIIIIITCH!

Age:
Twenty-four || May 10th || Taurus

Gender:
Female

Sexual Orientation:
Demisexual.

Ethnicity:
Melungeon & Irish.

Years at Camp Jupiter // New Rome:
Fourteen total: Ten to complete her service in Camp Jupiter. The other four in New Rome.

Place of Birth:
The Underworld.

Key Relationships:
Significant other: TBD.
Friends:
Enemies:
Crushes:
Family:



"I hate holding babies and people tryna save me // Think religion is a business where you pay for God's forgiveness // Modern art is borin', politicians are annoyin' // I don't think love lasts forever and old music was better." — Is It Just Me? - Sasha Alex Sloan

Appearance
Height: Five feet, four inches.
Hair:  Milk chocolate brown || Naturally wavy || Falls right below her shoulder blades || Usually pulled back, or left free falling. Lilith doesn't spend much time styling her hair.
Eyes: Brown.
Body Type:  Lilith considers herself a pudgy hourglass shape. While her muscles do have definition due to training, Lilith still has a curvy figure and a fair amount of body fat.
Clothing Style: Casual Whimsigoth // Indie Baddie: Converse or a pair of random thrifted boots. Sweaters, cardigans, hoodies, crop tops and band tees. Baggy jeans, high-waisted jeans, flowy skirts, fishnets, various tights. Silver jewelry. example one.
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Body Markings: : 
☾  Her Legion tattoo has the 'triple moon' for her mothers sigil, and all ten lines for her years in the legion.
☾  An inch long scar under her knuckle, slightly on the left side of her index finger on her right hand.
☾  A scar in the shape of a near perfect triangle on the inside of her right ankle where she fell off a bike and her foot got wrapped in the chain when she was ten.
☾  Septum piercing.
☾  Nipple piercings.
☾  Both ear lobes are pierced.
☾  Industrial and helix piercing in right ear.
☾  Various scars cover her body from years of training and battles.


Personality:
Stubborn ☾ Awkward ☾ Honest ☾ Loner ☾ Loyal ☾Bubbly ☾ Cool Aunt Vibes ☾ Dark Humored


On the outside looking in, Lilith is one of the most happy, socially awkward people that you could ever meet. Always saying something goofy, and having a way with words, she's the kind of girl to have a handful of friends - though she prefers spending her time alone. Having social anxiety is perhaps the reason for her social awkwardness, which makes it hard for her to pick up on social ques, or integrate herself into group settings. She may come off as a bitch from time to time; Rather this is because of her sarcastic remarks or the way she rolled her eyes - well, that's up to you.

The fun, somewhat shy, bubbly side is the mask that Lilith wears on a day to day basis. However, that's the cover-up that she puts on. The truth is, Lilith suffers from depression. The girl tends to keep her emotions bottled inside and simply does her best to release them through writing, studying, and marijuana usage. A people pleaser at heart, Lilith will bite her tongue until she simply cannot any longer. This causes her to 'blow up' on people, leaving her to feel guilty about it later. 

Lilith is a very loyal person, and will do practically anything for her friends. She doesn't trust or get attached to too many people. Second chances are rare, and do not come easily. A promise means everything, and she will never break one. Lilith is honest to her core, and her respect is earned. She has no time for cruel or false intentions, and expects people to treat her with that same respect.

She is typically found writing in her journals or listening to music. With a close emotional connection to the night sky, Lilith enjoys spending hours outside at night staring at the stars. An even stronger connection to the ocean, she has no hesitation with driving to the coast for the weekend. Stubborn as can be, she sometimes has trouble accepting things as how they are. Her witty remarks often get her called sharp tongued; her dark humor winds up in her getting called crazy here and there.

The young woman hates drama, gossip, and any other thing of the sort - though she has no problem listening to it. She just doesn't want to be an actual part of it. Of course, if you ask her how she is doing, you will receive a "great" and a goofy thumbs up. Not being able to express herself truthfully angers her to no end, though, just like her true feelings, she doesn't let it show. In short, the girl is a half read book. To know her, you must first know the whole story.

History:
TRIGGER WARNING: Suicidal ideation, self harm, and very brief mentions of drug use.

Born in the Underworld, Lilith was left by Trivia on her biological father's door step, with a letter attached to the woven basket she was left in. Confused, the young man gave the child to his sister, Claire, who was unable to have children and raised Lilith on her own. Claire had grown up hearing whispers from her grandparents that gods sought out members of their family to have children with, and more importantly - that she and her brother did not share the same mother, for his mother was the Norse Goddess, Frigga. Claire put the letter up for safe keeping, knowing that one day Lilith would be heading off to Camp Jupiter. 

Claire was always open with the fact that Lilith was 'adopted'. but never really told her who her parents were. It didn't cause any resentment for Lil, but it did raise a lot of questions. The young woman has seen shadows out of the corner of her eye, and heard whispers in her ears for as long as she can remember. Claire sent her to a child psychologist who ultimately wound up at a loss on what to do. Lilith continued to see strange things. One of the most common was the shadowy figure of a woman outside her bedroom window each night. Sometimes, Lilith would swear that the shadow figure was watching her. Other nights, the shadow would be chasing the monsters and other bad guys away. 

Two weeks before Lilith's tenth birthday, Claire planned an early birthday celebration in their back yard. A picnic - just the two of them. Lil didn't understand why they were celebrating her birthday so early, but that didn't matter. She was getting to spend a nice spring afternoon with her mother, munching on her favorite foods and snacks. After the birthday wishes' were wished and the cake was eaten, Claire made sure that Lilith was safely buckled in the car before beginning the drive to Oakland Hills. Over the course of the next few days, they drove from North Carolina, all the way to California. Claire did her best to describe to a very young Lilith that her grandmother was a goddess, and how her mother also was. How their family had always been chosen for strange things like these that they couldn't quite explain. When they arrived at the Wolf House, Claire gave Lil a backpack of supplies that included the letter that Trivia had left with her when she was born. 

Lilith trained with Lupa for a total of three weeks, and then made her journey to Camp Jupiter. Upon her arrival, Lilith gave the letter that her godly mother had written all those years ago to the then Praetors of Camp Jupiter. They revealed her godly ancestry to her: Daughter of Trivia with Frigg as her legacy. Whispers washed over the crowd that had gathered for the Praetors decision. She was placed in the fifth cohort almost immediately. 

After her arrival at Camp Jupiter, Lilith's powers began to manifest themselves quickly. While she didn't mind being in the lowest cohort, Lilith knew that she could do better - even at just ten years old. Still, she made the best of it. The young girl began to learn Tarot from an older son of Trivia that was placed in the Fifth cohort at the time. Visions of a distant future began appearing in her dreams the closer she got to her half-brother. A few weeks before Lilith's twelfth birthday, her half-sibling was sent out on a quest with a few other members of their cohort. Lil had a dream the same night that they were all in incredible danger. She woke in the early hours of the morning, rushing to tell her friends near by. She had guessed a few things right before with her visions and dreams, but never nothing this serious. Her friends convinced her to go to the Centurion anyway. The Centurion then took her to the Praetors, whom they all begged for an audience and to listen to Lilith's warning. It wasn't an easy feat to get them to listen, but ultimately in the end, the Praetors agreed to send out a rescue party. Due to Lilith's quick need to inform, the Legion was able to recover all of their members safely. This earned Lilith a promotion to the fourth Legion. 

While both honored and welcome, Lil's promotion did not come without it's challenges. Her premonitions started to freak out other campers. Her Norse ancestry began to get her bullied in her new cohort. At just thirteen years old, Lilith found herself feeling what one could only describe as depressed. She threw herself in to more of her studies, studying more Tarot and beginning to learn bone throwing as a form of divination. Withdrawing from her peers and friends, she began to self harm. If you asked her why she started physically harming herself, she wouldn't be able to tell you why. She hadn't heard from Claire in what felt like forever, and was beginning to feel more and more alone. Lilith began to have even darker thoughts; her visions were getting more and more confusing. Sleep was hard. Not freaking out everyone she spoke to was harder. In an attempt to fit in, Lilith began to look more into more 'Roman' forms of Divination. She began with weather watching, and then bird watching. While her mentors agreed that her ability to divinate was impressive, it still did nothing to keep bullies away. 

Lilith earned her promotion to the third cohort when she was chosen to go on a quest at the age of fifteen. The completion of this quest brought temporary honor to the fourth cohort. Her current Centurion personally recommended her for promotion to the third, seeing as how Lilith's visions helped them so much on their quest. This also got her promoted to Camp Augur at the same time. Lilith happily obliged, hoping that the way she would be treated in the third cohort was better than how she had been treated in the fourth. 

She was half-way wrong. Some people were more harsh, others were more inclined to mind their own business. It was a double edged sword; on one hand, she was left alone - on the other, when people did bully her, it was worse. 

Lilith met her godly mother, Trivia, for the first time shortly after her promotion to the third cohort. Trivia allowed her daughter to scream at her for abandoning her, to which Trivia retorted that Lilith had never been abandoned. Instead, Trivia had allowed Claire to raise Lilith in the mortal world, while she protected her in the world of shadows. In other words, Trivia was the shadow figure that Lilith had seen all of those years ago. After all of the technicalities were out of the way, Trivia gifted Lilith a book on potions & divination and sat with her a little while longer for some conversation. 

Lilith eventually learned how to stand up for herself, and even made a few friends in the third cohort with time. The young woman got to see her godly mother on random occasional visits to New Rome. Somewhere along the line, her self harm became less physical and more emotional towards herself. Lil was appointed & elected as Camp Augur at the age seventeen. This seemed to boost her in some sort of strange popularity, but she never considered herself to have more than a hand full of friends. 

She completed her years in the Legion at age twenty, and retired to New Rome with a newfound hope. Lil was able to find a nice house in New Rome for purchase, and shortly thereafter was able to open her Apothecary with her co-owner, Eden. 

Lilith wouldn't say that she is cured from her depression, as sometimes she does still find it creeping in. However, she's relatively content these days with living in her own space, and smoking her own weed.


   


Godly Parent:
Trivia - Roman Goddess of magic, witchcraft, the Mist, crossroads, necromancy, the night and the moon.

Relationship to Godly Parent:
While Trivia has always been open and even proud about Lilith being her daughter, Lilith see's her as more of a close mentor and protector than anything. This isn't to say that Lilith and Trivia aren't close. Lilith just see's her mortal step-mother Claire as more of the person who raised her and earned the 'mom' title.

Abilities Pertaining to Godly Parent:
Ghost Whisperer: Can see, hear, and talk to ghosts.
Animal Whisperer: Lilith can speak telepathically to dogs & snakes, as they are heavily associate and believed to be the sacred animals of Hecate.
Into the Shadows: Due to Trivia's ability to manipulate shadows, Lilith can fade into the darkness and become a shadow herself. She can only do this a few times per day, seeing as how it takes so much energy out of her. Lilith prefers to use this power at night, seeing as how Trivia's powers are stronger at night and it's easier to fade into black when it's already dark out.
Mist Manipulation: Thanks to her mother, Lilith has a power known as Mist Manipulation, meaning that she controls the veil between the mundane and mythical worlds. For example, the young woman can make herself seem closer or further from you. She can also manipulate articles of clothing, hair color, and the features of someone's face. She can disguise objects, create new objects, or make them disappear completely from view. Lilith can basically make you see what she wants.
Flame Keeper: Lilith can bend the element of fire to her will. The flames that come from her hands are blue, though no one really knows the reason as to why. The only thing special about the fire that she wields is it's color.
Divination: Ever since she was little, Lilith has had prophetic dreams, moments where she 'blacks out' and has glimpses of the future, and also thoughts that are simply just not her own. Sometimes these visions and dreams can take years to come true, other times they are within the next day or so. She has no control over when she gets these premonitions or dreams. Lilith has the divine power of being able to communicate with both the universe, and the gods. Other than her natural abilities, she does this through tarot and bone throwing, as well as the traditional Roman practices of bird and weather watching.
Empathy: Lilith is an empath, through and through. Her gut feeling and general intuition have never steered her wrong. Actions speak louder than words, and Lilith has always been able to see right through whatever act people are putting on. She knows when someone she is speaking to is angry, happy, sad, or anything in between. She also knows when she's being lied to. If you're ever hanging out with Lilith and she thinks it's time to leave - you should follow.
Banishment: Lilith has the ability to banish up to three enemies to different dimensional planes. This spell lasts for thirty minutes. When banishing a target, Lilith either sends them back to their home realm, or the 'Shadow Realm' for holding. After the spell breaks, the target will return to it's previous location. Even though she can banish three targets in total, she must do a different spell each time she wishes to banish someone/something. (The shadow realm is just a black room, with no ending, and no beginning. The closer you walk to the walls, the further they seem away from you).
Wither and Bloom: Lilith can suck the life out of anything living and natural, and can also give that energy back as she see's fit. She can use this power to heal people - though she isn't strong enough to bring anyone back from the brink of death with it. Lilith can also heal herself by siphoning energy off of others. If she chooses to draw energy from another living being, the affects on them can range from tiredness, vomiting, or premature aging.
Feign Death: Lilith can put herself or one willing target into a dream like state that heavily resembles death. When in this state, your body becomes cool to the touch, your chest stops rising and falling with your breaths, and you're absolutely not going to move. Lilith can use this power to prolong life threatening injuries until she can get her friends back to safety.
Enchantment: The ability to gift or curse random objects. Lilith cannot 'enchant' people directly. She cannot enchant large items like houses or cars.
P O T I O N S: Through reading various potion books, grimoires, lessons with her mother, practicing with her siblings, and doing some experimenting Lilith is a master at brewing certain potions. She sells them for profits person to person, and also at her and Eden's Apothecary. She also uses them to cause havoc from time to time.
Jolly Good Fellow: Laughing potion. Takes fifteen minutes to make. Puts the drinker into a fit of hysterical laughter for an hour. Green in color. Side affects include laughing.
Heartthrob: Love potion. Takes a week to make, and lasts for two weeks. Red in color. The drinker will fall in to a deep infatuation with the first person they see after drinking the potion. Side affects include two hundred missed calls, sweet texts that make you want to puke, theft of all your hoodies and an annoying human pet that won't leave your side for a full fourteen days.
Happy Thoughts: Calming potion. Takes two days to make, lasts for eight hours. Clear in color. Drinker will experience a calming affect that will eventually result in a blissful, light sleep. This potion helps to calm the persons nerves after a trauma or before a test. It won't make you forget what is making you upset, but rather help you to handle it in a way that doesn't appear to be a mental break down. Perfect for people with anxiety.
Draught of Truth: Truth potion. Two weeks creation process, lasts until all three questions are answered, and appears a milky white in color. The drinker of this potion will have to answer three questions completely honest. Chose your questions wisely.
Nauseous Nonsense: Puking potion. Three hours creation time; lasts fifteen minutes. Appears orange in color, and produces a foul odor that is usually compared to that of gym socks. Anyone who drinks this potion will experience uncontrolled vomiting for a full fifteen minutes immediately after drinking it.
Busy Bee: Energy potion. Takes one day to make, lasts for three days. Blue in color. Affects include absolutely no sleep for a full seventy-two hours. After the affects wear off, this potion will cause the drinker to sleep for a full three days afterward.
Though all of these potions have their certain colors, all of them are nearly tasteless. Some people may experience a slight after taste of strawberries from the love potion, lemons from the energy potion, etc.
These are the potions that Lilith specializes in, and are guaranteed to work. If you need a different potion made, you are more than welcome to ask. However the price may be high, and it will take a while to make through a hectic process of trial and error. While these potions do take a second or two to make, Lilith does  try to keep of few of each in stock at all times. She's always looking to expand her skill set and is constantly working on mastering a new potion. Any one who helps test 'new' potions will receive a discount on their next order.

Legacy:
Frigg: Norse goddess of prophecy, marriage, rain, motherhood, fertility, family, clairvoyance, wisdom, and fate.

Legacy Abilities:
Clairvoyance: While not a power in and of itself, having Frigg as a legacy only makes Lilith's ability to communicate with the gods, universe, and 'other side' even that more powerful.
Water Manipulation: Since Frigg is the goddess of rain, Lilith can manipulate fresh water.
Sixth Sense: Has a weird sense of being able to tell when people are pregnant.
Languages: Lil is 'naturally' fluent in: English, Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek, German, Russian, French, and Icelandic - as it is the closest modern ancestor to the Norse language.

Cohort:
Former member of the fifth, fourth and third cohorts.

Position in the Legion:
Current camp Augur.

Fatal Flaw:
Hero Complex - the want an need to save everyone, regardless of how bad they are.

Weapons:
Imperial Gold throwing knives. Each of these are disguised as three individual rings on her right hand. The rings are located on her index, middle, and ring fingers. They are enchanted to always come back to Lilith.
A spatha by the name of Shadow, disguised as a pendant on her necklace. The necklace has a magnetic clasp, making it easy to remove quickly.
A pugio, which she has named Fenrir's Fang, or Fang for short. It is made of Stygian Iron with Imperial Gold inlays. Fang is disguised as a bracelet on her right wrist.


Misc Information:
Her dog, Nala. Nala is a red and white husky, who is four years of age. Nala is obedience and protective trained.
Her cat, Mavis. Mavis is three years old, and is a gift from Avery Pierce. Mavis is trained in chaos and buffoonery.
Owns a black & gold tote bag that holds an infinite amount of items. All items must be able to fit into the bag with not magical assistance. This bag is a gift from Trivia.
Uses wolf rib bones to deviate with.
Lilith does smoke weed, and tends to mix it with other herbs - such as dried lavender.
Her all time favorite food is Crab Rangoon. This information can be used in times of bargaining and can be used as forms of payment.
Likes hanging out in the woods for literally no reason.
Cannot shoot a bow & arrow to save her life.
Obsessed with the 80's movie 'Dirty Dancing'. She can tell you ever filming location, knows all of the lore on the actors, listens & dances to the soundtrack all the time, etc.
Favorite liquor is tequila. She isn't a big drinker, and does it mostly socially.
Listens to any and all music, so long as it isn't Opera.
Is extremely self-aware.
While not the most confident person, Lilith has learned her worth over time.
Enjoys playing video games, studying divination, playing the acoustic guitar, going for hikes, and helping people with their problems. She's also a sucker for all forms of water, really, and it's very hard to keep her away from rivers, lakes and streams. Loves thunderstorms as well.
Considers herself an Appalachian Green Chaos witch with Norse influences.
Speaks with a heavy southern Appalachian accent. She calls people baby, honey, sweetheart, dear, etc. She also has a tendency to use words like y'all, yonder, and drop the 'g' sound of the end of some of her words. Her a sounds are typically more drawn out. Certain words are 'mispronounced' due to how she speaks. Lil also uses random southern sayings in her day to day speech.
While she isn't the daughter of Ceres, Lilith enjoys growing a plethora of plants and herbs at home.
Aside from potions, Lilith also makes and sells tinctures, balms, salves and ointments of the magical variety.
Being a natural empath got to be a bit too much for Lilith when she was about fourteen years old. She commissioned one of the Vulcan kids to make her a labradorite pendant and silver chain. Once the piece was finished, Lilith enchanted it to 'dull' her power so that she could just feel her own feelings. The necklace is enchanted so that saying one simple word under her breath - Tilfinning - she can turn this enchantment on and off. Lilith now wears this necklace 24/7/365. She is the only person that knows of the necklaces magical quality.
Inspired heavily by the works of Halsey and Sasha Alex Sloan.
I ain't gotta put no passwords 'cause I'm the one who wrote the damn lore.

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"Blessed be the Daughters of Cain
Bound to suffering eternal through the sins of their fathers
Committed long before their conception
Blessed be their whore mothers
Tired and angry waiting with bated breath
In a ferry that will never move again
Blessed be the children, each and every one come to know their god
Through some senseless act of violence" — Ptolemaea, Ethel Cain



Name:
Sabina Delphi Kiskova

Age:
Twenty-five ☣ August 3rd ☣ Leo

Gender:
Female.

Sexual Orientation:
Pansexual.

Ethnicity:
Italian Roma

Years at Camp Jupiter // New Rome:
Ten years at Camp Jupiter || Four in New Rome.

Place of Birth:
Rome, Italy.

Key Relationships:
Significant Other:
Friends:
Enemies:
She would die for her sister Gigi.



"What I wouldn't give to be in church this Sunday // Listening to the choir so heartfelt, all singing // "God loves you, but not enough to save you" // So, baby girl, good luck taking care of yourself" — Sun Bleached Flies - Ethel Cain

Appearance
Height: Five feet, five inches.
Hair: Dark blonde/almost brown, curly, shoulder length. Loves the ponytail vibe.
Eyes: Blue-green.
Body Type: Athletic.
Clothing Style:  Caught somewhere between indie and grunge, Sabina is forever reaching for her favorite oversized graffic t-shirts, jeans, and Converse. She adorns herself with all kinds of jewelry. Sabina wears multiple necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and anklets. Most of her jewelry pieces are surviving family heirlooms. 
example one.
example two.
example three.
example four.
Ring stack on left hand.
Ring stack on right hand.
Bracelets on both wrists.
Her necklace stack, paired with her Italian horn.
Body Markings: 
☣ Her Legion tattoo, consisting of the astrological symbol of Pluto, the phrase SPQR, and ten marks for her years in the Legion. 
☣ Sabina's body is more often than not littered with bruises from her training. Small scars dot her arms in various places.
☣ She has a burn scar on the inside of her left wrist from a cooking accident that oddly resembles Italy.
☣  Septum piercing. 
☣  Nipple piercings. 
☣  Double earlobe piercings.


Personality:
Sabina presents herself as a loud, friendly, chaotic person. A relatively laid back individual, Sabina can slip back into a more serious attitude whenever she needs. She falls in line where she has to, but does her best to remain her individuality while doing it. Honor and tradition mean everything to her. With a quick wit and an even faster desire to strike, Sabina has landed herself in a fair share of fights. Quick to think, and even faster on her feet, Sabina has always made a formidable warrior in the ranks of the Legion. 

She is determined, adaptable, and ambitious. She's loyal and sympathetic - two things that make her such a great friend to have.  Underneath her wild shell, Sabina is often times doubting herself and looking for ways to 'prove' herself instead, tying her self worth to the way people treat her. Her brain is always moving a million miles and hour, and she's always throwing herself at the next task so she doesn't have to process her thoughts. Sabina is slow to trust, and even slower to truly get to know. She's the not-so-perfect balance of sweet and sour.

History:
TRIGGER WARNING: Child abuse, Religious trauma, brief mentions of death & car crashes.

☣ Was born in Rome, Italy. This was where her mother met Pluto on summer vacation. Learning she was pregnant, Kezia decided to stay in Rome for the next year so that she could give birth to Sabina safetly. Money troubles cause Kezia to move back home to a small town in nowhere Alabama with her parents. Kezia was only eighteen at the time, causing her extremely religious parents to feel anything but what one would describe as happy. 
☣ Kezia reluctantly returned to college, studying for her nursing degree while leaving Sabina in the care of her grandparents. While Sabina's grandfather was cruel, cold, and wanted nothing to do with the child - her grandmother, on the other hand, made sure that Sabina was clothed, fed and taken care of. When her grandfather wasn't looking, Sabina's grandmother would quote bible scriptures to her softly, and tell her stories of the gods that weren't in the book that grandfather taught from every Sunday. Sabina's grandfather, on the other hand, was a cold and cruel man. He would hide his abuse towards Sabina behind his faith; no meals until you could quote a verse perfectly. If he hit her, she had sinned. He did these things mostly in secret until Kezia was in a fatal car crash, leaving Sabina in the care of her grandparents at 9 years old. 
☣ After Kezia's death, Sabina's grandfather got worse. Instead of having the option to go to church like she always had, she was forced in the doors every time they were opened. He chose to preach to his granddaughter just like he did his congregation - angrily, and by striking fear into their hearts. 
☣ Sabina's grandmother chose to take her on a road trip for her eleventh birthday. Her grandfather had began to fall ill and had recently had a heart attack, leaving him in the hospital. With their freedom, Sabina and her grandmother spent a week driving from Alabama to California. They ate shitty diner food, stopped at all the tourist attractions and exchanged memories of Kezia. The night before they drove into California, Sabina's grandmother chose to tell her who her father was, as Kezia had told her this secret many years ago. She went on to explain further that she, herself, was a daughter of Bellona. Her grandmother gave her a brief run down of Camp Jupiter, Lupa, and a quick refresher on the gods. To say that Sabina was confused was an understatement. Right up until she wound up at the Wolf House. 
☣ Sabina trained with Lupa for several weeks. When she arrived at Camp Jupiter, Sabina was quickly sorted in to the first cohort. It was here she served as Probatio, and then messenger for a year. She then served as medic for three years. While serving as Medic, Sabina got to be part of a quest that ended up in her being promoted to Centurion. She served for Centurion for a year before she was elected as Praetor. Sabina served as Praetor for a total of four years. 
☣ After serving her years in the Legion, Sabina retired in New Rome. While at university, Sabina majored in philosophy. She was going for her Bachelors, but wound up dropping out on her third year, only earning herself an associates degree. 
☣ After college, she got a job at the local bistro in New Rome. While making coffee the age of twenty-three, Sabina realized that she wanted to do just a little more with her life. She signed up to be a camp counselor. With her history in the Legion, Sabina was quickly chosen for her current position. 
☣ She now lives alone in her home on a private drive in New Rome. Sabina doesn't get many visitors, but that's okay. Spending her days around the kids is more than enough.



Godly Parent:
Pluto, Lord of the Underworld: God of the Dead and Riches.

Relationship to Godly Parent:
"The fates already fucked me sideways
Swinging by my neck from the family tree
He'll laugh and say, "You know I raised you bеtter than this"
Then leavе me hanging so they all can laugh at me."

it's complicated bro

Abilities Pertaining to Godly Parent:
Geokinesis & Subterranean Navigation: Like her father, Sabina has minor control over the earth. She can levitate large rocks up to thirty pounds up to four feet off of the ground. She can also crush and 'throw' these rocks. Sabina also has a sixth sense for being able to tell when there are natural cave (or mostly natural) cave like structures near/under/and around her. She can navigate through these spaces with ease.
Ferrokinesis: Sabina is able to locate precious metals and gems under the earth and call them to her. These can be things like gemstones, or a weighty chunk of amethyst. She can also sense ancient Roman coins, such as denarii. Sabina can also feel the prescience of weapons made out of Imperial Gold or Stygian Iron, and call them to her in times of need.
Necromancy: The young woman possesses the power to speak to any and all ghosts through 'the veil', so long as they have a soul. She can also 'summon' certain souls through certain processes (ex how Nico did in the books) in order to communicate with them specifically. She can summon up to a total of six undead warriors to help her in her times of need. These creatures may be defeated by means of decapitation, burning, or freezing.
Death Sense: Sabina has inherited the ability to be able to tell how close a person is to death, and which part of the Underworld they will be going to when they pass.
Osteokinesis: The ability to telepathically pull bones from the earth; Sabina can use these bones to form shields, or also hurl them towards her enemies. She can only sense human and demigod bones.
Umbrakinesis: Sabina has nearly total control over shadows. She can use them to throw shadow like darts at her enemies and create shields. Sabina can use her power over shadows to make herself and three others nearly undetectable for up to fifteen minutes. She can also shadow travel with a max of two other people for a total of 500 miles.
Phobikinesis: Similar to Pluto, Sabina can make someone feel extremely fearful. This can only work if she is concentrating on putting the emotion behind her words while you are in ear shot, or if she is making direct eye contact with you. Certain demigods may be able to resist this power naturally.

Legacy:
Bellona - Roman Goddess of war and conflict.

Legacy Abilities:
Telumkinesis: The power to control weapons telekinetically. Sabina can bend weapons with her mind, or cause them to 'leap' from her opponents hands.
Strategic Warfare: An innate understanding of battle plans and tactics.
Strength Sharing: The ability to temporarily share their own physical strength with allies. Sabina can share her physical strength with up to three other people telepathically.

Cohort:
List a number one through five. See OOC for more information. You may be asked to change this by the GM Team if we feel that you character falls into a higher // lower cohort.

Position in the Legion:
Current Veteran and Camp Counselor. Former Praetor.

Fatal Flaw:
Personal Loyalty: Sabina would do anything for those she cares about. It's landed her in sticky situations time and time again; The young woman never seems to learn her lesson, and continuously puts herself in horrible conditions for other people. She often sees the potential in people more than what they have shown her they are.

Weapons:
'V' (Vendetta) - her spear, which was a gift from Pluto. Disguised as a simple metal zippo lighter with a skull on the front.
Snips - An Imperial Gold Pugio.
Imperial Gold Knuckle Dusters - a commissioned piece. Disguised as plain, gold bands on her pointer fingers.


Misc Information:
Loves to tell people "your mom's a hoe" even if their mother was - indeed - not a hoe.
ADHD af: prone to the zoomies and spewing random facts when they've been 'activated' in her brain.
Has to have thunderstorm sounds playing to sleep.
Prone to taking off on solo camping trips for days or weeks at a time when her head gets messy.
Chews the inside of her bottom lip.
Plays with the charms on her necklaces when deep in though or nervous.
Smells like lavender, vanilla and cigarette smoke.
Sucks at verbal support, but she'll roll you a J while you vent.
Loves to give her friends 'trinkets'.
Walks barefoot every chance she gets.
Has a slight southern twang in her voice from her time in Alabama.
Likes learning about other cultures, their beliefs and other religions // spiritual practices.
Singing: Perhaps it was all of the time she spent in church choirs, but Sabina loves to perform.
Allergic to pineapple.
Her favorite flowers are peonies and Lilly of the valley.
Drinks a lil too much tbh
Smoker of the weed, but also has a penchant for menthol cigarettes.
Keeps her actual functioning zippo lighter in her bra for lighting/burning/smoking purposes.
Has the ever present fear that when something is going good, there's another shoe (a bad shoe) waiting to drop.
Loves horror movies
She is a black belt in karate, and has trained in kickboxing.
Her acoustic guitar.
Expert wood whittler. Also loved to make beaded curtains out of various items by hand.
Sabina is the proud owner of a Hellhound named . When he isn't running around terrorizing people, Rex takes the form of a large black wolf with red eyes. Sabina and Rex have been companions for ten years. Rex is an extremely obedient creature, and is very protective of his owner.
Inspired heavily by the works of Ethel Cain, and Florence + The Machine.

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“Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.”— Alan Moore, V for Vendetta



Name:
Aveline Cecily Pierce.

Nickname(s):
Avery (preferred),  Ave, CeCe, Professor Mom.

Age:
Twenty-nine || January 27th || Aquarius

Gender:
Female.

Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual.

Ethnicity:
Italian.

Years at Camp Jupiter // New Rome:
22 years total. Lived in New Rome from ages 7-10. Served Camp Jupiter from ages 10-20. Retired to New Rome and has spent the last nine years there.

Place of Birth:
New Orleans Louisiana, USA.

Key Relationships:
Significant other:
Friends:
Enemies:
Family:



"And I was never as good as I always thought I was // But I knew how to dress it up // I was never satisfied, it never let me go // Just dragged me by my hair and back on with the show." — King - Florence + The Machine

Appearance
Height: Five feet, five inches.
Hair: Chestnut brown with some blonde. || Slightly wavy || Usually styled in a messy bun, braid, or left free falling.
Eyes: Dark blue.
Body Type: Fit hourglass. Long legs. Booty like *pow*. Defined jawline. Expressive eyes.
Clothing Style: When teaching, Avery dresses appropriately for a woman in her position - button up blouses, skirts, pants suites, etc. If she isn't standing in front of a room of teenagers, Avery chooses to dress in a comfortable feminine style that shows off her features. Tank tops, jeans, short skirts, jean shorts, etc. A distinguishing feature of nearly any outfit are her high-heels. Avery owns many different types of heels ranging from two to five inches in height. 
Teaching 1.
Teaching 2.
Teaching 3.
Casual 1.
Casual 2.
Casual 3.
Body Markings: 
➸ Both ear lobes are pierced. 
➸ Belly button piercing. 
➸ Her Legion tattoo consists of an Owl for Minerva, SPQR, and all ten marks for her required years in the Legion. 
➸ Left leg tattoo.


Personality:
Outgoing ➸ Flirty ➸ Motherly ➸ Intelligent ➸ Vengeful ➸ Charismatic ➸ Emotionally Guarded 

Outgoing, flirtatious, and witty, it's no wonder why Avery is able to make friends as quickly as she does. With her peers Avery is down to earth, loyal, a shoulder to lean on, and realistic. With her students the woman is patient, kind, inventive, and humorous; Avery's students describe her classes as fun and engaging. Overall, she tries to see the best in people, leading her to sometimes give them more chances than they deserve. A long life has made her thirst for knowledge - some may even say curious. Confident, determined and well educated, Avery stops at nothing to get what she wants. 

Motherly and affectionate, Avery is always there for her people. She has a strong moral code, and hates anything that threatens that. While she does her best to be a good person, vengeance is something that comes a little too easy to the woman. She loves people, but chooses to not let many get close. Avery is a friend to all, but very few actually know her.

History:
➸ Avery was born to a Museum Director in New Orleans, Louisiana. Toby Pierce had nearly forgotten about the woman who he had a fling with nearly a year ago until she showed up on his door step, a new baby - his baby - in tow. The conversation that happened that night still remains a mystery to Avery. All she knows is that her father did his best in those first few years of her life. 
➸ Toby did his best to make sure that the house was always clean, that there was an abundance of food on the table, and that there were always random items to keep Averys ever growing mind stimulated. One more than one occasion, Avery would travel with her father from museum to museum, learning about the various pieces that they held within them. 
➸ Avery was always close with her Aunt Mindy from California. It was the summer before Avery turned seven when she went to live with her Aunt in New Rome. Both Mindy and Toby had noticed the strange signs and happenings surrounding Avery in her younger years, since Mindy was a child of Ceres herself. 
➸ Life in New Rome was like a dream for the little girl. Mindy continued to let Avery visit with her father on and off through the years until Avery was ready to join the Legion. They took vacations to random landmarks around the US, and occasional vacations outside the border to Italy, England, and France. Avery began to make friends, and learn the basics about the Romans and their traditions. 
➸ Upon entering the Legion, Avery was assigned to the second cohort. She remained her for her whole twelve years in the Legion, assisting with battle plans and whatnot unofficially when needed. Avery was a dutiful warrior, earning a promotion to Centurion after a quest in her sixth year of service. Avery remained Centurion of the Second Cohort until she completed her time in the Legion. 
➸ When it came time to retire from the Legion, Avery was honestly torn on what to do. She loved her fellow Legionaries. She loved battle. She loved Rome. Even still, something deep down inside of Avery knew that she could do more good for the Legion if she worked from the outside. It was this train of thought that prompted Avery to retire to New Rome and begin studying for her dual Bachelors of History and Education. 
➸ When Mindy died a few days before graduation, Avery became co-owner of the local farmers market, and sole owner of the family Vineyard.
➸ Upon completing her Degree at the age of twenty-four, Avery was quickly hired as a professor at New Rome University. It was after nailing this job that Avery chose to run for Legion Senate, and was elected. Avery has been elected for Senate for the last five years. 
➸ Three years ago, Avery decided to partner with the local farmers market and a few other local vendors to open up her own Italian-American Bistro, Paradiso. So far the place has been a smash hit with the locals of New Rome. 
➸ Avery now spends her days bustling around New Rome, going wherever she is needed. She dreams of consistently making New Rome a better place, and perhaps one day having a family of her own.



Godly Parent:
Minerva: Goddess of wisdom, poetry, medicine, intellect, commerce, weaving and crafts.

Relationship to Godly Parent:
Minerva and Avery are actually quite close, with Avery looking at the goddess as sort of a distant Aunt. Toby confided Avery's parentage in Mindy years ago. Mindy chose to use this information, and make sure that Avery met Minerva shortly before her time to join the Legion. Since then, Avery has seen her godly mother on and off in New Rome for years.

Abilities Pertaining to Godly Parent:
Languages: Being a child of Minerva, learning a second language is almost as easy as breathing for Avery. Through the years she has become fluent in: English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Hindi, French, Modern Greek, Arabic and American Sign Language.
Total Recall: The ability to recall anything that she has ever seen or heard, perfectly. If you ask Avery what someone said, she can tell you the exact verbiage in their exact tone, in their near exact voice. If she looks at a map for a few seconds, she can draw it perfectly hours, days, or even years later.
Weapon Proficiency: Children of Minerva are capable of coming in contact with an item and immediately know exactly how to use that item and what that item is for.
Future Insight:  Aver can strongly anticipate - not forsee - future events and make strategic decisions that consider the broader context. (Think a *much* weaker version of 'The Force' from Star Wars).
Animal Familiar: As a child of Minerva, Avery is able to bond with Owls to an odd amount. When bonded with whatever pet owl she has at the time, Avery can temporarily possess said owl for spying purposes and what not. This leaves her mortal body extremely vulnerable.

Legacy:
Ceres: Roman Goddess of agriculture, grain, harvest and fertility.

Legacy Abilities:
Poison In The Well: Avery has the ability to know when food (natural, processed and cooked) and water sources have been tampered with.
Earths Daughter: Where Avery walks, grass seems a little greener and flowers seem to grow a little faster. Avery has the ability to make plants grow at superhuman rates, or cause them to shrivel up and die. The young woman also has the ability to use the plants around her for defensive and offensive measures. Avery can telepathically gather leaves to throw at you, cause a branch to whack you on the back of the head, or cause the grass to grow rapidly and wrap around your ankles.

Cohort:
Former Centurion of the Second.

Position in the Legion:
Current Senate member and Veteran.

Fatal Flaw:
Revengeful - you better believe Avery's gon' get that lick back, boi.

Weapons:
➸ 'Cleo' (Cleopatra) - An Imperial Gold gladius, disguised as a caligraphy pen. The pen can be used for normal every day writing as well, and is enchanted to always come back to Avery. 
➸ A barbed Imperial Gold garrote, disguised as a wire bracelet on her left wrist. Avery designed this weapon herself when she was sixteen.

Misc Information:
Avery enjoys studying history, architecture, & human behavior.
Country, blues, and rock are her favorite genres of music. Bonus points for records/vinyls.
Drinks cabernets and moscatos, Amaretto Sours, Dirty Vodka Martinis and shoots whiskey.
Pens over pencil.
Her favorite flowers are Delphinium, Calla Lillies and Dahlias - in that order.
Occasional smoker of the green.
Adores the way peoples faces light up when they're passionate or excited about whatever they're speaking on.
Thinks that yellow is a dreadful color.
Dislikes hot tea and citrus smells.
Hobbies: Baking & cooking, 'homesteading', quilt making, pottery, travel.
Plays the piano, violin, harp, mandolin, acoustic guitar and cello.
Kinda obsessed with Twilight lore - because wtf is that?
Has to be at the farmers market every Sunday by 8am.
Will point out every historical inaccuracy in any form of media she observes. Will pause TV shows and movies to do so.
Current History Professor at New Rome University.
Only wears gold jewelry, aside from her garotte bracelet.
Loves to host, plan and design a good event/party.
Plant mom AF. Avery has a sizeable garden at home full of various flowers, edible items and herbs.
Owns 20 chickens and seven ducks, so has fresh eggs for sale damn near always.
Her eleven year old, dappled grey Andalusian horse, Sundance. #readyforwar
The dogs, Minnie and Loosie. Minnie is the five year old Doberman, and Loosie is the three year old Rottweiler. Both of them are obedience and protective trained.
Her current familiar/pet great horned owl, Magus. He is currently eight years old, and has been trained to have excellent recall. Magus is a people watcher - not a people liker. Please do not try to touch Magus unless you know him well. He likes to wonder around New Rome sometimes.
Ravioli, or Ravi for short, was a stray until Avery took him in last summer. We don't know how old Ravi is. What we do know is that he drastically lacks brain cells and has a penchant for pizza. Ravi likes to hang out with the chickens. He is scared of the ducks.
Co-Owner of the local farmers market in New Rome.
Sole Owner of Nettare Degli Dei (Nectar of the Gods) - a family owned and operated winery founded in New Rome back in the 1940's. The winery offers a few different jobs to the people of New Rome, and consists of 120 acres.  Nettare Degli Dei can be found all throughout California and the Pacific North-west.
Sole Owner of Domus Deorum (House of the Gods, loosely). Domus Deorum is a relatively new, popular farm to table Italian-American bistro. Like the rest of Avery's businesses, Domus Deorum has created a substantial amount of jobs for the citizens of New Rome. Patrons can enjoy a variety of dishes here: Arancini, pizza, Osso Bucco, caprese salad, chicken parm, and the like. Don't forget about the rotating gnocchi  specials, or their minestrone soup in the fall. Even though she spent months trying to come up with an awesome name, people seem to default to calling the place "Avery's Bistro".

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Welcome to Camp Jupiter! Home to Roman Demigods (and some Greeks). 

Some 40 years ago, Percy Jackson found his way to our Camp. With the help of our old Praetor, Jason Grace,(and some other friends) Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood learned of one another and helped put at end to threats at that time. Now, the two groups live (mostly) in peace, traveling from one Camp to the other. Some Greek Demigods have even had the honor of training with the Legion of Camp Jupiter. 

For years, the two groups have lived in peace. Something now lurks in the shadows, making our demigods uneasy. Tensions are running high. The protective barrier around New Rome seems to be falling. Certain groups blame others for the newfound troubles, while other's try to find a solution. Will old rivalries cause New Rome to fall, or will the demigods be able to come together once again?

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What's up dudes? 

This is my take on the Percy Jackson Universe. I know a lot of people usually tend to lean towards the Greek side of things, so I wanted to do the duty of introducing you all to New Rome. Feel free to ask questions. I'll be posting the official RP thread sometime within the next few days (perhaps sooner depending on the amount of interest. 

An important note is that while this is a PJ spinoff, we are focusing on Camp Jupiter and more specifically New Rome. So while there will be fantasy aspects like supernatural abilities and monsters - there will also be a huge SoL/small town aspect. 


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PSA: Just because you apply does not mean that you/your character will be approved. I’m open to anyone applying; but if you give me a character sheet with zero effort, or have a history of ghosting roleplays, I’m not letting you in, my dude. 

First and foremost, we do have a posting rule. You must post once per month, per character. Each character will have their own timer. You can - and are definitely encouraged - to post more than this. If you need an extension, communicate that no later than seven days before your deadline. An extension of seven days can be granted if enough heads up is given.
Communication is key. I don’t feel like I should really have to explain that one. That being said, you MUST be able to join the Discord Server for our RP. I’ve tried to have writers who don’t want to be part of the server(s) before, and it just never works out.
Don’t apply if you aren’t going to put in effort, dude. Your character sheet doesn’t have to be immaculate - and you don’t have to talk to everyone on the Discord every day - but if you’re just gonna bail in a few weeks, then stay in whatever hole you crawled out of.
Keep the drama IN CHARACTER. Not in the OOC, not in the Discord, not anywhere else. Gods forbid an issue does arise with you and another player, please feel free to inform me. I will do my best to help with the situation if I think I can.
Pre-established relations are highly encouraged as this is a collaborative writing piece. I am not requiring a set amount of relationships to be written out; I am trusting you as writers to put in the effort to create what roleplay experience that you want for yourselves.
You gotta be okay with the potential of your character dying and being injured. Plain and simple. Sorry, not sorry. No one is safe.
There might be heavy themes in the RP - like, ya know - death. There’s also probably gonna be some more ‘adult themes’ like drinking, smoking and like… idk, having bills to pay? If you aren’t okay with the potential of dark/heavy themes, please do not apply.
This Roleplay is considered High-Casual; a minimum of two paragraphs of non-dialogue. We’re firm believers in quality over quantity over this way though, so do with that what you will.
Use your noggin’ when posting. Don’t overwhelm the IC with back to back posts just to have a conversation between two characters or something else dumb. Allow two posts in between your last one and the next.
Last - but absolutely not least - you gotta read ALLLLLLL the lore.
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Roman demigods attend Camp Jupiter; located in Berkeley Hills, California. Here they are required to serve a minimum 10 years in the Legion before retiring in New Rome, or venturing out to the mortal realm.
They are fluent in and can read Latin.
Oftentimes, they have ADHD and/or dyslexia - just like Greek Demis.
All Roman demigods and demigods who have served the Legion are trained in the style of Roman Legions’.
All Roman demigods and demigods who have served the Legion have a ‘tattoo’ on  the inside of their right forearm. The ‘tattoo’ does not fade because it is burned on the skin by the camp Augur. The mark consists of the symbol of the demigod's parent, SPQR, and a barcode-like line representing each year  they have served the Legion.
Roman demigods typically arrive at Camp Jupiter between ten and twelve years of age. It is very rare for a Roman demi god to arrive later on in life. These demigods nearly always find the wolf mother, Lupa, prior to arriving at Camp Jupiter. Lupa raises demigods she finds worthy at the Wolf House. After the demigods training is complete, Lupa gives them directions to Camp Jupiter. Upon their arrival, a Praetor will decide if the demigod can join the Legion. They will then be sorted into their Cohort based on family letters and any opinions of those willing to vouch for them at that time.
These demigods have weapons that are made out of Imperial Gold. They fight with Roman weapons, such as spathas and spears. Children of Underworld gods may use weapons made of Stygian Iron.
Roman demigods do not really see other gods as their family. While they may consider their half-siblings as their siblings, they normally do not classify other demigods as their cousins, or gods as their Aunts and Uncles. In some instances, they may consider some gods to be their grandparents. I ain’t typing all this for fun. First passcode: what’s your favorite song right now?
Camp Jupiter is a year-round Camp, meaning that Roman demigods live at Camp full time, year round. They can leave the camp on very special  occasions, such as quests.
The standard camp t-shirt for Camp Jupiter is a dark shade of purple.
Camp Jupiter has an elephant that the campers take turns caring for. He is the son of the original camp elephant, Hannibal. The name of our current elephant is Hannibal the Second, but he prefers Hannibal.


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Usually, these demigods attend Camp Half-Blood in New York. There are two ways a Greek Demigod can end up at New Rome/Camp Jupiter in our AU: 
One, they can choose to train at Camp Jupiter instead of Camp Half-Blood and become part of the Legion from a young age, serve their ten years, etc. This is more likely  to happen if they have a Roman legacy.
Two, they can retire to New Rome after their training at Camp Half-Blood, just like they would have if they had served the Legion.
Usually trained in the style of Greek Warfare.
They read and speak Ancient Greek.
Most Greek Demigods die in their teens, making it crucial that they get to either Camp as soon as possible. The stronger their godly parentage is, the more monsters they attract.
Greek Demigods have been known to fight with a plethora of weapons, the most common ones usually being swords or long bows. Their weapons are made out of Celestial Bronze, and children of Underworld gods can use Stygian Iron.
Greek demigods do not really see other gods as their family. While they may consider their half-siblings as their siblings, they normally do not classify other demigods as their cousins, or gods as their Aunts, Uncles, etc.
Camp Half-blood is more of a summer camp, allowing demi-gods to live in the outside world for fall/winter, and return the following summer if they arrive. This is one of the many reasons that Greek demigods have ‘less’ training.
While Greek Demigods are allowed in our AU, please understand that Greeks and Romans have been at odds for years. The Romans are very traditional people, and see it as their duty to protect the last traditions and memories of Rome. Therefore, Greek demigods that choose to attend Camp Jupiter may find it more difficult to rise through the ranks, and/or earn the respect of their peers. Just because the Greeks and Romans now live in peace does not mean that there still aren’t some prejudices from certain individuals.
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Please, for the love of the gods, don’t change the formatting. I have things laid out the way that I want them, and would appreciate it if you stuck to it. You can add all the color, symbols, aesthetics, headers, etc that you want - just don’t move things around or add extra sections. Thank you.
The code might be broken, bro. I try, but I ain’t perfect. DM me the sheet on RPG if you need help.
Please only post completed sheets in the OOC for GM review.
You must list all of the ‘passwords’ at the END of your ‘Extra Info’ section for your sheet to be approved. There’s three in total throughout the OOC. Best of luck hunting.
If there are heavy/dark themes - I wanna see a trigger warning.
You must remove all instructions/explanations from the sheet for it to be approved.
Replace ??? with your color code of choice.
The GM team reserves the right to ask you to change anything about your Character Sheet that we see fit. These things may include: changing your faceclaim because they are too old/young, or changing the color code for your character because it is too harsh on the eyes.
Six Big Three children total will be allowed across the cast (Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto). Two per god, one per writer. No cap on Legacies as long as the OC is not overpowered and we are not getting overran with them.




[hider=Character Name or whatever you wanna title your sheet]
[center][h2][color=???]Character Full Name[/color][/h2]
[img]Image of Character’s Faceclaim. Can also be a GIF or Aesthetic.[/img]
[sub][b][color=???]FACE CLAIM[/color][/b] | [b][color=???]Character/speech Color[/color][/b][/sub]
[color=???][b]"[i]Quote pertaining to character[/i]"[/b][/color] —[color=???][b][i]Who said the quote[/i][/b][/color][/center]


[color=???][sub][b]Name:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]River “Styx” Aryn Concord[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Age:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]OC’s are allowed to be between 22 and 35 years of age.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Gender:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Self-explanatory.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Again, self-explanitory.[/indent]
[color=???][b][sub]Ethnicity:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]Caucasian,  African American, Hispanic - you get the idea. And no, our demigods are not part Greek or Roman. That isn’t how godly DNA works.[/indent]
[color=???][b][sub]Years at Camp Jupiter // New Rome:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]How many years has your character been serving the Legion? If they have already completed their ten years of service, please state that and then list how many years they have lived in New Rome. If your character is Greek and chose not to serve the Legion, please  state that and then how many years they have lived in New Rome.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Place of Birth:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]\Where was your OC born - as in City and state. List the hospital for extra flare, idgaf. Fun fact - some demigods with Underworld God(dess)’ for parents may have been born in the Underworld.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Key Relationships:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent][list][*]Gimme the tea - are they dating anyone?
[*]Friends?
[*]Enemies? 
[*]Any siblings (mortal or demigod) that they are close with? Is there anyone that isn’t related by blood that they do consider family? 

This section may be completed after your character is approved. Feel free to update it periodically throughout the RP as well. 
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[color=???][b]"[i]My theme song has no lyrics…[/i]"[/b][/color] — [b][i][url=youtube link to theme song]Name of the song - Who sings it [/url][/i][/b][/center]
[color=???][sub][b]Appearance[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent][list][*][color=???]Height:[/color] You should be able to figure this one out pt1.
[*][color=???]Hair:[/color] Color? Length?Texture?  How do they style it? Be as descriptive as you want. 
[*][color=???]Eyes:[/color] You should be able to figure this one out pt2.  
[*][color=???]Body Type:[/color] Ectomorph? Hourglass? Fit? Heavy set? Again, be as descriptive as you would like. 
[*][color=???]Clothing Style:[/color] Like a salesman? Like the baddie they are? Sweats all day, every day? Describe what your character wears, or drop a few links of some examples. 
[*][color=???]Body Markings:[/color] Don’t forget that all current and former legionnaires have their ‘tattoos’. Please describe your OC’s ‘tattoo’. For reference, check the ‘Roman demigods’ section. After this, go on to describe any piercings, tattoos, birth marks, scars, etc that your OC may have. 
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[color=???][sub][b]Personality:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]I wanna see at least ONE well written, kinda chunky paragraph (like 7 decent sentences, idk) - or ten listed personality traits.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]History:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Gimme TWO semi-chunky-well-written paragraphs or at least 8 bullet points describing their life up to this point.[/indent]
[center][img]ANOTHER image of your OC cause I like lookin at their face[/img][/center]

[color=???][sub][b]Godly Parent:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Who boinked their mortal parent? Doesn’t matter if it’s Greek or Roman. If they are just a legacy, and not a demigod, put N/A.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Relationship to Godly Parent:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Do they like them? Hate them? Respect them? Have they ever even met them?[/indent]
[color=???][b][sub]Abilities Pertaining to Godly Parent:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]As many as you want TBH. The GM team will let you know if a certain ability is too OP. No insta deaths or time manipulation, obviously. These abilities must pertain to their Godly Parent. If you are low on ideas, please google ‘[god parent name] riordan wiki’ and it will take you to the page on the fandom wiki for that god and will have their abilities listed. [/indent]
[color=???][b][sub]Legacy:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Legacies are kinda like a (possibly distant) grandparent thing. If one of their semi-recent ancestors was a god, feel free to make them a legacy. Legacies can be from *any* Pantheon. However, anything but a Roman Legacy may make it a little more difficult to rise through the ranks at Camp Jupiter.[/indent]
[color=???sub][b]Legacy Abilities:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Same deal with the Gods. If they aren’t a legacy, or didn’t inherit any abilities from their legacy, put N/A.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Cohort:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]List a number one through five. See OOC for more information. You may be asked to change this by the GM Team if we feel that you character falls into a higher // lower cohort.[/indent]
[color=???][sub][b]Position in the Legion:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]See OOC for more information.[/indent]
[color=???][b][sub]Fatal Flaw:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Fatal Flaws are mental or physical weaknesses that humans, demigods, and immortals possess. These flaws can often cause the downfall of the being, but are particularly dangerous to demigods. These flaws can be things like excessive loyalty, hubris, etc.[/indent]
[color=???][b][sub]Weapons:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]What weapon does your OC fight with? Please refer to the respective demigod sections in the OOC for more information.[/indent]

[color=???][b][sub]Misc Information:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][list][*]Character fun facts. Favorite color? Likes? Dislikes? Fears? Quirks? Music Taste? Pets? Magical Items // Godly gifts? You can be as descriptive as you like, or do none of these at all tbh. 
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Camp Jupiter is located in Oakland Hills, near San Francisco California. The main entrance to the Camp is the Caldecott Tunnel.
Camp Jupiter is more warlike, disciplined and militaristic than Camp-Half Blood, and so are their demigods.
Campers are composed of both Demigods and Legacies.
They do not see ‘fauns’ (Satyrs) as equals. In fact, they deem them as lesser creatures who do not have a role in their society. This is a huge contrast to their Greek counterparts, who consider the creatures an integral part of their camp.
The weak do not survive - plain and simple.
Instead of Cabins, Campers are sorted into five different cohorts here at Camp Jupiter. Cohorts are assigned upon arrival to Camp Jupiter, and are chosen for you by the camp Praetors. Cohort selection are based on: 
	Godly Parentage and Legacy. While the Cohorts are not divided by Godly Parentage, certain gods may earn you a better spot in a better cohort (ex. Mars).
Letters of recommendation from current Legionnaires, Veterans, or family members.
If there were any special circumstances upon a demigods arrival (like helping others make it safely to camp).
There are five different Cohorts, each one having their own reputation. The First Cohort is considered the best, while the Fifth Cohort is considered to be where the lowest of the low reside - Kind of the laughing stock of CJ if we’re being honest. Additionally, here is your second passcode: what tarot card do you think looks the coolest? Don’t say ‘idk anything about that’ - google it.
Any one, regardless of Godly Parentage, that lives in New Rome are considered part of the ‘army reserves’ and can be called upon anytime that Camp Jupiter goes to battle.


 
Camp Jupiter's societal structure consists of many roles: 
	The Senate: Composed of Camp Veterans, Praetors, Centurions, or the Augur. For the sake of our AU, Camp Veterans can be elected to the Senate, just like other camp officials. The Senate has a total of ten chairs/positions available. They discuss and make all final decisions on issues that arise within the camp - such as to grant a quest or not.
Praetors are the two elected officials of Camp Jupiter. There can only be two at a time - one male, and one female. They act as leaders of all of the Legion's affairs, including battle.
Centurions are the leaders of the Cohorts, similar to how Camp-Half Blood has Cabin Leaders. There are two for each cohort, totaling to ten Centurions across the camp. One male and one female Centurion for each Cohort. You have to have at least five years of service in the Legion, and also a completed quest to qualify for this position.
Legionnaires are your basic campers. They keep the camp running by tending to the camp in a series of rotating chores.
Probatio: None of our characters will be young enough for this role, but it’s gotta be included in the lore. Probatio’s are the grunts of Camp Jupiter. Everyone is a Probatio until they have completed their first year of service.
Medics: An important part of camp, Medics help heal Legionnaires both on and off the battlefield.
Messengers: Letter carriers for the current Praetors. Messengers are exempt from grunt work.
Augur: Basically the camp prophet. De Facto leader if both Praetors are ever away from camp. Responsible for giving camp ‘tattoos’.
For the positions of Praetor, Centurion, Legionnaire, Probatio, Medic, or Messenger, the OC must currently be ‘serving’ Camp Jupiter, meaning they are still fulfilling their ten year requirement, or they have chosen to sign up for additional years of service.



Field of Mars: Filled with trenches and hidden tunnels, this is where the demigods have their war games, occasional monster hunt, and war drills. After every war game, the Legionnaires build a new fort, that way there is a new challenge each time.
Temple Hill: Located near New Rome, this is a large hill where demigods can find temples and statues dedicated to the Roman gods. The most important Temples here are Pluto’s Shrine, Temple of Mars, Temple of Bellona, Temple of Mercury, and Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. While these are the ‘most important’ temples, you can find a Temple/Shrine for every major Roman god and goddess on Temple Hill, thanks to the work of Jason Grace some forty odd years ago.
Principa: The meeting area for the Praetors to discuss important matters.
Via Principa: The living area for Praetors.
Mess Hall: Where you eat, duh. Seating arrangements are assigned by Cohort, while Officers and Senators have their own table. Guests are welcome to sit wherever they like. Food is served by ‘invisible’ servers (minor wind spirits).
Baths: you better be washin’ your butt, bro.
Baracks: Home to the weaponry, and Cohorts 1-4. The Fifth Cohort is located near the Mess Hall.
The Little Tiber: Named after the ‘Tiber’ of Rome, the Little Tiber is not as large as it’s ancestor, but flows with the same force. The river has its own magical force - similar to the rivers of the Underworld - and acts as a magical barrier for both Camp Jupiter. It flows into the lake on the south side of New Rome and is said to keep out all ‘threats’, such as “salesmen, monsters and Greeks.” The Little Tiber can - and will - wash away Greek blessings. We DO NOT swim in the Little Tiber or the lake.


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Home to veterans of the Legion, and sometimes to other demigods, New Rome is a bustling city found East of Camp Jupiter. New Rome boasts a busy night life scene, plenty of store fronts, a university, and a small hospital. It is said that New Rome has the best designers and architects,  just like Ancient Rome. Most buildings are made of white marble and have red roofs. Some of the marble buildings have domes and columned porticoes, like national monuments. Others look like palaces, with golden doors and large gardens. It is rumored that the gods sometimes come here to relax, or have children with former members of the Legion. New Rome is a ‘safe place’ - no weapons can be brought over New Rome's magical borde/barrier, known as the Pomerian Line. This rule and the border are enforced by Terminus, the statue god of boundaries. (There are multiple Terminus statues around the border of New Rome. They can and will speak to you. Please do not remind the Terminus’ that they do not have arms. Remind me who your favorite Greek or Roman god is for your last passcode.)



Circus Maximus: A smaller scale of the Circus Maximus in Ancient Rome, this is where Camp Jupiter hosts their horse races.
The Forum (basically the main hub of New Rome) is studded with statues and columns. The plaza is also decorated with statues, columns, and fountains.
Coliseum: Again, a smaller version of the one from Ancient Rome. This is where former members of the Legion have their battles. One of Camp Jupiter's punishments is cleaning the bull pins at  the Coliseum. It is five stories tall, stands beside the Circus Maximus, and can be seen from Camp Jupiter.
New Rome University: Provides further education for former members of the legion, and even some Greek Demigods.
Ceres’s Garden: New Rome's farmers market, found in the Forum from 7am-3pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Members of New Rome can rent a booth to sell their wares. Currently owned by Avery Pierce (@Sugar and Spite).
More locations will be added as our writers create them.
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Location — Apollo's Cafe -> 
The Forum ->
The Coliseum 
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Determined to start the morning by annoying her sister Gigi, Sabina pranced down the stairs of their home with more excitement than usual. After scanning various rooms and hiding spaces, it seemed as if Gigi had gotten an earlier start on her day or had found a new corner to hide in. Whichever the case, Sabina was mildly disappointed. Thankfully today was the Summer Solstice, and nearly nothing could dampen the young Kiskova's mood. 

Making her way in to town, Sabina was sure to stop by Apollo's Cafe for coffee and a small breakfast before heading to the Coliseum. The former Praetor added her signature to the roster before stepping back out to the Forum while waiting for other contestants to arrive. Spending the next thirty minutes or so browsing various wares, Sabina didn't miss the opportunity to place a few bets while she was out and about. Small talk was made, smiles shared. Soon it was time for Sabina to return to the Coliseum to see who her first opponent would be. 

Derex Steiner - or 'Rex' as his friends called him - was someone that Sabina knew well. Their time in Legion working alongside one another had set a strong foundation for their friendship. Before Sabina knew it, she looked at Rex sort of like a brother. If she were to lose to anyone today, she would be fine with it being Rex. No matter the outcome, she knew that it would be a respectable and honorable sparing match. 

Their spar started playfully, smiles and small laughs exchanged from across the battle field. A spectacle of spear against Warhammer and the dance between old friends. While the fun managed to last, Sabina found herself striking with more intention and force sooner rather than later - and so did Rex. She wasn't quite sure where she went wrong, but that didn't change the fact that Sabina was now sprawled flat on her ass in the dirt. The young woman took her loss with dignity, and exited the battle field with her head still held high. Unlike some others here today, Sabina had no reason to feel ashamed for the way things had played out. 

She took the time to get her injuries looked over. Lucius gently reminded her that there was no smoking in the medical bay; a request that was followed, but earned a small grunt of dissatisfaction from Sabina. Nonetheless, she waited until she was bandaged and out of the med-bay to enjoy her vice. 

Briefly wandering the stands of the Coliseum, Sabina's eyes landed on Jeremy Grover a few rows higher up. She meandered in and out of the crowd as efficiently as possible before coming to a stop at her friends side. Taking a seat beside him, her gaze fell upon the next set of competitors just in time to watch Ashton forfeit to Gigi. Letting out a loud "BOOOOO", Sabina couldn't help but scoff at the events before her. 

"Please tell me you have some good booze I could borrow," she half asked Grover.


Interacting With — Grover @Altered Tundra 
Mentions —  Gigi, Ashton, Lucius, Rex 

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Somewhere near the state lines of North Carolina and Tennessee - about twenty minutes off of highway forty - lies the small town of Pines Holler. 

Pines Holler is the sort of small town that people see only on TV. Secluded, small, old, rotting, historic, and a little sad. Everything seems to be covered in a permanent layer of dirt and grime. 

What started out as a mining town has been all but forgotten by their neighbors; the little fame they have left fading with the paint on the sign for the shut down cotton mill. Infrastructure is crumbling, jobs are sparce, and the cost of living keeps rising. Despite the hand they have been dealt in life, the locals of Pines Holler still cling to hope - the same hope that has kept the people in the hills going for generation after generation. 

Most of them clung to that hope right up until last month. Parton's Lumber Company handed out the last paychecks, and then informed everyone that they were locking the doors for good. Those who were lucky enough to have a good paying local job are now unemployed unless they want to work at the bar or Dollar General. Parton's closing their doors is just one thing on the long list of things that are now truly threatening Pine's Harbor. 

CEO's, land development corporations, realtors - they've all been closing in on Pines Holler for the last few years. Driving up the cost of living, taking jobs from the area and moving them elsewhere, and polluting the land of surrounding towns and counties. Now they're here, doing the same exact thing, in a place that no one hardly knows exists anymore. 

Will the people of Pines Holler let themselves be ran from their family homes due to corporate greed?



Hello again, citizens of RPG. 

What I have before you is a pretty straightforward SoL concept. Small, dying, Appalachian town based out of Western North Carolina. We'll be following our characters as they handle the good and bad of day to day life in their small community of Pines Holler. This will be a sandbox style RP that heavily relies on character interaction while I, your GM, throw random plot devices at you and said characters. 

Now, let me make it clear that we aren't playing wealthy characters. This go around, I'm offering you a chance at your wildest white trash dreams. 

Feel free to read on and join us. 

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PSA: Just because you apply does not mean that you/your character will be approved. I’m open to anyone applying; but if you give me a character sheet with zero effort, or have a history of ghosting roleplays, I’m not letting you in, my dude.
First and foremost, we do have a posting rule. You must post once per month, per character. Each character will have their own timer. You can - and are definitely encouraged - to post more than this. If you need an extension, communicate that no later than three days before the deadline. An extension of three days can be granted if enough heads up is given.
Communication is key. I don’t feel like I should really have to explain that one. We are (mostly) all adults, and I understand that things happen. I am always willing to work with anyone, so long as there is proper communication. Shitty communication lands you on my shit list. That being said, you MUST be able to join the Discord Server for our RP. I’ve tried to have writers who don’t want to be part of the server(s) before, and it just never works out.
Don’t apply if you aren’t going to put in effort, dude. Your character sheet doesn’t have to be immaculate - and you don’t have to talk to everyone on the Discord every day - but your RP experience will be heavily dependent on what you put into this collaboration through the IC and OOC. Don't cry to me that you don't know what to do with your character if you've done everything in your power to isolate them and establish no connections with the rest of the cast.
Keep the drama IN CHARACTER. Not in the OOC, not in the Discord, not anywhere else. Gods forbid an issue does arise with you and another player, please feel free to inform me. I will do my best to help with the situation if I think I can.
There's gonna be some heavy and/or potentially dark themes for this RP. We're gonna be playing adults, so things like alcohol, work polo's, paying bills, and being disgusted at the morning news may be prevalent. On top of that, there may be things like drug use, and getting your children taken away. Who knows? Just be willing to be down with some heavy every day real life issues, or go on ahead and kick rocks for me. <3
This Roleplay is considered High-Casual; a minimum of two paragraphs of non-dialogue. We’re firm believers in quality over quantity over this way though, so do with that what you will.
Use your noggin’ when posting. Don’t overwhelm the IC with back to back posts just to have a conversation between two characters or something else dumb. Allow two posts in between your last one and the next.

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Be conscious of others when creating your characters. Take a quick glance at the claims sections and the character tab to make sure that your concept doesn't mirror someone else's too closely. Don't use color/hex codes that are too dark/bright/harsh on the eyes. (If you give me something with black or magenta, I will rage). Additionally, please put a TRIGGER WARNING on your sheet for anything that may need said trigger warning(s).
Please, for the love of the gods, don’t change the formatting. I have things laid out the way that I want them, and would appreciate it if you stuck to it. You can add all the color, symbols, aesthetics, headers, etc that you want - just don’t move things around or add extra sections. Thank you.
The code might be broken, bro. I try, but I ain’t perfect. DM me the sheet on RPG if you need help.
Please only post completed sheets in the OOC for GM review.
You must remove all instructions/explanations from the sheet for it to be approved.
Replace ??? with your color code of choice.
The GM team reserves the right to ask you to change anything about your Character Sheet that we see fit. These things may include: changing your faceclaim because they are too old/young, or changing the color code for your character because it is too harsh on the eyes.
ALL CHARACTERS MUST BE 18+. It is heavily recommended that your character is between 25-45 years of age, just for interaction purposes. I do not care if your character is over 45. Just make sure they can interact with their peers.
There's two main places for our characters to reside in this RP. Those places would be Shady Hills Trailer Park, or the wanna be suburbs on Miners Street. AT LEAST ONE of your characters must reside in the trailer park or on Miners Street.
I will be allowing up to three characters per writer.
Keep in mind that we are trying to portray a very small, very *poor* community. Many of our characters may not have reliable transportation. They won't have access to every gadget. Etc.
I am looking for a total of five characters to be the 'bad guys'. The suits, if you will. Business types. Land developers. CEO's. Etc. I will be picky in choosing these characters - meaning that you may have to wait longer for this particular character to be approved, and that they also have a less chance at approval out the gate.
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[center][h2][color=???]Character Name / Header[/color][/h2]
[img]Gif, image, or aesthetic will go here[/img]
[sub][color=???][b]Faceclaim: FC Here // Color Code: HexCode Here[/b][/color][/sub]
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[sub][color=???][b]Full Name:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Full Name Here[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Nickname(s):[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Nickname(s) Here[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Age:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Age Here[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Gender:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Gender Here.[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Sexuality:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Full Name Here[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Occupation:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Occupation Here.[indent]

[sub][color=???][b]Place of Residence:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Feel free to come up with a random address, such as '123 Go Away Street'. You can include some links to pictures here if you want as well. Or an aesthetic of some sort.[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Family and Close Connections:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Please list parents, siblings, etc. Feel free to also include significant others, friends, etc. Format this however you would like.[/indent] 

[center][img][h2][color=???]another character image, or an aesthetic or gif that relates to your character goes here[/color][/h2][/img][/center]

[sub][color=???][b]Appearance:[/b][/color][/sub]
[list][*][color=???]Height:[/color] feet and inches
[*][color=???]Hair:[/color] brown? blonde? straight? wavy? how do they style it?
[*][color=???]Eyes:[/color] blue? brown? grey? etc?
[*][color=???]Body Type:[/color] hourglass? ectomorph? etc?
[*][color=???]Clothing Style:[/color] grunge? indie? hipster? casual? be as descriptive as you'd like. feel free to add links.
[*][color=???]Body Markings:[/color] piercings, birthmarks, tattoos, scars, etc. 
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[sub][color=???][b]Personality:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Self explanatory.[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]History:[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]you don't have to give me a novel, but give me something to go off homie.[/indent] 

[sub][color=???][b]Extra Facts // Headcannons:[/b][/color][/sub]
[list][*]REQUIRED: How does your character feel about the expansion/growth of Pines Holler?
[*]This is a place you could leave blank, or have thirty bullet points for, idc. likes, dislikes, little habits, hobbies, etc.[/list]

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Shady Hills Trailer Park was established in 1981 by Charles Swanson. Now owned by his son, Charlie Swanson, Shady Hills is now the number one place for Pines Holler residents to live - though not by choice. Rent here is still more than most people in Pines Holler can afford, with Charlie charging his tenants $600 a month plus utilities for a  single bedroom. Two bedrooms run you 700, three and you're paying 800. The trailers haven't really been updated or renovated since the late 90's and early 2000's, depending on which one you got stuck with. Charlie slaps temporary fixes on the issues that the trailers or the trailer park may have, but not until they've already turned into major problems and you're threatening to shoot him next time you see him. 

Most of the underpinning for the trailers has rusted away. Appliances only work about half of the time, and the tenants all have different hacks on how to get their particular appliances to work. There are stains in the carpet, holes in the walls - you name it, Shady Hills probably has it. Except for the finer things in life, that is. 


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Built in the 1910's and 1920's for miners families, the houses on Miners street have been updated periodically throughout the years to include more modern features. Charlie Swanson also owns these properties, and charges 850 a month plus utilities for a two bedroom. Three bedrooms will run you 1000, and four for 1150. They're better than the trailers Charlie rents over at Shady Hills, but they still have their 'charms'. 

For example, the electrical is outdated and often shorts out appliances and other such things. The plumbing is also severely outdated, leading to un-flushable toilets and undrainable showers during the rain. While every property is fenced in, said fencing is rusted and falling down in some areas. 

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Pines Holler's Main Street sits in the middle of town - approximately a fifteen minute walk from Shady Hills, and a five minute walk from Miners street. 

On the lower left corner of main street sits a Dollar General, and on the upper right corner sits the beloved Waffle House. Most of the buildings on Main Street have stood empty in the last decade, with only a handful of local businesses surviving the recession of '08. In the last three years, there has been a little bit of new life on Main Street, brought to town by non-locals. Even though there's been a slight revival of the small area, most buildings are still waiting on someone's dream to occupy them.  

Local Businesses:
Clarks General Store: Occupies the middle left building of Main Street. Stands out from all the other buildings as it looks like a run down wooden shack compared to all of the brick. Owned by James Clark and Family. Offers various items from seasonal fruits and vegetables, staple goods such as bread and milk, a small assortment of cleaning supplies, hardware and tools, household goods and other small various things. Is on the brink of shutting down due to the Dollar General.
Huskers Dive Bar
Lou's Diner
Magnolia's Salon
More may be added as players come up with their own locations.


Non-Local Businesses:
The Coffee Pot Coffee House & Pastries.
Smokers Paradise Smoke Shop - offers THC & Tabaco products. Also has a small selection of cold beer.
The new ABC store.
McDonalds
Bojangles
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Full Name:
Calypso Aikaterini Shaw


Nickname(s):
Callie (Chosen name, and the only thing she answers to).
Kate - from when she was younger. Family only.
Princess - to mock her.


Age:
Twenty-seven // Aquarius // February 7th


Gender:
Female.


Sexuality:
Pansexual - it's all vibes over here bb.


Occupation:
Real Estate Attorney.
Currently enrolled part time in an online college to get her dual degree as an Eminent Domain Attorney.


Place of Residence:
444 Miners Street.


Family and Close Connections:
Father: Waylon Shaw || Age 63 || Local Business Owner & Preacher at Pines Holler Southern Baptist Church || FC: Pierce Brosnan.
Mother: Natalie Shaw || Age 56 || Pines Holler Mayor || FC: Carla Gugino.
Friends: Ettie Willoughby (Aunt) || Cliff Jennings || TBA.
Significant Other:




Appearance:
Height: Five feet, five inches.
Hair: Dark brown || Light natural curls/waves || Usually freefalling, braided, or pulled back messily when it overstimulates her.
Eyes: Brown.
Body Type: Tall and lean with curves like a backroad.
Clothing Style: 90's Whimsy Hippie Goth || Blacks, reds, purples, greys, and browns mostly. Flare jeans, flowing skirts. Lots of jewelry. Chunky footwear. Layers. Corsets. Lots of thrifted items. || Examples:  One.
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Body Markings: 
Double ear lobe piercings on each ear.
Belly button is pierced.
Sun & Moon tattoo located on her right hip. There is also a handful of stars leading off from the original design towards her stomach.
A dragonfly tattoo, located on the back of her neck, centered in the middle.
Vine tattoo in full color, starting on her left hip and running down her thigh. Ends at her left knee.
Moth Tramp Stamp.


Personality:
Extroverted-Introvert: Ready and happy to socialize until her social batter runs out.
Loyal.
Determined.
Prideful towards her community, and their traditions, roots, etc.
Quick witted.
Intelligent.
Secretly hopeless romantic.
Empathetic.
Kind.
Stubborn.
Professionally (and sometimes personally) obsessive.
It is hard for Callie to trust others, especially in romantic relationships.


History:
Born and raised in Pines Holler, Callie has always been known as the Preachers Daughter. Throughout her childhood, Callie was known to be poised and polite. She got good grades in school, and she would never dare break any rules. Or so the adults thought. Behind closed doors, Callie was a normal child just like everyone else. She drank, cursed, and went to the parties just like everyone else. Callie just had to be sneakier about it than her peers.
Callie's mother was elected Mayor the year Callie turned 12. Her father has been the town Preacher her whole life.
Callie's home life was hard, to say the least. Her mother has always been her biggest hater and competitor, constantly pointing out the 'flaws' that she has seen in Callie. From the way she styled her hair, to how much weight she gained, to how popular she was or wasn't - Callie was constantly put down by Natalie Shaw. Callie's father, on the other hand, somehow managed to be worse. A physically abusive man, Waylon hid behind and validated his sins with scripture - always claiming that his actions came from a place of love. Any time Callie did have to be taken to the hospital for stitches or broken bones, her parents lied - and sometimes even bought - their way out of it. Who would question two of the most upstanding community members that Pines Holler has? There were already enough other families with shittier community standings to worry and gossip about.
Callie's home life is what drove her to succeed in school. She loved her town, and loved the people even more. She didn't want to grow up and abandon everyone, but she would have rather burned in hell than live any longer with her parents than she had to. It was this train of thought that Callie used to fuel her academic drive. She succeeded in getting excellent grades in all throughout school, graduating from her Senior class as Valedictorian.
The summer before her senior year of high school, things got to be a bit much for Callie. She attempted suicide, and woke up much to her dismay the next morning in the county hospital. Her parents were worried more about their reputation than their own flesh and blood, and sent Callie a few streets over to live with her aunt Ethel.
Ettie took in Callie with no hesitation, raising the girl through her senior year of high school as if she were her own. Ettie made sure that Callie had room to breathe and grow as a person; she never pushed, and instead allowed Callie to come to her about matters when and if she felt like it. It was at the end of that summer that Ettie decided to set Callie up with a therapist.
Now out of her parents house, Callie didn't let her grades slip. Her ambitions had grown with her over time. What had once started as a dream to get out of her parents house, had now grown into the ambition to help her community. Upon graduating high school, Callie enrolled at the community college for her pre-law degree. From there, she took off to NC State to earn her law degree.
Callie returned from NC State and has lived on Miners Street for the last two years. She runs her real estate attorneys office off of Main Street, helping locals find affordable housing.


Extra Facts // Headcannons:
Callie is has mixed feelings about the expansion of Pines Holler. She doesn't want the town to cease to exist, and agrees that things need to grow and change in order to succeed. On the other hand, she wants to make sure that people don't get ran out of their homes, or have anything taken from them.
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Loves art in all forms - dance, music, painting, etc - Callie loves the beautiful things humans create.
Loves the stars, moon, beach and thunderstorms.
#Astrologybabe
Smokes weed in her downtime.
Has a penchant for menthol cigarettes.
Does her own paintings with watercolor.
Always caries her tarot deck with her.
Is of English, Greek and Lebanese decent.
Diagnosed with depression and anxiety her senior year of high school.
Never leaves the house without her eyes, lips, and hair done. Never.
Enjoys music of literally all kinds. Her latest obsessions have been Fleetwood Mac, Florence + The Machine and Type O Negative.
While raised to be poised and polite, the 'wild ways' of the South are not lost on Callie. She still enjoys shooting whiskey, racing barefoot on dirt roads, and the occasional line dance.
Studies Astrology, Tarot, and numerology in her free time. Also has an interest in etymology.
Collects animal bones.
Has been no contact with her parents since they kicked her out.
Practices her own form of Spirituality. If she had to slap a label on it, it would be Norse Paganism with Appalachian Influences. She worships a God - it's just not the same as yours.
Borrows and drives around Ettie's 80's style Buick Century.

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Full Name:
Jules Riley Emerson


Nickname(s):
Jule
Ri


Age:
Twenty-five // June 13th // Gemini


Gender:
Female.


Sexuality:
Bisexual.


Occupation:
Mechanic at Jennings Automotive.
Works on peoples cars and appliances under the table.
Unofficial wild animal rehabilitator.
Your favorite local demolition derby driver.
Part of the drift/racing scene. Not an official job, but she's won some cash off a few races here and there.


Place of Residence:
#17 Shady Pines Drive


Family and Close Connections:
Father: "Well I ain't ever met the sumbitch. Have you?"
Mother: Crystal Riley || 43 || Professional Welfare Moocher || FC: Chloe Webb.
Siblings: Motley 'Mo' Riley, Brother, age 18 || Cyndi Riley, Sister, Age 16 || Tucker Riley, Brother, Age 14 || Levi Riley, Brother, Age 13 || Charlene & Emmalou Riley, Twin Sisters, Age 10 || Jenny Riley, Sister, Age 6 || Carl Riley, Brother, Age 3 || Tony Riley, Brother, Age 8 months
Friends: Ettie Willoughby || Cliff Jennings
Significant Other: TBD.




Appearance:
Height: Five feet, four inches.
Hair: Dirty Blonde // Straight with very slight waves // Shoulder length
Eyes: Blue.
Body Type:: Athletic: Jules has the curves and definition of a womans body, but has always had a leaner look to her.
Clothing Style: Casually Cowgirl Inspired || Jeans, tanktops, sneakers, t-shirts, flannels, overalls, cowboy boots, large belt buckles, ball caps. 
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Body Markings:
Septum piercing.
Shoulders are covered in freckles.
Her arms and hands are often times bruised, scraped, and burned from working on engines.


Personality:
The first thing you notice about Jules is the mischief in her eyes and the deviance in her smile. 

Jules is a loyal and hardworking individual. An independent, honest and stubborn nature means that the whole world is subject to hearing her opinions. Jules is an overall carefree person who is always in search of her next adrenaline fix, and will happily drag along anyone she can convince. 

Jules has been called a ‘menace to society’ on more than a few occasions (most often after her tangents about overthrowing the US government). She’s a wild soul; a barefoot, cursing, tree climbing, thrill seeker with a middle finger for any authority figure. Jules considers herself a vengeful vigilante, often taking matters of justice into her own hands. She’s a creative girl with a strong wit, and a big heart. The young woman wakes up each day just trying to be better than she was the day before - though her temper can sometimes leave that up for debate.


History:
Crystal Riley was, is, and always will be a shit mother. Crystal gave birth to Jules at eighteen, and hasn't stopped spitting out kids since. She's always tried to treat Jules more like a best friend than a child - which is funny because Jules has never cared for her mother. Crystal has always received welfare benefits. With each child, the monthly benefits increased. The money hard ever goes to the household or the kids, except for the times that Crystal is so passed out from drug use, the kids can 'steal' the food stamp card or any spare cash.
Jules never had the chance to be a child. From the moment she can remember gaining consciousness, she's been an adult; taking care of her siblings through odd jobs like babysitting until she was old enough to work somewhere official. CPS was called out more often than not, but nothing was ever done. There was food in the cabinets, and Jules always made sure the house was as clean as it could be with such a large family living in it. She could have stopped helping and let CPS take her siblings away - but then she wouldn't be able to make sure they were okay. Sure, they would have had the potential shot at a better life, but at least with Jules they were safe. She couldn't guarantee that if any of her kids went into the system. Sometimes though, when the night gets late, Jules catches herself wondering what sort of lives they'd all would be living if she had given in.
Due to her attention being focused elsewhere, Jules didn't do that great in school. She didn't flunk out, but she didn't ever make the honor roll or Deans list either, that's for sure. Most of her grades were C minuses and Ds.
Upon graduating high school, Jules took a job at Parton Lumber Company and eventually earned her forklift certification. Within a few months, she was able to start renting a trailer just a few doors down from the one she grew up in. She made sure to spring for a second bedroom, making sure that it was set up as a proper spare for any and all of her siblings to stay over whenever they wanted or needed. Jules house can be chaotic from time to time - but it's clean, there's actual food to eat, and you don't have to worry about mom's dealer stealing money from your piggy bank anymore.
When the lumber company closed last month, Jules had to act fast to find another job. She pleaded her case to Cliff Jennings, earning herself a spot as one of his mechanics at Jennings Automotive.


Extra Facts // Headcannons:
When it comes to the expansion of Pines Holler, Jules doesn't have too strong of an opinion outside of a mild disdain for property developers and the like. She's too busy surviving to stress rather or not the town is going to be bough up.
Fontmeme: Handwriting -> MawnsHandwriting
Pets: Circe will bring home literally any stray or wild animal that she can get her hands on. She is the current owner of a possum & a raccoon. They are best friends, and Jules has had them for about two years now. Ben is the racoon, and the possum is Jerry. She had a pet deer one time. There's always food and water dishes for stray animals on her front porch. It's also rumored she feeds the bears sometimes.
She will steal someone's alternator for being an asshole.
Sells the weed that she and Ettie grows
Is an excellent card player. Her favorite card games are spades & poker.
Goes barefoot and braless wherever and whenever she can.
Jules is a crafty person, always working on some sort of DIY project. Her most common and favorite thing to do is make diy curtains out of beads, stain glass, and other materials she finds in the wild.
Smokes marlboro reds.
Has a strong bond with Jack Daniels whiskey.
Can play the acoustic guitar, fiddle, harmonica, banjo, ukulele, and spoons.
Born and raised in Pines Holler.
She's got an open door for any of her siblings when they need it, and has even made the older two a spare key for emergencies. Aside from her siblings, Jules has been known to let other people in need stay the night or take a quick shower if they need to.
Learned the vast majority of what she knows about cars from trial and error, Youtube and her uncle Cleetus (RIP).
Drives a black '97 Nissan 180sx when racing. Daily drives a silver '06 Honda Civic.

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Full Name:
Ethel Mae Willoughby


Nickname(s):
Ettie - Chosen name. Pronounced like 'Eddie'.
Ettie Mae - mostly when she was younger. Some of her old friends call her this.
Ms. Ettie Mae to the children.


Age:
Sixty-five // August 3rd // Leo


Gender:
Female


Sexuality:
Marijuana is the only lover Ettie needs.


Occupation:
Owner and founder of Magnolia's Salon, located on Main Street.
Your favorite Southern Grandmother
Town Gossip on the down-low
Grows and sells marijuana from her garden for spare change.


Place of Residence:
#39 Shady Pines Drive.


Family and Close Connections:
Parents: Samuel & Myrtle Shaw. Both now deceased.
Siblings: Conrad Shaw, Eldest Brother, Deceased at age 47. || Royce Shaw, Brother, Age 68. || Adelaide Shaw, Sister, Age 66 || Waylon Shaw, Brother, Age 63 || James Shaw, Brother, Age 62




Appearance:
Height: Five feet, two inches.
Hair: Gray at the roots that fades into her natural chestnut brown. || Wavy, bushy, and untamable || Mid Back Length || Messy buns, ponytails, or most normally pulled back from her face with a bandana.
Eyes: Blue.
Body Type: Old n' wrinkly.
Clothing Style: Casual Bohemian Hippie Grandma || Shawls, overalls, costume jewelry, loose dresses, crazy patterns.  
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Body Markings: 
Single earlobe piercing in each ear.
An old, faded, solid black crescent moon tattoo located on her sternum.
An inverted tree, covering her back. The tree has been inverted, so that the trunk runs along Ettie's neck, and begins to branch out along her shoulders.


Personality:
Southern Grandma Coded ~ Kind ~ Nosey ~ Blunt ~ Hardworking ~ Quick Witted ~ Truthful ~ Mentor like ~ Whimsical ~ Sarcastic ~ Free-spirited ~ Unselfconscious ~ Open-minded ~ Odd 

With a joint in one hand, and a cast iron skillet in another, Ettie is what some would consider the epitome of a hippie southern grandmother. Having lived a long life, she aim's to spread kindness and has always been considered a shoulder to lean on by members of her community. She's quick witted and has a blunt nature about her - though like most older southern women, she hides her bluntness under the floweriness of words. The older woman is known as one of the town gossips, but not one that will spread your information - just someone who likes to gather a lot of info on others simply because they're nosey. Yes, Ettie Mae is a nosey little shit. 

She enjoys nurturing the minds of others, especially if they are younger than her by a generation or two, and always has a spare glass of sweet tea with a side of conversation for anyone who find their way onto her porch. A hardworking woman, if Ettie is not in her kitchen, she can be found in her small yard doing things like gardening and the like. An extrovert at heart, Ettie loves being around people and helping them in whatever ways she can.


History:
Born Ethel Mae Shaw, Ettie grew up right here in Pines Holler. Her family was poor, and struggled to make ends meet. Despite that fact, Samuel and Myrtle Shaw made sure that their children had any and all necessities - often times going without for themselves. Ettie grew up being relatively close with all of her siblings, and still calls them on the phone periodically.
She did fine in school. Nothing impressive, but nothing horrible either. She was seen as one of the more popular kids in school - though that had nothing to do with actual social status, and more so on Ettie's magnetic personality. Ettie graduated high-school and moved on to get her cosmetology degree shortly before marrying her high-school sweet heart, Theodore Willoughby.
Theodore was good man, who provided for his family through active duty military service. He never tried to change or restrict Ettie. Together they had three children: Theo Jr, Aveline, and Isaiah. Theodore died at the age of forty-two due to a heart attack.
While Theodore was away with the army, Ettie found herself growing close with their neighbors and community - but one neighbor grew closer than the rest. Her name was Elizabeth, and she was the most gorgeous thing Ettie had ever laid her eyes upon. With their husbands both away for work the two women grew close over the years - From the outside looking in, they were just normal neighbors who shared stories, helped each other with their kids, and just liked spending time together - and that they were. At least until the night that Lizzie kissed Ettie, changing both of their worlds permanently. The two of them knew they had feelings for each other, but kept it hidden out of respect for their husbands and fear for their families. Ettie still isn't quite sure if she cheated on Theo or not, seeing as how she and Lizzie never shared more than a few kisses until after his death. Regardless, Lizzie and her family moved away from Pines Holler in the early 2000's. Ettie hasn't been in another relationship since.
Ettie opened Magnolia's Salon back in the late 80s. She worked their until about ten years ago, when the arthritis really started setting in. She now rents out her chairs to other aspiring cosmetologists.
Taking in niece, Callie, didn't really come as a shock. With Waylon being the only sibling that ever stayed in Pines Holler like herself, Ettie was more than aware of the person he had become in his adult life. She wasn't close with Waylon, but made sure to keep herself involved for the sake of Callie. When her brother and his wife proposed the idea of Callie coming to stay with her, Ettie didn't hesitate at all. Her whole life now was dedicated to making sure that her niece turned out to be a half-decent person. While she's taken a small step back in that regard, Ettie still makes sure Callie always knows she has a safe place to come to.


Extra Facts // Headcannons:
Believes that growth and expansion is needed for all things to survive. Also believes that the forces that are expanding Pines Holler could do so without killing the planet or the people.
It's rumored that Ettie is one of the closest things you can get to a real life, old time Appalachian Witch.
Hobbies include: Smoking pot, gardening, cooking & baking, sitting on her porch in peace, thrifting, painting, pottery, meditating, and practicing her spirituality.
Has a five year old black cat she calls Shade.
Ettie has been an open minded individual her whole life, advocating for marginalized groups when and where she can, regardless of who has or hasn't liked it.
None of Ettie's children live locally to her, but they come to visit for the holidays and always stop in for the Shaw Family Reunion every summer.
Can't wait until the day that her brother Waylon dies, just so she can be the first to piss on his grave.
Has a collection of vintage t-shirts that would blow your mind.
Is a fan of nearly all music, with her favorite being old 'dad rock' bands like Pink Floyd, Motley Crue and the like.

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Full Name:
Matthew Cliffton Jennings


Nickname(s):
Cliff - preferred name. What he goes by, and what everyone calls him.
Matt - would rather be tied to the back of a vehicle and drug butt naked across the Alabama summer asphalt before being called this.


Age:
Thirty-eight // October 21st // Libra-Scorpio Cusp


Gender:
Male.


Sexuality:
Heterosexual.


Occupation:
Owner and operator of Jennings Automotive.


Place of Residence:
#3 Shady Pines Drive


Family and Close Connections:
Parents: Pearl and Ronald Jennings. Ronald is deceased, and Pearl lives out in Tennessee with Cliffs sister.
Siblings: Grace Robbins (née Jennings), Sister, Age 33, Tennessee Native.




Appearance:
Height: Six feet, two inches.
Hair: Brown, wavy, shaggy. Doesn't do much with it at all besides brushing and washing it.
Eyes: Blue.
Body Type: Cliff has been described as a Mesomorph with a rectangular shape. Years spent training in the army has left him with a defined muscle definition.
Clothing Style: Casual Vintage Cowboy || Lots of denim. Button up long sleeved, collared shirts. Cowboy or steel toe boots. Leather Jackets. Flannels. 
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Body Markings: 
His signature beard.
A dragon tattoo on his right shoulder. The dragons head rests on his neck, while the wings expand out over the back and front of his shoulder. The dragons tail wraps down around his upper arm.
A small toy soldier the he got as a joke with some of his army buddies. It now serves as a reminder to those lost on the battlefield. Located on his left shoulder.
Various scars are scattered over his body from his time spent in the army + from working on cars.


Personality:
Charming
Emotionally Guarded/Distant
Confident
Loyal
Protective
Adventurous/Thrill-seeking
Dark Humored
Observant
Internalizes his emotions.
Empathetic
Courageous
Self-Indulgent


History:
Born and raised outside of Nashville Tennessee. His childhood was nothing important of note - just another struggling family trying to make it.
Cliff was a C average student in high school, and played on the football team as a defensive lineman.
He grew up dreaming about wanting to travel and see the world. The army promised things like that for kids like him. They didn't tell him about the bonus PTSD though. He signed with the army straight out of high school.
Served for a total of twelve years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Retired with his working dog, Zeus.
Cliff retired from the army at the age of 30, and used what money he had saved up to move to Pines Holler. While part of him knew he should move back home, the other half knew that he would never continue to succeed as a person if he did. Cliff found an abandoned building on one of the corners of Pines Holler main street and turned it into his automotive shop after a long year of steady work and dedication. He has now been running Jennings Automotive for almost six years.
He now lives in the Shady Pines Trailer Park, helping his neighbors fix their appliances and cars when needed. Cliff has learned that there's more to life than what meets the eye, and enjoys the peaceful life that he and his dogs share. He mostly keeps to himself, but those who need him will always know where to find him.


Extra Facts // Headcannons:
Cliff is a firm believer that all of the development groups, real estate agents, and the like need to leave Pines Holler alone.
Drives a red and white 1977 Chevrolet K20.
Is a whiz with damn near anything mechanical.
Good with his hands: aside from mechanical work, Cliff has also been known to dabble in carpentry, and plumbing when needed. Electrical he stays away from.
Cliff accepts payments of cash, goods/gifts, and good company - in that order. He's often known to take payments, or even a nice homecooked meal in exchange for doing work for people.
Listens to mostly old country and dad rock.
His ten year old German Shephard, Zeus. They retired from Afghanistan together. Cliff recently got Zeus a puppy. Her name is Jazzy and she is roughly four months old.
Has been known to drink a lil drink and smoke a lil smoke.

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Full Name:
Ryan Anastasia Reid


Nickname(s):
Rye (like the bread)
Ana - very close friends and family members only.
Lil' Georgia - used by older members of the community and some family members that remember Ryan's mother, Georgia. This nickname is used to mock Ryan.
Candy - her stage name.


Age:
Twenty-three // December 4th // Saggitarius


Gender:
Female.


Sexuality:
Bisexual - heavily leans towards women.


Occupation:
Your favorite local dealer: Ryan sells pills, acid, LSD, ecstasy, mushrooms, and weed. She doesn't sell anything harder than that, but can point you in the right direction if you're looking.
Exotic Dancer at The Trophy Club.


Place of Residence:
#213 Miners Street


Family and Close Connections:
Willow Reid - Grandmother - Alcoholic - Deceased
Georgia Reid - Egg Donor Mother - Drug Dealer, Law Breaker, Family Ruiner - Deceased
Peta Reid - Aunt - Tattoo Artist - Very Distant.
Delia Carter-Reid - Cousin & Roommate - Very close. Considers to be more of a younger sister. Written by @SouffleGirl123




Appearance:
Height: Five foot, three inches.
Hair: Dark brown, black in certain lighting. || Mostly straight, with a very minor wave pattern. || Long and layered. The front, or 'face framing' pieces around her face have grown out to be shoulder length, while the rest/back of her hair is nearly waist length. || Ryan does random things with her hair for work all the time like braids, space buns, etc. When not working, it's usually just left down to breathe, or thrown up messily with a claw clip or scrunchie.
Eyes: Blue.
Body Type: Fit Hourglass || Ryan's work has given her slight muscle definition in addition to her curves.
Clothing Style:
Femininely Alternative: Ryan tends to dress in dark colors; dark greens, reds, greys and blacks. She enjoys wearing boots or heels when she can, but also loves a good sneaker from time to time. Multiple bracelets, rings, and necklaces decorate her body at any given time. She's not shy to show skin, even outside of work.
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Makeup Wise: Dark eyeshadows, nude or red lip colors, lash extensions. Ryan usually sports a pretty full face, or sometimes hardly any makeup at all. It really just depends on her mood, and if she has work or not.
Body Markings:
Ryan's has a lot of tattoos. Her is a list of her most notable (but not all of) her tattoos: 
The year ‘1987’ is tattooed across her stomach. Don’t ask her why. She doesn’t know.
Her left arm is a blackout sleeve with various flowers and butterflies drawn in.
On her upper right arm, there is a Sailor Moon tattoo. While Ryan isn’t an anime fan, she got this as a dedication peace to her best friend that passed away some years ago.
Across her knuckles, the words ‘open mind’ are written.
Ryans legs are covered in tattoos in a patchwork sort of style. On her right leg, there’s a large spider web around her knee. You can also find a tooth, another butterfly, flowers and a bat decorating her right leg. On the left, she sports a crow on her thigh, and a topless mermaid on the lower half.
Various scars of different shapes and sizes on her thighs from years of self harm. Some of them are old, some are new.
((TW: CHILD ABUSE) Ryan has multiple scars ranging in sizes and severity decorating her back. These are from all of the bottles her mother used to throw at her during fits of rage. Just like everyone else, she has small scars here and there from childhood shenanigans.


Personality:
Charismatic - Flirtatious - Intelligent - Quick Witted - Life of the Party - Loyal - Thrill Seeking - Aggressive - Guarded - Possesive - Anxiety Riddled - Hopeless Romantic - Attention Seeking - Anarchist


History:
TW: Mentions of: Drug abuse, child abuse (verbal and physical), child neglect, alcohol abuse, overdose, predatory age gaps, death, shit mothers, and any other thing I forgot to mention. 
Born and raised in Pines Holler, Ryan was the only child thank fuck Georgia Reid was ever lucky enough to give birth to. The result of a one night stand, the only reason Ryan wasn’t aborted was because of Georgia’s heavily religious family. Georgia was a heroine addict, and constantly put her child in the middle of her bullshit. If it wasn't for the fact that Ryan's grandmother, Willow, refused to kick Georgia out to save what little face she had left with the community, and managed to do the absolute bare minimum to keep an infant Ryan alive, Ryan would have died a long time ago.
While she made sure that Ryan had something to eat, and got back and forth to school, Willow was far from a saint. An alcoholic herself, Willow would often times end up in explosive and sometimes physical altercations with Georgia.
In her early school years, Ryan was labeled as a 'gifted child'. Once she hit age twelve, any dedication she had had for her studies went right out the window. Ryan knew that she could basically go wherever with whoever because there was no one at 'home' that cared - so she did. Ryan was already couch hoping, looking for better environments to be in. Most of the time, she would end up at her Aunt Petra's having sleepovers with her younger cousin, Delia. She had began getting in trouble at school for attendance issues, her smart mouth, and starting fights with other students. By the time she reached her sophomore year, Ryan had began hanging out with some of the older kids who were up to no good, still couch hopping (now to debatably worse places), winding up in trap houses, and running from the cops more often than not. She spent the summer of after her sophomore year in juvy, due to taking a baseball bat to the math teachers car - and the math teacher. Word quickly spread in the small town of Pines how Ryan was becoming a 'homewrecker' at the age of fifteen, so she had to retaliate somehow for all of that embarrassment.
Ryan always has been the problem child - her mother was sure to make sure she knew that. Growing up, Georgia always found ways to make Ryan feel small - which resulted in her having such a large personality now. Georgia was sure to let Ryan know that she was the biggest inconvenience. When Ryan reached around ten years of age, her mother fought her on a few occasions when Ryan refused to give her money. It seemed that Georgia didn’t want to admit that she was asking a literal child to fund her drug habit. There were multiple times that Georgia made Ryan take money from Willow to give to her, and when Ryan refused when she got old enough to understand (around the age of twelve) Georgia became even more violent. When Ryan would try to get away from her mother, Georgia would throw whatever was in her hands at the time at her daughter. When she didn’t have anything to throw, she would hit Ryan with her fists. The men that Georgia brought home weren't much better. Physically, sexually, verbally or mentally abusive - they were pretty much all the same. Willow was never a saint, but at least she drove down to the school houses to bail Ryan out, was there for her when she had to spend nights in jail, and to give her a stern talking to. For the most part, Ryan raised herself. The only person that Ryan stayed in contact with from her mothers past was one of her boyfriends sons named Eli. His father was abusive and fell in love with Georgia for a brief period of time before her death. Ryan and Eli quickly became friends, and snuck out of the house to walk around town with each other when the nights at home got to be a little too much. Eli was the only light that Ryan has ever had in her life. The young man died when Ryan was 17, causing her to get a fake ID and her first ‘legal’ tattoo - her Sailor Moon piece.
Willow died a few weeks after Ryan's thirteenth birthday, leaving Georgia as her sole caretaker. The last two years that Ryan had with her mother were somehow an even worse hell. When Ryan found her mother dead on their living room couch, it was almost a relief.
At the age of fifteen - after her time in juvy, and her mothers death - Ryan was sent to live with her Aunt Petra and cousin Delia. Ryan didn't intend to ever be a bad influence on Delia, but it wound up that way. She would sneak Delia out with her late at night, teaching her how to graffiti, climb through construction sites, and lock pick. Ryan is the reason Delia tried weed for the first time when she was twelve. Ryan isn't proud of this.
When Georgia died, her trailer was left relatively untouched for the first year. Sometimes Ryan would sneak back over there and reminisce on what little she could while sneaking into the remainder of her dead family members' liquor cabinet. After getting out of juvy, she had also began to form a drug habit with pills and would occasionally take acid. Her Aunt would find her contraband from time to time, which only made Ryan more sneaky and caused the divide in their relationship to grow even larger.
Her Aunt Petra forced her to graduate high school, though Ryan did so with a very low GPA. After graduating, Ryan spent a year couch hopping with 'friends', doing various drugs and attending more house parties than she cares to count. She's spent a handful of nights in the county jail throughout the years, mostly for things like underage drinking and violent disputes.
At age 19, Ryan managed to sweet talk her way into a job on the far side of town at the Trophy Club as a stripper exotic dancer. She's worked there ever since.
Shortly after beginning her job, Ryan was able to begin renting her home on Miners Street. Her cousin Delia moved into the spare bedroom almost a year and a half ago.
About a month ago, a new client began coming to the club and offered Ryan some of his 'premium' cocaine stash. Fucked in the head with no regard for her mortality, Ryan obliged. She's bought some here and there from him the last few weeks, and so far has no plans to stop.
She's not sure what it is, but in the last few months, Ryan has been thinking more long term about her future and what the purpose of this whole life thing really is. The young woman has been reliving old dreams about becoming a nurse, but with her current life style habits Ryan isn't sure she'll ever be able to step up to the plate and give her younger self the future she used to dream of.


Extra Facts // Headcannons:
REQUIRED: How does your character feel about the expansion/growth of Pines Holler? 
Ryan is more or less indifferent to the development of Pines. She looks forward to the new businesses that will continue to come to town, but also has a small fear that the town may grown to be a bit to big and force her out. Regardless, she isn't really stressing it one way or another quite yet.
The only thing she's allergic to is bullshit.
Identifies as a Pescatarian, but loves Turkey on Thanksgiving and a fat ass juicy burger when she's drunk.
Smokes weed, drinks booze, 'likes to play in the snow', and still enjoys a nice pill from time to time.
Ryan loves to grow plants, and a very small garden with a handful of items at home. While her house isn't anything special, she's made it a point to decorate the yard with flower bushes and the like.
Has been known to carry around a black journal full of random poetry that she's written, spicy fantasies, random thoughts, and doodles.
Is prone to PTSD attacks and nightmares about her childhood. She very, very rarely speaks about her past.
Loves, loves, loves cherry coke.
It's a very rare thing for Ryan to actually be sober.
Knows her way around the kitchen very well, and uses food as one of her love languages.
Drives a pre-owned 2013 Nissan Altima that's missing the front bumper, and really needs to go see Cliff about it's oil leak.