[hider=Rikki Mercator - Child of Janus]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/h0kV3kq.png[/img]

[img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/16/20/23/16202364b1b4f94f07909311146d2cdb.gif[/img]
[sub][b][color=#FFA500]Brenton Thwaites[/color][/b] | [b][color=#FFA500] #FFA500[/color][/b][/sub]
[color=#FFA500][b]"[i]We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us[/i]"[/b][/color] —[color=#FFA500][b][i]Ken Levine[/i][/b][/color][/center]

[hr][hr]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Name:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent] Rikki Mercator[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Age:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]24[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Gender:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Non-Binary - AMAB[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Pansexual[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][b][sub]Ethnicity:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]Caucasian[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][b][sub]Years at Camp Jupiter // New Rome:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent] 10 Years Service + 2 Extra Years, currently serving third.[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Place of Birth:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Seattle, WA - Kaiser General Hospital[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][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. 
[/list][/indent]

[center][hr][hr][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/2e872c5fefe8abeae61cba27053e943c/ac3da25d692c4800-c6/s400x600/d003d5149021684ec17a017b9b3bb789f57824b4.gifv[/img]
[color=#FFA500][b]"[i]When will you believe this is inevitable?[/i]"[/b][/color] — [b][i][url=https://open.spotify.com/track/0CFQim3nyMw4LHTCFP5E0D?si=f1b9316a186b41c0]Inevitable - Scissor Sisters [/url][/i][/b][/center][hr][hr]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Appearance[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent][list][*][color=#FFA500]Height:[/color] 6’0”.
[*][color=#FFA500]Hair:[/color] Brown. Length differs depending on mood at the time. Sometimes likes to grow it out to mid-length, others keeps it short with a fringe. It can really depend on how they feels when they starts to get it styled. Occasionally goes for blonde highlights.
[*][color=#FFA500]Eyes:[/color] Brown. So very brown. 
[*][color=#FFA500]Body Type:[/color] Mesomorph. Has no issues gaining and keep muscle, but tends to stay on the lean side. They would say it was for agility, but it is mostly because they can’t keep down a consistent training regime.
[*][color=#FFA500]Clothing Style:[/color] Rikki has a chronic indecisiveness when it comes to choosing clothing. It isn’t because they don’t have style; far from it. It is just that they own too many different types of clothing to be able to make a quick choice. Will generally lean into casual tees and jeans most of the time to avoid a bout of indecisiveness. Owns slightly more period clothing to wear on random and sometimes entirely inappropriate occasions.Might own a pirate hat. 
[*][color=#FFA500]Body Markings:[/color] Camp tattoo consists of a figure with two faces, a common depiction of Janus. Has a small number of training and battle scars on their chest and torso. Nothing major, or difficult to live with. Just enough to remind them of their indecisiveness. 
[/list][/indent]

[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Personality:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]If there’s one thing you notice about Rikki right away, it’s how hard it is for them to make a decision. Big or small, life-changing or trivial, they hesitate: caught in the endless tug-of-war of “what ifs.” It frustrates them, and sometimes it frustrates the people around them too. More than once, Rikki has been called cold or unfeeling because they didn’t react quickly enough in the moment. The truth is, they do care, sometimes more than they’d like to admit. They just get stuck on the choice, and by the time they finally land on the right one, the moment’s already gone.

That aside, Rikki is actually one of the brighter souls you’ll meet. They carry themselves with a kind of easy warmth, always quick with a smile, always willing to help. In a group, they’re the one who quietly makes things easier for everyone else, even if it costs them something. They don’t like to make a fuss about it, it just feels natural to them.

Because of their strange ability to catch glimpses of other people’s pasts, they’ve learned to understand hurt and regret in a way most people can’t. It hasn’t made them wiser, per se, (Rikki is much better at listening than giving advice) but it has made them kinder. They carry other people’s memories carefully, respectfully, and never use them against anyone.

Rikki talks sometimes about wanting to be a leader one day, and you can see the spark in them; the potential. They dream of guiding others, of proving they can be more than their hesitation. But right now, most people don’t see it. They just see the flaw, the hesitation. Maybe they’re right, for now. But anyone who’s spent real time with Rikki knows there’s more to them than that. Someday, if they can find the courage to decide, Rikki could be someone extraordinary..[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]History:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Rikki’s mother was a writer of TV shows, always looking for her big break. In her quest to try and get a show commissioned she befriended a Programming Manager at a cable TV network, that just so happened to be Janus. Just like other beginnings and ends, after Rikii’s mother was pregnant, Janus departed the network and was never seen by the family again until Rikki really needed them.

Growing up was fairly normal for Rikki in the first few years. They gained a reputation of being lucky at school. They weren’t popular by any means of the imagination, but weren’t disliked either. Everything was gearing up to be a great transition into teenagehood. Except like most things, it had to come to an end. Rikki had noticed the shadows before their mother. And before their 12th birthday the house was attacked. Desperate to protect her child she attempted to buy time for Rikki to run away, praying that someone protect them.
When they ran through the backdoor, Rikki suddenly found themselves in an office in a building that wasn’t anywhere near home. Sitting at the desk was a man with a gaunt face and a steely stare. But their features looked familiar to Rikki. Looking back at the door, Rikki could see their mother struggling. She looked up and saw the backdoor open and somehow not connecting to the garden but to Janus. She smiled and the portal turned off, leaving her on the otherside.

Then came the awkward conversation. Janus wasn’t exactly big on trying to explain things. They answered just enough to send Rikki on their way. Janus did promise to get in touch at a later date. He then dismissed  Rikki through the same door that they entered. Only this time they found themselves at the Wolf Shack and in the care of Lupa. To start with, Rikki wanted to go back to see their mother and see if she was still okay. But that was an attachment to the past, and Rikki needed to learn about endings and beginnings.

It took about 6 weeks of training. At times Lupa began to wonder if Rikki was actually worthy. Their powers were useful, if not unreliable. Coupled with Rikki refusing to commit or make decisions, it was a miracle of sorts that they did manage to make it through the process. But make it they did. Arriving later on at Camp Jupiter with hardly any information to go on. Despite this, Rikki tried to carry on and settle into this new Beginning. Even if it was hard, and a huge adjustment.

Life in Camp Jupiter was a hard adjustment. Despite their difficulties, they managed to avoid the lowest cohort just because of Janus. Training was a harsh experience for Rikki, who struggled to adjust to taking orders. Despite this they persevered and ended up learning all of the combat basics. Rikki might not be the best fighter, but their abilities have managed to serve them and the legion well. When a group of fellow Legionaries were trapped in a building that was threatening to crumble Rikki was able to open a portal inside so everyone could get out.

Over the years, Rikki had advanced up the cohorts and has ended up in the 2nd cohort. Despite already completing their ten years of service, Rikki didn't know what to do afterwards, so they were convinced to carry on and sign up for additional years. They have already done 2 extra years, and currently a third. Until they can figure out what they want to do, they are here for the foreseeable future.[/indent]
[center][hr][hr][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/526430708a2529e64683e68679421d81/tumblr_inline_prqkhlZvw41rooebp_1280.gif[/img][/center][hr][hr]

[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Godly Parent:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Janus - God of God of Choices, Duality, Doorways, Gates and Passages, God of Beginnings and Endings[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Relationship to Godly Parent:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Rikki has an on and off relationship with Janus. Mostly because both of them are stubbornly indecisive that they can’t decide if they want to have a relationship. They certainly do not hate each other. But can go long periods of time without even acknowledging each other. [/indent]
[color=#FFA500][b][sub]Abilities Pertaining to Godly Parent:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][list][*]Probability Manipulation - Rikki can’t make something happen. But they can manipulate the universe to be slightly more on their side, make their argument seem slightly more convincing or just be that little bit extra lucky. As such Rikki will claim that it is “Dumb skill, not dumb luck” that helps them out. Much to the annoyance of their fellow Legionnaires.

[*]Pylikinesis - Rikki can create, use and close portals, connecting two spaces. The difficulty of which depends on the portal location, size and knowledge of the destination. The easiest portals are those between doorways and gateways which Rikki and their allies can use. Summoning custom portals requires extra work and risk. If Rikki is familiar with the destination this makes the ritual easier to perform. As such Rikki can move around the camp with ease, almost subconsciously. They can create portals to places they don’t know with extreme risk. All over Rikki can only make portals with a distance of 20 miles between them. They might be trying to learn how to string portals together to extend that range, with... Unpredictable results.

[*]Precognition and Retrocognition: - The power to see the past and the future*. That is the simplest explanation. However, that asterisk at the end is doing some heavy lifting. For Precognition, Rikki can at times get visions or sensations of future events. While Rikki would tell people that they can do this on command, they reality is Rikki seemingly has no control over when or what they see. To make matters more complicated, what Rikki sees is true assuming nothing will change. If some events that lead upto the Precognition change, then the vision is now out of date and useless.

Retrocognition is alot more useful. Sometimes when speaking to a person, or viewing an object, Rikki can see flashes of that person or objects past. Again like Precognition, there is no set criteria as to what triggers this. They can twist the odds by examining the same person or object multiple times over a longer period, but that isn’t always helpful in the heat of battle.

There is a theory that Rikki’s Pre and retro cognitions are linked to their Probability manipulation. Maybe the two are the same power linked by some common thread. If there is, Rikki has no clue.

((Cognitions are sporadic so that the GMs can decide when and what activates so I can't abuse it :) ))
[/list][/indent]

[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Cohort:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Started in 4th Cohort. Has worked their way upto 2nd Cohort[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Position in the Legion:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Legionnaire, Former Messenger. Misses not having to do chores[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][sub][b]Fatal Flaw:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Their indecisiveness is a fatal flaw. They can’t commit to a decision or make up their mind. Sometimes stalling and hoping that Precognition will kick in and give them an answer. In battle this is deadly as it means that Rikki will sometimes not react to attacks in time as they are trying to think of the best way to deal with it. They regularly get chewed out in training as a result, and in war games having Rikki on your side can be seen as curse.[/indent]
[color=#FFA500][b][sub]Weapons:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]Rikki fights with dual Gladiui (Gladius), basically shortswords. In Roman Warfare the use of dual weapons is uncommon and separates them from rank and file infantry. Typically they were used by scouts who usually forgoed using any kind of shield for mobility. [/indent]

[color=#FFA500][b][sub]Misc Information:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][list][*]They can play about 15 instruments at a decent level. They got bored and moved onto a new instrument before getting good at the previous one. Then stopped completely.
[*]Never learnt what happened to their mother. They speak to Janus on occasion in New Rome, but the question is never answered.[/list][/indent]

Questions: First - No Broke Boys - Disco Lines
Second - Always liked the designs of the hanged Man in most sets
Third - favorite Greek or Roman god is Nyx. Cause. [s]Dommy mommy[/s] Yes I know not technically a god, but bite me xD

[/hider]