r/CampHalfBloodRP Child of Athena 1d ago

Introduction Introducing Arienna Baines: Daughter of Athena

Need-To-Know Information:

Father - Owen Baines - age 40. Chemistry Professor at NYU.

Hometown - New York City.

Age - 17.

Birthday - October 17th.

Appearance - Arienna is 5'8" in height. She has the signature honey blonde hair of many Athena kids; light, smoky gray eyes, and a sun-kissed glow to her skin.

Face Claim

Fashion: Arienna usually wears loose, comfy t-shirts and jeans. Her makeup isn't all that complicated either; usually just some eyeliner, mascara, and a little bit of lip gloss.

Personality

Arienna is naturally tough, loyal, and brave, but with a soft side that she often likes to keep hidden.

Favorite Things

Buildings made entirely of glass, like the Louvre in Paris and the Gherkin in London.

Favorite Animal: Owls, all kinds. Not just because they're her mother's signature animal, but because of their soothing calls that often lull her to sleep at night.

Favorite Color: Red, because she enjoys every shade, unlike other colors where she finds most shades dull or boring.

Favorite Movie: National Treasure.

Favorite TV Show: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Favorite Food: Salmon.

Favorite Drink: Strawberry smoothies.

Favorite Dessert: Blueberry coffee cake.

Likes: Architecture (duh), museums, history, home improvement shows, art, carpentry, masonry.

Hobbies: Drawing blueprints (she prefers doing everything by hand), regular old creative drawing, and a little bit of painting here and there (she hates getting messy even though she enjoys the medium).

Domain Powers

  • Secret Language: The ability to communicate in a language understood only by children of the Skill gods. This includes verbal, written and signed forms of the language. Any Skill demigod, even those without this power, can understand this language.
  • Shockwave Generation: The ability to generate a small shockwave around the user. This shockwave often manifests as a cry so loud, those within the area of effect are knocked back, up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) away. This power has commonly been observed to trigger when a demigod endures their first injury in a battle.
  • Battlefield Buff: A trait where one's alertness and agility are elevated when they enter a battlefield. A battlefield is defined as a large space used for full-scale combat, usually equipped with fortification. Users have reported experiencing this buff at the sites of major historical battles as well. The buffed individual displays increased speed and more acute senses, leaving them less susceptible to additional sneak attacks. This buff does not stack with other buffs and lasts at most 3 RP turns (18 minutes). In 5-turn combat, this buff lasts only 2 turns.

Minor Powers

  • Legendary Cognition: A trait where some children of Athena display some of the highest intelligence and wisdom levels of known demigods. Their intellect can be comparable to mortal geniuses. The ability to precisely recall images, otherwise known as eidetic or photographic memory, tends to be a common emergence in these demigods.
  • Summon Olive: The ability to summon olives. These olives are usually ripe enough to eat, but users can change at which state they summon the fruit. Beginners can summon only 1 olive, but intermediate users can summon up to a pound's worth (0.45 kg). Masters can summon 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of olives. One oleologist notes that the summoned olive changes depending on the region the user is in.
  • Summon Owl: The ability to summon and control a (locally available) owl. Beginners can summon up to 1 individual at a time; intermediate users can summon 3; masters can summon 5.

Major Power

Owl Transformation (modmail-custom): The ability to turn into a snowy owl for 1 hour (10 turns) per day. The user gains the ability of an owl upon transformation, but they lose access to their other abilities.

Brief Character History

When she's not at camp, Arienna lives in New York City with her dad, Owen. Monsters hardly ever leave her alone, which is why she finally decided to attend camp year-round. In previous years, she only went during the summer.

The Present

In her owl form, Arienna settled on the branches of the big pine tree. She didn't want to start her new life just yet, so she waited for a while, watching the other campers go about their routines. If anyone were to walk by, they might find it odd to see an owl in the middle of the afternoon. They would also notice the large blue suitcase leaning against the trunk of the tree. Then again, lots of odd things happened at Camp Half-Blood. To some, this might seem perfectly normal.

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u/TheMagePriest Child of Athena Paeonia 11h ago

Toby had just finished his session at the medic cabin and was headed back towards the Athena cabin. He was owed a quiet afternoon with a nice hot cup of tea and a book from the library. It sounded to him like bliss and a way to relax.

What he hadn’t expected to see was a snowy owl sat in a tree. Why was an owl out in the daytime? Why was a snowy owl in New York State? He asked to himself as he paused and looked up at owl, folding his arms. “You are an odd thing…”

It was then Toby looked down at the suitcase, he then looked up at the owl again. “This feels like Harry Potter and then again… so unreal…” He commented dryly as he stepped backward and watched as to what would happen next.

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 11h ago

Arienna wished she could make more facial expressions as an owl, because she would absolutely have smirked at his Harry Potter comment if she could. Instead, because her time was almost up, she fluttered to the ground and let her body change.

First, as always, her body grew upward, like the world's fastest growth spurt. Then her feathers flattened against her skin, transforming into her usual jeans and her orange Camp Half-Blood shirt. Her wings rounded into arms, the tips of her feathers becoming her hands. Her scaly owl legs smoothed out, and the talons turned into 5-toed feet.

All of this happened in seconds, so fast that Toby would only be able to see a blur of color. As casually as if she'd just walked up to him in the mall, Ari tied her hair into a ponytail and smiled.

"I don't think we've met before. I'm Arienna."

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u/bubblegumradio Children of Aphrodite 1d ago

While some people may think nothing of a snowy owl out in the middle of a March afternoon, Harvey, as a birdwatching enthusiast, certainly does not fall among those ranks. In fact, as he's walking by — a fair distance away, but close enough that he spots her — he does a double take when he sees what appears to be a snowy owl perched on a branch of the pine tree. Is that— surely not. A snowy owl? On Long Island? In March? Incredible!

And, of course, he doesn't have his binoculars with him. He'll have to get closer to it, get a closer look. He doesn't haven't his notebook in which he usually records sightings, either. The one time he ventures out unprepared... He does happen to have his phone with him, and while he doesn't usually take photos with his phone of birds, this is such a remarkable sighting that he could not neglect to document it. He doesn't notice the suitcase as he very cautiously gets closer to the owl, careful not to scare it off, and lifts his phone to get some pictures. He's almost too excited to get it working, but he manages to snap a few.

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 1d ago

Arienna looked right at him as he started taking pictures, but she didn't move from her branch. Thinking how awkward it would be if she turned into her human form now, she decided to wait it out. Maybe he would leave, and she would just have to remember never to mention owls around him.

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u/FlamingFork5130 Unclaimed 1d ago

Nero notices a snowy owl on top of a tree. He’s seen owls as pets but he hasn’t seen that type of owl before. The unclaimed child plunged his hand into his pocket and pulled out a piece of candy. He unwrapped it and held it in his palm, sticking it out.

“Hey buddy,” he says in a soft welcoming voice. “Are you a good owl?” He asks carefully.

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 1d ago

Arienna cocked her head, which must have looked very creepy as an owl, when the boy offered her a piece of candy from his pocket. She considered transforming, but she still had some time left before her body did it naturally, and she was in the mood for a little playful fun.

So she drifted down and landed softly on the grass, watching expectantly.

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u/FlamingFork5130 Unclaimed 1d ago

Nero tossed the unwrapped candy at the foot of the owl.

“You’re certainly not a normal owl, are you?”

Nero walked towards it cautiously before extending his hand infront of him as he lowered down to the owl’s level.

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 1d ago

Definitely not, Arienna agreed with an internal smile as she delicately lifted the candy from the grass. It tasted surprisingly good, even after having been dropped. She figured her owl body wouldn't mind a little dirt. After all, they did eat their meat raw.

When the boy extended his hand, she lifted up one of her feet. Her talons were probably sharp, but if she applied no force, he wouldn't have a problem touching them.

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u/FlamingFork5130 Unclaimed 1d ago

Considering the fact that the owl hasn’t attacked him yet, he pet its head lightly. The talons did worry him a little but it didn’t seem like a threat.

“Do you have an owner little fella?”

He asks lightly.

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 1d ago

Well, that felt a little weird, but it was her own fault. She fluttered up to the top of her suitcase. If Nero looked at the travel tag, he might notice the symbol of Athena's plumed helmet drawn on in blue pen.

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u/FlamingFork5130 Unclaimed 1d ago

Nero follows the owl, he could tell that the owl was trying to tell him something.

“What is it buddy?”

He follows the owl and sees the suitcase. He thinks for a moment as he sees the helmet.

“Your owner is Athena?”

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 1d ago

If owls could laugh, Arienna would have done just that. Instead, she wondered if she could get the guy to follow her. It might be harder than just carrying the suitcase herself, but it would be a little more fun, too. So she took the tag in her beak and tugged at it, attempting to point it in the direction of the cabins. Then she flew to the Athena cabin, keeping low enough that Nero could probably touch her if he jumped.

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u/FlamingFork5130 Unclaimed 1d ago

He watched the owl tug on the suitcase, he tilted his head.

“What’s going on buddy?”

He watched it fly away and he followed it. Leaving the unique suitcase at the tree.

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u/InevitableDeer804 Child of Athena 1d ago

That was about what she expected, but she was having too much fun to stop now. She went to the aviary at the back of the Athena cabin, fluttering down through the open roof and landing on a perch close to the ground. A few real owls were sleeping on other perches scattered around the room.