#euquestionnaire

001.    how  did  your  muse  find  out  about  being  a  demigod,    and  how  did  they  react    ?

          clarisse  has  always  been  under  the  impression  that  she  was  not  like  other  children    (    albeit,    mostly  because  her  brother  would  tell  her  that  she  wasn’t    )    but  she  didn’t  know  the  full  extent  of  it  until  she  was  around  fifteen  years  old.

          as  a  child,    clarisse  was  very  flippant  with  her  powers  as  she  was  never  explicitly  taught  to  hide  them  and  she  would  often  use  them  when  she  wasn’t  supposed  to.    one  of  those  times  was  during  a  field  trip  to  paris.    she  was  in  the  jardin  des  tuileries  with  her  class    ⸺    a  very  exposed  setting  for  one  so  young  and  powerful    ⸺    when  she  decided  to  use  her  cryokinesis  to  turn  the  water  in  one  of  the  fountains  to  ice.    very  quickly,    she  was  discovered  by  the  harpy,    aello,    who  wanted  to  get  back  at  khione  for  betraying  gaea,    wife  of  tartarus.    though  she  managed  to  scare  aello  away  with  her  powers,    clarisse  was  left  incredibly  shaken  by  the  whole  ordeal.

          upon  her  arrival  back  to  her  home  in  avignon,    her  parents  decided  to  inform  his  daughter  of  her  true  heritage.    at  first,    it  was  a  shock  to  the  system    ⸺    of  course  it  was.    how  often  does  anyone  learn  that  they’re  the  daughter  of  a  goddess    ?    ⸺    but  slowly  it  began  to  make  sense  to  her  why  she  had  these  unexplainable  powers  and  why  she  always  felt  at  home  in  the  cold  and  the  knowledge  became  something  of  a  comfort  to  her.

002.    how  does  your  muse’s  mortal  family  feel  about  them  being  a  demigod    ?

          it’s  a  complicated  matter.    her  parents  love  her  dearly  and  her  mother  often  likes  to  say  that  clarisse  is  her  petit  miracle  when  she’s  had  a  good  day,    but  her  siblings  are  somewhat  indifferent  nowadays.    sébastien  was  incredibly  jealous  when  they  were  little  because  her  powers  often  gained  a  lot  of  attention  from  their  parents  and  he  frequently  wished  he  could  have  her  abilities  for  himself.    he  was  something  of  a  bully  towards  her,    especially  after  she  was  officially  claimed  by  khione  in  her  teens,    but  fortunately,    he’s  mellowed  out  now.    josie,    on  the  other  hand,    has  always  been  super  relaxed  about  it,    and  even  almost  admiring  of  her  sister’s  abilities.    but  she’s  always  looked  up  to  clarisse  in  general  so  it  wouldn’t  have  changed  her  opinion  much  either  way,    and  being  much  younger  than  both  clarisse  and  sébastien,    she  doesn’t  remember  when  clarisse  was  told  so  she’s  always  known  her  sister  was  a  demigod.

003.    when  did  they  get  claimed  by  their  godly  parent    ?

          in  a  way,    clarisse  has  always  been  claimed  by  khione,    but  it  was  never  made  official  until  she  started  attending  camp  starke.    it  was  a  very  delayed  reaction,    with  many  of  the  camp  members  wondering  which  god  could  have  been  her  parent  since  khione  isn’t  exactly  well - known  in  that  region.    a  lot  of  people  thought  she  might  have  been  a  daughter  of  apollo  or  even  aphrodite,    given  her  optimistic  personality  and  blatant  beauty,    and  were  quite  surprised  when  she  was  claimed  by  neither  but  rather  by  khione  instead.

004.    did  they  attend  camp    ?

          as  a  summer  resident  at  camp  starke  in  airolo,    switzerland  for  three  years,    clarisse  thrived.    she  was  a  very  trusted  member  within  the  camp  and  took  part  in  both  the  organisation  and  distribution  of  roles  during  events.    as  one  of  the  oldest  camp  members,    it  was  usually  clarisse  who  was  assigned  to  look  after  the  younger  children  since  she  usually  had  a  few  hours  free  throughout  the  day.    she  wasn’t  the  most  fond  of  any  sort  of  weapons  training  they  had  since  she’s  generally  not  the  most  combative  and  doesn’t  particularly  like  handling  weapons,    but  she  enjoyed  joining  in  with  their  games  and  camp  traditions.    clarisse  had  always  been  very  much  a  city  girl  and  is  used  to  being  the  only  person  with  powers  for  miles,    so  being  in  the  wilderness  around  dozens  of  other  children  like  her  opened  up  her  eyes  a  little.    (    she  still  prefers  the  city,    though.    that  will  never  change.    )

005.    was  your  muse  ever  sent  on  any  quests    ?

          there  was  only  ever  one  quest.    during  clarisse’s  last  year  at  camp  stark,    there  was  were  rumours  that  the  muses  had  stopped  performing  for  the  gods.    about  three  weeks  into  her  stay,    the  camp  director  suggested  to  clarisse  that  she  may  visit  the  oracle  for  the  first  time  where  she  was  told  this  prophecy  with  the  intention  of  following  its  instructions    :

un  enfant  de  l’hiver  et  un  enfant  de  la  terre, chassera  le  vent  et  trouvera  leur  valeur. bien  que  ces  deux  visages  familiers  se  recontrent la  fin  du  voyage  n’est  peut - être  pas  douce. car  un  choix  crucial  doit - il  faire, pour  trouver  ce  qui  est  perdu  ou  tout  mettre  en  jeu.

          so  clarisse  and  another  camp  member  headed  west,    following  the  east  wind  to  the  pyrenees  where  they  would  through  the  mountains  by  car  as  it  would  be  easier  than  going  through  the  cities.    it  had  been  explained  to  them  prior  that  the  diadem  of  mnemosyne  had  been  stolen  from  calliope  after  a  performance  in  olympus,    and  that  they  were  expected  to  retrieve  it  before  zeus  found  out.    not  wanting  to  risk  the  wrath  of  the  god  of  skies,    they  were  given  a  seven - day  deadline  and  were  told  to  return  within  the  week.    they  returned  by  day  six  after  having  killed  a  nemean  lion  and  narrowly  escaping  the  grasps  of  both  scylla  and  charybdis.    the  diadem  had  been  found  in  a  temple  on  the  pic  des  spijeoles,    where  it  was  revealed  that  eris  had  stolen  it  to  get  back  at  calliope  who  had  been  caught  sneaking  around  with  harmionia’s  husband.    nevertheless,    both  clarisse  and  her  companion  were  rewarded  for  their  troubles    (    clarisse  with  a  pair  of  ballet  slippers  that  never  wear  down    )    and  they  gained  honours  from  the  muses.

006.    what’s  their  relationship  with  their  godly  parent    ?

          khione  has  been  in  and  out  of  the  prouvaires’  lives  since  before  clarisse  was  born  and  has  been  present  throughout  her  life,    whether  physically  or  not.    it’s  known  that  khione  kept  tabs  on  clarisse  and  would  send  her  small  gifts  for  her  birthdays  and  achievements.    she  would  often  appear  to  them  during  their  annual  ski  trip  to  the  swiss  alps,    where  she  was  always  introduced  as  a  family  friend.    needless  to  say,    clarisse  is  a  little  bit  biased  when  it  comes  to  khione  and  does  not  like  to  hear  a  bad  word  against  her.    although  she  knows  that  the  goddess  has  done  wrong  in  the  past,    she  often  overlooks  that  in  favour  of  her  affections  and  insists  that  she  has  changed.    to  this  day,    she  still  sees  khione  at  least  once  a  year,    and  she  still  receives  gifts  from  her,    but  only  on  her  birthday.

007.    your  muse’s  favourite  part  about  being  a  demigod    ?

          i  wouldn’t  say  there’s  any  one  particular  thing  that  clarisse  likes  above  all  else,    but  if  she  had  to  choose,    it’s  probably  her  siblings.    she’s  a  very  big  family  person  at  heart  and  has  always  made  an  effort  to  get  along  with  her  siblings,    both  mortal  and  demigod.    she  loves  that  her  family  does  nothing  but  grow,    and  she  loves  that  she  gets  to  share  a  house  with  them  and  there  are  people  who  she  can  look  up  to  and  who  can  look  up  to  her.    she  never  has  to  feel  alone  when  she  lives  with  the  knowledge  that  there  are  others  like  her  and  that  she  even  shares  blood  with  some  of  them.    she’s  also  very  fond  of  her  cryokinesis.    it’s  such  a  large  part  of  her  that  she  truly  wouldn’t  know  what  she’d  be  without  it.

008.    your  muse’s  least  favourite  part  about  being  a  demigod    ?           trigger  warning    :    anxiety.

          the  constant  fear  of  being  hunted  down  by  a  monster.    albeit,    she  doesn’t  have  to  worry  so  much  now  that  she’s  at  eonia  and  she  knows  she  is  protected  and  safe,    but  in  the  six  months  between  her  attack  and  starting  university,    she  was  living  in  a  state  of  near - constant  paranoia  that  she    (    or  her  family    )    would  be  attacked  again  and  it’s  not  something  she  ever  wishes  to  repeat.    she  has  had  panic  attacks  in  the  past  over  it  and  still  gets  nightmares  from  time  to  time,    but  at  this  point,    it’s  a  somewhat  irrational  fear,    since  she  knows  that  there  are  demigods  who  have  definitely  had  it  worse  than  her.    regardless,    it’s  still  very  real  to  clarisse  and  she  attends  therapy  every  month  just  to  keep  it  all  in  check.    she’s  also  become  a  little  dependent  on  people    (    mainly  her  friends  and  loved  ones    )    ever  since  the  harpies  attacked  her  and  doesn’t  often  like  to  be  left  alone.    that’s  not  something  a  stranger  would  ever  realise  about  her,    but  close  friends  and  family  members  definitely  have  in  the  past.

009.    what’s  your  muse’s  weapon  and  battle  proficiency    ?

001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react? 

it is one thing to be told that your mother is a literal goddess, and another to actually believe said words--especially when the speaker of them is not exactly the most trustworthy of sources. 

from the very day sage took his first breath he has been told that he’s special; that his mother is the goddess of witchcraft and magic; that he is “ a fucking wizard! ”. his father has never made a point of hiding his mother from him, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that sage has always believed him. if not for the fact that the man was a complete stoner, then there was still a strong possibility that he had been too absorbed in his fantasy books to have a warped perception of reality (at least sage could still partially relate to that much). 

of course, there have been a couple of incidents that left him to reconsider the chances of his father telling him the truth. his peculiar love for plants and herbs; the fact that he would generally feel far more energized during the night; but most of all, the time where he accidentally set a classmate’s clothes on fire for spouting nonsense about his father. unexplainably, he then managed to pass it off as though it had been set ablaze by a candle next to him (that had not even been lit, but they somehow believed them anyway. it later occurred to him that it must have been the mist).

yet it wasn’t until hecate finally showed herself to him many years later that he finally accepted his father’s words as the truth.

002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod? 

the fact that his father claimed him to be a wizard and even called him sage to take a jab at his heritage.. no more words are needed to describe his sentiment on the matter. eugene (his father) has always held hecate in high regard as well, and was actually the one who tried to convince sage of his powers. perhaps if sage had tried to look past his father’s reputation of being a drug addict who made zero sense, he would have figured it all out a bit sooner. nothing is more poisonous to a child’s mind than the nasty words the kids on the playground feed to you. he might have pretended that their accusations didn’t get through to him; but what was he supposed to do at barely 7 years of age? 

even then, after sage had finally accepted the truth of his heritage, his father has always been his biggest supporter. if possible, he was perhaps even more excited about the magic his son was able to cast than sage had ever been himself. whenever eugene was sober enough to pay attention, he’d spend time by his side to look after him and aid him however well he could (and in return, sage would sometimes pretend as if he truly did need the help, just so he could spend more time with his father).

003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent? 

barely eleven years of age, his world is turned upside down when he finds his father passed out cold on the kitchen floor. it’s fear that has the adrenaline rushing through his young body at the time; the anxiety that puts him into autopilot. check pulse. call 911. cover him with a blanket. there is nothing on his mind but survival; it’s almost as if he has done this before. but he hasn’t, and the cool exterior is nothing but a facade that he keeps on because he knows that he’ll come crashing when he drops it. 

but he doesn’t have to stay strong forever. by the time they allow him inside his father’s hospital room, the emotions finally come pouring out. there’s barely any time for him to catch his breath between sobbing and hiccuping. puffy red eyes and wet sleeves that reveal what he’s been wiping his tears with. it’s the first time he realises the severity of his father’s drug addiction. 

it is also the first time hecate ever shows herself to him. without introduction, she simply seats herself next to him on the concrete floor of the building, arms pulling her son in to soothe him and ease his pain. with her motherly presence, but also with a slight touch of magic. there is nothing but comforting words that she whispers to him while she gently brushes his hair. it doesn’t take long before sage finds himself asleep in her arms, his breathing finally evening out again. their first meeting might have been unorthodox, but at least she’d been there when he needed her most. 

a week later, she shows herself again. although she non-verbally claimed sage as her son already in the hospital, this time she returns to spend the entire day with him. hecate is sweet and patient; but she is also a mother, and very protective of her children. the goddess tells him all he needs to know about surviving as a demigod, and how to practice his skills best. she tells him to protect himself and to never let his guard down. to look out for himself only. she also tells himself that his father is a brilliant man, but to not count on him to save his life. he’s gotta do that himself.

of course, she says, she will always be there when he needs her. all he needs to do is ask. 

004. did they attend a camp? 

sage never attended any demigod camp prior to attending eonia. he did, however, recreate his own miniature demigod camp of sorts back in new york city. 

way back in 2010, when his father’s drug addiction took a turn for the worst, sage had no other option but to leave him behind and seek shelter for himself. on the down side, the young demigod had a bank account with just about fifty dollars in it; barely enough to provide himself with some food for the weeks to come, and definitely not enough to find a comfortable place to reside in. on the pro side: thanks to hecate, he was able to keep himself warm and grant himself protection from the outside world and monsters. that way, sage managed to live on his own for a while, turning an empty building into a safe haven of sorts. 

it didn’t take long until he’d run into other demigods and invite them to stay with him for the time being. not only would it stop him from being so lonely, it also gave them the chance to practice their abilities and grow stronger together. they became almost like a small family, and although it technically was not a demigod camp, it certainly shared some of the same aspects of one. 

005. was your muse ever sent on any quests? 

because sage has never been to any demigod camp, he has also never been sent on any quests. not that he feels as if he’s been missing out. frankly speaking, quests never seemed like his type of thing. he’d much rather be working behind the scenes; if he did go on quests, he’d most likely be focusing solely on protecting the others. 

006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent?  

sage has nothing but admiration for his mother, regardless of how little she has been in his life. in troubled times, hecate has always been there for him. perhaps not always in person, but asking was all sage ever needed to do to reach her. in fact, she is also the goddess he prays to when asking for protection or favors. 

having a deity for a parent will never be the same as having a mortal parent. it is simply impossible for them to constantly be around in their children’s life. sage understands that much, and so he is at peace with not being able to see his mother as often as regular kids. would he wish to see her more? sure. he’d love to spend more time with her and just have some coffee or talk about anything that is not demigod related. but hecate has still been a constant factor in his life more than most other gods have been to their children, and for that he is ever so grateful. 

if anything, hecate has always helped him get a better understanding of his powers. she guided him through the beginning stages of spell casting and helped him get a better understanding of the mist. weren’t it for her, he probably wouldn’t have half the control over his powers as he does now. 

007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod? 

the magic! truly, if he had been able to choose a demigod parent of his own, it still would have been hecate. when it comes to magic, there are infinite possibilities of utilising it and sage absolutely loves discovering all of them. he could spend his entire life practicing magic and never grow bored of it. what else is to be expected from someone who practically lives in fantasy books? this demigod doesn’t even need drugs to lose touch with reality, all he needs is his books, magic, and sleepless nights. 

other than that, the fact that his powers are one of the strongest sources of protecting other demigods is one of his favorite aspects. he’d love to continue doing what he’s done in new york for all those years; provide a safe shelter to other wayward demigods and allow them to learn from one another. 

008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod? 

there is not much that sage doesn’t like about being a demigod, but if he had to pick something, it would probably be the lack of a parental figure in his life. perhaps with more of a motherly presence in his life, he’d better understand himself as a person. when it comes to all things demigod and magic, sage has a pretty good understanding of it all. when it comes to himself and his feelings, however, he wonders if having a more consistent adult presence in his life would have made things different. maybe he wouldn’t be so insistent to please everyone all the time; maybe he wouldn’t start crying over every little thing; and maybe he wouldn’t walk off every time he clashes with someone rather than facing them (or sometimes even use the mist to control their thoughts and feelings).

009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency? 

battlefield related skills? what are those? sage is practically clueless when it comes to physical combat, and so he prefers not to engage in it. however, throughout the years he’s spent looking after younger demigods, it’s been stressing him out that he has no ways of defending himself should it ever come down to it. unfair as it is, his powers do not work as well during the day, and dismissing physical combat and/or defense entirely is a luxury that he cannot afford. 

› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react? 

on her way home from a three AM adventure, noor ran into what she thought someone messing with her in the alley. walking home was never anything that made her tread carefully, if anything it was relaxing to her. noor often itched to test her tazor on an actual human pursuer, but when she came to face with a snarling creature it was her knives she was missing. her mother had someone looking after her ( so gracious of the goddess * eye roll emoji * ) who had interfered and from there she finally met her mother. 

› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod?  

the knowledge gave noor new peace, one where she finally felt like she wasn’t questioning herself too often or not enough. her father never wanted her to know, he isn’t the kindest man and chose many selfish paths, even outside of being a father. he felt as if noor was owed to him, the man would be bitter forever that the goddess didn’t stay with him. on the other hand, noor has an aunt who likes to tell her that she knew from the beginning, that she used to whisper in noor’s baby ear that she was a tiny piece of the moon given to her father as a gift. 

› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent? 

it had been right after her findings of the camp. pretty sure it was noor’s absolute rage that forced aphrodite to have to confront her daughter, and once she did, she regretted it. noor let her mother have it, there was no shock that she had to process through or universal questions. just rage. sadness. confusion. and aphrodite reacted exactly as expected. 

› 004. did they attend a camp? 

only for a few years before college, merely because she didn’t want to go home and she didn’t want to feel the eyes of her mother now that she had the knowledge of who she was. noor was quiet at first, she didn’t want to risk using her powers to weave relationships and at this point she felt like she couldn’t trust anyone. but it didn’t take her long. noor found her warmth again attending camp.

› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests? 

a few. only one given to her but she sought out any companionship she could if she heard another had been sent on one she would be quick to offer help. this didn’t always benefit her, since more than a few had almost took her life. still, it never stopped her from going on more.

ii › 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent? 

noor and her mother do not have a good relationship. she thinks aphrodite’s selfish, arrogant, and more of a child than the many that she had. usually the goddess only shows her presence when the girl is in danger. 

› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod? 

the other demigods, to be honest. noor is super interested in their relationships with their parents and their powers, she often asks too many questions and eavesdrops just to know things. the lore, the fact that she’s a piece of greek history amazes her every time.

 › 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod? — has it hindered your muse at all in the past? effected their relationships at all?

she’s lost every relationship she had back home, really. noor feels like she’s used her powers on accident, especially when she was younger, too many times to count. she has really conflicting feelings about this. 

› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency? — you can mention other weapons your muse is proficient in, as well as any battlefield related skills, but be sure to highlight what they’re the most skillful with.

› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react? — did their mortal parent tell them, were they attacked by a monster, or did someone seek them out to join a demigod camp? how did they react?

Maddy found out she was more than who she thought she was early on, specifically when she accidentally prevented a fight between her parents as a young girl. It was actually her older brother, Suraj, who helped her make sense of it all, her powers, the fact that she was born despite her parents already having difficulties staying in one room together. A week or two after Maddy brought her parents back into each other's arms, however, their house was attacked by a rogue harpy. While her parents were quickly incapacitated, Suraj protected Maddy despite being a mere mortal. He at least bought them time until one of Hestia's virgins, who was posing as their neighbor all that time, interfered and chased the harpy away. The same woman then discussed Maddy with her parents and suggested that she join a demigod camp when she comes of age, which she did. Although scared during the attack, Maddy was pretty much impressed at her savior and decided then and there to one day repay her in kind. She never did meet her again, though.

› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod? — were they supportive and proud of your muse? or did they reject your muse, ignore them, or try to hide it? or did they have a change of heart over time? 

Their parents, mostly their mother, simply believed it was a miracle that Maddy was born, all things considered, while their father grew suspicious of the birth, always watching Maddy and her mother until she unintentionally used her powers on them, turning them both very contented with their life together and forgetful of past ills, seemingly erasing years of anguish. Her older brother Suraj took it upon himself to protect Maddy out of a combination of believing it was his duty as her brother and hoping that there was a greater reason for her existence and its proximity to his own.

› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent? — did their godly parent claim them when they found out when they were a demigod, or was it a delayed reaction? 

One of Hestia's virgins, who had been posing as their neighbor when Maddy was just a little girl, was the first to reach out to her. It wasn't after she came of age and attend a demigod camp that Hestia herself reached out and expressed pride at her kind heart. Maddy had always been thankful of her own existence, a miracle according to her mortal mother, so she was thankful to her godly mother for bringing her to life. Although Maddy did ask about meeting the virgin that watched over her as a little girl, as a means to thank her for all those years, it was with deep sadness that Hestia could not bring them together again, as that same woman was already lost. Maddy didn't press further, even if she wanted to, believing the reason for that loss may be of divine matter and Hestia sounded like she was in pain just letting her know about it.

› 004. did they attend a camp? — if so, talk about their experiences here.

Maddy did attend a demigod camp where she made a few demigod friends and experienced demigod things. She didn't really excel in anything during that time, however, and basically just flew under the radar, only really having forgettable interactions with others. She did attempt to help everyone and be the kindest person in the camp but, well, it was a demigod camp and everyone was showing off while she was just contented with watching and supporting them all.

› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests? — if your muse attended a demigod camp, were they ever sent on a quest? more than one? what did the quests entail, and did they fall or succeed? 

If memory serves her correctly, and it does, Maddy has only been in three quests so far: (a) helping feed a starving village of satyrs that were mysteriously cut off from the rest of the world, (b) restoring an abandoned mansion and its hearth before it could be demolished, and (c) reuniting a lost child, blinded in an accident, with her parents in a populated city. Maddy was successful with all three quests but she also had help with other Hestia children, some even of other godly parents.

› 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent? — is it positive, negative, ambivalent? how much contact do they have? does your muse wish it was more or less? 

Maddy's relationship with Hestia is a very positive one. Every now and then, Hestia checks in to make sure Maddy is okay, and Maddy definitely appreciates the warmth she receives from her godly parent. It's neither very suffocating nor absent, just the right balance of contact. She does often find herself wondering about that virgin from when she was a child and would like to know more but feels that it would be a line crossed if she asked any further. In the end, she's a demigod, not a god, so she believes she probably has no right to go further than what she is told.  

› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod? — has it benefited your muse in any particular way? if so, in what way?

Maddy has a bittersweet relationship with herself being a demigod. On one hand, she's met all these cool people, made all these cool friends, experienced these cool things. On the other? She often finds it difficult to weigh the use of her abilities, almost always burdened by the uncertainty that they may not be as ethical as she hopes they'd be. Still, she enjoys the practicality of being able to summon food as easy as 1-2-3, being able to heat them up whenever she can and whenever she needs to, and of course the immunities that go with being a demigod.

› 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod? — has it hindered your muse at all in the past? effected their relationships at all?

The ethical and moral dilemma about her using her abilities of serenity inducement and bond manipulation have always weighed heavy on her shoulders. When she was a young girl, she accidentally used her powers to induce serenity between her parents who have been fighting for years, just snapping her fingers and washing all those petty arguments and rational anguish off of them without much effort. When she got older, she realized it was most likely a terrible thing to have done, and she's been debating with herself ever since. To this day, she tries to keep her own use of her abilities at bay, and even then, she often finds herself second-guessing her own relationships, past and present.

› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency? — you can mention other weapons your muse is proficient in, as well as any battlefield related skills, but be sure to highlight what they’re the most skillful with.

› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react? 

while athena claimed anya when she was born, she only had a relationship with the goddess for the first two years of her life, so she was never fully aware that she was a demigod. when anya was twelve, athena came back into her life. one night, she walked into her bedroom and there she was. there was something familiar about her even if anya had no recollection of meeting her, and while she could have freaked out that there was a stranger in her bedroom, she felt at ease. that is because anya and athena did know each other, for years anya had simply thought she had been a product of her imagination. however, athena was always there and while she didn’t show up, she was always taking care of her.

athena explained everything to her. it made no sense at first but the more she found out about being a demigod and godly parents, the more her life made sense. she was shocked to find out but eventually she accepted going to summer camp. convincing her mother was a different story, vika didn’t want to believe it despite that her ex-husband (and anya’s biological father) had told her. slowly but surely, vika understood that if she wanted to protect her daughter she would have to let her go.

› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod? 

liudvika vilkienė: vika is anya’s adoptive mother, although to anya she’s just mom. when vika found out she refused to believe that her daughter was athena’s child. given that she could never conceive children, anya’s arrival became her biggest blessing and the thought of sharing her daughter’s love with another woman was hard, let alone share it with a goddess. however, athena explained vika that anya had to go to summer camps and possibly go to eonia as well for her own safety. after anya encountered her first monster, vika finally accepted that anya had to leave for her own safeguard. she still doesn’t understand what it means to have a demigod for a child but she is very supportive and talks to anya almost every day.

nicholas hughes: anya’s biological father whom she doesn’t really know. athena gave anya to nicholas as a gift but he was married to vika at the time. the two agreed to take care of anya but before her first birthday he left and moved to the united states. she doesn’t know much about him except that he’s a famous cartographer and honestly anya doesn’t care about him. when athena told him that anya was his gift, he was shocked but he was so in love with athena that decided to keep anya, however, he wasn’t ready for fatherhood, especially raising a demigod.

tomas navickas: anya’s stepfather and her fatherly figure. he married her mother when she was six years old. tomas was the last one to find out about anya’s demigod status but surprisingly was the one that wasn’t shocked. he always knew that there was something special about anya, and this just confirmed his theories. he knows more about demigods than anya’s mom, and he tries his best to understand what anya is going through. overall, a supportive father.

› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent? 

anya was claimed at birth but she didn’t find she was a demigod until she was twelve.

› 004. did they attend a camp? 

yes, anya attended summer camp since she was twelve. her first camp was in spain, she chose this camp because at the time she was learning spanish. there, she met iker bizcay who became her best friend. her experiences at camp were fun, but she often felt homesickness. she had never been away from her mother for more than a weekend, so the first summers it was very hard but having a close group of friends helped her. she mostly did camps in spain and france, but she also attended one in russia but she only stayed there one week before asking to transfer to her usual camp.

› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests? 

while she is athena’s daughter, anya has never been sent on a quest. it has taken a bit of time for her to realize that she should take combat classes more seriously but she still has no interest in fighting.

› 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent? 

she doesn’t get to see athena very often, but the two share a strong bond. anya knows that athena is always looking over her and that’s very comforting. when they get together, they usually talk about anya’s interests for athena is a very involved mother. she loves to talk about architecture with her and overall, athena is a supportive mother.

› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod? 

honestly? the friends she’s made. however, she also likes having powers and she appreciates the skills she has. she loves learning languages and they come very easily to her, so she is happy about that. also she loves having half-siblings, she grew up as an only child but she always dreamed of having a sibling and now she has, so she tries to have a good relationship with all of them. having them makes her feel like she has a home here.

› 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod?

the thing she hates the most is the pressure that comes with being athena’s daughter. everyone expects her to always be perfect, or that’s the way she sees it. the fact that she is not into war is strange to people and she is tired of pretending that she likes to fight. also, anya is a perfectionist and that brings a lot of anxiety. she was diagnosed with ocd when she was fourteen and while she’s been in treatment, she still gets panic attacks very often, but this is something she tries to keep as a secret which only makes it harder to deal with.

› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency? 

› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react? — did their mortal parent tell them, were they attacked by a monster, or did someone seek them out to join a demigod camp? how did they react?

it’s a funny story, actually. my parents already knew i was a demigod because hephaestus, for some reason, went up to them and just told them he was trying something out and made me, i guess? i only found out on the week they decided to ship me out to demigod camp. (laughter) i was, like, mom, dad, if you just don’t want me around anymore, you could just tell me! but then centaurs and satyrs and nymphs and i just went with it. i haven’t met hephaestus, though, so i can’t confirm whether my parents were exaggerating things, but then again, centaurs and satyrs and nymphs, so they were most likely telling the truth. i mean, that explained how fast the microwave always heated up my food and stuff. also how i was so good at fixing my dad’s car as a kid. that one got me a lot of fans in the neighborhood. it was technically child labor but they always gave me applauses and praises, so, yeah...  

› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod? — were they supportive and proud of your muse? or did they reject your muse, ignore them, or try to hide it? or did they have a change of heart over time?

oh, my parents loved it. they were too doting, to be honest, because all they ever wanted was their son to be an engineer, and there i was, fixing cars and building stuff from scratch at such a young age. my sister hated it, which i completely agreed with, but we always had each other’s backs, so it wasn’t a thing. the rest of the family, and by that, i mean my aunts and uncles and the entire neighborhood just thought i was really, really, really good at machines and stuff, but of course not as good as their favorite niece or nephew.    

› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent? — did their godly parent claim them when they found out when they were a demigod, or was it a delayed reaction?

i guess hephaestus always kept tabs on me, his experiment, so once my powers got good enough for him, we received a letter directing me to attend a camp and later to join eonia. i never met him but my parents said he actually arrived that day to personally deliver the letter (they had drinks, apparently). i had my own thing, unfortunately, so i missed his visit. i was playing video games with my two friends. 

› 004. did they attend a camp? — if so, talk about their experiences here.

oh, yeah, i attended a camp. it was very, very, very interesting. i remember going on this hike and one of the routes was down a slippery hill and i slipped and fell and almost broke my tailbone but didn’t? i mean, i guess i should have but that was probably a demigod thing. oh, and i also got yelled at for making a phone out of scratch to watch videos online when we were told that we couldn’t use phones that time. they even confiscated my vedphone. it’s all good, though, because i made three more. 

› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests? — if your muse attended a demigod camp, were they ever sent on a quest? more than one? what did the quests entail, and did they fall or succeed?

i was sent on three, actually, but they all felt like i was just being sent by my dad to get groceries. there was that quest where i was supposed to help procure precious iron ore for this master smith but the ore was in a mine supposedly infested by monsters. when we got there, though, the monsters got spooked by my drone when it exploded. (laughter) i, uhh, meant to make it explode. i think they were just sleeping in that mine and thought some sort of godly power was trying to bomb them out or something. we didn’t even see the monsters, just heard a lot of scratching and clawing and yelping.

the other quest, i was supposed to retrieve a sacred or godly weapon hephaestus made that fell into the hands of minotaurs. well, turns out, that weapon? it was a spare hammer and the minotaurs didn’t even want it. it just fell straight into their home, so we just waited the night, and when they finally left, we just grabbed the hammer and i turned it in to our camp leader and that was that. it was pretty uneventful.

the last quest was just a (clears throat) “contest of crafting” to honor hephaestus, and i won it when my drone played music and didn’t explode this time. i beat a satyr who made a “centaur chair”. yeah.

› 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent? — is it positive, negative, ambivalent? how much contact do they have? does your muse wish it was more or less? 

to be honest, it’s really hard to have a really good relationship with hephaestus when we don’t really have that much contact. i haven’t met him physically and most conversations we have are through my phone or my laptop. the only reason i’m not assuming someone’s just catfishing me is that the messages always knows things that someone who’s just playing with me wouldn’t even bother to know. i’d like to think it’s a positive relationship, though, because he does check up on me every now and then, and he did congratulate me on those quests, but sometimes, i’d really like it if we met physically. it would probably be pretty awkward but it might be nice. i don’t know. 

› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod? — has it benefited your muse in any particular way? if so, in what way?

i mean, i don’t have to call plumbers or electricians when something goes wrong. i can fix my own stuff, so that saves money. i can also fix people’s stuff, which gets me more money. the practicality of it all... that, i like.

oh, and also i can heat up my own burrito without needing to use a microwave. pretty nifty.

› 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod? — has it hindered your muse at all in the past? effected their relationships at all?

hmm. that’s a hard question. i haven’t really had any problems so far about who i am. maybe on the more ethical level, or philosophical level, that kind of thing. like, being a demigod gives me certain advantages over other normal, ordinary humans, so is it really fair that i make money off my abilities or have an easier life than others? most of the time, i don’t really think about it. not at all. my brain’s more into making and fixing stuff, so things like that rarely bother me. when they do, though, oof. also, if i made out with a non-demigod, would that actually be a good thing for them or a worse thing? really deep stuff, you know?  

› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency? — you can mention other weapons your muse is proficient in, as well as any battlefield related skills, but be sure to highlight what they’re the most skillful with.

robodog. definitely robodog.

› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react ?

her mom explained to her the whole thing when she was thirteen & mia didn’t believe her at first, thought it was some weird method acting workshop or wtvr but then she got attacked by a monster on set a few days later, rip. she prayed for dionysus to come help which he did

› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod ?

its just mia n her ma & her ma p much tried to ignore/hide it. she figured mias powers werent that wild that she Needed to live a diff life. even when mia found out and started going to camp, it wasnt that big of a deal. shes supportive of w/e mia needs to protect herself but in general the stoeger household has an indiff relationship with her being a demigod

› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent ?

mia was claimed when she was 13, and it was just her mom who saw the hologram and she told mia abt it all afterwards

› 004. did they attend a camp ?

yes ! several camps, from 13 onwards in diff states n countries, mostly wherever is nearest to where production just ended. she didnt Love the experience at first & didnt wanna go, but she developed a decent enough relationship with it. she knows she needs it and its nice to have a few months where shes not on edge abt monsters all the time. she made some friends too so its grown on her after a while 

› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests ?

nope ! n she loved it that way. politely refused whenever she got picked/suggested as a companion too ; shes just truly not abt that demigod life

› 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent ?

theyve had p much no contact ever since he saved her that one time when she was a kid. she doesnt want to have to need him, and she lowkey hates the gods lol

› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod ?

she knows her career & success is largely thanks to her powers, so she likes that about it. it’s cool to be good with plants too and to be a natural sommelière but that’s ,.,.., p much it.

› 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod ?

alcohol immunity lmao & also, yknow, monsters wanting 2 k*** her. she still thinks its a cheap trade. she loves her job but would she trade it for safety ??? yea, she would.

› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency ?

› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react?

— SHE WAS AT HER LOWEST when she found out. it had been about three months since she reintroduced herself to the world as monica. and, even though her father welcomed her, most kids at school didn’t seem to have as equal of an open mind. for those weeks, she felt more alone and helpless than ever before. it was her mother, iris, who reached out to her. a rather dramatic rainstorm had hit her hometown, and, not one to waste an opportunity, she decided to run onto the lawn and splay herself out on the grass. the rain was cold, yet exhilerating. her eyes were shut tight, embracing the feeling of freedom. momo still can’t say for certain how long she remained out there. the next time she opened her eyes, the most beautiful woman in the world was standing above her, a fond smile on her face as a rainbow began to appear behind the woman. ‘it was like something out of a fucking movie’ momo will tell anyone excitedly.

› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod?

— HER FATHER WAS NEVER NOT SUPPORTIVE. he always knew the day would come where momo would find out the truth. richard was ready to play his part of cheering his daughter on from the sidelines, because that’s what fathers did, in his book. momo doesn’t have any other family to speak of aside from her now deceased father.

› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent? 

— it was immediate. the moment their eyes locked that first day, monica was claimed. iris felt like a home that she didn’t realize her body had been aching for. a mother.

› 004. did they attend a camp? 

— MONICA IS A PROUD ALUMNI of camp half-blood! sometimes, the woman wears her old shirt as pajamas. she attended for seven years in a row, taking part in most activities. even though she isn’t much for battling, archery was one of her favorite pasttimes, along with arts and crafts. if you were her friend at chb, it’s almost a 100% guarantee that she made you a bunch of friendship bracelets.

› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests? 

— NEVER. LITERALLY NEVER. monica’s happy for that. though, she might have gone on a quest with a friend, if she was asked (possible connection??)

› 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent? 

— SHE HAD GOTTEN COMFORTABLE with her mother almost immediately. monica fondly refers to iris as her mama. she always wishes she could talk to her more, but doesn’t want to appear too clingy. after her dad’s death, momo grew a bit distant, anyways. it’s uncertain whether or not she meant to do that.

› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod? 

— BEING PART OF A COLLECTIVE is something monica’s never not dreamed about. belonging somewhere so she didn’t feel so alone anymore.

› 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod? 

— IT’S FOR SURE HINDERED any sort of normalcy of a social life. momo’s grown to be confident, but in the same breath she’s been blocked from mortal society. at least, that’s how she feels.

› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency?