Post by Rich Waters on Oct 7, 2011 0:24:33 GMT -7
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"You may be the son of A Sea God, I am the Son of the SEA"
The Basics
Name: Richard Lee Waters
Nicknames/Aliases: Richy or Ric (to his friends), Waters (to his Teachers and Coaches), Boo (only to his mother and grandmother, anyone else calls him that and he'll sock them in the face)
Age: 15
Grade: Freshman, (9th Grade)
Occupation: Student, Fisherman
Sexuality: Homosexual
Godly Parent: Pontos (making Richy a half-mythological)
Mortal Relatives: Amanda Lee-Jones (mother), Margaret Lee (grandmother)
Physical Statistics
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 135lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Lets Get More Personal
Likes:
>Fishing
>swimming
>Water of any kind, although polluted water tends to make him sick
>sword fighting
>music
>dancing
>snow boarding
Dislikes:
>sitting still for more that 5 minutes at a time
>Mean Girls, the movie and the real article
>snobs, mainly being demigods and demititans of Sea Dieties
>deserts, they bore and exhaust him
>geometry, Rich and shapes just don't get along
>being put on the spot, where everyone is looking at him, expecting him to do something
>being a disappointment to his friends and family.
Personality: Richy is a pretty laid back and easy going kid, but has a nervous streak a mile wide; he blames that on his perfectionist grandmother. He loves to play in the water, it doesn't matter what kind of water, from glacial pools to boiling hot tubs, where there's water he's happy. He's insecure when it comes to using his demigod abilities, given that he once summoned a tidal wave of sea water in the middle of Kansas when he was 6.
He can get along with most anyone, just as long as they don't act like he's beneath them because his father is older than the Olympians.
History: According to the myths and legends of Greece and Rome, Richy's father, Pontos, only ever had godly children by the Ancient goddess Gaea. Richy's being born was proof that that wasn't the whole story. The truth was that Pontos did have mortal children from time to time. True they have always been very rare, and very powerful, given that their father was the embodiment of the sea itself, and very few could ever harness their powers well enough to survive into adulthood. Each of these demigods were born as Pontos' authority and power waned, first when Poseidon became Lord of the Seas, that demigod died at 13, with Pontos taking pity on his and transforming him into what is now known as the Black Sea.
The Second was born as the Greek Kingdom of Pontus, his name sake, was conquered by Rome. The demigod was fierce and strong, but perished at 17, being turned into an immortal shark which still prowls the waters of the Black Sea.
The Third was born as the Republic of Pontus fell in 1922, she was a gentle spirit who died at 7, when the Trojan Sea Monster discovered her playing in the water off the coast of Florida. Before she was eaten, Pontos turned her into a gentle hot spring in Key West.
That brings us to Richy, the Fourth demigod born to Pontos. He was born with the name Richard Lee Waters, shortly after the Pontus Region of Turkey was renamed the Black Sea region. Feeling weak and old, Pontos had considered just fading away as many of his cohorts had over the centuries, but was distracted by the beauty and compassion of Amanda Lee, and Oceanographer and naturalist. Smitten with her intelligence and beauty, Pontos disguised himself as fellow Oceanographer Professor Lazaros Waters and courted her over many months. Shortly afterward it became apparent that Amanda was pregnant with his child, as soon a she told Pontos, as they were in a submarine on a survey mission, a previously unknown undersea volcano began to erupt. Taking this as a sign, Pontos informed Amanda that he had to leave, insisting that it was for the child's protection. Amanda was furious, telling him that he was just like all other men, threatening to jettison him out to sea. With all the dignity he had Pontos informed her that that would not be necessary and melted away into a sea mist vanishing from the submarine.
A month later Amanda was married to her colleague Dr. Herbert Jones, a marriage that lasted only 8 months, the Jones leaving her shortly after Richy was born with his real father's name. Being abandoned by men twice, Amanda swore off men, and took her son to live with her mother in Honolulu. For the first 6 years of his life Richy was as normal a little boy as he could be, with the exception of a few times when his grandmother tried to get him to take a bath when he didn't want to, and all of the bath water mysteriously jumped out of the tub and drenched her from head to foot leaving Richy dry and giggling.
Things changed when Richy was 6 years old, and the family went to Kansas to attend a family funeral. A group of older cousins decided it would be fun to pick on little Richy by beating him up and dumping him out in the middle of a wheat field. He wasn't hurt too, badly, just enough to be extremely angry. So much so that he was able to summon a giant tidal wave of sea water from no where slamming it into the bullies. Only Amanda truly understood what had happened, and knew that trouble was coming, not including her mother's fury over the damage caused by her "bastard's ungodly power"
Amanda took Richy and began a life as a nomad for the next 9 years. They would move from city to city and state to state over the next 9 years, never staying in one place more than a couple of months. During that time Amanda taught Richy about the Greek and Roman mythology, and how to recognize monsters through the Mist, a gift she had learned after the first few attack came shortly after their leaving Kansas.
They were living in New York when Richy had his 13th birthday party, and Pontos appeared as a surprise "guest". Amanda reluctantly explained that Pontos was Rich's father, and that he would not be staying long. Before giving Rich his gift, he plucked a candle from the cake handing it to Amanda, whispering something to her, causing her to snuff out the flame and hide the candle away. Meanwhile, Pontos gave Richy a sea shell necklace that turned into a Greek style Celestial Bronze sword. With a few words of encouragement Pontos left.
Over the next two years the monster attacks became worse and worse to the point Amanda decided the only course of action was to go back to her mother's and dig in for a last stand. It was shortly after Richy's 15th birthday that Pontos sent an agent from Half Blood Academy to escort his son to safety.
Abilities:
ADHD
Dyslexia
Limited Clairvoyance
Fighting Skills
As a son of the Ancient Sea God Prontos; one of the oldest gods, Richy is more powerful than the children of lesser gods. He has a degree of divine authority over his father's domains and subjects.
Water-Induced Abilities: When in contact with or in the presence of water, Richy gains a disproportionate amount of clarity, strength, speed, healing, dexterity, reflexes, agility, and endurance equalling a god. However, this only lasts for a limited amount of time, unless he is completely submerged in water.
Hydrokinesis: With the power of the sea within him, Richy can control every form and great volumes of water, being even able to summon and heal his wounds with it. Rich can control water almost omnipotently. He can control it in order to make it explode, or use it to grab something. Some of his hydrokinetic powers are listed below:
He can heal most wounds and cure most poisons when in contact with water.
He can control the water around him to propel himself through water.
He can summon sea water to him, anywhere in the world.
He can harden water into an almost solid shape.He can do this to walk on water or make water shields.
He can diffuse the oxygen in the water to create oxygen bubbles that allow his non-hydrokinetic friends to breathe underwater.
He can breathe underwater, fall from great heights into water, and is unaffected by any amount of water pressure. He does not get wet if submerged in water, unless he wants to.
He can temporarily dry items underwater, such as a lighter.
Sailing Skills: Richy possesses an intimate awareness of any ship he is on (sailing ships, canoes, motorboats, possibly submarines); being able to telekinetically operate one (as well as anything related to the ocean) because he has perfect bearings on the ocean, he can easily navigate his way at sea.
Animal Communication: Richy has divine authority over and can talk (normally and telepathically) to sea creatures, mainly fish which his father created, who mainly treat him with deference and lordly respect.
Weaknesses:
Richy's biggest weakness is deserts, while he can summon sea water anywhere in the world, doing so exhausts him near the point of death, dependent upon exactly how much water he summons.
His "Achilles Heel" of sorts, is the mysterious connection to the birthday candle Pontos gave his mother, something Richy doesn't really know about.
His nervous streak can lead to what he calls "motor mouth" where he just can't bring himself to stop talking, even if what he's saying has nothing to do with anything going on around him at the time. If allowed to go on for too long, he can find himself unable to stop talking as his nervous energy gets the better of him. Usually good friends, and family members can usually get him to settle down and stop talking.
Other Information:
Richy's necklace hold his primary weapons, a celestial bronze Greek style sword called Thalassiorevma, or Sea Current. He doesn't use the sword often, as he's afraid of breaking it, so he often practices with standard issue camp weapons and shields.
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OOC Information
Web Name: Nicky/ Pontos
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Play by: Boo Boo Stewart
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