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Name:
Vanessa Charlotte Casey

Nickname:
Van, Ness, Van, ness, Loch ness monster (generally from teasing but she's had a friend or 2 who's used that name).

Birth Date:
5th of August

Age:
17

Gender:
Female

Sexuality:
Heterosexual

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Appearance
Vanessa has straight, layered faded orange hair reaches only a small length past her shoulders, some locks starting to grow back into it's natural dark brown which she will dye over eventually. Her round-almond shaped eyes are a brown-hazel. She is quite short for a girl of her age standing at 156cm (about 5'1") and doesn't have any chance of growing taller. Over time she has come to accept her short height but that doesn't mean she always embraces it with open arms. She is also quite lean weighing at 48kg (about 105lbs) and has a small amount of muscle on her. She is not one to smile widely therefore hiding her crooked white front teeth. Her skin is slightly tanned and her common out breaks of acne are usually covered under a lauer of make-up

Clothing Style:
Her clothing style is quite simple. She's not a fan of anything flashy or eye-popping nor does she like skirts. It's rare for her to wear address but on the occasion she will. Darker colours (particularly blacks) are ever-present in her clothing choices but all the same she generally doesn't wear all black, commonly pairing her leather jacket or another dark item of clothing with more neutral or toned down colours. As for footwear she generally wears either converse or combat boots.

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Likes:

• Music, particularly the more edger and hardcore styles
• The stories of the dead recounting their lives
• History, although she doesn't overly enjoy being involved in wars she loves the retelling of them
• Time alone to think to herself yet she enjoys company every now and again also.
• Horror movies, they don't seem as bad after you listen to some of the stories of certain dead people

Dislikes:

• Snobby, self-indulgent and/or ignorant people
• Overly sweet food
• The Limelight
• Being perceived as something she's not
• Having a nasty prank pulled on her, she has no problem with watching pranks being pulled on others though

Fears:

• Dying to the fact of not living up to her maximum potential
• She possesses a small fear toward her father, more of a fear to expel more respect than one that stops people dead in their tracks
• Losing those she loves

Habits:

• She often finds herself chewing on her lip when she's nervous. Very rarely she has drawn blood from chewing so hard into it but it has happened a couple of times
• She is often humming to herself softly, she's been told off for it a few times
• bites her nails off
• She can't swim or, more accurately, she's never tried and claims she never will
• She has trouble making eye contact and will often look past the person's head instead of directly at them

Personality:

On appearance Vanessa can seem gloomy and downright pessimistic. However Vanessa isn't (usually) as gloomy as she seems. She isn't one to smile or laugh often, that's usually something that she only does when she is with her friends alone. She usually like to keep to herself or to a small group of people she's close with. She considers herself a level-head realist but her mind does often wander, sometimes from the likes of daydreaming, sometimes she just gets pushed into deep thought.

Vanessa was never surrounded by a large group of friends, probably never will be. When she was in school she was often that kid everyone would actively avoid for no good reason but at camp she has her father's reputation to thank for it. Vanessa has a big heart and is willing to share it with anyone who bothers to pay her some attention. She is very loyal and cares for her friends deeply, however, in her darkest moments she will push them away. As caring as she is she believes that one should take consequences for their actions and finds it hard to forgive those who mentally or physically hurt her, her family or her friends.

Vanessa is most definitely an introvert and isn't a fan of big parties, or even such gatherings (however she quite enjoys the campfire nights). She's quite intelligent, given not as much as a child of Athena but she was always an A/B student when she was in school. She usually doesn't judge quickly, or tries not to at least, that doesn't always work out for her unfortunately. She's the type of person who listens to both sides of the argument and silently analyses it before coming to a personal conclusion, however, she will be quick to stand up for her loved ones. She is generally mature and responsible but when she is alone with her friends she lets loose a bit, becomes more smiley and cheerful but, even then, she's quite closed up.

Background:
Jane had been widowed almost 2 years when she met Hades that Spring. She had taken her sons Jacob and William (whom were 3 and 4 at the time) to a local cafe for lunch. Hades happened to be seated at the table next to them and William and Jacob (at their wide-eyed naive ages) decided they wanted to talk to the 'sad man' and made attempts to be his friend until their mother intercepted. The 2 got to chatting and meet up a couple of times before falling in love, well at least Jane did.

A few days before spring ended Hades revealed his identity to her and told her that he could not see her again, neither aware Jane fallen pregnant that night.

Nine month later Jane gave a long, painful birth to Vanessa. The family of four were well off enough. Even though all 3 kids always knew Vanessa 'didn't have a dad' they never took that into much thought. Growing up William and Jacob were very protective of their younger sister, of course they often teased and tormented each other as siblings do but if anyone else did so to her they'd have older boys to answer to.

Vanessa's family lived off Jane's deceased husband's earnings (as he was a doctor when he was alive) and always had what they needed. True, they didn't have a luxurious life but they had an education, full stomachs, a roof over their heads and a bit extra for special occasions. However money was getting tighter and tighter by the year and the family couldn't live off of a deceased man's earnings forever. It was evident Jane would have to return to her job as a nurse eventually but there wasn't anyone to look after the kids and at their young age she didn't want them home alone in the evening, that was when she met Michael.

Vanessa was 5 when Jane met Micheal and truthfully she quite liked the man. The two of them married 2 years on and Vanessa always saw Micheal as her father figure and often referred to him as her father other than her stepdad despite keeping her mother's maiden name.

When Vanessa was inching toward her tenth year her mother gave birth to yet another girl, Selina. Despite technicalities Selina was never to be referred to as Vanessa's half sister when she was around or she'd be quick to correct them.

Vanessa's mother passed when she was 11. A storm had hit and the rain pounded the roof of every house, every building and covered every road. Jane was on her way home from her job when the storm hit suddenly, the rain limiting the view of every driver so neither her or the man driving the truck noticed each other until it was too late. Despite the pleas of Jane in her will Micheal decided he couldn't, and didn't want to, care for all the children left to him despite his own by blood and sent the other three kids to a local foster care home as Jane had lost contact with her family years ago. Leaving Vanessa to feel betrayed by the man who had been her father in her eyes for the last few years. Ridden with guilt Micheal would often attempt to send money and presents to the kids but they were always returned, they didn't want anything to do with him.

When she was almost 12 she first summoned a ghost from the underworld inust outside her foster-care home. It was an accident, obviously, but of course, how are you meant to explain that to the other tweens and teens who you shared a house with? So entitling her a freak they avoided any contact with her if possible but Vanessa didn't care, this opened a new possibility for her, maybe she could see her mother, at least long enough to say goodbye. As much as she tried, however, it never worked. What Vanessa didn't know was the random deaths and brutal killings in the area weren't coincidence, although she could not summon a ghost for an overly long period of time with each spirit another monster was detecting her and, when she was 16 her father approached her and quickly swept her away to Olympus Academy.

Extra Athena... or Artemis

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Godly Parent:Hades

Demigod Abilities:
Necromancy: Vanessa can summon 'ghost'. At the moment she can only summon one at a time and, after a longer period of time, it starts to drain her energy. At this point in time she can only summon them close to their grave or the place they died.

In the final minutes of a person/being's life Vanessa can predict, with almost precise certainty, in which part of the underworld they will be sent.

Relationship With Godly Parent:
Her relationship with her father is very much a love/hate one. On one meeting they would get along well for a father and daughter that only met recently and be happy in each other's company, or as much as you could belonging to the underworld, though quite often on the next meeting they can lost get in bickering and fighting. As much as Vanessa admires her father she fears him slightly.


Mortal Parent's name:
Jane Linda Casey

Relationship with parent
Vanessa and her mother never had a dynamite relationship but it wasn't a bad one either. Generally they had quite a neutral relationship with their ups and downs. Truthfully she loved her mother but didn't really regard her name as highly as some children do.