Gerard Wayson



Gerard Wayson, (born February 15, 1929) is a Greek demigod and the son of Hypnos and Maria Toro. He is currently residing in Camp Half-Blood as one of the members of Cabin 21, which is the Hypnos Cabin.

Background
Gerard was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in the Saint Louis' Medical Hospital. He was raised by his mother Maria, not knowing that his dad was actually Hypnos. Growing up, he never really managed to get any friends, due to his introvert nature, until he met Mikey Radd while in his first year highschool. They had gotten along just fine, until one day Mikey suddenly dissapeared without a trace. Now friendless and alone, he continued highschool, but before he could finish his first year, his mother had died in the war in WWII.

Gerard was quickly dropped out of school, forcing him to become a nomad wandering across the hot deserts of Nevada. He developed a sense of survival as there were times when he had to go days without food or water. After making it to Arizona, a sympathetic bus driver took him to Texas, where he continued to wander. On one occasion, he managed to meet Sammy Valdez, a relative of Leo Valdez, one of the demigods in the Prophecy of Seven, but had to quickly run away from a group of skeletons.

Gerard had grown accustomed to being attacked by monsters and gangs when he met Sammy again whose parent's adopted him into his family. Now under the name of Gerard Valdez, he continued his second year of highschool with Sammy, until the war had reached America when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Leo was drafted into the Army, which prompted Gerard to run away. He went to Hypnos who agreed to have his mind wiped clean with waters from the River Lethe, sending him into the future which is yet to be discovered why.

Abilities
Even though Gerard is a son of the God of Sleep, he is shown to have powerful abilities.​
 * Swordplay - Gerard is an adept swordsman, able to hold his own against Percy Jackson for a while. Strangely enough, Gerard's ability is remarkable, only having found a sword when he woke up in the present.
 * Immunity to ADHD/Dsylexia - Gerard is one of the very few demigods that do not have ADHD or dyslexia, which is quite rare.

Equipment
Gerard has carried very little during his travels across the desert, and has only been given one weapon to him by his father.
 * Deathbringer - Gerard's signature weapons which he keeps close to him at all times. It is a very strange yet powerful sword with the ability to shoot discharges of black lightning, although the extent of this ability is unknown.