Odessa Moore

"We won't. Now you shut your mouth and drop your weapons, Cyclops scum."

- Odessa Moore

Odessa Moore (Sometimes called Dess) is a daughter of Hermes and the main character in Odessa Moore and the Golden Apple. Her main weapon is a Celestial Bronze sword called O Kleftis (The Thief in English)

Personality
Odessa is a kind-hearted person, who cares deeply for her friends and family. She may seem a bit flighty at times, but she can be very responsible when given a task. She is quote intelligent, yet she can be daft at times. A natural leader, yet thinks more like a follower.

Fatal Flaw
Odessa's fatal flaw is loyalty. She would sacrifice herself to save a friend. During her quest, when her younger brother Devin is eaten by a Cyclops, she expresses extreme grief, hoping that Devin wasn't gone forever. She would never leave a friend behind, and deeply cares for the ones she loves.

Appearance
Odessa is described as a typical Hermes kid. Along with the traits of upturned eyebrows and a pointy nose, she has sky blue eyes, freckles, black curly hair, and fair skin. After her quest, a long jagged scar can be seen on her left arm.

General Abilities:
Odessa, as a demigod, has these abilities and traits:
 * ADHD: Odessa's supernatural alertness and keen senses keep her alive in battle.
 * Fighting Skills: Odessa is a natural swordsman. She can easily defeat weaker opponents, but it is more of a challenge for more experienced warriors.

Demigod Abilities:

 * Can magically break locks.
 * Able to steal things without people noticing, even gods.
 * Alchemy
 * Intuition: can sense traps

Magical Items:
O Kleftis (The Thief in English), made with celestial bronze; a gift from her father. The Mist-form is a bronze ring inscribed in Ancient Greek. When flipped into the air, it turns into a 3-foot-long double-edged celestial bronze sword.

Brown Leather Satchel, a gift from her friend Charlotte Knight, daughter of Hecate. It is similar to Leo Valdez's tool belt, but it can only contain things that are but in it. The satchel can hold thousands of items, from a grain of sand to a blue whale. It has the appearance of looking empty.

Magic Gold Dental Floss, which can be used to trip others in battle and tie others up. It can also be used as real floss, strengthening and whitening teeth.

Nathan Lasky
Odessa and Nathan start with a mutual relationship, then begin to fall for each other. They start dating after the quest.

Molly Moore
Odessa and her mother have a very distant relationship. Molly leaves her two children in the hands of foster homes and orphanages. Molly constantly traveled the world, having no real home. She died in a plane crash when Odessa was 12.

Devin Moore
Odessa cares very deeply for her younger brother, and wants to protect him from the life of a demigod, since he's only 9 years old. When Odessa got her quest, she was reluctant to leave Devin at camp. When she leaves, Devin follows her. Half-way across America Devin and Odessa reunite. On the way to Olympus, Devin is eaten by monsters.

Hermes
Odessa has only met her father once, but she's not angered about him not seeing her much. She understands the feeling of not seeing not ever seeing parents. He gives her a quest in her second of her year, and she meets him for the first time on Olympus. He gives her magic dental floss.

Blaze Kingsley
Odessa and Blaze are the best of friends. They do everything together, such as riding pegasi or training in combat.Blaze is an outright tomboy who enjoys getting her hands dirty and tends to stay in the Forge half of the time at camp. A skillful engineer, she can craft almost as good as Beckendorf. She shares her fire abilities with Leo Valdez. With her short auburn hair, pale brown eyes, Hispanic skin and her choice of clothing of T-shirts and overalls, you'd hardly guess she was a girl at all.

Fabian Smith
Odessa and Fabian, who is a son of Athena, have a mutual relationship, and sometimes comes along with Odessa, Blaze, and Nathan for adventure. His quick wits and determined nature, he's pretty handy when it comes to a fight.

Charlotte Knight
A mysterious, shy young girl of Odessa's age, Charlotte, a daughter of Hecate, tends to be distant and reserved when you first meet her. As you get to know her, she warms up and will talk her heart out. Odessa and Charlotte are close friends, and share items with each other. Charlotte can be often seen with her best friend, Claira Collins, a daughter of Tyche. She has wavy dark brown hair, violet eyes, pale skin, and often wears black clothing.

Claira Collins
A perky, bubbly, and sweet type of girl, Claira is a people person and tends to be a bit random at times. She can grant luck to those she wishes, but she can also twist around luck and create misfortune to those who displeases her. She has caramel blonde hair, hazel eyes, bright skin, and gets along great with just about everyone.

Laura Simmons
Laura and Odessa get along great with each other, and Laura often tries to teach Odessa archery, but with no luck. They like to play volleyball together and sometimes sing together. She has sunflower blonde hair, bright blue eyes, tan skin, and a go-with-the-flow type of personality.

Trivia

 * Her favorite food is spaghetti, topped with tomato sauce and lots of Parmesan cheese.
 * Nectar tastes like her favorite candy, butterscotch. Ambrosia, however, tastes like the pizza she used to eat at her old home in Ohio.
 * The name Odessa has Greek origin, meaning along journey.
 * Odessa has the irrational fear of frogs. It is unknown why, but she absolutely fears frogs and other amphibians.
 * Blue is her favorite color.
 * She knows a bit of Spanish, as she took Spanish class in 7th grade.