The Lost Twins of Apollo Character Page

Characters who will appear in The Lost Twins of Apollo

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Elise Moreau, hunter of Artemis

Age: 35 1/2 ( but appearance is ever 17)

Physical Characteristics: Elise usually wears her long, light brown hair in a single braid or a ponytail. She has large, deep-set emerald green eyes and a round face that curves into a delicately pointed chin. She is 5'6 and typically weighs around 140 pounds, but is much stronger than her slight frame makes her out to be. She has the enhanced speed, endurance and eyesight of any huntress and can go on a march for long periods of time without rest. While technically immortal (if not killed in battle), she will fatigue and feel injuries if she does not eventually rest and recuperate.

Weapon: Elise is the owner of an longbow named Aionios, coming from the Greek word for age-long or eternal. Aionios was hand-forged out of adamantium and Imperial gold by Hephaestus himself, at the request of her father Apollo. It was given to her on her 14th birthday, the same day her twin brother Adam received a matching one. It had a black leather grip and a matching leather quiver with Imperial gold and adamantium-tipped arrows. When not in use, Aionios became a black and gold fountain pen inscribed with her initials. In a fight with some Stymphalian birds, the bow suffered two permanent ding marks from particularly vicious and stubborn member of the flock. Elise's hands were also scarred in the incident and from that day on she has no trouble identifying her bow from Adam's at first sight. The twins had previously needed to touch the bows and feel a lively hum to know that it was theirs. Following the events of a disastrous quest in the summer of 1996, Elise elects to join the Hunt. Depressed and unable to bear the ownership of a weapon that betrayed her in a time of need, she thus sacrifices the bow to the depths of Long Island Sound.

Unbeknownst to the Huntress, Lord Apollo issues a quest to Percy Jackson and Leo Valdez after the war with Gaia, asking them to retrieve the prized weapon. Upon their immediate success, the bow is restored with a new leather grip and repurposed to turn into a red and gold watch instead. The watch, worked on by Leo and his siblings, has a dark red rectangular dial with gold Roman numerals bordering the edge. It is also encased in gold and finished off with a red/gold leather crocodile patterned strap. A button on the back of the watch is the impetus for any change into Aionios. Also, despite everyone's best efforts, the bow still bears the two ding marks.

Other Possessions: Elise is also equipped with a standard silver Huntress of Artemis bow and quiver, a silver hunting knife and an old dagger that belonged to a friend. In her pack she always carries a never-ending gauze roll (from Apollo), a camouflage Hunt tent and sleeping bag, water purification tablets, a flint and other camping supplies.

Clothing: Because she is not in contact with the Hunt as a whole, Elise does not wear the standard issue silver outfit. She normally favors long-sleeve tunics, light-weight pants and leather boots that lace up her calves. When she dons armor or heavier protective garb, it is usually brown leather.

Ezra Cowen, son of Apollo

Age: 17 (almost 18)

Physical Characteristics: Ezra Cowen has a mop of light, ashy brown hair with some blond highlights that falls just above his bright blue eyes. When he chooses to, he can actually focus so that the "fire" in his eyes kicks in and he literally x-rays you with them to discover broken bones and other major internal ailments. He also has a round, honest face and a wide, easy smile. Ezra's build is fairly tall and of average weight but he has above average strength in his hands, arms and shoulders due to long hours of practice on the range.

Weapon: Ezra's bow is a single piece of Osage orange wood (with cherry wood accents) that is reinforced with Celestial bronze. His quiver is red leather and the arrows are Celestial bronze. When not in use, the quiver folds in on itself and becomes a small, red leather-bound notebook with a gold insignia of two arrows, tip to tip, stamped on its cover. The bow reduces into a wooden bookmark with a Celestial bronze border and an inset of two bronze arrows in the same style as the notebook. Ezra has nicknamed it Firecracker.

Other Possessions: Along with his notebook, Ezra always carries a hand-made hypersonic dog whistle, a never-ending bandage roll, an Osage orange pocket knife and a short flute made of silver and hellhound tooth (the spoils from the first monster he ever killed).

Clothing: Ezra usually wears a traditional orange or white camp shirt, cargo shorts and red running shoes. When it is colder he will throw on jeans and a hoodie.

Powers & Other skills: While Ezra is the first child of Apollo capable of using his eyes for x-raying injuries in decades, it does not make him the best healer in the cabin. It also burns a lot of calories (almost like going for a mile run), making him really hungry afterwards. Still, the drawbacks of the gift aren't so bad that they stop him from doing it to show off occasionally (especially if it's right before dinner!). Ezra can also use the sun to tell time, knows a few medium strength healing hymns and the names of many medicinal plants and wants to be a doctor. He's extremely charming and well-spoken and has many friends all over Camp and even some at home.

Pets: Ezra owns a part hellhound, part Siberian Husky named Corona, the offspring of his husky at home named Shackleton and the first monster he ever killed. The day he killed the hellhound, he got back to the stables on his property and Lord Apollo was there to meet him. He was with Ezra when he witnessed Corona open her eyes for the first time. Corona resembles a large mastiff (only 3x as large) with wide, heavy features on her face and worry lines that crease her thick rolls of fur. Instead of being black, she is covered with a dusting of white, making her slate grey. Patches of creamy white appear on her muscular chest and on her half-flopped ears. Her eyes are a clear, intense red-orange. She has a male litter mate named Arcturus who belongs to Ezra's younger sister Meg.

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