Claiming:Champions of Othrys/Stefan Herschel



Name: Stefan Herschel

Age: 16

Gender: Male

God Parent: Styx

Mortal Parent: Jethro Herschel (biological), Jericho Herschel (foster/uncle)

Model: Nick Robinson

Personality: WIP

History:

Stefan Herschel never knew his parents. Although he had a single picture of his father, Jethro, his mother’s face remained a mystery. But for him, his foster father and uncle, Jericho, was his whole life. He was given to him by his true father the night prior to his valorous death in Iraq. It was snowy that night in Alaska, the chill foreboding and ominous. Jericho was the only family member Jethro could rely on, so he entrusted with him the infant Stefan, who was only a few months old. They were both soldiers, you see, and Jericho had to leave the army in order to fulfill his brother’s request. As soon as Jethro left them, uncle and nephew retreated to a small fishing house in Anchorage.

Although it was clear to Stefan that he was not with his true parents anymore, this very fact was the reason he became an outcast to other people. It was either he was pitied or bullied. But of course, Jericho was always there to rescue him. To cheer him up, Jericho would often tell him stories on how he, along with his brother, saved a lot of people and defeated a lot of “bullies” when he was on the battlefield. That was why he looked up to the both of them as brave heroes. And because of that, he had the lifelong dream of becoming a soldier just like them.

During the most of Stefan’s childhood, they were always on the road, driving along the Alaskan coastline, hiking up the mountains, and collecting objects that they would hang up on their house’s walls. As much as they traveled all over the state, Jericho always warned Stefan to never leave without him. Nonetheless, Stefan broke this and a lot other rules from time to time, which only compelled his uncle to tighten the rules. Soon enough, as several years passed, the constant scolding and sheltering created a rift filled with animosity in their relationship.

Now struggling to live his life as independent—or rather, rebellious—as possible, Stefan deliberately stirred up a lot of trouble in school just so that he can enter military school. Along with two close friends, Ian and Benjie, he formed a trio of, as what the British called it, chavs and lived a life of delinquency. What he didn’t know was that his intentions for an enduring dream accidentally set off a chain of events that would screw up his life for the years to come.

By the time he was fourteen, Stefan, along with his friends, finally got the chance to enter a military school in Seattle. The school’s name was St. George’s Lyceum. Jericho, on the other hand, forbid him from doing so, seeing that moving to another house—and another school at that—was a much better option. This threw Stefan in a fit. He packed up his things, stole his uncle’s jeep and went to St. George’s with Ian and Benjie.

Things turned for the worse as a violent snowstorm came their way during the night. Visibility plummeted to zero, and not even a single vehicle passed by on the road they drove on. It wasn’t that long before the snow halted the jeep to a complete stop. Basically, Stefan and his friends were trapped in the raging cold. They slept through the night until the snowstorm subsided several hours later. Stefan got out of the jeep to see if they could drive through the road. He wandered a bit too far until he heard unusual sounds coming from the direction of his jeep. Upon getting back, he found several harpies trying to claw their way through the jeep, with his friends trapped inside. As soon as he arrived, the harpies turned their attention and made their way to him, talons ready. Instinctively, Stefan ran for the jeep’s trunk and found an ice pick-looking implement. Little did he know that it was made of Celestial bronze. A grueling fight ensued, leaving the harpies in the dust and Stefan badly injured. Ian and Benjie overcame their fear and brought him to St. George’s in order to be treated.

Several weeks after recovering from the ordeal, Stefan, Ian, and Benjie were already training in St. George’s. However, Stefan, demigod as he was, exhibited abilities that surpassed his classmates. A certain teacher, Roland Irvine, was curious on how the young man could acquire seemingly inhuman skills. Every so often, he would talk to Stefan and test out whether or not he was a demigod. It wasn’t long enough before Mr. Irvine confirmed this, and soon enough, he was filling Stefan with details regarding his godly heritage. After that, he decided to transfer Stefan to an “elite class” that was composed of demigods like him. This class wasn’t included in the official class rosters of St. George’s Lyceum, and had a pretty bad reputation because its students were mostly juvenile—yet extraordinary—delinquents. Truth be told, this special class was some sort of correction or rehabilitation center that prepared these demigods before being sent to Camp Half-Blood.

While military schools generally taught discipline, St. George’s elite class was much stricter, parring the levels of actual topnotch military camps. Aside from the academics, extracurricular activities, and discipline training, Stefan and his classmates were taught on how to fight monsters. Although mostly aloof and taciturn to his classmates, Stefan’s personal charm of sorts turned him into a leader figure of the class. He still preferred to be with his mortal friends, Ian and Benjie, who filled in the gap he felt whenever he was with the other class.

WIP

Weapon/s: WIP

Reason/s: WIP