Claiming:Camp/Minka Collias

Name: Minka Kinsey "Maize" Collias

Species: Demigod

Gender/Sexuality: Female, straight

Current Age: 14

Godly Parent: Hades, Hecate, or Nyx

Mortal Parent: Lisbeth Maria Collias, PhD (Hades), Nocte Filipe Collias (Hecate), or Fletcher Desmond Collias (Nyx)

Appearance: (I'll most likely try and find a picture for her at one point.)

M <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">inka is a shorter than average young girl with strikingly luminous green eyes. Her hair, true to her third/nick name, is a white-blonde color. It is usually in a waterfall French braid, in a high ponytail, or simply let down. She has a lithe body with a skinny build, enabling her to move more efficiently. Her cheekbones are quite high in placement, and her face is a thin, pale shape.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Minka's skin is a sickly pale shade, often leading to most people thinking she is fragile. Her eyes tell a different story. There is something about the young girl that unnerves a fair amount of people. Perhaps it is the constant unreadable look in her eye, or the unrealistic grace she moves with. Physical contact with people often leaves them claiming that her skin is "burning cold", though there is the rare occasion when she supposedly has the temperature of a normal mortal.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Personality: Minka tends to keep to herself most of the time, being unusually reclusive. Half the time, she simply melts into the background, thus startling most when she speaks up suddenly. Despite the brightness of her eyes, there is definitely something dark about the silent fourteen-year-old.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Though she seems incredibly cold, those she has warmed up to can easily see that she is very protective of those she cares about. Minka, however, is not a calm, collected person, defying the signs. When aggravated, she will not back down from a fight, even if the odds are not in her favor. The smallest of things can turn the quiet, reclusive girl to a vengeful, merciless demigod. However, she is known to be forgiving, though she rarely ever forgets a wrongdoing.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Minka generally feels animosity to any children of Apollo due to the fact that the god cursed her mother. She is extremely wary of them, and feels the need to annoy them whenever an opportunity arises. She also has a natural dislike of any boys in general, likely developed from the time she spent with the Hunters.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">The demigod doesn't show it, but she absolutely loves learning new things. Minka tends to get along with children of Athena, Hephaestus, etc. The latter find her very enlightening with her ability to stand and listen to blabbered pieces of information without complaint. Those who seek to teach a camper some new craft or art (like pottery or fishing) can usually count on Minka listening to them offer random tips.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Minka believes that she is "not even remotely 'pretty'", offering an insight on small insecurities most people never notice. She often feels helpless in certain situations, blaming herself for things that was out of her control (i.e. Lisbeth getting cursed by Apollo). Thus, she does not like taking help from people, unless it is completely necessary or the person is just plain stubborn. Minka also trains religiously, honing her skills to the point that she is a smidgen away from passing out. Though this may only emphasize the fact that she enjoys training, it also secretly points out that she believes she is weak compared to other demigods, compelling her to do even more intense training.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Overall, Minka is a usually scrupulous person. She finds it impossible to hate anyone (including Apollo), and forgives people if they really want forgiveness. Her loyalty is almost unswerving, also hinting at the fact that she greatly dislikes backstabbers and cheaters. If any guy ever won Minka's heart, they'd be almost certain that she would never turn on them. <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Minka should still not be underestimated by anyone, especially her enemies. She is a formidable opponent in battle, and getting on her wrong side usually ends really badly. Like, Tartarus bad. Traitors should watch out for her hot temper - it's sure as the death of Hercules that she  will <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">take it out on them. <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">

<span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">History: <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;"> <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Most demigods didn't have a happy childhood. Minka was part of the majority.
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Hades History 

<span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Her mother, Lisbeth Collias, was a full-time psychologist. A cheerful, beautiful woman, she unknowingly attracted the attention of not one, but two gods - Hades and Apollo. Lisbeth, of course, had no idea they were in fact gods, but for some reason, she ultimately chose Hades. The god of the Underworld had wooed her by always stopping by the hospital she worked at, bringing jewel trinkets and flowers. Eventually, Lisbeth fell in love with the god's softer side, and things happened which led to her becoming pregnant.

<span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Oh, we didn't forget Apollo. The god of music felt jilted and betrayed, but he distracted himself for a few years by flirting with other women. One day, he was in his sun chariot (in the form of a Maserati as usual), his " cool  hot" black shades on, basically just "chilling", when he looked down and saw Lisbeth holding the hand of a four-year-old little girl who had her beautiful green eyes. Apollo had forgotten about the woman soon after she chose Hades over him, but everything came back once he realized who the little girl was.

I'd like to say that Apollo was happy for Lisbeth, and he rode off in his sun chariot, going back to flirting with other women. Unfortunately, the only thing that really happened was the last part. He was definitely not happy for Lisbeth. His pride as the most awesome god to ever have lived was at stake here! He couldn't be bested by his Death Breath uncle! No, that wouldn't do. Furious, Apollo cursed Lisbeth and her daughter before riding off.

"Oh, he cursed them? With what, speaking limericks forever?" You snicker.

Uh, no. You're underestimating Apollo. He's a god. Gods are vengeful, selfish beings that try to do anything they want. I should stop talking about them like that in case they decide to blast me into dust. Anyway, Apollo cursed Lisbeth with insanity. Wait, time out! Apollo isn't the god of madness! That's Dionysus! Well, the facts aren't clear, mate, but it appeared that Apollo called up a favor from the wine god. Mr. D, being Mr. D, didn't give the woman a second glance and cursed her with insanity. I think it would have been a lot more simple if I just said that Dionysus owed Apollo a favor, but where's the fun in that?

Lisbeth went insane. The best shrink in the local hospital had gone insane and it definitely was not good press. Minka would be occasionally locked out of her house as her mother went on a rampage. The poor girl was frightened, but she eventually realized what had happened to her beloved parent. People tried to take Minka from her mother, fully aware that she was no longer fit to be the guardian. Apollo's curse stopped them. Minka's curse was likely more horrible than her mother's. She could never "stay in a place of sanctuary" until she had forgiven Apollo for what he did to her mother. Harsh, right? But Minka was a demigod child of Hades. Apollo originally meant to just have Dionysus curse Lisbeth, but he quickly realized that Minka could come after him with the right training. He cast the curse on her himself before running away on his sun chariot. Either way, every time Minka was successfully taken from the hands of her insane mother, the next day she'd be back home in her bed. It went on like this for three years, Lisbeth slowly withering away to a mere husk of her former self. Townsfolk began to whisper of Minka as a devil child, forced to take care of her insane mother as a punishment of being born. Humans'll be humans. They gossip.

Three years later, Lisbeth finally died. Where the heck was Hades all the time? Probably managing the traffic in the Underworld. Lisbeth's spirit would eventually come to the attention of Hades, and Lisbeth sort of skipped the queue to be judged. The judges of the Underworld were about to send Lisbeth to Elysium when Persephone found out about her and demanded that she be put in the Fields of Punishment. After a huge argument with Hades, Lisbeth had to settle for the Fields of Asphodel.

After finding her mother dead, something stirred deep inside Minka. For a child of Hades, watching someone die for the first time...well, for one thing, death usually strengthens them. Minka was seven years old, and for the first time in three years, she felt something powerful. It lasted for a few fleeting moments, and then turned into depression. Now her mother was gone, she had no one. Her father had disappeared off the face of the earth (he technically did, he was underground.)

This time, Dionysus sensed the girl's agitation and her house had the lingering feeling of madness. Realizing what had resulted from Apollo's favor and from fear of Hades' wrath, Dionysus gave Minka the urge to leave the place, leading her straight to the path of Artemis and her Hunters. He kept this secret from Apollo, who thought that Minka had already perished by the hands of some monster.

Minka was attacked along the way by a drakon. Due to her age (seven), it was considerably early, though not unusual as she was a child of one of the Big Three. Minka barely survived, seeing as she had practically no idea what she could do, and was saved in the nick of time by Artemis' Hunters. She passed out from exhaustion and hunger nearing the end of the fight, and the Hunters took her back to their camp.

The Hunters easily deduced that she was a demigod, and fed her ambrosia and nectar to speed her recovery. Once she woke, the Hunters did their best to explain to the little girl of everything. Soon afterwards, Artemis returned with the Hunters she'd been with, and those Hunters who had stayed behind filled her in on what had happened. Seeing as she was also the protector of young women and children, Artemis allowed Minka to stay with the Hunters. Artemis, however, refrained from asking the young girl to the Hunt, sensing something different in Minka. Her suspicions were confirmed when Minka made a fissure appear in the ground and spew hellfire at a monster that they had been hunting. More proof piled up as Minka stayed longer - their camp was attacked more frequently, supplies seemed to run low, and monsters seemed to target mainly the young girl. After around six years, Minka had grown to become a strong and fast young woman, almost equal to Artemis' best Hunters. Since she wasn't officially a Hunter, Minka retained her godly parent's powers, and they remained mostly untouched during the time she spent with the Hunters. She was good with a bow, but even more so with her twin hunting knives. Minka had sort of picked up Artemis' fighting style while she stayed, more emphasis on speed and accuracy than strength.

Six years of staying with the Hunters greatly strengthened Minka, and she had almost completely forgotten the pain of her hard past when a dream came to her, telling her the Hunters would always be in grave danger as long as she was with them. Images show her how she and her mother were cursed, and her anger is reignited, this time towards Apollo. After confiding in Artemis, the goddess was forced to let her go, but not without telling Minka that she was welcome to come back any time after the curse was lifted. The Hunters had grown close with the young girl, and many cried when they were informed of the situation. They wouldn't allow her to leave without giving her some equipment, including of a magical compact tent, her bow and arrows, and last for the best: a gift from Artemis herself, twin magical hunting knives that could change length through willpower of the wielder. Artemis then took Minka aside, and gave her part of a gold and silver butterfly pendant, explaining that it symbolized Artemis' protection over her. If any male attempted to take advantage of Minka's maidenhood, Artemis would personally hunt him down as if Minka had been one of her Hunters. Later on, Minka found out that it also symbolized one of the things she needed to break her curse: strength.

The thirteen year old demigod fled from place to place, seeking a way to break her curse. She'd been informed of Camp Half-blood when she met the Hunters, but she knew she couldn't stay there because of the curse. She sought out libraries and other sources of information on curses from Greek mythology - nothing. Her search eventually led her to a college that coincidentally Athena had been visiting. Minka identified her as a goddess despite her disguise, and Athena asked for her name. Minka introduced herself as a cursed demigod, though she didn't tell Athena who her father is. Athena explained that gods couldn't interfere with mortal affairs, so she sadly could not help, but Minka pleaded for a chance.

Reluctantly, Athena gave her a task that was seemingly impossible: find a certain book in the college with one try. When Minka asked for the title, Athena replied that the title was "something you have, but don't as well." Minka picked up the nearest book that is titled "The Meaning of Life Theories" and handed it to Athena, pointing out that a mortal's life was both their own and at the same time not. Minka continued to point out that a life could be manipulated by the gods, the Fates, and rattled off another number of reasons why the life a person could have had did not happen. Athena signaled her to stop, and asked her is if her own life was the reason she knew this. Minka realized Athena knew all along who she was, and answered yes. Athena then questioned her, asking if Apollo's curse had stolen away Minka's life, making it not hers. Minka replied that "only part of it has been stolen", and that she could still take back who she really was meant to be.

Impressed, Athena gifted her another piece of the gold and silver butterfly pendant, advising her to go to the Underworld to see her father. Athena explained that it symbolized Athena's faith for Minka. This part of the pendant, Minka later found out, was a symbol of the second trait: understanding. The two parts merged together, forming the bottom part of the butterfly, and Minka made a makeshift necklace with string. She later replaced the string with woven Celestial bronze.

Minka made for Los Angeles which Athena had advised. After a few run-ins with monsters, she got to the entrance of the Underworld, and bribed Charon to let her through. As a child of Hades, she was allowed inside Hades' Palace by the skeletal guards. After navigating through the place, Minka found the throne room. Much to her misfortune, only Persephone was there, Hades off doing something else. The Queen of the Underworld quickly deduced who Minka was and attempted to kill her, but Minka placated the goddess by handing her a fragrant bouquet of flowers from earth. Now, Persephone was Hades' queen. She could have anything she wanted as long as it abided to the rules, but she was touched at the demigod's thought of bringing her flowers. She was so stunned that she asked Minka what she needed. The young demigod answered that she needed acceptance <span style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;">, having figured out where everything was leading to.

<span style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;">Persephone froze in shock, feeling even more confused. Why would this demigod want her acceptance? Noticing Minka's fragmented pendant, Persephone created another fragment from one of the flowers Minka had brought her, leaving the pendant with just one piece missing. In doing this, Persephone accepted Minka's peace offering, telling her that that fragment would symbolize Persephone's quelled wrath, meaning she would no longer attempt to harm the demigod. Persephone then granted her stepdaughter permission to leave, teleporting her out of the Underworld.

To Minka's complete surprise, she has been teleported to her old home, which had eroded over the years, hardly recognizable. Half of the house had caved in, and the place was overrun by all kinds of plants. Nevertheless, Minka felt a sense of foreboding, realizing that this is where her journey started - and it would end here. She climbed the surprisingly intact stairs to her bedroom. The room no longer had two walls, and part of the floor had crumbled.

While examining her old teddy bear, Minka heard a small creak behind her, and swiftly turned around at the disturbance. A faceless woman stood in front of her, and from Minka's crazy experiences, it was either a monster, or a god. By the way the woman wasn't making any suspicious movements, Minka decided she was a god. Minka asked - no, demanded - to know who the being was, and the surprised being introduced herself as Nemesis, goddess of revenge. Nemesis asked what Minka saw, and the demigod replied that Nemesis was faceless to her. Stunned, the goddess told Minka that she had never found someone so uncapable of pure hate. Minka grimly laughed, telling the goddess that after what happened to her mother, she didn't think she could ever hate someone badly enough to wish them dead. Nemesis realized that Minka's idea of hate was the latter, and inquired about her anger against Apollo. Minka explained that she wanted to be better than "that stupid sun god", which is one of the reasons she never wished him dead. Besides, she wanted to hurt him a lot, and that would require him being alive. Nemesis had realized Minka's choice to not hate was the reason, and her face morphed into that of Minka's dead mother, Lisbeth.

After a long internal struggle, Minka broke down in tears, despite all that she had been through. Her anger, after all, had not only been directed at Apollo, but also at Hades and her mother for leaving her to fend for her own. Hate burst from the pits of her stomach, taking over for several minutes before Minka stopped herself. She remembered Artemis, Athena, and Persephone, giving her enough room to stand and remember why she didn't want to hate anyone. Artemis' hate towards men caused pain towards many. Athena's hate for Arachne caused millennia of pain for her demigod children. Persephone's hate for Hades' affairs caused pain for his demigod children. Every time hate was allowed to rule, pain and suffering and horrible things happened. This was why Minka refused to allow the hate control her. The best thing to do was to forgive.

To Nemesis' shock, Minka stood and screamed that she forgave Apollo...because it was the right thing to do. Her pendant glowed, and Nemesis told the demigod that she was free of her curse. Minka's old teddy bear floated towards her, transforming into the final fragment of her butterfly pendant. Minka shakily watched as it merged with the rest of the necklace, listening quietly to Nemesis' explanation. Each fragment symbolized what Minka had needed to overcome the curse: Artemis' fragment for strength, Athena's fragment for understanding, Persephone's fragment for acceptance, and the final fragment from Nemesis - the fragment for ultimate forgiveness. Minka had figured it out by the time she went to the Underworld, but she never knew if she could ever forgive Apollo. Now she did, and Nemesis bid her farewell, telling Minka that very few demigods had ever earned her respect.

Minka needed strength, the first step. A person needed strength to be a better person.

Minka needed understanding, the second step. A person needed to understand themselves before they could understand others.

Minka needed acceptance, the third step. A person needed to accept the past to ultimately move on with both the present and future.

Minka needed forgiveness, the last step. A person needed to forgive to really let go of hate.

A year had passed since she had left Artemis, and only then did Minka realize it was her 14th birthday. Realizing she was free of the curse, she was momentarily paralyzed with joy before regaining control of herself. Minka then headed for Camp Half-blood, leaving a message explaining she had survived for Artemis and her Hunters in the same forest she had first met them. Her eyes had been opened farther than she realized, and she wished to seek out a permanent home first.

<p style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Equipment: 


 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">A magical compact tent (like what Phoebe gave Reyna)
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Silver bow and arrows, Hunter standards
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Enchanted twin hunting knives that could change length at Minka's will
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Amulet of Willpower - A necklace with a chain of woven Celestial bronze and a silver and gold pendant made from four fragments from four different goddesses. Artemis, Athena, Persephone, and Nemesis respectively. Each fragment symbolizes a different trait: Strength, understanding, acceptance, and forgiveness. Each fragment also symbolizes Artemis' protection, Athena's faith, Persephone's vow to not do harm, and Nemesis' respect.
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Clothes usually donned by Hunters.

<span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Trivia: Omnia Lesvos (talk) 04:59, March 4, 2015 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Two of the goddesses Minka got fragments from were the only maiden Olympian goddesses: Artemis and Athena.
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Two of the goddesses Minka got fragments from were usually considered "minor" goddesses: Persephone and Nemesis.
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">The day Minka broke her curse was her fourteenth birthday, also a symbolic day, since Artemis and Apollo's holy number was 7. Fourteen is 2 7s, probably referring to the fact that Minka has ties with both gods (Traveled with Artemis and the Hunters, Lisbeth and Apollo were briefly in a relationship and Apollo cursed Minka.)
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">The fact that two of the goddesses were eternal virgins and the other two were not may imply that Minka is neutral on the subject of boys.
 * <span style="color:rgb(5,59,85);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;">Minka focused more on training her skill with weapons that her Hades demigod abilities.
 * "Minka" means "strong-willed warrior" according to babynames.com
 * Minka supposedly has a vast knowledge of Greek mythology after seeking out a way to break her curse by searching through libraries and other sources of information.
 * It is possible Minka can wield a sword with the proper training, as the max size her knives can be willed to is around 4 feet long.
 * It is somewhat ironic that Minka's mother was drove insane despite being a psychologist.