Archived:Scott Ryan

Personality
Friendly despite his heritage, always willing to help someone in need. However, because of his abandonment he has problems getting close to others.

History

 * Everything started on the day of Melody's mother's funeral. It was just like something from a story, the sky was dark, and rain was falling on them. Melody felt a hand grab her shoulder, she turned and looked into the warm eyes of a man. He apologised for her loss and introduced himself. Something about the man sparked feelings in her that she had never felt for any other man.


 * When Scott was first born Thanatos tried to explain to his mother that he wasn't normal, he was more than that, he was a god. Of course, like any sane person she didn't believe him at first. Instead of proving himself, Thanatos instead pulled a small obsidian cube from his pockets. "Give this to the child on his twelfth birthday, he'll be needing it." Melody took the cube and put it down on her dresser, "Yeah, whatever" she said.


 * Over the years that cube was lost several times, but like magic it always returned to her. Eventually she forgot where she had come by it.


 * In school Scott was always real friendly with the other kids, he would constantly be talking to them and as a result his grades suffered. Despite this, and the fact that they didn't have much money, Melody and Scott were always close, they were constantly going out to the cinema, to the park, or going on trips together, just anything they could do together. A few weeks after Scott's twelfth birthday, while walking through the woods headed towards a park with his mother, they happened upon a Hydra. Just when the monster turned to attack, a volley of arrows flew at the great beast. Moments later, with the beast smoking on the ground, the shooters revealed themselves to be Hunters of Artemis. They explained that Scott was what is known as a demigod and that, if left without training in the mortal world was in great danger. They told her of a camp where he would be trained to defend himself, and even offered to take the child there themselves, his mother agreed of course.


 * Scott spent 3 years years at Camp before returning to the mortal world. However, when he returned to Doncaster he found their old apartment empty. He asked around to see if anyone happened to know where his mother may have gone, but no one knew. He ended up spending a couple years at an old friend's house, before returning to Camp.

Powers
Offensive - Children of Thanatos can materialise a scythe, made up of astral energies, to use as a weapon but only for a short time.

Defensive - Children of Thanatos can bend shadows around them, concealing them for a short time.

Passive - Children of Thanatos can sense any death, mortal or monster. Children of Thanatos can communicate with the souls of the recently deceased.

Children of Thanatos are able to enchant weapons with Soul-damaging powers, the effect only lasts for a short time.

Children of Thanatos are able to see the lifespan of others, but are forbidden to speak of it.

Supplementary - Children of Thanatos have the ability to Shadow Travel, a sort of teleportation; the further the distance, the more energy drained.

Children of Thanatos are able to call forth recently dead spirits to aide them for a short time.

When fighting, children of Thanatos are able to gain a small amount of health every time they deal damage to their opponents.