Archived:Lisette Deveraux

Personality
Caring, quirky and fun to those she knows, suspicious, formal and slightly cold to strangers

History
Kaleb Deveraux was the owner of a not-so-popular bar in the Quarter of New Orleans. Only a few regulars came by so he was surprised when a beautiful woman came in, nearly crying her heart out, and ordered the strongest liquor he had. He listened as she talked about her cold husband and her overprotective mother but stopped serving when she seemed too drunk. She told him she had nowhere to go, not wanting to go to her husband's home or to her mother's, so he told her she could stay upstairs in his apartment. The night ended in a drunk's mistake and Kaleb woke up to see a single flower, which he later found out to being a hydrangea, and no sign of the gorgeous woman he had shared a bed with.

About one year later a basket full of gardenias and a small baby girl inside. He didn't need a note to know she was the product of that drunk night and took her in. She grew up a restless child, running around town and making trouble whereas she went. Everyone thought she was a strange girl, not talking much despite her troublemaking. Truth is, she didn't need it, her pretty eyes got her out of any trouble she got herself into.

When she turned 13 there was a gift on her desk when she woke up. It was a crown of flowers and she loved it. There was no note but her father smiles wistfully and said it was probably from her mom. She wore it on all special occasions, the flowers never died but changed by themselves every season. Lisette never thought about why, she just thought it was a pretty hefty trick and paid no mind.

She had one great friend, Marvin, who was always by her side. He had a weird way of walking that made most people judge him and tease him but Lisette liked him. On her junior prom in high school, the cutest guy in school asked her to be his date. She bought the prettiest dress and matched it with her always present crown of flowers. The night couldn't have been more perfect but when they were going back to drop her off a weird form appeared in the middle of the road. The car swerved the other way to avoid it and flipped over, nearly knocking her out. Josh, the guy, was bleeding and wasn't moving. She screamed and screamed for help but something big jumped on top of the car and nearly tore off the door. She freed herself of the seatbelt and jumped over Josh, trying to get away through the other door.

She got out and saw what looked like a huge cross between a bear and a hound looking at her with beady hungry eyes. She screamed and ran away, stumbling in her heels and falling. Her crown fell off her head and she struggled to get it back but the thing was coming closer. She closed her eyes, knowing her death was close but something stopped the monster. She opened her eyes to see Marvin hitting the thing over the head with a large stick. She took her crown in her hands and it turned into a round blade, like Xena's.

Marvin was struggling with the black thing so Lisette threw the crown/blade at the dog-bear and it cut it's eye (she had a nice aim from basketball practice). It moaned in pain and started running around, confused by the sudden blindness. Marvin took that moment to take Lisette and her blade and get the hell away from it.

When they got home, Marvin explained it all to Lisette. How she was a demigod and he a satyr Persephone had sent there to take care of her, the crown she wore was a protection against monsters but it couldn't last forever. It expired when she turned 17 so she was now in danger and had to go to Camp Half-Blood. She said good bye to her dad, telling him she'd visit when she could, and left with Marvin to Camp.

Powers

 * Children of Persephone have the ability to shoot multiple plant thorns from their fingertips, once the thorns touch an opponent's skin they can cause severe skin irritation and a powerful burning sensation for a short time. Much like the infamous North American plant, Stinging Nettles
 * Children of Persephone can create a small tornado formed of petals and grass blades. As the floral tornado spins faster, the petals and grass blades become hard and strong enough to cut an someone. When the tornado's at it's fastest, the child can launch the blades of grass and the petals at an opponent.
 * Children of Persephone have the ability to create a protective dome of flowers and vines around them, roughly two to three times the size of the user, as a shield, although will instantly begin to die after a short time. During the fall/winter, they can create a protective dome of durable skulls instead which will crumble to dust after a short time.
 * (Spring/Summer Only) They are able to communicate with and command animals. (Fall/Winter Only) They can communicate with the dead.
 * Children of Persephone have the innate ability to talk flowers to life, either making them grow more quickly or bringing them back from a recent death.
 * Children of Persephone always surrounded by an aura that normally causes plants to grow where they have walked. They can shut it off for a long time if they wish.
 * Children of Persephone are innately stronger during the Spring and Summer months due to the happiness of their mother.
 * In the spring/summer months they can create travel roses. Roses that allow the user to teleport from that rose to another one. In the fall/winter months they can shadow travel, to teleport from shadow to shadow. The further the distance traveled, the more energy is drained.
 * Children of Persephone can turn inanimate objects into a flowers for a short time, this can be used for a multitude of purposes. The larger the object the more draining it is. Only one object may be turned into a flower at a time and it turns back to normal after a short time. The item is immune to further use of the curse for a moderate time.
 * Children of Persephone can create a dense fog of powerful pollen which causes the opponent to be temporarily blinded and cough madly for a short time.
 * Children of Persephone have the ability to create ropes of vines and flowers from nothing. They only last for a moderate time before dying and fading away into nothing. Vines and flowers can able be telekinetically moved by the user.
 * Children of Persephone retain a youthful appearance for longer than most, this starts around the age of 12
 * Children of Persephone are generally happier in the spring and summer months, and more solemn/melancholy in the fall and winter months.
 * In the Fall/Winter Months only they are able to travel into the Underworld freely, as their mother resides there
 * Children of Persephone typically have great love and knowledge of flowers, causing them to make great florists.