Claiming:Quests/The Quest for Uranometria

Overview
So the Uranometria was a star atlas written/produced by Johann Bayer, a son of Astraeus all along. Actually, the Uranometria was a powerful weapon created by him, under the guidance and power of his Titan father, as a gift for doing a quest for him. Some time after, it was transferred to the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. A few weeks ago, a thief managed to steal it under the nose of one of Astraeus' children, Stilbon, whom at the same time was tasked on retrieving it. Stilbon was the minor god of the planet Mercury, and was under the service of Hermes. Astraeus didn't help him at first, so he asked the messenger god to send his own children to find the Uranometria. However, the questors ended up dead (who were actually killed by a Hydra), so the burden was passed onto the star god himself. So he sends Akihiko and three more questors to find the star atlas, before the thief can misuse it for harm.

OOC: The thief, named as Tyrell, is a descendant of Johann Bayer. Though not a demigod, he has the Sight (but others wouldn't believe him), and possesses excellent skills on stealth and stealing. He was sent by a branch of the Bayer family to unearth a family secret bounded within the Uranometria. But ever since he was chased down by the late children of Hermes, he'd gone lost and wandered throughout the country. In his spare time as he tries to find his way back, he tries to uncover the secret of the star atlas by himself, and he has no idea on what danger he is trying to unfold.

The Secret: Johann and his ancestors came from the Greek gods, how they were able to see through the Mist, and why some of them received strange visions. Ever since the Uranometria was created, Johann decided to hide their secret within it, as he feared the future generations of his family to misuse its power. After his death, it was kept in a museum in Germany, masked by magic to keep it from being stolen by non-mortals and to keep its powers hidden from them, then transferred to the US. Around the time it was stolen by Tyrell, the magic wore off, and he was able to steal it easily.

Locations and Monsters

 * 1) Camp Half-Blood Entrance
 * 2) Penn Train Station in New York - Three Empousa, because of the attack they miss the train and they have to take the bus, which would take about 4 hours
 * 3) Washington DC - They arrive at the US Observatory to investigate first regarding the Uranometria. Three of the workers were disguised as hellhounds, and attacks the group. They flee from the trouble they've caused to the mortals, and try to plan out on how to get to Area 51 as fast as they can.
 * 4) Auriga Transport - They take a strange bus imprinted with stars, with the name "Auriga Transport". It was actually the constellation Auriga (the charioteer), driven by another one of Astraeus' children, Hesperus, disguised as a bus driver. Some of the star nymphs, dressed like stewardesses, tend to their wounds while the god explains to them the hidden powers held by the Uranometria, under the discretion of his father. After that, they were given the the constellation Circinus in the form of the compass, which can help them find the star atlas.
 * 5) Rachel, Nevada - They are dropped off on there, the closest town to Area 51. They continue their journey on foot, where they're attacked by two stray Lamiae.
 * 6) Area 51 - The compass eventually points them to Tyrell's location, but he was found dead, and the Uranometria not with him. They search for it for some time before they encounter the same Hydra that killed the children of Hermes, with the Uranometria stuck on its neck . They retrieve the Uranometria and kill the Hydra. (They leave Tyrell's body to prevent being traced.)
 * 7) Auriga Transport - Hesperus arrives at the highway beside Area 51 to escort them to Stilbon back on DC.
 * 8) Washington DC - They go back to the Observatory, where Stilbon meets them. He takes the Uranometria to be delivered to Astraeus, and flies off. Hesperus takes them to his bus once again, and he brings them back to Camp.
 * 9) Camp Half-Blood - Upon going back, four small meteors drop in front of them, which contained gift boxes from Astraeus (contents will be decided on later), who has known of their success when Stilbon came back to him with the item. The family secret of the Bayers, on the other hand, remained undisclosed.