Avan
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Bachelder
Basic Info
Full Name
Avan Sidney Bachelder
Gender
Male
Age
25
Birthday
March 10, 1995
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Species
Demigod
Affiliation
Camp Half-Blood
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Nationality
Canadian
Birthplace
Vancouver, Canada
Living Situation
Hypnos' Cabin
Accent
Neutral
Languages Spoken
English, Greek, Canadian French
Weapons
Antique key that turns into a CB dagger, powers
Powers

Offensive[]

  1. Children of Hypnos have the ability to, upon direct contact, to force someone to fall asleep for a short time; after the effects have worn off, a person is immune to further effects of this for a moderate time. They can also fire a wave of energy with the same effects and limitations. The wave is singular and is only big enough to hit one person.
  2. Children of Hypnos have the ability to cause someone near them to feel extremely tired and become sluggish for a short time. Leaving the target vulnerable to attack.

Defensive[]

  1. Children of Hypnos can project a powerful sleep aura for a short time, anyone around them will automatically fall asleep. The user cannot attack or use their other abilities when the sleep aura is in place, so the power is purely defensive. Also all targets automatically wake up when the sleep aura fades away and they can only use the ability twice in a fight.

Passive[]

  1. Children of Hypnos have the innate ability to cause others to feel mildly tired in their presence. They can shut off this ability for a long time if they wish.
  2. Children of Hypnos have the ability to look into people’s dreams as they sleep.
  3. Children of Hypnos heal faster while they are asleep.
  4. Children of Hypnos are partially conscious while asleep, able to wake themselves up at will.

Supplementary[]

  1. Children of Hypnos can put people to sleep for a short time; after awakening, they will feel extremely refreshed, as if they had just slept a full night. This power can only be used with the target's consent, so it's only useful for aiding allies.
  2. Children of Hypnos can directly contact a sleeping person dreams to either cause paranoia or a blissful dream.
  3. Children of Hypnos can create opium and use it for a multitude of purposes from helping to numb someone's pain to putting someone to sleep or making them feel drugged. The effects of the opium wear off after a short to moderate time. They can even create a field of poppies so tall that it obscures the sight and slows down anyone they are fighting, they only last for a short time before they wither away
  4. Since Hypnos was considered an underworld god, his children have the ability to Shadow Travel ,to teleport from shadow to shadow; the further the distance, the more energy drained.

3 Months After Character is Made[]

  1. Children of Hypnos can take control of another person’s body while they are asleep for a short time, however they cannot force the opponent to harm themselves; the person being controlled feels as if they are dreaming and will vaguely remember the experience.

6 Months After Character is Made[]

  1. Children of Hypnos are able to curse someone into feeling like they haven’t slept in a week, the target cannot fall asleep in this state. They are forced to fight the user while being exhausted. The curse only lasts for a moderate amount of time and the target will receive their strength back afterwards, they are immune to further use of the curse for the rest of the fight. The user is substantially drained.

9 Months After Character is Made[]

  1. Children of Hypnos can draw power from all the actions and desires for sleep they’ve seen, felt, or committed in their lives and become an embodiment of sleep. This would make them more powerful and immune to all attacks, enhancing their physical prowess and power over sleep they previously possessed. This only lasts for a short time, after which the user will be so exhausted they’d lack the ability to even move for some time and could even faint. If they pass out from the transformation, they cannot remain conscious and quickly regain their strength.

Traits[]

  1. It is not uncommon for children of Hypnos to suffer from narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness and frequent daytime sleep attacks.
  2. Children of Hypnos are typically lazy and enjoy sleeping, causing them to purposely fall asleep whenever they please.
  3. Children of Hypnos are partially immune to the waters of the River Lethe, since the river runs through their father’s domain.
  4. Since their father resides in the realm of eternal darkness, children of Hypnos normally feel more comfortable in dark areas.
History
Sharon Bachelder was a Canadian criminal. For many years she committed crimes with her brother, George, but not long after she turned 30, she went solo. It was never noticed by relatives and friends that she was truly, very beautiful. This was why Hypnos fell for her. He persisted and persisted but Sharon continued to say no to his many requests to ask her out. Hypnos was so desperate for her, he put her in a very, very deep sleep and raped her. When Sharon awoke, she was stunned. Hypnos has left her a note explaining why he did it, and how he was a god and that.
I didn't know who my father was, I didn't even know how I came to be until I came to camp...

During Avan's babyhood he was quite badly treated, but he did get food, water and all the essentials. However, he had to stay in the car whilst Sharon robbed and arsoned. It all continued like this for two years, until Sharon chose the wrong target. She choose the house of a drug dealer to rob and arson but unfortunately for Sharon, the police had planned a raid on the house. They caught her and took her to prison. When they found Avan in the car, they took him to a Children's Home.

I lost my only family on that night. I was only two, but it was the worst day of my life. Or so I thought.

As Avan was little and cute, he was quickly fostered by a couple who could not have children of their own. Their names were Keira and Daniel O'Manning. They treated with all the love, the kindness, the respect that Sharon didn't. Sharon had been given a three year prison sentence and then, after another year, if she could prove herself, she could have Avan back.

I liked Keira and Daniel, and although they treated me a hell of a lot better than my mum, they could never replace her.

Aged four, whilst he was still with the O'Mannings, he started the local elementary school. His teacher was a women called Annalie Sharpe. She noticed that Avan was quite distracted, even with just playing. She noticed he was a bit of a loner, with no other friends. He usually just sat in the corner, thinking about things unknown to anyone else.

Yea, I had no friends. No, I didn't care. I had my thoughts.

School continued just the same, and so did his life for another year - until Social Services got in contact to say they had organised a supervised visit from Sharon to Avan. If things went well, after the visit, Social Services would search Sharon's home to check she was a sutiable parent, then there would be longer visits, then finally, after a year perhaps, Avan could move in.

At the time, I didn't know what I wanted. I wanted to be with mum, but then the O'Mannings could help me, help me live a decent life.

The first visit went well. It was supervised by Avan's social worker and the O'Mannings. Avan and Sharon had a 'conversation', about as detailed as she could get with a five year old. She seemed like the perfect mum. She found out Avan's likes, his dislikes, any allergies and all that. More visits followed, and soon, Avan was moving in.

I loved her. She kinda loved me. Kinda being the operative word there.

At first, when Social Services were still regularly visiting, Sharon kept up the perfect mum act. As the visits drifted to one every six months, when Avan was eight, the abuse started. It was beatings, shouting, and whippings. She used things like knives, belts, and threatening to kill him if Avan told anyone. At school, Avan became even more closed off, he was a loner, no friends, sad, depressed and a hell-of-a-lot maturer than anyone else in his class.

I wanted to tell on mum, I wanted to die. I was depressed as shit.

However, whenever Social Services visited, she would tidy, and act like the perfect mother again. She was like this until thirteen, when she let her guard down for one visit. Everything was realised and Avan went to temporary foster care. After two days of that his mum was imprisoned for child abuse and neglect, and Avan was moved to a Children's Home. A week or so later, when he was walking home from school, he was attacked by a hellhound. Luckily, a huntress named Ranger Mills saved him. She explained it all to Avan and took him to camp for the summer holidays. There he was claimed by Hypnos, and got a key from him that turns into a celestial bronze dagger. At the end of the summer holidays he went back to the home, with instructions from Ranger to send him and IM when he wanted to go back to camp and a drachma for doing so, and stayed there, defending off any until he was 17.

I loved camp, but I needed to go to a school, for a bit more, so I could get a decent education.

Life went on for Avan. He managed to defend off any attacks with the few lessons he had at camp during the summer holidays. His life was normal, apart from the attacks. But, as he got older, the attacks got more frequent and he decided he needed to go back to camp. So, he gathered some food, he weapon that he received at camp, his few possessions and ran.

I knew there was a river up ahead, where water crashed against rocks and the spray created a rainbow. In the day. I ran away at 11pm at night, when it was dark.

Avan started off at a deserted estate, cycling around until he found the forest he was looking for, where the stream mentioned above was. He could of sworn something was following him. He looked left. Nothing. Right. Nothing. Little did he know that a dark, monstrous shadow was looming. Something that wanted to kill him.

Something was gonna happen that night. I could feel it...

By the time Avan reached the stream, it was dark so no rainbow was being created from the spray. He lay on his backpack, his key clutched tightly in his hand and tried to sleep. He awoke with a hellhound over him, slobber dripping on his head. Avan's eyes went wide. He transformed his key and started swiping at the hellhound. He killed it in one simple blow, only to be ambushed by a second one! This one was harder. It jumped and leaped out of the way of Avan's blow, and tried to bite and claw him. He rolled and ducked and as the hellhound jumped over him, he stabbed his sword upwards. Hellhound dust fell on his hair, making him laugh. When he checked his watch it was 5am - one hour and two minutes until sunrise. He fell back asleep.

That battle...it still haunts me to this day. I was so f*ckin' scared!

When he woke, he sent the IM to Ranger at camp, and she game with a child of Hades, Twilight Abbott, and shadow traveled them to camp.

Camp is my home now...
Personality
Avan is a caring and kind boy with a love of art and for cats. He can spend hours and hours on a single sketch and still spot hundreds of imperfections. He's smart, intelligent, and has a sense of humor a mile wide. He's known for his witty comments and sarcastic remarks. Avan is very loyal and protective, but not so trusting. Years of abuse has left him mentally and physically scarred, so he's very wary and trusts nobody at first. He's bisexual, and has many crushes on both boys and girls in the past; he now leans more towards boys. He's very true to his word, and will never break a promise. Inside Avan is a hopeless romantic but will never let anyone know unless he really, really, likes them. He's very musical and plays acoustic, bass, electric guitar, piano, and keyboard.
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Model
Ansel Elgort
Body Type
Athletic
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Hair Color
Dark brown
Eye Color
Light brown
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Height
6'3"
Weight
79 kg
Gallery
Handedness
Right-handed
Vocal Range
Melodic baritone
Blood Type
A-
Distinguishing Marks
Scars from self-harming on arms, legs, and back
Tattoos
A semi-colon on his left wrist
Piercings
None
Family | Love
Relationship Status
Single
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual
Romantic Orientation
Biromantic
Partner
N/A
Best Friend
Friends
Dionne Bachelder (cousin)
Enemies
TBD
Father
Hypnos
Mother
Sharon Bachelder
Full Siblings
None
Half Siblings
Other children of Hypnos
Children
N/A