Eliza Gardener

Elizabeth "Eliza" Gardener is a 2022-introduced and all-around character. She is the daughter of Asteria, Titaness of astrology, stars, oneiromancy, and The Island of Delos from Greek Mythology, and currently attends Ever After High through the Mythology Program. In the destiny conflict, she is on the Neutrals Side, since she would rather stay out of the "Royal and Rebel" feud

## Character

### **Personality**

Eliza is a very quiet and calm person. She is close friends with Melody and Leilani and is said to make them feel safe. She likes reading astrology books and likes learning about the Zodiacs and their origins. She is also very kind to her friends and family. She also tends to be alone and trains by herself. She is often seen carrying a small journal she writes in, mostly about quests, her day, or random ideas or stories she comes up with, usually writing them with Melody or Damian. She is often seen as this motherly figure to the Apollo kid sand hunters of Artemis along with Leilani, both sets love having over to hang out. She says that if her friends were to die, she would tell their stories but she is a headstrong girl. She rushes into anything without thinking through the consequences. She, like her sister half-sister Ruby Potvin, The Potvin Sister's aunt, is a very outgoing person. Though at times she can be rude and inconsiderate. She loves music and she often passes the time by listening to her favorite songs. Eliza is easygoing, carefree and very friendly.

Eliza, at times, is generally a painfully shy and secluded girl. She’s not very good at speaking to others, and because of this she prefers to be silent whenever possible. It’s not that she doesn’t want to talk to people, she’s just a bit afraid to. When she does open up though, she tends to ramble, and can go on for hours if uninterrupted.  Though this is a rare occurrence as she has to know the person well.  She’s also a bit headstrong and prefers to tackle her issues by herself using her intellect. Eliza is capable of accepting responsibilities and do so willingly. Others expect her to be dutiful as a matter of course. She tends to get angry when people get rewards after not having worked anywhere near as hard as her. She is known for being totally persistent, tenacious and tireless in reaching her goals. However, she can also be reckless and insecure. At times, she tends to have an annoying tendency to be self-righteous and preachy about her beliefs

### **Appearance**

Eliza is often described as by others to be as "beautiful as the night sky full of stars". She is noted to have midnight black hair, pale olive skin, sparkling grey eyes, and she likes to wear dark purple and black clothes, that often being a black jacket, a dark purple shirt with small stars on it, a black skirt that goes down to her knees, (with shorts underneath) and grey running sneakers

### Astronomy

As the daughter of the literal titaness of Astronomy, Eliza is very good at the subject. She can identify constellations just by looking at them and she can memorize any star map and then write it down perfectly.

### Stargazing

Given that her mother is the titaness of the stars, Eliza enjoys stargazing, letting her mind wander free and uses it as a way to relax and calm down from stress

### Listing to music

Eliza loves music and she often passes the time by listening to her favorite songs. She is a total theater kid and is known to quote musicals

## Myths

### **How does Eliza fit into it?**

Eliza, as the daughter of Asteria, she is destined to be apart of any myth her mother was in

### **Viewpoint on Destiny**

Eliza is very contempt with her destiny, but since she would much rather stay out of the "constant feud between the royals and rebels" and is on the Neutral side

## Powers/Abilities

### Asteria Kid Powers

* She has the power to cast advanced magical spells. She is very skilled and often cooperate with her niblings in the Hecate Cabin.
* She has the limited power of necromancy, or the power to summon, communicate with, and control dead things.
* As her mother is the goddess of prophecy, she has the innate ability to understand and interpret prophecy.
* As her mother is the goddess of prophecy, she has the innate ability to catch glimpses of the future.
* She has the power to tell the date, time, and their location just by looking at the stars/sky.
* She is innately more powerful at night.
* She can innately can see at night as well as they can in the daytime.
* She has the ability to control, summon, and make stars from thin air.
* As the daughter of Asteira, with her being the night oracle, Eliza can catch glimpses of what move the opponent will make and devise a plan against it.
* She can control over light and darkness.
* When she was claimed, Eliza received the Blessing of Asteria, meaning Eliza can activate star mode. In which, she becomes like a star. Her powers and abilities increase 10 times. She becomes more agile and powerful. If she casts a spell under this blessing she can turn a whole city to dust. She can do it since she has had many years of training of durability, and pass out immediately after using it.
* She can memorize any star map and then write it down perfectly.
* She can night-travel. It’s like shadow-travel, but you move on the positions of the stars. She can still shadow-travel but with night-travel, but she can go long distances without getting tired.
* She has the ability to take someone else’s dreams from them
* She can manifest wings made of stars on their backs. Only children of night goddess' such as Nyx, Selene and other Asteria kids can touch them, otherwise their fingers will burn.
* She has minor control over saltwater.
* She has the ability to erect islands with the permission of her mother.
* She can dream travel.
* When she was claimed, Eliza received another Blessing of Asteria, meaning she can turn into an animal specific to her (likely her spirit animal) in times of need.
* She can choose to have familiars.
* She has the power to control the Mist and create Mist forms.
* She has the ability enchant a single weapon by infusing it with stardust and stellar energy for a short time. Damage dealt by the enchanted weapon is stronger than before, and may produce slight burns on anything that touches it
* She has the ability to focus an intense beam of plasma which will burn anything it touches.
* She has the ability to summon a cluster of miniature stars directly in front of her which can be used to block incoming attacks; the stars, however, dissipate quickly.
* She can communicate with the souls of the recently deceased.
* She can summon a star large enough for them to stand on, that she can use to ride, the longer the star is maintained, the more energy it drains
* She has the ability to create temporary light sources, similar to concept of a flare, which will light an area for a short time.
* She has the ability to conjure a dense and hot cloud of stardust, which will suffocate and distract anyone enveloped in it for a short time.
* She has the ability to conjure a small supernova, which will burn at anything in its wake on a 10m radius, as well as producing a loud booming sound coming from the explosion. It cannot differ friend from foe and will affect anyone or anything nearby.
* She has the ability to summon a large group of undead, about seven, which can then be controlled by the mind of Eliza, their summoner. She is immobilized while the corpses attack for them.
* She can conjure a living constellation, though the size is limited to no larger than 2 to 3 times the size of her, and it immobilizes her while the constellation attacks for her

Notes: powers are from The Asteria Cabin (32) and here

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Eliza's supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep her ready for, and alive, in battle
* Dyslexia: Her brain is hard-wired for Ancient Greek
* Swordsmanship: Eliza is a natural sword user
* Fighting skills: Eliza has natural fighting skills
* Astrology knowledge: Eliza has immense Astrology knowledge
* Superhuman strength: As a demigod, Eliza is stronger than the average mortal. Even when battered and exhausted.
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Eliza has shown countless times his amazing agility
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Eliza is more durable than a regular human
* Superhuman reflexes: Eliza has incredible reflexes, which is proven throughout her life

## Relationships

### **Family**

#### Asteria (Mother)

The relationship between the mother and daughter is unknown, but it is implied that is Positive, since Eliza speaks positively about her mother

#### Castor (Father)

Castor Gardener is a clear sighted mortal, but the relationship between the father and daughter is unknown, but it is implied that is Positive and Eliza cares deeply for her father

### **Friends**

#### Melody Potvin (Daughter of Apollo)

Eliza and Melody are very good friends. Since the two are technically related, Eliza is very protective of the daughter of Apollo, and is often seen as a sorta motherly figure to her, but Melody isn't complaining. She feels safe around the child of Asteria

#### Leilani Gomez (Daughter of Artemis)

Eliza and Leilani are very good friends. Since Eliza is protective and motherly to Melody, it would only make since for the daughter of Asteria to be just as protective and motherly to Leilani, and just like her cousin, Leilani isn't complaining. She feels safe around Eliza

### **Romance**

Eliza identifies as heterosexual and is single

## Class Schedule

**1st Period:** Mythos Magic

**2nd Period:** History of Heroes

**3rd Period:** Mythematics

**4th Period:** Alchemy

**5th Period:** Olympian Olympics

**6th Period:** Muse-ic

## Quotes

"Hey, why is everyone either always over or under whelmed? Me? I'm officially whelmed"

"The sky calls to us; If we do not destroy ourselves we will one day venture to the stars."-about life

"I would rather walk in the dark with a friend than alone in the light"-to Tyler during the titan war (My story, which is a Percy Jackson ripoff)

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground."-her motto

"You know I really love birds. They do nothing wrong, ever. I want an army of birds."-with Aurora

"Hey, I stole the stars and I wear them like diamonds!"-showing off her new dress

"My friends and I, we got a lot of problems."-about the UnderSquad

## Outfits

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## Trivia

* Eliza is some what based on Eliza Schuyler from the musical Hamilton
* Eliza has a fear of being forgotten, but she also has a fear of forgetting her friends, so she does everything in her power to make sure her friends are remembered, but often wonders if she will be remembered
* She can play the lyer
* Her middle name is lyra
* Eliza's favorite constellations is the Sagittarius, since it's her zodiac sign
* Eliza's favorite song is *Helpless* from Hamilton