Kristian Svenson

Kristian Svenson
Son of Salus • Second Cohort Optio

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Personal Information

Full NameKristian Karlson Svenson

BirthdayNovember 1, 1993

Age25 y/o

Zodiac SignScorpio

Sex / GenderMale

SpeciesDemigod

NationalityAmerican

EthnicityNorwegian

Sexual OrientationBisexual

Romantic OrientationHeteroromantic

Relationship StatusSingle

AccentCalifornia

BirthplaceSan Francisco, CA

Living SituationCJ

Languages SpokenEnglish / Norwegian

Weapon(s)Solid IG *Hasta*, IG *Gladius*, Steel *Scutum*

Personality

Kristian's foremost characteristic is his bravery. He's an incredibly brave (and often STUPID) guy, especially when it comes to protecting those he cares about. He'll charge headlong into battle without a second thought if Freya or any of his close friends are in danger. He's lucky that he hasn't been killed yet to be quite honest as he's proved that he can quite reckless - however, he's also a very creative fighter, doing things that nobody would expect. That might be the only thing that's keeping him alive. All demigods are ADHD, but Kristian take it to a whole other level. He's constantly moving and will drive himself crazy if he sits still for longer than like an hour.

Kristian can be very over-protective at times - it's not that he doesn't trust his loved ones to look after themselves, but he has a very deep seated desire to protect those he's close to. That came from the child of the Goddess of deliverance from harm. He has the power to put his allies in a bubble of protection, however it leave him vulnerable to attack as it requires full protection to maintain so he's putting himself in incredible danger by doing that, and it drains him immensely. Despite this - he uses it all the time in battle. It just goes to prove beyond any sort of doubt that this guy's last priority is his own life.

History

Karl Svenson was born on May 17, 1968 to a very poor Norwegian Couple. Markus and Birgitte Svenson were barely scraping by. Markus was a dock worker and his mother was a waitress at a restaurant, and between the two they were barely making ends meet. In the 70's the United States was doing very well for itself and looked like a land of new opportunity to the young couple, who eventually saved up enough money to immigrate to the United States in 1973. By this point the couple had three children. Karl, Astrid and Sigrid, with a fourth on the way, so making ends meet was even harder. With the war in Vietnam rapidly drawing to a close, Karl enlisted in the US Army as a Medic, figuring it'd be a lot safer to do now that the war was over. Money was still very tight, but now that the family could live on base and had allowances for certain things it made making ends meet significantly easier. Shortly after moving to the US, Birgitte gave birth to their last child, another girl, named Anna. The only natural-born US Citizen.

Because of the expedited naturalization process granted to members of the US Military, coupled with the fact that the couple was from Sweden, a country with good relations to the US, Markus and the rest of the family were also soon granted US Citizenship. Markus continued to proudly serve in the US Army, Karl and his siblings went through school and all was good. Of course, they moved around a lot, and Markus wasn't home very much, but the family was slowly able to start living more comfortably as Markus was promoted and his pay increased.

Eventually, Karl turned 18 and graduated from High School, and he knew exactly what he wanted to do for work. Karl applied to the California Regional Fire Academy to get his Firefighter 2 certification coupled with an EMT License. It was several months of long, hard work for Karl but he did eventually succeed and graduated at the top of his class and was given orders to the San Francisco Fire Department. Karl was assigned to the Rescue truck because of his EMT License, which was more than fine with him.

Seven years later, Karl was the Operator of Rescue Company 1 for Fire Station 1, stationed in South of Market, San Francisco. One very stormy night, the entire station was called out for a nasty car fire. Upon arrival at the scene, the car was almost fully engulfed and the team was prepping to just watch it burn it out, assuming anyone inside was dead. That was until they heard the faint cries of a baby - moving quickly, they tried to put out the fire while the Rescue Team went over and investigated, being very careful as the car could explode at any moment. There was indeed a baby in the back seat - mom was dead, but the baby was still alive. The Rescue Unit cut the doors off the car and removed the baby from the backseat, Karl himself being the one to go in the car to extract the now silent baby. They just barely got her out in time, and Karl himself didn't quite get out of the way completely, the car exploding just as he was at the outer edge of the safety area. He was blown forward and received a concussion and a third degree burn on his wrist - the one area of his skin that was exposed. Now both Karl and the baby were rushed off to the hospital, luckily, both made a full recovery, though Karl does have a permanent scar on his wrist.

Unfortunately for the baby, she was now orphaned. However, Karl felt a connection to the child and adopted her. Her name was Julia, but he renamed her Freya, to match with his own Norwegian ancestry. That wasn't all that happened, Karl's heroic actions attracted the notice of the Roman Goddess, Salus, the god of safety, protection and deliverance. She appeared to Karl at a bar late one night, and started flirting with the man. It didn't take long for the two start dating, however, it didn't last long, fickle as all gods are. However, Salus did become pregnant and give birth to a son, who she then gave to Karl, the baby appearing on his doorstep shortly after Julie turned 1. Karl was very confused, but nontheless, the kept the child and named him Kristian, the main character of this history I am now retelling to you all.

Now Karl had two children to care for, and no one to help him care for them. The two children wound up getting cared for by nannies very frequently. That was until he met another woman, named Katrina Johnson. The two wound up dating and then were married shortly thereafter. By this point, Julie was six and Kristian was five. Julie and Kristian also thought that they were full siblings, thinking that their mother died in childbirth, and to be entirely honest, Katrina thought the same thing. When Julie was seven and Kristian was six, Katrina and Karl had a daughter together, who they named Christina, after Katrina's grandmother.

Now there is one more thing you should know about the Svensons, something that none of them knew. Freya was also a demigod, but not just any demigod. The daughter of Jupiter himself, which of course led to a monster attack, and it was shortly after Christina was born. This was due in part to the very powerful scent from Freya and the slightly less powerful one from Kristian, but combined, it was like a monster magnet. The family was playing in the park one day when suddenly, a pack of what appeared to be very large ran straight for Freya. Karl tried to tackle one of the dogs but they plowed right over him and lunged straight for Freya who ran away screaming. One of them veered off and starting chasing Kristian. The two kids ran over a frozen pond to try and escape, the dogs following close behind when suddenly they broke through the ice and just... disappeared. The whole incident was just bizarre and couldn't be explained. Obviously Kristian and Freya were shaken up, but the family just ruled it off as an unfortunate accident.

Several other attacks similar to that one happened, thankfully all happened outside, and they only happened when Freya and Kristian were together. That is until Freya turned nine, then they started happening to her when she was alone. The hellhounds when she was seven and he was six, giant scorpions when she eight and he was seven, harpies when she was nine, then fire-breathing horses when she was nine, this time Kristian was around. And it just kept happening, thankfully every time, Freya and Kristian never got hurt. But Karl was hurt almost every single time, and finally, when she was 10 and he was nine, there was an attack by hellhounds AGAIN, and this time Christina was hurt. Karl was so confused about what was happening but refused to accept it was the kid's fault, however it was the last straw for Katrina, and she firmly believed that Kristian and Freya were threats to her child. She insisted for over a year that Karl give them up... they argued about it almost every night, but Karl refused, and legally, Karl had far more control over Kristian and Freya, Katrina had no legal authority to kick them out. Kristian and Freya weren't supposed to know, but they overheard it one night... and Freya's name was brought up far more often than Kristian's.

Distraught and confused, Karl sought help from another firefighter, a guy named Frank Jones, but Frank just wasn't your average everyday firefighter, he was the son of Vulcan and a former legionnaire from Camp Jupiter. Frank was instantly suspicious and asked if he could talk to the kids about the attacks. Karl was confused, but trusted Frank's judgement so he agreed and let Frank talk to the kids. After hearing their story, it all made sense to him. Freya was the daughter of a very powerful god, and Kristian the son of a more minor goddess. Frank then sat all three of them down and explained everything to them, even showing them all his tattoo from Camp Jupiter. It was a lot to process and take in, but Frank was adamant that the kids HAD to go to Camp Jupiter and Katrina could never really know what was going on. He even promised them his letter of recommendation. His say would hold a lot of power - he was seriously considered for centurion of the first cohort, and was optio until he left to start his career as a Firefighter. The kids would be very comfortable, likely getting first or second cohorts and a good job. He also came up with a lie to tell Katrina that would make her happy - boarding school. Permanently. It took a lot of convincing and another attack from harpies to convince Karl, and reluctant as he was, agreed to let Frank take them to the Wolf House.

Frank escorted Krsitian and Freya to the Wolf House, but stopped at the gates saying he could go no further. Carefully, Kristian and Freya moved forward til they were greeted by Lupa, the she-wolf. Lupa showed no mercy to the two siblings, separating them almost instantly to train them individually. Then half way through she brought them together to train them in how to fight as a team. However, in order to do this, she extended her training by a factor of 2. It took nearly six months, but finally they passed Lupa's judgement and were sent on their way to Camp Jupiter. Together, the two fought their way to Camp, and when they finally arrived and produced their letters of recommendation from Frank, they were at last claimed. Freya was the daughter of Jupiter and Kristian the son of Solus. Because of they're excellent recommendation, they were placed into the Second Cohort. Kristian himself became the cohort's medic because of his godly parentage.

Kristian was 11 years old when he arrived at Camp Jupiter. For 14 years he proudly served as the cohort's medic, becoming more and more skilled in the art of medicine. He became a proficient fighter as well, fighting with a solid Imperial Gold spear and a scutum, just like the average Roman Soldier. He also carries a Imperial Gold short sword for the occasional close encounter. For about 13 of those years, there were several Optios and Centurions, until at at about year 13 into it all, a horrible Optio was appointed to the position. Working for him was awful, and all the legionnaires were practically begging for Kristian to challenge him. Finally, he did - and won. After 14 years in the Legion, Kristian became the Optio for the Second Cohort.

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Face ClaimAlexis Grunenwald Jr.

Eye ColourBrown

Hair ColourBlonde (Dyed)

Height6'0"

Weight180 lbs.

Voice TypeBaritone

Blood TypeO-

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Body StyleFit

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FatherKarl Svenson

MotherSalus

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Given [ Kristian ]Scandinavian form of Christian

Middle [ Karlson ]Son of Karl

Surname [ Svenson ]Variant of Svensson

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