Tristan Scott

Levi Holcomb (half-brother)

**Tristan Scott** is a seventeen-year-old demigod and son of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy. He is a current resident of Camp Half-Blood and a member of Athena's cabin.

Around camp, he is known for his excessive pride, self-assurance and cold demeanor. It is due to these fatal flaws that his mother bestowed his sword with a curse that intended to subdue his hubris.

## Character Biography

### Backstory

Little is currently known about Tristan's past, except for the fact that he grew up in Los Angeles, California.

### Arriving at Camp Half-Blood

Tristan arrived at camp towards the end of July 2020. That day, he rode the Erymanthian Boar to the camp entrance, pursued by a hungry hellhound. Due to camp’s barrier magic, the boar collided with the border and caused Tristan to be thrown off. He managed to defend himself by killing the hellhound and entered camp. Caduceus Colt was the first person he met, who guided him to the infirmary.

### Skirmish with Stymphalian Birds

During the period of which the magical barrier protecting camp began to falter (due to the theft of Hecate's torches), Tristan fought a flock of Stymphalian Birds whilst patrolling the border with Harley Collins, Red Lasnaim and Cross Lawson.

### Being claimed by Athena

A fortnight after his arrival, Tristan was claimed by Athena. He was absorbed by a book and taken to the Battle of Thermopylae, observing Leonidas' battle strategy across the larger forces led by Xerxes. This was to reinforce the notion that, despite the Greeks' loss, it made them renowned for their battle strategy that caused them to win in the battle of Salamis against the Persians' navy. He was then presented with two items; a leather bracelet with an owl pendant, or a celestial bronze sword with a marble-white hilt. He chose the latter, and thus, his claiming was completed.

### The Supply Run

Due to the infrastructural damage caused by the Chimaera following Macaria’s minor attack on camp, Chiron and Mr D issued Task Force Beta with a supply run. The team, led by Marcellus Powell and consisting of Tristan, Nina Rosario, Kenton Stewart and Red Lasneim, journeyed to a warehouse that once belonged to a child of Hephaestus. Upon arrival, they encountered the infamous Hydra. Tristan was forced to lead the team when Marcellus fails to do so and the son of Zeus was subsequently injured badly by the beast. Using his mythological knowledge, Tristan devised a plan to use the Hydra’s flames to light a wooden stick so that the team can decapitate its heads and cauterize the wound to prevent regrowth. Although successful, the hasty plan cost Kenton's foot.

### The Oneiri Attack

Not long after, Camp Half-Blood was attacked by Oneiri, also known as dream spirits. Their aggressive nature caused them do plenty of damage, capturing two demigods and taken the lives of Salvatore Castro and Andrew Crossing, the later of whom was highly respected around camp.

During the battle, Tristan used his powers to sense where the Oneiri's battle lines were weakest and attempted to exploit them. He also helped Caduceus Colt avoid an impending attack from one of the dream spirits. However, with his ego becoming worse during the battle, Tristan went on to discover the curse that his sword beheld - it would grow heavier the more arrogant he behave, until it was impossible to lift.

### Guardian of the Hydra Egg

At some point, Red departed from camp to seek out more information on how to care for the Hydra Egg, during which she asked Tristan and the residents of Ares' Cabin to look after it. Throughout that week, Tristan regularly visited the cabin to guard the egg and ensure its presence was not revealed to the rest of the camp.

The egg, however, soon attracted an array of monsters which attacked the campers, including hostile harpies and a flock of Stymphalian birds, the latter of which stole the egg. After Red admitted that she should've told Chiron in the first place, Tristan agrees she should pay him a visit. They later had a rare argument that led to Red kissing him, but they agreed to forget about the day and move on.

### The Mark of Athena

Athena, in the form of an old hag, lured the three children of Athena into the forest where she issued them with a quest to retrieve something that was stolen from her. She gives Tristan and his siblings the Marks of Athena (resembling a silver drachma) that will eventually guide them to this quest.

## Personality

Tristan has many typical traits seen across Athena's offspring - his keenness to learn new knowledge, his reclusiveness, and how unapproachable he can come across. It is true that, to strangers, Tristan may come off cold, passive aggressive and disinterested, and they'd be mostly right. However, despite these tendencies Tristan is extremely loyal and generous around his closest friends and family. Though not overly empathetic, he understands the importance of listening when his siblings or best friends are having problems, even if he incapable of offering decent words of comfort. He is seen to improve particularly when he is dating Kenton, putting in the effort to be empathetic whilst in a relationship.

However, Tristan is known across camp for his excessive pride, inflated ego, self-confidence and frequent bouts of arrogance. Truly, he believes that he is the best man for any job, even if there is a demigod with more suitable powers and/or experience to undertake a particular task. Tristan thinks highly of his combat capabilities, regarding himself as one of the best and most strategic fighters in camp, even though that is not entirely true. He is stubborn and tends to reject any notion that he has these flaws, except he is aware of them as he tries to control them around Kenton in order to not toxify their relationship.

### Fears

Tristan has severe arachnophobia, which is a common trait amongst Athena's offspring due to the goddess' rivalry with Arachne, the talented weaver whom she cursed to resemble a monstrous spider.

## Abilities

### Powers

* **Strength in Knowledge —** Upon claiming, a child of Athena is granted intimate knowledge of a fighting style or martial art. This, however, does not mean that they are instantly masters of the style, as this ability does not replace dedication.
* **Study in Solitude —** This ability allows children of Athena to give off an aura that will deter other demigods from talking to them. In addition, this ability gives Athena kids a slight boost in cognition, allowing for them to work or study more efficiently.
* **Strategists —** Children of Athena will find that they have a natural knack for planning and critical thinking, whether it be in the midst of a one on one fight, or orchestrating and carrying out battleplans.
* **Weaving —** All children of Athena, upon getting claimed, are endowed with the ability to weave.
* **Breeze —** This is less of a power and more of a natural ability that they cannot control, where children of Athena will find that winds are kinder to them than most other demigods, due to Zeus favouring Athena. Similarly, when an Athena kid experiences intense emotions, such as anger or frustration, then the winds around them may pick up and act more harshly towards beings in the vicinity.
* **Zoinks! —** As a means of payback from Arachne, Athena’s kin are cursed to be pursued by spiders. On top of that, they are also deathly afraid of them, regardless of whatever mental exercise they do to psyche themselves up. Sad.
* **Wisdom’s Touch —** This power allows a child of Athena to touch any book, text or item to hold information and instantly know what the book, text or item was about and what information it held. The power fades after a little while and the knowledge is forgotten, mostly. Bits and pieces stay inside the user’s head, which sometimes leads to confusion as to where he learned the information in the first place. Unfortunately, it takes a good amount of mental energy to use.
* **Owl Whisperer —** Children of Athena can communicate with Athena’s sacred animal. In addition, Athena kids have the ability to bond with an owl. The strength of the bond determines what the owl may do for the child of Athena, whether it be scouting or delivering messages. If the bond is strong enough, the secondary part of Owl Whisperer may be unlocked. Demigods can literally see through their owl’s point of view as it scouts, and their eyes cloud over in grey when the ability is active. This part of the ability is draining, and can lead to temporary blindness if used longer than 2-3 minutes.
* **Battlemaster’s Intuition** — In a battle, children of Athena with Battlemaster’s Intuition will be able to sense where an enemy’s line is weaker, or an ally’s weakness is being exploited. This ability can be used to strengthen the overall strategy of a group of fighters, even in the midst of a fight. Battlemaster’s Intuition is not draining.
* **War’s Path** — War-focused Athena kids are able to see the trajectory of ranged weapons with this ability, whether it be throwing knives, cannons, or guns. The biggest caveat to this is that they can only focus on 3 ranged weapons at a time, and staying focused for too long (more than a few minutes) may temporarily blind them as their mind tries to cope with information overload.

## Possessions

### Weapons

* ***Exagorá*** - Tristan's claiming sword; the blade is celestial bronze whilst the hilt is polished white marble, resembling a Greek temple column. The sword is imbued with a curse that activates when Tristan is being excessively prideful or arrogant, and in doing so the weapon becomes heavier to the point it cannot be lifted.
* **Spartan Shield**
* **Bronze Dagger**

### Other Belongings

* **Light Microscope** -
* **Silver Laptop** -
* **Personal H-Phone** -

## Relationships

### Friends

* **Harley Collins** -
* **Red Lasnaim** -