A Main Character

## Teo [The Sunbearer Trials]

> "Hey--only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen, remember?" Teo said, bumping his fist against Chavo's shoulder in an attempt to reassure him. "I'm just a lowly Jade." -- The Sunbearer Trials page 14
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## Teo, Son of Quetzal

### Relatives

Quetzal (mother)Unnamed Mortal (father)Paloma (half-sister)

## Appearances

### Appearance

Teo is a seveteen-year-old boy with a bit over average height. He isn't muscled and described to be gangly. At the beginning of the book, he has brown hair and brown wings, but by Chapter 9, his hair turns black, and his wings become a jade, blue and green color. He has deep tanned skin.

In his trading card he's wearing a red halter top with a jade-colored sash around his waist. Around his neck is a golden pectoral necklace in honor of his mother, Quetzal. He wears blue pants with intricate gold designs down the sides. He wears his Sunbearer crown with feathers at the ears.

In the book he's described to be wearing, "A bright blue-green charro pants with gold feathers embroidered down the outer seams," and a "red sleeveless tunic," and a "cape made of the same blue-and-green feathers." So, essentially the same as his card.

### Personality

Teo is a caring person, who likes to help out when he can. He enjoys playing pranks and causing mischief which greatly pains his mother's priest, Huemac. He's described as a "troublemaker" by the author and Huemac. He's very stubborn, is aware of it and has been told such twice in the book. He can be sarcastic and has a few good one-liners to make you laugh during the book. He does not enjoy being told what to do and has issues with authority figures. He can be very determined to do something and does not like having other people help him.

### Abilities

Teo isn't listed to have a very high number of abilities. He was not trained at the Academy as a child and is at a significantly lower skill level from the Golds. From the first trial onwards, he can fly using his wings, but he has trouble keeping his balance, and he isn't the best runner. During the first trial, he is able to kick another character in the head, but quickly loses balance afterwards. He also remarks early on in the book, that he is able to carry a large number of heavy boxes at once in one hand, implying that he has above average strength as well.

On his hexagon which displays his strengths and weaknesses, we can see that Teo is more of a defensive fighter because his position is at a 4/5 while his offensive position is at a 1/5. His speed is at a 4/5, his power is at a 1/5, his strategy is at a 3/5, and his stamina is at a 2/5.

### Added Details / Trivia

- Teo has his gender confirmation cemerony at 15, and his quinces in the same week.

- He has gotten top surgery

- His wings were a source of dysphoria for him because before Chapter 9 they were the wings of a Quetzal female.

- He's able to lift up to 30lbs.

### Relationships

Aurelio - Teo used to be friends with Aurelio before he'd gone to the Academy and pushed Teo away. They're implied to have taken a liking to each other, and Teo finds Aurelio very physically attractive.

Niya - Niya is Teo's best friend of a few years at this point. They're incredibly close and Niya is implied to be close to Teo's head priest, Huemac. Teo states in the book that they text each at night because Niya is allowed small vacations from the Academy, and she spends that time with her dads and brothers.

Xio - Teo only knew of Xio briefly before the trials but swore to protect him since he was the only other Jade and was only thirteen. He managed to get Xio to come out of his shell a bit, and they bonded significantly before the end of the book.

Quetzal - Teo is incredibly close to his mother, and cares for her greatly. She cares deeply for him as well and wishes that he does not turn out like Paloma, Teo's half-sister.

Mala Suerte - Teo describes him as a "weird creepy uncle", implying a familial connection.

Huemac - Huemac is Teo's mother's head priest. He has helped raised Teo since he was small and is seemingly increasingly exasperated with him. Still, Huemac clearly cares for Teo greatly, and goes as far as cheating in order to help him in the trials.

Paloma - Though they never met each other before, Teo feels a connection with his deceased half-sister as he believed that she too led a life similar to his. He vows to Quetzal that he would not die the way Paloma did depsite her giving her very best at the trials.