Ari Teira

Ari Eteka Teira
Son of Bellona • Fifth Cohort Legionnaire

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Personal Information

Full NameAri Eteka Teira

Birthday

Age18 y/o

Zodiac Sign

Sex / GenderMale / Male

SpeciesDemigod

NationalityNew Zealander

EthnicityMixed; White & Samoan

Sexual OrientationHeterosexual

Romantic OrientationHeteroromantic

Relationship StatusSingle

AccentWellingtonian [ Kiwi ]

BirthplaceWellington, New Zealand

Living SituationFifth Cohort's Barracks

Languages SpokenEnglish / Latin / Italian

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Personality

Reputably the most strategic of the Teira triplets, Ari is often regarded as the person to go to when it comes to battle plans for any of the games often taking place in Camp Jupiter grounds. Oftentimes it seems like he’s quiet and reserved, but in truth he simply prefers to sit back and understand who he’s surrounded by, what the situation ahead of him is, before making any decisions, or taking a more appropriate stance. Furthermore, he’s also the most diplomatic amongst Puta’s children, usually preferring to explore every option before resorting to the extremes, like violence. Though not usual from Bellona’s children, he likes to think of himself as the rational one, the one that thinks with his head rather than sword. It’s not exactly that he wants to stand out, so much as he understands that being the son of the goddess of warfare, appreciating his intellect above his brawn will be better for the Camp in the long run.

Naturally, along with his proclivity for mediating, Ari is referred to as calm, rational, level-headed, and generally easy to approach regarding any event in Camp Jupiter. It’s nothing outside the ordinary, but when you bring into account his brothers Tai & Aleki’s personalities, it’s a welcomed difference. In part, it ties in with his (wise) decision to join the fifth cohort. Despite being considered one of the more adept soldiers within the aforementioned ranks, Ari has always kept himself grounded. He’s one of many, and has thus always been very humble about his accomplishments; you won’t catch him bragging about defeating the Minotaur at age 12, or about anything else he’s done. He’s not like his father, or like Tai, and that’s exactly what he’d been aiming for when he made his decision. He assessed the possible outcomes of every option, and ultimately chose the one he’d benefit from best in the long run.

Lately, it’s become a little tougher on Ari to trust people he doesn’t know. He’s wary of people he’s just meeting, and it’s a bit difficult to connect with them even as time progresses. Nevertheless, he isn’t one to not give people a chance. He always makes an effort, always tries to get to know everyone as best as he can, especially if it’s people within his cohort. When he does get to connect with people he’s met, though, his caring nature tends to pull through. He’s not necessarily very protective, preferring to trust the others versus making a big deal out of the most minimal things. Ari cares a lot, though, as previously stated, and as indifferent as he might come across at first, there’s a good chance he’ll grow very close to you and actively seek to support you as best as he can.

History

Puta Teira was always a man known for his looks rather than his intellect. Ever since he was young he neglected studying and books in lieu for fashion and became a walking embodiment for brawn over brain. That worked out for him for the majority of his life; he was able to be popular at school and get whatever girl he wanted but, come graduation, he found himself *stuck*. Thanks to a fairly affluent upbringing, Puta turned his nose up at the menial jobs that were readily available for someone like him who had the less than desirable grades. With the failure of sports scholarships leading him to the recommendation of the military, Puta enlisted, largely happy to have *a* job.

Much to the surprise of everyone, Puta excelled in the military. Sure he was an alright soldier at best when it actually came to his proficiency with a weapon, manning artillery and the like, but his bravery and drive to continue was unmatched within his division. Where people thought he'd fail due to his lack of discipline and selflessness throughout high school, he managed to turn around and become known for being compassionate and disciplined. Although he still very much resembled brawn over brain, he was such a case with newfound feelings added in.

The most notable instance of his bravery happened after roughly five years or so into his military career. After having been deployed in a third world country on a UN peacekeeping mission, Puta saved the life of one of the men in his division, something that is commonly thought to have given their division the upper hand and lead them to victory. In true Puta fashion, the story became hyperbolic in his head as he made the travel back home to Wellington, having been injured and needing time to rest. By the time he returned home, his achievement - though it shouldn't be discredited by any means - became a small epic saga series that was definitely embellished; so much so that nobody in his neighbourhood, much less the entirety of Wellington, would believe him and instead would feign an interest in hopes that he'd leave them alone. What started as a simple saving of a man's life turned into Puta completing a multitude of tasks that were seemingly impossible for a single human to do in the time frame he had made up.

Naturally, Bellona had seen Puta's achievements during the peacekeeping mission and became interested in him. His selfless behaviour and dedication is what drew her in and the saving of a man? It sealed the deal for her that she at least wanted to masquerade as a human and thank him personally. Of course, the more hyperbolic his story became the less she found herself interested in pursuing him but, at this point, she found herself obsessing over him - infatuated by all intents and purposes. With that in her mind, she ascended to Earth and posed as a simple Wellington girl who had moved to Puta's neighbourhood from a few over, allowing her to ask any questions she needed. Bellona had no real interest in him beyond his looks; she wanted to let herself indulge in a sexual relation and Puta was just there at the right place at the right time. She could've done without hearing the small details of his life, but that was neither here nor there. Her real plan - and the thing that surprised Puta enough to begin to let Bellona take control - was her interest in his story, no matter how exaggerated it was. Even the goddess herself never knew how she managed to fake such an intense belief in his stories but, she did, and before the night was out she had a very enthusiastic Puta in his bed.

Puta was a little disappointed to find the pretty girl in his bed gone by the time he woke up but, in his mind, he played it off that she just *had* to go tell people in her old neighbourhood about him. That comforted the blow a little. Though the encounter remained on his mind, Puta went on with his life - training again until he could go back out and serve with his division. Everything seemed to be going his way; he was determined and the progress he was making was remarkable, he met another pretty girl at the bar and was taking her on a date, and, most importantly, he was just getting better over all. That was, until the pretty girl from the bar from weeks ago turned up at his door and handed him not one kid, not two, but *three*. Truthfully, upon reflection, Bellona might have told Puta her true identity, and she had done for his sake, but the poor man was so in shock that he just couldn't compute what was going on - *especially* not as he tried to figure out how to hold three kids at the same time. Still thoroughly shocked even after Bellona had left - so much so that he completely neglected the three small boxes she had given him - it took the help of his parents to give the children the names Aleki, Tai and Ari.

Something must have clicked inside Puta when he came around to accepting the fact that he had triplet sons, something that made him do a three-sixty in terms of his personality. With the desire to return to his peacekeeping division, Puta took up employment in the domestic side of the New Zealand military so he could be at home with his sounds and he genuinely put all of his effort into raising them. He was a strict father, also known as the complete opposite to what every single person who ever knew him would think he'd be. He was fair, definitely, but he was strict. It wasn't an unpleasant strictness where the boys couldn't do anything, but it was strict enough where they felt suffocated - *especially* when they'd visit their friends' houses and see the difference between the lives at home that everyone had and how they differed to theirs'. It was always bearable, though, largely because they always had each other and the companionship that came with being three of them seemed to be incomparable to regular friendships.

Puta's strictness relented a little when he met Zahra Godwinson, an Australian woman who had moved to New Zealand in hopes of having a more stable job rather than her luck back at home. It was by chance that Puta and Zahra met - him giving her a preemptive tour of his workplace as she waited for an interview - but he quickly learned that he was fascinated by her and relished in the fact that the interest was shared. Even though Zahra did eventually get a job in the same workplace as him, Puta still did the most he could do seduce her. Unbeknown to him, naturally, Zahra was a daughter of Mars and that fact itself would play massively into the lives of his children. By the time Puta and Zahra were married, the former was only a fraction as strict as he used to be - much to the boys' happiness (though, in reality, that was still rather strict by most means).

The triplets' were largely indifferent to Zahra. Sure they were happy to have a motherly figure int he family and how she reduced how harsh their father was, but it took a while for them to click with her. She didn't expect anything different and let them take their time - that is until they had their first monster attack at the young age of seven. Zahra didn't think much of the increased monster attacks - definitely not considering the possibility of four demigods being under the same roof - and pinned it down to there being more monsters in New Zealand and went on her way taking them down with ease. She thought it was a little strange that three triplet kids could see through the Mist unlike their father but she knew that worked in mysterious ways and had learned previously not to question it. Whilst she didn't initially train them, per say, she did enrol them in various self-defence classes, just in case.

The revelation of the triplets' heritage came when they were ten years old. Following three years of regular monster attacks that began to perplex Zahra, she began asking questions about their mother. Puta, still not remembering much about her other than she was pretty, directed Zahra to the three boxes he had been given. It was there that Zahra identified the trademark Bellona weapon features. She hadn't considered the possibility before and took it upon herself to pray to Bellona for answers. Of course it'd make sense on why there was an increase in monster attacks but surely a goddess wouldn't bestow triplets onto a mortal? Though Zahra had hoped for a clearer, more concise answer from the goddess, she got told that she could answer it herself and that she should use the intuition gained from being the Centurion of the First Cohort to figure it all out. Much like Zahra had come to suspect, the triplets were sons of Bellona and that training had to be prioritised *with* the weapons they had been given.

For the next two years, Zahra trained Aleki, Tai and Ari in how to use their weapons and, in short, how to be competent demigods. What began as training on inanimate objects to sparring with Zahra herself eventually led to her helping them take down monsters. Whilst at first they struggled to take down a hellhound combined as three, by the end of the two years they could handle an empousai with little aid from Zahra. It was during this time that Puta and Zahra had children of their own, making consistent and regular training harder to organise with infants running about. Slowly, the triplets had to adapt to fighting on their own. With the smaller monsters they were able to do so with ease but, as the monsters got increasingly difficult, their reliance on one another and Zahra herself showed.

For the past year or so, when the boys were twelve, Zahra had been debating on when to take them to the Wolf House and her judgement was swayed massively in the favour of sooner rather than later after witnessing the three take down the biggest monster yet. The Minotaur was the most formidable monster the three had faced and, had Zahra seen it earlier, would've advised them to take cover as she took it on instead. In fact, she only made her way to the window to see it after hearing the familiar beastly cry of pain. She watched as the three worked together to take down the Minotaur with a surprising amount of ease once they had fell into a routine of sorts; as two attacked, one would distract which allowed the triplets to make quick work of the monster. That night Zahra brought up the possibility of taking the boys to Camp Jupiter to Puta who, having become somewhat exhausted by all the monster attacks, let her do as she pleased - eager to spend some time with his 'normal' kids. After praying to Jupiter for some success flying in the air, Zahra took Aleki, Tai and Ari to the Wolf House and wished them well. Before she left, she gave them each a letter of recommendation from herself, telling them to protect it for those letters would largely determine their lives at Camp Jupiter.

Aleki, Tai and Ari didn't stay at the Wolf House for too long for they had been trained by Zahra so extensively that there was little for them to learn. With directions to Camp Jupiter, the three made their way there, each protecting their letter of recommendation from Zahra extensively, having learned that it meant a lot in the Camp. Upon arrival, and presenting their letters, the boys were sectioned off into their various cohorts. Aleki chose \_\_\_\_\_, Tai chose the First Cohort and Ari voluntarily placed himself in the Fifth Cohort, much to the surprise of many at Camp Jupiter.

Initially, Puta had been largely indifferent to the news of his sons’ arrival at Camp Jupiter, but as time progressed and Zahra began to divulge more and more information regarding the Camp & its gubernamental structure, he began to express more pride. The training they had undergone had done them well, as shortly after their arrival, Ari encounters Lycaon and several of his pack members. After destroying them with the use of his Imperial Gold longsword, Ari was brought into the Principala to examine his recommendation letter, take his probatio plate, and officially induct him into the Legion. Because his recommendation letter came from such an honorable Centurion - a daughter of Mars, no less - Ari was offered to join any of the five cohorts of legionnaires. As he understood it, his brothers would find their way into cohorts worthy of their father’s pride, but he, all the wiser, opted for the fifth cohort.

As Ari saw it, not only was it where he would shine most, in comparison to his brothers who sought to surround themselves by equally adept soldiers, but he genuinely felt most comfortable within the fifth cohort’s ranks. There, like he believed would happen, he thrived. He forged alliances and oftentimes acted as the diplomat between cohorts. Ari prided himself in knowing he was admired so vehemently to the extent he was once considered to fill the position of centurion, but he truthfully didn’t carry that thirst his brothers did in becoming option, centurion, praetor, or even consul. So whilst he regressed in his father’s eyes, and lost most his respect, his brothers flourished; something that began to put a strain on his relationship with Puta. This didn’t begin to turn around until years later, when Camp Jupiter was thrust into a Civil War that redefined its existence.

Whilst his brothers’ cohorts were the pride and joy, and were oftentimes at the front line defending Camp Jupiter, Ari was usually lagging behind, defending from the insides. Undoubtedly the more strategic of all Teira triplets, whenever he wasn’t serving with the rest of his cohort in stealth attacks, reconnaissance missions, and warding off internal attacks, he reported to his Centurion & Warfare Praetor to reassess their battle plans and find new ways to defeat the insurgents. Nobody realized the extent of his contributions, though, until he was taken into enemy lines and used as a bargaining chip, before being tossed aside when they realized he was willing to give himself up if it meant it was in the name of Camp Jupiter. He served as a good distraction during the course of the final attack, but serving as such almost led to his untimely death - until he received Bellona’s blessing, of course, reinvigorating him and allowing him to help in the insurgents’ defeat.

It’s been several weeks now, and Camp Jupiter & New Rome are still in the process of rebuilding. Whilst they’ve reached a modicum of success, however, Ari Teira still has some ways to go before he feels even remotely close to how he once was.

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Face ClaimKJ Apa

Eye ColourDark Brown

Hair ColourRed

Height6'2"

Weight161 lbs.

Voice TypeTenor

Blood TypeO-

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Body StyleMuscular

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FatherPuta Teira

MotherBellona

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Full SiblingsAleki Teira [ = ]
 Tai Teira [ = ]

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