Marie Irwin

Marie Irwin is a seventeen year old Mesopotamian Demigod daughter of Ereshkigal and Taurus Irwin. She came to camp at thirteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Maria, Mari, Ri, Ereshkigal, Princess of Irkalla

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Formerly)

## Family

### Adoptive/Step Family

Angelica (Step-mother)Tanner (Step-brother)

### Biological Family

* Ereshkigal (Mother)
* Taurus (Father)
* Nungal, Ninazu, Namtar (Half-siblings)
* Octavia and Anthony Baker (Greco-Roman half-sibling)
* Utu and Inanna (Uncle and Aunt)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally dark clothing
* Dark blue/purple t-shirt
* Black jeans
* Dark gray vest
* Black and purple sneakers

## History

### Early Life

Marie Irwin was born to Ereshkigal, goddess of The Underworld and Taurus Irwin, clear sighted mortal in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on April 8, 2004. Taurus Irwin made people go 'what the heck is wrong with him,' everywhere he went. He was charismatic and outspoken, yet downright crazy and fearless to the point of recklessness. Though considerate, Leo was a gruff man who wouldn't hesitate to take charge and solve things 'his way'. It was probably this straightforward manner which caught the attention of the Queen of Irkalla herself. The first thing Ereshkigal and Taurus did upon meeting was get into a fight. It truly was love at first sight. They'd bicker for hours on end, honestly Ereshkigal, or Glynda, as Taurus knew her, had never met someone so.. insufferably crazy as Taurus Irwin Of course, within a week or two their constant spats became less harsh, and melted into light taunting.

Give or take a few months, their relationship gradually became more romantic and sensual. Some things fell into place naturally, and Taurus never felt so proud of himself, much to his inner perversion. There were consequences however, Glynda mysteriously left the day after. It was like she ceased to exist, rubbed off the face of the planet, all those sayings. Taurus as a tough guy, so of course, hid that ache he felt inside his chest. About seven months later, a baby in a basket and a stunning looking Glynda appeared by his door. The most obvious thing was the moment he laid eyes on her they were shouting their heads off at each other. When they cooled down, they made up, like all lovers after a spat. But, it wasn't like she could stay. Taurus asked her to, many times, but Glynda said she couldn't, sadly. The one thing Taurus Irwin couldn't solve his way, would always be the mysterious Glynda. Yes he noticed the baby too, how could he not when the infant had the prettiest pair of purple eyes, like shining amethysts. His daughter, he had a daughter. That's what Glynda told him. He talked about it with her, and came to the resolution that he will take care of her. Glynda mentioned something about it being seriously not as easy as it sounds for most kids. But he was Taurus, he was the definition of crazy and he was pretty confident he could take on that challenge. Glynda left, and while he knew he might never see her again, he had his little girl. He named her Marie, meaning "bitter". That's exactly what described his relationship with his ex-wife

### Childhood

Ever since Marie was a child, she knew her father was crazy. Since Glynda had left, Taurus began to experiment with magic...dark magic. When Marie was five years old, Taurus married a woman named Angelica Dunn, who had a son of her own named Tanner. Taurus feel in love with Angelica for her beauty, along with her similar talent for dark magic. Ever since Marie was born, Taurus felt that his past lover had come back to haunt him through their child, so Taurus began to neglect both his children as he feels that they're not his. Angelica, on the other hand, began to treat her son and step-daughter as guinea pigs for her own various plagues and were often punished by having their bodies hung on hooks. Marie and Tanner became close during this time, always comforting each other whenever they were hurt. The two of them were home schooled, but when they were both nine years old, their parents had found out they both had ADHD and Dyslexia

### A Shared Dream

Marie was tired. Tired of her the life she and her step-brother (Well, she saw Tanner as her actual brother than a step-sibling) were forced to live. Her life went that way, day after day, year after year. The was until Marie's 12th birthday. The two of them often spoke of similar dreams, but they've never *shared* a dream before. The two of them layed asleep in their shared room and in the dream, they were in a sort of darkly lit room. They two walked in the always of the room and came across two familiar people. Marie saw a woman with black hair, purple eyes, similar to her town and wore a dress that a queen would wear. Both people introduced themselves as Marie's mother and Tanner's father, and told them to get to Camp Olympia, while also giving them their main weapons (Marie got a beautiful chain necklace). Once they woke up, they realized what they had to do.

### Coming to Camp

In the middle of the night, a few years later, then the duo was 13, they packed two small bags of their personal belongings and some money and left in the middle of the night. While their parents were busy doing some dark magic stuff, they escaped through a window. Once the two were out, they made a break for it, running from the home and heading to the airport, just as their parents in their dreams had instructed them to. They were able to sneak onto a plane heading to California by blending in the crowd and taking seats all the way in the back as not to draw attention to themselves. While on the plane, Marie began contemplate everything, and soon happiness filled her body. She was finally free! Once the plane landed, they took a taxi to big bear, hoping it would be faster and safer than traveling by foot. The taxi dropped them off at a gas station in the small town near camp, and they were able to continue their journey. Once they made it to camp, they were both placed into the Hermes cabin, but soon claimed by their parents; Ereshkigal and Nergal

## Personality

Marie is sweet, kind, merciful and generous. She is shy and soft-spoken but she always fights for what she believes in whether it was her new family or her cause. Deep down, she is troubled and struggles with Abandoned Child Syndrome, PTSD and hemophobia. But she is also strong willed and determined to win her and her fellow demigods fight for safety. In fights she is calm and collected and always analyzes her targets carefully before disposing of them. But all the years of abuse has led her into terrible habits such as sleeping with a knife under her pillow and accidentally lashing out due to paranoia. Even being cold and ruthless to those who had any association with her step-mother or father. Even though she's small and weak looking, Marie is actually pretty feisty and sassy. She is also sweet and kind but very sarcastic. But sometimes she can get very rebellious when others try to even throw her a list of rules to follow (she's more of a free spirit and likes it when there are no rules to follow). She also doesn't care what others think of her and never does anything to change who she is. When it comes to food though, she's a real eater and takes a big advantage of her high metabolism. She'll also do anything to get her hands on sweets. Marie seems to be cold, ruthless, and untrustworthy. But once someone really takes the time to get to know her, she can be really sweet. Marie is loyal, kind, and protective towards her loved ones. She is cunning and alluring by nature. Marie has learned to hide her emotions and tell good lies, as it's her destiny to become the ruler of Irkalla. Surprisingly, Marie doesn't want to be like her mother. She wants to become an author and write stories. Marie almost always keeps her cool under pressure. She feels vulnerable at Camp because with all her training and studying, she has never had the chance to be a teenager, therefore, she doesn't know much about the normal teen life. It also doesn't help that she has no parents to guide her. She keeps her distance from the other students, thinking that letting them in would make her more vulnerable. She does, however, talk to the other students, usually in a sarcastic manner. Marie hates it when Cora treats others like they're beneath her. It also annoys her when the staff does it, too. Marie tends to be suspicious to the point where she's paranoid. She can be somewhat romantic, even though she hates to admit it. She believes in true love, and because of that, she refuses to use her ability of manipulating guys into falling for her. She is good-hearted, not wanting to hurt any of the friends who she has met at camp

### Fatal flaw

Marie's fatal flaw is her Ambition. She tries her best to be her best, but often pushes herself to the point of burn out, and she has trouble taking breaks from projects

## Appearance

Marie is often described as a beautiful seventeen year old girl of Louisiana Creole descent. Marie has purple eyes and dark purple (almost black) shoulder length curly hair which is often left hanging to her shoulders, dark brown skin, and has two amethyst hair clips on both sides of her head. She often wears a dark blue/purple t-shirt, black jeans, a dark gray vest over the shirt and black and purple sneakers.

## Powers and Abilities

### Ereshkigal Kid Powers

* She has the rare ability to create and control energy chains, which are created from her very own energy and can use them in conjunction with her magic but since it is derived from her own energy, she often ends up fainting if she uses it too much.
* She also often uses her magic to summon creatures from the land of Irkalla to aid her in battle.
* As the daughter of an Underworld goddess, she has the power of necromancy, or the power to communicate with and control dead things.
* She can sense when a friend is dead or dying.
* She can see peoples' life auras.
* She has the power of umbrakinesis, or the ability to control shadows and darkness.
* She can Shadow travel, a kind of teleportation through shadows.
* She can vanquish any undead with just one attack.
* She can turn people into ghosts and send them to the underworld.
* She can see the dead and communicate with them.
* She has Earth manipulation and are able to cause earthquakes, open chasms as well as cause plants to wither and die in a one mile radius
* She has fertility magic such as the ability to inhibit someone's fertility
* She has Soul absorption and can absorb the souls of others to temporarily gain their powers
* She has Mind control

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Marie's supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep her ready for, and alive, in battle
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hard wired" Ancient Babylonian instead of mortal languages
* Swordsmanship: She is a skilled sword user
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Marie is stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Marie is more durable than the average mortal
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Marie is more is more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman reflexes: Being a demigod, Marie's reflexes are faster than an average mortal
* Hand to hand combat: Marie is skilled in hand-to-hand combat
* Unarmed combat: Marie is skilled into going into battle unarmed
* Accuracy: Marie has great accuracy and hardly ever misses her target
* Flexibility: Marie is very flexible
* Magic usage: Marie is very skilled in underworld magic, rather than regular magic
* Louisiana French: Marie is fluent in Louisiana French

### Spells

Marie can cast these Underworld spells

* Introitus ad inferos: Opens a portal to the underworld
* Ad mortem: Sends ghost back to the underworld
* Vincula arcesse: Summons her energy chains
* Monstra ab Irkalla: Summons monsters fro Irkalla to aid her in battle
* Spiritus sicut: Temporarily turns someone into a ghost
* Animi ad bellum: Summons ghost warriors to help her in battle

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Tanner Dunn

Marie and Tanner are best friends and step-siblings. They comforted each other during their shared dark childhoods and are healing together. Tanner is protective of his step-sister, but also knows how talented she is

### Family

#### Ereshkigal (Mother)

Marie has a rather distant relationship with her mother. Marie resents her for not helping her or her step-brother during her past, but Ereshkigal does love her daughter. She is often called The Princess of Irkalla.

#### Taurus (Father)

Marie has *very* negative feelings towards her father. When Marie was born, he named her Marie, meaning "bitter" because that's exactly what described his relationship with his ex-wife. Ever since Marie was born, Taurus felt that his past lover had come back to haunt him through their child, so Taurus began to neglect both his children as he feels that they're not his and would watch with a sadistic grin on his face as his daughter and step-son were experimented on. Marie never wants to see her father ever again.

## Etymology

The name Marie has many meanings depending on the background. The Latin term means **“from the sea”** while the Hebrew term means **“bitterness.”**

Irwin is an Irish, Scottish, and English surname stemming from the surname Eoforwine, a combination of the Old English words for **boar** and **friend**.

## Trivia

1. Marie and Maria's name sound similar
2. Both she and Claudia are regarded as royalty in their respective underworlds (Irkalla and Hel)
	1. Even and Aurora are also considered royalty since their parents are Hades and Persephone
3. Her middle name is Darcy which means **dark one**
4. The name of her spiked chain is Servility
5. She is one of a few demigods who had a shared childhood with someone
	1. The other pair is Zane and Karissa who are cousins and who stayed with their uncle and aunt before coming to camp
6. She very rarely used her mind control powers
7. She loves to sing
8. Both she and Melody can speak Louisiana French