Opulence Montenegro

Opulence Montenegro
Daughter of Victoria • First Cohort Centurion

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Personal Information

Full NameOpulence Montenegro

BirthdayJanuary 3rd, 1999

Age20 y/o

Zodiac Sign

Sex / Gendertransgender female

SpeciesDemigod

NationalityAmerican

EthnicityMixed; Haitian, Puerto Rican

Sexual Orientationhomosexual

Romantic Orientationhomoromantic

Relationship StatusSingle

AccentAmerican

BirthplaceSt.Louis, Missouri

Living SituationCJ

Languages SpokenEnglish / Latin /Spanish

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Personality

Opulence is purely a self made woman, and anything she is today is based on her own effort, and not anyone else's. She understands weakness and the purpose it serves to balance a person, but it annoys her when people use it as an excuse to not be able to do something. She's different from your average military leader as she's a divergent thinker and sometimes will do things that are crazy or seem out of regulation, such as allowing her troops to protest. Half her troops think she's nuts, the other half think she's nuts but a genius. The aura she carries around her is of respect, and there's a sort of elegance in the way she moves and speaks.

Once in a while she lets herself slip and smoke a cigarette. It's hard being a leader and a minority, because it means that you have to prove people's implicit biases wrong. As much as she hates that she can't be allowed to be a regular human that messes up, she understands that life isn't fair and that when she messes up, people take that as trans, latino, mixed people messing up. This is why she strives to be an amazing leader, albeit not standard. She's hard working and can't accept failure, meaning she might die before she quits being stubborn. While she does her best to listen to others, her strong personality can sometimes make sure she doesn't.

History

Raul had a long history with the gods, being a son of Mars. From the start he was expected to go into camp jupiter, and from there, into the military. That is what every Montenegro had done for the last century, and what was expected to continue. Instead, After serving his time with camp jupiter, Raul ran away. He instead trained in track and feild, which was his passion. Everyone had given up on him, but Victoria understood both his determination, and the kind of man he was. The night before the 800m dash for the Olympics, Victoria seduced him. The next day, he won the race. He thought that would be the end of the goddess, until she dropped a baby at his door a few months later, the price of sleeping with victory.

Raul didn't want to be a father, much less continue any of the family line, but it was his obligation to tell his family of the child. Their hold on him came back as they insisted to see the child, and with them back in his life, and with his unwillingness to raise a child, he went to war. Opulence grew up on her grandfather's estate, learning the trade for war at a young age. She was supposed to be the success Raul never was to them, and become a high ranking officer. In her childhood, it started becoming more and more apparent how she wasn't like other boys, at least to herself. She was intelligent and skilled at strategy, as seen in how well she picked up chess, and she started picking up combat quite well, but something always felt off. There's nothing like the pressure of your family and yourself to become the best.

Everything in her life changed completely the day her first monster attack hit, at age 11. Opulence had been working on volunteer hours for her school by helping out at homeless shelters with some schoolmates and a teacher chaperone when she met a woman unlike any other. Her name was Sheryl. The kids with her would make fun of Sheryl behind her back because she looked so masculine, and for some reason, it made her feel ashamed. Eventually, she struck up a conversation with the woman that day, which ended in a heart to heart about letting go of the perceptions others have of her. That's when things clicked for her. Sheryl didn't say it, but Opulence had clocked her as trans. In the same breath, she'd discovered that she might be too.

On her way home, a hellhound jumped her and nearly killed. Quick to think on her feet, she managed to hit the hellhound with a manhole covering, and escape through a manhole. She found another exit underground, and from there went home. The experience had made her life flash before her eyes, and at that tender age, realize she didn't want to live like this, or die like this.

It's no surprise that with how traditional her family is, they told her to either let it go or leave. Scared, she left. She stopped attending her private school, opting for a public school. She stayed with friends until a social service agent placed her in a group home. She didn't let her situation stop her from excelling in school, and she didn't let the death threats and harassment she received everywhere take the confident smile from her face. Her school somewhat supported her, but it still felt dangerous to her, and at around twelve she began working on initiatives using social media to create a safer space for trans people in her school. She then worked on an initiative to not just have queer group homes, but create guidelines that would help make queer kids feel more comfortable and safe and would allow group home leaders to reach kids better. Her identity and her need for change threw her into activism. Even so, the world was no safer for her. She some imperial gold weapons and some training with them to fight off monsters, but between them and the bigots, she didn't really know when her last day was. Minerva recognized her grit and tenaciousness. While Opulence never ended up searching camp on her own because she wanted to continue the fight in St.Louis, Minerva ended up having a talk with her about what her drive and creative mind could bring to leadership positions, which inevitably might be a more effective way of fixing society. Opulence wasn't sure, but when Minerva offered to be her patron goddess, it was an offer she could not refuse.

At the age of fourteen, Opulence began her trek to camp jupiter. She arrived at the Wolf House via plane and stolen car, with the guidance of Minerva. This is where she met with Lupa. She immediately went through rigorous training, and through it, they built a connection that only the pressures of being a strong woman can forge. Needless to say, she passed Lupa's judgement. Lupa gave her vague directions, and from there, she headed in the direction given to her, using her instincts. She felt a strong need to survive, not just for herself, but for everyone she's had to fight for. The desire to be good and do good to improve the way things are inevitably gave her the strength to go on. She reached camp, and with Minerva's blessing/letter of recommendation, she managed to become a probatio for the first cohort. She was excused from work, but that didn't stop her from working.

Five years she's been at camp, and slowly, through the years, she's risen and risen. The old first centurion had supported the former consuls during their civil war, and with the opposing side winning, they were deposed. This gave Opulence the opportunity to become centurion, which she did. She is currently 20.

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Face ClaimIndya Moore

Eye ColourDark Brown

Hair ColourBlack

Height5'8"

Weight130 lbs.

Voice Typemezzo

Blood TypeO+

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Body Stylelean

TattoosSPQR

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FatherRaul Montenegro

MotherVictoria

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Full Siblingsnone

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Given [ Opulence ]

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Surname [ Montenegro ]black mountain

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