Leilani Gomez

Leilani Gomez is a 17-year-old Greek demigod, the daughter of Artemis and Diego Gomez. She came to camp at eight years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

MoonGirl, Star, Silver Eyes, Artemis, Huntress, Lani, Lele, Nani, Lei-Lei, Lei

### Affiliation

* Camp Olympia
* The Olympians
* The Hunters of Artemis (technically)

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Augusta, Maine (Formerly)

## Family

### Adoptive/Step Family

* Selena (Stepmother)
* Isabella (Stepsister)
* Hunters of Artemis (Adoptive sisters)

### Biological Family

* Artemis (Mother)
* Diego (Father)
* Arcadia Huntress (Adopted sister)
* Evander Salamis (Half-brother)
* Apollo (Uncles)
* Apollo Cabin (Cousins)

## Items

### Weapons

* Silver bow and arrow
* Spear/Sword
* Silver dagger

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually has silver or gray in her clothes
* Gray jean jacket
* Gray camouflage jeans
* A white shirt with the stars and moon on it
* Crescent moon necklace (sometimes)

## History

### Birth

Leilani Gomez was born on May 18, 2004, to Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the Hunt forests, the Moon, radiance, maidenhood, and childbirth, and Diego Gomez, a clear sighted mortal and former archer in Augusta, Maine. Much like Damian, Leilani was born through parthenogenesis. Artemis had met Diego when walking around the streets of Maine one late afternoon when she saw Diego practicing archery in Old Town Archery, an Archery range in Maine. As she was watching Diego she commented that he was doing well, *‘For a man’.* While Diego was confused by what she meant, he accepted her complaint and asked the goddess if she did archery, which Artemis replied that she did. The two began talking, and Artemis found herself being drawn to him. Diego had been very friendly and he gave her small compliments, like saying she looked nice or she did well with Archery.

One night, while Diego was with some friend, Artemis decided to give him a “gift” in the form of a baby girl. On May 18, 2004, while the full moon was out, she took some light from the moon, some of her consciousness, and the essence of Diego and formed a baby girl with blonde hair, pale skin, and silver eyes, which she named Leilani Celena Gomez. Artemis took care of her Daughter until she sensed that Diego was coming home, as she is the goddess of Childbirth, Artemis made a nursery with a snap of her fingers and having slipped a moon pendant around Leilani’s neck, Artemis ran into Diego’s bedroom and flashed away. When Diego arrived, he found Leilani in a Moses basket on the dining room table, he could tell by the color of her eyes and the symbol of the necklace around her neck, that she was a gift from Artemis, and pinned to Lani’s blanket was a piece of paper with her full name written on it. Diego immediately loved their daughter and vowed to care for her to the best of his ability.

### Childhood

Maybe three years after Leilani was born, Diego remarried to a woman named Celena who had a daughter of her own named Isabella. As a kid, Leilani was a very adventurous child. She and her father would often go camping every summer to give some experience. On one camping trip, when she was seven, Leilani had made friends with a small fox she found while exploring. When her father found her, he had said she still needed more hunting experience before she could go out exploring. While she didn’t know what her dad meant, she was glad to have some teachings, stuff that would help her when she was older. Leilani was also close to her father and had very few friends at school. Before she went to school Diego would take her to work, where he worked as a middle school teacher, where Leilani would be sitting at his desk drawing or playing with her favorite animal toys. Leilani and Isabella did not get along and the two would often argue, some times, it would get physical.

### First monster encounter

The summer after she had befriended the fox when she was eight years old, Leilani had started third grade. Now much like most demigods, Lani had ADHD, so she was very hyperactive and never really got good grades. She had made one friend named Alya. During recess, she was called back to her class by her teacher Mrs. Sarmento. She was told that she needed to redo an assignment she had failed. Leilani reluctantly went back to her class and stood at the teacher’s desk while Mrs. Sarmento looked around her desk for the paper Lani had to do. As she did Lani recalls hearing a small hissing coming from somewhere in the room, though she dismissed it as something wrong with the pipes. After two minutes, Mrs. Sarmento stopped, and in turn, Lani became confused. Mrs. Sarmento had commented on Lani’s hair, after a while Mrs. Sarmento was revealed to be Medusa. Lani had heard the story of Medusa and looked away. After a minute of dodging Medusa’s attacks, she grabbed a random grey pen and clicked it threateningly three times and it transformed into a spear, Lani recovered from her shock, she jabbed the spear at Medusa she finally killed medusa, turning her into dust. Lani, still scared, walked out of the class, tried to tell Alya but she didn’t believe her. Later, Lani was suspended for acting aggressively with other students as ever since that day with the attack, she never got any sleep from nightmares.

### Journey to Camp

After Leilani was suspended, her dad revealed that they were moving to California and got a new job but it was mainly a lie to get Leilani to safety. After two days of packing, and an eight-hour plane flight they made it to Manhattan. Not wanting to risk his daughter dying or getting hurt he began to home-school her, while Isa when to a public school. One day Leilani was playing outside when she was playing with chalk outside, a dog began glaring at her. At first, he was confused but went back to drawing. The dog moved closer to her, still growling and glaring. Leilani was now scared and picked up a stick in self-defense. The dog soon turned into the Chimera and got ready to attack the eight-year-old girl. Out of fear she started to attack it with what he had; Rocks and sticks. She was soon chased out of her yard and down the street into town. She was chased by the Chimera for about six hours. While telling Melody about her journey to Camp she remembers seeing a deer trying to protect her, which was sent by her mother. Leilani still had a stick in her hand and tried fighting alongside the deer but the deer gently nudged her, as if saying not to fight. The deer managed to make the chimera leave and tended to Leilani, helping her up and making sure the eight-year-old girl was alright and that she had no scratches or any signs of injury, however, Lanis was still scratched up. The deer motioned for Leilani to follow them and Leilani did. It was a long walk but Leilani managed to follow. The deer brought Leilani, who was a bit battered and bruised, to the Camp Border. Leilani thanked the deer and the deer nodded then ran away. Leilani entered the Camp and was found by Chiron who took her to the Hermes cabin to stay

### Early life at camp

A day later, she managed to write a letter to her father, telling him she’s okay and safe at Camp. She met Melody during a friendly archery competition and they would often hang out, soon she became part of her friend group. One day during dinner she was claimed by Artemis, shocking some of the camper. She moved into the Artemis cabin, pretty happy seeing as she had the cabin to herself

## Personality

She is a calm person, she, like her cousin Melody, is sassy, fun-loving, and somewhat hyperactive, she is very protective of Melody as she never had a real family before, and enjoys teaching others archery. She attended the funeral of Loretta and was deeply saddened by it. Most of the time she can be stern when leading quests or during the capture the Flag, as she wants to win and liked teaching Rhea archery and the Constellations. Leilani, like her mother, is a focused, reserved, and reasonable teenager but also extremely stoic and pragmatic. She doesn't frequently lose her temper and speaks calmly with others, She prefers the company of her friends and sometimes fellow hunters. Unlike her “twin” cousin, Leilani is less "easy-going" and has a much greater understanding of The Immortal/goldy world than most of the Demigod world much like her friends from the Hermes Cabin. She is among the more sympathetic and selfless demigods weighing individuals by their actions and choices as opposed to their potential as shown when she defended some new campers from Larissa, However, she is known to be quite sneaky and sometimes pranks her cousin. In one instant*,* Melody mentions that on festival days, Leilani tapes "kick me" signs on Melody’s shirt, showing Leilani can have fun most of the time. Though rarely, Leilani acts out in anger whenever her wishes are disobeyed, especially if anyone transgressed against the animals that were sacred to her mother. As the daughter of Artemis, Leilani has a lot of pride in her role, and seems dedicated to it above all else. She often uses moon folklore as her reference for the kind of person she wants to be, and is frequently completely dominated by her own expectations of who she ‘should’ be. She possesses an unshakeable faith in the power of the universe, and the idea that everything in the world will balance out sooner or later. She’s conscious of how small her place in the grand scale of the universe is, but she still wishes to contribute to it meaningfully. Like the moon that’s protected humanity since the beginning, she wishes to become someone others can look up to. However her grandiose ideals often hinder her as much as they help her. Artemis has a lot of insecurities when it comes to how she’s viewed by other people, which embarasses her deeply. If she’s meant to be so great, then the fact that her worries are so mundane seems petty. She holds a deep sense of inadequacy because of it. Leilani is quite an extroverted person. She's social, and naturally seems to gravitate towards people, particularly anyone who seems lonely or left out, in order to befriend them. She's very focused on making sure people fit in ok, and puts a lot of effort into making sure people get along. She often prioritizes their problems over her own wellbeing. Temperament-wise, Leilani is pretty gentle. She's not the most outgoing personality, but she seems pretty optimistic. She’s very considerate of others, perhaps overly so, to the point that she sees their happiness as her responsibility. She is overly eager to help others, often to the detriment of herself. She also has quite a dry side to her personality. She's very realistic and practical in her worldview, and is altogether quite a calm, casual person. She's under no illusions about the way the world works, and is altogether quite disinterested in any sort of wallowing in misery. Her attitude in a phrase is simply-‘Life sucks, get on with it.’ There's no cynicism to her though. Leilani means it in the best way possible. Despite her sociability and pretty good social standing, Leilani perpetually feels like an outcast. There's a reason she aims for smaller social groups- once a stronger personality comes into the group, Leilani feels completely overshadowed. She's social, but she's not as strong in presence as others may be, so when they're around she tends to find it easier to just stay quiet. Socially, Leilani is somewhat of a drifter. She doesn't have a specific friend group, but tends to wander between them. She's on friendly terms with most people, but doesn't actually seem close to anyone in particular. Leilani has a fear of missing out on things which tends to make her join any social situation that seems cool. True to her story, Leilani is highly inquisitive. She feels a pressing need to be aware of everything that's happening in the school, 'just in case'. She has an extensive knowledge of gossip and the various changes in social dynamics that happen throughout the school. Leilani is actually incredibly paranoid about it. She is extremely scared of people talking negatively about her behind her back, causing her to be hyper-vigilant about it. Leilani wasn't always a social person-in fact she was the opposite. After spending her first year withdrawn and hurt, Leilani has become a very skilled people watcher. However this means that her social skills suffered. Leilani's confidence is a front, one that she's very very timid about. She is constantly analyzing other's behavioral cues to try to appease them. Leilani truly wants to be social and befriend people without worry, however her deep trust issues somewhat hinder this. Since her last friend group was so two-faced, Leilani has a hard time trusting others, and she easily feels threatened by people getting too close. Because of this, Leilani has a hard time actually developing her relationships. When people try to get close, Leilani' knee jerk reaction is to distance herself. She's quite subtle and polite about it, but tends to deflect a lot. Because her behavior is somewhat egalitarian, it fortunately means no one really feels insulted by her behavior. Somehow because of this, Leilani has gained a reputation as being an independent nonconformist person. She's not too fond of that label as she's very anxious about standing out too much. Contrary to others assumptions, she deeply hates being alone, and she very much would like to appear approachable. Leilani is someone who is very easily bored no matter how hard she tries to stay invested. She will frequently go through phases where she'll completely change her interests and hobbies to something that seems more fun in the moment. Because of this, she has developed a love of fads and mainstream culture. Sure it might be shallow and ever-changing, but that suits Leilani just fine, since she likes the fresh talking points. She also secretly really really likes and admires celebrities, to a degree that seems quite naive. Her admiration of celebrities is genuine, and she has a great deal of investment in their lives and careers, and especially their successes. Overall Leilani is simply a well meaning girl who's trying to put her best foot forward and make friends, despite how much it scares her. As well as an aspiring moon goddess. The usual.

### Fatal flaw

Leilani's fatal flaw is Stubbornness. She often thinks she can do everything by herself, refusing the help of others. However, many of her friends have shown her that it is okay for her to ask for help

## Appearance

Leilani is often described as beautiful as her mother and often has an aura that seems to radiate confidence and power. Leilani is often said to have smooth pale skin, blonde hair that fades to purple and silver eyes like the moon. She is known to wear a grey jean jacket, grey camouflage jeans, black boots, and a crescent moon necklace. She often carries her bow with her in case of emergencies.

## Powers and Abilities

### Artemis Kid Powers

* Because she was not directly birthed from Artemis, she inherited Artemis’ hunting skills and her hunting prowess and abilities far exceeds that of her Hunters but she just pale in comparison to her virgin mother.
* She can use the moonlight as a means of teleportation and appear anywhere so long as moonlight can shine in that location, known as "lunar-traveling" which functions identically to shadow traveling
* She possesses lunakinesis, manipulation of the moon and its' light as her mother has divine authority over the moon. She can even create arrows made out of silvery moonlight, which never fails to hit their target unless an outside force intervenes. She is also more powerful when the moon shines on her and can use moonlight to communicate with anyone, esp, her mother and other lunar gods
* She can heal at an accelerated rate if she is bathed in moonlight, as well as move faster and hit harder.
* She can communicate with and understand stags, hawks, and wolves given that they are her mother's sacred animals. She can also understand other wildlife
* Like her mother, she can utter a blessing in ancient Greek to make two more of a species of animal that was slain by her
* She can temporarily shift anyone into a jackalope for a day
* She can fire lasers of moonlight from her eyes, just like her mother can do. It works identically to heat vision
* She can create large constructs from moonlight, generally in the shape of a stag or doe, as a means of communication or offense, but the construct can only be twice the size of herself. The larger the construct, the more power it requires from her. She is also masterful at using lunar-based attacks.
* Only when moonlight is present, meaning this does not work on a night of the New Moon, she can create wings of silvery light to fly. She can even give temporary wings to other people. This fails if she is too weak or too hungry.
* Like her grandfather, she possess minor atmokinesis and are partially immune to lightning. She can also redirect or reflect lightning back at the sender but she cannot completely control the bolt's path.
* She has the ability to turn anyone into the opposite sex of what they currently are, but only temporarily, like her mother did to Sipriotes.
* She can use the moon's gravity to weigh down an opponent and hinder their mobility, or she can make herself more nimble by lessening the gravity around her, she also has a degree of hydrokinesis in that she can control the tides to be higher or lower than normal because the moon is related to tidal forces
* She has night vision that allows her to see in even the darkest night.
* She can infuse a weapon with moonlight to make it deal more damage. The infusion can last until the next morning
* She can also use moonlight to heal her allies. However, the more serious the injuries are, the more energy and concentration it requires to restore them. If she uses this ability too many times within a day, she will eventually be unable to even conjure a single ball of moonlight, let alone keep her eyes open
* She is immune to lunar attacks from other demigods who use lunakinetic combat, and can absorb any lunar energy that is thrown her way and either use it to heal, as ammunition for her own attacks, or send it back to the attacker at double the power
* She can use Chlorokinesis and have control from a forest's tallest trees to its grass
* She can control water only from the forest's rivers, lakes, ponds, and rain
* She can turn into animals or wildlife

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Leilani supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep her ready for, and alive, in battle
* Knifeman-ship: Leilani is good at using a knife in battle
* Swordsman Ships: Leilani is good at using a sword
* Archery: As daughter of the goddess of Archery, Leilani is good at Archery
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Leilani is more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Leilani is stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Leilani is more durable than the average mortal
* Strategic skill: Leilani is shown to have very good strategic skill
* Flexibility: Leilani is shown to be very flexible

## Relationships

### Friends

#### The Jr. Olympians

The Jr. Olympians, or The JO, are some of Leilani's best friends. Originally, it was made up consisting of the ten sons and four daughters of The Fourteen Olympians, but it later included some of the minor Olympians as well, (ex, Eris, Enyo, Hecate, Thanatos etc). They're a close tight group of friends and they are respected a lot by the camp

### Family

#### Artemis (Mother)

Leilani was born from the light of the moon and her father's essence, however Artemis considers her as her daughter. Artemis is very protective of her daughter, as she is with most of her hunters. Artemis liked the idea of having a child without the romance, rather than a very strong plationic bond, (sorta like Orion and Artemis)

#### Diego (Father)

While Artemis and Deigo didn't fall in love, the two had a very strong bond and Artemis decied to give Deigo a gift in the form of a child. Deigo cares for his daughter and is proud Leilani is safe and learning how to use her powers

## Etymology

Leilani means heavenly lei or royal child of heaven

Gómez is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome".

## Trivia

1. Leilani is the first child of Artemis (born through parthenogenesis)
	* She was originally going to have a younger brother named “Castor” to mirror the sibling relationship of Melody and Rhea
2. Leilani is a proud Demiromantic Aexual
3. Leilani is the third person in the series to be born through parthenogenesis
	* Damian was born through the shared wisdom and thoughts of his parents
	* Emily was born from the hearth and the essence of her father
4. Despite being the daughter of Artemis, she is not her mother’s lieutenant huntress, she wants to be able to hang out with her friends and not just be bound to a life of hunting. While she does agree a life of hunting and no boys sounds great, she prefers her life at camp and her mother thinks this is fine
5. Leilani dyed her hair fading to purple when she was fourteen but took it out when she turned sixteen.
6. Leilani has a fear of raccoons
7. She has a pet fox named, Stella
8. Leilani played soccer as a child