<div class="floatright">(http://www.savemefromboredom.com/images/Summer_Glau/Summer_glau_jean_shorts.jpg)</div><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Basic Information:</span></strong><br/><em>Name:</em>Vera Maxwell<br/><em>Age:</em>17<br/><em>Nationality:</em>American<br/><em>Race:</em>Demi-god<br/><em>Heritage</em>Hephaestus father - Daniela Maxwell Mortal mother<br/><em>Claimed?</em>no<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Physical Information:</span></strong><br/><em>Hair color:</em>Brown<br/><em>Eye color:</em>Hazel<br/><em>Ethnicity:</em>Caucasian<br/><em>Gender:</em>Female<br/><em>Height:</em>5' 5''<br/><em>Weight:</em>110''<br/><em>General Appearance:</em>Vera has a scar that crosses her back, the deep tissue damage still leaves her unable to feel any pain. (her scar, a bit more on the back as well and of course it isn't metal :P) (http://lenta-ua.net/uploads/posts/2013-12/1386529121_term.jpeg) Her style normally consists of whatever is comfy, jeans a t-shirt, shorts, sneakers, but most always keeping her scars covered and hidden from sight due to the harsh reactions she has received in the past.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">General Information:</span></strong><br/><em>Orientation:</em>Straight<br/><em>On/ Offs</em>Due to spending so many years unable to feel Vera loves to do so now. Touching, kissing,licking, stroking, most anything that really sends a shiver down your spine she wants to feel it all.<br/>See also my On's Off's (https://elliquiy.com/wiki/Curvykitten)<br/><em>Goals:</em>She had planed on opening her auto shop, "Phoenix Customs." now...she has no idea<br/><em>Personality:</em><br/><br/>Passionate- Vera may not know much about being with someone, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a passion for life. You can see it when she is into a project, or lost to her dancing, even in the short moments she lets herself feel more.<br/><br/>Loyal-Vera is always loyal to those she ends up calling a friends, never leaving them to stand alone when they really need hre.<br/><br/>Single minded-Once Vera sets her mind to something it is hard to pull her from it, even losing herself to a project and losing track of time. She has been known to be lost to a project for days before someone drags her away from it.<br/><br/>Closed Off-Vera holds her feelings close, mostly because she was shuffled around so much it was hard to make connections. And the reactions that she has received to her scars has kept her from ever really being open and intimate with any man.<br/><br/>Unafraid-When you can't feel the pain of mistakes one tends to unafraid to make them.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">School Information:</span></strong><br/><em>Education:</em>public school till the 9th grade, finished schooling at the camp<br/><div class="floatleft"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">schedule...wait I have one of those now...aww hell no</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name here</strong> - Cabin #9<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">7:30 a.m.:</span> Wake-up Bell<br/><span class="bbc_u">7:30 - 9:00 a.m.:</span> Breakfast + Cabin Clean-up<br/><span class="bbc_u">9:10 - 10:30 a.m.:</span> Sword &amp; Shield<br/><span class="bbc_u">10:40 - 12:00 p.m.:</span>Peleus/Pegasus Care*<br/><span class="bbc_u">12:00 - 1:30 p.m.</span> Lunch<br/><span class="bbc_u">1:40 - 3:00 p.m.:</span>Swimming<br/><span class="bbc_u">3:10 - 4:20 p.m.:</span>Capture The Flag+<br/><span class="bbc_u">4:30 - 6:00 p.m.:</span> Free time<br/><span class="bbc_u">6:00 - 7:20 p.m.:</span> Dinner<br/><span class="bbc_u">7:30 - 8:30 p.m.:</span> Campfire<br/><span class="bbc_u">8:40 - 10:30 p.m.:</span> Free time + get ready for bed<br/><span class="bbc_u">10:45 p.m.</span> Lights out<br/></div></div></div><br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Stats:</span></strong><br/>Fighting -3 | Brains - 8 | Agility - 7 | Intuition - 7 | Strength - 5| Endurance - 8|<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Skills:</span></strong><br/><em>Mechanic's </em>Vera is a gear head through and through, from rebuilding car engines, to creating a new strange ride. Give her the parts and let her go at it, you wont be disappointed with what she comes up with.<br/><br/><em>Schematics and strange creations:</em>Some called Leonardo Da Vinci crazy for the things he saw to invent, and those types of people would say the same about Vera. But when she enters a new world where anything is possible...who knows what she will come up with.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Strengths:</span></strong><br/><em>Photographic memory</em>Vera has the ability to retain anything she has seen, which comes in handy within her chosen field.<br/><br/><em>Mechanical Intuition </em>Vera has have an innate understanding of mechanics with little or no study. The user can observe random scattered "junk" and subconsciously or effortlessly create a schematic then create an effective creation or device using said "junk". Could be used to make complex devices or weapons out of mere scrap and "garbage".<br/><br/><em>Fire Manipulation Undiscovered:</em>Unknown to her Vera has the ability to manipulate fire, but due to her past she has never used it and in the end it currently only makes matters worse.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Weakness:</span></strong><br/><em>Nerve damage</em>unable to feel pain do to nerve damage. You'd think it is in ones favor and for a while it is. But it also keeps her from knowing when her body has reached its limit and she always pushes too far.<br/><br/><em>Fear of fire:</em>Due to her past Vera has a fear of fire, this does hold her back from finding and embracing her true potential. Due to this fear her power to manipulate fire usually ends up with the flames reacting harshly and unpredictable around her.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">History:</span></strong><br/>Vivien was born August 20 1994 Leo born under the sign of fire. But in truth she felt she couldn't be farther from it. When she was 9 her parents were killed by a large house fire. The blast all but consumed everything in sight. She was found by the fire men; under her mother’s body that she used as the only thing she could to protect her daughter, almost too late as the fire had started to beat at the child's back. The flames cutting along her skin, the only reason they found her was because of the screams.<br/><br/>It took a few surgeries and several months of rehab but her back healed. The flames left a scar on her back; the white markings come up from the base of her back and etch lightly along her skin, almost as if it were a branch against her back. The damage also ended up affecting her nervous system; she could no longer feel pain. Now one would think that would be an amazing advantage and on some points it is. But that also means she doesn't know her own limits. When to stop and when her body couldn't take anymore.<br/><br/>And from then on she was always pushing her limits, not stopping for anything when her mind was set on a task. One of those times she fell from a tree and broke her arm. She had be determined to reach the top so she chose to get back up and try and climb it again despite the state her arm was in. This only ended up cracking the bone more and forcing it to have to have a metal plate and several screws. This not only upset those trying to see to her safety, but marked a trend that would continue through the following years. From foster home to foster home she was shuffled. "She is to wild." "She won't listen." "She tore apart the damn toaster again..."<br/><br/>Another one of her bad habits starts to show itself around the age of 13. She seemed to be unbearable curious on how things worked. And how to make them better, or tinker and make something completely knew. Vee was smart...very smart but it didn't help her whenever they would turn her away. Finally she ended up with a man named Alec. He owned a auto parts shop and he had this weird way of collecting people as she always called it. He knew a guy that worked with social services and something about her drew his eye apparently. The 14 year old girl sitting in the office waiting room alone, doing nothing but playing with the things in the play area building what looked like an elevator to barbies dream house. All the while the social works argued over her future, unsure what to do with the troublesome child.<br/><br/>Alec somehow worked the system and had her transferred to his care. Keeping a close eye on her, and learning what really made the girl tick. He saw such potential in her, and her very clear gifts for creation and mechanics. It was clear who her father was even before he claimed her. "Knew I saw something special in you kid." as he ruffles her hair.<br/><br/>But there was clearly a large hurtle she had to get over, her fear of fire keeping her from truly grasping hold of her powers. But Alec assumed it was due to her past, and that one day she would have to face that fear. But he had faith that she could get pasted it. She was raised by him for 2 years, hoping it would give her time to feel stable. Only when it was getting closer to her birthday did Alec finally see to telling her the truth and taking her to her new real home.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Other notes:</span></strong><br/><em>Allergies:</em>None<br/><em>Full-time or part-time camper?</em>full-time