ok after some japery in a server and realizing that being a war criminal might run in the family, i decided to map out octavian & his siblings’ rankings on the war criminal chart that i just made for this very purpose.
a look into those fanmade kids for that jason prequel fic because ari enabled me and i love being enabled
@thegodswereneveronourside HI. HEWWO. HEY. HI
so honestly i think there’s going to be. a Lot of characters. in this fic. primarily because of the focus on family and collectiveness that’ll generally be going on? i don’t have a lot of them fleshed out atm, some of them Will be ascended canon thus technically OCs (because Fuck it. why not try and fit the puzzle pieces of canon together)...
and uh. a lot of them aren’t fully developed yet for the sole fact that they are baby, and i have not figured out the whole story (thus places for characters to act in), so things will be fleshed out in Due Time. characters i HAVE thought up enough to be confident sharing a wee bit about them, though, i’m more than happy to share.
for STARTERS, there’s Octavian’s family, which i’ve talked about a little bit Here, but i can talk about the Twins in depth since they’re more relevant than anyone else :) probably :) most likely
1 & 2.) Ceicilia and Septimus are pretty big names in the camp by the time the fic truly gets going. not only is their family pretty damn powerful, but the two are very accomplished members of the legion.
Ceicilia has essentially been fostering a Girl Gang™ in the legion and her charm & sarcastic enthusiasm has been one of the sole factors keeping the morale in Camp Jupiter as high as it can be. On the other side of the coin, Septimus worked his way from the bottom after nearly failing Lupa’s training and has grown to become one of the most disciplined and efficient centurions in recent memory, in spite of his lack of powers (as opposed to the rest of his family).
The both of them are some of the camp’s best warriors as well, though due to their unintentional influence, some gossip tends to arise about them from time to time... usually about their little brother, who happens to be the new augur-in-training.
3.) I don’t have a name for the augur before Octavian, much less pronouns, but I know that they’re a pretty snarky, laid-back person. They were given training by the brilliant (but tragic) Quartana, and have been trying to lead a brighter legacy in order to bring the Twelfth Fulminata some much-needed hope. However since this takes place during the Titan War that’s gonna be kinda hard buddy. Feels a little outpaced by their student Octavian, but they aren’t exactly chomping at the bit to shun a little kid.
4 & 5.) the praetors before Reyna! I’ve already posted a bit about Antonius Daryush, though I’ll mention for awhile he’s leading with a character whose NAME i FORGOT she’s a grand/daughter of Bacchus and her retiring is a plot point (and will lead to Reyna being instated haha). Haven’t developed her too much yet, but she’s pretty cool.
Anton is a whole other bed of worms and I love him. Due to the circumstances of his birth and, uh, whole family line that’s practically brimming with divinity, there’s a lot of fate and destiny weighing on his shoulders. He’s supposed to occupy a similar space to Jason where his entire life is staged for the benefit and detriment of the gods, and he takes an entirely different approach to all of it. He masks most of it with a laissez-faire attitude and complete gentleness, but when he’s on the battlefield, he becomes a whole other person without raising his voice.
I love Anton. He’s a good boy. He grows flowers and learns how to sew as a stress relief. :)
6.) Nancy. Oh my god Nancy. A normal, every-day mortal that was minding her own business, completely oblivious to the world of myth, and then her parents got murdered on a camping trip and she’s just had this nightmare odyssey across the forests of California until stumbling across Lupa (and, later, Camp Jupiter). She’s 15 when she arrives, thus 14 when things went to shit. (She’s also four years older than Jason.) She’s got a lot of pent up rage and confusion, and since she’s not even clear-sighted, she has trouble adjusting to Camp Jupiter (as well as being accepted among the ranks). Has a lot to prove. Is also a trans girl, which is accepted in the camp, but still provides a lot of stress to her anyways due to having to bring in Gender Baggage™ to camp.
Nancy and Septimus get along really well.
7.) There’s this weirdo kid almost Jason’s age on the Titan’s side named Jupiter who keeps running around wreaking havoc ??? He proclaimed himself as a son of Saturn, which seemed like bullshit, but he very obviously has immense time powers that he can abuse the fuck out of and well he’s that obnoxious, better-than-you asshole who steals all your pepsi and calls you a bitch. His favorite hobby is causing problems on purpose. He has a giant fuck-off sword that also has time powers. Jupiter what is your DEAL. Fuck him
8.) talk to me about Isidore Storm, senior centurion of the Fifth Cohort for majority of the fic! They’re a child of Janus who’s trying to seek justice and reparation on behalf of their father. As important as Janus is to the Romans, his loyalties to the camp have been called into question after one too many omens and disasters start adding up. Isidore wants to prove that their father, their siblings, their entire family... they’re as Roman and as loyal as any other, and they shouldn’t be looked down upon nor feared.
They’re a pretty chipper person, though they can be very intensely passionate when they’ve got an opinion on something. Their powers have to do with halves, splitting, and one’s sense of self. I don’t wanna elaborate because a specific power of theirs is VERY very fun, and I want to keep it a surprise.
I also figured it’d be interesting if they were the original owner of the IVLIVS. idk it seems like a very janus-esque weapon, what w/the two faces, two possibilities, etc. ALSO it makes the destruction of the weapon feel a lot more potent themes-wise once i get my fuckin HANDS on this story
9ish.) there’s gonna be a pretty sizeable number of clear-sighted mortals and distant legacies in this fic, and there are a Handful that i’ve started to shape out and develop a little bit (nancy included). i’m not gonna pull a twist that one of them is Actually the child of a God and Has been this whole time Wow!!! because i feel like that misses the point. some of these guys are just fully mortal and they’re working with what they’ve got.
one in particular is this alchemist that i’ve fallen in love with. similar to Jason, they were found and claimed by a god at a young age and brought to camp as an orphan, meaning Camp Jupiter and New Rome has been their whole life. however, the Alchemist is a clear-sighted mortal, thus has no powers. so, as you can probably tell by their moniker, they tinkered around with different ways to be useful to their only family and discovered alchemy & potion-making.
they’re prolific at it. one of the best, in fact. but they have a tendency to use themself as a guinea pig, which means their body chemistry is a little... volatile, sometimes. chemistry and fighting for the Legion is their entire life, and they only foresee themselves continuing their scientific craft for the benefit of their family, even if it kills them... or worse.
10.) OH UH. there’s this other child of Janus, January, she comes into the fic a little later and is inducted into the fifth cohort alongside Jason and others. she’s a little shy and doesn’t really want to mention anything about her past--she just wants to make the legion proud, as it’s the only family she has. she and Isidore get very close, as they’re both passionate about their father Janus... but in slightly different directions.
