Demigod Powers: "Hermes (Mercury)" - Demigod Powers and the Mist

Welcome to The Demigod Guide, where I show you the ins and outs of the demigod world, Greek or Roman! (Well, mostly Greek. I'm a child of Athena, I'm no fan of Roman scum.) Today, we'll be continuing with the Demigod Powers series by showing you the gifts and abilities of children of Hermes! (Or Mercury)

Picking Locks and Stealing: It's actually more useful then you think. When you're a newbie demigod, and you need supplies to help you get to Camp Half-Blood, and you have no mortal cash on you, you sort of have to steal. I'm not promoting shoplifting, I'm just saying. You do need clothes, food, you know, all the necessities. But practically useless at Camp or in a war. Unless you want to steal the Minotaur's lunch. (Which is you) Tier 4!

Healthy/Fit: Not really a power, but sons (and sometimes daughters) of Hermes are very good athletes and are usually fit. Just because their bodies are made to travel a lot, and fast at it too. Lucky Hermes children are sometimes gifted a clone pair of Hermes' flying shoes, which will allow them to fly at an incredible speed. This is a Tier 5 power.

Persuasion: Of course they're not as good as persuading people as Aphrodite kids, but they're still really good. So keep alert around them! Tier 5.

Well, this isn't much for a post, I know, sorry, but I couldn't find any more powers! Next up, I'll be doing Ares, the god of War!

Author's Note

Hey guys. Well, time blazes past really quickly! As we're nearing 500 views, I want to announce future series for this blog! Also, I want you guys to get interactive and comment!

The next series I will be doing is very short. It'll be called Groups and Clans of the Modern World. It'll be on groups like the Hunters of Artemis, the Amazons, and even Cohorts of the Roman world.

Since we're nearing 500 views, I wanted to do something special. So I was thinking of a special 1-week event on the blog and on the community IDWT (a Percy Jackson role-playing G+ community)! Any ideas? Please comment below or just talk to me on Google+!

AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, I LOVE YOU GUYS! KEEP ON DREAMIN' :)

Demigod Powers: "Aphrodite (Venus)" - Demigod Powers and the Mist

Break my heart, and you'll get puh-nished. I don't know what that was. I'm no Apollo kid, I can't write songs. Anyway, today we'll be talking about Aphrodite, the goddess of Love and Beauty! Aphrodite kids don't have a lot of powers. (About three, I think) But it was promised, so it will be given!

Good with Outfits: Aphrodite campers are awesome at choosing outfits for the day. Especially the girls. The boys are more loose and get along with other campers, but Aphrodite campers tend to be their own bunch. Except for some special ones. Tier 5. 

Monster-Repellent: Aphrodite children tend to end up to be really famous fashion designers like that Gucci guy and people. Well, some end up to have a knickknack skill of creating Monster-Repellents. IT's a form of spray-able Mist, the kind that humans and demigods don't smell but it's intoxicating and HORRIBLE for monsters. IF you have one in a Mist Spray Can, you don't even need a sword! Just spray it around on your clothes or even on the monster and POOF they're gone! Spray on clothes if you want to repel all monsters or spray it on the monster if you want to watch it suffer. :) Tier 2.

Charmspeak: Charmspeaking is the ability to manipulate others to do your will by just speaking on them. Works very effectively on people who think you're pretty or have a crush on you or whatever, but it's easier for them to fight the effects if they don't you know, like you. Tier 1. (Because you can make monsters burn themselves or demigods do dances)

Well, like I said, it isn't much, but still powerful! Anyway, up next is... drum-roll ... the god of Travelers, Thieves, and Patron of Messengers, the one and only Hermes! 

Demigod Powers: "Apollo" - Demigod Powers and the Mist

Have you ever heard the saying "Apollo likes children over poems"? Maybe not, because I just came up with it, but it's completely true! There are so MUCH Apollo kids. Anyway... well, Apollo kids can choose from a range of "demigod specialties" since Apollo is the god of the Sun (some say Helios still but EVERYONE knows Helios retired to Godly Acres Retirement place thing like centuries ago) as well as archery and healing [medicine]. 

Godly Knowledge of Band-Aids and Beyond: Incredibly useful. Apollo kids are VERY good with Band-Aids, antiseptic, anti-fungus, etc. etc. Even demigods have to use human healing methods sometimes. Sometimes. But still, pretty useful if you don't want infections from nasty sword bruises. Tier 5. 

You were speeding, Healer: Apollo kids with certain abilities can speed up healing, the POOF! magical way. Most people don't even notice, even the Apollo demigod themselves. But when demigods do know they have the magical ability to heal, they can practice and develop the power into something much greater. For example, you might develop the power into even instant-touch-and-you-heal powers. Or maybe if you're deadly ill, your body might fall into a coma repairing itself magically and when you wake up, the disease, sickness, wound, spear-in-your-throat is gone and you're completely healthy! Tier 2, VERY useful in battle. 

Master In Archery: Well, as you may know, all Apollo kids have a talent with bow and arrows, whether you're into archery or not. Useful for newbies demigods and in battle, so Tier 2!

Instrumental Skills: Apollo kids usually get As in instrumental music, music, and choral classes in school. It's because they have a natural knickknack talent for any instrument, the lyre especially, and of course singing and other things. Tier 5. Did you know the lead singer for Imagine Dragons is a demigod of Apollo? Well, maybe not, but the Demigod and Heroes Association (DHA) say otherwise. So do the Camp Half-Blood Organization (CHBO) and Camp Orseyous Course Orthodontist (COCO. Nevermind, that was totally advertising Camp Orseyous' Orthodontist Course.. my bad 

Sammy Suns [UNCONFIRMED]: Apparently, some demigods of Apollo can create floating balls of light that feed off of... my research ends there. Floating lights? Sounds a bit.. magical and fantastical, but hey, we're demigods. Can't get more fantastical than that. This would definitely be Tier 2. Would be Tier 1 if they're actually like suns and can be used as an energy source and to you know, burn monsters in battle. 

Rhyming Curses: Demigods of Apollo have the ability to curse other humans and demigods, hexing them with the Rhyming Curse. You are forced to rhyme everything all day, for however long the Apollo kids wants you to. The more Apollo kids focus on one kid, the more they hate music, poetry, and especially people who rhyme. 

Well, I guess that's it for Apollo! Who should be next? Hmm. I think I'll do Aphrodite to fit in with the As. (Athena, Apollo, you know) See you next time! Septimus Heap xxx

Demigod Powers: "Athena (Minerva)" - Demigod Powers and the Mist

Now, now, mom. I'm not gonna talk bad. And fine, no Roman talk on your page. OK, MOM! Sorry, I was having an Olympus iMessage chat- wait, awe, gods, I typed the whole thing out on here? Oh well. Sorry. As you may know, my incredibly annoying but VERY WISE mother, Athena, doesn't like Romans. (I don't like pissing her off, hence the sarcastic "very wise". She has nooo idea.) Well, as you might have guessed, I'll be explaining the powers of me and my siblings. We don't have many "magical powers" so to speak, if not at all. But I promised, so here goes..

Very Smart (Like in school and stuff): Well, as you might know, we're VERY smart. Like a LOT. We're walking encyclopedias, dictionaries, libraries all rolled into one. Oh, and a very thick walking Greek mythology book as well. Our brains process things 5x the speed of a normal mortal and of course 10x the speed of some demigods. (Not naming names, but namely Poseidon kids.) This is useful when we still think we're normal and when we're in mortal school. Or in other cases like quickly spitting out everything we know about the monster that's about to attack us to piss off our guide satyrs and occasionally the demigod helper. Tier 5!

War Strategy: Ah, something that's actually useful. Athena is the goddess of Wisdom as well as War, but not anything like Ares and his children. The Ares kind loves battles for blood and sick stuff only, but we Athena kids and Athena only well, we don't like wars but we think a war has to have a specific, good reason. So, naturally, we're the best war-planners. No wonder the Athena side wins Capture-the-Flag often! So, yes, we are children of War, but unlike children of Ares. Tier 3, I think.

[UNCONFIRMED] Brain Waves: Even I do not possess this actually cool-sounding-but-sounds-corny-at-the-same-time power. Apparently, some Athena kids have the power to literally redirect their brain power to give a piercing pain to their enemies. Naturally, the opponents brain involuntarily creates a defense system, so the dumber the enemy (so to speak) the easier it is to create a piercing pain inside their skull. It's even easier if the demigod has been in contact with the enemy. For monsters like the incredibly stupid Minotaur, you don't have to already have met it before to create pain, because it's dumb. The stronger the pain, the more the brain can't control the body. So they may just slump unconscious if it's especially strong. You can even focus into one brain or spread out a really bad, throbbing headache to a trio or give dizziness and headaches to bigger groups. It's pretty cool. Tier 1.

Weaponry: As our mother is a war goddess, similar to children of Ares, you will learn how to use a weapon very quickly. Maybe not as good as archery as Apollo kids, but you'll get the hang of a weapon quickly. Tier 3.

Well, I guess we aren't much, but the powers are pretty cool. And, you have to admit, we still do have the demigod enhancements and the skill for weapons so we're not totally underdogs. Next up, Apollo!

Demigod Powers: "Demeter (Ceres)" - Demigod Powers and the Mist

Hello again demigods! Yes, good to see you too. Well, the time has begun to start on the other gods and goddesses of the Olympian council. After I'm finished that, I'll of course stretch to the minors. Some include Nemesis, Hypnos, Hecate, etc. etc. 

Also, we're nearing 500 reads! And I'm not even at my 20th blog post! Thanks guys! And we have our first Blog Follower! I know it doesn't seem much, but it is for me! And at such an early state of the blog as well!

A "Green Thumb"... Literally: Children of Demeter have a literal green thumb. They have the power to hurry up the growth of plants. More like instant growth. You can occasionally see the decorations the Demeter cabin puts up at Camp for cabin inspections or the yearly Halloween Cabin Dress-Up contest. They can make vines do their clean-up work, wave their hand and make flowers appear, and weave grass baskets with a single thought. Of course, they can fight with their powers too. Demeter children can create shields of a sort with thorns and vines, and they can get vines to attack with them in battle. Tier 2. 

Plant Boost-Up: Be careful where you step, it might grow and fep! I really have no idea what that means. Maybe I'm not a son of Athena, I'm not awfully good with poetry. Hmm, I should hire an Apollo kid next time. Anyway, Demeter kids grow plants without them realizing. Wherever they walk, the grass springs up and turns greener! And usually, behind the boys, a trail of pretty flowers grow. When they walk in a field. Which is mostly what Camp is made of. And they wonder why Campers stifle laughter. Tier 5. 

Well, that's it. It's not the strongest powers around, but what can you expect? Demeter is the goddess of fertility. Not all demigods are gardeners, I suppose. Next, I'm onto Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom!

Demigod Powers: "Hades (Pluto)" - Demigod Powers and the Mist

This is the last "Big Three" Olympian god we're going to talk about. Hades is strong and yes, he is scary. Sometimes his children are brutal (sometimes? pshh, mostly.) like those who led the losing side of World War II and sometimes his children are very warm, surprisingly, like the dead Hunter, Bianca di Angelo. I personally think he's just all sour and stuff because he got the worst of the 3- the sky, the ocean, and the Underworld. I mean, who wants to be banished from Olympus except for one gloomy day and be in charge of dead, useless souls? At least Poseidon rules the ocean and lively mermaids, and has somewhat control over the land (earthquakes). Zeus is just basically grumpy for no reason, causing hurricanes. Anyway, I'll be explaining the powers a child of Hades could have. 

Shadow-Traveling: Children of Hades have their own means of transportation. It's almost like teleportation, it just takes a bit longer. You just race into a shadow, and you go through different states of "worlds", such as a quick flash through the Underworld, and for a while through the World of Sleep, the realm of Hypnos. The other worlds are unlisted and unknown. Then they're spit out on wherever they wanted to go. Creatures of the Underworld have this power as well, so if you were too exhausted and you had a pet hellhound, you can shadow-travel with them. But be careful, if you fall off in the Realm of Hypnos, you will get stuck there forever to drool and suck your fingers sleeping. This is a Tier 1 power.

Questioning the Dead: Children of Hades can dig holes, and pour in a drink and a food, and summon spirits. They can fend off spirits until they come across one they want to question. From there, the spirit can take a drink and eat the "alive" food, and they will be able to question the spirit. The spirit cannot lie. This is a Tier 5 power.

Summoning Skeletons: Children of Hades can summon skeleton guards to help them in battle. Also, they are able to summon other skeleton animals, such as skeletal horses. This is a Tier 3 power.

Summoning Spirits: Children of Hades can summon spirits and have them help them. Not many facts are known about this type of necromancy, but I would judge it to be Tier 4. 

Killing the Unkillable (Dead): Children of Hades can kill the dead. Skeletons formed from teeth cannot be killed by regular mortals or demigods. This is where Hades children step in. If they're desperate, they can alter the aura of the dead, and make them return to their original state, a.k.a. kill the dead. Tier 2.

Waves of Cold [UNCONFIRMED]: Some claim that they can create a Cold Wave, or a literal magical ripple that causes you to feel frightened, cold, etc., giving the same effects as the crown of Hades. This is not confirmed, but I have a sense it would work like a Panic satyrs and the ceased god Pan can create. 

Mummimia! [UNCONFIRMED]: MUMMIMIA! Some claim to be able to summon mummies in Egypt. But no one knows about that place, its suspicious. Weird magic circling that place, it makes me feels really bad inside. Again, unconfirmed, but this would be Tier 3. 

Well, this is it for Hades! I'll be doing Demeter next! See you soon!

~Hoon the Demigod