[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]PERSONALITY

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He's a bold and freedom-loving individual who enjoys pushing the limits and exploring the unknown. He just can't stand having to listen to someone BUT on the other hand, he likes to give commands and orders although he doesn't really care if that person listens to him or not considering he is just the same. Instead of thinking of strategies or tactics, he prefers to improvise and just do it without thinking no matter what consequences his actions may have. Dareios is a risk-taker and pretty reckless. He doesn't like to waste time thinking of a plan because sometimes you have less than a millisecond to do react before it's too late. There are rarely any occasions where he agrees with someone, no, he usually disagrees with everyone and just has to do what he thinks is right. He's stubborn but he knows it and he knows one day it might get him into trouble but he couldn't care less.[break][break]

He's strict when it comes to training, practice, fights, and war. For him, training is one of the most important things in the world. He can't sit still and loves to spend time exercising or training others. It has become part of him a long time ago. When you meet him in the arena he's probably going to be your worst nightmare but when you meet him in the mess hall he can be an easy-going person because there is food. He loves food. He loves it even more than training. Ways how to distract him? Wave with a slice of pizza and he'll come running like a dog - just kidding. But it might work if he's really hungry.[break][break]

Dareios is rather cold-hearted and distant by nature and is probably not the most popular guy at camp as he comes off as rude but even he used to be a fun-loving and emotional child but sometimes things go very wrong in life that it makes someone change dramatically - that's how it is with Dareios. He used to be a friendly and easy-going person who liked to help others as much as he could until he arrived at the wolf house. Training changed him, knowing he's a demigod and a son of Mars did too. His life had such a drastic turn-around and so did his personality. Maybe there will be a day he returns to his old self even if it's just for a moment.[break][break]

He is easily bored and please don't get (too) offended when he just turns around and leaves without a word. He's not the most sensitive person. In fact, expressing feelings or feeling empathy for someone is really really difficult for him. But hey he can be pretty optimistic even though one might think he's more of a pessimist. Losing or dying is never a thought that might cross his mind before or during a fight or crisis. Neither does it bother him to get his hands dirty if the situation calls for it.[break][break]

Even if you have seen the other children of Mars or Ares you haven't seen the worst of them: Dareios. While he might seem like a jerk on the outside. . .okay, he doesn't seem like one - he is one - he secretly worries about others. He's a worry-wart. It's one trait that stuck with him all this time but he doesn't show it or lets people know. He's always the secret bodyguard, caring about others from a distance.[break][break]

Because of several events, he started having trust issues. He doesn't trust anyone even if sometimes it appears he does but, in reality, he doesn't. He doesn't require others to trust him either. He sometimes wishes he could trust someone but the emotional scar he received back then doesn't let him. Getting stabbed in the back by your closest friend or the one you loved is probably one of the worst feelings ever. . .[break][break]

- LIKES -[break][break]
food, fighting & training, war games, close combat, winning, weapons, snakes, doing things his own way[break][break]
- DISLIKES -[break][break]
sweet food, cowards, losing, anything cheesy, fire, dogs, books, tea, poetry, ambrosia/nectar (because it tastes like something his mother used to make for him which then reminds him of her and his family), pain, bandages (they get in the way when moving), flirting[break][break]
- STRENGTHS -[break][break]
close combat, leadership, physical strength, swiftness, bravery[break][break]
- WEAKNESSES -[break][break]
claustrophobia, food, impulsive[break][break]

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]BIOGRAPHY

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Dareios was born to Amyntas Bane and Mars. She was a soldier stationed overseas. They met during a surprise attack on their base where she saved his life losing an arm. She was still young but had to retire as a soldier which broke her heart because it had always been her dream. After returning home to Seattle Mars visited her to give her a present to show his gratitude for saving his life and showing such bravery - it was a bracelet made out of leather with a scarlett-colored dragon tooth as a charm. Charmed by his actions they spent a night together.[break][break]

About 9 months later Dareios was born. His childhood could be described in one word - trouble. His parentage showed pretty early and it was clear he was the son of the god of war always causing trouble and getting into fights starting at an early age. Having to transfer from one school to another within Seattle soon became a routine for the Banes. Monsters weren't the problem or issue here but part of his personality was. Sure he was actually a friendly and nice child but he became enraged as soon as someone insulted him, his family or his friends. He was never ashamed of his mother, no, he was proud of her for having saved so many lives especially the one of his father. It was a story he could hear every day, every night - it was his favorite bedtime story. Even though she was handicapped she trained him and thus he gained all her knowledge.[break][break]

So the years went by and he turned 10. His mother met another man - his name was Stephen. He brought two kids, a girl, and a boy, both younger than Dareios. Just like his mother, he was a soldier with a much higher rank and still on duty so he couldn't take care of his children much. He told them they were staying year-round at a special camp. He wasn't always at home even after they married but when he was he trained and practiced with Dareios. It was he who taught him about swordsmanship and martial arts. Stephen liked old-fashioned combat and weapons. It was different but Dareios soon started to love it. Sure a sword was more difficult to handle and much heavier than the guns he held before (but never shot because his mother didn't allow him) but it was a much better feeling to deflect another blade. Same for shooting arrows with a bow although he always preferred bladed weapons and short distance combat in comparison to long-distance combat and weapons. Even though Stephen knew that his own children were demigods (greek) he hasn't known about Dareios being one.[break][break]

At the age of 11, he was sent to the wolf house where he had to train and prove that he was strong and a fighter, strong enough to be considered worthy to go to Camp Jupiter. With his prior combat skills obtained by his step-father's harsh training, the training with Lupa wasn't as hard and difficult for him although it was still a challenge. It changed his life and him - all of him. Not only did he have to say goodbye to his mother he also had to say goodbye to his old life. But after just a short period of time, he was being given his recommendation letters and was sent on his way to camp. On the same day, he left his mother had died after a surprise bombing while she was visiting Stephen where he was stationed.
[break][break]Stephen himself was sent to bring the tragic news but was attacked by a manticore on his way. No one told him about it until he arrived at camp and wasn't able to get out anymore. He felt betrayed and he let them know his anger. Now that the only two people he cared about were gone something changed. He didn't know and still doesn't really know if it affected him much. It was only made worse when he lost his best friend Chris on a quest and the first love of his life, Cecilia, to both the sad fates of demigods, the latter happening right outside the Caldecott Tunnel when he was only 16 and despite any attempts to safe her he failed.[break][break]

He can't tell because what was left of his ability to love disappeared as soon as he got the message. But that never made him weaver or start lacking. He continued his training, turned his emotions off, was part of the first cohort, became a centurion, and then applied to become a Praetor at the age of 17 holding that position until now, although his retirement from camp will be soon.[break]

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]POWERS, SKILLS & WEAPONS

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- ENHANCED COMBAT -[break]

As a son of Mars, he is highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts. He has a great dislike against long-range weapons just as bows. His primary weapon of choice is a roman gladius but with a longer blade and sharper tip. As a result of years of hard work and his natural gift given by his parents, he mastered several different techniques of swordsmanship. From the samurai to the middle ages knights but he always favored the roman way of combat.[break][break]

Despite all that his tactical and strategic skills are lacking. . . a lot. But hey who needs a plan anyway when you're impulsive as heck.[break][break]

- WAR INDUCEMENT / MANIPULATION -[break]

He has the minor ability to induce the feeling of starting fights and arguments within others. It usually happens with his will but sometimes it just happens and his aura changes everyone in close proximity. If given enough focus and power he will be able to manipulate other people's thinking of war. He can strip away the will to fight or induce the will to fight. However, sometimes just a little stab into the side is enough to make others go raging off.[break][break]

- BLOODLUST -[break]

This is probably the most major power Dareios owns. But it is also the rarest one he ever makes use of because he has absolutely no control over it. Once it takes over goes into full beast mode and his mind shuts down. During a fight, he can blast away more enemies than his ordinary self but he then is not able to differentiate between friends and foes. This power was used by him only twice and it cost him some good legionnaires and friends. He is not fond of this ability and will do everything to prevent it from being used.[break[

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PLAYED BY HAYA

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IRONS, max as dareios bane