SO! This first chapter will be about the tributes in the first Half-Blood Games, which, if you didn't read my profile, is about Demigods fighting for their lives in a Hunger Games style event. The way this works is that I make some Oc's of my own, to manage the games and to spice it up a bit, and others post their own OCs for the remaining twelve spots. Below, I will describe and introduce all of the tributes, and each further chapter will go through the process leading up to the games, but the main bulk will be during the Games. So! Enjoy!
District 1
District 1 and District 2 were both the pride of the Capital. Home to some of the most vicious tributes, the Careers, these districts always led to interesting games. Except...the ones who can be more sincere and more relatable than even those from the outer districts. The female tribute reaped this year was not a typical career, sharing her atypical-ness with many of the other careers this particular year. Faith Evans was a young abnormality living in District 1, a 12 year old daughter of Poseidon. This was rare, as many of the children in this district and District 2 were sons and daughters of Pluto or Hades. Now, people tend to fear those who are different. It is only human nature, that those we fear ought to be destroyed. And so, for the first time in in over 50 years, there were no volunteers from District 1 when Faith Evans was reaped. Faith Evans was a small girl, with sea-green eyes, dark hair, and freckled skin. She could control water around her, breathe in it, and swim wonderfully. If only she had been born in District 4, where she would have been accepted. But, although small, she had some advantages. She was agile and smart, with good aim with distance weapons. She had a special pen that she could never lose; one that turned into a golden weapon when needed. This was great of course. But no matter her strengths, Faith had weaknesses that might cost her the games. She was cowardly. She didn't want to kill, and she if couldn't kill in the Half-Blood Games, then she might not stand a chance. If only she could remember her life before it was forgotten when she was 7. Maybe she'd find that she might have talents she never could have dreamed of.
Her partner was another abnormality, but it was not because of his personality. As a son of Apollo, Fuller did not fit with the parentage of many others, but as a Son of Apollo, he was striking. He had wavy blond hair and blue eyes, a perfectly tanned body and many other good features. He was a somewhat sweet guy, at least to other careers. Never having felt his own kind turn on him, he agreed with everything that was said about the outer districts. When he was reaped for the Half-Blood Games, no one volunteered, because so many people knew he wanted to win and they had so much respect for him. They let him live his dream. His main weapon of choice was a bow and arrow, but he was proficient in a variety of other weapons too, including axes, swords, and spears. He was a bit too confident though, and too loyal for his own good.
District 2
District 2 was, like District 1, home to many children of the god of the underworld, but it was also home to many children of war, as District 2 was in charge of war. But again, we find ourselves with an odd tribute. A son of Hecate, Markus was, like Faith, different and bullied because of it. His father died when he was only 6 and he needed to master his abilities to survive on the streets. He became very good at controlling the Mist and often used it to hide from his bullies. When he was 10, he found a young boy around the age of 6 who went by the name of Cole. He was a son of Khione, the goddess of ice. Thus, he was a very emotionless and expressionless kid. He had feelings of course, but he kept them inside and his intents hidden. Just like how ice can be both beautiful and evil, so was Cole. He could be sweet or manipulative. But he looked up to Markus, and the brotherly bond they had meant a lot to both of them. Markus was a decent guy and unlike other careers, acted more like an outer district kid because of his childhood on the streets. He had blond, wavy hair and eyes that, depending on the light, could look either gold or purple, and everything in between. He was anxious around blood and didn't like killing, but he would find he had a much stronger resolve in the games. Although he grew up on the streets, he often went to the free sessions at the career academy, when there were no trainers. He was very good at most weapons, excluding bows, tridents, and daggers for some reason.
His district partner was not a very noteworthy girl. A daughter of Ares named Jenna, she was quick to anger and quick to calm. She was not very intelligent and never thought that she would ever be in the Half-Blood Games. Even if she was in them, she believed she could handle herself. Based on this fearless outlook of the games, she never went to the career academy. In her opinion, it was waste of time that could be better spent with her friends. At the reaping, she was on a phone her rich parents bought for her when the tribute was called up. When the announcer asked for volunteers, her "friends" shook her out of her zone and she jumped. Only hearing the word "volunteer", she squeaked and shouted "Volunteer!". Thus, she was pushed to the stage and, because of a misunderstanding, became the female tribute of District 2. She had few strengths, other than her natural talent at using a spear. Jenna was an over-confident, stupid girl, whose chances for winning the game looked slim.
District 3
Ash Ratter was the unlucky tribute to be picked for District 3. The interesting thing part, she wasn't actually from District 3. Ash had a very unique backstory, which started with her exceptional family. Her mother had one child with the sun god Apollo, a girl named Lex. Later, their mother had Ash with the forge god, Hephaestus. A final child with Hades was named Lucifer. Their family started off living in poverty, until Ash's mother, Tamira, married a rich son of Aphrodite. In District 10, they lived a happy life, when it was suddenly ended by the murder of Tamira. Ash was just 10 and Lucifer 7 when she was shot by peacekeepers after an accident where 3 prized horses were lost. Shocked, Tamira's husband, Thomas wanted to escape District 10 to go to a better one. They attempted to escape to District 3. While trying to escape, they were stopped by an older victor from 10. This awful victor trapped them and contacted the Peacekeepers, but in doing so provided a chance for the family to escape. The Peacekeepers arrived, and Thomas was shot and killed while trying to defend them. Lex was shot as well, and later died from her injuries. Ash and her younger brother Lucifer, escaped and eventually made it to 3, where they were mistaken for orphans and brought to an orphanage. It was there that they met Aurora Black, Lucifer's half sister. The three of them stuck together and looked out for each other to get by. They were happy again, until the worst happened. Aurora was reaped for the Half-Blood Games. After much begging from Lucifer, Ash volunteered for Aurora. The red-head volunteer was unsure of what would become of her, but she was determined to come home to see her brother again. Ash was lucky to be a child of her father. She, like Leo Valdez, had the gift of fire. She was sure this would help her, as she could cook her food without others noticing and she would always have a weapon. Ash was good with swords, a strong girl, and was even clever. A weakness of hers, if you could call it that, was that she was too kind.
Her district partner was boy named Aston Blake, a son of Apollo. Surprisingly, he was a career. Insensitive and apathetic, he looked up to the career victors and trained with whatever weapons he could get his hands on. He was especially good with a bow and medicines. He had a sense of humor and was average in terms of intelligence. When the tributes trained, he met up with the careers and after seeing his skill with weapons, they gladly accepted him, as they were short a few members. He would be the final member of the careers, making them a small group this year of only three.
District 4
District 4 is home to the highest percentage of children of Poseidon in all the districts. Naturally, the female tribute was a daughter of Poseidon. A true career, Aria Meyers was a confident, clever, educated, and well-rounded tribute. As a child, her family bought her a tutor to teach her everything there was to know and she absorbed everything she heard. When she was old enough, she trained in the career academy and became very good with her father's preferred weapon: a trident. Of course, she also practiced in other weapons such as an axe and knives. She also trained privately under the instruction of another child of Poseidon, giving her complete control over her powers. Like the rest of her half-siblings, she could swim very well, breathe under-water, and control water. She could also fish, hunt, climb and sprint very well, surpassing all of her peers. A very driven girl, this 18 year old was a star destined to win.
Her district partner was not so extraordinary. A 14 year old son of Aphrodite with charmspeak, he manipulated his teachers into giving him good grades to appease his family, becoming cunning but ignorant of most things. He trained with his friends occasionally, but even this sparse training led to him mastering the arts of the sword. Like most careers, this cocky boy, Noah, was sure he could win the games with his talents, in his case, his voice. He volunteered, like Aria, and was prepared to win, if not for the district then for himself. He had only one problem; he was squeamish. But his confidence was overpowering and he was sure that wouldn't be a problem.
District 5
Ellie was the 14 year old female tribute from District 5. A daughter of Poseidon with the typical powers, she lived with her mother and younger sister. District 5 was not a district known for it's victors, and therefore Ellie was terrified of what her fate would be. Her sister and mother were the world to her and she didn't want them to see her fail- which, she was sure would ultimately happen. Ellie was a tall, dark haired girl with green eyes and a soft personality that matched her "Nice Girl" appearance. She was shy, kind, and, as mentioned above, terrified of dying and what she would become in the games. She wasn't helpless, however. She, as she found out in training, had a natural talent at using tridents, and swords, and even daggers. She was tall, fast, and clever, giving her some advantages over many of the tributes.
Delano was her district partner, and was a son of Athena. He was smart, but what he had in brains, he lacked in strength. He hoped his mind could overcome the physical disadvantage, but he knew, statistically, that sometimes brawn DID beat brains. Therefore, this prideful tribute asked his sister to train him. Her, being a daughter of Mars, was happy to educate him in the art of tactics, although she also helped him train with a sword. He was prepared for the Hunger Games, even though he knew that the odds of him being reaped were slim. When the reaping did come though, Delano was shocked to find that he was to become the male tribute. But, he did not let his surprise show. He walked calmly to the stage and put on a poker face. No potential sponsors could possibly know, that even when he looked so sure of his own abilities, he was really destroyed inside.
District 6
District 6, like 10, did not have a typical demigod. Alex Mint was fairly normal, as a 15 year old daughter of Hermes. She was cunning, fast, manipulative, and sneaky. She was very strategic and was planning on making allies with whoever would ally with her. The strange thing about her, however, was that she was blessed by both Athena and Ares, which only emphasized her natural abilities. When she was reaped, she took it in stride, putting a smile on her face to appease the Capital. She could do this. If only she could overcome or hide her weaknesses. Claustrophobia should not be a problem. It could not be a problem, because she would never lose.
DJ was Alex's district partner. He lived a simple live, with average grades, average parents, the average amount of friends, siblings, and talents. He knew this and was fine with it. He even liked being average. He would live the average life until he died an average death and everything in between was planned out. He wasn't smart enough to realize that things are bound to veer off plan. In his ideal life, only one thing left him not-average. He was a child of Aphrodite. And he was reaped for the Hunger Games. It might have occurred to someone smarter that they could use their charmspeak to win, but DJ used it sparingly. He used it once before the games, and it wasn't even to gain support. As it was, this average citizen might end up as an average tribute as well.
District 7
District 7 was home to a pair of interesting tributes, a brother-sister pair who were sure that one of them would win. The first of the fraternal twins was a boy named Jake, a son of Hades who always looked out for his sister. He could shadow travel and raise the dead. He was also excellent with a sword and a outgoing, nice person. He went into the games knowing that he would do anything to let his sister win, even dying. Jake and his sister lived on the streets most of their lives, after their mother passed when they were 7. The now 14 year olds lived completely alone in the woods, although Jake occasionally went to the market to trade their game for supplies. This resulted in Jake being very social, and his sister, Minty, almost never speaking. When Minty was reaped, Jake was horrified, but kept himself from volunteering because he didn't want it to come down to them in the finale. But his choice did not matter when he was reaped after her. One could not tell all of that from the pair when they were reaped, nor could you even tell they were related. They kept their faces expressionless, and it was only at their interviews that the public realised they were twins.
Minty was bit different than Jake. A daughter of Pluto (which is possible, as fraternal twins can have different fathers), Minty could control the earth around her and raise poison gemstones from the ground. She was considerably paler than Jake, had dark eyes and jet black hair. She was kind-hearted, however, and was surprisingly gifted at botany and medicine, as she would practice and experiment with plants while she was in the forest. Her and her brother were very nice people, but were familiar with death and wouldn't hesitate to kill when need be.
District 8
Markus had a sibling in the Half-Blood Games, one he didn't know about. Lilith Kye was born in District 8 as a daughter of Hecate and a legacy of Athena. The only tribute in the games and in her district that was both a legacy and a demigod, Lilith was incredibly powerful. She could control the Mist, like some of the other tributes, and was extremely intelligent, unlike many others. Raised as the mayor's daughter, she lived a rather luxurious lifestyle for a district like 8. She was given tutors from the Capital, was trained in many martial arts, and was even personally taught magic and Mist manipulation by Hecate. All this gave her the confidence she needed to win for her district. She volunteered, and became the District's best hope. No one even noticed her district's male partner that year. She was beautiful, smart, and was almost like a career from an outer district. Her time in the games was sure to be interesting, and certainly shocked many.
Kye's brilliance masked her partner, whom many forgot over the course of the games. He was a young boy about 13 years old, and was a son of Zeus named Jason. He was blond with blue eyes, but not much of a fighter. His backstory was simple, and normal for his district. He was raised by his family in a small home, and at 12, was sent to get tesserae. He was reaped and cried, just as many normal tributes do. He wasn't very remarkable and his chances of winning were slim. He ended up shocking many, just like Kye.
District 9
District 9 is the district meant to cultivate grains. Like District 11, this led to many people living in District 9 being either legacies of Demeter, children of Demeter, or related to Demeter in some way. It was the norm to see farmers using their magic to help their plants and it was even possible to see nymphs and other nature creatures around. Therefore, our tribute stuck out like a sore thumb among all the greens. Briana Odson was born a daughter of Hermes to a normal, fully mortal mother. She and her mother lived on the tesserae Briana collected, but only barely. Her mother had been in an accident a few years prior and was partially paralyzed, moving and speaking slowly. Her daughter had to grow up and care for her mother at a young age, so even before the age of 12, she would steal and lie her way into the riches' pockets, taking money and food to feed herself and her mother. Of course, being a child of Hermes certainly helped her in this process. She had the gift of superspeed, allowing her to slip by faster than any average pickpocketer. She was also a pathological liar and lied very often and convincingly. A kleptomaniac in society is often seen as a nuisance, but in the Half-Blood Games, being one could save 17 year old Briana's life.
Her district partner was not, as you might think, a child of Demeter. His parentage was unknown, but he could see monsters and had a variety of talents that could be attributed to different gods. He lived in an orphanage his whole life and was often teased about his ignorance to his heritage. He would often stay up at night and think of ways to get revenge and, when he grew tired of that, think of ways he could win the games. Of course, had he thought about it, he would quickly realize that these nightly thoughts narrowed down his possible godly parents down to three, and the fact that he didn't think about it narrowed it down to two. Growing up the way he did, Nason had a steely resolve, and at 16, was prepared to kill in the games, should it come to that. At 17, he was faced with actually doing it, as he was reaped for the Capital's favorite reality show.
District 10
Now, District 10 was the District that handled livestock. Thus, there was no "normal" demigod. Kara Shade was about as normal as a tribute could be, at least one from her district. Raised in a semi-poor household with her father, who was head of the cattle fields, she was often exposed to animals and found her gift through them. A child of Hecate, she had magic. Oddly, she could not control the mist. Around animals, she could cast simple spells to calm them or herd them and she often helped the other ranchers with this ability. Because of this, she was viewed fondly throughout the district. She had many friends and many adults often helped her more than usual, as she made their lives much easier when she helped with the cattle. She received good food, some weapon training, and was taught a bit more in general then the other children in her district, but she didn't retain a lot of it. And so, she was normal. Another person, with another personality might have retained the information and resources available to her, or better used the opportunities offered. But Kara did not, and therefore a strength became a weakness. Speaking of strengths, Kara did have a few good ones. Her magic with animals extends farther than simply herding them or calming them. For a few minutes at a time, she could shapeshift into a particular animal. She was an ok fighter, had a small, lean body build, and had no qualms about killing. She was good with a sword, and competent with a bow. When she was reaped, she was very nervous, but after training she became naively sure she would win.
Nico was her district partner, a weird boy who was the son of Hades. He was 15 when reaped and was, like many other tributes, terrified of what would happen to him in the Hunger Games. Having grown up with a mother who often abused him, he was broken inside and when he was reaped, he had no hope, already mourning his death imminent death in the games. Unlike everyone else, he did not train in the available space but prefered to shadow travel to the roof and watch the stars. His only strengths were his powers and his ability to swim. He had many weaknesses, including his lack of any talent with weapons and the fact that he wasn't athletic. This sad tribute was 100% sure he would not win, but if he just tried, maybe he could stand a chance.
District 11
The first tribute from 11, Jacob, finally followed the norms as a child of Demeter. Like Nico, he was raised in an abusive home, but unlike Nico, it did not break him. It led him to feel more confident, as he stood up to his father. He was 18 when reaped and was devastated as he was about to buy his own home legally, with money he had made by working as a chef in the mayor's household. He knew when he was reaped that he'd have to win, of course because he valued his own life, but if it came down to the final two, he knew he would not be able to hurt his opponent. He thought the games and the adrenaline from a life or death situation wouldn't change him, but he could not have know until the Games had begun what he was capable of.
Emily Rose was thankfully a daughter of Athena, and owed her life to that blessing. Blind since birth, Emily used her other senses and built contraptions to amplify them. She lived with her genius father and together they built a company, manufacturing a fertilizer that sped up a plants growth tenfold. She lived comfortably and used her earning to train and figure out how to fight with her disability. She was even able to fend off her father once, in a practice fight. When she was reaped, however, she did not feel ready. She teared up as she walked to the stage, hearing her father sobbing in front of her. She had to win, she thought. For Father.
District 12
District 12's pair were close friends, even bordering on dating. But any possible future together was torn away from them when they were both reaped for the Games. This caused Bianca and Hazen to both be horrified, and when they were reaped, those in the district who knew the sweethearts gasped, shouted, or cried. Despite the grief that spread through the district and the fact that both tributes had other siblings of reaping age, survival was more important and no one volunteered. Bianca was a daughter of Bellona. She had a strong sense of pride and was extremely tactical. She was thrown on the streets by her father when he realized, and denied, what her mother really was. She met Hazen in the woods, another disgraced child, and they both ended up surviving together.
Hazen liked Bianca for a long time, but the feelings were one way until shortly before the reaping. The fifteen year old was a demigod, that was for sure, but he had no control over his powers. Sometimes, he'd awake and realize that the grass around had grown uncontrollably while he slept. Had he been educated in Greek mythology, he would have recognized his parentage instantly. Yet he wasn't, so he didn't, leaving the 24th tribute in the Half-Blood Games in the dark and at a disadvantage compared to the other tributes.
And those are your tributes! So pick a favorite! Anyone can win! Vote for your favorite tribute in the comments, and dead or alive, that tribute will either get an epilogue, or a chapter centered on their family