(Author's Note)

Hey everyone! Hephaestus here with a new story idea and my first SYOC(or Submit Your Original Character) story. If you're not familiar with the concept, I have come up with a basic idea for a story and have decided to ask you guys to come up with and submit your own original character ideas. The brief synopsis I have so far will be below as will the submission Rules and Form. As I just mentioned, this story is still in the ideas phase so I will wait until after I collect and decide on the submissions to fully put the story together. Also, I am leaving the order for my future stories up to my Poll that you can find on my Profile, so it's not really up to me when this story comes out once I'm done coming up with the basic draft. So go ahead and vote for this story on my Poll if you want it sooner.

Concerning my Poll, I have another PJ Percabeth story going on right now that I'd suggest you check out as well as ideas for two PJ Pertemis stories on my Poll and Profile as well.

As of now, this story will be on hold until after I get all the characters I need, my current story ends as well as until it's time comes based on the votes from the Poll. So don't expect this story to come out for some time, but I'll try to be quick as well as be sure to keep you guys updated, so be sure to Follow/Favorite this story to get notified when I put out an update.

If you have any questions let me know with a Review. I'll always answer so feel free to Review or PM me at any time. I love to talk. Everything you should need for now is below.

Have a great day,

Hephaestus

Synopsis for story so far:

Set in an alternate timeline where the gods of old are known throughout the world and Greece and New Rome have become global superpowers, each controlling and having taken over several other countries in order to make their country the strongest to counter their rival. The States of Greece had been forced to flee from their ancestral home many centuries ago and traveled to America where they took over the newly forming country and soon took control over most of the Western world. The Holy Roman Empire on the other hand, has managed to maintain its control over most of the Eastern world bar a few select remaining countries like China, Russia, Japan and various island nations.

The two superpowers have been fighting for thousands of years and their war has now brought them to the current time, with each side vying for world domination. The countries have assimilated their sides of the world and are scouring the former free countries for new soldiers for the ever-growing war; Demigods and Legacies. With all of the gods of the various pantheons having gone silent centuries ago, each side is searching for the very valuable and elusive children of the gods and their descendants.

Now, two bands of demigod/legacy soldiers are being assembled and trained in order to be used as an elite strike force to help crumple the opposing government. But who will win, The States of Greece or the Holy Roman Empire? Maybe the third party countries that have been trying to overthrow the two global superpowers? Maybe they'll manage to come to a truce? I don't know, you'll have to read and find out.

This story will be rated M. Check below in my Rules section for more info, but in short there will be NO lemons or the like at all. This story will have violence, war(obviously), blood, gore and all that fun stuff. Don't have a full idea what this story will be yet, but it'll most likely be darker in tone.

The States of Greece:

Forced to flee from their ancestral home many centuries ago, they traveled to America where they took over the newly forming country and soon took control over most of the Western world, including most of Canada, Mexico, Central America and most of South America. Led by elected officials taken from their various Assimilated States. They seek to defend themselves against The Holy Roman Empire, be that if they must destroy them or come to a treaty.

The Holy Roman Empire:

Has managed to maintain its control over most of the Eastern world bar a few select remaining countries like China, Russia, Japan and various island nations. They are more militarized and brutal, led by an Emperor and his governors. They seek to destroy The States of Greece as well as the free countries and take them over.

Other Non-allied/Assimilated countries:

A few select remaining countries like China, Russia, Japan, parts of Canada and South America and various island nations all around the world that have managed to fend off The States of Greece and The Holy Roman Empire by either meeting them in combat or simply not being worth it to take over.

Rules for submitting a character:

I will NOT be accepting guest submissions. Sorry, but it'll just be easier to be able to talk to people I can PM.

I need a total of about fifteen characters(five for each side) to start off with, but more characters will most likely be added later on.

PM submissions ONLY, NO REVIEW submissions please. Label your PM 'PJ SYOC:(character name)'.

When submitting, make sure to say which side you want them to be on(Greek, Roman or other[meaning part of the free countries]), but keep in mind that Greek demigods will automatically be put on the Greek side unless otherwise stated by you, so change them to Roman or another if you want them as something else. Also keep in mind that Greece and Rome will be the main focus, so if you submit a character from somewhere else don't get upset if they aren't in the story that much.

Keep in mind that I may make some minor changes to characters in order to help them fit in my story. So don't get too mad at me if I make some alterations.

You MAY submit a character related to canon characters(like a child of a god we know). Though, you should know that I'll mostly be going for unique/interesting characters/parents. ANY pantheon/mythology is allowed(ie Greek, Roman, Aztec, Japanese, Native American, American, etc).

Keep in mind the background and reasons for these teams having formed as stated above. They are a military force, so don't suggest someone that's a complete pacifist or wouldn't fit in with the team.

The Form is right below here, so read through it and have an answer for each of the bio points, I won't accept Forms that aren't at least mostly filled out. If you go over the word limit(which is easier than you think, I've submitted an OC before) split your submission into parts separated by section(number them please like 1/3). I like detail, I would rather read a three part submission than get a short one that doesn't offer any information about the character.

Don't get upset/offended or start harassing me if I don't add your character. I honestly don't know how many submissions I'll get and I most likely won't be able to include everyone I get.

I MAY accept more characters further on for additional main characters OR side characters. PJ has always had a large extended cast, think every other cabin. Your character may be a main character, side character, one-off character, etc.

Keep in mind that I will also be accepting submissions for older Superior Officers, mentors, staff, retired/older soldiers, etc. So be sure to specify which kind of character you're submitting.

Only one submission per person please, unless I say otherwise later on.

This story is rated M. So the themes/tone will fit the rating. BUT, I will NOT be including any Lemons or the sort. This isn't that type of story and I don't write them. However, couples/pairings WILL be included, so make sure to fill out the Form in detail especially when talking about their romantic stuff. I will be putting together characters I think fit together. Pretty much every kind of couple is allowed, meaning male/female, male/male and female/female. I haven't decided or not if I'll be allowing pairings of more than two people, I'm not totally against the idea, but the logistics might be hard for me to do without a ton of planning and making sure the characters work. But if you REALLY sell me on the idea that your character would be in a polyamorous(or the like, this is just an example) relationship and I think that other characters fit that idea, then I'll include it. But keep in mind, I'm just your average, nerdy, uncool, socially awkward straight dude that sits in his room writing fanfics all day, so if I get anything wrong or don't understand some things, I'm NOT trying to be rude, I'm just oblivious to this sort of thing since I was raised in a strict household that doesn't accept anything but male/female relationships. I've also never written a gay/lesbian/etc kind of couple before. I've included gay or lesbian characters in my stories before, sure, I'm all for diversity if done right, but they've never been a focus yet. So while I'm up for the challenge and experience, I might mess some things up and they might be a little off at first until I get the hang of them. But as far as I'm concerned, all relationships(in terms of romantic ones) are the same when broken down, you have two(or more) people who love the other.

Dang, that was a lot more rules than I thought I'd do. But that should be all of them. Please keep them in mind going forward, because I don't want to cut out any submissions because someone breaks the rules or something. Also keep in mind that this is my first SYOC story, so it might take me a little time to get used to it as well as start writing the story after I get all the submissions.

Submission Form(either copy and paste if you can or write yours down in THIS format please):

A quick note concerning Demigod and General Abilities:

Demigod Abilities: Are the superpower-like abilities that demigods/legacies have. Such as Elemental control(like water, fire, earth, air, etc), increased strength or skill(like for Ares, Heracles or kids of the Big Three), increased intelligence, flight, stuff like that. If you need more examples or descriptions check the wiki or PM me.

General Abilities: Are basic, normal abilities that ALL demigods/legacies have. Including slightly increased strength, speed, stamina, endurance and durability compared to average humans. But the amount that they're stronger than humans or other demigods or legacies varies on their godly parent.

Basic Stats:

Full Name:

Child/Legacy of(any pantheon is allowed, read the rules for further info):

Nicknames (if any):

Age Normal submission(14-21)(leave blank if not):

Age Older/Mentor submissions(25+)(leave blank if not):

Birthday:

Place of residence(Greece/New Rome/Other):

Place of birth(Greece/New Rome/Other):

Job on the team(ie Mechanic/medic/leader/recon, etc):

Sexy Stuff:

Gender/Gender identity(be specific, I don't understand most of the terms):

Sexuality(same as above):

Attracted to(their type, buff, leggy, petite, etc):

Romantic experience(if any AND old enough):

Sexual experience(if any AND old enough):

Visual Description:

Language(s) Spoken(Greek/Roman/native ancient tongue will be included):

Height (tall, medium, short. Give exact height if possible):

Weight (heavy, average, light. Give exact weight if possible):

Build (petite, willowy, thick, curvy, voluptuous, tiny, etc.):

Eye Color/Shape:

Hair Color/Length:

Hairstyle(s):

Skin tone:

Nationality:

Ethnicity:

Face (cheeks, ears, lips, etc.):

Scars/Tattoos (optional):

Personality:

General Attire/s:

Personality (remember, detailed please):

Likes:

Dislikes:

Pet Peeves:

How trusting (cynical, too trusting, untrusting, average, etc.):

Quirks:

Habits (whether good of bad):

Friends/others Would Describe them as:

They would describe themselves as:

Favorite thing to do:

Least favorite thing to do:

Introvert or Extrovert:

Artistic or Analytical:

Goals/Dreams:

Beliefs/Affiliations:

Insecurities:

What would they die for:

Sounds like/speech pattern:

Abilities/Powers:

Tools/Weapons:

Demigod Powers(if you need examples check the wiki):

Demigod Powers Weaknesses:

Mental Weaknesses:

Physical Weaknesses:

General Abilities/Skills(think human abilities):

Fighting Style(optional/best guess):

Moral Compass(very good, morally gray):

Family/friends:

Character Flaws:

Other:

History:

Other details:

Should they die or not:

Well, thanks for getting this far. I hope this story sounds at least kinda interesting. If you even have a vague idea for a character, PLEASE submit a form. I need all the submission I can get. Like I said above, I have many things to do before I can start this story, but I figured that it would be best to put this out as soon as possible so everyone could submit their characters.

If you have any questions or comments whatsoever, just Review or PM me and I'll reply. Be sure to Follow/Favorite this story and myself to get updates on what I'm doing. I also have a Twitter, same name as one here, I use it to post Polls, ask questions and post updates. I want to get more followers so I have more reason to use it more.

With that being said, that's all I have right now. I'll try my best to keep you all updated. Have a great day and don't forget to submit your character,

Hephaestus