The Original Character Court
Samantha Woods
Submitted by: Deadpool
Basics
Name: Samantha Woods
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Birthday: June 23rd
Ethnicity: I don't know what this means...
[Google's a thing]
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Dark brown
Other physical descriptions: Sam has a scar on the back of her neck, a straight line. She got it when she was twelve,
[Here's to hoping it's explained in the backstory]
but is usually hidden by her hair. She has some Spanish ancestors, so has a Spanish look to her. She has a tattoo on her hip, which are the words: Stay Young. They remind her to never pretend your an adult when your not.
[She's 15. Where would she get a tattoo? The places that would let her have a high chance of giving her Hepatitis.]
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140 lbs
[At the border of underweight and healthy but okay.]
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
[Representation. Nice]
Godly parent: Hades
[*eyebrow raise*]
Mortal parent: Susan Woods
Other relationships: Nico Di Angelo is her only half-sibling,
[Uh... Hazel?]
and he pays her little attention.
[Why? If there's one thing that Nico will never pay little attention to, that's family.]
She is usually anti-social, but made one friend. His name is Connor Williams. He is a funny, kind son of Dionysus. He has curly, black hair and tan skin. Usually has the aroma of grapes. He's 15 as well.
[*frowns* When did this happen? Because as far as I can recall, Dionysus only has one demigod son left.]
Personality
Positive traits: Sam is an amazing singer. She is very shy to sing in front of others, and hates doing so.
[This isn't a personality trait. I thought filing this under "Personality" would make it obvious that by positive traits I mean positive personality traits.]
She is very brave, and will do anything for the right cause. Sam is very loyal to Camp Half-Blood and will protect any camper with her life. Monsters don't bother her,
[Even kids of Ares and Hades are bothered by monsters. This is unrealistic.]
just an obstacle in her path.
[Path to...? Glory? World Domination? World Peace?]
Negative traits: Sam can be very anti-social and prefers to be alone. She also had a horrible temper, but usually she never shows it unless you manage to make her snap. She isn't very kind to people, but does have a soft side.
[Over-used trope.]
Fears/Phobias: Arachnophobia, heights and failure. The thought of trying so hard, and failing miserably sets uneasiness into her. She always must succeed.
[So she's a perfectionist. Expound on heights. Was it brought about by a traumatizing event? Or is it just a natural thing?]
Fatal Flaw: Trust. Sam trusts everyone she meets, because she had never been lied to. Usually everyone is an open book. However, sometimes a person can trick her to do something wrong without her knowing because she trusts them.
[Contradicts with the anti-social and prefers to be alone. Usually, people like that are the most wary of people which is why they're antisocial. Do note, that antisocial is different from asocial. If you mean asocial, then it fits better with the too trusting part. Not everyone is an open book unless she is super good at reading people but that never happens.]
Combat-related questions
Camp: Half-Blood
Weapon of choice: A long, all black sword.
[How long? Is it made of Stygian Iron?]
Her dad Hades gave it to her when she was twelve. It's hilt is soft, and easy to grip. The blade is strong, and wicked slick.
[What even is with this description? Wicked slick? That's subjective.]
More of the design of a samurai sword.
[NO. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. NO. SHE IS A GREEK DEMIGOD. STOP GIVING GREEK AND ROMAN DEMIGODS ASIAN WEAPONS.]
Other weapons: A dagger she doesn't usually use, unless she loses hold of her sword. It's a normal, gray dagger she hides on her leg, strapped in by a belt. Hidden under her pant leg.
[Why is it gray? Where on her leg? Thigh? Ankle? And please tell me it has a sheath.]
Powers and Abilities: Shadow travel- able to teleport to any place within limits of shadows.
Raise the dead- She can bring zombie like creatures up from their graves
[At least these make sense]
Backstory:
Sam grew up in Dallas, Texas. Her mother wanted to hide her from the Greek monsters.
[How?]
When she was twelve, a Cyclopes had attacked her at school. It had battered her up, and before it could kill her, a Satyr saved her at the last second.
[How?]
The Satyr took her across the country, towards New York.
[What happened to the mom?]
Once they reached New York, a dranchea
[A what?]
suprise attacked the satyr, killing him. Sam was alone and scared in the streets of New York. She began living as a homeless teen,
[Whaaaaaat?]
until a Hellhound sniffed her out. She was fourteen at the time. It attacked, and she paniced, accidently shadow-traveling to Camp Half-Blood.
[She doesn't even know where that is. And shadow-travel is difficult to do. You can't suddenly shadow travel on a whim.]
The campers didn't like her, the thought of another child of the Big Three upset them. Chiron had talked to Hades, the pact that was broken. In punishment, Sam was to die.
[No. Are you kidding me? They didn't do that to Percy. They didn't do that to Thalia or Jason or Nico. It's OOC]
So Sam ran away again, only retuning once she was fifteen. The campers don't like her, but respect her non the less. Zeus pretty soon ignored her, as well as Posideon. No one payed her much attention, until she was offered a quest.
[*head desking until head bleeds*]
Comments:
I don't even want to say anything.
Final judgement: Tartarus
Basics
Name: Samantha Woods
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Birthday: June 23rd
Ethnicity: I don't know what this means...
[Google's a thing]
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Dark brown
Other physical descriptions: Sam has a scar on the back of her neck, a straight line. She got it when she was twelve,
[Here's to hoping it's explained in the backstory]
but is usually hidden by her hair. She has some Spanish ancestors, so has a Spanish look to her. She has a tattoo on her hip, which are the words: Stay Young. They remind her to never pretend your an adult when your not.
[She's 15. Where would she get a tattoo? The places that would let her have a high chance of giving her Hepatitis.]
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140 lbs
[At the border of underweight and healthy but okay.]
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
[Representation. Nice]
Godly parent: Hades
[*eyebrow raise*]
Mortal parent: Susan Woods
Other relationships: Nico Di Angelo is her only half-sibling,
[Uh... Hazel?]
and he pays her little attention.
[Why? If there's one thing that Nico will never pay little attention to, that's family.]
She is usually anti-social, but made one friend. His name is Connor Williams. He is a funny, kind son of Dionysus. He has curly, black hair and tan skin. Usually has the aroma of grapes. He's 15 as well.
[*frowns* When did this happen? Because as far as I can recall, Dionysus only has one demigod son left.]
Personality
Positive traits: Sam is an amazing singer. She is very shy to sing in front of others, and hates doing so.
[This isn't a personality trait. I thought filing this under "Personality" would make it obvious that by positive traits I mean positive personality traits.]
She is very brave, and will do anything for the right cause. Sam is very loyal to Camp Half-Blood and will protect any camper with her life. Monsters don't bother her,
[Even kids of Ares and Hades are bothered by monsters. This is unrealistic.]
just an obstacle in her path.
[Path to...? Glory? World Domination? World Peace?]
Negative traits: Sam can be very anti-social and prefers to be alone. She also had a horrible temper, but usually she never shows it unless you manage to make her snap. She isn't very kind to people, but does have a soft side.
[Over-used trope.]
Fears/Phobias: Arachnophobia, heights and failure. The thought of trying so hard, and failing miserably sets uneasiness into her. She always must succeed.
[So she's a perfectionist. Expound on heights. Was it brought about by a traumatizing event? Or is it just a natural thing?]
Fatal Flaw: Trust. Sam trusts everyone she meets, because she had never been lied to. Usually everyone is an open book. However, sometimes a person can trick her to do something wrong without her knowing because she trusts them.
[Contradicts with the anti-social and prefers to be alone. Usually, people like that are the most wary of people which is why they're antisocial. Do note, that antisocial is different from asocial. If you mean asocial, then it fits better with the too trusting part. Not everyone is an open book unless she is super good at reading people but that never happens.]
Combat-related questions
Camp: Half-Blood
Weapon of choice: A long, all black sword.
[How long? Is it made of Stygian Iron?]
Her dad Hades gave it to her when she was twelve. It's hilt is soft, and easy to grip. The blade is strong, and wicked slick.
[What even is with this description? Wicked slick? That's subjective.]
More of the design of a samurai sword.
[NO. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. NO. SHE IS A GREEK DEMIGOD. STOP GIVING GREEK AND ROMAN DEMIGODS ASIAN WEAPONS.]
Other weapons: A dagger she doesn't usually use, unless she loses hold of her sword. It's a normal, gray dagger she hides on her leg, strapped in by a belt. Hidden under her pant leg.
[Why is it gray? Where on her leg? Thigh? Ankle? And please tell me it has a sheath.]
Powers and Abilities: Shadow travel- able to teleport to any place within limits of shadows.
Raise the dead- She can bring zombie like creatures up from their graves
[At least these make sense]
Backstory:
Sam grew up in Dallas, Texas. Her mother wanted to hide her from the Greek monsters.
[How?]
When she was twelve, a Cyclopes had attacked her at school. It had battered her up, and before it could kill her, a Satyr saved her at the last second.
[How?]
The Satyr took her across the country, towards New York.
[What happened to the mom?]
Once they reached New York, a dranchea
[A what?]
suprise attacked the satyr, killing him. Sam was alone and scared in the streets of New York. She began living as a homeless teen,
[Whaaaaaat?]
until a Hellhound sniffed her out. She was fourteen at the time. It attacked, and she paniced, accidently shadow-traveling to Camp Half-Blood.
[She doesn't even know where that is. And shadow-travel is difficult to do. You can't suddenly shadow travel on a whim.]
The campers didn't like her, the thought of another child of the Big Three upset them. Chiron had talked to Hades, the pact that was broken. In punishment, Sam was to die.
[No. Are you kidding me? They didn't do that to Percy. They didn't do that to Thalia or Jason or Nico. It's OOC]
So Sam ran away again, only retuning once she was fifteen. The campers don't like her, but respect her non the less. Zeus pretty soon ignored her, as well as Posideon. No one payed her much attention, until she was offered a quest.
[*head desking until head bleeds*]
Comments:
I don't even want to say anything.
Final judgement: Tartarus
I am SO sorry for your loss. I havent lost too many people in my life, but i have lost enough to know its a horrible thing to go through. Are you going to continue The Original Character Court without her?
5/15/16