Abraham "Abe" Anderson
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Year: Junior
Godly Mother/Father: Andhrimnir, Cook of the Aesir
Culture: Norse
What makes him different?: Abe is abnormally large and posses superhuman strength and constitution, as well as an instinctual aptitude for cooking.
Appearance: With short, messy light brown hair, dark blue eyes and a rough, rugged face with a somewhat squared jaw covered in stubble, Abe's appearance is ruggedly handsome and generally unremarkable, except for his size. His Aesir blood has helped Abe to grow into a veritable giant, standing just under eight feet tall and weighing around three hundred pounds. He's well-muscled, but not quite to the point of hardness. Abe generally wears simple faded blue jeans and tee shirts featuring various classic bands such as Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Guns 'n' Roses, etc., always with a silver valknut medallion underneath, hanging from a leather loop around his neck.
Personality: Abe has always been loud and boisterous enough to draw the ire of everyone around him, which would be the case if not for his atmosphere of near-constant friendliness. Abe is highly outgoing and has a habit of acting on a whim without thinking things through, which leads to a lot of conversations with strangers. More than anything, Abe enjoys entertaining people and feels the most fulfillment from making someone smile. Despite his intimidating size, Abe is generally a very gentle person and despises the use of violence.
History: Nobody is quite sure how Abe was conceived. The only records of his biological mother were those of the hospital he was born in, and where she stayed after falling ill from birthing him until she died two weeks later.For the first two years of his life Abe was raised in an orphanage, before being adopted by Susan Anderson, a widow of 30. She raised Abe as her own child and he had a genuinely happy childhood. The young demigod was raised to value kindness and friendliness, to avoid violence and live honorably. Abe loved his mother with all his heart and lived happily and normally until he reached adolescence. He had always been bigger than other children his age, but when puberty hit Abe's differences became fully apparent. He found he was much stronger and tougher than most, at a nearly superhuman level by the age of 14. When these oddities could no longer be ignored, Susan revealed to Abe that he had in fact been adopted and that she knew nothing about his life prior to becoming his guardian. She also gave him a silver medallion, which told him was the only thing he owned when he was adopted, apparently given to him at his mothers' urging during her final days. Abe took the news surprisingly well, he still considered Susan his mother seeing as she went through the trouble of raising him. The medallion intrigued him and he began researching what it could mean. He soon found out that is was a symbol called a 'valknut' and part of Norse mythology. This was when Abe began to suspect that he may have some part in Norse mythology and began learning all he could about it. Abe continued his 'normal' life for years, doing his best to hide what made him different. However, when he was about halfway through his freshman year at the local public high school tragedy struck. While she was driving home from work, another vehicle struck Susan's car from the driver side, killing her instantly. The driver was apparently drunk and walked away unaffected except for a weighty fine. Abe inherited everything Susan had, which included roughly $5,000 in savings, cheap household appliances, kitchenware, and a small apartment which he couldn't legally continue to rent. Abe was taken in by the family of one of his friends from school for a time, living in their basement. It was during this time that Abe began to cook for himself and discovered a surprising aptitude at the culinary arts. He was of course crushed by grief. However, Abe felt it was his duty to hide his despondence for the benefit of his friends, and he soon became louder and rowdier than ever, in an attempt to keep depression at bay. Sadly, a public high school is not a good place for someone to bring too much attention to themselves, and Abe was soon made a target for many various forms of harassment. Though he never responded to the aggression in kind, Abe was still forced into a few fights which he was hard-pressed to lose, seeing as even the strongest of hits from the mortal bullies failed to phase him. As a result, Abe was labeled as a trouble-maker and expelled. He went through five public high schools in this way, though he was only genuinely angered once (This happened when a less creative antagonist could only think of insulting Abe's mother. The boy woke up in a hospital weeks later to find his tongue was no longer present in his mouth.) After a year long stint in juvenile detention, Abe began to research possible private schools to finish his education. While doing such research, Abe found out about Spyridon Stathis and applied immediately.
