Hera Perrone (District 1)

Name: Hera Perrone [peh-row-n]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
District/Area: District 1
Appearance:

Hera is on the taller side for girls, standing at 5’8 and a half, but she usually is closer to a towering 5’11 with as often as she wears heels. She has a thin, yet powerful frame. Her body is well muscled and toned from training for the Games, making her height all the more intimidating to her peers.

When left natural, her long, light blonde hair is wavy and full of body. Due to the luxuries available to her in District 1 however, she frequently flat irons her hair and keeps it in a ponytail; it’s far more convenient for her in her athletic endeavors.

She usually has a more sporty way of dressing, but she’s still a very girly girl. Despite her workout schedule, you’ll almost never find her without make up on and perfectly manicured nails. The combination of her outward displays of her sexuality and her athletic nature make her one incomparable femme fatale.

Though she is a very beautiful young woman, she does bear the marks of a Career. There are a variety of scars that kiss her body in various places. The most noticeable is that on her left forearm from a particularly nasty instance in training involving a bullwhip and a glaive. Another of note is a light two inch mark above her left eye. However, rather than trying to mask her scars, she lets them shine in their own right to show the world that she is not only beautiful, but powerful and fearless.

[/size][/blockquote]Personality:

When one sees Hera walking down the street, the confidence she exudes is almost palpable. She has been told how beautiful she is almost every day of her life, so the fact has sunk in and she knows how to own it. She’s also quite the elitist, and being in one of the most selective training groups of District 1, she can afford to be. If she deems you unworthy of her attention, she won’t so much as give you the time of day. Ironically this has always worked in her favor. The more aloof she treats people—mostly men, the more they seem to yearn for her favor; you always want what you can’t have.

While you may be unworthy of her time, you can always earn a position in her life if you impress her. You can also catch her eye by getting on her bad side, which isn’t a place anyone wants to be either. The quickest way to do that is to mess with someone she cares about, and she will stop at nothing to make sure you get what she thinks is coming to you.


Though a bit of a snob and occasionally a tyrant, Hera does yield several redeeming qualities. Besides, with her looks and social status, a bit of snobbery is practically inevitable. One of her best qualities though is her unyielding loyalty to her friends and family. Though it’s a pretty small circle that she offers this too, once you are in—you are in. She will have your back through thick and thin and go out of her way to be there for you. In addition to loyalty, generosity is another quality shared to those in her inner circle. She goes the extra mile to make a friend’s day and is always extremely helpful within her family.

While she is a Career and takes her training for the arena seriously, Hera would much rather be worrying about typical teenage girl problems such as shopping and boys like all of the non career girls get to. She knows training though is her best hope for survival if she is Reaped, and she certainly doesn’t complain about the way it has molded her body. There will be plenty of time for the frivolous activities once she is a victor.

[/size][/blockquote]History:

Hera comes from a very tight knit family. She has a younger brother named Eros with whom she is very close. Hera also has strong bonds with both her mother and her father. The family is among the wealthy citizens of District 1, and Hera has always lived in comfort. Her father is a dealer of one of the rarer precious stones of Panem and her mother produces high-end fabrics for some of the top designers in the Capitol. The environment in which Hera was raised was one of high-class events, lavish goods, and an excess of doting. This was of course typical of the upper class of District 1 and left her blind to the suffering of many of the lesser Districts. Hera very much grew up in a sort of bubble.

The Games have been a big part of the Perrone house since she was a child. Her mother’s sister, Pashmina, was victor several years ago and the family had become a little obsessed with the glory. Hera had only met her aunt once though when she was about three years old. The woman had married another victor from District 2, and they had a son around Hera’s age named Julian whom she knew to also be training for them Games. They had stopped by District 1 on their way to the Capitol for that year’s Games. Hera vaguely remembered them and always wondered what would happen if she and her cousin were both reaped.

Coming from a family known for wielding a victor, it was no surprise to the Perrones when Hera was scouted out at 12 to join an elite gym run by two previous Victors to train Careers for future Games. Though she was shaky about it at first, her parents urged her into the program and she quickly found her stride. It was here that she formed her tightest circle of friends; those who train together at this gym are like a family—thick as thieves. Her closest friend is Charm Lazuli. They had known each other through their families long before training and were childhood friends. Once reunited in the elite training program, the two became inseparable.

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Comments/Other: FC Meaghan Jette Martin