Atreyu Veritas (D1)

Standing at approximately 5' 9", Atreyu is of slim build, and constant training since a young age has left her toned and fit, though you probably wouldn't notice it on first glance. She has dark brown eyes, and long bleach blonde hair that measures half-way down her back. Trey usually keeps her hair tied back in a ponytail while training, as it tends to hang in her face when left unrestrained.

Atreyu can usually be found wearing clothes that allow easy and unrestricted movement, so as to not inhibit any part of her training. This usually consists of a fitted top and a simple pair of shorts, or some kind of exercise pants, plus a pair of boots, (ideal for kicking people in the face with). When faced with the leisure of free time, she again dresses for comfort, no matter what it might be, a summer dress, or shorts and a tank top. Some people would call a couple of her outfits less than modest, but Trey really doesn't give a Damn what people think if her, let alone what clothes she decides to wear.

Short tempers run in the Veritas family, and Trey here is no exception. Coupled with a steadfast determination and lack of a moral compass, this little miss will do absolutely anything to get what she wants. Really....anything, Trey has little conscience. She tends to be quite narrow minded in and stubborn, having a "my way or the highway" approach to outside input on most matters.

All she has ever wanted is to compete in and win the Games, as most children from her district are trained to. The only difference is, she didnt have to be trained to want to compete, ever since she watched her first Games, she's been fascinated. Trey has little compassion for weakness and inability, and the only people who she ever shows any emotion for are her father, brother and boyfriend, though never in public ("don't let anyone know your weaknesses"). In fact, no one but Trey's father and brother have been told that she has a boyfriend, due to the fact that she refuses to give anyone anything that may compromise her ability to succeed, at anything.

She may well be the queen of grudges, not being one to forgive easily, if at all. Trey has a bit of a crude sense of humour and can be quite sadistic at times. Sarcasm drips heavily off most of what she says. Atreyu has an extremely hard time displaying emotion, which works for her, but makes it hard when she is suddenly overwhelmed by the urge to tell her father how much he means to her, or to thank her boyfriend from putting up with her when she's about as romantic as a rock.

All Atreyu has ever known in terms of family is her father and brother, and she would do anything for them. Her mother died only a few months after she gave birth to Trey, having been quite sick for the last few months if the pregnancy. So much so that the baby was born underweight and had a little to no chance of making it through her first week. Atreyu though, was born a fighter and surpassed everyone's expectations. Even though she came through, her father treated her like a China doll, like if he looked at her funny, she'd break into a million tiny little pieces. It is for this reason, ever since she has been able, the youngest Veritas has constantly pushed herself to be the best, to never give up. This translates to strength on her mind, mental and physical, and if she is strong, she'll be able to beat anything that comes her way, including her fathers insistence that she was too fragile to do anything more than sitting on a chair and looking pretty.

Atreyu was always given love by her family, but it was made clear when she was quite young that they would have liked for her to be a Career Tribute, but were resigned to the fact that she never would be. Atreyu would have none of that, and fought and fought until they let her do the training, an honour she was happy to have finally bestowed upon her. She took to fighting like the moth to a flame and spent all her free time sparring with her father or brother. By the time she was eligible for her first Reaping, she was one of the better fighters in her age group. Year after year went by and she still never got Reaped. The disappointment was always clear in her face and she was unapproachable (more so than normal) for a few days after, in which she dove head first into more training, as if for every hour she trained her name got added to the glass bowl once more.

Now, at seventeen years of age, Atreyu is positively itching to be Reaped, and knows that if she doesn't get picked by next year, she'll be ser on volunteering. Her father is relieved she hasn't been picked, but he wants her to be happy and knows that if she did get reaped, his daughter would have a great chance at winning. Atreyu doesnt want to think about what she'll do if, for whatever reason, she isn't able to compete in the Games, but as each Reaping goes by, she gets a little nagging voice in her head that says she's gonna find out, and she's not sure she's gonna like it.

FC Talulah Riley