Species: Gelt
Birthplace: Hanar (formerly Gilead)
Birthdate: Early 429 IE
Bio:
Lattus Athena is the daughter of Kai and Tishla, born after Kai’s death and named for Athena Jovann, a Metisian official who aided Tishla during her recovery on Metis. While still in utero, Athena survived an assassination attempt that killed her twin brother, Kai-ban, an event that deeply shaped both her mother’s leadership and her own symbolic importance to the newly forming Hanar colony.
As a Gelt child, Athena matured rapidly by human standards. Though only two years old during the events of 431 IE, she appeared and behaved like a human five-year-old — quick-witted, assertive, and emotionally astute far beyond her age. From her earliest days, Athena demonstrated sharp intelligence, fierce independence, and an intense loyalty to her mother and their chosen family.
Athena openly declared JT Austin as her “dad” even when the nature of his relationship with her mother remained unresolved. Although JT and Tishla shared only a single night together during the tense days before Amargosa’s Liberation, Athena firmly attached herself to JT, ignoring politics and circumstance. She left no room for debate, often correcting anyone who suggested otherwise with the bluntness and certainty only a precocious young Gelt could muster.
Athena held deep respect for Trevor Colt, recognizing him as her mother’s steadfast protector. However, she never confused his role for that of family. Colt was affectionately tolerated, often treated more like a beloved uncle than a father figure, while JT occupied the place of “dad” in her heart without question.
Following the Liberation, Athena traveled often with her mother between Hanar and Walden, adapting easily to life straddling both human and Gelt societies. She later trained to become a pilot under JT and Ellie Nardino. On the eve of her fourteenth birthday, when Gelt become adults, she proudly dubbed Ellie her “wicked stepmother,” who returned the affection with pride.
Throughout her early life, Athena retained her birth surname, Lattus, honoring her late father in accordance with Gelt tradition, where the family name is placed before the given name in formal usage.
Appearances: Tishla's Journey, “Half Shell“