Charmspeak



Charmspeaking is a type of blessing children of Aphrodite get from their mother if she chooses to allow them to have it. However, it is unknown if children of Venus, Aphrodite's Roman form, can have this power as well. It is also present in people who are able to do magic like Circe.Carmspeak is very powerful because people are willind anything to do on command.

Description
Charmspeaking is a type of hypnotism or persuasion in which the speaker is unaware of it's effects and allows the user to convince someone else to do or get whatever they want. The strength of the command depends on the tone and the emotion of the charmspeaker's voice, as well as their skill with it. Eventually charmspeak wears off and the person has no recollection why they did what they were commanded to do. The charmspeaker is usually not trying to put any power into their words though they can still charmspeak other people. This happens often with Piper when she asks for things and people will give it to her which leads to her father defining her as a kleptomaniac.

The only known demigods, as of now, to possess this power are Piper and Drew. Any other demigod with this particular gift is yet to be introduced into the series. Circe has the charmspeak power and taught it to her niece, Medea (it is seen in The Lost Hero that Medea has the power to charmspeak, revealing that her aunt, Circe, had taught her and had charmspoken Leo and Jason, resulting in the two about to kill each other). Circe herself had seemingly used charmspeaking herself in The Sea of Monsters, charmspeaking Percy. A charmspeaker can reverse other people being charmspoken if they are skilled enough.

Weaknesses
Charmspeak can be negated through a number of ways. It has a diminished affect on other charmspeakers. It is neutralized by the power of gold (though not necessarily by gold itself, but rather the magical ability to turn people to gold). People with strong wills or intentions are unaffected, and the more powerful the being, the stronger their resistance. Also, beings of the same gender are either unaffected or have a resistance to charmspeak, as Ma Gasket wasn't affected by Piper's power, although her two sons were. Some mortals of the same gender can be effected like the lady who took Piper,Leo,and Jason to the airport so they could bring Piper's dad home.

Trivia

 * It can be used on mortals, demigods, monsters (though female Cyclopes are immune) and even gods and Titans (though these deities are more resistant to it).