Percy Jackson, a demigod that has been a leader of several significant quests.
A quest is a mission usually taken by up to three people to accomplish a goal. Every quest comes with a significant prophecy with it.
Description
At Camp Half-Blood, a quest can only be given if a camper receives a prophecy from the Oracle. A quest is also one of the few times that a camper will be allowed to leave the safety of the camp, unless a demigod wants to live in the mortal world during the school year.
At Camp Jupiter, the campers must also have a prophecy in order to attain a quest. However, unlike Camp Half-Blood, the prophecy is given by the Auguries by reading the stuffing of plush toys. After a prophecy is given, the matter is then brought before the Senate of New Rome to decide the details, including companions, strategy, and even what supplies will be given to the questers. Another qualification is that the leader of a quest must have the rank of a Centurion or higher.
Leader and Companions
Annabeth Chase, a leader of a quest who brought three people with her.
The person who receives the prophecy is normally considered the leader of the quest. This person is allowed to pick two companions to go with them and help on the quest. However, this person is not required to pick two companions, and can only pick one or none depending on their preference. Sometimes the companions are picked or suggested for the person.
Exceptions
The leader can also pick more than two people to join them, but this is considered dangerous as three is a sacred number. Any more than three on a quest could result in a catastrophe, including a member of the quest going missing, dying, or the quest failing. An example of this can be shown during the Quest for Artemis, where the total number of questers was five. By the end of the quest however, one member died and another went missing, who was later confirmed to be dead. Another example is during the Quest for Daedalus, where the total was originally four. During the quest, Grover Underwood and Tyson were separated from Annabeth and Percy Jackson. Percy was then separated from Annabeth, but found his way back to camp. Before going to try again, they picked up a mortal girl named Rachel Elizabeth Dare to help, bringing the number back to three.
While normally a demigod has to have a prophecy to leave camp, during times of war or danger, a group can leave to complete a mission. These missions however are not considered as actual quests. There are also times when a camper will go mad after receiving a prophecy from the Oracle, but it is unknown what happens to the quest if this occurs.
Known Quests
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- The Quest for the Master Bolt - Led by Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief. (succeeded)
- The Quest for the Golden Fleece - Led by Clarisse La Rue in The Sea of Monsters. (succeeded)
- The Quest for Artemis - Led by Zoë Nightshade in The Titan's Curse. (succeeded)
- The Quest For Pan - Led by Grover Underwood throughout the first series, until The Battle of the Labyrinth. (succeeded)
- The Quest for Daedalus - Led by Annabeth Chase in The Battle of the Labyrinth. (succeeded)
- Quest for the Flying Chariot - Led by Clarisse La Rue before The Last Olympian. (succeeded)
- Quest to blow up the Princess Andromeda - Led by Charles Beckendorf in The Last Olympian. (succeeded)
- Quest to save Olympus from the Titan Army and Typhon (The Battle of Manhattan) - Led by Percy Jackson in The Last Olympian. (succeeded)
The Heroes of Olympus
- The Quest to Free Hera - Led by Jason Grace in The Lost Hero. (succeeded)
- The Quest to Free Thanatos - Led by Frank Zhang in The Son of Neptune. (succeeded)
- The Quest for the Athena Parthenos - Annabeth Chase's solo quest in The Mark of Athena. (succeeded)
- The Quest to the Doors of Death - Led by Nico di Angelo across Greece and Iapetus across Tartarus in The House of Hades. (succeeded)
- The Quest for the Physician's Cure - Led by Leo Valdez in The Blood of Olympus, though technically Frank Zhang, Piper McLean, Annabeth Chase, Hazel Levesque, and Jason Grace all found ingredients for it. (succeeded)
Smaller Quests
There are smaller quests or tasks that demigods are assigned to. These quests don't have or require prophecies.
The Lightning Thief
- Quest for the Shield of Ares - Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood. (succeeded)
The Titan's Curse
- Quest for Bianca and Nico di Angelo - Led by Grover Underwood. (succeeded)
The Battle of the Labyrinth
- Quest to Hephaestus' forge in Mount Saint Helens - Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. (partially succeeded)
The Last Olympian
- Quest for the Mark of Achilles - Percy Jackson and Nico di Angelo. (succeeded)
The Demigod Files
- Quest for the Sword of Hades - Nico di Angelo, Percy Jackson, and Thalia Grace, assigned by Persephone. (succeeded)
- Quest for the Sword of Hades - Iapetus and Ethan Nakamura, assigned by Kronos. (failed)
The Demigod Diaries
- Quest for the Staff of Hermes - Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase,assigned by Hermes. (succeeded)
- Quest for Buford - Led by Leo Valdez. (succeeded)
The Mark of Athena
- Quest for Celestial Bronze and lime - Leo Valdez and Hazel Levesque. (succeeded)
- Quest for information from Phorcys - Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, and Gleeson Hedge. (mostly succeeded)
- Quest for Achelous' other horn - Piper McLean and Jason Grace. (succeeded)
- Quest to save Nico di Angelo - Percy Jackson, Piper McLean, and Jason Grace. (succeeded)
The House of Hades
- Quest to close the Doors of Death - Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. (succeeded)
- Quest for Diocletian's Scepter - Jason Grace and Nico di Angelo. (succeeded)
The Blood of Olympus
- Quest to Odysseus's palace - Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Annabeth Chase. (succeeded)
- Quest to return the Athena Parthenos - Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, Nico di Angelo, and Gleeson Hedge. (succeeded)
- Quest for Nike - Leo Valdez, Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque. (succeeded)
- Quest for the Pylosian Mint - Frank Zhang and Piper McLean. (succeeded)
- Quest for the chained god's heartbeat - Piper McLean and Annabeth Chase. (succeeded)
- Quest to Delos - Leo Valdez, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque. (succeeded)
- Quest for the Physician's Cure - Leo Valdez, Jason Grace, and Piper McLean. (succeeded)
- Quest to the Parthenon - The Argo II's crew and the Olympians. (partially succeeded)
- Quest to defeat Gaea - Leo Valdez, Jason Grace, and Piper McLean. (succeeded)
Mentioned Quests
- The Quest for the Master Bolt - Apollo, Ares, Artemis, and Athena. Mentioned in The Lightning Thief. (Ares succeeded, but reported as failed)
- Quest to Steal the Golden Apple - Led by Luke Castellan. Mentioned in The Lightning Thief. (failed)
- Quest for Percy - Led by Annabeth Chase in The Lost Hero. (failed)
- Quest to destroy the Titan base (the assault of Mount Othrys) - Led by Jason Grace. Mentioned in The Lost Hero. (succeeded)
- Quest to slay Lycaon - Led by Thalia Grace. Mentioned in The Lost Hero. (failed)
- Quest to slay the Trojan Sea Monster - Led by Jason Grace. Mentioned in The Lost Hero. (succeeded)
- Quest of the Seven (Mistaken) - Led by Michael Varus in the 1980s. Mentioned in The Son of Neptune. (failed)
- Quest to retrieve Imperial Gold torpedoes from Fort Sumter - Jason Grace and Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano. Mentioned in The Mark of Athena. (result not mentioned)