Piper McLean

Piper McLean is one of three protagonists of The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan and a key figure in the Heroes of Olympus series.

Appearance
Piper has brown skin and dark hair. She prefers to dress in jeans and t-shirts.

Heritage/Family
Piper's father is well-known Cherokee actor Tristan McLean. Her mother is the goddess Aphrodite. Her claiming occurred on her first night at Camp Half-Blood; during a discussion of the Second Great Prophecy, while the campers attempt to determine who is the "dove" referred to in the prophecy, Piper appears in a glowing dress with makeup and flawless hair, indicative of her relationship to Aphrodite.

Abilities
As a daughter of Aphrodite, Piper has the ability to use Charmspeak. This means that she can infuse her words with power, sometimes without even meaning to; her voice can persuade people to do things they would not otherwise do. Notably, she has used this ability to convince a salesperson to give her a car.

History
Prior to the start of the series, Piper has been raised by her Cherokee father and, perhaps in a more hands-on sense, his secretary Jane. As a way of getting her father's attention, she uses her unique persuasive abilities to "steal" things. Eventually, this lands her at the Wilderness School for problem children. Immediately before the series begins, she has a dream about her father in the clutches of an evil giant and begins to hear the giant's voice in her head giving her instructions she must follow to save her father's life.

The Lost Hero
In The Lost Hero, Piper is a student at the Wilderness School and dating Jason Grace until a class field trip is attacked by storm spirits. She is then whisked away to Camp Half-Blood, where she discovers that her relationship with Jason was not real but instead the product of altered memories. While Annabeth Chase is explaining this to her, she has a vision of a woman begging to be freed and falls unconscious. When she awakens, she goes to the campfire and is claimed as a daughter of Aphrodite. She then joins Jason and Leo Valdez on a quest to free Hera.