Alexa Laurens

Alexandra "Alexa" Laurens is a 17-year-old Greek demigod, the daughter of Amphitrite and Kaimana Laurens. She came came to camp at ten years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Alexa, Alex, Lexi, Ocean Girl, Amphitrite, Queen of The Waves,

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Honolulu, Hawaii (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Amphitrite (Mother)
* Kaimana (Father)
* Triton, Rhodos, Kymopoleia, Benthesikyme (Half-siblings)
* Poseidon (Step-Father)
* Poseidon Cabin (Step-siblings)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually has an Ocean aesthetic
* pearl necklace
* hibiscus flower
* blue and white striped shirt
* jean shorts
* White sneakers

## History

### Early Life

Alexandra Laurens was born to Kaimana, a half-blood wizard and Amphitrite Queen and Goddess of The Sea, Eldest of The 50 Nereids in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 21, 2004. Alex’s father, Kaimana Laurens was an actor (and also a clear sighted mortal) They met at the Met Gala in 2001, back in March. Though no one recognized Amphitrite on the red carpet, among all the elegance and fashion of the evening, few people thought twice about the mysterious and beautiful woman of style that was crashing the event. Kaimana, being something of the “unnatural” himself felt a familiar ambiance in the mysterious woman. He caught Amphitrite’s eye, and so she approached. After a brief interchange, she declared her true self to him after the event had concluded and she offered to take him home. he paparazzi went crazy seeing Kaimana leave with the mystery woman They hooked up that night after the gala, months later, Alexandra was delivered to the Laurens Residence with a pendant and a set of earrings, all were jade.

### Childhood

Alexa grew up in a first class home because of her father Kaimana Laurens, action hero A-list movie star status. Alexa doesn't have a great relationship with her father as he is always working, and doesn't have time for her. The first time she was attacked by a monster was while she was still living with her dad at her home in Honolulu a few months before she turned seven. While alone, Alexa bathes in the pool in her backyard. She was lying on an inflatable tube and tanning in the sun when shrieks like chirping sound from all around her. She got out of the pool, wearing a bathing suit. Suddenly there was complete silence. Alexa looked around, it was eerie. Alexa started heading inside, as a bird about the size of the pigeon swooped down at her. Alexa shrieked and ran inside her house. More birds swooped out of trees, and all around the backyard, chasing Alexa and trying to get into the house. Alexa had closed and locked the doors. She was panicking. She headed down a hall towards her room, when a window in a skylight shattered, as glass shards fell, breaking into a thousand pieces, the birds began diving inside through the opening.

Alexa shrieked and ran to barricade herself in her room, along the way she grabbed a bronze mace-like contraption from along her father’s display wall, which had a collection of weapons from her previous films and projects. The mace had actually been her father’s weapon of choice before leaving the magical world all together. While occasionally he had to fight a monster, he abandoned the regular behavior and expectations of a wizard. He specifically referred to his collection as his spoils of war', and had collected them miscellaneously over the years, some he bought online, others were given by friends. The mace, in particular, had been granted to him by the Greek Prime-minister after he had 'wrapped' a film set in Greece about the Trojan War. The collection consisted of rare mysterious weaponry, from all different time periods. Some were Greek, others Egyptian, among the entire collection were swords, maces, guns, ect.

The Stymphalian Birds flew at her. Using the mace, she began swirling it around herself, trying to hit the birds away from her body. She was nicked and pricked a few different times, yet for the most part, the mace was working. Some birds were impaled, others were smashed, but there were so many of them that it seemed like she wasn't doing anything to stop them. She started growing weak and limp. She retreated back to her room, and slammed the door closed after her, she locked the door and waited. Once again there was an eerie quietness. Finally, after waiting what seemed like hours, Alexa unlocked the door and peeked into the hall. No birds remained, while the damage they had caused still lay throughout the house.

### Aftermath and coming to Camp

After the incident with the Stymphalian Birds, Alexa began in-depth research about what they possibly could have been. She discovered that they were Greek monsters. She was reluctant to tell her father the whole story, because 1) she wasn't sure if he would care, 2) she didn't think he would even believe her. That night after the incident with the Stymphalian Birds, Lara was alert, the same eerie noise from the attack had begun again. Alexa was waiting in her room which had a small hot tub on the adjacent balcony. Suddenly, a whirlpool started in the shallow water of the tub. Then with a flash of light, an oval-like shape appeared. Staring through the oval image was a man of buff dimensions, the air smelled of sea salt. Alexa silently shifted closer, but still appalled and slightly terrified, this was the second 'supernatural' occurrence of the day. The woman "It isn't safe for you anymore, find your refuge, there are many there who are like you. You will find it in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Camp Olympia. They will accept you and meet you there. She will find you, and you will know her." The image vanished, and Alexa stood there in shock. Everything was back to normal, again like nothing had ever happened. Alexa used her father’s credit card to buy a plane ticket, to New York From there, she found Camp Half-Blood and was claimed as the daughter of Amphitrite

## Personality

Like the Poseidon children and her half-siblings, Alexa is very loyal, she gets along well with Percy, both being the same age, and she is good friends with Melody's friend group. She has a sassy personality and can defend herself easily. She likes swimming and archery and likes having fun and going on adventures. Her best friends are Aurora and Aubrey who she says are like The Schuyler Sisters. She is seen teasing Tyler and playing volleyball with her friends. Alexa is often silly and behaves immaturely, often she makes small trinkets out of shells that she gives to those close to her as a sign of affection. To her the truth is everything and so she keeps almost no secrets apart from what happened related to her before she left to New York. Her developed dauntless and reckless behavior often earns her a few cuts or bruises every now and then as she tries to prove herself. Due to her first monster attack she had been diagnosed with anxiety and when put in an unknown situation without her necklace she sometimes freezes up and remembers the feeling of drowning. Alex is mainly an optimistic person. She calculates the value of a new acquaintance by inviting them to watch a movie in her cabin. She takes note of their facial expressions, their opinion of the movie, their preferred genre, and how they explain themselves whether it's articulate or not. At times, she is short-tempered and hates it when people have lots of commentary on certain things. She prefers to be with her friends, though sometimes she likes to be alone on the beach or in the woods. She cares deeply about her family and friends, can be very protective and sometimes stubborn. The best word to describe Alexa is fearless. She is loyal, kindhearted, spontaneous to the point of recklessness. She shows her love by giving people little things she's found. Rocks and pebbles, a little bit of shell, a cool looking leaf. Alexa has great difficulty remembering important details, but could recite thirteen facts about a random dinosaur. This makes her appear frazzled and scatterbrained. She has a tendency to come off as rude when talking to someone, but she means well.

### Fatal flaw

Much like Caspian, Alexa's fatal flaw is excessive personal loyalty: she would risk the world and even her own life to save her friends and family

## Appearance

Alexa is often described as a seventeen year old girl of Hawaiian descent. She is often described as having long light brown curly hair, with sand skin, sea-green eyes, and freckles. She wears a pearl necklace and wears a hibiscus flower behind her ear. She has also been told she looks like a female version of John Laurens, from Hamilton and bought a Hamilton jacket, and has a seashell crown. She wears a blue and white striped shirt, jean shorts, and a white slip-ons

## Powers and Abilities

### Amphitrite Kid Powers

* She has powers similar to the cabin 3 kids.
* She has the ability to sprout crab claws/horns from her foreheads to make herself more intimidating.
* She can communicate with sea creatures and command sea creatures.
* She is usually stronger close to water mainly in the sea because her mother is goddess of salt water in her roman aspect.
* She can manipulate and control water.
* She is able to breath underwater.
* She is able to communicate with equestrians, but cannot control them.
* She can sprout wings made of water, but children of fire gods and goddess' will easily melt them.
* She can fire a powerful blast of water from her hands, equivalent to that of a fire hose, which evaporates after a short time.
* She has the ability to sprout an extra two sets of crustacean arms from her back, which can be used to hit or pinch opponents.
* She can create an area around herself that inflicts others with intense seasickness, making them dizzy and nauseous for as long as they remain inside. Alexa must keep her focus on maintaining the effect for the duration.
* She can keep herself and everything she touches dry in the water, unless shes choose for them to become wet.
* She can survive falling from any altitude as long as she lands in water, and can go as deep into the ocean as she desire without any effects from the cold or water pressure.
* She has the effect of stilling troubled water whenever she gets near it.
* She can increase the salinity of water.
* She is able to telekinetically move water at a high rate. The larger amount of water used, the more energy it drains. This can be used on ice, but is much more difficult and draining.
* She can communicate with and command Fish, Seals, and Dolphins.
* She is able to emit an aura of the deep sea, making anyone around them feel as if there’s large water pressure above them, and pop their ears.
* She is able to shape a semi-living construct out of water, no larger than 3 to 4 times the size of her, that fights for her for a short time. She is weakened while the construct is active, and the longer she maintains it, the more energy it drains.
* She is able to summon all liquid in her surrounding 100 ft in order to create one colossal tidal wave, and aim it onto a large spread of land. The wave should knock down anyone in the path of the wave, combined with the pressure of the wave and possible lack of air if those hit cannot breathe in water. She will have exhausted her water capabilities and be unable to manipulate any aspects of water for about two hours.
* She is able to transform her body into a state of pure water for a short time, becoming immune to most attacks. The hydrokinetic abilities she already possesses is enhanced by this state, and she is capable of covering great distances in an instant while underwater. Alexa will be extremely drained once the transformation ends, and could possibly faint.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: As a demigod, Alexa possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Swordsmanship: Alexa is a natural sword user
* Dreams: Like most demigods, Alexa has had dreams that showed her events occurring in the past, present, and future.
* Superhuman durability: As a demigod, Alexa is more durable than a regular human being
* Superhuman strength: As a demigod, Alexa is much stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman Reflexes: As a demigod, Alexa reflexes are greater than the average mortal
* Superhuman Agility: As a demigod, Alexa is more agile than the average mortal
* Intelligence: Alexa is shown to have amazing intelligence
* Intimidation: Alexa, using her crab claws/horns, she can make herself more intimidating.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### The Jr. Olympians

The Jr. Olympians, or The JO, are some of Alexa's closest friends. Originally, it was made up consisting of the ten sons and four daughters of The Fourteen Olympians, but it later included some of the minor Olympians as well, (ex, Eris, Enyo, Hecate, Thanatos etc). They're a close tight group of friends and they are respected a lot by the camp

### Family

#### Amphitrite (Mother)

Alexandra has said that she has confusing feeling for her mother, she knows she acknowledges her as her daughter but never was around for her when she was growing up.

#### Kaimana (Father)

She cares little for what he does since he never payed any attention to her through out her childhood but still slightly cares although she hasn't seen him in years

## Etymology

Alexandra (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρα) is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros). The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors".

This surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives from the male given name Laurence, originally the Latin "Laurentius", from "Laurentium", the "city of laurels", in Italy.

## Trivia

1. Alexa’s middle name is Makayla, which she hates for an unknown reason
2. Alexa was raised on both Greek Myths and Hawaiian Myths, since she was born in Hawaii
3. Alexa told Caspian that she likes listening to alternative rock and bands such as The White Stripes. She says that it's one of the "only CDs she owned that her dad liked."
4. Alexa’s favorite brand of chewing gum is Trident.
5. Interestingly, Alexa is the only character in either series that is compared to a superhero from Marvel Comics (Captain America). Isaac and Caspian, on the other hand, are compared to superheroes from DC Comics (Superman and Aquaman respectively).
6. Alexa, Aubrey and Aurora have some similarities
	* All have godly step fathers (Hades, Zeus, Poseidon)
	* All have demigod step siblings (Evan, Helen (Aura) Isaac, Tempest Zamaya (Bri), Naomi, Caspian (Alex))
	* All are the only children of their godly parents (Though Aubrey has siblings herself and her half-brother Julian)
	* Aurora, Alexa, and Aubrey start with the same letter
	* Both her and Aubrey were raised by movie stars
7. Alexa is said to look like a “female version of John Laurens from Hamilton” by man of the campers
8. Alexa, is related to Andrew James through their mothers since both are Nereids, making them Cousins