Tempest

Garth Kersey (Alias)

Cerdian (Son)

The Outsiders (Member)

## **History**

### **Garth ta'Idyl: 1993 - 2005**

Garth is the son of Lord Thar ta'Idyl and his wife Lady Berra ta'Shayeris ro'Idyl, the rulers of the Atlantean province known as Frad on'Bern (Atlantean for 'the valley which is hidden'). Shortly before Garth's birth, some civil disorder ravaged the province when Lord Thar and his younger brother Zath had a disagreement stemming from Thar's choosing to bend the knee to the recently crowned Queen Atlanna as tradition dictated. As the province has grown quite prosperous and autonomous during the three-year absence of a monarch, Zath believed it was the ideal time to start a revolution and return their province to its former state as the Kingdom of Idyllica. Much of Zath's reasons for this were due to an ancient Idyllic prophecy about a violet-eyed sorcerer of Idyllican blood ushering in a new age of enlightenment and prosperity for their people, and Zath himself was a violet-eyed sorcerer who craved glory.

This disagreement between the brothers turned into civil war and Thar's pregnant wife, Lady Berra, was sent to Poseidonis to beseech the crown for assistance in quelling the revolt. But despite her efforts, Thar was executed by his brother before help could be sent. To protect his newly acquired domain, sliz'Zath (meaning 'Zath, kinslayer') dispatched the province's military to secure the borders, aided by sliz'Zath's own dark sorcery. Instead of engaging Zath directly, Atlanna chose to abandon the province, using Atlantean soldiers to cordon off that province until such a time as Zath turned himself over to the authorities for his crimes. Meanwhile, Garth was born shortly after his mother heard the news of her husband's death. She died shortly after delivery, but not before she saw Garth open his purple eyes for the first time. Rumor is she died with Garth in arms, smiling and repeatedly saying "my son is chose." As Zath refused to surrendered his ill-gotten land, Garth was raised in the Royal Palace of Poseidonis. He was a favored page and pupil of Queen Atlanna, who had befriended Lady Berra before her death. Garth had never cared for Prince Orm and so when Atlanna's other son, Prince Orin, arrived in Poseidonis, Garth took a liking to him, requesting to be his squire.

### **Aqualad: 2005 - 2012**

The moment it seemed the boy had been cured and he chose to follow the hero instead, declaring that he preferred to stay with him and learn anything had to teach him rather than lead a normal Atlantean life. Aquaman, who had grown fond of him, took Garth along, and made him his sidekick with the name Aqualad. Aquaman and Aqualad, known as the **Aqua-Duo**, lived many adventures together, facing a number of threats and saving hundreds of lives, In Fact Garth's first mission as they teamed up with some luminous fish to prevent a plane from crashing in the water, thus saving the hero and the people aboard.

Aquaman married Mera and obtained the throne of Atlantis, having even a son of his own, Arthur Jr. aka Aquababy. Albeit welcomed as a member of the royal family, Aqualad felt his role by Aquaman’s side had become more unclear, and he started looking for a new place in the world. He traveled under the seas and on the surface, and became friends with other young heroes like him, becoming a founding member of the Teen Titans. He found love in Tula, who became his girlfriend and his partner in adventures as Aquagirl, and with her he came back to live many other adventures under the sea. All in all, it was still a pretty tranquil and careless life for Aqualad, but things would have changed soon, forcing him to outgrow his role of teenage sidekick…

## **Personality**

Shy and insecure, Garth is a kid who had to learn how to overcome his fears and to become the enthusiastic and easygoing teenager he’s come to be, always unconsciously suppressing a dark side he barely knows to be there. A powerful hero in the making who’s barely scratching the top of his potential, Aqualad is destined for greater things than he could ever imagine… if he manages to win his fears for good, of course.

## **Trivia**

* As a member of the first generation of Titans, Garth was considered to be a member of the "Brat Pack", a clique amongst the Titans where the Titans with mentors would be scolded far less than those without.
* As one of the Wild Childs (the Gen-1 Titans), Garth was at the center of several scandals and antics just like every other member, such as sneaking into the girls locker room with the other guys. His most notable antics included him and Tula being photographed skinny-dipping (though they both claimed they were bathing in the Atlantean fashion) and they were known for making derogatory remarks toward "surfacers" and having controversial (some say barbaric) political opinions.
* Like most members of his generation, Garth retired from the superhero game due to becoming Atlantean Ambassador for the UN but Garth would returned to fighting crime as Tempest.
* Rhea Jones have a crush on him and has a collage of pictures and posters featuring him on the wall over her bed. When the two met, Rhea went full-on "fangirl" with him. Rhea hopes to one be able to join the Outsiders and marry him. Not sure how she'll take it when she learns he's got a wife and kid.