Caspian Portal

Caspian "Cassy" Portal is a 17-year-old Greek demigod, the son of Poseidon and Ezili Portal and younger brother to Naomi Portal. He came to camp at eleven

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Sea Weed-Brain, Walking Entity of Bad Luck/Chaos, Kelp for brains, Water Boy, Cas, Cassy, Ian, Sea Child, Little Minnow, Corazon,

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Manhattan, New York (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Poseidon (Father)
* Ezili (Mother)
* Naomi Portal (older sister)
* Moana de Mare, Theseus, Kymopoleia, Triton, Bellerophon, Arion, Antaeus, Chrysaor, Pegasus, Polyphemus, Phaunos, Hyrieus, Sciron, Procrustes, Daimones Proseoous, Proteus, Cercyon, Khrysomallos, Laestrygon, Agenor, Belus, Triopas, Halirrhothius, Hyperenor, Hippothoon, Eumolpus, Pelias, Neleus, Charybdis, Despoina, Aithousa (Half-siblings)
* Hestia, Demeter, Hera, (Aunts)
* Zeus, Hades (Uncles)
* Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Zeus Cabins (Cousins)

## Items

### Weapons

* Silver Sword
* Trident

### Other Items

* Phone
* Sketch book

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually has blue in his outfits
* dark aqua hoodie
* jeans
* Navy blue shirt
* round-rimmed glasses
* dark blue converse

OR

* blue shirt
* black shorts

**TW for mentions of SA**

## History

### Early Life

Caspian “Cassy” Portal was born on July 31, 2004, to Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas, and Ezili Portal, a mortal who could see through the Mist. He notes that he was named after the Caspain Sea, since there dad was the sea god and has many attributes to the famous Greek hero Perseus by his mother for good luck because his personality was like one of the few heroes who had a happy ending and died a peaceful death. Before that on May 12, 1999, Poseidon was in his roman form, Neptune and he and Ezili had Cassy’s older sister, Naomi Portal when Ezili was only nineteen. When Caspian was a baby, his father left, as it was usual for the gods, and to protect him and his mother from Zeus, who could get upset if he discovered that his brother broke the oath, as children of the Big Three are too powerful for the gods' comfort. When he was just a baby, Cassy was attacked by a snake but managed to strangle it to death, just like the famous demigod Hercules. However, Poseidon occasionally visited Cassy when he was in his cradle, which Cassy described as a "golden glow", his father's warm smile, and a hand on his head. As the two got older their mother would tell them that their father had been “lost at sea”. Caspian and Naomi were raised by their single mother up until they were two/three and seven/eight

### Ezili's Death and Life that followed

When Caspian was around two to three years old and Naomi was around seven to eight years old, Ezili had contracted a rare case of cancer, with little chance of surviving. As the doctors expected, Ezili had died just a few months later. Naomi grieved the death of her mother, but Caspian, since he was so young, didn’t understand what happened to their mom. According to Cassy, when he asked Namoi what happened to Ezili, Naomi only responded “Mama’s gone Cassy...she’s not coming back”. The two were placed into foster care, and kept together (Thanks to Hestia and Poseidon), but their foster parents hardly cared for them. Caspian states that it was Naomi who really raised him, teaching him basic things like dressing himself, tying his shoes, etc. As Caspian grew older, whenever he asked about their mother, Naomi would only responde that she died of a sickness, nothing more, nothing less.

### Childhood and Expulsion

Strange things often happen around Cassy including a school bus exploding, and an aquarium being flooded, which often resulted in his getting into trouble: he was kicked out of more than six schools over six years. This made a lot of people bully him, while his stepfather suspected something was wrong with Cassy. It was said by Cassy that he’s been kicked out of several military academies where they believed that paddling is good for the soul. When he was in second grade, a large man followed Cassy around when he was at school, but by threatening to call the police, the teachers eventually got the man to leave. However, nobody believed Cassy when he said that the man had just one big eye. They thought he was insane and hallucinating. When he was in third grade on a trip to an aquarium, he accidentally hit the wrong lever on the catwalk when his school was visiting the SEA LIFE Center Shark Pool and made his class take an "unplanned swim". In the fourth grade, Cassy accidentally fired a war cannon, which hit the school bus when he was on a field trip at the Saratoga Battlefield.

When he was nine years old and his sister was fourteen, their foster mother had told them and their foster-father that they would be moving to California. While their foster father was a bit against the idea Cassy and Naomi were ecstatic to see new parts of the world. Once they moved, Cassy and Naomi went to explore the town and met Leonardo and Katlyn Guzman and the pair of siblings became best friends. Once the two boys turned ten, they went to different schools. One day when Cassy came to visit Leo’s house for spring break, Leo’s mother had told him that Leo and his siblings had gone missing. Cassy was devastated and tried to do everything he could to try and find them Though, Cassy doesn’t mention it this much (TW: SA) Cassy was sexually abused by his music teacher before Caspian came to East Lake. He later dropped the music topic. His foster parents just assumed he lost interest, but Naomi, the over protective (and somewhat possessive) big sister she was/is, continued to ask her brother that if something happened, he could tell her, but Cassy just told her to leave him alone.

Later, he would become the main character for the majority of the series

## Personality

According to Lily, Caspian inherited Poseidon's "too changeable, unpredictable" nature. Caspian is a brave-spirited, natural leader. Many people tell him he is brave, such as friends, family, strangers, and even gods. Caspian is characterized by his sarcastic, smart sense of humor, and laid-back demeanor. Caspian is also an extremely brave, loyal, and selfless person who possessed tremendous strength. While most of his loyalty is with the gods, he still feels a bit at home when in New York, with some of his first friends like a young boy named Dylan. Caspian is known as temperamental, sometimes causing earthquakes at school. Some would tell him to “get control of his temper” but Caspian dismissed it. He can be derisively sarcastic and moody, especially when someone tries to manipulate him or forces him to obey. Like most heroes, Caspian is very reckless and tends to do or blurt out things before thinking, causing him to get into a lot of trouble. He feels responsible for everyone and anything which goes wrong. When he was younger, Caspian found the thought of romance weird, though that changed when he met Leo, who he likes to call his "bi awakening". Much like Damian, Caspian's fatal flaw is excessive personal loyalty: he would risk the world and even his own life to save his friends and family. He sometimes saves strangers or enemies simply because he empathizes with them. Caspian is somewhat short-tempered and thus has trouble controlling his anger, such as when he sees bullying. Like many heroes, Caspian is very reckless and tends to do or blurt out things before thinking, causing him to get into a lot of trouble. He feels responsible for everyone and anything which goes wrong, but many of his friends often show him *not* everything is his fault. Due to living on the streets and fighting monsters, Caspian has developed a "wolf stare" that says "*No matter how bad you think you are, I'm worse*," which enables him to scare off people like gangsters. He is not afraid of anything in the mortal world anymore, including gangs. As a son of Poseidon, Caspian is claustrophobic, since he is used to open, free and wild places like the sea. Another thing to note about Cassy is eternally kind, winning nicest kid in class, three years in a row, but he is also secretly self loathing, constantly making self deprecating remarks and having a tendency to hate his body. Caspian also has trouble with letting people hug or touch him because of two traumatic Incidents he experienced at the ages of 10 and 13. Caspian also seems to have endless energy, he loves to skate, play sports (mainly baseball and basketball) and he has a passion for Musical Theater. Speaking of that, Caspian loves to perform and has a passion for Music, and likes to sing and wants to learn to play the guitar. As his time in camp goes on, he gains more and more friends and shows his unfailing loyalty to all of them. He mentions that as a kid, he studied a lot of different mythologies from the Greek Myths to The Slavic Myths, so, needless to say, he knows a lot about the godly world. He loves to be active, and is full of energy. He is very quick when it comes to running, or sports, but is also a very quick thinker, and can come up with plans, answers, and excuses on the spot. Even though he has lots of energy, he knows when he has to be calm, like in serious situations. He is very brave and confident of himself, and like to put himself in difficult situations. He is very tolerant of different people, and does not judge. Most of his days he is nice to every one, but when he is mad, he is very violent, especially to those who are mean to his friends. He is adventurous and is always ready to explore. Normally, he wont go looking for a fight but he will never back down from one. Also,he can be headstrong at times, so it's safe to say, Caspian is a wild person

### Fatal flaw

According to Athena, Caspian's fatal flaw is excessive personal loyalty: he would risk the world and even his own life to save his friends and family. He sometimes saves strangers or enemies simply because he empathizes with them. When Cassy protests that personal loyalty isn't all that bad, Athena says "The most dangerous flaws are good in moderation" The goddess was obviously displeased that her very own children are objects of that loyalty.

## Appearance

Caspian is a boy of Dominican-American descent and is a near-spitting image of his father, having inherited his untidy jet-black hair along with smooth and slightly tanned skin. Caspian also has a "Mediterranean" complexion and sea-green eyes. He also has a sarcastic, troublemaker smile. He often wears a dark aqua hoodie, jeans, a navy blue shirt, round-rimmed glasses, and dark blue converse, he also sometimes wears a blue shirt and black shorts.

## Powers and Abilities

### Poseidon Kid Powers

* He has hydrokinesis (ability to manipulate water)
* He can communicate with sea creatures
* He can communicate with equine creatures (horses, pegasi, unicorns, hippocampi, zebras, etc).
* He has minor earth manipulation, but only to the point of creating earthquakes, and causing volcanoes to erupt.
* He has weather manipulation, but he can only control storms with water. (i.e hurricanes, squalls, sea storms, typhoons, cyclones, monsoons, heavy rain, ice storms, blizzards, hail)
* He can communicate telepathically with other children of Poseidon/Neptune when underwater
* He, and all objects that he touches, stay dry when underwater unless he wills himself
* He can breath underwater
* While he is underwater, he is resistant to underwater pressure and cold
* He has minor ice manipulation, but very limited, to just creating an ice storm whenever he is in cold
* As long as he lands in the water he can survive falling from a great height
* He can sense the difference between fresh and saltwater
* He can use water to heal wounds, either his own or others
* When in contact with water, his strength, speed, stamina, & skill increase.
* He can telekinetically control any ship that he is on
* He has perfect bearings as long as he is at sea
* He can see in the dark underwater
* He can create underwater bubbles so that his friends can breathe underwater
* He can harden water to form shields or solid ground to walk on
* He has a higher resistance to burning than most people
* He inherited a very rare trait that came in two forms charm speak or siren voice
* He can travel through water vapor and mist
* He can inflict and heal seasickness from people
* He can control liquid
* He is able to manipulate waves, any waves because Poseidon is the god of sea.
* He has echolocation, electrocution, magnetoreception, has magnified taste, has statocysts, can detect and communicate with other children of Poseidon and Mantis Shrimp using linear polarized light, detect changes in pressure, improved senses underwater, knows the season even if blindfolded, and are always able to return to their home if lost.
* Caspian was also blessed with the power to create earthquakes with his anger and rage

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Caspian's supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep him ready for, and alive, in battle. It also lets him analyze his opponents fighting style as well as pick up minor details about an opponent, such as where their muscles tense so he can tell which direction they will attack from.
* Dyslexia: Caspian's brain is "hard-wired" for reading divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Swordsman ship: Caspian is a naturally talented swordsman and his skills continues to grow as time passes
* Dreams: Like most demigods, Caspian has had dreams that showed him events occurring in the past, present, and future.
* Superhuman Durability: Being a demigod son of one of the Big Three, Caspian is more durable than regular humans and fellow demigods.
* Superhuman Strength: Being a demigod son of one of the Big Three, Caspian is considerably stronger than a regular mortal and demigod
* Superhuman Reflexes: Being a demigod son of one of the Big Three, Caspian's reflexes are faster than a regular human.
* Superhuman Agility: Being a demigod son of one of the Big Three, Caspian is more agile than a regular mortal.
* Intelligence: Although Damian makes most of the plans when they are together, Caspian is quite intelligent in his own right. He skillfully capitalizes on his surroundings and his opponent's weaknesses when he cannot overwhelm them directly.
* Leadership: Caspian has great leadership abilities which is noted multiple times through out his time at camp
* Intimidation: During his time in New York, Caspian seemed to develop a "Wolf Stare" that says "No matter how bad you think you are, I'm worse," which is so intimidating it allows him to scare off gangsters.
* Singing Skills: Caspian is a fan of the theater (mainly musical theater) and loves to preform. He's an descent singer and loves to participate in the action
* Knowledge of Mythology: Since Caspian was young, he has been a fan of mythology, the first pantheon he ever expressed interest in being the Egyptian Pantheon. Caspian has read many, *many* mythology books and even texts like *The Iliad* or *The Odyssey*. He's also even read about "unknown" pantheons like the Slavic Pantheon.

## Relationships

### Love Interests

#### Melody Potvin

At the start of the series, the growing relationship between the son of Poseidon and the daughter of Apollo played an important role in the beginning, Melody first met Caspian after he defeats the Minotaur and is brought to the camp sick room, where she healed him. Although Caspian makes a fool of himself to the Hermes' Cabin, she decides he can't be it and continues to wait. She was shown to be very nice and patient when he first got to camp and Caspian, on multiple occasions, had called her "pretty" the two did date for a while, but before "The second series" the two had broken up since they viewed each other more like siblings rather than lovers

#### Leo Guzman

Leo is portrayed in the series as Caspian's best friend and primary love interest. When Caspian woke up when he first got to camp and was being showed around, Leo ran up to him and embraced him in a warm hug, holding on to him for "longer than a usual hug lasted" was the first to realize that the boys may have liked each other, but didn't want to say. By the end of the series, Leo and Caspian officially began to date.

### Friends

#### The Jr. Olympians

The Jr. Olympians, or The JO, are some of Caspian's best 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

#### Poseidon (father)

Poseidon and Caspian have a complicated relationship. An important memory for Caspian before he knew he was a demigod was of Poseidon visiting Caspian when he was a baby in his cradle in a warm glow and a warm smile. He initially resented his father as he felt he had abandoned him and his mother. He let go of this when he learned his father cared for him, his sister and his mother. Though he has met with his father only occasionally and sometimes sees him on weekends, Caspian cares much for Poseidon’s approval and developed a strong pride for him, though he recognizes when Poseidon does something stupid or horrible.

#### Ezili (Mother)

The relationship with Caspian has with his mother is unknown as Ezili died when Caspian was two years old and he has no memories of her. It's clear that Caspian thinks highly of his mother, going from what his sister has told him. He misses his mom dearly

#### Naomi (Older sister)

Caspian's sister, Naomi Portal, was born to Neptune. Naomi is a roman demigod, because when Neptune visited her mother the first time, he was in his roman form. When Neptune came to Ezili for the second time, he came in his Greek form, Poseidon. Caspian is therefore, a Greek demigod, while his sister is roman. While Caspian loves his older sister, he likes to describe her as "crazy over protective" of him, which isn't wrong since Naomi is both protective and a but possessive over him, but he still loves her. Caspian says Naomi will do anything and everything to help him go father in life, and she is the one who practically raised him for most of their childhoods

## Etymology

The name Caspian is boy's name meaning **"white"**. One of the most romantic of appellations, as well as being a geographical name of the large salty sea between Asia and Europe that probably inspired C.S.

The last name Portal is derived from the Old French words "la" and "porte," which mean **"the" and "door"** respectively.

## Trivia

1. Cassy has stated he is of Dominican descent since his mothers family is from the Dominican Republic and despite this, Caspian knows no Spanish, however, people like Leo and Damian have offered to teach him, along with his sister, who was taught by their mother, who spoke Spanish fluently
2. Caspian, Naomi and Moana all represent the counter parts of Poseidon, Caspian being Poseidon's son, Naomi being Neptune's daughter and Moana being Nethuns's daughter
3. Caspian has minor Haphephobia, the fear of being touched because of two traumatic incidents he experienced at the ages of 10 and 13
4. Caspian has said he has "won" nicest kid in class three years in a row at a few of his old schools. Unfortunately, this caused him to have bad self esteem issues, since he began to believe that was all he would be known for
5. If Caspian had a theme song, it would be *All You Wanna Do* from Six or *Sugar Cloud* from Ride The Cyclone
6. He claims that Pacific Rose is the best apple
7. Caspian suffers from motion sickness, mainly on boats or in cars, getting dizzy and nauseous very easy, he also tends to faint when he sees blood or needles
	1. He usually deals with the needles fear by humming/singing show tunes
8. Caspian said that his foster mother would verbally abuse him about his body to the point where he began to starve himself