Luke Castellan

⚔️ Luke Castellan Full Name: Luke Castellan Age: 19–23 throughout the series Series: Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan 🏛 Cabin Cabin 11 – Hermes Cabin Luke is the head counselor of Cabin 11 at Camp Half-Blood. Since Hermes is the god of travelers, thieves, and messengers, this cabin also houses all unclaimed demigods — which makes it overcrowded and chaotic. 👑 Godly Parent (Dad) Hermes God of travelers, trickery, thieves, and messages. Luke resents him deeply because Hermes wasn’t present in his childhood and didn’t protect his mother. 🌸 Mortal Parent (Mom) May Castellan A mortal woman who could see through the Mist (the magical veil hiding the gods). She attempted to become the Oracle of Delphi, but something went wrong, leaving her mentally unstable. Luke’s love for his mom — and anger over what happened to her — fuels much of his bitterness. 🧠 Personality Overview Charismatic Intelligent and strategic Protective (especially toward younger demigods at first) Bitter and deeply hurt Feels abandoned by the gods Believes the Olympians are selfish and unfit rulers Luke starts as a cool, older-brother type at camp… but he slowly reveals himself to be far more complicated. 🗡 Weapon A celestial bronze sword named Backbiter, unique because it can harm both mortals and immortals. 💔 Core Motivation Luke believes the gods neglect their children and cause endless suffering. He wants to overthrow them — not purely for power, but because he genuinely thinks the system is broken. That’s what makes him so tragic. He’s not evil for fun. He’s hurt.