Hephaestus' Cabin

Hephaestus' cabin (#9) is made of brick and has a smokestack sticking out of it, like a tiny factory or like an over-sized motor-home. The entrance is like a vault door, circular and of thick metal. It opens with a lot of gears turning and smoke hissing. It has shiny metal walls and metal slatted doors. It is noted for being unclean and messy, filled with junk most of the time. The interior of cabin consists of steel bunks folded against the walls with a digital control panel. It has a basement, with power-tools, an assortment of weapons, a workbench and a lot of scrap metal. There is a tunnel underneath it. There are only three Hephaestus demigods at the end of the war with the Titans, because of Charles Beckendorf's death. In The Lost Hero their numbers have risen to about a dozen boys and girls (possibly more campers in the Vulcan cabin in the Roman Camp Half-Blood). None of them look alike.

Known Occupants

 * Charles Beckendorf (first senior counselor, deceased)
 * Jake Mason (second senior counselor, resigned)
 * Leo Valdez (current senior counselor)
 * Nyssa
 * Shane
 * Christopher
 * Harley
 * Multiple other unnamed demigods

Magical Items

 * Chameleon armor, forged by Beckendorf.
 * Festus the giant metal dragon
 * Their beds take them underground to their private rooms
 * Leo has a tool belt that can only pull out regular tools and food
 * Bunker nine may count as it can only be opened by a Hephaestus camper with the power to make fire, such as Leo.
 * Many magical weapons (as they can forge almost anything).

Abilities

 * Expert builders
 * Expert mechanics
 * Can sense machines, mechanics, or metal
 * Identify machinery type and use by touch
 * Pyrokenisis (rarely)
 * Can sense faults in metal ore

Trivia

 * Hephaestus' cabin has the most named inhabitants of all the cabins.