Full Name: Pietra Cashore
Heritage: Daughter of Austen and Kallie Cashore
Past Self: Phlegethon
Age: 30
Position: Boatswain of the Atlantis
House: Flowers
Alliance: Olympian*
This character is portrayed by JAIMIE ALEXANDER and is currently TAKEN.
Phlegethon was a river known for its flames. Some said it came alive, fire mixed with blood to boil the souls who ended up there. Few knew the river was more than that – that, in all its quiet glory, it twisted around the underworld in efforts to protect it from the realms outside. Revolution found them all nonetheless, and the rulers of Phlegethon’s home were cast to the earth to suffer torments unknown. When Rhea meant to travel to the earth above the river’s domain, Phlegethon answered her call. Phlegethon would do what the river had always done: protect the rulers of the underworld. In her new life, the river of fire opened her eyes to the sound of canon fire ringing in the air.
The port town Pietra Cashore grew up in was a popular destination for merchants, sailors, and pirates alike, and despite the unscrupulous nature of the place, she felt like she was home. By the time she was five, her sentences were littered with curses. By the time she was twelve, she was sitting in the nearby pubs, placing bets and slamming down drinks as if there was nothing to them. By the time she was fifteen, tattoos covered her skin, each one a memory of the souls she had burned in her past life. The ones who called themselves her parents had given up all hope of her, and she had given up all hope that she would be able to fulfill the vow that sent her to the Realm in the first place.
It changed when a new ship sailed into her port, the sigil of the Lily bright on the sails. Most of Pietra’s life had passed in a blur of blazing anger, odd jobs, and an all-consuming desire for something more, and the captain of the Atlantis offered her that. Rafaela Flowers was young and her smile bright, but there was no denying that she was Rhea; Pietra nearly fell to her knees at the image. She had never seen more of the world that her tiny port town, nor had she ever particularly wanted to, but she offered the captain and crew her services. In this instant, those services came in the form of her expertise with fighting, strategy, and weapons. Her loud, brash attitude had her in the position of Boatswain before she even knew what the job entailed, but for bright as Pietra Cashore burned, her loyalty burned just as true. There was purpose in this life now, and she had no plans to lose her hold on that purpose after so long without it.
*Pietra retains her memories, despite her allegiance.
In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron. Plato describes it as “a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus”. It was parallel to the river Styx. It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades.
Other: Rafaela Flowers (captain, Queen)
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