Fire-born. God-marked. A survivor who chooses her own war.

Raised in the shadow of Mount Taygetus and tempered by the Spartan agoge, Thera moves like a knife in quiet places. She is cautious and relentless, loyal to very few, and burdened by what she’s had to do to live. Whether the gods chose her—or simply fear her—Thera intends to make that choice her own.

Traits

• Strategic • disciplined • emotionally reserved
• Protective once trust is earned
• Haunted but unbroken; stubborn moral core

Skills & Kit

• Close-quarters combat (daggers, spear), tracking, and survival
• Reads terrain and people with equal precision
• Godbrand: a spear-mark that draws trouble—and answers

Symbols & Lore

• Spear sigil: the mark that threads her fate to old wars and older gods
• Ash & iron: memory and resolve, carried like armor
• Taygetus: the mountain that made her—and won’t let her go

Personality

Observant and spare with words, Thera keeps her blades—and her heart—sheathed until it matters. She distrusts destiny, studies every exit, and still steps forward when someone else would break.

Quote

“Where we stand is where the world changes—or doesn’t.”

Book One notes (minor spoilers)

Threads tie her to Crete and to an old weapon whispered about in legend. Allies are scarce—one messenger with golden eyes, one seer with older debts—and enemies wear many faces, mortal and divine.