Phila

Phila (died 420s BCE), also known as the Tempest, was the Magus of the Order of the Storm, a branch of the Persian Order of the Ancients who operated in Achaia, Greece during the Peloponnesian War. Phila was also the estranged daughter of Kleta, and a "Tainted One" like the Spartan misthios Kassandra.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – 'Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – Leviathan's Maw
==Biography==
===Early life===
As a child, Phila enjoying playing in the ocean and had started learning to sail. At least several years before 422 BCE, Phila and her mother had a falling out, resulting in Phila leaving her hometown of Boura, Achaia. Phila left by ship, and after some time on her journey an accident occurred. Phila almost drowned but was saved by Amorges, who offered her purpose with the Order of the Ancients. She eventually obtained the rank of Magus and oversaw her own branch, the Order of the Storm. Throughout her years of service, Phila became known for her ruthlessness and strategic brilliance, which allowed her to eventually rise to the rank of commander, in charge of her own fleet which was said to be undefeated in Achaia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage
===Activities in Achaia===
At some point around 422 BCE, Phila, now known as "the Tempest" and captaining her ship the Skylla, blockaded Achaia. The purpose of the blockade was to stop refugees from Makedonia and Achaia escaping, however it also prevented anyone else from entering. In order to further strengthen her ship, Phila hired Gyras, a Patrean engineer, who was noted to be one of the best in the Greek world, to develop a fire weapon called the Chimera's Breath and install it on her flagship.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – Theatrics and Espionage When the misthios Kassandra begun meddling in her affairs, starting with the destruction of several of her ships, Phila placed a bounty on Kassandra's head enticing several mercenaries to the area to hunt her down.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – Knives in the Dark
===Death===
Eventually, Phila entered the combat herself as the refugees were about to leave Achaia. Aboard her ship the Skylla, Phila engaged Kassandra's ship, the Adrestia as storm raged around them. Though Skylla was far superior in size to the Adrestia, the latter destroyed the former, and Skylla crashed into the rocks on the Achaean coast.
Washed up on the shore along with a couple of the soldiers in her command, Phila was enraged. Facing her mother who pleaded with her, and Kassandra, Phila clashed with the latter, commending Kassandra on her ability, among the very first who could even hope to match her. Though the battle was hard, Kassandra eventually beat Phila. The Persian Darius entered the scene, tossing an Order Elite guard who had been watching from a cliff nearby. While Phila reeled under her injuries, Darius picked her sword from the ground, and approached her.
As Phila struggled on the sand, the Order Elite commanded her to do "complete (her) mission". Despite her best efforts, Phila failed to even stand up. Darius approached her, offering her sword to her, reminding her that she could choose for herself, not blindly follow the Order's commandments. Phila smiled at him, and got back up to her feet, accepting the sword, and turned to the Order Elite. Before she could reach him, however, she stumbled again, and the Order Elite fled the scene, seeing that they'd lost the Tempest. Soon after, Phila succumbed to her wounds.
==Legacy==
Later on, Gergis, a fellow Magus from the Order of Dominion branch, erected a memorial for Phila alongside ones for Pactyas and the two brothers known as the The Immortals on a small hill near Pedasos Camp in Messenia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline
==Behind the scenes==
Phila is a fictional character from Assassin's Creed: Odysseys downloadable expansion Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage. Her name is derived from the Greek word φίλος (phílos), meaning 'beloved, dear'.
==Gallery==
ACOD LotFB Shadow Heritage Promotional Image 03.jpg|Phila and her followers
ACOd-LotFB2-Philadead.jpg|Phila dead
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline 
==References==
Category:420s BCE deaths
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Category:Achaians
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Category:Order of the Ancients
Category:Order of the Storm
Category:Magi of the Order
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