Ophelia

## Phoebe (Ophelia) Grey

*And this is just a part I portray*

## Life And Death

Phoebe Grey was a rising star, but spent more of her time as playwright and stagehand for the Campbell Theatre before the Aberration. Her duties included preparation of shows, stage management, as well as lights and other effects. She was also known as a gifted actress from the highly influential Grey family. The younger of two siblings, she spent most of her time in her brother's shadow.

As she aged, Phoebe grew disenchanted with her family's design. When betrothed to a family friend she held no affection towards, her writing began to take a darker turn (as seen in her journals, found around the Theatre). She expresses frustration with following a chosen path and a strong desire for control in her life. She refers to herself as an actress playing a role rather than a person living her life. At some point, an unknown event caused her to break off the engagement.

It is also known that Phoebe was dabbling in occult practices, potentially to deal with her controlling family and to achieve some sense of freedom. Her grimoire is referred to by Ophelia as the "book of greys." It also remained in the theatre until Ophelia discovered it.

When the Aberration Event occurred, Phoebe was editing stage notes on Macbeth in her office. A bookcase fell, crushing her. Years later, Ophelia was able to phase through the book case onto the stage. Given her new name by one William Wood, she resumed her duties. William elected to *not* tell her about her previous life, essentially wiping Phoebe from the history books. She spent 103 years after the Aberration serving William's wishes in that Theatre.

### Abilities

Ophelia possesses mostly the standard Phantom abilities. She also dabbles in spell-casting.

### Personality

For a long time, Ophelia was known only as William's anxiety-riden playwright. The Phantom of the Theatre, the spirit in the shadow of the great William Wood. For 103 years, her existence was limited to the walls of the Theatre. Though not physically trapped, her anxiety and fear of William kept her bound there.

Nowadays, she can be found lingering around the Clubhouse. Her persona of *Lotus* is a leader known for her planning and willingness to help others, sometimes to a fault. She is exceptionally loyal to those who have shown her kindness. She can be reckless when it comes to her own safety, but overly careful when protecting others.

Over time, she has recovered more and more memories from her life as the rather cutthroat Phoebe Grey. Though William claims she isn't as ruthless as she used to be, she may well be waiting for someone to cross that line. For now, sweet Phoebe is content to look out for those close to her and leave the heavy bloodshed someone else. Maybe she's waiting for something. Maybe she just means no harm.

She'll meet with you, if you insist. If you have a deal to make. Maybe if you need help and she's in a good mood. Just hope when you come to the clubhouse door, she's the one who answers.

### The Bones

As one may predict, our favourite ghost is no longer using her physical bones. Her original body has long since decayed, leaving only a skeleton. The bones themselves are bound to Ophelia, compelling her to take orders from whoever holds them. Any damage to them is felt by her.

Ambrosia has a major set of her bones, three vertebre, and has been using it to control Ophelia for her own ends. To counter this, Ophelia started spreading the bones out. She gave sets to Jupiter (later Archie), News Guy, Jamie, and the most to Deputy-52. She begged them to protect them, hide them somewhere she couldn't be forced to reveal.

It's terrifying to put such control over yourself into the hands of others, but, sometimes, circumstances force you to trust.

## Phoebe's Story

### First Blood

In the War, Ophelia sided with the Blights. She was brought in as a scribe, after one of her bones was given to Dr. Grimes. She felt she had no choice, so kept her head down in preparation despite her growing friendship with Nini. At this time, she was also growing closer with Shalpun, who was urging her to back away from the Blights. In preparation she was injured with a lingering harming potion during her experiments with dragon's breath.

She acted as a medic on the battle field, despite someone's cries of "Ophelia, why?" She doesn't remember much of the actual battle. She was armed with a crossbow and many regeneration arrows. In the battle, she was injured by both Blight-52 and Judge Jefferson after being mistaken for a Keeper. She took 12 arrows to the ribs, an axe to the shoulder and skull, and a lightning bolt.

She returned to the Breach after the battle itself, then to the Theatre to rest. Later received medical treatment for her wounds.

It was later revealed that Dr. Grimes never kept the bone. In fact, he was disgusted at the concept of using it to command Ophelia. William however deceived our favourite spectre and told her he had handed the bone over.

### Old Wounds and New Scars

With the battle behind her, Ophelia returned to trying to unravel her past. With the help of Shalpun, she prepared a ritual in order to contact the part of her she believed had been severed (henceforth referred to as "Phoebe"). Phoebe was summoned, but promptly took Ophelia's place declaring herself the "original" despite the protests of all present. That evening, a large gathering occurred to fight for Ophelia's right to exist. Many were present at the theatre, including but not limited to Jamie, Deputy-52, Jupiter, Al, Nini, Shalpun, Pyro, and others.

There was debate over which of the two ghosts should remain. Phoebe made the case that she was more human than Ophelia, and therefor deserved the life over the ghost she referred to as a "failed experiment." The Deputy and others sided with Phoebe, but in the end, Ophelia was returned. Exhausted, and unsure of her origins, she returned to her books to untangle Phoebe's strange words.

How could she be a construct if she did not know how to cast one? Who *was* the original?

There was little time to ponder. That next morning, she was summoned to the side of Ambrosia. Somehow, the snowbound soul had come into possession of 3 of Ophelia's vertebrae. Like it or not, the phantom was now bound to her service if she wanted them intact.

Unable to catch a break, Ophelia was then whipped straight from a torture session with LOKI-01 to the 3RD BLOOD BOWL. At invitation of Deputy-52 she spent the battle in the control booth with him and Jupiter, running music and holding a timer. Alas, even sweet Ophelia was not spared from the violence. Challenged by William and armed with her bow, the Outstanding Miss Ophelia stepped into the ring. It was here a century of mistreatment hit a boiling point. With a couple arrows, Ophelia injured William to the point of surrender. Silently praised by Ambrosia and violently dismissed from the Theatre, she collected her arrows and returned to her seat. Without the Theatre to return to, Ophelia allowed herself to be drawn closer to Ambrosia. After all, when everywhere is casting you out, it is easy to take even an olive branch coated with toxic vines.

### Tea Club, Magic, the Fates

Started by Ophelia and Jamie, a club established to "drink tea and talk shit." Read more here. Now, she spends her time as Lotus, the leader, and one of the three Fates. Ophelia represents *past* out of the three. She has begun to dabble more in spellcasting alongside her club. At this time, she has set herself up in a dorm at the wizarding school headed by Count Jefferson. More as this story unfolds.

At the same time, Rackman and his followers were a growing threat. Ophelia had begun dabbling in her old magic practices, searching for a way to seal Rackman away once and for all. In the end, the conflict was lead by Tea Club and their three Fates: Ophelia (past), Polaris/Lyra (present), and Jamie (future). The three became responsible for co-ordinating the struggle to protect Aberrant from the otherworldy invaders and cleanse those that had been infected.

The club took heavy blows on all fronts leading up to the closure of the conflict. Many members were infected and turned sides. Rackman's manipulation turned Jamie and Ophelia against each other. A heavy loss during a raid on Somethin'Messa left moral shaken. One last hope remained; a planned battle at the Rackaseum. When Tea Club arrived to the battle, it was represented only by Phoebe and Alexander Grey (with the support of our Scrap Leviathan, obviously). Jamie was present, but him and Phoebe were no longer on speaking terms. Lyra wasn't anywhere to be seen.

Phoebe had no plans of fighting. She had a bag of ichor vials (ichor being a substance known to combat Rack) and whatever sort of plan she could cobble together last minute. Unfortunately, nothing ever goes exactly as written. When the Bounty Hunter started looking worse for wear, alliances were forgotten. Phoebe drew her rapier on Rackman and demanded he cease the fight and pull her friend and protector from the fray. For her trouble, she found herself seized by the Red Right Hand and thrown into the sand of the battlefield.

This wasn't a time to follow the rules of war. Rackman cheated, all bets were off. With Mossra arriving as support, Phoebe gave the order for everyone to collect their weapons as the Red Right Hand entered the ring. Chivalry was dead. There was no more playing fair, only playing to win. Our dear phantom was out of cares to give.

In the end, the Fates emerged victorious. The battle was formally reported by Aberrant News. As of now, Grief has been returned to consciousness and the Rack seems to have been vanquished. The safety of Aberrant came at a heavy cost but, for now, we have peace.

Let's hope it remains that way.

### Letting the Past Rest

After the chapter was closed on the battle against the Rack, Phoebe cut off contact with most of her companions. She still joins Jamie for tea sometimes, maybe you'll catch a glimpse of her at the old clubhouse. She won't be taking anymore battles on anytime soon.

Fuelled by her newfound interest in magic, Phoebe began collecting cursed items in the basement of the Port Solstice Archives. Mostly, she's found there, chipping away at her research. It's peaceful for such a dangerous area of study. It's nice to work on a spell that *isn't* determining the fate of Aberrant.