Damietta Direheart

Official Art by XenonRay

Amelia Direheart (Adopted)

Penny 'Flipside' Direheart (Adopted)

## History

Damietta 'Rosemary' Direheart was born to an unknown English peasant family in 1635. Not much is known about this period of her life, which lasted until she was four years old. However her father was killed fighting in the Thirty Years War in Europe, and her mother died of disease. Left with nothing else, she fled into the woods until she was discovered by a group of outcast Orphics who raised her.

Eventually she left the woodland at age 16 to serve in the Parliamentarian forces of the English Civil War. She proved herself to be a cunning warrior and effective strategist. She eventually caught the eye of Commander Thomas Fairfax, who promoted her to Regimental Commander. Within the Parliamentarian forces a new organisation known as the 'Order of the Parthenon' was formed to perform covert operations against the Royalist faction. Damietta was selected to one of the first agents of this organisation, which she formed great loyalty towards.

During this time, Damietta was able to gain the favour of the leaders of the Parliamentarian faction, granting her the right to a familial name, crest, and estate. With this, the 'Direheart' name was created, along with its vast wealth and assets.

Once the Civil War had ended, and the title of 'Lord Protector' was passed from Oliver Cromwell to his son, Richard Cromwell, the philosophy of Parthenon changed. Damietta was seen as a complicated and much-needed asset for future potential operations. Because of this, she was frozen in a magical stasis, only to be brought out whenever the time was right. During this time, the Direheart name and estate fell into stagnation with nobody to attend to it.

Eventually in 1883, Damietta was taken out of stasis for a mission, but able to escape and evade recapture by Parthenon forces. After allying herself with the Knights of St John, and some ex-Parthenon forces, she was able to take back Parthenon and forcibly dissolve the shadowy council that had ran it and kept her enslaved. With this, she and her newly empowered committee reformed Parthenon making it more transparent and just.

## Personal

Damietta is headstrong and can be stubborn at times, however her tactical prowess has allowed her to avoid certain death on numerous occasions. For a long time she was regarded as arrogant, although obeying orders from above with zeal; but eventually came to terms with being wrong and open to correction. Through her alliance with the Knights of St John and ex-Parthenon operatives she began to make personal connections and friendships, which changed her outlook on life.
## Relationships

* Husband - Unknown, presumed to be another military officer she met after 1883.
* Agamemnon Direheart - First born son, eventual leader of Epsilon Squad.
* Alimina Direheart - Second child, eventual leader of Sigma Squad and Secretary-General of Parthenon.
* Amelia Direheart - Adopted third child, eventual Parthenon intelligence officer.
* Penny Direheart - Adopted fourth child, eventual co-leader of Zeta Squad.

## Trivia

* Damietta was first seen in the 'New Eden' campaign which saw British forces on an expedition to Vigas.
* She was frozen in stasis again in 1902 until 1916 due to a mortal wound.
* Penny has never met her, the former being adopted in Damietta's name by Alimina.
* After Alimina's death, the committee made Damietta its Provision Secretary-General.

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