Artemisia
Artemisia, the exiled queen and Amazonian commander who brings her warriors into Asgard's hardened defenses.
Artemisia is the exiled queen of Caria, a member of the Black Forest Commandos, an Amazonian warrior, and the leader of the Amazonian warriors. Her arrival gives Asgard an organized defense against enemies that can hide inside civilian identities.
Historical Warrior
Artemisia carries the memory of ancient naval war and the Battle of Salamis into the Black Forest Commandos' mythological present. She is accustomed to directing organized forces, not merely winning individual duels, and evaluates every assignment in terms of objectives, available people, and the work that can happen in parallel.
After Salamis, Zeus' wrath leaves Artemisia and the Amazonians in need of sanctuary. Mithra gives them shelter, transforming an act of divine protection into a lasting alliance. That shared exile explains why Artemisia answers Mithra's call and why the Amazonian warriors enter Asgard as a cohesive force under her command.
The Asgard Mission
Artemisia arrives in the Hardened District with Amazonian warriors. Their life force can sense malice, making them unusually effective against Type III CVEs that mimic or occupy Asgard's residents.
Artemisia stands 177 cm tall. A typical Amazonian warrior under her command averages 176 cm, giving the formation a notably consistent physical presence without making stature its defining advantage.
Freyja greets her as queen, while Gord quickly treats her as a fellow commander rather than a ceremonial visitor. When the inner citadel must remain protected while the Black Forest Commandos secure the wider city, Artemisia accepts responsibility and deploys her forces to replace guards who cannot reliably identify infiltrators.
She also operates comfortably beside Mina and RuinTan, two ancient fighters with very different temperaments.
Character
Assertive, pragmatic, and entirely comfortable with command, Artemisia is classified as ENTJ. She does not compete with Gord for authority; the two divide responsibilities according to the needs of the operation.
Abilities and Equipment
- Command: Directs organized defenses and keeps forces aligned around clear objectives.
- Amazonian leadership: Leads the Amazonian warriors as both their queen and battlefield commander.
- Amazonian detection: Her warriors can sense malice and expose host infestations with high precision.
- Spear: Her primary personal weapon.
- Historical experience: Brings the judgment of an ancient commander into a modern security crisis.
Related Entries
Spoilers for Black Forest Commandos: Asgard MissionShowHide
The devastated aftermath of the final assault recalls Salamis, linking Artemisia's modern role back to her historical legend.
Characters in this entry
Amazonian Warrior
One of Artemisia's disciplined warriors, whose ability to sense malice helps expose infiltrators during the defense of Asgard.
Mithra
An ancient goddess and strategist whose protection of Gord, Artemisia, and the Amazonians sustains alliances across millennia.
Freyja
The Asgardian goddess of love, fertility, beauty, gold, war, death, and seiðr who becomes the principal liaison to the Black Forest Commandos.
Gord
Gord, the ancient Persian commander who leads the Black Forest Commandos against the CVE threat.
Mina
Mina, the immortal undead assassin whose empathy is as surprising as her reputation.
RuinTan
RuinTan, the bronze-bodied Persian champion who meets a CVE horde with a sword, shield, and alarming confidence.
CVE Monsters
Corrupting Vale Entities: living shadows engineered by Angra Mainyu and classified as Shadow, Solid, and Host Infestation threats.