Character Interview: Petra in Fountains of Aescalon

This is Petra, as we first meet her in Fountains of Aescalon. By the time of Monad Trap, she’s a different entity, and in Bubbles Of Creation, much more evolved.

Who are you?

I am Petra.

Tell us where and when were you born?

I wasn’t born. I am the product of a myth that places me as a seductress.  I was born or created adult, as a minor demigoddess, attracting and punishing men for their failings.

How would you describe yourself?

I can look like whoever I want

How old are you?

I am not sure. Thousands of years at least.

Did you have a happy childhood? Why/why not?

I did not have a childhood at all. No parents, no siblings – only my merciless divine curse.

Past/ present relationships? How did they affect you?

I don’t think ‘relationship’ describes it. I am cursed to try to seduce men. The ones I succeed with are cursed – most commonly by bestiality. The ones I can’t want nothing to do with me.

What do you value above all else in life?

Something I don’t have – a way out of this existence. I want a life of my own choosing.

What are you obsessed with?

I have no choice. I must try to seduce the men my curse put in my path

How do your beliefs make life better for yourself and the people you care about?

My problem is I can’t. My curse does not allow it.

Biggest fear?

That I will go on like this forever. I’d rather die – except my curse won’t allow that, either.

What line will you never cross?

I would like to find a line that I cannot cross, that I am not forced to cross. I would do anything to break this curse – there is nothing it will not do to me and others.

What is the best thing that ever happened to you? The worst?

Limited as it is, the men who refuse me give me hope that perhaps there is a way out. The worst happens far more often – the aftermath of a successful seduction, where the men are punished. It’s disgusting at best, and the ones who survive have to hate me for something I couldn’t not do.

Most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?

I cannot remember being embarrassed, only disgusted at myself and what I must do.

What is your biggest secret?

I envy the men who refuse me. They are free of my curse.

What is your current goal?

I must break this curse


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