Flavia Prisca

Flavia Prisca was the third Caretaker of Warehouse 3. She started out as a Regent at the young age of 15, after she accidentally discovered the Warehouse. Over the next few years, her connection with the Warehouse grew, and after the second Caretaker of Warehouse 3, Aulus Laelius Florus, died in December 69 CE, Flavia was chosen as the next Caretaker. During her time as Caretaker, the Warehouse grew immensely, but also gained powerful enemies. It also saw the collection of the Tree of Idun, which allowed the Caretaker to bond more closely with the Warehouse and also to allow the Caretaker to live for as long as necessary. Flavia eventually fell in love with one of the assistants working in Warehouse 3, a man named Chrom Bushnelli. They had a total of five children, two of which ended up as Regents later in their lives. Flavia died while attempting to collect a Meteor Fragment which causes massive explosions in 169 CE. The Fragment was activated as she approached to collect it, killing her in the blast.

Early Years – 49 CE through 83 CE
Flavia Prisca was born in the city of Rome on June 10, 49 CE. Born into a well-off family, Flavia had a very easy childhood overall, though often wished to become something better. She knew she was destined for something, but was never quite sure what. At the age of 15, she had a strange feeling as she neared the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. Drawn towards what was the secret entrance of the Warehouse, she had no idea where she was going, only that something was calling to her. She walked right past all of the obstacles set to prevent random civilians or enemies from discovering or attacking the Warehouse without setting any of them off. Two Regents were in the main office at the time, and were shocked when she entered the office. Realizing that she was something special, she was educated on the Warehouse and was made an official Regent within two months.

Five years later, when the current Caretaker of Warehouse 3, Aulus Florus, was killed, Flavia was made the next Caretaker of the Warehouse. She loved to travel, but had to do so in secret, as the Regents wanted the Caretaker to stay within the Rome in order to prevent the loss of another Caretaker. Flavia spent a lot of time talking with the assistants who worked in the Warehouse, forming a strong bond with one of the assistants, a man named Chrom Bushnelli.

In August 79 CE, an enemy of the Warehouse named Caecilius Iucundus, kidnapped Flavia's family and took them to Pompeii, holding the city for ransom and demanding to be Caretaker. Flavia refused to give in and wanted to go punish the man herself, but the Regents told her that would be unwise. She ordered several Regents to go with a legion of Roman soldiers to arrest Caecilius. Although they were successful in detaining him and freeing her family, they were unable to stop the natural eruption of Vesuvius.

The Tree of Idun – 84 CE through 100 CE
In March 84 CE, Flavia discovered a secret room in the Warehouse's small library, which nobody had remembered existed. Inside, all of the information regarding the original Warehouse was kept in neat and organized piles. Intrigued, she began to browse. Over the next few days, she learned about the mythical Tree of Idun and found a clue as to its location. Even though she already knew the answer, she asked the Regents for permission to go and find the Tree, and bring it back to the Warehouse. As they debated over the next few days, Flavia insisted on the assistants helping her prepare a special room at the back of the Warehouse to house the Tree when it arrived. The next time she saw the Regents, they told her that she could not go, citing her age, the extreme danger of that kind of undertaking, and the lack of an artifact to collect the Tree with as their primary reasons for denying her request. Believing that she had to find the Tree before it fell into the wrong hands, Flavia planned her trip. Asking the assistants not to inform the Regents for as long as possible, she took Chrom along with her as her back-up. In order to maintain contact with the assistants over the vast distance they were to travel, Flavia and the assistants used an artifact then called the “Information Signs”, a set of artifacts which could share messages. By writing on one, the other signs would write the same message, no matter how far away they are.

The first clue led to Egypt, and the pair visited the ruins of the Library of Alexandria in order to try and find the next clue. It took several days of searching the ruins, but on her birthday Flavia discovered a secret room beneath the main library accessible only by using a special key passed down through the Caretakers since the time of Warehouse 2. The room contained the next clue, leading the pair east towards Macedonia, and also revealing five artifacts of prehistoric origins. Sending the artifacts back to Rome, Flavia and Chrom kept going.

After almost a year, Flavia and Chrom arrive in Pasargadae, the area Alexander had been around the year he discovered the tree. The pair talked to locals, who know nothing about the rumors of a tree granting immortality. However, they soon learned about Alexander’s conquests of the area from a historical expert, who helped to guide the pair towards where they should be looking: further east. After several more months of travel, they came upon the city of Pattala, where the rumors of a immortality tree were common.

They were distracted from their quest when they heard of an artifact over in India which could teleport artifacts over vast distances. They headed into India and found the artifact to the north. However, the owner of the artifact was not keen on giving it up, and Flavia and Chrom chased him for half a year down into southern India, finally collecting the artifact from Polonaruwa. Heading back north, they were distracted again by reports of a village within an area of the Himalayas which suffered from extremely frequent avalanches all the time. Finding the idea of constant avalanches suspicious, the pair went to the village, and after almost two months of searching discovered the artifact in the mountains.

Taking the artifact back with them to Pattala, they spent almost a year searching for the Tree of Idun. During the time they spent searching, Flavia and Chrom grew close, developing deep feelings for each other. Finally, once again on her birthday and over four years after they began their quest, Flavia and Chrom discover the Tree of Idun. Using the artifact they found in India, they teleported the Tree into the special room inside Warehouse 3 on the first try. On their way back to Rome, they ran into two Regents – Julius Ortese and Paul Servanti – who were sent to find Flavia.

Back in Rome, the Regents hotly debated whether Flavia should continue to be Caretaker after her reckless actions and years of absence. After several days, they came to the decision that Flavia should be kept on as Caretaker, for it was clear of her love for the Warehouse and that her intentions were sincere. Chrom was also kept on, as Flavia’s bodyguard. Several months after the Regent decision, Chrom proposed to her after a mission in Thracia. She agreed, and they married on December 3, 89 CE. Over the next five years, they had three children by birth and two by adoption. Their first two children, Julius Prisca and Aelia Prisca, would later become Regents in Warehouse 3.

Later Years – 101 CE through 169 CE
After learning the Tree of Idun’s secret of immortality and its ability to increase the eater’s connection to the Warehouse, Flavia was able to serve as Caretaker for longer than anyone else before her. She continued to collect artifacts long after Chrom and her children died, until a mission in 169 CE. Travelling to southern Britain after reports of massive explosions at Roman army barracks, she and a Regent tried to get to the bottom of what was causing the chaos. They were correct in believing that the artifact was a Meteor Fragment, which had caused much trouble for Warehouse 2 in Egypt over two hundred years before. After a month, they were able to track the artifact down. As Flavia neared the artifact to collect it, the Meteor activated, creating a massive explosion which wiped out the village it was found in. The Regent who was with Flavia at the time was positive that she had died, though several other missions in Britain drew doubt on that claim. Even though the Warehouse clearly revealed the loss of its Caretaker, several reports claimed that a woman of Flavia’s appearance was roaming around the area where the village had been wiped out. No one ever found her, however, and the Regents maintained that she had died in 169.

As it turned out, an artifact which could contain an imprint of people who died was located close to the village and activated by proximity to certain people who had strong spiritual connections, imprinting their psyche and storing it for future generations to use. During the time of Warehouse 12, this artifact was uncovered, and it was discovered that Flavia Prisca had become imprinted onto the artifact. Although the artifact had several other spirits imprinted into it, Warehouse officials have only used Flavia’s spirit, as she offered some insights into artifacts from her time and information on how the Warehouse worked back during her time.

Personality
Flavia was known for her playful personality, though took her job as Caretaker very seriously. She had a bit of a rebellious streak, and frequently disobeyed orders from the Regents. She was regarded as one of the most intelligent people of Warehouse 3, and often took it upon herself to solve difficult challenges. She was very adventurous, spending more time in the field when she was Caretaker than she did in the Warehouse. Despite this, her connection to the Warehouse was very strong, as she was able to know before the assistants when the Warehouse was troubled. In her later years, she grew very proud of the work she had done over the years, telling the new assistants who joined the Warehouse of her adventures around the Roman Empire.

Accomplishments

 * Collected the Tree of Idun.
 * Became the first Caretaker to have two children work as Regents.
 * Collected the highest number of artifacts of any Caretaker since Alexander the Great (credited with the collection of 265 artifacts).
 * Flavia maintained her place as second highest collector of artifacts by a Caretaker until Warehouse 10 came about. She remains in third place.
 * Remains the only Caretaker to have their spirit implanted onto an artifact.