Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Oracle of Delphi

[The Chronicler]

Rachel Elizabeth Dare

biography

Rachel was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dare, a very wealthy couple in New York. As such the world was basically her oyster. Open to her so long as she took the opportunity to do so. Rachel's life was so comfortable that the loss of her hamster when she was six years old produced so much trauma she required therapy. Over the years, Rachel's relationship with her parents became more and more strained, and Rachel began to become more and more involved in the arts and conservation.

When she was 14 years old, she ran into Percy Jackson as he was running from skeletons at the Hoover Dam. At this point it is learned that she could see through The Mist. She manages to get the skeleton's off of Percy's tail, but then he disappears just as suddenly as he arrived. It would be another year before she met him again and this part of her life would make sense.

During orientation for Goode High School, Rachel ran into Percy. Seeing the threat of demonic cheerleaders--because of course this boy was once again surrounded by monsters--she pulled him off into another room. It was there she received the explanation about who Percy was and what those monsters she kept seeing were, though there was still no explanation for why she could see them. Unfortunately the Empousi found them and they had to make a quick escape. Rachel encouraged Percy to run with Annabeth, and she attempted to handle things as best she could.

A few short weeks later, Percy walked up to her while she was doing a street performance. It was explained to her that she had something called "Clear Sight" which allowed her to see through the Mists. They needed that to be able to navigate the Labyrinth. Rachel travelled the Labyrinth with Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson. Along the way they found Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, the lost god Pan, and a slough of problems. They survived though, barely!

The following summer began with Percy and her driving out to the South Shore. Rachel told Percy she was being sent by her parents to Clarion Ladies Academy despite her protestations. She wanted Percy to join her for a relaxing summer trip with her family, but he wasn't able to because of the impending war with the Titans. Even though she understood, Rachel was definitely hurt. Their "date" was interrupted by Charles Beckendorf coming to bring Percy on a mission. She kisses Percy goodbye and tells him that she'll tell his parents what happened.

The next time Rachel saw Percy, it was because she had a vision during her vacation that prompted her to return to New York immediately. But he had been clouding her dreams for weeks, as had Luke Castellan and what would later be called the Battle of Manhattan. As Rachel convinces her father to let her leave St. Thomas, their vacation spot, with a helicopter in exchange for willingness to attend Clarion Ladies Academy, the pilot falls asleep at the wheel as they reach the city because of a spell from Morpheus. Annabeth manages to save Rachel in the nick of time. As she meets back with Percy she tells him about another vision she's had about how the battle would end. A vision that allowed him to bow out when he needed to, to let the battle be won by someone else, Annabeth, when the time came--though Rachel never revealed who it would be.

Just before the battle was over, Rachel was able to go to Olympus where she met Hestia. Hestia explained that she would need to let go of distractions, and she understood. It was time to leave Percy behind. Her attraction wasn't to him, but to the world he had introduced her to. A world she was now a part of in her own right as the Oracle of Delphi. After the battle, she stole the pegasus Blackjack and flew to The Big House on Half-Blood Hill where she became the new host for The Oracle. Becoming the Oracle allowed her and Annabeth to become friends, however, so it wasn't all bad! And it was, and always had been, her destiny.

Immediately upon hosting the Oracle, Rachel reveals The Prophecy of the Seven. This began a new chapter in their lives. One filled with even more turmoil.

The next time we see Rachel is when Annabeth Chase and Piper McLean go into Hera's cabin after Percy's disappearance. Rachel was there chanting. After a brief catch-up with Annabeth, Rachel once again becomes possessed, but this time not by the Oracle, but by Hera herself. She instructs Piper to free her before The Winter Solstice. Piper ended up fainting which caused a whole panic. But she was okay in the end. When Piper regained consciousness, Rachel explained about Hera's possession of her, and comforted her when Piper discussed her insecurities about Jason Grace. She reassured Piper that they would figure it out. 

At the bonfire that night, Rachel revealed to the camp that the next Great Prophecy, the Prophecy of the Seven, had begun. She also revealed that not all of the participants where there that night, some weren't at Camp Half-Blood yet. Jason Grace corroborated her words with his own experiences. Shortly thereafter, Jason discovered his father was Zeus (well, really Jupiter but he didn't know he was Roman at the time so we'll cut him some slack), he said he intended to go rescue Hera. Rachel reminded him that he needed a prophecy but almost immediately began to give one. The quest only took a few days, and Rachel saw them after its completion during a council meeting at Half-Blood Hill in the The Big House.

Rachel plays a pretty passive role in The Prophecy of the Seven until Annabeth sends her a message via folded napkin at a Hermes statue telling her to ask Reyna to bring the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood. Connor Stoll thankfully finds this message and delivers it to Rachel. 

Upon receiving this message, Rachel makes her way to Camp Jupiter where she parleys with Reyna and Octavian. It wasn't until Rachel gave Reyna the note from Annabeth that things were taken seriously. She thoroughly chastised Octavian for not respecting her as the Oracle, because even the Romans respected The Oracle at Delphi. Unfortunately, Rachel was too late and the Romans had already planned their invasion due to Octavian's deceptions. Though she did convince Reyna to return the Athena Parthenos.

The next time we see Rachel is at the council meeting just before the Siege of Camp Half-Blood where Clarisse blames her for the incoming invasion. Will Solace defends her as Rachel says she knows how to make things right. She also reminds all the demigods that Annabeth knows what she's doing and that they'll need to aim for peace lest Gaea destroy them all.

After the end of the Second Giant War, Rachel returns to Camp Jupiter and helps Ella and Tyson reconstruct the Sibylline Books to help make amends and restore their ability to run quests. Unfortunately, at this time, Apollo--and thus Rachel--loses his gift for prophecy because Python takes over the cave at Delphi.

During the days of peace, Rachel began to look into an entity known as Triumvirate Holdings--because she got a weird feeling about the building they had been in while she was at Camp Jupiter. Upon doing research she discovered their connection to both The Second Titan War with Luke Castellan and The Second Demigod Civil War between the two camps. Triumvirate Holdings had existed for decades and seemingly had ties to all the antagonists for the last several years.

Rachel arrives at Camp Half-Blood to find Apollo there as a mortal. After hearing his story about Python still being at Delphi, Rachel informs Apollo, Meg, and Chiron about the information she had gathered on Triumvirate Holdings. 

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About Me

Birthdate: March 1, 1993 (estimate, canon birthdate not given)
Likes: --
Dislikes: --
Family:

• Mom:
  • Ms. Dare
• Dad:
  • Mr. Dare
• Siblings:
  • None
• Other:
  • Ex-Boyfriend (sort of): Percy Jackson

Happy Thoughts: Art and creation
Nightmares: --
Fatal Flaw: Prone to sudden prophecies 

PLAYED BY: Lilythe

Artist: Viktoria Ridzel (will be replaced when cast is announced)