Thalassa Ama
Amelia Ama was born on a row boat on the River Thames and spent most of her childhood sailing between London, Liverpool, and Dublin. She was also proof that it does indeed take a village (or a crew) to raise a child. Amelia’s parents co-captained The Protectors of the Deep, a peaceful team who sailed around England and Ireland keeping ports clean. Everyone pitched in to help raise, educate, and, frankly, reign in Amelia. She was always climbing the mast or attempting to dive into the water.
But Amelia also had chores on the ship to keep her busy; her favorite was diving for lost cargo in the ports. She loved seeing the world beneath the hustle and bustle of port life which earned her the nickname Aqualad on the ship. Sometimes she would observe sea creatures bigger than herself lazing in the depths as she collected discarded items. Amelia’s bedroom was a museum of lost artifacts she had found on her dives. Her favorite was a simple pitchfork that likely was used to feed livestock on ships, however to her, it was her trident. It also was very handy while diving!
One day, as Amelia was doing her regular underwater sweep in port, she found a beautiful claw-like knife laying on top of the sand. This knife looked fresh compared to the other barnacle-covered weaponry she had discovered over the years. “Someone must have just dropped this,” she thought, returning to the surface.
“I dropped the karambit!” A blonde woman was shouting when Amelia took a big gulp of air.
“Is this a karambit?” Amelia shouted up to the women looking over the side of their ship.
The blonde one looked nonplussed, shrugged and said, “Well, I didn’t see that coming.”
The one with long dark hair and a crimson bodice laughed and said, “Merci, mermaid! Can we buy you a drink?”
Once dry, Amelia joined this band of women at a nearby pub, and it felt like they had known each other their entire lives. The other Vixens loved her playful yet powerful nature, welcomed her into the fold, renamed her Thalassa, and the rest is history!
