Snapshot #
Lucia is the leader of Team A and the primary counterbalance to Ulysses. A Field Engineer (promoted from intern alongside Ulysses) at the Pompeii excavation, she is quietly brilliant, grounded, and technically proficient. She maintains her leadership of the team through the end of Volume 3. Unlike Ulysses, who hesitates at the ethical implications of interference, Lucia is the project's "moral accelerator," viewing the trade of blueprints for history as a fair and necessary bargain.
Biography #
Lucia entered the Pompeii project as an intern focused on ground-penetrating radar. She was the first to notice Ulysses' tampering with the site's data feeds. Instead of exposing him, she chose to join his "Shadow Architecture," using her technical skills to provide the necessary cover for their unauthorized research. Following the breakthrough discoveries in Volume 1, she was promoted to Field Engineer and officially recognized as the leader of Team A. She became the "public shield," presenting the team's miraculous findings to the world while privately feeling the weight of the fabrication.
Roles & Ranks #
- Field Engineer / Team Leader: Her official role managing radar, site mapping, and Team A operations.
- Technical Expert: The primary architect of the data cover-up.
- The Public Shield: The leader and face of Team A and its improbable success rate.
Relationships #
- Ulysses: Her partner and co-conspirator in Team A. She acts as his buffer against the scrutiny of Director Parrini, often pushing him to be more aggressive in his interactions with the past.
- Marcus: While she lacks a direct link to the Stone, she facilitates Marcus's demands, drafting schematics for the Spinning Wheel and other technologies.
- Parrini: She views the Director as a bureaucratic hurdle to be managed through careful technical presentation.
Key Appearances/Events #
- The Discovery of the Tampering (2025): The moment she joined the Lydian Stone project.
- The Joint Promotion: Promoted alongside Ulysses following the successes in Sector 4.
- The Excavation Breakthroughs (2026): Presenting the "Lost" Aeneid and other finds to the academic community.