Elisha Grey, like the vast majority of people in Atlantis after the first Civil War, was raised in a collective family -- foster children who were taken in by parents who wanted to raise children. The thinking of the time was that if genetic patrilineal descent was no longer an issue, it might prevent the conflicts that caused the first Civil War.
Being the only son in the collective family that included four sisters, putting him in the middle, Elisha Grey became interested in scholastic pursuits at an early age. As an adult, he sometimes relies on his eldest collective sister, Mara Grey, to help with certain cases because she is a hetira -- an independent woman who is available as an escort to those who can pay her fees. Her looks and wardrobe are essential to her trade. Her profession has brought her into contact with other hetirae who have been victimized by men who are part of organized crime, including arch-criminal Samax Rex Pahadron, who Elisha Grey will need to question and confront in a number of cases.
Mara Grey also becomes instrumental in bringing to justice a woman who is a mass murderer because the woman has an eye for high fashion, and one of Mara Grey's regular patrons, Sylvian Sweetwater, is among the top clothing designers in Atlantis.
Her candor and frankness is in contrast to her collective brother's circumspection, however, he respects her honesty and forthrightness, never failing to contact her if she seems to be the best person to help him solve a case. She also helps him choose the proper wardrobe for such occasions.
Art: Mother of Dragons by a-hour
Being the only son in the collective family that included four sisters, putting him in the middle, Elisha Grey became interested in scholastic pursuits at an early age. As an adult, he sometimes relies on his eldest collective sister, Mara Grey, to help with certain cases because she is a hetira -- an independent woman who is available as an escort to those who can pay her fees. Her looks and wardrobe are essential to her trade. Her profession has brought her into contact with other hetirae who have been victimized by men who are part of organized crime, including arch-criminal Samax Rex Pahadron, who Elisha Grey will need to question and confront in a number of cases.
Mara Grey also becomes instrumental in bringing to justice a woman who is a mass murderer because the woman has an eye for high fashion, and one of Mara Grey's regular patrons, Sylvian Sweetwater, is among the top clothing designers in Atlantis.
Her candor and frankness is in contrast to her collective brother's circumspection, however, he respects her honesty and forthrightness, never failing to contact her if she seems to be the best person to help him solve a case. She also helps him choose the proper wardrobe for such occasions.
Art: Mother of Dragons by a-hour