#As the years go by Rachel continues to braid her CHB beads into her hair

[gnomeonamelon]

Hiya! For the sake of reference, Rachel is 21 during the events of Heroes of Olympus (set in 2012).

The rules I set myself to for my redesigns were explained in Part 1 where I did The Trio.

Story related ANs Below!

Rachel's role in the story would be very similar to canon, she meets Percy by chance, and he introduces her formally to the world of gods and monsters. Percy does have a crush on her and she entertains the thought of it sometime in the future, but it never goes anywhere.

After the Titan War, their relationship slides comfortably on a sliding scale between partners in crime and little brother/big sister. She has a good head on her shoulders and just seems to know what to do even before becoming the oracle.

In Heroes of Olympus, she's still prominent just separate from Percy and the Argonauts. She's a narrative foil to Octavian and would absolutely destroy this man. She and Clarisse are to CHB what Octavian and Reyna are to The Legion.

Rachel is also the one that sends Thalia, Grover, and Ana Dakkar (daughter of Neptune) to the ancient lands (instead of Reyna) to retrieve the Athena Parthenos.

Eight years later, by the time of Trials of Apollo, she is 29. Clarion Ladies Academy and university (an: unknown) are long since behind her. Without the constraints of her father's expectations, she has fully embraced her identity as The Oracle, living at camp full time and being the third person in charge alongside Nico and Will. She gives out quests (both of the classic demigod variety and sending out satyrs where they're needed) and is generally a kind if honest ear to the campers.

As for Trials of Apollo, I have yet to finish the series (I'm halfway through The Dark Prophecy) so I'll have to come back to this once I do. For now, just know that I want her to have a more prominent role in this series (more than any other) as she has some of the most personal stakes of anyone.