Public Shower on the Pax

Communal bathing area aboard the Pax.

The Public Shower on the Pax first appears in Golden Son as a utilitarian communal bathing facility aboard Darrow’s captured warship, serving the Sons of Ares crew. Across the series it evolves from a simple hygiene station into a recurring site of both camaraderie and tension, where soldiers and leaders alike shed their armor—literally and figuratively—before pivotal confrontations. Its significance grows as the Pax becomes a symbol of rebellion, and the showers become a place where alliances are tested and secrets are shared.