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===M&M2e Stats=== | ===M&M2e Stats=== | ||
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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
| − | Arrogant and proud of her heritage, Madame Shade believes in the "do what you will" philosophy more common to | + | Arrogant and proud of her heritage, Madame Shade believes in the "do what you will" philosophy more common to Paganism than Voodoo. She is not liked by other practioners because of her determination to be indpendent even from the Loa spirits. |
==Physical Appearance== | ==Physical Appearance== | ||
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==Villainous Motivations== | ==Villainous Motivations== | ||
| − | Graciella Barlow started out as a idealistic young lawyer who wanted to work with the system to bring justice to those who flaunted the law. Unfortunately, | + | Graciella Barlow started out as a idealistic young lawyer who wanted to work with the system to bring justice to those who flaunted the law. Unfortunately, New Orleans was full of corrupt policitians and lawyers. After a few years as assitant DA she decided to take advantage of the system and gain power where she could. She still wanted to help those who deserved it, but she no longer had any faith in the system. |
==Allegiance== | ==Allegiance== | ||
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==History & <s>Heroic</s>Villainous Origin== | ==History & <s>Heroic</s>Villainous Origin== | ||
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==Battle Tactics== | ==Battle Tactics== | ||
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===LOCATIONS=== | ===LOCATIONS=== | ||
| − | * '''Old Barlow Mansion:''' An | + | * '''Old Barlow Mansion:''' An elegent old estate on the edge of New Orleans. When her Grandmother died, Graciella inherited the house and all its contents. Mrs. Marie Barlow was a powerful voodoo Bokor and she taught her granddaughter everything she knows. Marie always claimed that there were many spirits that haunted the estate and she may now be one of them. |
* '''The Spotted Cat:''' A jazz club in Freedom City which was named in memory of a club in New Orleans. Graciella likes to spend time there in memory of her home town and her friend Netti. She's also a big jazz fan. The Spotted Cat features local, live acts every night. Listen for anything from traditional jazz and brass bands to retro be-bop, swing and blues. This smaller bar can be crowded – especially on the weekends – but the best view is from the street; the bands always play in the huge bay windows at the front of the club. This hoppin' hide-a-way isn't the swankiest joint on the strip, but definitely a memorable one. No cover but there is a one drink minimum. | * '''The Spotted Cat:''' A jazz club in Freedom City which was named in memory of a club in New Orleans. Graciella likes to spend time there in memory of her home town and her friend Netti. She's also a big jazz fan. The Spotted Cat features local, live acts every night. Listen for anything from traditional jazz and brass bands to retro be-bop, swing and blues. This smaller bar can be crowded – especially on the weekends – but the best view is from the street; the bands always play in the huge bay windows at the front of the club. This hoppin' hide-a-way isn't the swankiest joint on the strip, but definitely a memorable one. No cover but there is a one drink minimum. | ||
* '''The Southside Botanica:''' This small storefront in Lincoln is actually the most active Voodoo temple in the city. The store in front sells candles, herbs, trinkets, and charms along with simple household goods. A space in back and the main temple area in the basement serve the needs of members of the Voodoo community when they gather for worship. | * '''The Southside Botanica:''' This small storefront in Lincoln is actually the most active Voodoo temple in the city. The store in front sells candles, herbs, trinkets, and charms along with simple household goods. A space in back and the main temple area in the basement serve the needs of members of the Voodoo community when they gather for worship. | ||
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===Confessions of a Modern Voodoo Queen=== | ===Confessions of a Modern Voodoo Queen=== | ||
| − | ''When I was a child in New Orleans my Grandma Barlow told me that she was descended from | + | ''When I was a child in New Orleans my Grandma Barlow told me that she was descended from Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen. She never offered any proof of this, but considering the fact that Marie had 15 children it is quite possibly true. |
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<br> ''I was the only one of Grandma Barlow’s many grandchildren who was willing to spend time with her. She repaid me well with stories and cooking lessons. I loved being with her and exploring her beautiful mansion on the edge of the city. No one ever explained to me how a family descended from slaves and free people of color could afford such a large and expensive house. Grandma would only say that it was given as a gift. A very expensive gift which still makes me wonder what price was paid in return. Or perhaps one of our ancestors used his or her skill with Voodoo Magic to force the gift to be given. The house is known as the Magnolia Mansion. Whenever I picture it in my mind it is surrounded by magnolia trees of every color.'' | <br> ''I was the only one of Grandma Barlow’s many grandchildren who was willing to spend time with her. She repaid me well with stories and cooking lessons. I loved being with her and exploring her beautiful mansion on the edge of the city. No one ever explained to me how a family descended from slaves and free people of color could afford such a large and expensive house. Grandma would only say that it was given as a gift. A very expensive gift which still makes me wonder what price was paid in return. Or perhaps one of our ancestors used his or her skill with Voodoo Magic to force the gift to be given. The house is known as the Magnolia Mansion. Whenever I picture it in my mind it is surrounded by magnolia trees of every color.'' | ||
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| + | ''I didn’t learn until years later that along with the cooking and stories my grandmother had been giving me lessons in magic. You would think that it would have been obvious, but I think my mother had told her not to talk to me about that part of our heritage. Instead of making gris-gris bags, she called bags of herbs, to be used instead of perfumes. | ||
| + | She also never explained to me why her handyman, Joe was such a strange man. I suppose I just thought that he was the strong and silent type. I also thought that he was in love with my Grandmother. Even though she was in her 60s when I was a child, she looked like a much younger woman. It wasn’t as unlikely as it might seem. It wasn’t until after she died that I learned that Joe was actually a “zombie.” Not the undead as some people might think, but a useful fellow that Grandma had used magical drugs and ceremonies to make into the perfect servant. I don’t know where he came from, but I’m pretty sure that he doesn’t have any family.'' | ||
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| + | ''When I was 13 my parents decided to move from New Orleans to New York. I think part of the reason was my Mother’s desire to separate me from my Grandmother. It didn’t quite work out, since I was able to convince Dad to let me spend part of my summer vacations back in New Orleans. Those were wonderful times. Living with her away from my parents was a teenager’s dream. Part of her belief was “do as you will” and she didn’t lay out a lot of rules for a young person on the way to womanhood. I had no curfew when I was in New Orleans and loved it when I invited friends over for a party. She would dance and drink along with the rest of us. | ||
| − | + | When I reached college age I decided to make my parents happy and went to Yale on a scholarship. I did well enough and decided to continue my education in Law School. I was pretty happy with my life, but then my Grandma died. To my cousins’ surprise and shock she left the mansion and all her worldly goods to me. It turns out that all of her money went into maintaining the house so there wasn’t much left over to divide among them. Since they never paid any attention to her while she lived, I don’t see why there were so surprised. They even tried to dispute the will, but that’s where Law School paid off. I wasn’t my own lawyer, but I had some very good friends that were already practicing and one of them made short work of the hack my cousins hired. | |
| − | + | I finished my schooling and started my own practice back in New Orleans. It made a great front for what I was really doing, studying magic. Part of Grandma’s worldly goods included a number of grimores and notes on what she’d been up to during her life. It seems Grandma had followed in the footsteps of Marie Laveau and used her magic to learn prominent people’s secrets. All of their secrets were locked away in a safe deposit box at her bank. I inherited these along with everyone else. Let’s just say that my law practice grew quite a bit faster than some of my friends.'' | |
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| − | '' | + | ''With all these tools what could I do but decide to become the power behind the throne in New Orleans. I’ve never been greedy, so I simply wanted power in New Orleans. I never planed to take over the country let alone the world. I took a position as assitant DA and used it for all it was worth. |
| − | + | I would have been perfectly happy blackmailing and magicing my way to power in my home town, but then these aliens invaded. We need to get rid of them so we can all go back to our own lives. | |
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[[NECESSARY EVIL in FREEDOM CITY]] | [[NECESSARY EVIL in FREEDOM CITY]] | ||
