Elizabeth Genereader

Elizabeth Genereader is a Philodox Glass Walker. She is the leader of the Random Interrupts.^[1]

Overview

It's just as well that the Glass Walkers don't have a defined central leadership, because if they did, the leader would probably be Elizabeth Generreader, and the news that the tribe had elected a fostern to lead them would have them declared nuttier than the Silver Fangs. But then, it wasn't her decision.

Elizabeth Genereader grew up in Holland, born in 1977, the second child in her family. The first was her brother, a rampantly egotistical child who demanded attention. Elizabeth always felt the need to compete with her brother but never felt comfortable trying to steal his spotlight, so she simply worked quietly but hard. She can't deny his strong personality influenced her, however, and she always ended up pursuing related, but different fields. When he studied computers in middelbare school, she studied biology and was to study it in universiteit when she experienced her First Change in an argument with a boyfriend. She killed him and was swept up by the Glass Walkers, who covered up the crime and arranged to have her live on campus, away from her family. She completed her degree and became a geneticist working in medical research, from which she took her deed name.

After a few months, the young Philodox discovered that she'd found her niche in the tribe, quietly working in the sept whenever she cold to resolve disputes before they flared into full-blown feuds. It was the low-key, necessary work she enjoyed. She even joined an international pack after she met a German named Guy Sims, who introduced her to the others that formed her pack. She always seemed to be the "last member" of the pack, added as an afterthought and as a support to her more ambitious packmates, which suited her.

But as she was establishing herself, she had made friends with another Glass Walker named Dary Fransz. Fransz was one of the early Cyber Dogs, and Elizabeth began to notice personality changes as he became more involved. Fransz began to quote, at length, the teachings of Van der Linden, began to use his initiative less, and seemed less emotional. The entire movement scared her, a fear only bolstered by the nervous whisperings of the spirits in the sept, who told her that the Cyber Dogs wanted to "replace them." Her conscience outweighing her shyness, she began to speak out against them and made several brilliant arguments against them over GWnet, her most eloquent statement being, "You can't code Gaia."

These arguments resulted in her receiving an email entitled, "You need to do research." Following up this e-mail lead her to a mysterious contact and then to a meeting deep in the Carpathians with none other than the Shadow Lord Margrave, Yuri Konietzko. He offered her, "useful arguments" in exchange for "future favors" and, against her better judgment, she agreed. He informed her of the experiments conducted by Gabriel Van der Linden, which horrified her. Filled with a new resolve, she returned to her sept and made her now famous Promethean Daze address.

Since then, Elizabeth has retreated back into her reclusive shell as much as she can, but it's impossible when the entire Random Interrupt camp, a camp she helped elevate within the tribe, looks to her for inspiration. Many elders within the camp resent being shoved aside by someone so young. Still others look to easily best her for massive political gain. Elizabeth has done little since then except hide herself in her pack where she can happily continue her favored support role, and advise members of her camp personally whenever she can. The "future favors" weigh heavily on her mind, she fears the vengeance of Van der Linden, and even many members of her own tribe. These days, she is trying to remain courageous while clearly in way over her head. Her pack has become her counsel and reassurance, where she can simply do what she's best at.

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