Maryam French

Maryam French, "Honeytongue" is a Suthanu-Sua, also known as 'The Colony'. The Suthanu-Sua are werecats.

Overview

Her boyfriend, with the help of his brother, took to her one night with belt-wrapped fists. Even now she can't remember why. Did she leave the stove on? Forget to make them dinner? Was her ironing too loud, drowning out the sounds of the hockey game? It matters little. The concussion - and subsequent three-day come - left her with nearly zero memory of that night.

What she does remember was the gray cat, a Russian Blue, balanced upon the rails of her hospital bed when she awoke. She knew it was a dream, had to be, and then the cat hissed and flashed its paw and claws across the back of her right hand. It stung. She passed out.

The fever overtook her, but the persistent presence of Nurse McAvoy - whom Maryam would later know as Nimbleclaw - kept her alive. It didn't take long for the curse to settle in. It did, however, take a while for Maryam to find any kind of sanity. Yes, McAvoy took Maryam to live with the others in that old rundown bed-and-breakfast not far from the vineyards, but there she refused to hear what they had to say, to do what they told her needed to be done. She drove herself mad, and stayed that way for many months. Cutting herself. Biting her own flesh. Wailing.

Eventually, though, she found some peace. She remembered what had been done to her, if only vaguely, and set out to rectify her madness.

The police found her ex-boyfriend and his brother a few days later, dead under the docks just past Bodega Bay. Gulls and crabs ate judiciously, but even through the hald-eaten flesh, the cops couldn't quite explain why the skin was marked with so many cat scratches.

Now, Maryam works at the local Woman's Place shelter, helping battered women find some kind of sanity. Even better, it helps her find those serial abusers so she can set her brothers and sisters upon those human monsters.

Honeytongue is a lissome woman in flowing skirts, with a warm smile but cold eyes. In her hybrid form, she becomes an eerie specter with a stern cat's head atop bony shoulders. In her animal form, she is a darkly orange tabby with a long, lean body.

Stats

Auspice: Leafeyes
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 2
Physical Attributes: Strength 2 (3/2), Dexterity 3 (7/5), Stamina 2 (3/3)
Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 4, Composure 2
Mental Skills: Academics 1, Computer 1, Investigation 3, Occult 1, Politics (Non-Profit) 2
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Stealth (Broad Daylight) 3
Social Skills: Empathy (Secrets) 4, Intimidation 1. Persuasion 3, Socialize (Chatty) 3, Subterfuge 3
Merits: Allies (Civil Lawyers) 2, Fleet of Foot 2, Resources 2, Prey Charm (ex-boyfriend's thumb on a keychain), Unseen Sense
Primal Urge: 3
Willpower: 4
Harmony: 7
Essence Max/Per Turn: 12/1
Virtue: Charity
Vice: Wrath
Health: 7 (9/5)
Initiative: 5 (9/7)
Defense: 3 (3/3)
Speed: 12 (17/17) with Fleet of Foot
Aspects: Alarming Alacrity 3, Imitate Gift (Speak With Beasts) 1, Righting Reflex 2, Unsetting Eyes 1

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