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The Abbess is the mime-queen of I-2. She is a physical medium.

Biography[]

History[]

The Abbess is the founder of the largest night parlor in London. Her gang is known as the Nightingales, though they have numerous names on the streets. Her mollisher is The Monk.

The Mime Order[]

The Abbess is present after the auction at the Juditheon Paige Mahoney attends after returning to being Jaxon Hall's mollisher. Her mollisher has purchased a spirit known as Edward Badham. She has been repeatedly asking Ognena Maria if any of her voyants are interested in becoming nightwalkers for her. She also asks Paige if she is interested. Paige immediately declines. Paige notes that the Abbess is flush with cash these days.

When Haymarket Hector and his entire gang are killed, she names herself as interm Underqueen until a scrimmage can be held. She calls a meeting of the Unnatural Assembly to discuss what has happened. She has Paige tell her story about the night Hector died. She then declares her innocent until proven guilty based on Jaxon's assurance. She informs the Assembly that she will begin searching for Cutmouth. Before dismissing everyone, she also says that Grub Street will organize the scrimmage, including maintaining the ledger of contestants.

The Abbess initially tries to befriend Paige until she starts nosing around. The Abbess has been secretly working with the Rag and Bone Man as part of the gray market.

Agatha brings her the Sheol I escapees to the Abbess's parlor. The Abbess and the Rag and Bone Man have forced her to close her shop because it is the bolthole location. She's been taking lithium. Paige is spying on them after following the II-4 bolthole. Paige sees the Monk shoot Agatha for the Abbess. She then overhears the Abbess tell him that she is going to "take care of" Cutmouth.

After Paige hears Cutmouth's dying words, she begins thinking it's possible that the Abbess had been a Rag Doll at some point until she left her mime-lord's service, and eventually rising to lead her own section. Paige thinks it's possible the Abbess had even been the unknown first mollisher of the Rag and Bone Man Jaxon told her about.

After the scrimmage, Ivy Jacob tells her story before the Unnatural Assembly. She reveals the Abbess' part in the gray market. The Abbess would lure voyants to her night parlor and pump them full of pink aster and wine before selling them to Scion. The Abbess was possessed by the spirit of Jack the Ripper and killed Hector and his gang on the orders of Jaxon. Her corruption exposed, the Abbess tries to kill Paige, by calling Jack the Ripper to attack her. But is shot by Tom the Rhymer, Ognena Maria, and Nicklas Nygård.

Physical Description[]

The Abbess is tall and slim with thick chestnut hair sculpted in waves. Her hair cascades down her back. It's thick, glossy, and curled into delicate spirals at the tips. She has light brown skin, a long nose, slender eyebrows, and a red feather of a smile. She dresses in expensive tailored suits and wears a matching hat and gloves. She is frequently seen wearing a birdcage veil. Her voice sounds like a match being struck, it's low and smoky. She has bluish marks staining the skin under her eyes, making her look gaunt with exhaustion. She has the sort of dreamscape that calls out for spirits to seize control of her. She cuts an imposing figure. She has a secret Rag Doll tattoo on her upper arm.

Personality[]

While kind enough, the Abbess definitely has a firm hand. She is friends with Hector, but still knows he is an "insufferable buffoon."[1] She pretends like she hates the Rag and Bone Man, but they are actually allies.

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. The Mime Order
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