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This was the state of her quest when the Tokyo Event occurred, and she was recalled to London. | This was the state of her quest when the Tokyo Event occurred, and she was recalled to London. | ||
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+ | =• Recent Events •= | ||
+ | Melissa was asked to brief Richard Sonnac on the status of her assignment, and ultimately she had to confess that she had failed. No matter how one chose to measure, the Templars were no closer to Wolfram's green stone than they had been three years before. And now, with the world poised on the edge of the apocalypse after Tokyo, the Templars simply did not have the luxury to send agents on wild goose chases hither and yon about the countryside. There was a war on. | ||
− | + | However, Melissa's track record in her quest was nevertheless impressive. Sonnac cited this in defense of Melissa when Dame Julia Tyburn insisted she should be "cashiered" and thrown out of the entire organization. Tyburn insisted that, if Sonnac was so eager to defend Ms Rhodes, well, then he could have her, and she should become a field agent. Sonnac made Melissa this offer, but she had not yet given a reply when Filth erupted into Agartha itself. | |
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− | + | During the Whispering Tide, as this eruption has come to be known, Melissa began to operate in Agartha for the first time, recording Filth intrusions and debriefing "Bees" who went into hand-to-hand combat against Filth monsters. During this time, she submitted an analysis of the prevalence of Arthurian legends in the Secret War, specifically focusing on the ramifications of Arthurian myth for Tokyo and its clean-up. | |
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+ | In the weeks since the end of her Grail Quest, Melissa has increasingly come to believe that she has to "do more" to help Gaia, the Templars, and humanity as a whole. While still in her heart a researcher and academic, it is time for her to step up and take a larger, more high profile role. | ||
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+ | =• Personality, Capabilities, and Relations •= | ||
+ | Melissa is a thoughtful intellectual, liberal in her political beliefs but a bit old fashioned when it comes to her personal life. Since college, she has been a practicing lesbian, but she keeps this secret from her parents and working colleagues in the Temple (i.e. Sonnac). She is only a light drinker, does not do drugs, and smokes only occasionally, typically when nervous or agitated. She keeps a Siamese cat named Genghis and is traditionally feminine in her dress and demeanor, frequently wearing heels even in dangerous environments. Despite her family and Templar upbringing, she maintains an open mind towards the rank-and-file members of other conspiracies such as the Illuminati and Dragon, Council of Venice and even the Phoenicians. She seems to consider low-level members of other organizations to be sympathetic, while the upper leadership of rival groups are more culpable. | ||
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+ | Rhodes is a skilled magician, specializing in elemental control and blood sorcery. She is physically fit, though not especially muscular, and has some limited experience in hand to hand combat, especially with improvised weapons. A PhD from one of the world's foremost magical schools, she is an expert occultist with an encyclopedic knowledge of Earth mythology and folklore. She reads Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, German, and Sanskrit. | ||
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+ | Most of Melissa's friends and contacts are agents in the Secret War, both mundane humans and so-called "Bees", or agents of Gaia. Her parents are well-disposed towards her, and she cares about them, but their dull life and their chosen role as a Templar funding source does not impress her and she does not respect them. | ||
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