You’ll notice these characters are all female, some transgendered. I do this because I like women, and like seeing women in hero costumes. You’ll also notice that these characters are going to be from very diverse backgrounds racially. I do this because I like reading about characters from backgrounds other than mine own--Hell, I would find it boring to write only about white guys in late middle age. If you find this objectionable, then this month is not for you.
I am still looking for artists who are willing to donate a little time to make a sketch--it doesn’t have to be an elaborate finished product--visualizing these guys. I don’t want to present a parade of Hero Machine’d lookalikes. If you’d like to participate, please DM me through Twitter (@NocturneTomDeja).
If you are a Domicile of Dread Patreon, you’ll get a short podcast discussing the creation process for each character. If you’d like to hear these podcasts and can spare at least a dollar a month to support my efforts to Make The World Stranger, go here to sign up.
Please enjoy, and please donate.
DAY 12: NOCTURNE
Name: Lady Olivia KingLocation: Mobile, mainly Los Angeles, New York City, and Milan
Occupation: Thief and International Agent of Chaos
Lady Olivia King didn’t get the chance to enjoy the benefits of her hereditary title; it turned out her father had wasted his fortune on a series of political schemes and plans to restore England To Its Proper Place. Olivia had grown up used to the finer things in life, and she wasn’t willing to live a more ‘modest’ life. So she took what was left of the family finances and decided she was going to become a thief...
....and found out she was a damn good one.
She spent part of that money on building a good support staff--and none of that staff was as valuable as Marrisa Bava. A gifted engineer, Bava helped with planning and providing equipment that made Olivia’s capers so much easier. There was an attraction between the two woman, and Marissa quickly became Nocturne’s right-hand woman, going into the field and participating in the actual heists.
Nocturne’s capers are elaborate, grand--and sometimes not just to benefit herself. She has stolen from corrupt governments, criminal organizations, and other nefarious types in her career. That has made some people speculate that this is not just about the money for her....that maybe the woman enjoys living this devil-may-care life.
Name: Inapplicable
Occupation: Vengeance-Fueled Spectre
Location: Mobile
The Bible clearly states the name of the first man murdered.
The name of the first woman murdered is lost to history.
There are so many women that have died unmourned, unavenged that The Patchwork Girl walks the earth.
Her face hidden by a patchwork robe made of countless little pieces of cloth--one for each dead woman crying out for justice--this ghostly form appears to murderers and killers to balance the scales, using her mystical abilities to gain satisfaction. Whenever one of these unknown women gains piece, one of those pieces of cloth disappear. When the robe is finally gone, so will The Patchwork Girl.
But more pieces of cloth appear every day. And that robe gets longer and longer....
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