Miriel Morgan
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Miriel Morgan is a folklorist and fortune teller specializing in sortilege (tarot, primarily) and, to a lesser degree, osteomancy. She presently operates out of La Estrella Roja, where she lives and works with her fellow Midnight Krewe members. Born to a single mother and raised within a caravan of traveling performers, Miriel absorbed the flamboyant, theatrical, mystical lifestyle of the troupe with flourish. She began to apprentice under the troupe's mystic, the Sorceress, and discovered an appreciation for sortilege and osteomancy. Miri received her own set of tarot cards upon the completion of her two-year-long apprenticeship. Encouraged by her recent graduation out of her apprenticeship, Miri decided to part company with the troupe during a layover in Portland in the summer of 2022 to explore the lands of her ancestors, promising to rejoin them when they were in Portland next. Along with her companions, a crippled cat named Kalla and an obnoxious crow called Fenwick, Miri traveled through the region, meeting new faces and offering readings, until the threat of winter and the promise of steady work drove Miriel to join up with a band of loners to form the Midnight Krewe. |
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Taking after the other women in her lineage, Miriel has a willowy frame with long limbs and a lean musculature. Her mother endowed her with wide hips and she owes her long, elegant eyelashes to her grandmother. But arguably the most obvious genetic inheritance from her maternal half is the tight, water-repellent curls that cover her body, naturally growing only sparsely on her face and limbs but otherwise coming in thick elsewhere. Although her haircoat requires continual care to maintain its cleanliness and keep its growth in check, this has been such a natural part of Miri's life from an early age that it has simply become routine. To help keep it from matting, she grooms her curls often with a bone comb and tries to keep her curls relatively short with one exception: her mane. This she has worked into thin, lopsided cords, with the right side ending at about her neckline and the left side concealing her face and extending down to her shoulders. Of her pelt coloring, Miriel seems to have taken after a bit more of her father's side of the family, inheriting a wild-type agouti pattern with the characteristic dark band extending across her nose bridge approximately halfway down either side of her muzzle that her paternal ancestors are known for. Although born dark, save for the ivory toes of her right hind leg and the swath of white hairs across her chest, her fur has gradually lightened up as she has aged — this she owes to the genes that have made up her water dog heritage. Her eyes are a dull, tarnished gold and her nose and paw leathers are a muddy brown. A strip of paler brown marks the front of her nose, undoubtedly courtesy of her father's sled dog heritage. Genetically, Miri sports a Liver Agouti (wild type) coat color with Progressive Greying and White Trim. A Snow Nose is also present. |
Palette Fur: ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ Sizes Lupus: 32 in (81.2 cm) — 87 lbs (39.4 kg) ScarsNone! |
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Although quite a conversationalist (and with no shortage of stories and myths to share), Miriel maintains a shroud of mystery about her that can make her seem a bit enigmatic. While apprenticing under the troupe's Sorceress, this was something that the crone had drilled into her time and time again: never disclose the whole truth about oneself, for the truth carries power and that power can be held over one if one's truth falls into malign hands. As such, Miri learned how to weave grand tales about herself, with bits of folklore mixed in and often featuring fantastical creatures, to share with others. Theatrical and spirited, with moments of histrionic flourish for effect, Miriel's stories (whether about herself or when recounting a folktale) often drew folks to her, which did well for the troupe. Outside of divining and storytelling, Miri is attentive to her surroundings and can be opportunistic if the conditions are right. Resourceful, resilient, and adaptable, she will often try to adjust or mirror her observable mood, personality, and manner so as to better fit the situation or the needs of her companions. With those she is closest to, with whom she trusts with the power of knowing her truths, Miriel is a loyal and reliable friend: a reward, perhaps, after the long journey of getting to that point with her. |
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Krewe Quarters
Located at the third door on the left, the Krewe’s quarters are under surveillance by Guards during business hours and somewhat impossible to break into, given the traffic of the establishment. The inner walls are covered in furs and linens, muffling sound both inside and outside, and the floors are covered in cots, furs, and other sleeping materials of all kinds, often in skewed layers upon one another and in every direction, and personal belongings are also kept here, hidden in safe spaces under the floorboards when possible.
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5. History
Miriel Morgan was conceived during a short, but intense, romance that her mother, Elle Cormier, had with a man named Reblin. Elle had rescued him from a gang of ruffians and traveled with him for several months, during which they developed first a friendship and, later, a romance. But for Elle, whose idea of committed relationships lead to fear and discomfort, those feelings ebbed quickly and she stole away from Miri's father under the cover of darkness without so much as a word.
After the realization of her pregnancy finally sunk in, Elle had little choice but to find refuge with others again. While following the Hudson River downstream, she came upon a caravan of traveling performers and was welcomed into their troupe. It was into this nomadic, theatrical lifestyle that Miriel was born and raised, quickly learning how to forage, craft goods, and tell stories as was customary among the traveling folk. From her mother, she learned the importance of fishing, hair care, and vigilance.
Exposed to various forms of art, music, storytelling, and the occult throughout her formative years and beyond, Miriel quickly found a strong affinity for divination, folklore, and theater. She began to apprentice under the troupe's mystic — an elderly woman who acted as their diviner and augur. The Sorceress, as she was called almost exclusively, deployed various methods of divination to portend one's future but relied most heavily on osteomancy and cartomancy. For two years, Miri apprenticed under the Sorceress, eventually receiving her own set of tarot cards as the completion of her apprenticeship at last arrived.
Once the troupe had returned from the southern terminal of the Appalachians, they stopped in Portland for an extended visit. Curious about her ancestry, Miriel joined Elle for a brief visit to Old Ironsides, where much of her mother's family and members of her birth pack still resided. Afterwards, Miri decided to depart from her mother and the troupe to travel the same lands that Elle had so many years before, promising to rejoin them when they were in Portland next.
1 75% Dog (dog breeds: 28.125% spitz types, 18.125% wirehaired breeds (Schnauzer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Scottish Deerhound), 13.75% herding types (Dutch Shepherd, Scotch Collie), 12.5% water dog types, 2.5% other and 25% Wolf (wolf subspecies: 12.5% Mackenzie Valley Wolf, 6.25% Eastern Timber Wolf, 3.13% Italian Wolf, 3.13% Great Plains Wolf) ⇑
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