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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|main alias = Little Book, | |main alias = [[The Little Book of Absolute Power|Little Book]], Jesuitess | ||
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|species = Time Lord {{!}} Homeworlder | |species = Time Lord {{!}} Homeworlder | ||
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|affiliation3 = Faction Paradox | |affiliation3 = Faction Paradox | ||
|origin = The Homeworld | |origin = The Homeworld | ||
|first mention | |first mention cs = The Book of the War (novel) | ||
|only | |only cs = Newtons Sleep (novel) | ||
}}'''"Larissa"''' (also called the '''"little book"''' and '''"the Jesuitess"''') was a member of [[House Dvora]] who joined the [[Order of the Weal]] and became Chatelaine [[Thessalia]]'s [[mnemonic]]. After the [[babel]] killed Thessalia, Larissa went to [[17th century]] [[Earth]] to avenge her; this brought her into alliances with [[Aphra Behn]] and, later, [[Faction Paradox]]. | }}'''"Larissa"''' (also called the '''"[[The Little Book of Absolute Power|little book]]"''' and '''"the Jesuitess"''') was a [[Time Lord|member]] of [[House Dvora]] who joined the [[Order of the Weal]] and became Chatelaine [[Thessalia]]'s [[mnemonic]]. After the [[babel]] killed Thessalia, Larissa went to [[17th century]] [[Earth]] to avenge her; this brought her into alliances with [[Aphra Behn]] and, later, [[Faction Paradox]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
She | She belonged to [[House Dvora|the bloodline Dvora]]; after the fall of [[the Imperator]], she and [[Yellow Dog of the Thirty-One Cuts|her cousin]] were sent to live in , ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Newtons Sleep (novel)}}) [[House Ixion]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=House Ixion}}) where she was frightened by [[Thessalia|the housekeeper]] and [[Babel (Newtons Sleep)|mysterious whispers]] in the House. | ||
Years later, she joined the housekeeper's [[Order of the Weal|order]] and became her [[mnemonic]]. The housekeeper, the mother of the order, called her [[The Little Book of Absolute Power|"my little book"]]. Larissa was present when the mother of the order consulted the order's sole prisoner, the [[Babel (Newtons Sleep)|crucified man]], and watched as the mother of the order became more and more obsessed with the prospect of the coming [[War in Heaven|war]] and what the crucified man might know about it. Eventually, in an attempt to learn this information, the mother of the order bonded with the crucified man, a babel, who, set free, attacked the order ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Newtons Sleep (novel)}}) on the planet [[Zo la Domini]] on the [[frontier in time]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Zo La Domini}}) it left the little book alive, hoping she would follow it to [[Earth]] so it could use her as an exit route after carrying out its plan. Indeed, the little book mercy-killed the mother of the order and immediately started plotting to defeat the babel. She was picked up by [[posthuman]] scavengers and bought a time-aware bio-suit that allowed her to [[time-travel|travel through time]]. | |||
After hearing rumours from [[Civitas Solis]] about ripples in time, Larissa used the suit to go to [[17th century]] [[England]]. [[Faction Paradox]]'s anti-[[Homeworlder]] ''[[loa]]'', [[Syrinx]], stopped her from being able to speak any recognisable language, and Larissa killed everyone in her way before being subdued by physical effort. Since she appeared during an anti-[[Catholic]] craze, [[Corinthian Tom]] bought her and marketed her to the public as "the Jesuitess", sent by the [[Pope]] to [[assassination|assassinate]] the [[King]]. He presented her in the [[Inferno (club)|House of the Infernal]] in [[1678]]. | |||
Hearing that Faction Paradox had an interest in the Jesuitess, [[Alex Bendo|Doctor Bendo]] sent [[Aphra Behn]] to preemptively buy her from Corinthian Tom. However, Tom would only sell the Jesuitess' sleek black skinsuit, which Aphra decided to keep for herself. When Faction Paradox infiltrated the House and restored the Jesuitess' power of speech while trying to kidnap her, an angry anti-Catholic mob attacked the building. In the chaos, the Jesuitess escaped and began to search for her skinsuit. When [[Ratcatchers]] arrived to quiet the mob, Cousin [[Alice Lynch|Greenaway]] pretended to be the Jesuitess so she'd be brought into Bendo's base of operations, where she overpowered the guards with her [[shadow-weapon|whip]] and stole the [[Egg (Newtons Sleep)|Egg]]. | |||
The Jesuitess went to [[Aphra Behn]]'s to reclaim her skinsuit, but Mother [[Sphinx (Newtons Sleep)|Sphinx]] and Doctor Bendo had traced her there, and Bendo shot the Jesuitess in the abdomen. Wounded, she erased him from time with the [[continuity needle]] and fled down Aphra's timeline, which her suit read upon tasting Aphra's blood; in the process, she [[regeneration|regenerated]] into a new form. | |||
A woman appeared in a house near young Aphra Behn's house. Eff thought she was a [[nymph]] and pledged herself to her, naming her Larissa. Larissa travelled through Aphra's life, looking for moments where she interacted with temporal anomalies. This led her to appear in [[Salomon's House]] to ungag Aphra and knock one of [[the Service]]men unconscious; Larissa and Aphra confronted [[Nate Silver]], but before killing him, Larissa realised that though he was a temporal anomaly, he was not her target. | |||
Many years later, Larissa guided Aphra through [[London]] to a church where [[Nick Plainsong]] was showing the [[Faction Paradox]] shrine to [[Jeova Unus Sanctus]] and Nate Silver. Seeing the crucified man within Jeova, Larissa attacked him, and the crucified man entered her. Furious, Aphra stabbed Jeova with the [[continuity needle]], causing the ripples in time that Larissa originally followed; Aphra also destroyed Larissa's skinsuit to stop the crucified man from escaping. Finally, Cousin Greenaway and [[Erasmus (Newtons Sleep)|Erasmus]] together destroyed the crucified man and saved Larissa. | |||
Now stranded on Earth, Larissa allied with [[Faction Paradox]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Newtons Sleep (novel)}}) | |||
== Legacy == | |||
''[[The Book of the War]]'' mentioned "persistent rumours" that one person survived the [[Violent Unknown Event|VUE]] that killed Thessalia and became a [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Zo La Domini}}) | |||
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[[Category:House Dvora members]] | [[Category:House Dvora members]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Homeworlders in the War in Heaven]] | ||
[[Category:Renegade Time Lords]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:34, 14 June 2024
"Larissa" (also called the "little book" and "the Jesuitess") was a member of House Dvora who joined the Order of the Weal and became Chatelaine Thessalia's mnemonic. After the babel killed Thessalia, Larissa went to 17th century Earth to avenge her; this brought her into alliances with Aphra Behn and, later, Faction Paradox.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
She belonged to the bloodline Dvora; after the fall of the Imperator, she and her cousin were sent to live in , (PROSE: Newtons Sleep [+]Loading...["Newtons Sleep (novel)"]) House Ixion, (PROSE: "House Ixion" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedep":"House Ixion","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"}) where she was frightened by the housekeeper and mysterious whispers in the House.
Years later, she joined the housekeeper's order and became her mnemonic. The housekeeper, the mother of the order, called her "my little book". Larissa was present when the mother of the order consulted the order's sole prisoner, the crucified man, and watched as the mother of the order became more and more obsessed with the prospect of the coming war and what the crucified man might know about it. Eventually, in an attempt to learn this information, the mother of the order bonded with the crucified man, a babel, who, set free, attacked the order (PROSE: Newtons Sleep [+]Loading...["Newtons Sleep (novel)"]) on the planet Zo la Domini on the frontier in time, (PROSE: "Zo La Domini" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedep":"Zo La Domini","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"}) it left the little book alive, hoping she would follow it to Earth so it could use her as an exit route after carrying out its plan. Indeed, the little book mercy-killed the mother of the order and immediately started plotting to defeat the babel. She was picked up by posthuman scavengers and bought a time-aware bio-suit that allowed her to travel through time.
After hearing rumours from Civitas Solis about ripples in time, Larissa used the suit to go to 17th century England. Faction Paradox's anti-Homeworlder loa, Syrinx, stopped her from being able to speak any recognisable language, and Larissa killed everyone in her way before being subdued by physical effort. Since she appeared during an anti-Catholic craze, Corinthian Tom bought her and marketed her to the public as "the Jesuitess", sent by the Pope to assassinate the King. He presented her in the House of the Infernal in 1678.
Hearing that Faction Paradox had an interest in the Jesuitess, Doctor Bendo sent Aphra Behn to preemptively buy her from Corinthian Tom. However, Tom would only sell the Jesuitess' sleek black skinsuit, which Aphra decided to keep for herself. When Faction Paradox infiltrated the House and restored the Jesuitess' power of speech while trying to kidnap her, an angry anti-Catholic mob attacked the building. In the chaos, the Jesuitess escaped and began to search for her skinsuit. When Ratcatchers arrived to quiet the mob, Cousin Greenaway pretended to be the Jesuitess so she'd be brought into Bendo's base of operations, where she overpowered the guards with her whip and stole the Egg.
The Jesuitess went to Aphra Behn's to reclaim her skinsuit, but Mother Sphinx and Doctor Bendo had traced her there, and Bendo shot the Jesuitess in the abdomen. Wounded, she erased him from time with the continuity needle and fled down Aphra's timeline, which her suit read upon tasting Aphra's blood; in the process, she regenerated into a new form.
A woman appeared in a house near young Aphra Behn's house. Eff thought she was a nymph and pledged herself to her, naming her Larissa. Larissa travelled through Aphra's life, looking for moments where she interacted with temporal anomalies. This led her to appear in Salomon's House to ungag Aphra and knock one of the Servicemen unconscious; Larissa and Aphra confronted Nate Silver, but before killing him, Larissa realised that though he was a temporal anomaly, he was not her target.
Many years later, Larissa guided Aphra through London to a church where Nick Plainsong was showing the Faction Paradox shrine to Jeova Unus Sanctus and Nate Silver. Seeing the crucified man within Jeova, Larissa attacked him, and the crucified man entered her. Furious, Aphra stabbed Jeova with the continuity needle, causing the ripples in time that Larissa originally followed; Aphra also destroyed Larissa's skinsuit to stop the crucified man from escaping. Finally, Cousin Greenaway and Erasmus together destroyed the crucified man and saved Larissa.
Now stranded on Earth, Larissa allied with Faction Paradox. (PROSE: Newtons Sleep [+]Loading...["Newtons Sleep (novel)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Book of the War mentioned "persistent rumours" that one person survived the VUE that killed Thessalia and became a renegade. (PROSE: "Zo La Domini" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedep":"Zo La Domini","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"})
