Manisha Purkayastha
Manisha Purkayastha was a friend of Ace. Because she was from Pakistan, her house was firebombed by Neo-Nazis (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"]) in 1983, wounding her. Enraged by this, Ace burned down Gabriel Chase. (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])
Accounts differed as to whether she "nearly" died (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)"]) or actually did. (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"], The Dimension Riders [+]Loading...["The Dimension Riders (novel)"], Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])
Alternate timelines
In an alternate timeline, a version of Manisha existed who lived because her house had never been attacked. However, Ace had been killed and Manisha watched her die. (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"])
