The Lady Of Stories

> I crowned myself with a wreath of branches and they bloomed with light when they touched my brow.
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## The Lady Of Stories

### Allies

The Man With The Skull Cup
Tyler

### Current status

Alive

**The Lady of Stories** is the Ancient that rules over the campgrounds. She is the ascended form of Kate, the former campground manager.

## Appearance

The Lady of Stories retains Kate's physical appearance and still wears her camp manager outfit. The author remarked that "Kate is like the least impressive ancient thing ever." She now dons a crown of glowing branches, and carries her knife of bone.

## Behavior

The Lady of Stories' personality is an echo of Kate's, but due to her Ancient inhuman nature, is very distant and doesn't feel much at all. Kate's soul is technically still in her, but it has changed radically. However, she is still partial to good alcohol and sweets.

She roams her campground, and offers to tell stories to campers who meet her. She protects those who listen from any harm. She tells them all kinds of stories, about the campground, from the mundane to things involving the inhuman; or fairytales or other snippets of folklore. She'll know what kind of story the listener will like and she'll tell that.

## Powers and Abilities

The Lady of Stories is an Ancient, despite Kate ascending only in the final chapter of the last book, and is now the most powerful inhuman on her land. In terms of power levels, The Lady of Stories places above The Thing In The Dark, but would have some trouble with the Fairy, the fomorian, and the old Sheriff's wife. She can go wherever she wants, whereas the other inhumans need to request permission to leave the campground.

She was able to eliminate the malevolent entities, such as the Worm and the Voice, and banished the Lights from the campground lands. She also fundamentally changed other inhumans, such as the Harvesters and Beau. She brought the latter back to life with the skull of her mother and blood previously spilled by Kate, and modified the function of the skull cup.

## Relationships

### **Beau**

The Lady of Stories and Beau have become tied to each other's lives forever. Both being inhuman now, there is a deeper level of understanding and respect, and they are as close as can get. It certainly is not love like we understand it, but they are together because it's supposed to be that way, like two sides of the same coin. At the same time, The Lady of Stories ranks higher and she knows it, so Beau may be at her side but a single step behind.

## Trivia

* The Lady of Stories hates litterers, just like Kate. Now, those who litter risk their lives.
* The old Sheriff's wife comes to visit every now and then, and they get along great since neither of them are human.
* The Lady of Stories has a base of operations; more of a shrine that looks like a nice canvas pavilion tent. On the inside it is a beautiful grove with a little koi lake and moss floors. It's not always visible to outsiders, but it's located in the grove that used to belong to the Man With no Shadow.

## Quotes

> I used to be a campground manager. Now I am the Lady of Stories. I wear a crown of branches and I carry a knife of bone and the residents of this land bow when I pass by.
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> Come find me and listen to what I have to say. I have many stories to tell.
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