Madam Menagerie

**Madam Menagerie** is a fortune teller and a serial killer targeting the Tabaxi Mafia.

## Connections

### Family

* Jackie (sister)
* Unnamed father (undead)
* Unnamed family members (deceased)

### Enemies

* Mr. Costa
* The Tabaxi Mafia

## Backstory

Menagerie grew up in a tight-knit community of nomadic clairvoyants, offering fortune readings to anyone who wished to see their destiny in the cards. The Tabaxi Mafia were among these clients, but one clairvoyant saw something in the past of the mafia's leader, Mr. Costa, that she wasn't supposed to see. Costa then enlisted his goons and bodyguards to set the caravan ablaze in retaliation; Menagerie and his sister Jackie were out fetching water when the arson happened and were the only survivors.

Some time later, having a natural affinity to connecting with the spirits, "The Nameless" as they would call themselves, teamed up with the ghost of their father as well as the rest of the deceased community. Together they all worked with the Nameless to systematically target those responsible for the death of their people. They evaded suspicion by luring some of their victims as the female-presenting Madam Menagerie and killing them as the male-presenting Nameless.

## Madam Menagerie's Tarot Reading

Prior to discovering Menagerie's true identity as a serial killer, the party received a reading from her on their first day in Cerulean Falls:

> Paeris is given the **Fool** card, which reflects the fact that they are on a journey to rediscover themselves -- or, perhaps, to reckon with their past. They are also given the **Tower** card (Deedra) and are told they will need to conquer it.
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> Ellie is given the **Moon** card, which Madam Menagerie interprets as a sign that she faces great uncertainty and must confront her fears. She is also given the **Temperance** card (Archive), which indicates she will form a close bond with someone that will help her along her journey. Ellie is finally given the **Star** card (May) and told that she must help them however she can.
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> Lilith is given the **reversed Hierophant** card, indicating that she will continue along her journey to challenge the status quo and liberate others. However, Madam Menagerie explains that she must first learn to liberate herself from something that continues to shackle her. Lilith is also given the **Devil** card; as it fluctuates between upright (Zephyr) and reversed (Atticus) Madam Menagerie tells her that she will eventually have to align herself with one side of the card and reject the other.
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> Gwilla is given the **Sun** card, which reflects the fact that she's going through a difficult time but that things will begin to improve as she learns to draw on her inner strength. She is also given the **Hermit** card (Val), the **Tower** card (Deedra), and the **Empress** card (the Wild Mother); Madam Menagerie explains that all of these parental figures will help and hinder her along the way as she comes to terms with the relationships she has with each one.
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> Madam Menagerie finishes her reading by telling two stories:
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> * The troubled **Hanged Man** (the King of Hallowes) and **Justice** (the Mourning Queen), the one who wanted to help him, gave birth to the **Star** (May). But the Hanged Man and the **Hermit** (Val) experience great tension due to more similarities than the party thinks.
> * A long time ago, the **upright Hierophant** (Pholtus) and **Judgement** (Selene) were one and the same. Eventually they were severed, and Judgement gave birth to the **Star** (May).
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## Quotes

* "Someone REEKS of destiny!" (*to the party, Session 12*)
* "What will happen in the end is up to you. Will you choose to forgive, or to punish?" (*to the party, Session 12*)
* "Yeah, I killed them. Call me trash for doing so, but I'm proud to be trash because I'm the last of my people and avenged my family's killers. I know my family is proud of me. Right, guys?" (*to the party after being caught, Session 13*)