Josephine Tautin

## Background

### 1982 - Present: Josephine Tautin

Born in the French city of Lyon, Josephine Tautin is the only child born to André Tautin & Zoe Magnier. Her father died in a car accident when she was thirteen then her mother passed away when she was nineteen.

At the age of 21, Josephone was picked to join the Directorate-General of External Security. The DGSE is France's equivalent to the British MI6 & the American CIA, operating as a foreign intelligence agency that safeguards French national security through intelligence gathering, economic espionage & conducting counterintelligence operations.

Only a few of Josephine's actions are known during her time with the DSGE. Some even believe she was the country's new Mademoiselle Marie. What can be confirmed was that she was part of the personnel that arranged the release of a French journalist in 2005 & the arrest of two killers of French tourists in 2006. After that, she worked in various parts of North Africa for about a year before moving back to France. While in Africa, she met Marie Grunier, a military doctor who was working in the area. The two hit off so well that Marie accompanied her on her move back to France.

Josephine continued working for the DSGE, keeping her work life very seperate from her personal one. Afer eight years of espionage, Josephine Tautin was recruited to become an agent of Checkmate. The organization worked on a need to know basis with the general public not even aware of their actions or their existence. Josephine only knew of them due to the fact that Checkmate had worked with the DSGE in the past.

When approached, Josephine was told that in order for her to join, she would have to leave her former life behind. She was against doing so, feeling as though she sacrificed enough as it is. But after Marie brought up the idea of children, Josephine realized what she wanted her life to be & it was not the one Marie had mapped out. Josephine then fake her death during a mission with the DSGE, leaving Marie a widow & Josephine free to join Checkmate as the newest White Knight.

When the former White Rook was killed in 2015, Josephine was among the dozens candidates picked to take on the role. Throughout the process, she exhibited her ruthlessness during the tests, showing she was prepared to do whatever was necessary. When the objective was to climb a mountain to acquire a package, she cut her own partner loose when he dragged her behind. As the process continued, all of the other candidates were eliminated until Josephone had to face the man she cut loose in a final test. She came out victorious by beating the man to a pulp, which earned her the respect of her superiors. Since that day, Josephine has held the title of White Rook & done so well.

## Romantic Relationships

* Marie Grunier: Girlfriend (2008 - 2010); Wife (2010 - 2011)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Above Average Human Condition**
	+ ***Acrobatics***
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat***
* **Espionage**
* **Marksmanship**
* **Mulitlingualism**
* **Stealth**
* **Tracking**
* **Weaponry**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Her previous work with France's Directorate-General of External Security led to her crossing paths with Sasha Bordeaux. The two have a friendly relationship.
* In 2012, she was picked to go to Santa Prisca with Thomas Jagger. The two were to stay clear of Bane & to avoid direct confrontation, even if spotted. The mission went well until Josephine was forced to detonate a bomb to allow them to escape. The bomb caught the attention of Bane, who appeared & was anxious to fight the two. However, in order to allow Josephine to escape, Tommy was forced to battle his father's killer. After a lengthy fight, he was able to beat Bane but resisted the desire to avenge his father for honor.

## Notes

* In the comics, she was engaged to Thierry Desmarais before becoming Mademoiselle Marie.