Linda (Mordeo)

**Linda** is a major character in the 2019 webseries *Mordeo*. A woman who went with her husband to spend the weekend in the woods, Linda's husband was abducted by The Butcher to be used as an offering to the Mordeo Queen. Linda rescued him, but they were attacked by a turned Nancy. Linda was able to fend off the Mordeo and get to the main road, but she was caught up to by The Queen and eaten.

She is portrayed by Kea Travett.

## Physical Appearance

Linda was a young light-skinned woman with dark-brown eyes and shoulder-length black hair. She wore a white sweater, a dark-brown vest, jeans, and hiking boots.

## Characteristics

Linda was a determined woman, who always seemed to see what she wanted to the end. She did not let fear get the best of her, and seemed to give people the benefit of the doubt, as she wanted to help Nancy while she was under the impression that she had also been attacked by The Butcher.

## Background

Some time before the series, Linda and Dan got married. They began facing troubles in their marriage and decided to spend a weekend at a cabin in the woods to clear their heads. On the trip, Dan was abducted by The Butcher, who intended to use him as an offering to The Mordeo Queen.

## Mordeo

### Season 1

#### Offering

Linda goes after The Butcher to rescue Dan. She hides behind a tree to keep The Butcher from seeing her, bearing a pocket knife in case she needs to fight. When he leaves, she goes to Dan and tries to wake him up.

#### Desperation

Linda gets Dan back to their cabin where she tends to his wounds. They are interrupted by the arrival of Nancy, who is bearing the Crypt Tome. Linda tries to get Nancy to talk to her, believing that she was attacked by The Butcher as well, but Nancy then begins to turn into a Mordeo. Nancy attacks them and eats Dan, but Linda manages to fend her off with a fire poker. As Nancy flees into the night, Linda takes the tome, her pocket knife, and Dan's wedding ring and prepares to leave the woods.

#### No Escape

Linda runs through the woods, using the Crypt Tome to navigate her way out. She finds the ritual site, and is confronted by The Queen. In her panic, she stabs The Queen in the mouth with her pocket knife and runs. She manages to make it to the main road and stops a pickup driver, asking him for help. However, she sees the deer skulls in the back of the truck and the driver tells her that she belongs to the Mordeo now. The Queen comes up behind Linda and pulls her back into the woods, eating her.

## Relationships

### Dan

Dan was Linda's husband. They were experiencing difficulties in their relationship at the time of the series, so they decided to spend a weekend in the woods in hopes of relaxing. However, Linda had to rescue Dan after he was abducted by The Butcher. The experience seemed to bring them a bit closer, as Linda called him "babe" (which she hadn't done in a while, according to Dan). However, hopes of escape were destroyed when Nancy attacked them, and Dan was killed. Linda took his wedding ring to remember him by, and pushed herself to get out of the woods for him.

## References

1. ↑ *Mordeo*, Episode 2, "Offering". Sottak, Ben and Russell, Steven (writer) & Sottak, Ben (director) (January 4th, 2019)
2. ↑ *Mordeo*, Episode 4, "Desperation". Sottak, Ben and Russell, Steven (writer) & Sottak, Ben (director) (February 1st, 2019)
3. ↑ *Mordeo*, Episode 5, "No Escape". Sottak, Ben and Russell, Steven (writer) & Sottak, Ben (director) (March 8th, 2019)