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before I came onboard. The following extras from the characters' original bios detail
a little bit of insider information about the creation of these two virtual ladies.
Mistress Rose
Figure 14.4. Left: Mistress Rose in concept-art form. Note the sensible neckline and hemline!
Right: Rose in the game, ready for some organized and orderly evil action!
Gender/Age: Female, late twenties.
Keywords: Reserved, sharp, diplomatic, charming at times, bossy, classy, slightly
soothing voice (girl next door rather than vamp), rather cold sometimes, kindly (to-
wards Minions), twisted Mary Poppins.
Rose's Background
Rose is the older sister of Mistress Velvet. Rose and Velvet are both the daughters
of the “Good� Wizard, born to him before he was taken over by the Old Overlord.
Whilst they share the same father, Rose is not so immediately inclined towards evil
deeds as her sister is. She is neither completely good nor completely bad.
Rose and Velvet were raised together, but their father the “Good� Wizard was
somewhat of an absentee parent, always far more focused on going out adventuring,
questing, and smiting evil than raising his own children. Rose ended up looking after
her sister and trying to cover up Velvet's naughty childish ways until she got fed up
and left home to make her own way in the world. Since then, Velvet has left home,
too, and fallen in with a “dark crowd.� Neither of them have had much contact with
each other for years.
Rose During the Game
Rose is the first of the two Mistresses that the player will encounter. She is practical
and sensible, she's a great planner and strategist, and she knows how to make things