"ERICHTHO" TRACY GRAVES
Bridge Between Blood Magicians, Wisdom Seeker
Facts at a Glance
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She acts as a secret intermediary between Abraham DuSable and Maldavis.
Knowledge(2)
She possesses deep knowledge of 'Awakened' mortal magi and their current catastrophes.
Erichtho is investigating the true nature of Sun Che's power and 'voices'.
Asset(4)
Erichtho protects and manages the Ducheski family of ghouls.
She maintains three distinct mortal Masks to experience different facets of humanity.
Erichtho maintains significant influence over Chicago's Chinatown.
Threat(1)
Disincarnate spirits guard Erichtho's Wilmette mansion.
Alliance(1)
She supports House Carna to prevent the orthodox House Tremere from regaining power.
Conflict(1)
Erichtho opposes Abraham DuSable's plan to purge magi from Chinatown.
Goal(1)
Erichtho seeks Golconda and a return to humanity through the text 'The One True Way'.
Quirk(1)
Erichtho speaks only in proportion to the respect she has for her interlocutor.
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Carna, to keep the orthodox House Tremere from rising again. Erichtho believes it would be good for the Kindred but bind Maldavis' potential for individual enlightenment. For members of House Carna, Erichtho's mansion provides a brief refuge.
Family Obligations
Even though the Tremere have fallen far, and she was always, at best, a reluctant agent of the clan, a century in Chicago allowed the clan to accumulate numerous assets: buildings, bank accounts, blackmail material — even families sworn to the clan's interests, though most of them only knew they served secret societies with anonymous masters. The one group not subject to this veil of ignorance is the Ducheski family of ghouls, who she protects from exploitation.
Stay in Touch
Erichtho knows mortal magi the so-called "Awakened" — better than almost any vampire in North America. She's drawn upon their knowledge to develop new Blood Sorcery rituals, particularly in the binding of disincarnate entities. Such spirits guard her Wilmette mansion. She's aware of recent catastrophes among mortal mystics, and monitors a few quiet, dangerous magi who live in Chicago proper. DuSable apparently tangled with magi during his years away and wishes to drive them from their holdings in Chinatown and elsewhere. This is a threat to Erichtho's special influence.
The Promised Land
Her ultimate goal remains Golconda, and perhaps even a return to humanity. There's a greater power beyond the Blood, which God has set aside for mortals. A hefty tome in her possession named The One True Way tells her so. That's where her final freedom can be found.
Members of House Carna are of two minds about Erichtho. She provides sanctuary and instruction but denigrates the House as an organization. She seems bent on encouraging Maldavis to join: a possibility some Carna find suspicious.
DuSable's back now, and not to be trifled with, but he doesn't interfere with her comings and goings, even though he obviously despises her heterodox approach to Blood Sorcery. Maldavis is the key, a woman DuSable is incapable of harming, so Erichtho relays news and communications between them, to ensure her continued value to him.
DuSable's back now, and not to be trifled with, but he doesn't interfere with her comings and goings, even though he obviously despises her heterodox approach to Blood Sorcery. Maldavis is the key, a woman DuSable is incapable of harming, so Erichtho relays news and communications between them, to ensure her continued value to him.
Erichtho would love to know what's going on inside Sun Che's head and body. At first, she assumed Sun was deranged, but upon examining her behavior, listening to the voice that sometimes emerges from her mouth, and seeing her raw power up close, Erichtho is starting to wonder what's really going on.