Post by cj on Oct 28, 2007 11:56:30 GMT -5
Amanda Darieux
Full Name: Amanda Darieux
AKAs: Amanda Montrose, Amanda Devereux, Lena Adler.
DOB: vJanuary 14, 823[/i]
Apparent Age: 20-30 yrs. Old
True Age: 1182 Sex: female
Hair color: blond (sometimes brown)
Eye Color: brown
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 125 lbs
Nationality: British (but has pretty much lost accent)
Residences: San Francisco, California; Seacouver, Washington; Paris, France; Palazzo in Venice.
Close Friends: Duncan MacLeod, Cara Nichols, Methos (sort of), Nick Wolfe, Father Liam Riley, Joshua Thomas.
Teacher: Rebbecca Horne
Watcher: Unknown
Languages: French, English, German, Navajo
Personality: Somewhat reserved, but considered a smart-alick by her friends, loyal friend, flirtatious, known to stretch the truth to get herself out of trouble, adventurous, materialistic, fun loving, craves excitement
Any Special Skills: Master thief, swordsmanship
Participation in The Game (Good, Evil, Neutral): Good
Number of Quickenings: 659
Weapon of Choice: Rapier
History:
850--Street thief Amanda steals bread to eat from a house marked as one where victims have died of the plague. She is clubbed to death and awakens on a pile of bodies about to be burned. Sensing a strange power from nearby, she looks up to see the noblewoman Rebbecca Horne who realizes that Amanda is a newly born immortal and has her taken to the Abbey of Ste. Anne. While there, Amanda learns about immortality and her unique heritage. Unused to Rebecca's kindness, she attempts to steal a crystal that Rebbecca has hidden in a trunk but Rebbecca catches her, and forgives her, asking her to remain and learn
853--Fully trained, Amanda receives from Rebbecca a shard of the crystal and leaves to begin her life as an immortal. However, she soon returns with an immortal close behind. Rebbecca insists that Amanda must face her challenger or she will be running all of her life. "Choose your ground... and face what is to come," the older woman says. Amanda defeats Hengist the Saxon by taking her first head and experiences her first quickening.
1182--In England, Amanda happens across a farm where the inhabitants have been killed and finds the awakening Kenneth, a ten-year-old Saxon boy. She becomes his teacher and assures him that although he's not big enough or strong enough to wield a sword… he is clever and can learn to adapt the game for his survival. She shows him his most valuable asset in a mirror: his innocence and his youth.
1183-- Still traveling together in England and thieving, Amanda is caught by Norman soldiers while Kenneth hides in the bushes. To prevent her own rape, Amanda strikes out at the men forcing them to hang her immediately. Kenneth, not believing that she will return to him, runs away. When she recovers, she searches for him, but fails to find him.
1554--In England, Amanda hooks up with charming con-man and thief, Jeremy Dexter. Together, they rob a lord's estate.
1565--While in Bourgogne, France, Amanda has a run-in with immortal Vladimir Rankov
1610--In the Netherlands, Amanda is teacher and guide to young immortal Evan Peyton. But Peyton also wants his mortal inheritance. Against Amanda's wishes, he poisons his adoptive father and younger adoptive brother in order to inherit their estate.
1635--In Florence, Italy, Amanda is visiting her teacher Rebbecca Horne when they cross paths with a new immortal, Duncan MacLeod who is clearly flustered at their male dress and their confident demeanor. Amanda steals MacLeod's purse. When he discovers it missing, Duncan tracks the ladies and suggests they all have a drink together.
1643--In the Black Forest of Germany, Amanda has a run-in with evil immortal Dr. Julian Heller. he escapes, but Amanda vows to kill him the next time.
1720--Amanda travels to the New World and becomes involved with a slave family during the uprising on Haiti. She promises that she will ensure that they and their descendants have their heritage. While aboard the Maria Rose, en rooted from Haiti, she drowns with all aboard when the ship is sunk in a hurricane. A locket, which contains the birthright of the family, is lost
1753--Returning to the Old World, Amanda attempts to learn to be a harem dancer as a cover for stealing the sultan's treasure. She is caught and nearly loses her hands. The visiting Duncan MacLeod intervenes and rescues her but is shot by an arrow. Amanda offers to kiss the wound and make it better.
1776--Once more in the New World, Amanda works behind the lines as a camp follower-healer and makes the acquaintance of immortal Liam Riley, a young soldier in His Majesty's service. When Liam accidentally shoots a woman attempting to protect her adopted son Sean, who happens to be a pre-immortal, the young immortal is guilt-ridden. Raised in a religious household, Liam swears that if the woman lives, he will dedicate his life to God. Amanda, who is working on the woman, is able to save her life. Liam, after tossing away his rifle, leaves believing his prayers have been answered. But Sean, who is killed and revives, swears revenge when his mother later dies of her wounds. Amanda does not tell Liam of the woman's death, feeling that his transformation into a holy man is for the best and fearing that the truth will shatter him.
1792--Having returned to France in the middle of its revolution, Amanda is saved from the guillotine by immortal revolutionary Talia Bauer. She swears to one day return the favor.
1804--While in Bavaria living with Duncan MacLeod, Amanda steals the Baron Holstein's treasure and leaves him to deal with the Baron's men while she escapes with new partner… Zachary Blaine.
1860--Meets Cara Nichols in San Francisco and takes her under her wing as a student for 5 years.
1865--Is shot in the back while making her escape from an art gallery she tried to rob and leaves the States.
1867--In Manchester, England, Amanda marries immortal Derek Markham who says that way, if caught, they cannot be forced to testify against one another. When Markham kills a kidnap victim, Amanda decides to turn him in to the police.
1886--Amanda meets up with Cara Nichols in London at a horse show/auction and learns of Cara’s broken relationship with Duncan. She returns to Cara’s ranch in Ireland where the 2 commiserate over lost loves, then she leaves for parts unknown.
1888--Amanda shows up in San Francisco, pretending to be French, at the Double Eagle, the saloon of Kit O'Brady. She wins the saloon from him and re-names it The Queen of Spades. She and Duncan MacLeod renew their personal relationship.
1889--The Queen of Spades burns to the ground in a mysterious fire and Amanda vows vengeance on Kit O'Brady whom she believes is the culprit.
December 1903--The Wright brothers successfully manage motorized and controlled air flight. Sometime between this and 1936, Amanda learns to fly a plane.
1921--Duncan and Amanda begin to tour the American southwest as part of a circus act.
1926--Upon leaving their circus jobs over a pay dispute, Amanda and Duncan meet immortal bank robber and self-styled Robin Hood, the charming Cory Raines. Amanda decides to join Cory in a "Bonnie & Clyde"-styled series of robberies with Duncan along to dig them up whenever they are shot down in a hail of bullets.
1936--Posing as a torch singer, Amanda is in Berlin attempting to steal a set of perfectly forged U.S. currency plates. She manages to get the plates, but when the Gestapo become involved, she approaches Duncan MacLeod about getting him to help her. He's involved with smuggling scientists out of Germany and refuses. Amanda doesn't take "No" for an answer and ends up flying the plane and the scientist out of Germany while Duncan holds off the German Army
1950--While traveling with Duncan MacLeod, Amanda and he meet up with Hugh Fitzcairn for a golf match in Scotland. When the two men discover that Fitz cheated during a previous match that involved whether to steal the Stone of Scone or blow up the King's Armory in 1735, Duncan insists they go after the stone. Amanda misunderstands and thinks the "stone" is a fabulous diamond. She approaches immortal Lord Bernard Crimmons, a former fence, about bankrolling their attempt and promises him a share of the loot. Alas, Amanda discovers the "Stone" is merely a stone. Duncan escapes with it, but when she is caught, she implicates Fitz. Duncan arranges for his friends' release and for the return of the "Stone" with a reasonable cover story using his WWII contacts, and the three immortals return to Scotland for another golf game.
1955--Needing a place to hide out from some enemies she’s acquired, she looks up Cara Nichols and stays with her for a while then pops in and out of Cara’s life for the next 4 years, finally moving back to England in 1960.
1982--Again with a circus, arrives in Paris where she meets up with Duncan again
1983--Returns to San Francisco and opens a lounge and a Security Agency where she currently resides.
1998-2000 -- After being framed for murder by a dirty cop, Amanda meets the two police officers that have been hot on her trail for quite a while; Nick Wolfe and Claudia. Claudia is killed whilst saving her life, and Amanda starts to keep tabs on Nick. They begin to work together, a tenuous partnership at best, when a Navajo code talker is murdered. Later on in the investigation, in order to help Nick understand what's going on, she shoots herself; revealing her Immortal secret.
2005--Amanda is informed of a “new” evil Immortal, Ashton Lawrence, who is targeting Connor MacLeod, and that Connor needs to be warned. The only 2 people available to go to New York to take the warning is herself or her friend, Cara. To decide who goes, they play a hand of poker, which Cara loses. A few days after Cara leaves, Amanda gets a call from Cara informing her that Duncan and Cara have reunited. Amanda begins preparing her businesses for her absence so she can fly to New York and celebrate with Duncan and Cara. Two months later, just as she is ready to make her reservations she receives word that there’s been trouble in New York and that her best friend, Cara had been abducted by Ashton Lawrence and raped. Duncan advises her to remain in San Francisco and he will keep her up to date on the situation. A week later Duncan calls her to tell her Cara took Lawrence’s head and Dark Quickening and he’s bringing her home to Seacouver to recover.
Played by Carole