- Nkongolo
- The Simba King, Nkongolo, has ruled Mvwala for many years. His
rule has been kindly termed a benevolent dictatorship. While he does
listen to concerns and complaints, he makes the final decisions for
the Taklah. He is King and his word is law. Large and powerful, none
have challenged his leadership in years. However, recently, with the
influx of Europeans, his conservative views have been called into
question. Of feline birth, this Ilani generally prefers the majestic
lion form. His mane is a rich gold color.
- Major Nivaud
- Major Nivaud is the commanding officer of Force Publique
operations in the area of Stanley Pool. After the death of his first
wife, he returned to Belgium to return with a younger, more delicate
woman. This second bride's fate was the subject of a Mkorogo
story.
- Griele Nivaud
- Mme. Griele Nivaud's short introduction into Leopoldville society
ended rather traumatically when she opened up her curiously pregnant
belly with a butcher's cleaver and gave birth to a clutch of
crocodiles on her dining room floor. Her body was never
recovered. She was never described as beautiful, although her hair
was something special, indeed. Gold, like the sun. She would often
hide it, however, under tremendously gaudy hats. Please see Mkorogo
for information about this NPC.
- Apep
- Apep is an old (300+ years) Setite vampire. She has fashioned
herself as a powerful and merciless Demigod deep within the heart of
the Congo. Here she lives out her undead life in relative luxury,
having pressed a formidible cult of cannibals in her service. While
her true appearance is unknown, she can assume the forms of almost
any human, and prefers to appear either as a shriveled old crone of a
painfully beautiful and exotic Queen. She was introduced to the game
in a plot involving Catherine's father, run by Kurtz.
- Dawn-Tear
- A metis Ajaba of some renown, this particular monster leads a
motley crew of Ajaba and hyena across the savannah, looking for an
easy meal and the opportunity to stir up discontent. They follow
Vulture as a totem. As a metis Ajaba, Dawn-Tear actually changes
gender when changing forms. In homid and sokto, he is male; in
crinos, chatro and hyaena, she is female. Dawn-Tear's metis deformity
consists of a hideously misshapen jaw. Closing the mouth completely
is impossible. The jaw juts off at an angle and the teeth poke
inward and outward. This makes biting and chewing difficult and
interferes in social situations.
- Marie, Raha, Jani, Sarah, Lynn & Joseph
- Some time ago a minor nobleman from Belgium came to Leopoldville
with the intention of starting up a business. What type of
business is unknown, because he came down with a very high fever and
died within days of arriving. With his death, a small number of
personal servants were left stranded in Leopoldville with little
money, and no-way to get back to Belgium. The two younger women
learned that they could earn extra money if they provided certain
services to some of the men who rent rooms at the Rose House. While
the older woman, Marie took over the roll of cook, as that is what
she did for her previous Master. She is also the mother of the young
errand boy. -- It is worth noting that the two 'soiled doves' are not
gaudily made up, or overtly obvious in their duties. What goes on in
the Rose House is a little more subtle then that. On top of keeping
the male boarders at the Rose House happy, these women do a few other
jobs as well. Mainly helping the Cook to prepare meals and serving
these meals to guests at meal-time.
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