Lucy Hawthorne

Bio
Lucy Hawthorne is a governess hired to work for the royal family of Java, Indonesia. She is also a talented occultist with some prowess in casting spells.

1837 (The Thing in the Hold)
Miss Hawthorne was unpopular on the H.M.S. Conclusion due to many of the crew's superstitions about having women onboard. Unbothered by the discriminatory looks, Lucy volunteered as part of the scouting mission when they came upon a Dutch merchant ship, The Magog. As the only person in the scouting party to speak Dutch, she became the translator when they discovered a survivor. The survivor told her how the crew had massacred the natives of an uncharted island and taken women captive. The women killed themselves and the crew beleived themselves cursed. When pressed, he grabbed Lucy and said "the thing in the hold" had killed the captain.

Aucy continually sensed a dark energy on the ship, which grew strongest in the cargo hold where there was a door in the aft section. She sensed a very powerful emanation from behind the door and heard the faint beating of drums. When the group was attacked by the Dutchman, she took out her mother's spellbook and cast Smite Down Thy Enemy, killing their attacker. After casting the spell, she sensed powerful energy from behind the door and feared her magic had fueled whatever was there.

Hearing a noise from within the storage room, Lucy was horrified when they found the bodies of The Magog's crew surrounding a large idol. She immediately understood it was the cause of the terrible things on the ship and heard it whispering into her mind. Once she came back to her senses, she joined her group in trying to return to the Conclusion and was shocked to see a large object in the sea that resembled the idol. Using Dr. McCorquodale's talisman, she was able to magically ward off the god and prevent any more loss of life.