Francesca 'Cesca' Maycoombe

Above all else, Cesca is what is known as a chessmaster, which essentially means she has the skills needed to play the ultimate long game, anticipate all possible outcomes and scheme until she comes out on top in all situations, manipulating all others into line along the way. She was the leader of Psychedelia and subsequently chairman of the Underdog Consortium, which very much helped her in her plottings. Through the actions of Psychedelia, Maycoombe is, to hardly anyone's knowledge, single-handedly responsible for the creation of the Alternativist social movement from the careful curation of raves to grow subcultures and rebellion. The chaos caused amongst social order allowed her to slip into the higher classes and begin manipulating them instead. Rinse and repeat.

Dedicated Bradleyan church-goer: vision of her kneeling before a font doing that weird eye finger prayer thing (Caladas Stance, deliberately uncomfortable to focus mind)

Relation to Iger Skulwich

Colt Model 1848 Dragoon

key necklace thing

She once lived in the servant's quarters with her family in the Alber household (butler, head chef, chambermaid, handmaid). She spent her spare time or time spent out with Molly to slowly develop her drug trade gang before quitting to run it full time. Eventually got enough money to buy a Queen Anne style mansion on the 7th tier, complete with library, safe room and conference room. Eventually bought a castled isle but depressingly lived and died there alone.

Cesca is Molly's handmaid and is provided room and board in the Alber servant rooms in exchange for the services. Until 18, she escorted Molly 24/7 (easy/enjoyable - Molly bff) and slowly began planning the chess in her spare time. At 18, she switched to part time and used her increased spare time to start building contacts within the criminal underworld, particularly focussing on the more educated. After a few years building contacts (timelines of Maya and Cesca), she opened a drug ring with her new colleagues and friends, remaining on good terms with the Albers.

Cesca's plan reached its peak with a massive simultaneous assassination where dozens of her agents set up hits/thefts/whatever other little plans she had all at the same time, all leading to subsequent chaos and a leap in Cesca's power and influence. Her major involvement in the downfall of the Libertist regime also was perversely beneficial as it let her slip in even more agents and assume even more control of the government.

Interestingly, Cesca, when she got old and frail and stopped being a major driver in the running of Ualek, spent much of her time on her own in her castle and got around to creating a master plan for the complete destruction of civilisation. Of course, no agents were told about it or mobilised, but it was locked up in Maximum Security files along with all the other dangerous information, just in case.

Typically wore a navy peacoat with brass trimming. Sure. At formal balls, she wore a short dress, almost military style, with Gibson girl updo and messy kohl eyeshadow.