Madame Ludmila Chernova
Age: 32
Country: U.S.A. (Immigrated from the Soviet Union)
Profession: Professional Medium/Fortuneteller
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Personality: 'Mysterious' would be the best word to describe Madame Chernova's public persona. She seldom speaks much in public, and she speaks her predictions using very cryptic words and clues that sometimes make little to no actual sense until later. Some say this is all part of her act, while others believe this is simply because these cryptic clues are what she sees of the future. Either way, however, few can deny that this aura of mystery has helped to boost her fame and attract many prospective clients over the years.
For how long have you been going to the Halloween Masquerade?: 5 years
History: Very little of Madame Chernova's past has ever been conclusively verified. According to the woman herself, Ludmila Chernova was born in a small village near St. Petersburg (now Leningrad) and inherited 'the gift' from a very early age, as had her mother, her grandmother, and countless other women in her bloodline. Amid the rise of the Bolshevik movement and the birth of the Soviet Union, Ludmila had to keep her gift secret lest she face persecution, but then one day she accurately predicted that a local farmer would lose his crops in a fire; in retaliation, the farmer reported Ludmila to the authorities and accused her of starting the fire, forcing Ludmila to flee to America.
In America, not only was Ludmila free to use her gift publicly without fear of persecution, but she also quickly discovered that her gift could be quite profitable. She began to earn a decent living as a medium and fortune teller, becoming professionally known as Madame Chernova, but it wasn't until one especially high-profile incident six years ago that her career really began to take off, after she was credited with accurately predicting the whereabouts of a kidnapped Egyptian diplomat and thus aiding in his rescue. Madame Chernova has since become a highly controversial figure, with some hailing her as one of the greatest mediums of the decade and others calling her one of the most successful charlatans of the decade, and her growing notoriety led to her being hired to tell fortunes at the Grand Marconi Hotel's Halloween Masquerade for the last five years, where her notoriety and the supernatural charm of her profession both fit perfectly with the theme of the Masquerade.
Likes: Card games, fine foods and drinks, practicing with her gift.
Hates: Being mocked or ridiculed, stubborn skeptics, people actively trying to prevent her predictions from coming to pass.
Fears: Heavy storms (esp. thunderstorms)
Other: Rumor has it that Madame Chernova also offers spells and potions to paying customers at the Masquerade, but this has never been officially confirmed.
P.S.: The Queen of England wears Pink Trousers!
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