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AMANDA DARIEUX (AVAILABLE)
By: 22639 Date: October 19, 2011, 6:34 pm
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[center]Amanda
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/>Name: Amanda Darieux
AKAs: Amanda Montrose, Amanda Devereux, Lena Adler.
DOB: January 14, 823
Apparent Age: 20-30 yrs. Old
True Age: 1186 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, Nicayla Flynn, 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 Nicayla Flynn 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 Nicayla Flynn 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 Nicayla Flynn and stays with her for a
while then pops in and out of Nicayla'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
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. Nick becomes
enraged and "dumps" her so she returns to the US.
2001 - Amanda opens Darieux Security Advisory Agency in San
Fransisco, California (with the help of her companion and
personal assitant, Lucy Becker) in which she inspects wealthy
filanthropist's properties and adivises them on what their
weaknesses are and what steps they need to take to remedy those
weaknesses.
2003 - The DSAA quickly becomes highly successful and Amanda
exspands her services to include political dignitaries and some
well known (and famous) celebrities.
2005 July--Amanda gets talked into serving as a temporay body
guard for a narcissistic politician who speaks out openly
against gangs, gays and lesbians....it is only supposed to be
for one afternoon while he visits his estranged wife and
daughter and takes his daughter to the zoo. Unfortunately he is
so arrogant that he doesn't heed any of Amanda's warnings so as
the trio are picnicking in the park across from the zoo some
members of one of the local gangs he has lobbied against drive
by and let go with a brief barrage of bullets. Amanda is able
tio keep her client and his daughter safe but ends up getting
fatally and publicly shot. Lucy packs her things and meets her
at the morgue and Amanda and Lucy leave town.
2005 August - Amanda buys a condominium in Seacouver, Washington
after visiting her best friend, Nicayla, and starts
over....again....after saying goodbye to Lucy, who returns to
San Fransisco to take care of "closing up shop". Amanda has
been living there ever since....(when she isn't out looking for
a little excitement and adventure).
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