~ Not everyone likes me, but not everyone matters ~
~ Kanye's Diary
Naitaja Boucher:
The youngest, and least liked, child of an aging Indian Investment Mogul, and an English Missionary, Naitaja grew up with a father who had no interest in raising another child, and a mother who resented her for it. She spent the majority of her teens in high-profile boarding schools where she was bullied relentlessly due to her race. When her father passed she left him a meager 6.5% of his estate, which was still more than most households will see in a lifetime, and just enough for her to confidently step out from under her mother's roof and make her own way in the world.
Naitaja earned her PhD in Cultural Resource Management at Columbia University, and shortly after took up a position with the university where she earned herself a name in the field of Archaeology, and through the University's Partnership with UNESCO she eventually left the university to work for UNESCO directly, where her expertise has helped restore thousands of artifacts to the cultures to which they belong. It was through her status within the organization that she met French financial advisor Leopold Boucher who she would eventually marry.
Naitaja enjoys high fashion, and social gatherings, where she is ever charming, if perhaps, at times, a bit on the vapid and shallow side of a conversation. Naitaja is known as a woman who "tells it how she sees it," at times speaking with a brutal honesty that can startle the unprepared. Naitaja is also a bit of a notorious flirt
Yatana:
~One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.~
~ Abraham Maslow
Adversity is the largest driving force in personal growth, and only by pushing ourselves to our greatest extremes can we begin to identify where our limitations and weaknesses are, and how to overcome them. Unfortunately, the natural response to experiences which cause us stress or pain is to adopt behaviors to avoid negative stimuli, meaning out own mind is standing in the path of fully realizing our potential.
The Denizens of Pandemonium teach us that only by overcoming the illusions of fear, pain, and uncertainty, can we shatter the walls of the prison we have created to contain the limitless potential within our minds.
Not everyone can walk this path, the trauma of exposure to such extremes will leave permanent scars upon the psyche of the weak of will. Some will break under pressure, never to recover again, while others will simply perish, but this is a mercy when you consider the unspeakable horrors our enemies will subject them to.
I am not a villain, I don't wish to cause anyone undue stress, but the life we have selected demands that I do everything within my power to push my peers towards excellence, anything else would be unethical. Of course, I should hope that they would to the same for me.
General Information:
- Home in Scarsdale (Sometimes there on weekends or holidays), Apartment in SoHo (Stays most nights there).
- Columbia University Alumni, and former Faculty, Archaeologist, currently employed at UNESCO.
- Her and her Husband have many philanthropic interests, and often VIPs at fundraisers about the city.
- Frequently shops at a number of high end designer brands, is not afraid to spend a small fortune if it looks good on her.
- While always polite, she is known for her sometimes brutal honesty.
Story Hooks:
- Fond of high society gatherings, got an event planned? Send an invite!
- Seeking a specific Rakshasa, if you see any let her know!
- UNESCO work, means she will frequently be called out to Museums, Historical Sites, and Educational facilities.
- Deep underworld connections in the illegal artifact trade. Always interested in examining anything new that makes its way into the city.
- Interested in Self-Defense, know a good place?