Georgina Eagle- The Mysterious Lady

Sometimes while researching a post, I find a historic figure with the exact right mix of a few interesting facts, and lots of crazy hearsay, surrounded by tons of blank space ready to be filled in. This makes the perfect mix for an NPC.

Georgina Eagle was born sometime in the mid 1830s, possibly 1834. Her father, George Bernardo “Barny” Eagle, worked as a stage magician and was often billed as “The Royal Wizard of the South”. Barny Eagle was a middling magician at best, but a master of self promotion. His daughter joined his act as a child, billed “The Mysterious Lady”. Georgina performed as a hypnotist, and magicians assistant, but she was most often remembered for her acts of clairvoyance while blindfolded. She continued to perform with her father into the 1850s. Barny died onstage in 1858, leaving all his tricks and equipment to Georgina.

Georgina Eagle is most famous because of pocket watch known as Vicky’s Ticker. The watch bears a strange inscription:
“Presented by Her Majesty to Miss Georgiana Eagle for her Meritorious and Extraordinary Clairvoyance produced at Osborn House, Isle of Wight, July 15th, 1846”

It's rumored Georgina performed a séance for Queen Victoria, and later acted as a medium for her dead husband Prince Albert. Rumor has Georgina becoming a sort of Court Magician to Queen Victoria. However in the inscription Osbourne is misspelled and Albert hadn’t died yet in 1846. Barny Eagle may have had the watch inscribed himself to promote the abilities of his 11 year old daughter. While the watch might be a fake, it’s far too cool to ignore especially in the world of Victoriana. Entertainer, Medium, or Huckster, Georgina Eagle would make a great NPC.  

Georgina in Victoriana
Georgina Eagle could be a Magnetist with Clairvoylant or Spiritualist abilities. As a girl her abilities enhanced her father’s stage show. During a performance in Portsmouth, Georgina entered a trance state where she caught a glimpse of an assassination plot to kill the Queen at Osbourne House. She intervened and saved Victoria’s life. In addition to the gifted watch, Georgina became an advisor to the queen in aetheric matters, and a close friend.
Georgina’s magnetic abilities and practiced charisma helped her navigate the tangles of politics and investigate events of the Queen’s interest. After Prince Albert’s death, her mediumistic abilities gave great consolation to the monarch.

Alternatively, Georgina could be a skillful huckster, using her training in prestidigitation and empathy to fake clairvoyance. Her intelligence and perception stopped the attempt on Queen Victoria’s life, but because she was blindfolded (and a woman) everyone assumed it was magic. She’s been a great help to the Queen, and the police in numerous cases. She’s the most famous “Magnetist” in London.

So far she has overcome all debunkers, but how long can she stay an advisor to the Queen and a high ranking member of the Mages Guild without being caught?

The event for which Georgina was given the pocket watch could be anything fitting your campaign. An invasion of sea monsters at the beach near Osborne house, an angry ghost in the rebuild Swiss chalet on the grounds, or a group of foreign assassins dropped off by a submarine are all equally plausible problems for Georgina to solve.

Stats: 
Georgina Eagle (Magician and Hypnotist)
Physical: 5 Initiative: 7
Mental: 7 Health: 10
Social: 8 Quintessence: 30
AV: 2 (lined corset)
Damage: Fist (3), Flash powder (Resolve/Fortitude roll or 6 black dice for duration fight)

Possible Special Traits:
Order or Entropy 3,
Any Four Clairvoyant or Spiritualist Magnetists abilities
Mysterious Lady +2, Stage presence +2, The Queen’s Medium +3, Misdirection +2
Pocket Watch (May be a disguised marvel such as: Clockwork Puppet Hand, Grappling Gun, or Mirror of Magic Detection)