Quartz 4

Sister Margaret

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Sister Margaret

A survivor who keeps the candles lit, even when faith has learned to flinch.

What People Know

Sister Margaret is a senior sister of the Church of the Beauty (Temple), and one of the few remaining clergy still openly serving after the death of Sister Allison. Where Allison was gentle and open, Margaret is careful, tempered by loss and sharpened by experience.

She did not leave.

That alone earned her respect.

Reputation

  • Quietly formidable

  • Deeply devout, but no longer naïve

  • Trusted by the faithful and watched by everyone else

People describe her as “kind, but not soft.”

Role at the Church

Sister Margaret now bears much of the responsibility for keeping the Church functioning in dangerous times. She oversees services, protects the remaining acolytes, and decides who is allowed past the threshold when fear walks openly through Strangeways.

She understands that a church is not just a place of worship—it is a target.

Personality

  • Calm, deliberate, and watchful

  • Speaks plainly, without flourish

  • Uncomfortable with false optimism

Margaret believes faith is proven not by words, but by what one endures without breaking.

Relationship to Sister Allison

Sister Margaret and Allison served together for years. Allison believed kindness would always be enough. Margaret believed it should be.

After Allison’s murder, Margaret buried her grief beneath duty. She does not speak of vengeance—but she no longer believes innocence offers protection.

Relationship with the Party

  • Cautiously respectful

  • Grateful for actions, not promises

  • Watches closely for signs of arrogance or cruelty

She does not test the party—but she observes how they treat the vulnerable.

Beliefs

Margaret still serves the Beauty—but now interprets it as:

  • Preservation in the face of destruction

  • Mercy that survives terror

  • Beauty that endures scars

She believes faith must adapt or be erased.

Rumors

  • Margaret knows what truly lies beneath the Church

  • She has refused entry to powerful people

  • She keeps emergency plans no one has seen

Player Notes

Sister Margaret is what faith looks like after it has been wounded.

She does not promise safety.

She offers sanctuary where she can.

If Sister Margaret ever asks for help,

it means she has already exhausted every prayer she knows.

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