Born in Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada (parents still in residence) to Ieuan and Adara Misselthwaite, only child. Father is a miner, mother is a librarian, both still working.
From nearly the moment she could speak, Leta began to describe the life of a Roman priestess named Drusilla. Her parents assumed it was a bright child’s version of an invisible friend, and only became concerned when some of Leta’s descriptions became more colourful than they could readily explain. Leta seems to have quickly learned not to talk about it, and her parents assumed that she had grown out of the stage. However, whatever these ‘memories’ were, they seemed to have impelled her to study ancient languages and rituals; by the age of 10 Leta spoke perfect, fluid Latin and Greek and had begun to immerse herself in the studies of astrology, alchemy, and herbology.
When she was 13, Leta was struck by a virus which attacked her muscles, leaving her feverish and bedridden. Her mother took leave from her job as a librarian to care for her daughter. It was during this period that Leta began to hear voices, which she described to her mother, of others as well as her Roman priestess. When Leta began to exhibit stigmata – bleeding runes on her forearms – her mother tried to pretend that it was somehow a function of the illness. The Misselthwaites were Sunday Catholic, and there was a rectory in town, but Adara Misselthwaite, for whatever personal reasons, chose to keep silent about her daughter’s afflictions until the illness had passed, possibly assuming mental illness over possession or other supernatural explanations.
History:
Leta Misselthwaite
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Once the virus had run its course, Leta quickly took to the role of invalid; she spent her time researching her arcane interests on the internet, requesting ancient books through ILL, participating in ancient language study groups online, and communicating frequently with noted experts. Her mother, ready for a relapse of Leta’s symptoms, did not press when the doctor recommended a brisk regime of physical therapy to help Leta’s muscles regain their strength, and Leta violently refused. Leta returned to school the next year, but was exempt from participation in gym classes, and was generally described to be ‘frail’.
Leta’s habit of occasionally talking to herself seems to have been written off as the eccentricities of a bright and pleasant student. Teachers and students all seem to have good things to say about her, although it seems that Leta may have used her first forays into alchemy to assist in her social acceptance. After high school, while her parents considered a variety of potential placements for Leta’s university studies, Leta surprised them by accepting a job offer from the UN in 014 AE (parental permission obtained, see attached form MWF/TTA:5038-A). After managing (probably with magical assistance) to pass basic training, she was assigned immediately to field work in the Middle East and India, working primarily with the regional coordinator, Sayrt. Her work was largely connected to the heavy combat group, which initially seemed an unlikely position, given her weakness and small stature, but Leta is reported to have taken pride in acquiring the magical skills which allowed her to compensate and become a valued member of the team. She took the opportunity of her assignment locations to further her research into the mystic arts.
Recently, Leta has been reassigned to IS51, to assist the specialist group in their work with gates. She has voluntarily taken over much of the paperwork requirements for the daily operations of the group from the current group head, Jonathon Lamond.
