KestrelGirl
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9/14/2015
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It just occurred to me that the Duchess is such a crazy cat lady because, well, she's Egyptian. Has anyone else realized this, or am I late to the party?
Also, since she's Egyptian, her currently very pale skin tone needs an explanation. I just think it's faded because she's so freakin' old. Any other possibilities?
edited by KestrelGirl on 9/14/2015
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lady ciel
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9/14/2015
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It is explained. When you get to the second stage of the University and take on the investigation.
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KestrelGirl
Posts: 138
9/14/2015
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Ah, got it. I'm done with the University storyline and wasn't as into the lore when I was going through it, so I didn't read the text walls. I'll check the wiki to see what's there.
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KestrelGirl
Posts: 138
9/14/2015
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Update: A few actions basically have the whole story in them, but they're super-trimmed on the wiki and I can't just get the text from the source code because it has lots of [...] in it. The action names are "Set forth into the cellars" and most/all of the choices from "The note you were half-expecting."
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Mark
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9/14/2015
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KestrelGirl wrote:
Update: A few actions basically have the whole story in them, but they're super-trimmed on the wiki and I can't just get the text from the source code because it has lots of [...] in it. The action names are "Set forth into the cellars" and most/all of the choices from "The note you were half-expecting."
I don't have those echoed, but basically, she appears white because she wears lots of makeup.
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KestrelGirl
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9/14/2015
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Ah, got it. But her facial features also look British in all the art of her. Any explanation for that?
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Szadovar
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9/14/2015
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KestrelGirl wrote:
Update: A few actions basically have the whole story in them, but they're super-trimmed on the wiki and I can't just get the text from the source code because it has lots of [...] in it. The action names are "Set forth into the cellars" and most/all of the choices from "The note you were half-expecting."
Usually googling the parts found in the wiki should give you a link to something that has the full text.
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Brito
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9/19/2015
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I always thought the Duchess had been a ruler, the cats! egyptian of course! thank you, maybe she's the one that sold the second city?
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Ah, got it. But her facial features also look British in all the art of her. Any explanation for that?
there's a subtle explanation to that in the university storyline as it appears her skin is quite darker privately
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KestrelGirl
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9/19/2015
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@Henrique, I meant besides her skin. Her general appearance looks very British.
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Dr Hemsworth
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9/19/2015
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There is a great deal a fine makeup artist may do, my dear.
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Diptych
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9/19/2015
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We don't really see her general appearance any more - her (very) old art's been largely switched out with a low-detail silhouette. For what it's worth, though, it is a lot of makeup.
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Sara Hysaro
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9/19/2015
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There's this image:
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KestrelGirl
Posts: 138
9/19/2015
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Yep, that's what I mean. Would look like a normal Fallen Londoner to me if I didn't know her background. Probably the only telltale sign of her race could be her lips, but of course, lipstick must exist in the Neath, and I assume many ladies use it...
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Diptych
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9/19/2015
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Ah, beg pardon, I'd completely forgotten about that one! But, well, that's not her face. That's costume makeup to the point of being effectively a very complicated mask.
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Estelle Knoht
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9/19/2015
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Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook wrote:
Ah, beg pardon, I'd completely forgotten about that one! But, well, that's not her face. That's costume makeup to the point of being effectively a very complicated mask.
Yeah, head shapes do change if you apply powders with a shovel and somehow manage to make them stick to your face! I guess that's one kind of cosmetic surgery.
Also, Krestel, for eference these are the old images of the Duchess.
 
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Kittenpox
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9/19/2015
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KestrelGirl wrote:
Update: A few actions basically have the whole story in them, but they're super-trimmed on the wiki and I can't just get the text from the source code because it has lots of [...] in it. The action names are "Set forth into the cellars" and most/all of the choices from "The note you were half-expecting."
Try viewing on a mobile phone browser. I'm running android and on some of the articles using Firefox lets me view the text, even when on PC (also Firefox) it's trimmed down to meet a character limit.
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metasynthie
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9/20/2015
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In the passages where you find out more about the Duchess and see her without her makeup, she's not only dark-skinned, but appears to be much younger: "barely thirty." So whatever the artwork looks like, her appearance underneath is quite different in terms of complexion, age, and quite possibly other details.
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