Mrs. Ferguson

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Mrs. Ferguson is an Elementalist with ties to the Blue Heron Institute.

Personality

She described herself as "a career elementalist, semi-retired adventurer-hyphen-explorer, mercenary, monster hunter, writer of two textbooks, consultant for police on weird events they’d rather not get involved with, and, of course, most challenging of all, I’m a mom."<ref name="8.4e2">“Those of you who have been attending for a while may remember me from two years ago, I did a week-long series after a Storm not too far from here.  I’m a career elementalist, semi-retired adventurer-hyphen-explorer, mercenary, monster hunter, writer of two textbooks, consultant for police on weird events they’d rather not get involved with, and, of course, most challenging of all, I’m a mom.” - excerpt from Vanishing Points 8.4</ref>

Very enthusiastic about Elemental Practice.<ref name="8.4e3">“I…” Mrs. Ferguson said, touching the edge of her palm to a partial diagram on her arm-
A violent blast of wind scattered papers all across the room, made students lose their pens and pencils, and made pages flip in books and notebooks that sat open throughout the retrofitted church.
“Love…” she touched another portion of her arm.
A geyser of flame shot through the middle of the room, over the heads of students who were already ducking low.
“Elemental practice!”
The third point of contact produced a spray of water.  Droplets reached Lucy, moisture dotting the page she had just opened.
Mrs. Ferguson touched a point near her wrist, then drew her hand up her arm- white lines spelled out more diagram, spreading up to the shoulder, and with them, lightning crackled out around her.  She touched a point at her shoulder, and it all fizzled out.
Students flinched as she switched hands, touching her right arm with her left hand, instead of her left arm with her right hand.  A humanoid figure made of light flickered into existence.
“I love elementals,” Mrs. Ferguson said, smiling all the while.
- excerpt from Vanishing Points 8.4</ref>

Relationships

She's friendly with Ms Durocher, greeting each other with kisses.<ref>Durocher walked partway up the stairs, and gave Mrs. Ferguson a hug, before they exchanged kisses on the cheeks.
“Ohhh, she’s close to Durocher,” Verona commented.  “Cheeky-kissy close.”
“Yeahhh,” Sol groaned the word.
- excerpt from Vanishing Points 8.4</ref>

Appearance

Skinny, with fine brown hair. On one occasion she wore a crimped dress with brass buttons by the collar, red at the top and blue at the bottom. Her arms are tattooed (see Abilities, below).<ref name="8.4e1">At the stage was a woman with very fine dark brown hair, skinny, with tattoos all down her arms, each of a partial diagram.  Her dress was a crimped fabric, red at the shoulders and blue near the ankles, with unnecessary brassy buttons up near the collar. - excerpt from Vanishing Points 8.4</ref>

Abilities and Art

She has a more advanced version of the Elementalist tattoos her son has; a series of half-diagrams down each arm,<ref name="8.4e1"/> with half-diagrams on each hand to complete them. She can also conjure other symbols on her skin to complete the diagrams in different ways. Thus she can conjure and dismiss blasts of the different Elements as well as Elementals.<ref name="8.4e3"/>

Tools

She possesses a wide array of excorporate Others bound into items.<ref>Sol has a list of entities I’ve collected and bound, all of which are in the case.  These are other excorporate Others, vestiges, echoes, spirits, and even a cracked cherubim.</ref>

Chronology

Before the Story

She did a week-long series of lectures at the Blue Heron Institute after there was a Storm nearby in 2018.<ref name="8.4e2"/>

Vanishing Points

Taught a lesson on Storms at the Blue Heron Institute.

When Florin tried to take over Thunder Bay she helped him suppress She Who Drowns in Moonlight by creating a false Storm.<ref>“A false Storm approaches.  Capital S.  A conflux of elemental power that often leads to disaster,” Deb explained.  “Our Lord of Thunder Bay didn’t create it.”

“Can you handle it?” Ann asked.

“Yes, but at what cost?  That takes time and focus.  An ally of Florin was prepared with a ritual to create a simulated Storm, near the edges of our Lord’s reach.  It’s an instance of coup.  It will interfere with her power, her claim over Thunder Bay, and her ability to fight back.  And perhaps most importantly…”

“The structural integrity of our Lord’s sanctu

“She’s strong,” Deb said.

“She?” Ann asked.

“Ferguson?” Avery asked.- Excerpt from Left in the Dust 16.8</ref>

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