Abbey Preston

Full Name: Abigail Elaine Preston
Species: Human, Un-Cursed (Psi)
Allegiance: Psi Collective
Religion: Meraist (psi-only chapter)
Social Status: 4 (average income M1,250,000/yr; most goes to maintain the Sommers Cell and repay the cell's obligations to the Psi Collective)

Age: 19 as of 06/13/1999
Eyes: Dark brown
Hair: Brown and gold streaked
Height: 167 cm (5'6")

Physical Notes: Average appearance; heart-shaped face; slightly pudgy cheeks that make her look younger than she is; not overweight, but not slender either.

Behavioral Notes: Avoids touching mundanes; quiet and thoughtful; compassionate; often seems withdrawn or distracted in public.

Supernatural Abilities: Strong telepathy (Level 12, equivalent to master wizard), weak ESP (Level 3, equivalent to minor adept)


Introduction

Abbey was a student/member of the Westfall Academy, one of the Psi Collective's crèches. She was brought in as a foundling (a psi born to two mundane parents) by Victor hin'Kavos.

Abbey Preston is a paranormal consultant — in essence, a ghost hunter. Those who contact the Psi Collective with problems relating to hauntings and other, related phenomena will often be referred to Abbey. Making contact with the Collective isn't easy, and Abbey's services don't come cheap, but she has an excellent track record that speaks for itself.

When Abbey is called in on an assignment, it usually means that the client wants the problem investigated, identified and eliminated without drawing the attention of others. Janus Starson and the Lothanasi particularly value her discretion, as they do not want it to become known that there are some problems with which they need the help of a telepath.

Modus Operandi

Abbey investigates most of her cases under a cover story, so as to avoid drawing attention to the problem. She will investigate and observe any paranormal phenomena that may be occurring, then attempt to identify the cause and determine what sort of threat it poses. When possible, she will seek to make contact with the entity and find out what it wants.

Ghosts and revenants are often the easiest entities to deal with; if Abbey can help achieve the spirit's objective, it will move on to the afterlife and the haunting will end. If the spirit's objective is impossible or morally repugnant, however, Abbey will confront it and dispel it psychically. The danger associated with psychic confrontation is the primary reason for Abbey's high fees.

Abbey handles inhuman hauntings more delicately, until she can verify exactly what she's up against. Outsiders and creatures from the Dreamlands will be bargained with when possible, destroyed when necessary. If Abbey encounters one of the Fallen, she will immediately withdraw from the scene, notify her employers and call in one or more exorcists, usually from the Meraist Church.

Once the direct cause of a haunting is dispelled, Abbey will check the area for any strong residual hauntings that may have been left behind, which could draw the attention of mundanes. She will then drain off enough of the energy from these shades to render them visible only to other psis. Abbey doesn't like to eliminate shades completely, as she sees them as the earth "remembering" the people who have died there.

After the site has been "cleaned" in this way, Abbey will alter the memories of anyone on-site who found out about the haunting but wasn't supposed to. She generally tries to change as little as possible, since she knows this is an invasion of privacy, but she also knows that the privacy of her client needs to be protected. In cases where she is unable to erase a person's memories — either because the person is a telepath or because Abbey engaged in an extended psychic link with them — she takes the person aside and explains that they must keep the haunting a secret. The possibility of the Lothanasi or some other powerful organization showing up to silence them is usually enough to compel people to cooperate.

Abbey has her personal income deposited into a numbered account, which can then be accessed by all the members of the Sommers cell, as well as any member of the Collective who knows the account number and password. She draws a small monthly stipend of about 500 marks from this account, which she uses for entertainment, personal items, and the occasional evening out. Her annual income is by far the largest of any of the members of the Sommers Cell, and does a great deal to ensure their ongoing independence as an "experimental" cell of the Metamor Hive.

Abbey's closest allies are, of course, the other members of the Psi Collective, though most of the time she cannot call on their help when she's on an assignment. Abbey is particularly close to the four other members of the Sommers cell — Fiona, Rebecca, Danni and Brian — and she will quickly reconnect with them as soon as an assignment is finished.

Despite her barrenness (see below), which makes her unable to perform one of the key duties of a cell member, Abbey is accepted and embraced without hesitation by her cell-mates. Those in the Psi Collective who have had contact with Abbey appreciate her kind heart and keen mind, as well as her abilities (which are very strong for a telepath). When she is not on assignment Abbey spends most of her time with her cell-mates, helping to care for the children and assisting in the other mundane chores of maintaining a home. If she goes out on the town — to see a movie, go to dinner, etc. — she will invariably bring at least one of her cell-mates along with her.

Abbey is a member of a chapter of the Meraist Church composed entirely of psis, though they keep this secret from the rest of the church. Abbey's faith is important to her, though not the all-consuming focus of her life, and she attends services regularly. Most of her chapter's members are fairly weak psis, and wouldn't be much use in a fight unless they all pooled their efforts. Abbey could, however, draw on the church as a source of volunteers for charity work.

Known Allies

Beyond the Sommers breeding cell and the Psi Collective, allies include:

  • Janus Starson- She has performed enough missions for him that she could call in a favor from the Lothanasi if she needed their help. In exchange, Janus would probably request a discount on her next job — or even a freebie, if the favor was large enough. Trying to get Janus's help in seeing Akkala (see below) would probably be asking too much at this time.

The Sommers Cell

Brian Sommers
Fiona hin'Conaill
Rebecca Brower
Daniel / Danni Sharabi
Sasha King- deceased

Summary of cell members, October 1999 CR

Husband: Brian (28)
Co-Wives: Fiona (28), Rebecca (27), Danni (Daniel) (27), Abbey (19)
Children: Lila (4), Dane (3.5), Eva (3), Serita (2.5), Chara (2), Samuel/Samantha (1.5), Melissa (1), Ian (6 months), Thomas/Tommi (born this month).

Known Enemies

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Story Appearances

Making the Cut, Troubled Minds, Whispers in the Wood

Sources

[http://transform.to/~ravenb/stories/mk2k/bible/abbey.html Original MK2K Bible entry- Abbey, Making the Cut, Troubled Minds, Whispers in the Wood

Author's Notes

Abbey's background story is told in Troubled Minds. After this story she takes a break from her job in order to rest, relax, and rediscover joy in her life.

Because of the injuries she sustained when she was attacked by Victor, her child's father, three years ago1, Abbey is barren — physically unable to have children. The Collective was unable to send psychic healers to the scene of the crime fast enough, and the mundane healing techniques used at the hospital resulted in heavy scarring across her uterus. At this point only Akkala could heal her completely, and getting her help isn't an easy thing to do — after all, the former goddess is responsible for the health of the entire Empire of Metamor. Abbey is currently waiting for someone to offer her a job big enough and desperate enough that she can insist on Akkala's healing as the price for her assistance.

During Making the Cut Abbey ended up in a permanent gestalt with a member of the Sommers Cell, Sasha King, whose body died while attempting to protect Abbey from Victor. The resulting personality refers to herself as "Abbey" but still has all of Sasha's memories and a number of her personality traits.

Voice Actor

Abbey Preston is voiced by Heather Nowak (in season 1) and Jenivi Seven (in season 2).

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