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[[File:DianaGravesCasual.jpg|thumb|Diana at her pop-up office at Willowgate Arcade]]
== Diana Graves ==
== Diana Graves ==


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=== South Lockham Fire ===
=== South Lockham Fire ===


Diana's mother and father died in the famous South Lockham fire that consumed the Jubilant Tenement block. Over a dozen people perished in the same fire. She changed her name to Diana Graves shortly thereafter in order to distance herself from her past. She gained a substantial settlement from her father's life insurance.
Diana's mother and father died in the infamous South Lockham fire that consumed the Jubilant Tenement block. Over a dozen people perished in the same fire. She changed her name to Diana Graves shortly thereafter in order to distance herself from her past. She gained a substantial settlement from her father's life insurance that she used to fund her university degree and to later found Condor Acquisitions.


== Education ==  
== Education ==  
[WIP] [Need name of elementary school & Blackmouth uni]
[WIP]  
Diana was a serial underachiever in grade school.
[Need name of elementary school & Blackmouth uni] Following the South Lockham fire, she changed her name and pursued a university degree. She majored in Business Studies, but took an elective minor in Classical History.
She performed well at university, and passed with distinction.


== Career ==
== Career ==


Diana formed [[Condor Acquisitions]] in 2017 with help from an angel investor following her victory in the "Best Upcoming Venture" category at the Blackmouth Small Business Convention.  
Diana formed [[Condor Acquisitions]] in 2017 with help from an angel investor following her victory in the "Best Upcoming Venture" category at the 2017 Blackmouth Better Business Convention.  
 


[[Condor Acquisitions]] was contracted by Blackmouth Developments LLC to oversee the renovation of Willowgate Arcade following decades of gridlock with local business owners.
[[Condor Acquisitions]] was contracted by Blackmouth Developments LLC to oversee the renovation of Willowgate Arcade following decades of gridlock with local business owners.


=== Willowgate Arcade Renovation ===
=== Willowgate Arcade Renovation ===
[[Condor Acquisitions]] received the contract to renovate the Willowgate Arcade in 2018 from Blackmouth Developments LLC. This is potentially the most lucrative contract the company has received to date - if successfully completed. Currently many of the local mall stores - who acquired legal ownership of their blocks - are refusing a buyout.
[[Condor Acquisitions]] received the contract to renovate the Willowgate Arcade in 2018 from Blackmouth Developments LLC. This is potentially the most lucrative contract the company has received to date - if successfully completed. Currently many of the local mall stores - who acquired legal ownership of their blocks - are refusing a buyout. Negotiations are currently ongoing, and are said to be strained.
[[File:DianaGravesFringe.jpg|thumb|Diana during negotiations with the janitor at Willowgate Arcade]]
 
[[File:DianaGravesSmirk.jpg|left|thumb|"They'll eat each other."]]
==Abilities==
* '''Always Be Closing (6 dice, 9-Again)''':
* '''Beauty as a Weapon (8 dice, 9-Again, Rote Action)''': Diana is quite capable of crushing opposition with a smile that makes men weep.
* '''Know Who Pulls the Strings(6 dice, 9-Again)''': A student of history and politics, she always looks for the great men and the strings they pull to direct things.


[[Category:Characters|Graves]][[Category:Player Characters|Graves]][[Category:Residents of Lockham|O'Shea]]
==See Also==
* [[Diana Graves/charsheet|Character Sheet]]
<gallery>
DianaGravesCasual.jpg|At her office at [[Willowgate Arcade]].
DianaGravesFringe.jpg|'Negotiating' with [[Spears]].
DianaGravesSmirk.jpg|''"They'll eat each other."''
</gallery>
[[Category:Beasts|Graves]][[Category:Beneath Cold Boughs|Graves]][[Category:Condor Acquisitions|Graves]][[Category:Former Residents of Lockham|Graves]][[Category:Former Residents of Ormwood|Graves]][[Category:Hollingworth University alumni|Graves]][[Category:Player Characters|Graves]][[Category:Residents of Downtown|Graves]]

Latest revision as of 14:24, 5 April 2022

Diana Graves
DianaGraves.jpg
Biographical Information
Full Name Diana Contessa Graves
Born South Lockham, Blackmouth
October 10, 1991
Age 27
Alias Belinda O'Brien (birth name)
Affiliations
Residence Blackmouth
Occupation Senior Partner
Organisation Condor Acquisitions
Relationships
Family Hector & Rosaleen O'Brien (parents, deceased), Lucas O'Brien (brother, deceased)
Related Pages
Character Sheet


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Diana Graves

Diana Contessa Graves (born 10 October 1991) is a partner at Condor Acquisitions. She currently spends most of her time at the Willowgate Arcade site, where she has established a pop-up office on the construction site.

Condor Acquisitions

Early Life

Diana was born in the South Lockham "Barrens" under the name Belinda O'Brien. Her father, Hector O'Brien, was a meat packer and industrial butcher for Hearty Sons LTD. Her mother, Rosaleen O'Brien, was a cleaner. Diana had one sibling, Lucas O'Brien, who died at a young age in an accident.

South Lockham Fire

Diana's mother and father died in the infamous South Lockham fire that consumed the Jubilant Tenement block. Over a dozen people perished in the same fire. She changed her name to Diana Graves shortly thereafter in order to distance herself from her past. She gained a substantial settlement from her father's life insurance that she used to fund her university degree and to later found Condor Acquisitions.

Education

[WIP] Diana was a serial underachiever in grade school. [Need name of elementary school & Blackmouth uni] Following the South Lockham fire, she changed her name and pursued a university degree. She majored in Business Studies, but took an elective minor in Classical History. She performed well at university, and passed with distinction.

Career

Diana formed Condor Acquisitions in 2017 with help from an angel investor following her victory in the "Best Upcoming Venture" category at the 2017 Blackmouth Better Business Convention.

Condor Acquisitions was contracted by Blackmouth Developments LLC to oversee the renovation of Willowgate Arcade following decades of gridlock with local business owners.

Willowgate Arcade Renovation

Condor Acquisitions received the contract to renovate the Willowgate Arcade in 2018 from Blackmouth Developments LLC. This is potentially the most lucrative contract the company has received to date - if successfully completed. Currently many of the local mall stores - who acquired legal ownership of their blocks - are refusing a buyout. Negotiations are currently ongoing, and are said to be strained.

Abilities

  • Always Be Closing (6 dice, 9-Again):
  • Beauty as a Weapon (8 dice, 9-Again, Rote Action): Diana is quite capable of crushing opposition with a smile that makes men weep.
  • Know Who Pulls the Strings(6 dice, 9-Again): A student of history and politics, she always looks for the great men and the strings they pull to direct things.

See Also