Natalie Townsend (born 1987) is a main character in Manchester Chronicles. Born in the UK, Natalie is a Political Science student at the University of Knightsbridge of Manchester. In addition to being a party girl, Natalie is the main supplier of Type-7 on her university's campus. Natalie also possesses the Hand of Hedone, a magic artifact.
Biography[]
Tales of YouthNatalie was born in London, the UK, the older daughter of the diplomat Elaine Townsend. For much of her youth, Natalie found herself either living in London without her parents or spending a great deal of time at embassies across the globe. By the time she was a teenager Natalie had learned at least a little bit of six different languages and had been attending on average one party a week. Despite seeing so much of the world through her parents, however, Natalie was eager to experience it on her own, so after finishing school she took her parents gift of money and began to travel the globe. For two years Natalie traveled the world, one year longer than expected since her parents had only given her enough money for one year's worth of travel. Along the way Natalie visited countries like Sturmhaven, Cheon, Thokozani and Cadejo, learning more about various cultures and their languages. During her voyage, Natalie began to fabricate a series of tall tales, grandiose exaggerations about her experiences that did still frequently contain a grain of truth. At some point, Natalie learned how to become a skilled pickpocket, then claiming she'd joined a deadly street gang in Sturmhaven before robbing some of the wealthiest gamblers in the world at local casinos. Other tall tales include Natalie claiming to have once kissed Franziska Rheingen, caught a rare wolffish of the coast of Alaska and learned kenpo from a member of the Cheon Ninja Force. |
Social DisruptionUpon returning to the UK Natalie elected to attend the University of Knightsbridge, studying Political Science. While a more than capable student Natalie was more interested in exploring her bisexuality and attending parties than studying. Cayley Hawthorne ended up becoming Natalie's roommate and the two became fast friends. Aarti Gavankar also became friends with the duo, though they, in turn, found themselves drawing the ire of Rebecca Ang and her friends Olivia Bennington and Carole Sault. When not helping Cayley deal with Rebecca or Aarti deal with her relationship problems involving her boyfriend Garth Mathers Natalie herself found the time to begin a romance with Dominic Mansford. During her second year, Natalie met Felicia Silvermane, a Type-7 dealer from London, and began experimenting with the drug at home. In addition to freezing Cayley and Aarti Natalie soon found herself using it when having sex with Dominic and also to have fun with Jennifer Roberts. As Rebecca's tricks on Cayley became crueler Natalie took it upon herself to use Type-7 to mess with both Olivia and Rebecca, culminating in her working with Aarti to hang Rebecca's underwear up a flagpole. Felicia, who'd become impressed with Natalie over several weeks, recruited her to become a local dealer on her behalf. This job hit a slight hiccup when Felicia was arrested, but despite this Natalie has managed to maintain her connection to her supplier and deal with both fellow students as well as other locals like Donna Bingham and Murron McCreery. Following the Crown Breakers' attack on the Friends in Need charity ball, Natalie also picked up Emily Weston as a client.
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Complicated LifeAs time went on Jennifer became a trusted dealer of Natalie's drugs, and her client base continued to expand. As Natalie started to experiment more with the Transmoxide that Felicia was also providing, Natalie managed to take on Florence Hayashi as a client. Florence had previously been left frozen at Trafalgar Centre, stashed among some real mannequins, but Natalie revived her and discovered the policewoman's addiction to being frozen. With the help of Transmoxide, Florence's addiction was cultivated, proving the drug's use even to someone who didn't employ hypnosis. Natalie also acquired the wealthy Chase Sutcliff, but more impressively was that Donna helped her meet and form a partnership with Sofia Cardoso of Reign Supreme. While Natalie's rise wasn't without perils, including being hypnotized by Ashlynne Krueger to be a maid for a night, Natalie's success in the drug trade continued to grow. Florence would soon go from a client and lover to a proper enforcer, joining Natalie on deals thanks to Natalie's employment of Transmoxide. A visit from her sister Abbie Townsend saw Natalie receive the Hand of Hedone, whose magical properties she quickly discovered. Aarti was given the pinky ring of the Hand and became Natalie's first puppet. This power would prove useful later in the week, with Natalie attending a Platinum Pathways meeting at the behest of Stephanie Townsend. Madeline Faye tried to brainwash Natalie and others using the Pipe Organ, but Natalie was able to resist and use Aarti as a distraction so she could freeze the villain. Eleanor Cunningham then helped Natalie connect with Ashlynne, who was in turn able to hypnotize Madeline into getting the answers they needed. After encouraging Stephanie, a constant source of grief for her, to become a professional mannequin, Natalie took to Salena Saynor, the pair quickly becoming intimate before the night was over. |
Foundation & EmpireEager to continue to grow her operations, Natalie worked to close a deal with Sofia as well as getting Donna onboard as a dealer. A major break would come, however, when Megan Gibson was discovered to be a capable chemist. With some help from Cacilda Nascimento Natalie confronted Megan, getting her to join her operation. Abbie also began to learn more about the operation. Another confrontation with Ashlynne Krueger, meanwhile, somewhat freed Natalie from the power the hypnotist had over her. Natalie and her family have also found themselves the target of Prestige Escorts, occasionally given a Type-7 Chip without their knowledge and hired out to clients. Natalie's increasing boldness would cause her trouble with Kieran Hawthorne, Cayley's brother. Natalie isolated him to try and learn about his new girlfriend for Cayley, but in reality was keen to seduce him. Upon failing at seduction she froze him with Type-7, which earned her the ire of both Cayley and Heather Prescott. Natalie would be forced to reveal some of her secrets to Cayley as a result, though she was also able to sleep with Heather, someone she'd admired for some time. Interested in recruiting another enforcer, Natalie had Florence scout Penelope Sunderland as another potential servant. Florence did so and captured Penelope, allowing Natalie to start manipulating Penelope's mind so that in a mere two weeks she'd bent the officer to work for her. |
Personal Information[]
- Current Age: 22
- Height: 5'5"
- Weight: 125 lbs
- Hair Color: Dark Brunette
- Eye Color: Green
- Bra Size: 34B
- Hypnosis Rating: 4
- Current Place of Residence: Manchester, UK
- Sexual Preference: Women, Men
- Nicknames: Nat, Nats, Sugar-boobs, Unit Fourteen, Jade
- Favorite Drink: Kiss on the Lips
- Favorite Food: Butter Chicken
- Common Attire: Black Tab Jeans, Wu Shoes, Plaid Skirts
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Elaine Townsend, Mother
- Abbie Townsend, Younger Sister
- Stephanie Townsend, Cousin
Romances[]
- Dominic Mansford, Boyfriend
- Jennifer Roberts, Lover and Business Associate
- Emina Muratović, Ex-Girlfriend
- Delphine Tailler, Ex-Girlfriend
- Heather Prescott, Ex-Lover
Hand of Hedone[]
- Aarti Gavankar, Pinkie
Staff[]
- Felicia Silvermane, Employer
- Florence Hayashi, Enforcer
- Penelope Sunderland, Enforcer
- Megan Gibson, Chemist
- Donna Bingham, Dealer
Clients[]
- Fiona Carter
- Cacilda Nascimento
- Murron McCreery
- Dawn Barlow
- Emily Weston
- Chase Sutcliff
- Sofia Cardoso
Friends[]
Appearances[]
- Manchester Chronicles: I Want a New Drug
- Manchester Chronicles: Stone Cold Payback
- Manchester Chronicles: Shop til you Stop
- Manchester Chronicles: After the Ball
- Manchester Chronicles: Thralled to Meet You
- Manchester Chronicles: The Taming of a Few
- Manchester Chronicles: Misfortune and Glory
- Manchester Chronicles: Platinum Peril
- Manchester Chronicles: Busker, Lawyer, Enchanter, Spy
- Manchester Chronicles: Laying the Foundations
- Manchester Chronicles: Get With the Program Part 2
- Manchester Chronicles: Much Ado About Freezing
- Manchester Chronicles: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- Manchester Chronicles: The Perils of Penelope
Trivia[]
- Natalie is physically based on actress Marie Avgeropoulos.