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From: Kyle Pope <KylePope@cris.com>
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Queen Diva ("El Hazard")

LOOKS: Impressive.  Except for four small additional eyes and a pair of
barely noticeable antennae she is to all outward appearances a very
beautiful human woman.  In fact I would suggest that these additions
enhance her appearance by adding an exotic, if not alien, aspect to it. 
She is quite distinctive with her dark skin and golden eyes (the main ones
which, fortunately, are not compound). The only detraction from her beauty
is her apparent ignorance of what to do with her rather unkempt hair.  I
suspect this has to do with the fact that there is no one around her who
can give her the proper feedback on her grooming. 

SMARTS: Average though not unintelligent.  She maintains herself as sole
sovereign over the not insignificant empire of the Bugrom.  Is ambitious
but knows enough not to challenge Roshtaria given their possession of the
Eye of God.  And though she knew of the existence of Ifurita she had the
moral capacity to not want to unleash such a power on El Hazard again. 
However she did give a considerable amount of power and responsibility to
an obvious madman.  This mistake in judgment cost her everything. 

PERSONALITY: Imperial.  Roshtaria notwithstanding the Bugrom represent a
powerful force in El Hazard and Diva is their queen.  She will not let you
forget this.  Hers is an ambition to rule the whole of El Hazard and not
just her side of the river.  If you can impress her with an ability to
help her fulfill this ambition you may work yourself solidly into her good
graces.  If not you are likely to be regarded as a Roshtarian spy. 

HOME ECONOMICS: As with all queens Diva does nothing to maintain her home. 
She has her minions for that.  Expect that Bugrom servants will be taking
care of the needs of your household for as long as Diva rules.  Besides,
given the size of the Bugrom palace it is unlikely that only two people
could maintain it anyway. 

COMBAT SKILLS:  Unknown as we've not seen Diva fight.  If, however, Bugrom
culture parallels that of terrestrial hive insects then Diva must have the
fighting skills required to challenge and kill any rival queens vying for
her throne.  While Diva possesses many aspects of insect anatomy we've not
seen anything like a stinger.  This does not mean it isn't there as many
insects retract their stings when they are not needed.  Besides, as with
most hive insects there are plenty of others to do the fighting for Diva
should she ever come under attack. 

SPECIAL ABILITIES:  None directly exhibited.  She does appear to have
wings which quiver when she's excited but this does not necessarily mean
she can fly with them.  They may only be aspects of her clothing coming as
they do from the carapace she wears. 

COMPETITION:  Jinnai Katsuhiko.  Though there is nothing to suggest any
romantic tension between them Diva is highly impressed by Jinnai's drive,
ambition and success in leading the Bugrom army against Roshtaria.  While
Jinnai may be a disaster as a romantic catch, Diva has yet to realize this
so you will have to match Jinnai accomplishment per accomplishment.  This
shouldn't be a problem as Jinnai's a loser at almost anything he tries
provided a competitor is in the area.  He may certainly try to kill you if
you threaten his budding empire so be on your guard where he is concerned. 
Be warned also that he possesses the power to communicate with the Bugrom
and the Bugrom seem to have an affinity for him. 

IN-LAWS:  Diva does not appear to have any family.  We cannot even be
certain if she has parents in any conventional sense of the word.  For all
we know she may have come from an egg as do most insects.  Suffice it to
say that this will be a clear area presenting little to no concern. 

FINANCES:  As a queen money is of no concern to her within the borders of
the Bugrom empire.  It does not even appear that the Bugrom empire has
developed the kind of economy that requires money.  If you're do have any
dealings in Roshtaria though (which is likely as the Bugrom empire is now
history) you will have to earn the money.  It is unlikely that Diva could
be considered employable and even more unlikely that she would entertain
the thought of working for a living.  Once a queen always a queen and she
will expect you to maintain her in a close to the style she has grown
accustomed to. 

SEX:  Risky.  While she is certainly beautiful and appears to have all of
the right parts in the right places she is still an insect.  And it is
fairly common among many insect species for the female to kill and consume
her consort right after mating.  Given her strikingly sexy appearance this
may be a risk worth taking.  Even male black widow spiders manage to get
away every once in a while. In any case expect it to be an exotic
experience and bone up on your entomology. 

OVERALL: It would be difficult to come up with anything negative about
Diva beyond a misguided ambition.  Beautiful, intelligent and, despite
being a queen, approachable.  Granted things are likely to be a little
spartan given Diva's insect based aesthetic but with Diva around the decor
would be the least of your concerns. 


--
Kyle

"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." - No. 6