Chrysalis (Wild Cards)
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Chrysalis is a character from the Wild Cards
series of books. Chrysalis is the current owner/operator of the Crystal Palace, one of Jokertown's most well known nightclubs. She has blue eyes, almost totally transparent skin and muscle tissue, and no hair. She usually wears minimal amounts of clothing to emphasize this fact. She speaks with a convincing but false British accent. Chrysalis' primary occupation is the selling of information. She seems to know everything happening in New York, and will buy and sell anything anyone wants to know... for a price. She is one of the major players in Jokertown
, although most of her work is done behind the scenes.
She had an intense affair with Yeoman
. Chrysalis was also a reliable source of information for the ones willing to pay for it, until she was brutally murdered by Hiram Worchester
(while he was under the influence of Ti Malice
) in 1988.
Wild Cards
Wild Cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe. The series was created by a group of New Mexico science fiction authors, but it is mostly pulled together and edited by best-selling author George R. R. Martin with assistance by Melinda Snodgrass, also a...
series of books. Chrysalis is the current owner/operator of the Crystal Palace, one of Jokertown's most well known nightclubs. She has blue eyes, almost totally transparent skin and muscle tissue, and no hair. She usually wears minimal amounts of clothing to emphasize this fact. She speaks with a convincing but false British accent. Chrysalis' primary occupation is the selling of information. She seems to know everything happening in New York, and will buy and sell anything anyone wants to know... for a price. She is one of the major players in Jokertown
Jokertown
Jokertown is a fictional neighborhood in the Wild Cards anthology series.In the Wild Cards universe, it is an area of Manhattan. After the Wild Card virus was released over New York in 1946, many Jokers, those deformed by the virus, began to filter into this largely abandoned area, which was nearly...
, although most of her work is done behind the scenes.
She had an intense affair with Yeoman
Yeoman (Wild Cards)
Yeoman is a fictional character in the Wild Cards series of books. He was created by John J. Miller and first appeared in the short story Comes a Hunter in the first book of the series...
. Chrysalis was also a reliable source of information for the ones willing to pay for it, until she was brutally murdered by Hiram Worchester
Hiram Worchester
Hiram Worchester is a fictional character from the Wild Cards book series, who was created by George R. R. Martin. His first appearance was a brief cameo in "Wild Card Chic," a short in-story document in the first book of the series, Wild Cards. Hiram is an ace, one of the forunate few gifted with...
(while he was under the influence of Ti Malice
Ti Malice
In Vodou folklore, Ti Malice was a trickster-loa, archnemesis of Uncle Bouki or Tonton Bouqui. Ti-Malice was said to be exceptionally lazy unlike Uncle Bouki....
) in 1988.