narcissa cromwell / greed is an omega-level mutant with the ability of gold manipulation. they’ve been in new york for three weeks where they spend most of their time as maxine’s personal assistant / a government agent. when i think of them, i think of gold dust fingerprints left on wine glasses, perfectly tailored designer suits, a tongue as sharp as a knife. they are affiliated with the seven deadly sins. (katie mcgrath, thirty-four, cis woman, she/her)
basics;
full name: narcissa ciarán cromwell nicknames: narcy, cissy, cece gender: female birthdate: january 13th species: mutant affiliation: the seven deadly sins
personality;
alignment: lawful evil zodiac: capricorn mbti: entj positive traits: motivated, disciplined, ambitious, responsible negative traits: stubborn, pessimistic, materialistic, critical
abilities;
title: gold manipulation category: manipulation/physical power definition: the ability to create and manipulate gold limitations: metal manipulation can override her control. the things she creates can melt under extreme heat and shatter under extreme cold. gold is a softer metal and can be easily bent and penetrated if she doesn’t make her constructs thick/solid.
backstory;
narcissa is the only child of the mrd scientist, linda mccall. she is also the seventh deadly sin.
she was born a human in new york city, and only a few months after her birth, her mother returned to her research and left narcissa with various nannies.
throughout her childhood, she had to beg for even a minute of her mother’s time. even when linda was home, she wasn’t really there. she was always buried in paperwork or taking important calls.
her nannies encouraged her more than linda ever did. they praised her good grades, helped her with her homework, tucked her into bed at night. however, to give credit where it’s due, linda always helped with the science homework.
the first time she ever saw her mother express how proud she was, was when narcissa won a science competition at the age of 10. linda kept the volcano her daughter had made in her office. it’s still there now.
she was the perfect daughter, never once rebelling. everything she did was for linda’s approval (not that she got it very often). she passed every exam with flying colours, never turned in her homework late, focused on her studies rather than forming friendships. she’d completely shut herself away from her peers to focus on good grades and expanding her knowledge.
she was sent to a catholic, all girls boarding school in ireland from the ages of 13-16. her grandma lived there and had recommended it to linda. as strict as her teachers were, and as much as she hated some of the girls there, narcissa’s best memories are at that place.
away from her mother and nannies, she started to come out of her shell. she secretly drank and smoked with her new friends, experimented with girls and discovered her sexuality, relaxed and put her happiness before her grades.
at 16, she graduated and spent a year travelling with her friends around europe. linda had tried to call her back home during that year, but narcissa had ignored her in favour of some freedom.
landed back in new york a couple of days after her 17th birthday. linda gave her college brochures as a birthday present. narcissa went to nyu to study law that fall. after three years of blood, sweat, and a few tears, she graduated. linda looked on proudly.
for a couple of years, narcissa worked at a local law firm. it was hard work, but also extremely rewarding. during this time, she learned of her mother’s experiments. she’d even met a couple of the sins.
growing jealous of linda spending so much time with kids that weren’t even her own, narcissa became resentful. her mother kept telling her how important the experiments were and how respected she was going to be once her project was completed. she called them her children.
every family dinner, every shopping trip, every phone call — every time they spoke or met up, conversation always circled back around to the sins. how strong they were, how talented they were, how goddamn fucking perfect her new children were.
eventually, narcissa asked to be the final mutant. after years of being thankful to be human, her mother had turned her so resentful, and desperate for her love, that she allowed her to manipulate her and wear her down to the point of asking to become one.
the dna being injected, the fear of dying, the experiments, the training, the figuring out who she was all over again. it’s all a painful blur to narcissa now.
eventually, the sins were released into the wild by linda. some of them left the city, some of them stayed. narcissa went back to ireland. she took care of her grandmother during her final years, working part time at a tourist bar. after her grandmother passed, she stayed in dublin and worked at a law firm.
skip to june of 1998 and narcissa gets a call from linda telling her it’s time. it’s finally time for the deadly sins to assemble and do what they were created to do. she drops her job and returns home post haste to a loving mother so excited to see her children.
narcissa is now working as maxine brandt’s assistant at brandt & goetsch. she’s ready to cause some trouble.
