Lufsa Scott

"Even sealed and frozen and battened down, the Kraken’s presence has its effect on the men. Many complain of seasickness in its presence, though they have not been troubled by such burdens for long careers upon the waves. Some have spoken of dark and twisted dreams. Madam Scott has locked herself away with her dogs, but last night I found he up in the darkest watch-shift, standing in the cargo hold with her forepaw upon the surface of the abomination’s icy prison. When questioned she seemed irritable and returned to her quarters."

— Captain Frank Irving Mendelson, in his Captain's Log.

Madam Lufsa Scott

Lufsa Scott was a wealthy explorer and painter, who is said to have gone mad and killed herself.

Candentia Schooner Alert (1883)

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Lufsa Scott Obituary

LUFSA SCOTT DEAD AT 55
Reclusive painter found dead in country estate - Police suspect suicide by poisoning

Renowned, troubled and famously reclusive painter, explorer and dog-rearer, Madam Lufsa Scott (inset, right), has been discovered dead in her family-owned country estate, the Gazette has confirmed.

Previously an object of curiosity and attention for her adventurous spirit and history of excursions and voyages across the UPZ and beyond, Scott (Gnoll, 55) had scarcely been seen by any living soul for over three years, following her final voyage as kennel mistress on the 1883 expedition of the Candentia schooner Alert, now famous as the expedition that located and retrieved the ‘Kraken That Ends the World’, currently held within Atramentum’s own Arkham Canine Museum of the Occult. Reports indicate that Scott’s body was discovered in the art studio of her estate by housekeeper Enid Tosca, and showed signs of acute theobromine poisoning, which police now believe to be self-inflicted.

A lifelong confirmed spinster, Scott is reported to have arranged, by a correspondence of letters up until mere days before her death, that her entire estate – including the country house, an apartment in Candentia and a summer home in Icepoint – be inherited by her unmarried niece, Collie Wodehouse (Gnoll, 22), on the condition that she continue to provide for Scott’s four house servants and fourteen purebred husky dogs.

Tosca (Gnome, 119) revealed to one Gazette reporter that Madam Scott had been much plagued by nightmares and bouts of fitful melancholy since her experiences aboard the Alert. Many critics have opined the artist’s recent work suggested an afflicted mind.

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FINAL PAINTINGS TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION 18 previously unseen paintings, presumed to be by Madam Scott herself, have been recovered from the house and studio of the late painter by agents of the estate’s new owner, Miss Collie Wodehouse. Analysts suggest the paintings are intended to function as a set, which has been attributed the moniker of ‘The Apocalypse Suite’. At the behest of Miss Wodehouse, the paintings are to be sold, either as a set or individually, at an upcoming auction at the late painter’s country home. Painting 3 of 18 is shown here, right.

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Current Status

Deceased; Former idle rich hobbyist, explorer and painter

Age

55 years old

Date of Death

July 29, 1887

Life

1832 1887 55 years old

Circumstances of Death

Poison (deemed suicide)

Place of Death

Private art studio on her estate in outside Icepoint.

Sex

Female

Eyes

Pale blue

Height

9 ft. 1 inch