Countess Azure

Lorinda Bryant came of age during the Summer of Love. With the end of the hippie movement, she relocated to Sedona, Arizona, to embrace the emerging New Age movement and support herself as a fortune-teller/healer/artist/jeweler specializing in crystals and gems. While in Sedona, Lorinda frequently went into the desert to search for gems to use in her work. On one such trip she came across a cave with prehistoric drawings. Entering the cave, Lorinda discovered a crude altar upon which sat the most perfect lapis-lazuli she had ever seen. Grasping the gem, she felt compelled to place it on her forehead. As she did so, Lorinda felt the gem bond to her, releasing incredible psychic powers.
Returning to Sedona, Lorinda initially thought to use her newfound powers to help others, but she quickly discovered it was easier (and far more lucrative) to exploit clients instead. Soon Lorinda had gathered a devoted “family” of believers eager to donate their worldly possessions to her. Facing increasing scrutiny in Sedona, Lorinda (now Countess Azure) purchased some desert property and founded the Azure Commune, where she intended to exploit her “children” in peace. But it was not to be. Eventually, concerned relatives and friends of Azure Commune members convinced authorities to act and Countess Azure was placed under investigation for human rights violations.
Her dream shattering, Countess Azure became increasingly irrational. Things culminated the day investigators arrived, when Countess Azure triggered a subliminal suicide command she had implanted in her followers. As stunned investigators looked on, members of the Azure Commune gathered in front of the Countess’ opulent residence, and slit their own throats while Countess Azure escaped.
The Countess resurfaced from time to time over the ensuing years to found cults in places such as Beverly Hills, London, and Freedom City. It was in Freedom City she finally met her match when Adrian Eldrich brought her to justice, shattering her gem and seemingly breaking her powers in the process. But unbeknownst to everyone, Countess Azure retained a measure of her powers, and she would use them to play a pivotal role alongside Doc Abattoir in the Blackstone Riot. When the Riot failed, Countess Azure mentally dominated one of the guards into shooting her rather than return to prison.

Year of Death

1983

Circumstances of Death

The Blackstone Riot

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Brown

Height

5'5"

Weight

145 lbs