Maxie Parlow

Maxie Parlow is a con-artist, poet, and playwright in the Neath.

Background Information
Born Michael Doherty, the sixth of seven children, Maxie spent their early years attempting to gain their parent’s attention, often passed over for their older and more promising siblings. Over time they began acting out, finally culminating in burning down their family’s restaurant. They ran shortly after this event and began using aliases to con rich folks out of their money.

Using the name Llewellyn, they seduced a recently widowed lord named Levy Meredith. They stayed with him until they’d embezzled nearly every penny they had and left the man destitute.

Physical Appearance
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Personality and Traits
At the beginning of the series, Maxie’s noted for being intensely selfish, cunning, and charming. They have little issue with manipulating anyone for their own gains and seem to expect the same of everyone else. They regularly start and end romantic relationships with anyone who catches their eye, though they later state to Eli they don’t experience romantic feelings, though this is later shown to have been a lie.

Eli Shackley-Skidd
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Lord Abram Greerson
Maxie (under their alias Ezra Spice) initially meets Abram thanks to their at-the-time partner Herman Howe, a rather dull but very wealthy socialite. They're drawn to Abram due to his charisma, appearance, and clear wealth. Abram indulges them, eventually entering a relationship. Abram makes strange requests during their early relationship, such as asking they only wear things he bought them when they're together, but nothing that drives them away. Abram eventually asks to have their full attention, giving them a farewell gift to hand off to Herman along with a large sum of money which they accept. They're suspicious when Herman is found dead the next day, but play dumb for Abram in favor of continuing to receive his gifts.

Despite generally only playing at interest in their relationships, they find themself genuinely interested in Abram, and are upset to learn his wife will be returning within a few months, functionally ending their relationship as they know it. Rather than leaving, however, they start digging into Herman's death in hopes of finding some kind of blackmail to ensure they could remain in the relationship as it was. After paying off and seducing various staff, Ezra learns that Abram had killed and ordered the deaths of people several times before meeting Ezra, and a few times after. Hoping to use this information to blackmail Abram, they confront him and attempt to convince him not only to let things continue as they are but to leave his wife as well, threatening to go to the constables if he doesn't. Abram brushes off the threat, claiming he's friends with most constables anyway, and that were it not for him Ezra would have already been arrested for Herman's death.