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## The Lives and Deaths of Gertrude’s Assistants

jareths-whispering-puppets:

> Gertrude’s Assistants

> Fiona Law

> - Inherited from previous Archivist, Angus Stacey.
> - Worked for Gertrude from ~1965 to ~1970/80 (time of death unclear)
> - Was consumed by the coffin due to Emma’s cruel negligence
> - Michael was hired as her replacement
> - Official death reported in 2003 from “complications following a liver transplant”
> - Worked for Gertrude for 5-15 years
> - Unless actually did die in 2003, in which case, closer to 40 years. But I find that unlikely

> Eric Delano

> - Hired in Gertrude’s first year as Archivist
> - Worked for Gertrude from ~1965
> - Married Mary Keay at some point during his tenure
> - Father of Gerard Keay
> - Gerard was born ~1980.
> - Blinded himself after Gerard’s birth to free himself from the eye.
> - Killed by Mary Keay 2 years after Gerard’s birth.
> - Bound to the Catalogue of the Dead shortly after his death.
> - Worked for Gertrude for 15-20 years
> - Had left the archives months before Gertrude found out
> - his leaving was hidden from her by Magnus
> - She thought he was still working on statements when he died.
> - In 2008 Mary gave his page to Gertrude.
> - Gertrude talked to him, and discovered the truth about his life and death.
> - He reveals to her about how one can leave the institute
> - She eventually burns his page, letting him go to rest.

> Emma Hardy

> - Hired in Gertrude’s first year as archivist
> - Worked for Gertrude from ~1965
> - Put her coworkers at risk to satisfy her own curiosity
> - Forming a relationship with the spider due to her manipulation and deceit of coworkers
> - Caused the death of Fiona Law
> - suspected to be behind Eric’s disappearance
> - Caused the death of Sarah Carpenter
> - Was murdered by Gertrude
> - Burned to death in her own flat
> - Never knew who killed her or why
> - Died as an old woman

> Michael Shelley

> - Hired to replace Fiona Law
> - Was hired prior to Eric Delano leaing the institute
> - so, hired some time ~1980
> - Was kept ignorant of the archives true nature for his entire life
> - an experiment by Emma
> - Fed to the spiral by Gertrude to prevent the Great Twisting
> - Death occurred between 2009-2011
> - Worked for Gertrude, presumably, for around 30 years.
> - Second life as a face to the distortion
> - His anger and desire for vengeance on the archivist prompted him to eventually be rejected by the distortion - he no longer served its purpose. This occurred in 2017.
> - So, he was replaced by Helen.

> Sarah Carpenter

> - Hired to replace Eric Delano
> - So, mid 1980s-1990s
> - She was hired some time after Eric’s disappearance
> - Was another victim of Emma hardy
> - She died around 2009/11 during the Spiral’s ritual
> - Burned by a representative of the desolation, because of Emma’s cruel negligence.
> - She was the final straw that led to Gertrude finally realising what was going on with Emma.

> https://the-magnus-archives.fandom.com/wiki/The_Distortion#History

> https://the-magnus-archives.fandom.com/wiki/MAG_167:_Curiosity