http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/bgda2-xbox/art-007.jpg (http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/bgda2-xbox/art-007.jpg)<br/><br/>((Close enough lol.))<br/><br/>Helena Bloodmire, as she was called by the few people that knew she even existed after her great grandmother's fall two centuries ago stood off to the side as her blue golems and animated soldiers and 'pets' milled about around her.  Two of the Husks as they were rightfully called had the prisoner between them, carrying the unconscious half Drow up to the attic that had been extended considerably since the Manor's fall long ago.  No one had really taken much notice of the construction since Helena had purposely made sure to schedule it when several houses around her acquired home were also being added onto.  No one paid any mind nor cared despite the dark history this place had.  It had surprised her to find out that Bloodmire Manor had still stood after all this time, vacant as it had been save for the occasional thief and outlaw that was foolish enough to take refuge inside its blood smeared walls, only to meet a swift end at the creatures that still resided within that had survived the poison gas that had flooded the secret lab underneath the building when her grandmother had been forced to escape before she too fell under the adventurer's blades that had attacked before her research had been complete.  That was how Helena had managed to pick up where Luvia had left off after finding her notes and personal journal that had been hidden quite well, even from the City Watch's eyes.  Needless to say, after a few days of trial and error, Helena was just as skilled if not more so than her grandmother had ever been.<br/><br/>Giselle meanwhile groaned as she was strapped to an operating table, having been stripped down to nothing but the skin on her body, her gear locked away in a chest a few feet away.  It might as well be a couple of miles away as she around the attic she was in, seeing four blue metal post like objects and a blue orb of some sort pulsing out energy a ways off from her current position.  "What...in the world?"  It hurt to talk since two ribs had been cracked when that blue demon had exploded with electricity, sending her flying away into the wall.  Helena laughed evilly as she approached the metal operating table, looking down at the beautiful woman that was also a deadly warrior if the stories were true about her and her family.  "You....I didn't think you'd turn out like your psychotic grandmother.  You're the spitting image of that bitch, I'll give you that."  Helena's smile fell and she slapped Giselle's face hard, leaving a mark behind but she didn't flinch at all.  "You are about as strong as she is too apparently, which is not at all."<br/><br/>"Laugh while you can.  Soon you're be joining my growing army of creatures I've sown together and given life to out of death itself.  I am just like Luvia Bloodmire herself, able to bring about great change with my brilliant mind, and my powers of creation are greater than even hers now!  Thanks to the orb of light that hangs in this room of its own accord, even my failed experiments are born anew into the blue golems you've seen already.  I have not figured out how, but when I do, I shall be akin to a GODDESS!"  Helena was obviously mad, but Giselle could only laugh since she already had a plan to escape, having felt a magical disturbance moving about in the shadows themselves.  There was only one person she knew with such skill, and she had almost fell in love with him once before.  She'd have to make sure to thank him when this was over, should she make it out of this mess.<br/><br/>"So, you are mad just like Luvia then.  I guess reason won't work on you after all.  If I get out of here, I'll be sure to send you to the Nine Hells to meet your grandmother since you idolize her so much.  I'm sure she'd be happy to have you back, in pieces."  Giselle growled, earning another slap as Helena screamed her outrage at this inferior woman.  Stomping away, Helena paced around, wanting to tear the woman apart but she needed to be calm and collected or she'd make the mistake of wasting such a valuable specimen as Giselle was.  Walking away from her lab to clear her head, Helena shut the door to her lab behind her and sighed heavily, punching the wall hard and skinning her knuckles in the process.  There was only one way up to the attic, and that was the way she had just left.  There was no windows up there, the only light really being the blue orb that had attracted Tyger's attention save for a few candles here and there.  Regardless, there were still dozens of Husks and malformed creatures, and one giant enemy standing between Giselle's rescue and their ultimate destruction should he fail.