St. Croix/Laverne Family
The immediate mutual family of Monet St. Croix and Marius Laverne, consisting of Cartier St. Croix (father), Amanti Laverne (Marius' mother), Nicole and Claudette St. Croix (Monet's twin sisters), and Marius St. Croix II (Monet's elder, full-sibling brother).
Details
Parents: Cartier St. Croix (father), Amanti Laverne (mother)
Half-Siblings: Monet St. Croix (elder sister), Nicole and Claudette St. Croix (younger sisters), Marius St. Croix II (elder brother, disowned)
Other Relatives: Marius St. Croix I (mutual paternal grandfather), "Grandfather"/"Gateway" (Monet's maternal grandfather)
First appearance: Cartier and Amanti (onscreen): October 21, 2005
History
Cartier St. Croix
Of French-Moroccan heritage and one of Australia's preeminent media moguls, Cartier's first appearanced took the form of an email pleading Xavier to assist him with his unmanageable daughter Monet. He is married to Monet's mother, an Australian Aborigine. Despite his tendency to produce "unique" children he is an unexpectedly decent human being.
Cartier is tall, dark-complected, wears gold wire-rimmed glasses, and is the progenitor of Marius' eyebrows -- as well as the St. Croix Nose.
Amanti Laverne
The daughter of both French and Moroccan privalege, Amanti engaged Cartier in an extramarital affair shortly after the birth of Monet and then promptly forced him into yet another stint as expectant father. Their romance cooled, but Amanti and Cartier maintained a close relationship regarding their son. Although she feels no need whatsoever to filter her opinions of Marius' stupider antics, she was also the one who convinced Cartier to stop respecting their son's long-standing wish for isolation after his mishap in Vitiation as "it has become increasingly apparent that those wishes are idiotic." Currently she resides in Brisbane.
Amanti is attractive and impeccably well made-up. She shares many traits with her son, including fantastic hair and the ability to carry on an entire conversation without once requiring the input of an outside party. Astonishingly, Cartier has never considered leaving his wife for her.
Nicole & Claudette St. Croix
Twin girls, the youngest of Cartier's five children. They are much beloved by their sister Monet, and thus far the only offspring of Cartier not to do anything remarkably reprehensible.
Marius St. Croix II
Eldest child of Cartier. His father was forced to disown him for crimes not yet disclosed, and his whereabout are unknown; Cartier used his fate as a cautionary tale for his other children, with various success. Named for his paternal grandfather.
Plots/Events
[1] - Cartier leaves a voicemail on Charles' answering machine pleading for help in finding his missing son.
[2] - After a little over a year without direct contact, Cartier and Amanti appear unannounced after Vitiation when their son ends up in the Medlab yet again.
[3] - Amanti and Ororo discuss Marius' future after the events of Bleeding and Vitiation.
[4] - Forge broaches a possible treatment for Marius' maladaptive mutation with Cartier.
Associated PCs
Trivia
These NPCs were jointly created by players Mel and Tapestry, the latter of whom applied for her PC not knowing much of the family had already been established in the game.
In the original Marvel comic Cartier was alternately portrayed as white and black. Tapestry went with the latter because that's how he was depicted in the only issue where the character was actually shown interacting with his children. But mostly because she just gave up.
Meta
Socked by: Tapestry (Cartier, Amanti)
