Duck Graham

Duck Graham was born and raised in London, England by her mother, an Englishwoman, and her father, the son of Swedish immigrants. She was an only child. From a young age, she had a penchant for music—she started out plinking piano keys, and slowly became enamoured by the flute. Both of her parents played music in their free time, and were thrilled by their daughter's passion. Aside from this, Duck was a quiet child and kept to herself. She grew more and more anxious as she entered her teenage years, concerning her family. She attempted to attend university, but had a miserable first semester that she dropped out.

Duck had a horrible time in her twenties—the decade, for her, was overshadowed by her overwhelming anxiety. Her mother helped her get through most of it, as she did not have many friends, let alone close ones. By the time she turned 30, Duck was unmarried and still lived with her parents. On her 30th birthday, she resolved that she did not want to live with her paranoia, as she put it, "controlling her." She spent her thirties making personal progress, moving out of her parents' home and joining an orchestra.

All this progress was reverted on New Years 1918. After her recovery at New Eden General Hospital, Duck returned to London in shambles. After a month of trying to continue life as normal, she broke down, feeling as though she could not be safe if she remained in England. She fled to Paris, a decision spurred by the guilt she felt over the death of one Taylor Fossier, a Frenchman whom she had met on New Years Eve. It only got worse for Duck in Paris, where she started seeing a distorted, monsterous version of Taylor's corpse, always just out of the corner of her eye. She rarely leaves her apartment, and knows no one.