Mary Culver

Mary Culver was the "last of the great London witch-mistresses". She was a member of the original Hellfire Club. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street) Sabbath described Culver as "the best-known prostitute and the best-known witch of Medmenham Abbey". (AUDIO: Sabbath Dei)

Culver's ritual
In 1762, Culver performed "one of the most remarkable rituals in history". (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street) In a cave used by the Hellfire Club, she slit her throat with a piece of glass, "opening herself up to the outside universe". A part of Compassion's consciousness entered Culver's corpse.

As Culver, Compassion resided in a curtained area in the whispering gallery of St Paul's Cathedral. She was visited by Justine, Eliza, Lord Sandwich, and the Sieur d'Eon. (AUDIO: Sabbath Dei)

Inspired by Culver, Sabbath conducted a similar ritual which resulted in him being possessed by an agent of the Great Houses. Compassion as Culver confronted Sabbath, but was unsuccessful in stopping him from capturing Justine so that she could be sent to the Great Houses' prison-planet. (AUDIO: In the Year of the Cat) Compassion kept Culver's body from death until at least 1763. (AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories)

Legacy
Scarlette obtained the piece of glass which Culver used in her ritual and kept it as a totem. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street)

Culver was among the famous female mystics that Tiffany Corta intended to evoke. (PROSE: This Town Will Never Let Us Go)