Thunderstruck Š2006 Grayson Towler

Thunderstruck -- A Webcomic by Grayson Towler

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Sharon Curmen	Gail Curmen	Lily Curmen	Aaron Curmen	Stella Wincott	Shackled Man	Ray Warwick	Grant Grogan	Saxony Canterbury	Hayaka	Psyche	Agnir

Stella Wincott

Stella Wincott is Lily's mother, and rules over her only daughter like a tyrant. Harsh, sharp-tongued, and critical, Stella has always found Lily to be sadly lacking in almost every way.

Stella's relationship with Aaron is fairly simple, if not particularly good -- Aaron avoids the old woman like a plague vector. Her dealings with Sharon are more complex. Sharon, an avowed atheist, has always butted heads with the ruthlessly devout Stella. Their history is one long series of uneasy truces marked by knock-down, drag-out arguments.

Gail is the only one in the Curmen family towards whom Stella ever shows any respect. Though some of the particulars of their beliefs are quite different, Gail is a sufficiently observant Christian to make Stella happy. Gail is also naturally respectful in all the places where her sister tends to be rude, and this also has served to endear Stella to her. For her part, Gail is not happy with the way that Stella treats her mother and her sister, but tries to make peace rather than taking sides in the conflicts.

Of all the family, Stella was the first to have a true insight as to why Sharon was miraculously healed by a bolt of lightning. In a dangerous evening on Independence Day, she revealed to the girls that her husband, James Wincott, was not their real grandfather. Instead, she told them, she met a man during Mardis Gras in New Orleans when she was young who fathered Lily. That man, she is certain, was the devil in disguise. She has geared her life towards preventing any satanic influence from affecting her daughter or grandchildren -- and believes that, in Sharon's case, she has failed.

Though her attempt to destroy Sharon on Independence Day failed, Stella is a very stubborn and determined woman. Even with Gail now decisively set against her, it seems likely that she will not give up in her crusade against what she believes is the devil's seed so easily.

Stella has recently been approached by Ray Warwick of the mysterious and powerful organization, Perivigilum. Even after he revealed his seemingly angelic nature to her, Stella remains dubious about Vigil's motives, methods, and claims of divine providince.