The Beetle

It is generally believed that the Beetle is a quick re-write to replace another sheet very similar to Carmilla. There was some thought that Lena Collins would play the Beetle, and Walker may have written another pornographic sheet. The Beetle is fairly quick and efficient and shows the evidence of Marsden's hand.

The Beetle
You were an Egyptian Princess. Now you are a supernatural creature - a giant, malignant, deformed beetle. However, it suffices to host your soul as you are also an avatar of Isis. As the leader of an African Sect - the Children of Isis - who gain magical powers from human sacrifice, you are a dangerous supernatural entity. You can take the form of the Beetle, and also an old man, and a sinister androgynous figure.

Your sacrifices are performed in bizarre orgiastic rituals at secret temples in Egypt. There your cultists keep your power flowing by massacring the innocent upon your altar and bathing your pitted carapace in the blood.

Recently you have been creating gold by means of alchemical power, which you have been funneling into the world's economies. Slowly the edge closer and closer to collapse. In the chaos that results, you will rise up and with your loyal cultists, rule the world and rear great temples to yourself (which will bring you power untold)

You have hypnotic powers and can read and control ordinary minds. Those with strong psychic training and discipline are too powerful for you, however.

There are two known ways to destroy you. The best known is from an ancient Egyptian papyrus, which details how to take the supernatural dung of the beetle (in Egyptian lore, the ball of dung rolled by the beetle has special supernatural powers, and is often used in cures and potions), which contains your essence, and by consuming it, symbolically consume the beetle, and take its power. But few have the will to commit such an act.

Even if they do it won't do them a lot of good. You had that papyrus forged centuries ago. You thought the ritual was especially amusing. The real way to kill you is much harder. You can only be slain by a pure innocent, or by one who loves you, who slays you in order to bring you perfect peace. You can do without perfect peace at the moment thank you very much.

You have several allies. You get along well with Dr. Nikola Svengali, and he has been helping disperse your gold. He usually sends his messenger Trilby. You recognized the dear girl as her parents had been slaughtered on your bloody altar years before. You never forget a psychic aura. You find her a useful tool.

You are willing to lend your not inconsiderable assistance to anyone forwarding the cause of evil or chaos. Provided they will agree to help make you ruler of the world, and rear temples in your name. You're perfectly willing to make concessions of course - actually ruling the world on a day to day basis sounds dreadfully dull. As long as you're all powerful, and have great temples, and your word is law, you're not too concerned about the administrative details.