This is an attempt to capture for reference a character paper snapshot of the character Lauren Elizabeth Meyers Hastings, a major character in the Multiverser novels who debuts in Verse Three, Chapter One and returns in Old Verses New, again in For Better or Verse.  She is absent from Spy Verses, but is mentioned by several of the characters along the way.  This character sheet includes everything that is confirmed about her, plus a few extrapolations, in those four books, and thus represents her as she is before the fifth book.

The picture was dug up on the Internet as an approximate image of her; it's not accurate, but it will suffice.  (I kind of got lucky that my description of her is similar enough to the images of Lara Croft that the pictures are close enough; this is a picture of the actress playing her in the 2018 movie.)

The referee will undoubtedly notice that many "necessary" details are absent here, among them stats on some of the weapons and situation modifiers on most of the spells.  These are not particularly needed for the fundamental purpose of writing the book, and so have not been included; they might be added at some future date if they become more useful.  Meanwhile, you know how to work out such things if you've got the Referee's Rules, and if you don't you're probably adapting it to your own use anyway.

To assist the referee, most entries include at least one coded reference to a chapter or chapters in which the item is mentioned; thus by cross-referencing with the story you can determine the details.  The chapters are identified by which character's story is being told, and thus most of those here begin with "H"; this is followed by a three-digit number indicating the chapter number for that character, not the chapter number for the book.  Thus if you want to find the first reference to her mind-reading, you read here that it appears in H001, and on the index page for the first novel you search for the text "Hastings 1" and that will take you to the link for that chapter.  Obviously the chapters beginning "K" are Joe's story, and thus "Kondor", those beginning "S" are Bob's story, "Slade". and those beginning "B" are Derek's, "Brown".  The first novel ends with Kondor 41, Slade 42, and Hastings 43; the second contains Hastings 44 through 95, Kondor 42 through 96, and Brown 1 through 55; the third contains Hastings 96 through 136, Slade 43 through 92, and Brown 56 through 96, and the fourth Kondor 97 through 136, Brown 97 through 160, and Slade 93 through 135.

Lauren Elizabeth Meyers Hastings H001 B095

A.K.A.:  Lauren H063 Lauren Hastings H063 H116 by Dimitri B093

A.K.A.:  Laurelyn of Wandborough, Mystic of the Western Woods:  she first heard the name from Bethany, sorceress in Vampire Philadelphia, who claimed to be her student from England in 1461 H015 H054 H058 H071 B095.
+defender of the sons of Eve and friend of the daughters of Lilith H125.
Just “Laurelyn of Wandborough” self-identification H130 S089.

A.K.A.:  Laurelyn Elsbeth, name as she pronounced it to Merlin. H048

A.K.A.:  Laurelyn Spellsbreath, or Spellsbreath for short, given to her by Merlin. H048 H051 H052 and known in Camelot H053 by Morgana H083 H084 B095 B097

A.K.A.:  Laurelyn Spellsbreath, apprentice to Merlin, defender of the children of Adam, enemy of the seed of Cain, self-introduction on the road outside Camelot H054
Friend of the sons of Adam and the daughters of Lilith H058

A.K.A.:  Laurelyn Spellsbreath, Mystic of the Western Woods, introduced by Bethany H087.
Just “Mystic” by a wolf H130 and a Wandborough hotel clerk S089
“Mystic of the Western Woods” by Tubrok B094

A.K.A.:  Lorne, by prophetess Anastasia “Ana” Padowski H116 H118 B093 S090

A.K.A.:  Missus Hastings, by Bob Slade B091.

A.K.A.:  The Lady Lauren, by Shella S102.

WEAKNESSES:
Misses family.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Height:  5' 6" H002 H044
Weight:  130#
Current Hair Style:  Long H002 H059 sometimes braided H111
Hair Color:  Brown H002 H044 H059
Age:  35 K035 H044 H063
Eye Color:  Brown H002 K035 H044
Facial Hair:  None
Birthmarks, Tatoos, or other unusual markings:  None
Other Description:  Well-muscled, tanned H002

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Known Exclusions

World List
Stage 1

1. NagaWorld killed by exploding experiment H001 H005
2. Vampire Philadelphia killed in her own magic fire spell H030
3. Parakeet Valley killed by psionic shock wave from attempt to repair psionic disintegrator H046
4. Vampire Camelot beaten to death by vampire Horta H062
5. Mutant Earth killed by mutant lion H069 B027
6. Vampire Wandborough H070
7. Tropical Island H096
8. Vampire Future (via border heaven H114)
9. Current World

Identified Characteristics

Always teaching
Works with others
Feels that using magic to do what she could do another way is cheating H060
Regards a mission a success if the objectives were not achieved but the participants learned something valuable H060
Uses path of least resistance for guidance H066
Quotes “Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it” H069
Prefers the “inner powers” of psionics as the first choice over the “outer powers” of magic H076
Patience and willingness to work with students B043
Gives people the benefit of the doubt B043
When a man found her attractive, she gave attention to her appearance H089
Considers danger part of the job B052
Wants to continue fighting, finishing the battles she started B064
Wants to make worlds better B064 but recognizes advantages of cleaner, more comfortable worlds in which to do it.
Recognizes her identity as an avenging angel, a messenger of God sent to put things right, a destroyer of spiritual wickedness in high places H120. Self-identifies as “one of the saints of light, an avenging angel, a messenger sent from God to deliver this message” H128
To wish for someone else’s gift is to wish for their trouble B080.
Everything she does is practical and efficient, not interesting H122.
Knows what role playing games are H130.

Personal History

Born Lauren Elizabeth Meyers at Kennedy Stratford, lived in Somerdale, New Jersey, in 1965 H018.  Attended Sterling High School in Stratford, and a year at Phila. College of the Bible.  Married HS sweetheart Phil Hastings H002 in June 1984, had three children, son Trevor 1986, daughter Tiffany 1987, son Tyler 1989.  Moved to Franklin Township, , always wanted a horse but never had one.  Husband taught HS, she did some tutoring for extra money. H018 Middle child Tiffany was about 12, Derek’s age, when Lauren last saw her.  She thinks of home and family quite a bit.  Died in 2000 by an exploding microwave oven H011.  (She later thinks of that as "slightly less than a decade" before 2005.)  She mentions a nephew approaching 20 years old, probably about 17.

In NagaWorld, there's a suggestion that she stayed long and did much. She was trying to build a psionically-boosted kau sin ke when it exploded, versing her out H001; she has one of plastic steel (called plastic) and one of inert psi glass (just called glass).  In the text those materials are generally referred to as plastic and glass.  She built a wagon from the plastic steel, in which she keeps her gear H001.  She has some experiments in it, as yet undescribed H001.  She learned a number of psi tricks some from other versers, and information about the verse.  She also practiced acrobatic and tightrope skills.  She adapted to the forty hour days, sleeping twelve and staying up for twenty-eight.

She believes God is sending her into these worlds for a purpose.

She arrived in Philadelphia in the vampire scenario on September 4, 2005, and identified herself as a “psionicist” H001.  She shifted her schedule to sleep thirteen hours and stay awake thirty-five.  She took to drinking a sweet sparkling white wine such as a Spumanti, one glass, to be cordial H004.  She began learning martial arts from someone using the name Raiden.  She killed three vampires, Jackson, from old England, Gavin, fairly young, and Horta, ancient beyond knowledge.  She also met a young sorceress named Bethany, who claims to have been her student in England in 1461, from a place called Wandborough.  The quote from Bethany is "Just like the old days."  She must have told Bethany not to mention to anyone that she would be in Philadelphia, because she doesn't want anyone to know who she is before she does.  She also met her divergent self, a successful radio talk show personality.  She enjoys eggs for breakfast, a corn muffin with her coffee H018.  She died fighting Horta.

In the parakeet world, she is concerned about having enough soap and shampoo.

Was present when Bethany was forced to kill her own mother, who had become a vampire. Also lets her know that she should travel by night and sleep by day in the future H085

Remembers that her marriage vow was “as long as we both shall live”, which appears still to be true K090

Met St. Peter H114.

Tells Dimitri Padowski she is not an angel, but she is a warrior who was just sent from heaven H116. Also said “The unbounded God is unbounded in His creativity.  His servants are more varied than you can imagine, for His imagination is so much greater than yours, and whatever good He imagines He can bring to pass.”

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