Horse

Sculpt: Iplehouse Akando

Hair: Madam Mau Mau's special roving dreads

Eyes: 12mm Eyeco Dresden

FaceUp: Madam Mau Mau

Arrival: Mk 1: December 2008, Mk 2: January 2010

History

No one can take control like Horse can. A Master of BDSM and tantra, Horse has the knowledge and skill to calm the wildest heart or stoke a soul to transcendent ecstasy. Horse is a Paracletus, a friend or helper of the population of congenital vampires known as Peregrini. He helps forge a bridge between their secret, night time world and that of the everyday. Very few are accorded this honour but Horse's integrity, fortitude and insight have earned him their trust and respect.

By night, Horse is the internationally-famous Dungeon Master at the Seventh Circle, a select fetish club in South London. By day, Horse is a sound engineer and photographer.

Personality

Horse is a formidable presence, both physically and spiritually. You can see from his eyes that he has touched the infinite. He is a committed Buddhist and his faith influences all he does.

Role in NachtZirkus

Horse is Strongman and Wild Animal Tamer in the NachtZirkus. He works with Lilu in the wild animal act and is able to use his strength of spirit to control him. He also helps Demian release his demons and, apart from Severin, is the only person to have seen him cry. He is respected by all members of the troupe and is consulted on any matters of importance.

Likes

Reading the Karpûrâdi-Stotra, his friends and his 1967 Triumph Bonneville.

Dislikes

Cruelty of any form.

Doll Mistress Notes

Horse has been the most difficult character to manifest in resin. He is strongly masculine with a bulky, muscular build. No dolls were butch enough, The ones that had some muscle had bizarre faces, and those with suitable faces were either munchkins or gangling. Until, that is, Iplehouse brought out Akando, 70cm of rippling, resin muscle. Perfect!

However, after six months, it became apparent that Horse's beautiful tan skin was slowly turning a hideous khaki colour. This is a problem inherent in Iplehouse's original Real Skin resin. The red pigment is extremely unstable and, when exposed to light, it fades, leaving the underlying green pigment obvious. So, with lots of angst and anguish, I chose to replace him with a slightly more stable Normal Skin resin version. So he is now a Horse of a Different Colour.