Capella

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Victoria Olgimskaya Jr, also known as Capella, is the youngest child of the Olgimsky family. After her mother's death, she is heir to the title of White Mistress.

Description
"At fifteen, she’s all but grown up. The leader and “mother” of the town’s children, she’s the daughter of the “good” Mistress Victoria and Vlad Olgimsky, an imposing and calculating industrialist. Capella is almost obsessed with the idea of walking in her mother’s footsteps, of becoming the town’s guardian angel and building a world of warmth and hope, but without her noticing, her father’s features are starting to show in her. Indeed, in order to build anything, you need political calculation among other things. She develops the theme of children making a necessary sacrifice out of the town’s obsolete things, the parts of its legacy that the future has no need of. Nevertheless, she’s a positive and pleasant person. Her eyes are tender, dreamy and a little short-sighted."

- From the game's design documents

Capella is the charismatic and generous leader of the Town's children. She is kind-hearted, and aspires to care for the town as her mother Victoria Olgimskaya once did. She seems much older than she is, containing a maturity and responsibility above her fifteen years. She wields the same firm hand of her Father, while retaining the sweetness and care of her Mother. Capella is a Mistress and as such has the gift of clairvoyance.

She is one of the children on Isidor Burakh's List.

Background
When Victoria Olgimskaya died, Capella locked herself in her mother's coffin so that no one could separate them. Later in her life, Capella was the founder of a union of children and acted as their leader. She was taught to sew, but was never used a thimble as a Mistress must be able to sense a needle's path. Capella is friends with Taya Tycheek and was the mind behind the children of the Town referring to her by the nickname "Mother Superior".

Haruspex Route
"My path was my namesake -- Capella. If not for the plague, I would have spread among the children a heathen cult."

As the leader of the Town's children, Capella has a lot of sway over the opinions of the crowd. As she is an Olgimsky and believes in the Haruspex's innocence earlier than many others, she tells the children only good things about the son of Isidor Burakh.

Following Isidor Burakh's funeral, Capella is approached by the Haruspex about the contents of his father's List. She tells him that the children on that list used to visit Isidor and he used to teach them things. She explains that she knows that she and the Haruspex will one day become friends. As a Mistress, she is able to sense things before they occur. She sees a vision of the Haruspex trailing blood across the floor, dripping in it. She believes this is an omen meaning that the Haruspex will one day spill rivers of blood.

Following the outbreak, Capella becomes obsessed with searching for her mother's memory. In some houses she hears a melody she says only her and her mother could known and she wears several pairs of shoes to disrepair in search of her mothers ghost. She tells both the Changeling and the Haruspex of this. Should the Haruspex follow the trail of the music, he will find a girl, a man, and the Changeling each playing the melody. The results of his search lead to Capella discovering that there was no life after death after all - at least not in the way that Capella hopes.

As the epidemic continues, Capella sees frequent and worrying images of the children under her care. After seeing a vision of her children as flowers and the Haruspex destroying them all, she decides to take them away from him. This upsets the Haruspex and the two fall apart.

On Day 8, she may be found at the Train Station alongside Khan. The two are discussing their plans for the future of their families.

Capella is among the children who retreat to the Polyhedron following the arrival of the Inquisitor and the Commander. If Khan has died, she will take his place, barring the Haruspex's entrance to the Polyhedron. She has no love for the Tower, but she understands that it is one of the safest places for the children to be as it is free of infection.

On the tenth day, Capella is infected alongside the other children on Isidor Burakh's list.

In the Diurnal Ending, Capella has completely taken up the mantle of the White Mistress. She is planning to marry Khan, combining the Kains and the Olgimskys.

In the Nocturnal Ending, Capella escapes the Town alongside many of the Utopians and Humbles.

Pathologic: The Marble Nest
"This house looks as if no one's ever lived here."

Capella is alive but in danger in The Marble Nest. Her location on the map is shown to be in the Nutshell rather than in her wing of the Lump.

Spoken Dialogue

 * → See Capella/Spoken Dialogue

Description
Capella is a charismatic and generous leader of the town's children. She calls herself the "princess and priestess of children". She has an aura that brings happiness to those around her. She is kind-hearted, and aspires to care for the town as her mother once did.

She enjoys inviolable authority among the children, regardless of whether they live in the Polyhedron or not. For example, Taya Tycheek says that "for her they'd swallow a bee". One Doghead notes that while Capella does not believe in the Polyhedron's magic, she does not oppose their views, which means that she can be trusted. While she boasts an incredible amount of influence, she does not abuse it. On the contrary, she takes care of children and does her best to help them—she wants to lead them into a new life.

Premonitions come to her regularly, and she attempts to use this ability to protect and save others.

Character Concept
"Appearance: Thin, fragile girl with aristocratic mannerisms. Straight dark hair, the length ending just under Capella’s shoulder blades. Her clothing emphasizes her natural elegance. Her arms are very thin, especially in the wrists. Her skin is soft and white, almost translucent.

Pose: Spins like a ballerina, with her long dress flowing.

Personality: Capella (Victoria Olgimskaya Jr.) is somewhat similar to Maria Kaina. She plays the same role for kids as does Maria for the Utopians. She is a charismatic leader. No matter where she appears the kids go crazy, as if getting a dose of adrenaline in their blood. The kids say that simply thinking about her is happiness. Any activity with Capella's participating is a festive occasion for the children. It is in her power to arrange the game; with the smallest nuance of her mood she can change the atmosphere from delight to an inspiration outburst, strenuous work, sweet sorrow, drive for success, or achieving one’s dream. She knows each and every one of her adherents (and there are hundreds of them) by name, and from time to time she would give them a fantastical gift (she is the richest heiress in the city, and her father seldom refuses her anything.)

One can feel the beat of her colossal inner strength, and the children rely on it. They do not tear their eyes away from Capella for fear of missing the moment when this strength will finally breaks loose. Capella can make a wish come true before it is even wished. She got her nickname for singing a cappella, and for the little house that looks like a chapel, in which she hosted many candlelit feasts. She doesn’t love Khan, but she respects him as an equal and sometimes superior partner. Both Khan and Capella repeatedly prove that they can control the hidden forces that others can't see. In fact, these forces do exist and are not just a make-belief. Very few of the town’s children are able to exist between these two beacons without losing their own fire. The most notable of them became the heroes of the Game."

- From original Pathologic character concepts 

Future
"My path was my namesake: it was called 'Capella'. Were it not for the plague, I would have spread a heathen cult among the children. Then parents would've lived forever."

- Day 12 Capella, when describing the Town after the "Termite Ending", relies on the notion that she and Khan are to be married. An Olgimsky-Kain alliance would be formed, ensuring a peaceful political atmosphere to the future town. Primarily, Capella views herself as the next White Mistress, with abilities that may be even stronger than her mother's.

She envisions a thriving town that is a "blend of many colors", as opposed to the purple and scarlet of the past Mistresses. Capella states that the Termites will play an important part in the town's revitalization, and describes the role of the "color" of each child.

Portrait Quotes
"Oh, I admire Capella. Khan and she hold absolute power over the minds of the children. However, my surly brother is indelicate and spiteful... while Capella is smart and gentle. Khan lures them in with the liberty to do whatever they will; Capella does so with love. I'd be glad to see her become the White Mistress."

- Maria Kaina's take on her "Capella is to the children what Maria is to us. Whenever she appears, children go crazy, as if they were given an adrenaline shot straight to the heart. The only thing that confuses me is her promises of a new life that she tries to hammer into their heads. She claims to be a priestess—but what gave her the right? Her mother's blood? No. She will not grow to be a Mistress."

- Vlad the Younger's take on her

Spoken Dialogue

 * → See Capella/Spoken Dialogue