History:Antaea is the star attraction of the TBW (Tough Babes of Wrestling). Her strength and prowess seem to be almost superhuman. This is because while wrestling in the minor leagues, she faced an opponent who exploited her one weakness (hyperticklishness) in the ring. Miraculously, Antaea overcame her foe and gave her a taste of her own medicine. Upon removing her opponent's boot, she discovered a golden ankle bracelet, which she took as a prize from the defeated wrestler. The bracelet was made from the 5th pair of Nefertiki's toe rings. From that day forth, Antaea has been invincible in the ring, not entirely aware of the forces behind it. In the ring, Antaea carries a weighted rope, which she uses to bind her vanquished foes. Once tied she further humbles them by making them beg for mercy while she gives them a violent tickling. Many of her rivals (and TBW fans) would like to see her bound with her own rope and "taught a lesson".
History:Pluma and Pava are identical twins. They are also Penelope Feathersworth's personal bodyguards and tickle slaves. They began as models for her website but earned her respect by turning the tables on her and giving her a thorough tickling. They've been paying for it ever since, but they are Penelope's highest-paid models. The only way to tell Pluma and Pava apart is that Pluma wears stockings, Pava does not.
History:The Countess is herself an enigma. We know very little about her age or exactly why she was cursed to have the most ticklish feet in the world Legend has it that Nefertiki put the curse on the Countess some 300 years ago when she stole Hera's Feather of Truth and the Sandals of Success. Some say she wrapped Nefertiki up like a mummy and tickled her feet for a whole year. But all is not perfect for this cruel Gothic vellicatrix; the curse demands that she endure an entire hour of foot-tickling each and every day. This enviable task is handled by her most trusted friend and colleague, Lucianna Ghilini. Countess Laffory's long-nailed, black-polished toes make it very difficult for Mistress Ghilini not to take some pleasure in her daily task! The immortal Countess and her Red Feather Gang have preyed mercilessly upon women of power and status for many years. The Red Feather Gang is opposed only by Madame Koo's KTB, the anti-tickle terrorist brigade.
History:Ms. Feathersworth is perhaps the world's most successful leg and foot model. She also runs the most-subscribed-to foot fetish website, Featherfoot Mania. The site is a foot fetishist's/tickler's dream come true, with one exception---Ms. Feathersworth is NEVER on the receiving end of the tickle torture. She steadfastly refuses to give her subscriberswhat they really want, claiming that her precious feet are just far too ticklish to withstand such inhumane torture. Ms. Feathersworth wears the second pair of Nefertiki's enchanted toe rings but is not aware of their power. She sees them merely as "good luck charms." Ms. Feathersworth, though beautiful, worldly, and sophisticated, is also a snobbish, arrogant bitch. Many of her fellow models and employees would relish seeing her tied down and mercilessly foot-tickled.
History:This German giantess was once a rival of Madame Koo, until Koo rescued her from the merciless tickling clutches of Countess Laffory. She is now perhaps Koo's best friend and is the Grand Inquisitor of the KTB. She is the picture of stoic mercilessness in tickle torture. That is, until it comes time for her to take it. Unlike the other KTB agents, Heidi is exclusively (and hopelessly) ticklish on her long, slender feet. She still holds a fierce grudge against the Countess for the hours of torment she was forced to endure, before being rescued by Madame Koo.
History:Julie learned of the power and sexual gratification of tickling whilst being gang-tickled in high school. Ever since this discovery, she has dedicated her life to the scientific study of vellicology. It was, perhaps, destiny then that she would meet the infamous Dr. Chang Koo and become her laboratory assistant. Oft times she would volunteer to be Koo's "test subject", since prolonged tickling on her feet gives her very intense orgasms. Further tickling beyond that point however, is sheer torture for her, so she soon went about finding test subjects on her own. Julie's favorite victims or subjects as it were are college sorority girls, cheerleaders and rich snooty women. In a short period of time, she gained Koo's trust enough to become one of her KTB agents. Julie is a particularly cruel tickler when she wants to be. Her rivalry with the Red Feather Gang's mercenary Kate "Cat" Vella has proved, on more than one occasion, that might doesn't always make right.
History:Mistress Ghili, aka The Tickle Thief, is one of the most infamous tickling bandits in history. She is a former Mafia interrogator, who saw her passion for tickling and circumventing security systems as an opportunity to make a lot of money. Preferring to tickle the feet of wealthy and powerful women, Ghili is the bane of rich widows, heiresses, and female CEOs the world over. She first clashed with Madame Koo when Koo became one of her targets. Koo set a trap for Ghili using her horrifically ticklish twin sister, Yin, as bait. However, before Koo could rescue her, Yin had revealed the existence and whereabouts of Koo's revolutionary TK-X1 tickling elixir. Madame Koo captured Ghili and used her as a test subject for the elixir. However, Ghili turned the tables, and the previously non-ticklish Koo became a victim of her own success. Ghili tortured Koo's newly ticklish tootsies, showing no mercy. The tattoo on Mistress Ghili's left arm marks her as one of the Gothic vellicatrices of the mysterious Countess Laffory's Red Feather Gang. Though not a particularly powerful fighter, Ghili is a world-class acrobat and very skilled in the use of weighted rope and chain weapons.
History:Dr. Chang holds a Ph.D. in accupressure and reflexology. She owns several health/beauty/pharmaceutical companies, the best-known of which is MK Foot Care. Dr. Chang uses the profits from her companies to fund her foot-tickling research. Not only is she a rich health-and-beauty mogul, she is also the leader of a government counterespionage agency called the KTB. The KTB is comprised of several highly trained vellicatrices who specialize in security, infiltration, and interrogation. Dr. Chang, code name Madame Koo Chi Koo, has developed the dreaded TK-X1 elixir. This serum causes extreme ticklishness in non-ticklish victims and causes ticklish victims' sensitivity to increase 100-fold. Madame Koo's preferred victims are Goth girls, which is why the Red Feather Gang are her sworn enemies. Madame Koo was not ticklish herself until Mistress Ghilini stole the TK-X1 elixir and used it on her. Koo is also an expert in martial arts, capable of defeating opponents who are two to three times her size.
History:Mindy has been the reigning queen of the pop divas for the past two years. She is best known for her seemingly impossible dance routines, which none of her fellow pop princesses can duplicate. In fact, only one dancer has ever kept up with Mindy onstage; Ruby Ramirez. Mindy's dance wizardry can be mostly attributed to a strange pair of big toe rings, given to her by an adoring fan, just over two years ago. Mindy knows nothing of the power of the trinkets that she wears, however her friend Ruby Ramirez keeps an eye on her and guides her whenever she can.
History:Mistress Cat is Countess Laffory's brick (for lack of a better word). An ex-soldier of fortune, she is an expert in all types of firearms and bladed weapons. In unarmed combat, she is even superior to Mistress Ravyn. She also takes as good as she gives, both in fighting and in tickling. Unless of course you get her underarms or her feet. Mistress Cat typically carries an Uzi, loaded with rubber bullets and several steel tipped drugged darts disguised as feathers. Mistress Cat thoroughly enjoys using her tickling prowess to dominate woman who aren't as physically strong as she is. Given the choice, she would much rather bully a smaller, weaker opponent than face her equal. Of course, she doesn't really acknowledge anyone as being her equal ( except for the Countess). However, she currently has a vendetta against Julie Mc Gee, who captured and tortured her during an unsuccessful attempt by the Red Feather Gang to steal secrets from Madame Koo's lab in the United States.
History:Years ago, Natalya worked with Mistress Ravyn in the Russian Secret Service. Natalya was in security countermeasures and Ravyn was an interrogator, making them professional rivals. However, they were good friends until Ravyn left the Secret Service and began working with Countess Laffory. Ravyn foot-tickled a very sensitive government secret out of Natalya, which caused her to lose her job. However, through one of her Secret Service contacts, Natalya heard about Madame Koo and the KTB---and their opposition to Countess Laffory's Red Feather Gang. Natalya rushed to Hong Kong to join the KTB, seeing it as a chance to clear her name and exact revenge on her traitorous friend. Ravyn welcomes the chance to go up against Natalya, because she always knows valuable secret information and has a very low tolerance for tickle torture.
History:Nefertiki is the Egyptian goddess of tickling. Athena, the Greek goddess, sought her assistance when Hera had gone on a tickling rampage with her dreaded Feather of Truth. Nefertiki tricked Hera into accepting a set of stocks as a gift, then used Hera's own enchanted feather to "convince" Hera to cease her reign of torture. Nefertiki also persuaded Hera to part with a pair of magic sandals which grant the wearer success in almost any venture. Later, Nefertiki made a set of 10 toe rings from the sandals to hide their whereabouts, lest Hera come looking for them. She also made it impossible for the toe rings to be taken by force. The wearer can only remove the toe rings by willing them to be taken through "gentle persuasion." 300 years ago, Countess Laffory used just such "gentle persuasion," aided by the Feather of Truth, on Nefertiki's helpless feet and took both the feather and the rings. Unfortunately for the Countess, she lost the rings in a sandstorm before she could put them on. As a consequence, Nefertiki and the Countess are bitter enemies.
History:Nina LaFoote is the world's foremost womens' shoe designer. She has created footwear for some of society's most influential women and has amassed a considerable fortune as a result. Her company, "Perfect Fit Shoes" became a Fortune 500 company within two years of its creation. At one time, Perfect Fit attempted a hostile takeover of MK Foot Care, however Nina received a lengthly (and unforgettable) visit from Madame Koo. When the session was over Nina had surrendered her controlling stock to the Chinese vellicatrix. Since then, she never goes anywhere without bodyguards. Nina wears the 4th pair of Nefertiki's tow rings. She found them while on a photoshoot in Egypt. She knows nothing of their power, yet.
History:Mistress Ravyn is Countess Laffory's enforcer/disciplinarian. A former Russian spy, she is an expert in martial arts on a level equal to Madame Koo. She is also an expert in suduction and interrogation. Many of her fighting moves incorporate joint locks and submission holds that allow her to weaken her opponent leaving them open to her tickle attacks. She is however, quite vulnerable to her own tactics, and has an innate fear of being tickled, especially on her feet. This weakness is often exploited by Mistress Ghili, who has a sort of rivalry with her. Mistress Ghili takes great pleasure in showing Ravyn who's boss every so often. Mistress Ravyn has sworn to herself, however, that one day the Countess's "Favorite" will get her comeuppance.
History:a.k.a.-The Rose of Brazil (due to her beauty and her fondness of the color red), Ruby's claim to fame is her uncanny dancing ability. It is said that no man can watch her and not fall in love, and no woman can watch her and not be driven mad with jealousy. Many swear that when she moves, her delicate feet never touch the ground. She has performed in several movies and stage shows the world over in the last three years. Prior to that, when she was eighteen, she worked as a model for Penelope Feathersworth's foot fetish website. This job was short lived however due to Penelope's incessant urge to tie her up and tickle her both in front of the camera and in private. It is partly for that reason that Ruby became proficient in the Brazilian martial art Capoeira. Upon leaving Ms. Feathersworth's employment, Ruby was given a box of very expensive foot jewelry in hopes she would not press charges. Amongst the gold bracelets and baubles were the middle toe rings of Nefertiki. Unlike most of the modern day wearers of these rings, Ruby knows exactly what they are and the power they hold. Not only do the rings aid Ruby in her career, they also allow her to run around barefoot while still giving her soles softer than rose petals. The reason she wears so much foot jewelry is so she can hide "the secrets of her success" in plain sight.
History:Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, intrigue, and the sky. Because her husband Zeus was frequently unfaithful, she created the Feather of Truth and the Sandals of Success. The sandals were made of gold and precious gems, and they guaranteed success in her espionage endeavors. The feather was a red peacock feather used to interrogate any woman whom Hera believed to be one of Zeus's paramours. The feather left no physical evidence of torture, and it worked whether or not the victim was ticklish! Athena was less than "tickled" about the hours of foot torture Hera forced her to endure. Knowing she could not confront Hera directly, Athena sought the assistance of Nefertiki, the Egyptian goddess of tickling. Nefertiki managed to lure Hera into a pair of stocks and then robbed her of her sandals. Nefertiki mercilessly tickled Hera's feet for days before making off with her prizes. Nefertiki later had the sandals melted down and made into a set of 10 toe rings. But little did Nefertiki know that Hera had cursed the sandals so that the wearer would become unbearably ticklish and that the sandals could not be taken by force. Rather, the sandals could be gotten through "gentle persuasion."
History: Tigre was once the champion of the TBW (Tough Babes of Wrestling) minor league circuit. On her way to the big leagues, she crossed paths with another wrestler - Antaea - who beat Tigre and humiliated her with an especially cruel and lengthy foot-tickling. Although Tigre is frightfully ticklish everywhere, her feet are her true "Achilles Heel," a consequence of her former ownership of a pair of the rings of Nefertiki (which she had made into an ankle bracelet). Tigre also suffers from pteronophobia (fear of being tickled with feathers). She is a very competent fighter, however, relying on strength, speed and agility, as her stage name implies. Tigre also likes to tickle her opponents into submission, whenever possible, and plans to avenge her broken pride upon Antaea "when she least expects it."
History: Leila is the chief acolyte of the goddess Nefertiki, serving as both spy and warrior-priestess. Nearly 400 years ago, she was revered as the fabled Queen of the Gypsies. Her mother had been an Egyptian woman, whose patron goddess was Nefertiki. When Leila turned 25, the goddess appeared to her and spirited her away, to be trained as her herald. Already a famously cruel tickler, Leila learned the fighting styles of many countries and was granted immortality, mystic powers and items. She can walk on air (and almost always does), animate her braids, cast restraining spells and has a bracelet (on her left arm) that casts magic, unbreakable mummification bandages, capable of binding any mortal or equally powerful acolyte. Yet, for all her power and skill, Leila is ferociously ticklish, nearly everywhere. The "Peacock Eye" tattoos on the soles of her feet mark her greatest weakness. She is even vulnerable to mortals (for any who dare to touch her). Though it is not widely known, Leila has a renegade pupil on earth... a Brazilian Gypsy dancer named Ruby Ramirez!
History: Before the rise of Nina LaFoote and Perfect Fit Shoes, Ursula, the CEO and chief designer for Barefoot Shoes was the queen of the high-fashion shoe industry. A one-time foot model herself, Ursula designed shoes which, according to her company slogan were, "more comfortable than going barefoot". And for 15 years, she was untouchable. Now, she is only second best and spends much of her time spying on and attempting to undermine Nina LaFoote. Though cold, manipulative and calculating, is easily reined in by a "must have" pair of shoes, or a well-placed feather on the soles of her overly-pampered feet.
