Nostradamus

    

Nostradamus
Biographical Information
Born:	14 December 1503
Age:	36 (55 historically)
Height:	6'2
Gender:	Male
Status:	Alive
Religion:	Unknown
Originally From:	Provence, France
Signature:
Affiliations:	French Court
Relationship Information
Family:	Wife (Deceased) 2 Children (Deceased)
Character Information
First Appearance:	Pilot
Portrayed By:	Rossif Sutherland
GALLERY

"Serving the truth at court is a crooked path."

—Nostradamus

Nostradamus is a member of the French court, and is a very close friend of Queen Catherine. Not many know about his abilities, and if they are real, as he plays them off usually for less than what they are.

Must See Episodes

• Pilot
• Left Behind
• For King and Country

Personality

Nostradamus' is a caution man, a loyal man, and a very wise man. Even when challenged by king Henry in front of the French court, Nostradamus did as requested by his King while feeling out of his comfort zone, and proceed to predict the future of Queen Mary and 4 of her ladies-in-waiting.

Early Life

Nostradamus has been apart of the inner French Court circle for over a decade. He has been close friends with the Queen of France while her son Prince Francis and King Henry's other son Sebastian were growing up. Sebastian noticed how in his lifetime, Nostradamus was rarely wrong about his predictions. And when he was, it could have just been misinterpreted by them, and Nostradamus was too humble to state otherwise.

Nostradamus understand his continuous stay in the French kingdom is only due to the kindness of King Henry who allows him to live within the Kingdoms' walls and stay such close friends with his wife, Catherine de' Medici. Nostradamus is also aware that his visions could be interpreted as him being a heretic and, if not for the kings blessing he would be burned under a different Kings rule.

He is also the kingdoms herbal doctor and understand how to create cures and poisons at request of the Queen, and for his own interest.

Season 1

• Pilot

Nostradamu wakes from his vision

visions of a dark forest with a single beam of sunlight shines though the trees onto another tree in full blossom. The white flowers on the tree cover everything, including the ground beneath it. Nostradamus admires the perfect vision looking up at the tree. Blood drips onto his face, and begins to drip onto the perfect white flowers. Soon his hands are dripping with more blood. Nostradamus scares himself awake in his bed.

Nostradamus having a conversation with his Queen.

Catherine and Nostradamus share a drink of tea together in his study room. Catherine asks him if his visions about her son’s death have changed. Nostradamus confirmed that if Francis weds Mary it will lead to his death. The two question how to control the situation and Mary who is a Queen and not someone who will be easy to manipulate.

Trumpets sounds at the entire Fresh Court announcing the arrival of the Scottish Queen. A carriage arrived and four young woman get out. Lady Kenna, Lady Lola, Lady Aylee and Greer Kimross all Scottish born and now ladies-in-waiting for their soon-to-be arriving Queen.

Soon after Mary Stuart arrives she is stopped by Prince Francis who cuts her off to exchange less formal hellos. Francis and Mary walk arm-in-arm down the line of castle members towards the King and Queen of France for a proper introduction. As they do, Nostradamus receives more visions of Francis's death.

That evening at Elizabeth and Philip's Wedding everyone is celebrating as Elisabeth and Philip have their first dance. Soon all five Scottish girls have spontaneously decide to take off their shoes and dance. They dance in a circle as feathers drop from the ceiling. Queen Catherine is annoyed, her daughter's wedding has become overrun with Scots.

Queen Catherine watches her son and Mary from a window. She asks Nostradamus again if his visions have changed. He regrets to inform her, that they have not. Catherine in annoyed at this and must come up with a new plane to keep the young couple apart.

• Snakes in the Garden

Cleaning off Clariss'as handywork

Early in the morning Nostradamus notices that a person from the dungeon has escaped, and due to Clarissa's secret interference it is the should-be-dead Colin MacPhail. He immediately warns Catherine of what has happened. She then send out her own search party for the boy.

Later that day, down in the dungeon Nostradamus is cleaning a giant red X off a steal jail door. As he is cleaning he talks to Clarissa who is behind him listening. He tell her to stop interfering in the lives of the Royals at court. So far they think she is an Angel, but they both know differently.

• Kissed

Look at you Mary

The King is having a party so Catherine and Nostradamus both attend, staying close to each other's company. However the King is in a mood and annoyed at his own problems calls on the Court See-er, possibly to make a fool of him. The demand the Queen's advisor tell the fortunes of Mary Stuart and her Ladies-in-Waiting. Nostradamus does so, first being vague, like what he reads about Lady Lola and Lady Greer. When the king demands he say something deeper, he has a real vision regarding Mary.

"The lion will fight the dragon on the field of poppies"

—Nostradamus

After his reading he tries to leave but the Queen of Scots stops him, herself. Demanding to know why he would say such horrible things. As he had just predicted the death of the youngest of her ladies, Lady Aylee. He told her, he did not choose his visions, and understands them no more than she. Francis' interrupts them, and he makes is escape from the situation.

• Hearts and Minds
  
• A Chill in the Air
  
• Fated
  
• For King and Country
  

• Royal Blood

I bring a Bible

Nostradamus walked up the dark and steep steps to the Queen's jail room. It was late at night and a man stood guard holding a torch. He immediately took the Bible Nostradamus was holding to inspect it, in case it concealed any weapons. As the queen was on suicide watch.

" If you’re looking for a weapon, some say there is no greater than the scriptures themselves."

—Nostradamus

Nostradamus walked into the Queens jail room. She was a facing away from him and looking outside at the light. Catherine questioned him, on why he had not brought her a weapon. She wanted to kill herself. She refused to be executed by the king in front of the court of France. Nostradamus tried to reason with her, and told her that to kill herself, with the sin. And that it would deny her entry into heaven. Queen Catherine scoffed at him, and told him to leave her alone. He gave her one last plea to look at the Bible before leaving.

The jailer who stood outside the Queen’s room woke Nostradamus up late at night. He informed him that he had heard coughing from inside, and was unable to get a reply from the Queen. Now the door was jammed shut and he could not get inside. Nostradamus and him ran at the door, and with their shoulders were able to open it. There they saw the hanging Queen of France. She dangled from a rope that had been inside her jail room.

Nostradamus immediately grabbed her body, to held it up as much as he could. He ordered the jailer to cut her down. When she was free he swung her over his shoulder, and told the jailer he was going to try to revive her. He cautioned him to tell no one, and that if the king found out she died on his watch, he too would be executed. Nostradamus ran down the steps back to his own chambers with the Queen over his shoulder.

Back in his own private chambers, he had already laid the Queen down on a flatbed, waiting for her to wake up. When she did he , She thanked him for his help, and told him how sneaky it was to put the hook in the Bible spine. Trusting her to find it. He then informed her of her awaiting carriages, and that she would soon be back in Italy. Though the journey would be uncomfortable. Without meaning to, Nostradamus let its slip, that the Queen's two youngest children were missing. And that a body had been found by her room in a secret passage. And that it could only be Clarissa. Nostradamus urged the Queen to flee. She was a condemned woman, and could do nothing for her children. The Queen refused, and soon after left.

• Consummation

Nostradamus was in his room with a redheaded prostitute. He was worried he lost his gift, and the prostitute urged him not to do, what he was about to. Ignoring her, Nostradamus informed her he had to, as he had not had a vision for a while. He then stood on a stool, with rope before him. He put the noose around his neck and kicked the chair away. After struggling for only a couple seconds, the prostitute ran over and untied the rope letting him down. Nostradamus was angry at her as he didn't he got close enough to death, to bring his visions back. Just then he had a vision of Mary and Francis together in bed. They appear to be talking about their children and living a happy life. This both pleased and scared Nostradamus terribly.

Catherine brought over Clarissa's mask to Nostradamus. She figured he would want it, as he had been more of a parent to her than she had. She wanted to know if her daughter had ever known happiness. Nostradamus told her she had for a short while. When she was younger she had lived in a village, and he would often hear her singing a song the villagers had sung to her.

Nostradamus told Catherine of his new visions. And how they now regarded Mary and Francis. He had always predicted Mary was tied to her firstborn's death. However since Clarissa was dead, and how she had actually been Catherine’s firstborn's, the visions changed. He now saw Francis and Mary together, living happily after their wedding. She was of course furious at her friend. Her head was literally on the chopping block, because of his visions, and her son had disappeared. He then told her Francis had returned to court just that day. She furiously informed him that if she died, it wouldn't be before she saw him burn.

Nostradamus left the Mary and Francis' Wedding to go look for Clarissa’s grave. He found it marked with two sticks making a cross. He was horrified when he saw footprints leaving the area with drops of blood accompanying them. She is alive.

Nostradamus returned to the wedding reception looking for Catherine. However was interrupted with another one of his visions. He saw the same scenario here seen before; this time he saw all of it. Mary and Francis were only a year into the wedding, and Mary was telling Francis to keep fighting, and to keep holding onto the life they had wanted. While crying, Francis died in her arms.

This shocked Nostradamus, and scared him deeply. Just then Catherine showed up and thanked Nostradamus for coming forward, as it had been a very brave thing for him to do. She apologized for how cruel she had acted towards him earlier, that she had him to thank for her son's happiness. As the couple supposedly had many years together now.

• Dirty Laundry
  
• The Darkness
  
• Monsters
  
• No Exit
  
• Long Live The King
  
• Slaughter Of Innocence
  

Notes

• Nostradmus' visions are always true, but are subject to interpretation.
• Grew up with, and later helped raise Clarissa.
• Nostradamus had a wife and two children before he came to French Court, but they died from the plague.
• Was in a breft romantic relationship with Olivia D'Amencourt.

Trivia

• Nostradamus was 5'3, however Rossif Sutherland is 6'2.

Historical Notes

• Nostradamus's had a wife, Henriette d'Encausse and they had two children together. However in 1534, all three died from the Bubonic plague.

Appearances

Season One
Pilot	Snakes in the Garden	Kissed	Hearts and Minds	A Chill in the Air	Chosen	Left Behind	Fated	For King and Country	Sacrifice	Inquisition
Royal Blood	Consummation	Dirty Laundry	The Darkness	Monsters	Liege Lord	No Exit	Toy Soldiers	Higher Ground	Long Live the King	Slaughter of Innocence

Related Pages

Pages relating to Nostradamus are the following:

• Rossif Sutherland • Rossif Sutherland 

• Nostradamus's Predictions • Drawn and Quartered • Nostradamus/Gallery

• Nostradamus and Olivia • Nostradamus and Catherine

References