User blog:Vae Victis/Trivia: Lilac inspirations?

It's always intriguing to get inside the mind of a writer - to see what drives them, where they draw their inspiration. In the case of the Lilac card, I think I can make a good guess:

The woman in the lilac dress is very similar to Lady Roberta Meserole (or Madam, or Aunty) from Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. They both dress the same, have an unnerving ability to appear anywhere, both are clearly members of high society but mingle with anyone useful anywhere that suits them (from Mahogany Hall to Haymaker Road in Fallen London, and from The Patrician Palace to Treacle Mine Road in Night Watch), both have some connection to death (watching executions here, actively employing assassins there) and both are cryptic with the mannerism of a puppeteer.

Just visit their pages and tell me they're not the same lady!