Vampire the Masquerade Semi Freeform Group Game - Seattle by Night (CLOSED)

[Sye]

Name: Lucia Scavo

Age Category (Fledgeling/Neonate/Ancillae/Elder): N/A

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 35, 1985

Total Age/Year Embraced: 35, N/A

Clan: Ventrue

Clan Weakness:N/A

Sexuality (Yes, vampires in this game can have sex drives, although the hungrier they are for blood at the time, the less important sex is): Pansexual

Description (Plus Pictures here): At first glance, no one would believe that looking at Lucia that she held Italian roots with such fair skin, blonde hair, and baby blue eyes. Her stature of 6’3” is hard to miss when coupled with her sylphlike form. Astute eyes always watching her surroundings and those around her as she does her job as the Prince’s ghoul.

Living in the states for the past decade hasn’t taken away her Italian accent, but she is able to control how thick it can be. Her voice holding a smoky quality to it as her speech is formal and respectful. Lucia’s attire varying, but always tasteful and easy to move in. Personal favorites are usually worn on days she is alone and doesn’t have to worry about blood splatter.

Current Camarilla Status: N/A

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength: 1
Dexterity: x
Stamina: 1
Charisma: x
Perception: 1
Intelligence: x
Willpower: x

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics: 1
Brawl: x
Melee: x
Firearms: 1
Stealth: x
Survival: x
Security: x
Academics: x
Law: x
Linguistics (English): 1
Medicine: x
Occult: x

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies: 1
Contacts: x
Resources: x
Herd: x
Haven: x

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

Fortitude: 1
In Clan Discipline 2: N/A
In Clan Discipline 3: N/A

Brief History:

Be poise.

“Remember who you represent.”

Be flawless.

“All eyes are watching you.”

Be deadly.

“Remember what you were bred for.”

Lucia’s mother worked for the Ventrue as a ghoul just like previous family members before her. Some mocking the surname of Scavo for its translation meaning “slave” or “bondsman”. That the family will never be free of the creatures that lurked in the dark and will be used as fodder. Giving their loyalties and blood to those that needed it.

While that is all true, Lucia sees no shame in it. She was born and raised for the purpose of becoming a ghoul to protect and honor the vow that was made generations ago. She received a good education. Training. Etiquette. Lucia was meant to be the shield of whomever she would be attached to.

Her family allowed her to join the Italian military for the next seven years when her contract time was up. Namely due to being summoned by the Ventrue clan who had orders for her to go to Seattle and find a Marco Valentine. With paperwork all sealed in an envelope, she traveled across the sea to Seattle, Wa to meet the vampire that she was going to be serving. Not once did anyone mention that he was the Prince of the city so imagine her surprise when she found out, coupled with the look on his face when the man realizes he couldn’t just turn her away.

It has been ten years since then and she has established herself well as the Prince’s ghoul. Lucia was the figure that was always behind him that stood there silently and watched various interactions and transactions. She has made her own ally while there that could help the Prince in tough times and takes pride in her duties knowing that when the Prince is happy then the world around her fell into place.


Player: Sye

Faceclaim: Elizabeth Debicki

[LunarSage]

You are approved!

[Wolfling72]

Name: Estrella now "Esther Wyld"

Age Category: Neonate

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 22/ July 16th, 1964

Total Age/Year Embraced: 57/ October 31st, 1986

Clan: Tremere

Clan Weakness: An initiation, which requires all neonates to drink from the blood of the seven elders of the clan when they are created. This means that all Tremere are at least one step toward being Blood Bound to the clan.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Description: Wild curls, dark eyes, and copper skin belie Esther's Afro-Cuban heritage. At 5'6" with slender curves, she is in all ways perfectly average. She tends to dress professionally when seen outside of the Chantry, but that is a rarity few get to experience as she prefers her books and scrolls.

Current Camarilla  Staus: Neonate= 1

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength:
Dexterity:
Stamina:
Charisma:
Perception: 1
Intelligence: 1
Willpower:

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics:
Brawl:
Melee:
Firearms:
Stealth: 1
Survival:
Security:
Academics: 1
Law:
Linguistics (Latin): 1
Medicine:
Occult: 1

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies:
Contacts: 1
Resources: 1
Herd:
Haven: 1

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

Auspex: 2
Dominate
Thaumaturgy- Movement of the Mind 1

Initial rituals

Defense of Sacred Haven
Deflection of Wooden Doom
Ward vs. Ghouls.)

notes

Esther is a born medium who managed to maintain her connection to the spirits even after her Embrace.

Brief History: She heard the whispers long before she understood that they were happening in reality. Real people who were no longer here, gone from the planet but not from her ear or her eye. Her mother raised her in the Temple of Yahwe, dedicated to Vodoun practices. Her facility with listening for the spirits had granted her audiences she was much too young for, and her name was a gift, Star-like or Estrella.

Born of Afro-Cuban parents in Atlanta Georgia and raised in a local Vodoun Temple, she had always known that spirits were real. Always. She went to sleep hearing them, dreamt of them, woke up to them. She felt them with her during the day and danced with them at night. They were her friends, her confidantes, the remainder of her family. She loved them.

One night, a small child came to her and whispered of the bad man with the red eyes who had "drank me down, he did. Nothing left." A month or two later, a woman came with the same news and a better description. Estrella started to search the shadows, looking for one who would kill so indiscriminately. The problem was that her fame was known...and others LOOKED BACK.

On Halloween Night in 1986...she was abducted and used for some unknown purpose.  Teeth pierced her flesh as something pierced her core. When she awakened, she was no longer human, but her spirits remained. That was an unusual enough occurrence as to be noted by the head of the Chantry, who took a special interest in what she could accomplish and who granted her leeway on what she learned and how she studied. Eventually, she managed to move from Acolyte to Apprentice within the circle. At that point, the Chantry Regent requested that she be moved to the small chantry in Seattle, where she's resided since her presentation.

Player: Wolfi

Faceclaim: Karina Valero

[LunarSage]

Name: Estrella now "Esther Wyld"

Age Category: Neonate

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 22/ July 16th, 1964

Total Age/Year Embraced: 57/ October 31st, 1986

Clan: Tremere

Clan Weakness: An initiation, which requires all neonates to drink from the blood of the seven elders of the clan when they are created. This means that all Tremere are at least one step toward being Blood Bound to the clan.

Sexuality: Pansexual

Description: Wild curls, dark eyes, and copper skin belie Esther's Afro-Cuban heritage. At 5'6" with slender curves, she is in all ways perfectly average. She tends to dress professionally when seen outside of the Chantry, but that is a rarity few get to experience as she prefers her books and scrolls.

Current Camarilla  Staus: Neonate= 1

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength:
Dexterity:
Stamina:
Charisma:
Perception: 1
Intelligence: 1
Willpower:

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics:
Brawl:
Melee:
Firearms:
Stealth: 1
Survival:
Security:
Academics: 1
Law:
Linguistics (Latin): 1
Medicine:
Occult: 1

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies:
Contacts: 1
Resources: 1
Herd:
Haven: 1

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

Auspex: 2
Dominate
Thaumaturgy- Movement of the Mind 1

Initial rituals

Defense of Sacred Haven
Deflection of Wooden Doom
Ward vs. Ghouls.)

notes

Esther is a born medium who managed to maintain her connection to the spirits even after her Embrace.

Brief History: She heard the whispers long before she understood that they were happening in reality. Real people who were no longer here, gone from the planet but not from her ear or her eye. Her mother raised her in the Temple of Yahwe, dedicated to Vodoun practices. Her facility with listening for the spirits had granted her audiences she was much too young for, and her name was a gift, Star-like or Estrella.

Born of Afro-Cuban parents in Atlanta Georgia and raised in a local Vodoun Temple, she had always known that spirits were real. Always. She went to sleep hearing them, dreamt of them, woke up to them. She felt them with her during the day and danced with them at night. They were her friends, her confidantes, the remainder of her family. She loved them.

One night, a small child came to her and whispered of the bad man with the red eyes who had "drank me down, he did. Nothing left." A month or two later, a woman came with the same news and a better description. Estrella started to search the shadows, looking for one who would kill so indiscriminately. The problem was that her fame was known...and others LOOKED BACK.

On Halloween Night in 1986...she was abducted and used for some unknown purpose.  Teeth pierced her flesh as something pierced her core. When she awakened, she was no longer human, but her spirits remained. That was an unusual enough occurrence as to be noted by the head of the Chantry, who took a special interest in what she could accomplish and who granted her leeway on what she learned and how she studied. Eventually, she managed to move from Acolyte to Apprentice within the circle. At that point, the Chantry Regent requested that she be moved to the small chantry in Seattle, where she's resided since her presentation.

Player: Wolfi

Faceclaim: Karina Valero

Oh look, another lovely... and another approved character!

[Wolfling72]

YAY!!!!!!

I am so excited!!

[Raziel]

Name: Kayden Lidara

Age Category: Ancillae

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 28 years old when embraced / Born in 14th May 1893

Total Age/Year Embraced: 128 years old, embraced 14th May 1921

Clan: Tremere

Clan Weakness: Tremere Initiation, blood bound to the Clan

Sexuality: Heterosexual - sex, pan - feeding.

Description (Plus Pictures here): Standing at 5’9 and weighing in at 156 lbs, with blue eyes and dark brown hair and often keeps some light stubble of facial hair. Kayden is an attractive male, who generally draws attention to himself whether he wants it or not, although it does give him an advantage when it comes to feeding.
He often wears leather jackets, sweatshirt and jeans or suit jackets with an under shirt depending on what environment he’s in to help blend in and keep as low a profile as possible. The fact his style often leads to him being mistaken for either a Toreador or a Ventrue, is an added bonus which is just fine by him as he can usually use it to his advantage.

more pics

Current Camarilla Status: Ancillae - 2

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength:
Dexterity:
Stamina:
Charisma: 1
Perception: 1
Intelligence:1
Willpower: 1

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics: 1
Brawl:
Melee:
Firearms: 1
Stealth: 1
Survival: 1
Security: 1
Academics: 1
Law:
Linguistics (Specific Language):
Medicine:
Occult: 1

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies: 0
Contacts: 0
Resources: 0
Herd: 0
Haven: 0

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

In Clan Discipline 1: Thaumaturgy: 3 (Path of Blood)
In Clan Discipline 2: Dominate: 1
In Clan Discipline 3: Auspex: 1

Brief History:
Born in May of 1893, Kayden was an attractive young man who always drew the eye of the ladies. One particular girl early in his life, turned out to be a Witch and got him interested in the occult.

A keen learner, when he wasn’t trying to sleep with every woman in his village, he was head deep in books, learning as much as he could. Even after his witch friend left town before the townsfolk discovered her secret, his interest in the occult never faltered, although without the witch, his teaching in that area dwindled.

Still, he would study everything else he could, wanting to further his knowledge and unbeknownst to him, that hunger for knowledge had drawn the attention of what he would later describe as the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.  Having been observed for several months, it was on the night of his 28th birthday, that he would meet this beautiful woman, Seyrana who, after an evening of love making offered to show him a world he had never seen, and secret knowledge few possessed. Unable to turn down such an offer, Kayden accepted and his new unlife began as a member of Clan Tremere.

Kayden would travel the world with Seyrana, learning the world of Vampires, it’s rules, laws and traditions, as well as some of the secrets of the Tremere Clan, not only delving deeper into the occult, now knowing that things he had read in books and believed to be myths were in fact very much real, he also discovered he had an affinity for the art of Thaumaturgy, the Tremere magic of the blood, specifically the path of blood, which he devoted a lot of his studies too.

Seyrana would become his lover and they would travel the world together for a hundred years, until they were ambushed and hunted by members of the Society of Leopold. The two would eventually be separated and Seyrana was killed while Kayden managed to escape and despite having had no encounters with the Society after that, he would spend the next 28 years living as a nomad, keeping a low profile and seeking refuge in local Tremere chantry’s, doing odd jobs for the local regent, never really settling down anywhere.

Having recently finished his last job in Washington, Kayden hit the road again, his travels bringing him to Seattle and whatever fate may await him in the Emerald City.

Player: Raziel

Faceclaim: Ian Somerhalder

[LunarSage]

Name: Kayden Lidara

Age Category: Ancillae

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 28 years old when embraced / Born in 14th May 1893

Total Age/Year Embraced: 128 years old, embraced 14th May 1921

Clan: Tremere

Clan Weakness: Tremere Initiation, blood bound to the Clan

Sexuality: Heterosexual - sex, pan - feeding.

Description (Plus Pictures here): Standing at 5’9 and weighing in at 156 lbs, with blue eyes and dark brown hair and often keeps some light stubble of facial hair. Kayden is an attractive male, who generally draws attention to himself whether he wants it or not, although it does give him an advantage when it comes to feeding.
He often wears leather jackets, sweatshirt and jeans or suit jackets with an under shirt depending on what environment he’s in to help blend in and keep as low a profile as possible. The fact his style often leads to him being mistaken for either a Toreador or a Ventrue, is an added bonus which is just fine by him as he can usually use it to his advantage.

more pics

Current Camarilla Status: Ancillae - 2

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength:
Dexterity:
Stamina:
Charisma: 1
Perception: 1
Intelligence:1
Willpower: 1

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics: 1
Brawl:
Melee:
Firearms: 1
Stealth:
Survival: 1
Security:
Academics: 2
Law:
Linguistics (Specific Language):
Medicine:
Occult: 2

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies: 0
Contacts: 0
Resources: 0
Herd: 0
Haven: 0

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

In Clan Discipline 1: Thaumaturgy: 3 (Path of Blood)
In Clan Discipline 2: Dominate: 1
In Clan Discipline 3: Auspex: 1

Brief History:
Born in May of 1893, Kayden was an attractive young man who always drew the eye of the ladies. One particular girl early in his life, turned out to be a Witch and got him interested in the occult.

A keen learner, when he wasn’t trying to sleep with every woman in his village, he was head deep in books, learning as much as he could. Even after his witch friend left town before the townsfolk discovered her secret, his interest in the occult never faltered, although without the witch, his teaching in that area dwindled.

Still, he would study everything else he could, wanting to further his knowledge and unbeknownst to him, that hunger for knowledge had drawn the attention of what he would later describe as the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.  Having been observed for several months, it was on the night of his 28th birthday, that he would meet this beautiful woman, Seyrana who, after an evening of love making offered to show him a world he had never seen, and secret knowledge few possessed. Unable to turn down such an offer, Kayden accepted and his new unlife began as a member of Clan Tremere.

Kayden would travel the world with Seyrana, learning the world of Vampires, it’s rules, laws and traditions, as well as some of the secrets of the Tremere Clan, not only delving deeper into the occult, now knowing that things he had read in books and believed to be myths were in fact very much real, he also discovered he had an affinity for the art of Thaumaturgy, the Tremere magic of the blood, specifically the path of blood, which he devoted a lot of his studies too.

Seyrana would become his lover and they would travel the world together for a hundred years, until they were ambushed and hunted by members of the Society of Leopold. The two would eventually be separated and Seyrana was killed while Kayden managed to escape and despite having had no encounters with the Society after that, he would spend the next 28 years living as a nomad, keeping a low profile and seeking refuge in local Tremere chantry’s, doing odd jobs for the local regent, never really settling down anywhere.

Having recently finished his last job in Washington, Kayden hit the road again, his travels bringing him to Seattle and whatever fate may await him in the Emerald City.

Player: Raziel

Faceclaim: Ian Somerhalder

Hey there.  :-)

Skills cannot be at 2.  You either have the skill or you don't have it.  So you have two more skills to choose.

[Raziel]

Fixed :P

[LunarSage]

Fixed :P

You are approved.  Come and join us on discord!

[Josietta]

GM NOTICE:

Lunar is taking a couple days off from discord and E.  He'll be back with us Sunday or Monday. If you need anything you can message me and I'll get an answer for you, in the meantime.

[Haloriel]

Breaks are very good.  :-)

Would like to reserve the face claims of Cindy Bruna and Bruno Mars, please.

And suddenly I consider the hilarity of their names, lol.

[Hades]

Now if you could just photoshop them mushed together, you'd have Cindy Bruna Mars. :D

[Haloriel]

Now if you could just photoshop them mushed together, you'd have Cindy Bruna Mars. :D

I laughed quite hard. Thank you for that.  8-)

[Wolfling72]

YAY!!! I am excited!!

[Retribution]

Name: Jeremiah Olson

Age Category: Ancillae

Mortal Age/Birth Year:1830

Total Age/Year Embraced:191/1861

Clan: Brujah

Clan Weakness: Violent Temper

Sexuality:Hetero

Description: A tall rugged man with long hair and beard that has streaks of gray showing despite his relative young age at the time of Embrace. It was a different and harder time after all and it aged people at a faster rate than today. Thus a man like Jeremiah who was Embraced at the ripe old age of 32 has weathered features befitting a man twice his age in the current times. Possessing a lean and wry body though no one would ever mistake him for a weakening or someone old and infirm. Today he can best be described as a biker type, but his heritage goes back much further than that. Jeremiah was a mountain man in life and for those who know such details he certainly looks the part.

Current Camarilla Status: 2

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength: 2
Dexterity: 1
Stamina:1
Charisma:
Perception:
Intelligence:
Willpower:

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics:1
Brawl:1
Melee:1
Firearms:1
Stealth: 1
Survival: 1
Security:
Academics:
Law:
Linguistics (Specific Language):1 Crow Native American Dialect
Medicine:
Occult:

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies: 2 Bandidos Motor Cycle Gang Members
Contacts: 1 Biker Gang
Resources:
Herd:1
Haven:

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

In Clan Discipline 1:Celerity 2
In Clan Discipline 2: Potence 2
In Clan Discipline 3: Presence 1

Brief History:Born in Saint Louis in 1830 Jeremiah was born in the city that was the jumping off point for the western fur trade. The trade that opened the United States and ultimately made the nation a superpower. But at the time it was a young backwoods nation just searching out its place and the world and in many ways the citizens were the same. Thus the ongoing strife over the institution of slavery and the expansion west and conflict with the Native Americans.

Jeremiah was born to the owner of a trading post and his Native American bride thus he could speak his mother’s native tongue of the Crow dialect as well as English from an early age. He was not even 16 years old when he joined up with a trapping expedition heading west seeking their fortune. It was something he seemed to have been born to do. Not to mention Jeremiah did not wish to be caught up in the growing slavery dispute that was simmering back east. It proved to be a wise decision in that regard because the American Civil War broke out in 1861 the year of his Embrace thus the Mountain Man totally avoided that particular conflict.

In the early years Jeremiah traveled with groups but as he gained his legs in the mountains he ultimately became a free trapper. The ones one often sees portrayed in movies and books today. He answered to no one and lived totally free surviving off the income of the fur he trapped. And he was pretty good at it as well because he had amassed a relatively comfortable amount of wealth for an uneducated man living in the wilds. He also served as a guide and a path finder for emigrants headed west.

Unfortunately for him a lady of the evening at one rendezvous turned out to be a Brujah who had her eye on the man of the mountains for a while. And Jeremiah got more than he bargained for when he purchased her services for the night. But he was raised right by Kindred standards and has done alright in his endless nights and he still cherishes his freedom this why he fits in well with his clan. And as times have changed he fits right in with the biker crowd that has never been inclined to follow any rules or norms other than their own. Thing is Jeremiah was doing that long before it was cool.

So as the years passed Jeremiah watched the country grow up around him and things change. In fact things changed a hell of a lot. He left Saint Louis on a horse at age 15 and now rode a Harley around Seattle at age 191. Who would have ever thought? Of course the tall man has stayed up with the times well unlike many Kindred with a few years on them. He never fell into the whole Anarch scene, but just does the bare minimum for fitting in, in polite Camarilla society. As always Jeremiah marches to the beat of a different drummer and lives by his own rules.

Player: Retribution

Faceclaim: William Lee Golden

[LunarSage]

Name:

Age Category: Ancillae

Mortal Age/Birth Year:1830

Total Age/Year Embraced:191/1861

Clan: Brujah

Clan Weakness: Violent Temper

Sexuality:Hetero

Description: A tall rugged man with long hair and beard that has streaks of gray showing despite his relative young age at the time of Embrace. It was a different and harder time after all and it aged people at a faster rate than today. Thus a man like Jeremiah who was Embraced at the ripe old age of 32 has weathered features befitting a man twice his age in the current times. Possessing a lean and wry body though no one would ever mistake him for a weakening or someone old and infirm. Today he can best be described as a biker type, but his heritage goes back much further than that. Jeremiah was a mountain man in life and for those who know such details he certainly looks the part.

Current Camarilla Status: 2

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES

Strength: 2
Dexterity: 1
Stamina:1
Charisma:
Perception:
Intelligence:
Willpower:

Skills

SKILLS

Athletics:1
Brawl:2
Melee:2
Firearms:1
Stealth:
Survival:
Security:
Academics:
Law:
Linguistics (Specific Language):1 Crow Native American Dialect
Medicine:
Occult:

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS

Allies: 2 Bandidos Motor Cycle Gang Members
Contacts: 1 Biker Gang
Resources:
Herd:1
Haven:

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES

In Clan Discipline 1:Celerity 2
In Clan Discipline 2: Potence 2
In Clan Discipline 3: Presence 1

Brief History:Born in Saint Louis in 1830 Jeremiah was born in the city that was the jumping off point for the western fur trade. The trade that opened the United States and ultimately made the nation a superpower. But at the time it was a young backwoods nation just searching out its place and the world and in many ways the citizens were the same. Thus the ongoing strife over the institution of slavery and the expansion west and conflict with the Native Americans.

Jeremiah was born to the owner of a trading post and his Native American bride thus he could speak his mother’s native tongue of the Crow dialect as well as English from an early age. He was not even 16 years old when he joined up with a trapping expedition heading west seeking their fortune. It was something he seemed to have been born to do. Not to mention Jeremiah did not wish to be caught up in the growing slavery dispute that was simmering back east. It proved to be a wise decision in that regard because the American Civil War broke out in 1861 the year of his Embrace thus the Mountain Man totally avoided that particular conflict.

In the early years Jeremiah traveled with groups but as he gained his legs in the mountains he ultimately became a free trapper. The ones one often sees portrayed in movies and books today. He answered to no one and lived totally free surviving off the income of the fur he trapped. And he was pretty good at it as well because he had amassed a relatively comfortable amount of wealth for an uneducated man living in the wilds. He also served as a guide and a path finder for emigrants headed west.

Unfortunately for him a lady of the evening at one rendezvous turned out to be a Brujah who had her eye on the man of the mountains for a while. And Jeremiah got more than he bargained for when he purchased her services for the night. But he was raised right by Kindred standards and has done alright in his endless nights and he still cherishes his freedom this why he fits in well with his clan. And as times have changed he fits right in with the biker crowd that has never been inclined to follow any rules or norms other than their own. Thing is Jeremiah was doing that long before it was cool.

So as the years passed Jeremiah watched the country grow up around him and things change. In fact things changed a hell of a lot. He left Saint Louis on a horse at age 15 and now rode a Harley around Seattle at age 191. Who would have ever thought? Of course the tall man has stayed up with the times well unlike many Kindred with a few years on them. He never fell into the whole Anarch scene, but just does the bare minimum for fitting in, in polite Camarilla society. As always Jeremiah marches to the beat of a different drummer and lives by his own rules.

Player: Retribution

Faceclaim: William Lee Golden

Looks good, but your skills can't be at 2.  No one has skills at 2.  It's either zero or one.

So you have more skills to choose.

[Retribution]

Sorry about that my bad must have messed something up. His full name was missing so I fixed that also.

[Haloriel]

Name: Aïda Caelestina de’Medici

Age Category (Fledgeling/Neonate/Ancillae/Elder): None.

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 24 | 1997

Total Age/Year Embraced: N/A

Clan: -

Clan Weakness: -

Sexuality: Demisexual | Sapiosexual

Description: Aïda is a tall, willowy woman who considers her best features as her legs and deep brown eyes. She smiles often and kindly despite life's tragedies and tries to take them in stride. Aïda is bubbly, almost effervescent despite being quite introverted. A pale crescent moon mark on her left shoulder blade, and a few scattered freckles are the only noticeable imperfection on her skin. Her hair is long and curly when she doesn't dry it flat.
6’0ft | 1.83m | 182.88cm | 170 lbs. | ~77kg | Black hair | Deep Brown Eyes | Leanly muscled | Gently curvy form

Current Camarilla Status: 0 - Mortal

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES:

Strength: -
Dexterity: -
Stamina: -
Charisma: -
Perception: 1
Intelligence: -
Willpower: 1

Skills

SKILLS:

Athletics: -
Brawl: -
Melee: -
Firearms: -
Stealth: 1
Survival: -
Security: -
Academics: 1
Law: -
Linguistics (Italian): 1
Medicine: -
Occult: -

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS:

Allies: -
Contacts: -
Resources: -
Herd: -
Haven: -

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES:

In Clan Discipline 1: -
In Clan Discipline 2: -
In Clan Discipline 3: -

Brief History: Aïda's father, Gervasio de'Medici, named his beloved daughter for his favourite Verdi Opera, also titled Aïda. However, he did not meet the child until after she turned one. Her parents had married in Milan four years before, but her father was away in Turin, Italy, on extended banking business. Aïda's mother, Agostina Grimaldi, had named her daughter Caelestina after both the stars and her father, Baldassare Grimaldi. The man was born in Genoa as an illegitimate son, though strangely, Aïda could not find any record of him in the last century. In explanation, he often told her the documents were destroyed. Because Aïda trusted her grandfather, she accepted this reasoning, even if logically it never sat right.

Baldassare was fond of saying, every new year was his next fiftieth birthday, and he never seemed to look old enough to have been her mother's father. He possessed a fervent veneration of the canonised Catholic Pope Celestine I for fanatical reasons that were never explained to Aïda and held a nearly crazed and vicious fear of the dark. He seldom spoke about his Genoese family, except that they were a burden and that Aïda would not enjoy them.

As Aïda loved history, all she could find was that her mother was ultimately descended from Grimaldo Canella, where the Princely House originates. Her mother's surname arises from this man, though they never had the funds to show for it despite well known Italian names. Aïda's parents were just comfortable enough but sometimes struggled unless her mother's father helped. Her mother was a dancer for the La Scala Theatre Ballet, then retired from dancing after her daughter's birth, choosing to teach for the more approachable schedule and an inability to focus solely upon her artistic gains.

As a child, she was forced to remain indoors after dark because of her grandfather's bizarre ways. Aïda's father, Gervasio, personally considered the demand nonsense but bent to his father-in-law's wishes due to tradition, love, and respect. She wears a silver and lapis lazuli draconic pendant passed down in her maternal family, one of two items she has left of her mother. The second is an old pair of pointe shoes.

She was the only child her mother had, as though they tried, Agostina never conceived again. So, Aïda's mother returned part-time to teaching Italian ballet at the La Scala Opera School while not raising her daughter. After Aïda began school, her mother died of mysterious circumstances. She mostly recalls her mother's laughter, kindness, and dance, drawing confidence and strength from memory. The young woman has no idea that her mother was drained to the point of death by a vampire, captivated by her dancing and beauty. This terrible act was skillfully covered up because Agostina was a person that would have been noticed missing.

Aïda began playing the piano when she was three years old. She was relatively isolated from other children, though there was never a lack of love in her parents home. Aïda's childhood house was filled with old things, some of them tied to long family history but only retaining emotional value. Aïda's father could trace his family in lineage to Alessandro Medici, Duke of Florence, through his daughter Giulia Romola di Alessandro de' Medici, and maternal to Ottaviano de' Medici and Francesca Salviati, a granddaughter of Lorenzo de'Medici and one of Ottaviano's distant cousins. He did not, however, have any title, though very distant cousins do. After the death of Aïda's mother, her father raised her alone with the aid of Agostina's father, who was additionally odd after his daughter's death, insisting that she was murdered, despite apparent proof.

Her mother's mother was Ethiopian from generations of artisans in Addis Ababa through a grandmother who emigrated to Italy in 1946, after its very brief conquest of the country from 1936 to 1941. Through this grandmother, Aïda learned to speak some Amharic and Ge'ez when she pressed to know the family history. She also insisted that Aïda perfect her ability to speak Italian and English, particularly without a trace of other accents. Her grandmother died when Aïda was young but left her a precious recording of her favourite Italian baritone, Titta Ruffo.

Later, she learned her grandmother could trace her descent from Dawit II, also called by the regnal name Lebna Dengel, and one of his mistresses, the beautiful courtesan, dancing girl, and minstrel, Senai Mikael. He was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1508–1540. In life, her grandmother told her very little about her culture, considering herself Italian and nothing more despite the obvious truth of the matter.

Through the piano, Aïda gained a love for vocal music, and by the time she turned 16, she had sung in several youth choirs. Around this time, tragically, her maternal grandfather's house burned to the ground. Authorities said that the internal temperature was one of the hottest and brightest fires ever in the city. Eventually explained due to several seemingly ancient artefacts in the man's home.

After travel-hopping through several Italian cities immediately following her grandfather's death, just before Aïda turned seventeen, her father relocated them suddenly to Los Angeles. So she finished her schooling at Marymount High School, an all-girls Catholic High School in Holmby Hills, followed by acceptance into the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, which is among the oldest arts institutions in California. Her father, of course, considered that fact with considerable disdain, given that the school is little more than a century old. She rigorously studied vocal performance, finished her opera and Vocal Arts program in three years, and took an extra year to complete a Master's in Vocal Performance.

However, despite all of her skill, and excellent contacts, she couldn't manage to achieve more than a handful of singing positions in Los Angeles. Two years ago, her father died from a third myocardial infarction, brought on by being bitten combined with his later becoming ill, though not killed, by a vampire. Following a year of mourning, she decided to apply and audition at an opening with the Seattle Opera, which she managed to achieve, opening first in several small choral parts in the Spring 2020 season. However, in the Fall 2020 season, she auditioned for both a secondary role in Don Giovanni and a primary role in Tosca, managing to achieve excellent commentary from music critics in both productions. For the 2021 Spring Season, she's taken the part of her namesake, Aïda, in the similarly named opera. Aïda does not know how her life has brushed against the existence of The Masquerade, or how deeply entangled it is.


Player: Haloriel

Faceclaim: Cindy Bruna

[LunarSage]

Name: Aïda Caelestina de’Medici

Age Category (Fledgeling/Neonate/Ancillae/Elder): None.

Mortal Age/Birth Year: 24 | 1997

Total Age/Year Embraced: N/A

Clan: -

Clan Weakness: -

Sexuality: Demisexual | Sapiosexual

Description: Aïda is a tall, willowy woman who considers her best features as her legs and deep brown eyes. She smiles often and kindly despite life's tragedies and tries to take them in stride. Aïda is bubbly, almost effervescent despite being quite introverted. A pale crescent moon mark on her left shoulder blade, and a few scattered freckles are the only noticeable imperfection on her skin. Her hair is long and curly when she doesn't dry it flat.
6’0ft | 1.83m | 182.88cm | 170 lbs. | ~77kg | Black hair | Deep Brown Eyes | Leanly muscled | Gently curvy form

Current Camarilla Status: 0 - Mortal

Attributes

ATTRIBUTES:

Strength: -
Dexterity: -
Stamina: -
Charisma: -
Perception: 1
Intelligence: -
Willpower: 1

Skills

SKILLS:

Athletics: -
Brawl: -
Melee: -
Firearms: -
Stealth: 1
Survival: -
Security: -
Academics: 1
Law: -
Linguistics (Italian): 1
Medicine: -
Occult: -

Backgrounds

BACKGROUNDS:

Allies: -
Contacts: -
Resources: -
Herd: -
Haven: -

Disciplines

DISCIPLINES:

In Clan Discipline 1: -
In Clan Discipline 2: -
In Clan Discipline 3: -

Brief History: Aïda's father, Gervasio de'Medici, named his beloved daughter for his favourite Verdi Opera, also titled Aïda. However, he did not meet the child until after she turned one. Her parents had married in Milan four years before, but her father was away in Turin, Italy, on extended banking business. Aïda's mother, Agostina Grimaldi, had named her daughter Caelestina after both the stars and her father, Baldassare Grimaldi. The man was born in Genoa as an illegitimate son, though strangely, Aïda could not find any record of him in the last century. In explanation, he often told her the documents were destroyed. Because Aïda trusted her grandfather, she accepted this reasoning, even if logically it never sat right.

Baldassare was fond of saying, every new year was his next fiftieth birthday, and he never seemed to look old enough to have been her mother's father. He possessed a fervent veneration of the canonised Catholic Pope Celestine I for fanatical reasons that were never explained to Aïda and held a nearly crazed and vicious fear of the dark. He seldom spoke about his Genoese family, except that they were a burden and that Aïda would not enjoy them.

As Aïda loved history, all she could find was that her mother was ultimately descended from Grimaldo Canella, where the Princely House originates. Her mother's surname arises from this man, though they never had the funds to show for it despite well known Italian names. Aïda's parents were just comfortable enough but sometimes struggled unless her mother's father helped. Her mother was a dancer for the La Scala Theatre Ballet, then retired from dancing after her daughter's birth, choosing to teach for the more approachable schedule and an inability to focus solely upon her artistic gains.

As a child, she was forced to remain indoors after dark because of her grandfather's bizarre ways. Aïda's father, Gervasio, personally considered the demand nonsense but bent to his father-in-law's wishes due to tradition, love, and respect. She wears a silver and lapis lazuli draconic pendant passed down in her maternal family, one of two items she has left of her mother. The second is an old pair of pointe shoes.

She was the only child her mother had, as though they tried, Agostina never conceived again. So, Aïda's mother returned part-time to teaching Italian ballet at the La Scala Opera School while not raising her daughter. After Aïda began school, her mother died of mysterious circumstances. She mostly recalls her mother's laughter, kindness, and dance, drawing confidence and strength from memory. The young woman has no idea that her mother was drained to the point of death by a vampire, captivated by her dancing and beauty. This terrible act was skillfully covered up because Agostina was a person that would have been noticed missing.

Aïda began playing the piano when she was three years old. She was relatively isolated from other children, though there was never a lack of love in her parents home. Aïda's childhood house was filled with old things, some of them tied to long family history but only retaining emotional value. Aïda's father could trace his family in lineage to Alessandro Medici, Duke of Florence, through his daughter Giulia Romola di Alessandro de' Medici, and maternal to Ottaviano de' Medici and Francesca Salviati, a granddaughter of Lorenzo de'Medici and one of Ottaviano's distant cousins. He did not, however, have any title, though very distant cousins do. After the death of Aïda's mother, her father raised her alone with the aid of Agostina's father, who was additionally odd after his daughter's death, insisting that she was murdered, despite apparent proof.

Her mother's mother was Ethiopian from generations of artisans in Addis Ababa through a grandmother who emigrated to Italy in 1946, after its very brief conquest of the country from 1936 to 1941. Through this grandmother, Aïda learned to speak some Amharic and Ge'ez when she pressed to know the family history. She also insisted that Aïda perfect her ability to speak Italian and English, particularly without a trace of other accents. Her grandmother died when Aïda was young but left her a precious recording of her favourite Italian baritone, Titta Ruffo.

Later, she learned her grandmother could trace her descent from Dawit II, also called by the regnal name Lebna Dengel, and one of his mistresses, the beautiful courtesan, dancing girl, and minstrel, Senai Mikael. He was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1508–1540. In life, her grandmother told her very little about her culture, considering herself Italian and nothing more despite the obvious truth of the matter.

Through the piano, Aïda gained a love for vocal music, and by the time she turned 16, she had sung in several youth choirs. Around this time, tragically, her maternal grandfather's house burned to the ground. Authorities said that the internal temperature was one of the hottest and brightest fires ever in the city. Eventually explained due to several seemingly ancient artefacts in the man's home.

After travel-hopping through several Italian cities immediately following her grandfather's death, just before Aïda turned seventeen, her father relocated them suddenly to Los Angeles. So she finished her schooling at Marymount High School, an all-girls Catholic High School in Holmby Hills, followed by acceptance into the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, which is among the oldest arts institutions in California. Her father, of course, considered that fact with considerable disdain, given that the school is little more than a century old. She rigorously studied vocal performance, finished her opera and Vocal Arts program in three years, and took an extra year to complete a Master's in Vocal Performance.

However, despite all of her skill, and excellent contacts, she couldn't manage to achieve more than a handful of singing positions in Los Angeles. Two years ago, her father died from a third myocardial infarction, brought on by being bitten combined with his later becoming ill, though not killed, by a vampire. Following a year of mourning, she decided to apply and audition at an opening with the Seattle Opera, which she managed to achieve, opening first in several small choral parts in the Spring 2020 season. However, in the Fall 2020 season, she auditioned for both a secondary role in Don Giovanni and a primary role in Tosca, managing to achieve excellent commentary from music critics in both productions. For the 2021 Spring Season, she's taken the part of her namesake, Aïda, in the similarly named opera. Aïda does not know how her life has brushed against the existence of The Masquerade, or how deeply entangled it is.


Player: Haloriel

Faceclaim: Cindy Bruna

You are approved!  Welcome!

[Haloriel]

So fast, how lovely. Thank you very much!  O:)

[Wolfling72]

She is beauty, Haloriel.

And A Torie in the making...

*pets the pretty*

[Chaosfox]

So this looks pretty interesting, and I have ideas for a few different charters kind of rolling around in my head after looking through things.

[Blitzy]

Awesome, Chaosfox. :)

You can join us on Discord if you want. We're a little odd and crazy though. Haha.

[Chaosfox]

I might join the discord. I am kind of slowing down on discord and all internet for a few days..... Got  to love wireless internet and data limits.

[Blitzy]

Absolutely understand that! :D