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There's a flash of light in those almond eyes that brightens up the smile in the determined square draw of Beatrice Carla Simi Michelena. With a graceful sloping nose and round face, Carla has a natural grace and beauty that worked very well for stage and early screen, however is fairly average by today's "Hollywood standards" and wouldn't stand out from other actresses... one of her problems in the silent era. Carla, however, sees this as a strength, as her strength of personality makes a far greater impression and beats down standards for mortals and vampires alike, generally remembering her as charming and beautiful. | There's a flash of light in those almond eyes that brightens up the smile in the determined square draw of Beatrice Carla Simi Michelena. With a graceful sloping nose and round face, Carla has a natural grace and beauty that worked very well for stage and early screen, however is fairly average, though shorter now, by today's "Hollywood standards" and wouldn't stand out from other actresses... one of her problems in the silent era. Carla, however, sees this as a strength, as her strength of personality makes a far greater impression and beats down standards for mortals and vampires alike, generally remembering her as charming and beautiful. | ||
Like other Toreador, Carla keeps up with mainstream mortal fashions and trends. She usually flattens her hair, or goes through phases of cutting and bobbing or blowing it out per the whims of taste and the age and look of her current persona. Starting over she's favored a younger look with longer and straighter hair on most days, letting her curls show in a pile when she feigns feeling frazzled, or when dressing up stylishly. | Like other Toreador, Carla keeps up with mainstream mortal fashions and trends. She usually flattens her hair, or goes through phases of cutting and bobbing or blowing it out per the whims of taste and the age and look of her current persona. Starting over she's favored a younger look with longer and straighter hair on most days, letting her curls show in a pile when she feigns feeling frazzled, or when dressing up stylishly. | ||
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This page is a WIP. Traits and stats are a WIP.
Vitals
| Name: Beatrice Carla Simi Michelena
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Description
There's a flash of light in those almond eyes that brightens up the smile in the determined square draw of Beatrice Carla Simi Michelena. With a graceful sloping nose and round face, Carla has a natural grace and beauty that worked very well for stage and early screen, however is fairly average, though shorter now, by today's "Hollywood standards" and wouldn't stand out from other actresses... one of her problems in the silent era. Carla, however, sees this as a strength, as her strength of personality makes a far greater impression and beats down standards for mortals and vampires alike, generally remembering her as charming and beautiful.
Like other Toreador, Carla keeps up with mainstream mortal fashions and trends. She usually flattens her hair, or goes through phases of cutting and bobbing or blowing it out per the whims of taste and the age and look of her current persona. Starting over she's favored a younger look with longer and straighter hair on most days, letting her curls show in a pile when she feigns feeling frazzled, or when dressing up stylishly.
Carla's counterpoint to the youthful look is a professional appearance for work attire. The black ensemble of the artistic theatre worker, now layered and textured with laces, pin-tucks, and even leathers that drape on her frame. Carla usually has a way of incorporating something from her history in her attire as well, an enameled art nouveau necklace, a mid-century hair clip, or a ring much older passed on from her sire as a gift. Fashion these days love the vintage touches when incorporated well, and the Toreador adore them. She sees the black as a textured canvas, like a blank stage, to showcase such pieces.
Background
Attributes and Traits
Attributes
(5/4/3)
| Intelligence | ■■□□□ | Wits | ■■□□□ | Resolve | ■■□□□ | ||
| Strength | ■■□□□ | Dexterity | ■■■□□ | Stamina | ■■□□□ | ||
| Presence | ■■■■□ | Manipulation | ■■■□□ | Composure | ■■□□□ |
Discipline List
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Quick Traits
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Quick Merits
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Skills
(11/7/4 + 3 Specialties)
Mental
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Physical
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Social
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Trait Descriptions
Merits
- Status: Toreador 2
Carla's work and bon vivant attitude has brought her a good reputation among her Toreador kin. Her heritage (actually having some Latin and Italian blood) and language skills certainly helped give her an early edge, reminding elder Toreador kindred of the noble founder of their bloodline. The Toreador hold themselves much higher than other Daeva, despite shared weaknesses and relations.
- Status: Invictus 1
It takes a while to grow status in the "Aristocracy." Among the political orders, this one's the slowest to change, but the most well respected, and the one Carla was born into. She has sympathies with the Carthians, and their democratic and socialist free-spiritedness, however she hasn't felt the need to change yet. She'd much rather strive to work "across the aisle" and incorporate their viewpoints, believing there are reasons why they left the fold, which is fairly modern and rare-but growing- among the Invictus. She could have put more effort into politics but doesn't bother. Being recognized as a legitimate voice is enough for her as she turns her first century.
- Haven: 2
Carla has invested in a secure location that is decently situated to rest during the daily courses of the sun. It's a beautiful drafting studio scattered with her sketches and bits of costume, with excellent views and an entertaining kitchen stocked with wine, appetizers, and music... and a second windowless room with her fashionable closet in the bedroom and lockable room- the original closet- for her rest.
- Resources: 1
Setting up a new life again is always a little tough. Carla has expended one gloriously and is building up another. She has access to about $500 a month in expendable income and $1000 of liquid assets.
- Fighting Finesse
Litheness and skill has always been a greater forte, a strength from the old days doing her own stunts on stage and screen. Carla can use dexterity instead of strength on weaponry rolls.
- Language: Italian: 3
A childhood with her mother in Italy, away from English relatives, led to some familiarity with the language. This certainly helped when her father taught Carla opera, and Carla has been using Italian ever since. She is fluent like a native speaker in Italian.
- Language: Spanish: 3
A Peruvian born father and work in California and Spain- and deciding to talk with the workers there- has helped Carla keep up her Spanish. Carla is fluent like a native speaker in Spanish.
Disciplines
Carla was blessed through her sire's Toreador blood with two Clan disciplines, which have grown stronger over the years, what are known as Dominate and Majesty. She also may learn celerity and vigor naturally. Out of clan disciplines would require learning from kindred of that clan.
Dominate
Dominate, overwhelming the mind with the force of will, requires a captured gaze, and only works on one subject at a time. It requires understanding, either in a similar language from verbal commands, or forceful expressions and gestures, even pictures may suffice. Victims may or may not realize what is happening to them, depending on the power and the successes and/or failures, and how it may have been hidden in the first place. Many do not realize until afterwards... or just question why in the world they did what they did. Most uses of Dominate have a roll for resistance. Dominate pg. 124
Carla has two dots in Dominate with these abilities:
- • Command
A little eye contact and it only takes one word. The order, clear and straightforward, even if concealed in a sentence, must be obeyed. We wouldn't be so silly as to ask another to make themselves come to harm, but when I say jump... you'll jump.
- •• Mesmerize
Legends abound over the hypnotic gaze of the vampire. A false thought or idea, planted in the mind, can allow for much more complex actions, as well as actions at a later time. It is a beautiful thing, and frightening to others.
Majesty
To balance out the influence of the mind, Majesty is influence over emotions, swaying the feelings of others to favor the wielder of this discipline. Eye contact is not required, simply a visual of the vampire. Subjects retain their free will, even, following suggestions but thus requiring more careful handling. It is, in the end, more careful from a long-term perspective than the short-term, albeit useful, fix of Dominate.
Carla has three dots in Majesty with these abilities:
- • Awe
A dash of awe makes the discipline user seem more charismatic and magnetic to others. Usually combined with Expression. This is, literally, turning on the charm.
- '•• Revelation
Vampires are so easy to talk to, like a best friend, or a counselor. People just open up to them, throwing away caution. Or maybe they are using Revelation to learn a few secrets in a upwelling of affection or release.
- ••• Entrancement
Affection may turn to feelings of admiration and devotion with a willingness to serve the vampire. Those feelings come entirely from their own volition, of course, however re-entrancing a former "lover" can be difficult,
Other Vampiric Traits
In the Vitae
- A vampire spends one Vitae per daily slumber (or for any nap). A vampire with no Vitae falls into Torpor.
- A vampire may spend a Vitae reflexively to regain the "Blush of Life" and force the organs and stimulate breathing (and more!) and all that.
- A vampire may spend a Vitae reflexively to consume food... however is messily bulimic about it at the end of the scene. Hope there's no one to see.
- Vitae may also spent to heal wounds. pg. 173
- Some Discipline powers require vitae expenditure
- And it is addictive. One may create Ghouls, or emotionally bond other vampires
Blood Family
On some occasions, Kindred may feel "relatives" when they or the relatives are under strong emotion or sensation, such as a grave wound, frenzy, or the pleasure of diablerie. Wits+Occult to perceive or extend. Auspex may add.
In addition, Kindred may be able to "taste" family and clan and relations in the blood. Intelligence+Occult+ Heightened Senses.
Clan: Daeva
Emotional, Sensual, and Desirable. These are the words that mark the Daeva, disparagingly called the Succubi for their nature. They would be the perfect vampire, if only they could enjoy it. They play with the elite, they play with their fancies, and they play with others' emotions mercilessly. Then again, they also strive to feel what it was like to be human, they love, they lust, they go through euphoric relationships and tragedies when they fail and prove false or fall to boredom. They are patrons and creators. They are the social wing of the Damned.
Bloodline: Toreador
Some individual Kindred within clans have established their own bloodlines, showing particularly strong traits in the blood that they passed down to their childer. Bloodlines have their own advantages and weaknesses that separate them from the crowd of their clan. Many have become known recently through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, or in modern nights. As such, just as their are few Kindred, there are fewer of each Clan, there are yet fewer of a bloodline, akin to brothers and sisters and cousins, number depending on their sire's choices, much like mortal parents.
The original Toreador, Garcilaso de Castillejo, was the second son of a Spanish nobleman. Known for his charm, wit, and grace, he impressed with his bullfighting prowess, iron-will, and love of the arts. The reputation of the bullfighting stuck, and he attracted cultured and indolent Daeva from across Europe to his personality cult, El Toreros. When Castellejo finally decided to start embracing childer, and they showed the penchant for Dominate that Castellejo learned from a Ventrue in Venice, they took on the Torero moniker, which eventually became- through bad translations and popular culture for the word- Toreador.
While the Daeva generally embrace out of infatuation and truly do seek the beautiful, the Patrons look for wit and charm much more, including talents or great love and understanding for the arts. They feel this sets them above other Daeva, and it is near impossible as a Daeva to prove and be recognized as a Toreador, though they have adopted others and will do so with proof of lineage and other Toreadors who will vouch for the poor thing, accepting the lost or illegitimate Toreador with welcoming arms.
Weaknesses
All Clans have a weakness, and some are more interesting than others. Some are just...so...fascinating. Toreador are obsessed with a particular art form and this obsession override anything else the Toreador is doing when confronted with that particular art, like an odd Kindred ADHD. They share this with the progenitor of their bloodline. A Toreador vampire may be utterly fascinated, staring at beauty for hours... or they may be critiquing and analyzing it. They may be silent, or they may give others an earful! Because of her early work in the media, Carla is attracted to film, particularly to silent film.
Carla must either spend a Willpower point or succeed a reflexive Resolve roll to break the spell of the Silver Screen or do nothing but focus raptly on the projections and shadows for the rest of the scene, or until it or she is physically taken away (or the film is shut down, runs out, etc). Sufficiently disruptive events, like attacks, will also break her focus.
In addition, Toreador are prone to the weakness that all Daeva have, a weakness to resisting their own hedonistic impulses. When Carla opts not to indulge in her Vice of Gluttony, she looses TWO Willpower points.
Phobia
At creation, she has yet to develop one, however fire phobia is pretty classic per the old system, followed by any other fitting other derangement.