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Domain: Downtown
[ Sakura | Ricardo | Emerson | Feo | Sam | Maxine | Ethan | Emory | Augustin | Alistair | Brook | Smith | Xiu En Lun | Mayfair | Iris | Alexis | Arthur | Virgilio | Ernst | Sasha | June | Alexander | Lionel | Helene | Moire | Mary | Ruppert | Harold | Nevada | Graydon | Peggy | Zoe | Atticus | Evert | Cyrus | Angelus | Helena | Malachy | Kaze | Jonathon | Victoria | Cassandra | Noah | Felix | Estragon | Ruby | Oroku | Calida | Esteban | Grady | Helen]

Sakura (Female) (Karasu; Sakura Nakamura; Katsumi Kiyota) Alias: Katsu
Position: Childe of the Toreador Clan
Short desc: A young small japanese girl.
Publicly: ”Isn’t she a pretty new face here? It is a shame that those pretties end as a waitress in a Night Club. Sakura Nakamura. You know that Sakura means Cherry Blossom?”
”Geez, so her name is Sakura Nakamura? I thought I met her before… somewhere else… I had a teacher at the CalState University Fullerton who was my Anthropology teacher in the first two semesters. But I heard that she died in an accident. But those Japanese girls look the same for me.”
A conversation of two University students at the Night Club called Hot Legs
Supernaturally: Sakura Nakamura is known as Karasu among the vampires. She seems to be embracing the Japanese traditions merged with the vampire’s. Karasu is someone who likes to debate of philosophical subjects and the origin of vampires. Yet she is just a student of that lore.
Photo: [katsumi.htm]

Ricardo (Male) (Ricardo 'Cards' Emmanuel Cruz) Alias: Cards
Position: Warden of the Burning Gardens, Knight of the Fearful Countenance
Short desc: Sharply dressed young latino.
Publicly: Who? Oh, you talkin' 'bout Cards? Yeah, you can probably find him anywhere there's a game of poker out on Whittier Boulevard. I don't know much besides that.
Supernaturally: Cards is a crazy f**kin' lick, if you know what I mean. That's right, Malkavian, and mad as the best of 'em. I know he grew up over in East L.A. somewhere and that he went to UCLA for awhile. That was before he lost it. He came out of the mental institution dead and f**ked in the head. Don't know who his Sire was. He lays low for the most part, helps kids make drugs, I heard. Sometimes I see him hangin' 'round with some of the local Brujah. Word is he used to work with Don Leon and even Apolo. Even though both of them are scarce to say the least, it's probably a good idea not to f**k with him.

Emerson (Male) (Emerson) Alias: Em
Position: Prince of Greater Downtown
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Another nameless face seen about the skyscrapers of Downtown.
Supernaturally: Emerson. Ancient. Eyes of the Camarilla, the Shadow Priest, Lord of Ocotlan, and recently the Prince of Los Angeles. He is old, and powerful, and well-known among the elders of the world. For five hundred years he dwelt in Iberia. He was instrumental in carving out the power of the Camarilla, ferreting out its enemies and their secrets. For several centuries he dwelt in Mexico, bringing the Traditions to the New World. Then he disappeared, only to resurface in the early twentieth century. He succeeded Prince Rodrigo as the ruler of Greater Los Angeles, and now under the Treaty of La Cienega rules the Downtown domain through fear, uncertainty, and spies.

Feo (Male) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Feo Chavez is a quiet, secluded kid. No wonder if ya see him, you'd already pity the disfigured lad. He's making the best of it though, taking on gigs from 'Extra Ordinary', that Hollywood casting agency specialized in dwarfs, giants, freaks and what more. It probably pitched his interests in special effects. Quite an achievement for a young lad like him, to acquire a dream-job like that at Universal Studio's.
Supernaturally: Feo who? Isn't he some secluded ugly from Downtown?

Sam (Male) (Samael Petersen) Alias: Samael
Position: Neonate
Short desc: An angelic young man
Publicly:

Yeah, I know that one. He's a hard one not to notice. Why is it that all the pretty nice boys I meet are /always/ gay or becoming Priests? I believe he got a scholarship for music and frequents Theology-class at USC but I don't see him at any parties or otherwise. A bit of a secluded old fashioned type, if you ask me.
Supernaturally:

Sam or shall I say Samael? If you're like, really dumb I suppose you could believe the 'official story'. It goes something like this:
He was a chorister in Vienna. He was embraced by a Toreador for his voice and made it through the change even when he was a child. Next the Aryan child survives in pit-of-hell South Central for nearly 25 years. He also renounces his blood and allies up with the Nossies. Additionally /two/ Nosferatu-masters died on him and next, even though he's a neonate he manages to take over their positions and possessions because 'they would have wanted him to'. So now he's a Keeper and Leader of Expo Park. And finally this creature wants us to believe that, despite his vampiric state, he recently 'grew up'. Credible huh?
I don't have this theory sorted out fully, but if you ask me he's a real old Malk that has been fooling us all the freaking time with that kid-stuff. OR this Sam isn't the boy Samael at all. OR he's some freaky Tremere-construct. It's a hell of a lot more likely explanation. If I was a Nosferatu I'd be extremely paranoid.
Web: zazuum.nl/samael/

Maxine (Female) (Chance Marshall) Alias: Chance
Position: Warden of Mid-Wilshire
Short desc: Young lady of color with attitude.
Publicly: Maxine? Some new chick from out of town. Young girl, seems almost to young to be on her own, but she must have cash to afford to live here.%r%r%tChance Marshall? Wasn't she some chick back in South Central some time back? A bit of a musician with a love of blues and jazz, she used to play a gig here and there. Haven't seen or heard from her in some time. Likely the street life caught up with her.
Supernaturally: Known for decades as Chance Marshall, she now seems to be going around as 'Maxine'. She seems to have run the gauntlet of vampire life: anarch, rebel, Prince and now living under Emerson's rule. She is a Brujah who started her LA career with Alvin. After a few decades with him, she became Prince of South-Central and did a balancing act between the anarchs and the Camarilla. Then she called it quits, ran off who knows where. Now she's back? In *where*? What the hell?

Ethan (Male) (Ethan de Shaunde) Alias: <none>
Position: Seneschal of Los Angeles, Primogen of Pasadena
Short desc: Shy, well-dressed, almost pretty young man.
Publicly: Some strange man, often seen around Pasadena or the Museum. One supposes he might be involved in something profitable, as he doesn't dress like anyone involved in something fashionable. No no, he dresses quite nice enough. Just hardly, you know... Hollywood.
Supernaturally: The current Seneschal of the domain of Downtown, Ethan's history is a bit confusing to try and track. He entered the city under the name Ethan Reike in December of '02, and allied himself with Emerson's domain. A few years later he gained land the position of Sheriff under the name Ethan de Shaunde. He disappeared for six months right around the earthquake, and came back after Seneschal Callas left to fill his shoes. He's not the popular sort.

The name Ethan Reike dates from Edinburgh around 1995, the purported childe of one Sebastian Palmer, a Camarilla vampire of some influence. Ethan de Shaunde is a name less well known, but rumors point to a Malkavian in France near the turn of the century. Sebastian is known to have some associations to the Nosferatu of Edinburgh, but it is unknown if Ethan is similarly allied.

Emory (Male) (Emory Masterson) Alias: Emo
Position: Primogen of Griffith Park
Short desc: Death in a black leather doublet.
Publicly: Heh, you know... back in the 60's some acid-head popped up claiming they saw a Black Rider in Griffith Park, with "eyes that burned like hellfire" or some such nonesense. All those damn hippies reading Tolkien back then, if you ask me. I've worked here for 40 years and ain't never seen anything like that. Who, now? Emory Masterson? No, I don't think I've heard of anyone by that name.
Supernaturally: Emory Masterson is regarded by many as the most dangerous vampire in Los Angeles. Talk of Emerson's all-seeing eye, talk of Acton's wealth or Elaine's ruthlessness: none of the above has been witnessed taking down a Brujah Elder in single combat. Emory beat the crap out of the former Prince Rodrigo back in the day in order to get into the city, and ever since then has shown a guile easily the equivalent of his physical power. It is said he attempted to take the praxis of Philadelphia prior to coming to L.A., but since then he has seemed remarkably uninterested in power, remaining as Emerson's Seneschal even after the breakup of the Domains. Griffith Park is his, and truth to tell he has been secluding himself there more and more of late, particularly after a violent incident in an Elysium and a more recent spell where he beat a visiting emissary from another Domain into torpor. The latter incident is said to be what resulted in him being demoted from his Seneschal position. Rumor has it he's losing his grip on his Beast, but if anything that might just make him more of a threat.

Augustin (Male) (Gus Courtland) Alias: Gus
Position: Overseer of the March
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Gus Courtland? Oh, nobody important. He's some kind of security guy for the Magic Castle down in Hollywood. Big guy, whoever he is, and he looks a little like he doesn't need so many bouncers to help out. Doesn't seem to get out so often, but now and then you'll see him talking to some shady types. If he's got a wife or kids, nobody's ever seen 'em.
Supernaturally: He's been a fixture around California since around the turn of the century. Spent a lot of time over in San Fran, but he's been in North O.C., Santa Monica... all over the place. A Tremere headcracker from the look of him- a real gorilla of a Warlock. He'd been working for Santa Monica's Regent, taking care of business, but the wizards gave him the Hollywood Chantry when it started in '95. He's been playing it pretty quiet since then, operating out of the Magic Castle. Goes by the name of "Gus Courtland" around the mortals. Lately, word is that he was responsible for that crazy ritual down on Manhattan Beach in Torrance- the one that seemed to have something to do with the little earthquake that went off that night. He says it was to protect Emerson's turf from demons- but with warlocks, who knows?

Alistair (Male) (Alistair Rowely) Alias: AR
Position: Scholar and Artisan
Short desc: Slightly rumpled and disheveled...and quirky.
Publicly: Alistair Rowely is a fairly common name to those in the special effects business. Though not as big as computer special effects, Alistair's prosthetic masks and props can be found on many movie sets around Hollywood. Though British sounding and appearing, his origins come from Venice and the Bay Area where his business was located earlier before moving. It is even rumored that he has a soft portion of his heart that resides in theatre and that he spends his free time crafting elaborate masks that are not of the Hollywood variety.
Supernaturally: Alistair Rowely is the childe of the scholarly Malkavian, Honey Bentley. He was Embraced during the late 1800's after being rescued by Honey from Bedlam Asylum. Alistair wandered the European continent with his sire, pursuing scholarly pursuits that centered disturbingly around homicidal tendencies, serial killers, and relating it to vampiric natures. Alistair has been seen in Europe and has recently came to California in the 1950's, residing first in the San Francisco Bay Area with a modest special effects business which has grown and necessitated his move to the Downtown area. He is seen as scholarly and intellectual but also reclusive and withdrawn at times.
Quote: "Insanity? Insanity is a legal term!"
Quote2: "Madness is the keyhole to the door of the mind."

Brook (Female) (Brook L. Carter) Alias: Y
Position: Manager of the Magic Castle
Short desc: Short brown hair, blue eyes and pretty.
Publicly: Apparently the Manager of The Magic Castle, she seems to be quite the business type. Most would describe her as efficient, smart and on top of her game.

She also seems to get on quite well with her boss, but to others she might seem cold and distant; perhaps it's when she is in "efficient" mode.
Supernaturally: <none>

Smith (?Gender?) (Mister Smith) Alias: Mi
Position: Slouching in a corner with a bottle of JD. Word.
Short desc: Thin, pale punk-rocker.
Publicly: Mister Smith is a ruffian. He doesn't seem to hold down any jobs, have much in the way of contacts outside of street toughs, and generally frequents the rough parts of town at night. Not a savoury character to be associated with, by all accounts.
Supernaturally: Apparently, this Mister Smith is a vampire. There is a conspicuous lack of information regarding his history, genealogy, even his Clan affiliation. What is known is that he's new in the Los Angeles area, and that he doesn't raise much of a ruckus.

Xiu En Lun (Male) (Xiu En Lun) Alias: X
Position: Inscrutable
Short desc: Chinese man dressed in a white hat, suit, tie, belt, & shoes.
Publicly:

While Xiu En Lun is not found in any local telephone book, 'Xiu' remains a common Chinese surname. A high percentage of persons living in Chinatown have this surname, though this could very well result from the high concentration of ethnic Chinese who live there.
Supernaturally:

There is a post in the LACMA which suggests that someone whose name sounds like Shoe Ing Lung "has been the Warden of Chinatown for a long time."

Mayfair (Male) (Harrison Mayfair) Alias: hm
Position: Primogen of Hollywood
Short desc: Average height, trim build, wavy brown hair and green eyes.
Publicly:
Harrison Joseph Mayfair was born in Los Angeles, California on January 18th, 1969. His father, Joseph Mayfair, was an entertainment lawyer and his mother, Deborah Mayfair was a stay at home wife and mother. Harrison, or Harry as his friends call him, attended a private school in Europe, and spent most of his childhood overseas. He spent several years abroad traveling and seeing the world after he left school. He returned to Los Angeles in 1990, and worked with his father after his mother passed away. In 1995, with money he inherited after his father's death, he founded American Rose Productions. He first worked with other production companies on the film Big Daddy, using his father's former clientele and contacts to provide himself a means of contact. Since then, he's worked on several motion pictures, and was recently named one of the up and coming producers of note in Hollywood. He's often seen at the various Hollywood events, frequently on the arm of some young starlet.
Supernaturally:
The first mention of Harrison is in Paris during the 18th century. There's little hard knowledge about his stay there, the next concrete information being his appearance in New Orleans just before the Civil War. He counted the Prince as a friend, and his childe Catherine DeLoire as his mentor. He bloomed under her tutelage, and was considered among the top tier of vampire in the city. However in 1895, a scandal drove him from New Orleans and across the country to Los Angeles.
He made friends with Rodrigo early on, and took an interest in the nascent film industry. He stayed out of the Sabbat incursions for the most part, working largely as an enforcer of the Masquerade. He maintains a close relationship with Emerson, and continued to support him, even after the break-up in 1984. He has few enemies in the city, though those in the know will know that he does have them.

Iris (Female) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly:

Iris Islington was one of the first frontwomen in metal, heading nigh-legendary L.A. heavy metal band Paradigm from 1985 to 1993. After leaving the band, she started an independent record label, specializing in metal bands and has pretty much stayed out of the public eye since then. Still, she remains one of the greatest women in metal, showing the male-dominated genre that you could get pretty and kick ass at the same time.
-Iris Islington on metalwiki.org
Supernaturally:

Islington is... well, let's just say that she's pretty nuts. Then again, she's Malkavian, so it's to be expected, right? Anyway, she used to be in that metal band from the mid/late '80s to the early 90's, Paradigm. I remember I had a poster of her on my wall when I was a teenager, man... Uh, forget I said that. Umm, she's been around for a couple decades, I guess... like I said, she's a little older than I am. They say she's got the crazy, /bad/ though. Has good days and bad ones, but she's still mostly harmless. Man, I remember my older brother told me about a Paradigm show he went to... they did a cover of Crazy on You and Iris ended up stripping buck naked and stage diving. I dunno if that was before or after she was embraced, though.

Alexis (Female) (Alexis Arias) Alias: lexis
Position: Eyes of Chaos
Short desc: A tall, chubbyish girl with bright pink hair.
Publicly: Lexi? Lexi's a pink haired actor chick. Loves to party and laughs a lot. She teaches sometimes too, pretty smart, for someone who dropped out of Highschool...
Supernaturally: Yeah, Alexis is Malkavian. Childe of an Elder, too, apparently, and -sometimes- it shows, just as her blood does. She's from Austin, too, sort of laid low there under daddy's big bad shadow. Apparently she's in LA to try and live on her own. Fine job she's doing of it, too. Constantly in trouble for some reason or another. Nothing too much of consequence, she just seems to be trying very hard to prove herself and looking in all the wrong places.
Thing: Lexi in action: [1_5.html]
Picture: [art-pink.html]
Quote: I don't want their milk and honey, they can keep their fine herb teas, I don't need their chocolate hot and sweet it's thick and red for me! From anyone who comes along, knocking on this door, don't blame me its YOUR fault and I want more! I want more! I want more!
Photo: [s83.photobucket.com/albums/j295/AlexisArias/]
Comic: [20051221.html]

Arthur (Male) (<none>) Alias: AB
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly:

Dr. Arthur Wilde is one of those artsy 1960's throwbacks that seems more at home up in Berkley than down here in L.A. His British accent, good looks, and smooth talk make him a magnet for the counterculture types with whom he hangs out. He teaches a few night school classes in 'transpersonal psychology' and 'the metaphysics of the mind' (whatever that means). He likes to expouse about Art, the Mind and how the two relate to form the true nature of reality (or some crap like that). It's quite likely that he spends most of his time smoking pot and/or dropping acid when he's not lecturing to his 'students' as he 'holds court' at various Art house cafes.

Supernaturally:

Dr. Wilde (as he is known in the vampire crowd) has an odd 'hobby'. The guy creates what he calls 'performance art'. He rents out a theater (or gets permission to use an Elysium), dopes up a bunch of mortals with XTC or stuff like that, puts together a sound and light show and invites vampires to come to the party. He has them drink from the mortals (getting high in the process) and then he has them experience the lights and sounds of the 'show'. It's trippy, and something not to be missed, but he claims it is the key to understanding the true nature of the Beast and vampirism. I dunno if that's true, but the guy seems serious about it.

He also spends a lot of time with his Herd as he masquerades as their spiritual and artistic teacher. He likes to hang out with them, waxing philosophically.

Virgilio (Male) (Virgilio Salvatore de Guadalupe) Alias: lupe
Position: Keeping Downtown edgy
Short desc: Wiry, dangerously handsome Latino in his 20s.
Publicly: You keep an eye on that boy. Hangs with one of those Latino gangs downtown, supposed to be a big man - heard he killed some honcho, fought his way to the top of the heap. Doesn't look like much, but just watch that knife of his, man. Too damn smart for a ganger, always watching people, figuring out what's going down. Heard some chica say he does some pretty hot footwork, too.
Supernaturally: <none>
Photo: [Virgilio.jpg]

Ernst (Male) (Ernst Vuldigger) Alias: Et
Position: Overseer of South Downtown Core
Short desc: Pleasant-looking old man
Publicly: Ernst Vuldigger is a dottering old man who has been about Los Angeles for a few months now. He is often seen in the parks and public places downtown, engaging in friendly conversation with most anyone. He must do work in the skid row area, because he's often seen down there. Word is that he is - or was - a priest, and has retired from active service.
Supernaturally: Ernst Vuldigger is a Malkavian of old stock from Europe. It is rumoured that he was embraced somewhere around 1800 but has only recently arrived in Los Angeles, apparently residing Downtown. He is rumoured to be an intense personality fiercely loyal to his own Clan, but has proven to be supportive of the works of other clans, where their interests are not opposed to the Malkavians'.

Sasha (Female) (Sasha Anne Bennett) Alias: Sas
Position: Party girl, and occasional bodyguard.
Short desc: Tall, athletic early 20's red-head, ice-green eyes.
Publicly: Hm, she's that red-headed chick right? Yeah, I know the one. Party girl. See her about fairly often in the nightclubs and such. Does a bit of drugs too, so the rumors go, but then you know how rumors are. She's almost always with those two other chicks, that rich socialite and the pretty want-to-be-actress. They were pretty well known around UCLA, and now even more well known in the high society scene. If they're not on the A-list of whatever the latest Hollywood party is, they can often seem to finagle their way in.

Wait, her last name's Bennett, right? Now that you mention it, isn't her dad a cop? A captain or something. Works Robbery/Homicide over at the LAPD Central Division. Guess that explains why such a party girl is into that whole bodyguarding thing. She does some occasional work for the Hollywood set, so I guess her contacts come in handy.
Supernaturally: <none>
Photo: [Sasha.jpg]

June (Female) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: I heard that she was a photographer from Georgia. She opened a tiny little gallery somewhere downtown - heard she always has her door open for new talent. A few people followed her out here, some artists, some not. Some sort of creative commune.
Supernaturally: Just some new vampire in the Ancient's domain. No Malkavian, though she certainly seems to get along enough with them. I heard she was really into painting or something.

Alexander (Male) (Alexander O'Shae) Alias: Alex
Position: In yo' face.
Short desc: A handsome man with red hair, blue eyes, and pale skin.
Publicly: That guy is a local weirdo. Some kind of New Age hippy or something like that. Okay, well maybe not a hippy. He wears suits and doesn't smell like patchouli - but he's got a definite 'out there' vibe. I heard him talk on campus once - it was like all this crazy cosmic crap - spiritism or something. I don't know - I got extra credit for going though.
Supernaturally: Alexander O'Shae has been in the faithful service of the Tremere clan for well over a century. He is an Ancilla, loyal both to the clan and to the Camarilla, and so has earned a suitable amount of respect through both institutions. He has been fairly widely travelled in his death - while he was embraced in Pasadena, he hasn't been back to the Domain in well over a hundred years, after stints in Las Vegas and Chicago. I wonder what brought him home after so long gone.

Lionel (Male) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Lionel Hallien? Hey that guy's a Professor, no kiddin, he teaches Political Science to some schools on demand for a small salary for the length of the class. That guy's prietty cool, though he really aught to get some more sun, his hair'll go white soon and he'll be pale all over!
Supernaturally: Lionel Hallien is a new face around Downtown in terms of the activities of the Camarilla, but has been around for a few years. While not the strongest or most political of Nosferatu, he does tend to be the most scary and a bit of a bully when he isent getting his way. Though once someone captitulates to what he wants, he's very nice to them afterwards.

Helene (Female) (Helene Bodichon) Alias: H
Position: Cellist.
Short desc: Slim, dark-haired, young woman.
Publicly: A young woman, simple, pretty. A classical musican.
Supernaturally: A toreador neonate of very little standing. A classical musican, cellist of some sort. Apparently, working on her human 'career'. Artistes, you know how they can be.

Moire (Female) (Moire Dawn O'Connor) Alias: Mo
Position: <none>
Short desc: Grace. Bohemian-style.
Publicly: An import from the bright lights and crowded streets of New York, Moire's new to Los Angeles but fitting in just fine. Apparently, she was really something back in that city. Never hit the big venues, of course, but for a local girl she'd made a name for herself. It's that piano, you know. Plays it like it's an extension of herself, and she was good enough on it to get a few private shows. But you know how flakey those artists types are. Got everything going for her in New York, and off she goes, chasing some man all the way to California. Where she promptly lost him. Ain't that the funniest thing you've ever heard? Fucking tragic. But she's settled in, found herself a couple of clubs to play in here, too. The local college scene loves her. No idea why she hasn't actually applied for a recording contract, though.
Supernaturally: Little Toreador in here from New York. Pretty, talented, but flakey. Came all the way over here chasing /someone/, and now she's given him up for that piano and downtown. Typical.

Mary (Female) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: Of the Junior Professed.
Short desc: Erotic blond in stiletto boots and little else.
Publicly: Mary? You know how many Mary's there are? Oooh. That one. Yeah, fifty bucks a pop says I know that one. You want her, you might be able to find her up on Sunset Boulevard with the rest of 'em.
Supernaturally: <none>

Ruppert (Male) (Ruppert St-Etienne, Hairdresser to the Stars) Alias: junk
Position: Assistant Key Grip, Ambassador at Large
Short desc: Twitchy and tic_cy.
Publicly: Some Hollywood sort, I think. Does hair or make-up or production design? Totally whacked-out.
Supernaturally: Who knows? A Malkavian (or a Toreador method actor who got stuck in character?). Not exactly sane, nor especially smart. Showed up within the last 10 years or so from New York, or was it Europe?
Photo: [2.html]

Harold (Male) (Harold Akinola) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: He's something in insurance, or was it banking. No wait, maybe an accountant. Yes, that's it. He was up on some minor fraud charge a few years ago and he's never been the same since. Something to do with taxes? But you know what the IRS can be like -- it probably just means he's a very sharp tax accountant who got just a little too close to the line. He does some consultancy on tax matters, and is reputedly good enough to justify the ungodly fees.
Supernaturally: Associated with the vampires in Downtown. He's rarely if ever seen outside that domain.

Nevada (Female) (Nevada Montoya Florez) Alias: ne
Position: Warden of Eagle Rock
Short desc: A sensual fiery Latina
Publicly:

Yeah, sure I know Nevada. My grandmom lives there.
Wait, a *person* you say? Hmmm.. There was this hot chick near Hollywood Boulevard. Her friends were going to some underground party but they wouldn't take me. Said I might try again when I was rich, famous and a virgin no longer. Bitch.
Supernaturally:

Don't you tire of those self-pitying little neonates that blame the world for their misfortunate embrace? Always whining about love and friends and lost morality? Thank God, we still have vampires that really accept their nature, capable of enjoying their life for ones. Nevada Montoya Florez certainly makes one of those.
Then again of course Nevada ain't no Neonate no longer. She's old enough even, to be one of Mayfairs trustees, handling Hollywood affairs when her old man is not around. At least she used to, until she disappeared during the Sabbat Incursion.
Web: zazuum.nl/nevada/

Graydon (Male) (Graydon Daniels) Alias: Locke
Position: Hiding. Really well. From the Archon.
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: There used to be this white guy who lived around in South Central who matches that description, and word was he was as a scary mother fucker... even if he was whitebread. Disappeared awhile back, and he hasn't been seen since... Naw, that Graydon Daniels over in Alhambra ain't the same guy... Yea, he's a tough, and yea, people don't fuck with him-- but he's no thug...
Supernaturally:
Graydon? Oh, yea, I've heard of him-- not so long ago there were a lot of rumors going around about him, but then he sorta fell off the earth... I mean, how many people piss off Archons and live to see the day? He's a Gangrel, and an older one at that-- and has a reputation of being a violent son of a bitch. He originally showed up in South Central and settled in Athens, word being that he saved the former the Nosferatu John's life and came to take his place... Word was he was a more political sort then most Gangrel are.
Then there came the falling out with Prince Chance... Something happened shortly after the Archon Patric Miller was killed... there was some dispute, and the new Archon -- William -- even got involved. No one's quite sure what happened, but William tried to crush Graydon's head in before the Gangrel disappeared. In the end, he wasn't Sheriff anymore.
Since then, he hasn't been seen much... He showed up in Downtown awhile back, and got accepted-- but whatever he's doing, he's doing it on the down-low... He seems to have lost his interest in politics.
Quote: Jessica pages: Okay... No MUSHing while drinking... -her- -her- -her- -her-

Peggy (Female) (Margaret Innes) Alias: peg
Position: <none>
Short desc: Bland, bland, bland!
Publicly: Bobby Innes's wife. They're on the lower end of the middle class. Office workers in a blue collar business: the exciting world of water treatment and reclamation.
Supernaturally: Leech. Humorless and bland, she has been wandering around town for a while now.

Zoe (Female) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Oh who Zoe Roberts, not a lot to say she does well in the Art Business, she buys and sells it and does shows quite often for up and coming artists. Zoe has been in Southern California all her life, a valley girl I heard.
Supernaturally: A Toreador, runs a Art studio, young and a neonate, hear she does some other stuff not sure what.

Atticus (Male) (Atticus Goldstein) Alias: at
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: This really weird guy that hangs around Eagle Rock Mall.
Supernaturally: Must be Emerson is playing with this guy's marbles. He doesn't have 'em, that's for certain, and somehow his boastings and presumptions are tolerated by the Ancient. Malkavians are a strange lot. This guy hails from somewhere in Downtown - Glendale perhaps?

Evert (Male) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: A fairly quiet business man. His appearance remains slick, but very serious at the same time. Often sarcastic, but not overly so. He has a pronounced Dutch accent.
Supernaturally: Evert appears to be a vampire of significant age, and judging by many of his more stereotypical traits he is another business-oriented Ventrue.
"What's a Ventrue doing in Downtown?"

Cyrus (Male) (Cyrus Sedoso) Alias: cy
Position: <none>
Short desc: A roguishly handsome cowboy.
Publicly: Whoa, Cyrus Sedoso? He was only like the most famous stuntman in Hollywood, back in the Eighties. He was a legend; a real cowboy, you know; like John Wayne back in the day. They say they found him in the rodeo; They say his grandaddy was matador and his forefathers have been dying in front of audiences for as long back as anyone can remember. Have you seen his films? Looks like he's carrying on the old tradition- All real, no wires or nothing; that's some crazy stuff! And now he's back, looking a bit more rough around the edges- I did hear he spent most of his fortune on Betty Ford Clinic fees... I sure hope he hasn't lost the old magic.
Supernaturally: Fifteen years ago, this cowboy ran rampant in Hollywood, with a smile and a death-wish that made him a timeless tabloid favorite. That was until the filming of "Swansong," when his luck ran out and one particularly grandiose stunt left him buried beneath a demolished skyscraper. There was some suspicion of foul-play -- there always is where vampires are concerned -- but the whole matter was soon brushed under the carpet. Along with whatever was left of Cyrus's torpored body. Anyway: now it seems that somehow, some way, he's managed to crawl back to the surface. Were surely in for some interesting times...

Angelus (Male) (Angelus Vasilev) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: A PI moved to LA in the past few months from back east. Seems to be your typical private eye. Astute, ill-humoured, big and well connected but he drives a really crappy car so business can't be that swell.
Supernaturally: Arrived recently from back east, Kentucky to be exact. Seems to be somewhere in the region of fifty or so years unliving. He's recently taken up residence in Downtown and works with the Sheriff.

Helena (Female) (Helena Lotharingen) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: Shortish, somewhat pretty woman, auburn hair, usually dressed in a suit.
Publicly: Full name: Helena Denise Lotharingen. She's in her mid-30's now and likely to tell you she's living a life she shouldn't have had. She was, by all accounts, a very sickly child that hardly ever got out, not even for school. But she's quick to let you know that she earned the first of three degrees at age 20 and has quite a successful PR consulting business. It's no secret that Helena has a bit of money and some useful connections; in fact, it's likely that you'll see Helena at the best parties. However, you'll not likely find her exciting or dynamic if you do. In fact, you may find her a bit...stodgy or uptight, if not downright arrogant.
Supernaturally: Helena is a neonate, very recently arrived in Los Angeles. She comes across as both naïve and a little arrogant, a combination that may well get her into trouble before she's learned temperance. She must be at least somewhat useful, though, as no one's taken her down yet.

Malachy (Male) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Malachy is a fairly minor fixture in downtown LA, though there does seem to be something…off about the guy. He dresses rather oddly on occasion, and has an unnerving tendency to start giggling in the middle of conversation. And with his accent and the occasional swagger, he sometimes comes off like some movie character. He's always got somewhere to be, though, and he isn't too badly off, so someone must have been willing to hire him despite this.
Supernaturally: Yet another of the incoming neonates trying to make a name for themselves, it seems. This one's settled down in Emerson's turf, apparently arrived from all the way out east. Has stuck to odd jobs here and there, including the shadier ones, usually finding things for people what don't want others to find them first. They say he used to be some sort of gangster, though it's a little harder to see these days. As unpredictable as the rest of his lunatic kind, and with something of a paranoid bent, which is just another reason to avoid him when he's holding something sharp.

Kaze (Female) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Kaze? Nope, dont know anyone by that name. So sorry.
Supernaturally: A Neonate Gangrel, and not your usual variety. This one has a penchant for history, the vampiric kind. She is always full of questions, most of which cannot be answered.

Jonathon (Male) (<none>) Alias: Phlegm
Position: Still working on that.
Short desc: You see nothing here...
Publicly: Phlegm, he's got like a cold or something so we call him that. Don't really reckon he ever gave us his real name. Nice guy, sometimes brings me a bit o' something warm to drink! Don't know though, he's a bit odd. But that's ok, really. Guess he's just like we are, 'cept better at the game, yanno? He sure don't have a job, smelling like that...
Supernaturally: A Nosferatu that can be counted on for finding the word on the streets. He is only a neonate, but what he tells you is generally right on. He can usually be found hanging out with the down and out on the streets... that is, if you can find him at all.

Victoria (Female) (Victoria C. Harris) Alias: vi
Position: General neonate. For now.
Short desc: A tall, brown-haired business woman
Publicly: "Vicki Harris? She's my roommate's girlfriend's cousin's agents. Or is it her cousin's mother's agent? Oh, who cares? I read online that she's been in a few musicals and went to Juliard, but apparently she ain't doin' that anymore. She's an agent now for a bunch of people, getting them jobs and stuff. Real stuck up, from what I heard. She's one of those types that ain't into small talk. Ya gotta have some reason to talk to her or don't talk at all. Least that's what my roommate tells me." -- UCLA college sophomore
Supernaturally: "Victoria Harris. Let me think. ...Oh, right right. Yeah, she's one of us. Definately a Camarilla supporter. It helps her out. She's one of those types who follows the rules, not because she has to, but because it benefits her. And from the looks of things, I'd say she's either a Rose or a King. She involved in business, but that artsy fartsy type of business. Can't tell ya for sure. And to be frank, I wish you'd let up on it because I don't give a damn about what she does or what you want." -- Los Angeles Brujah
Photo: [l_1096909.jpg]
Actor: Amanda Peet. Imagine her with blue eyes.

Cassandra (Female) (Cassie Smith) Alias: Cassie
Position: Keeper of the LACMA, Infanta of Downtown
Short desc: Girlish cutie with dark hair and an impish smile.
Publicly: Cassie Smith is a young academic with a tendency to haunt libraries after rare and unusual books. She seems to have a strong interests in history and archeology, but her bookishness doesn't keep her from being a savvy socialite. She is girlish and cheery and loves to be surrounded by people.
Supernaturally: Cassandra is the childe of Lord Apolo Callas and grandchilde of His Eminence, Prince Emerson of Los Angeles, which might explain her social prominence. Politically savvy and quite intelligent, she spent several decades out of the city before returning in the last few years.

Noah (Male) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: What can you say about someone who's clearly out of his tree? Clearly 'care in the community' is a pseudonym for 'let the crazies out on the street so we don't have to pay for them to be institutionalized'. He's too clean to be a homeless bum, though, and where does he get all that sports equipment?
Supernaturally: Seems like he might've been a ghoul once upon a time, but now it looks like he doesn't belong to anyone. Who can tell?

Felix (Male) (<none>) Alias: Dunce
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly:
"Is his last name 'Unger'? No? I don't know him then."
-Steve Roberts, of Roberts and Sons Plumbing
Supernaturally:
"If I had a penny for half the licks named Felix that pass through here .... well, I would buy myself a new water pistol."
-A (possibly Malkavian) gentleman outside the Getty Center.

Estragon (Male) (<none>) Alias: nun
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: "Now there's a name you dont hear much now days. Pass me the pepper, please."
Supernaturally: "Who? Not around here."

Ruby (Female) (Ruby Forcythe) Alias: rub
Position: Senior Neonate Tremere Clan
Short desc: Pale to her roots, petite woman in early thirties.
Publicly: She is ex-nun who has founded the "Lifehouse" homeless foundation. She has real estate investments which leave her an independently wealthy benefactor to her downtown storefront 'church'.
Supernaturally: Ruby Forcythe is a senior neonate of Tremere clan with skills enough to make her an asset to them. For long years in San Francisco, she had been studious and demure.

Oroku (Male) (Oroku Nagakami) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Japanese guy, yakuza gang leader, well 'the' yakuza gang leader in Downtown core and a real nasty peice of work. They arrived back in '05, whilst he's only moved in recently. If it's illegal and it's around Little Tokyo you can be sure he's involved somewhere along the line.
Supernaturally: A respectable camarilla type from San Francisco, the childe of a ventrue ancilla heavily involved with the Yakuza. Oroku himself was a trusted leuitenant with a reputation for simultaniously wielding a respectful, obliging nature and ruling over what part of the little empire was his with an iron fist.

Calida (Female) (Marta Calida Cruz aka Calida Cross) Alias: Mar
Position: Ornament
Short desc: Pretty Latina with long, raven hair and brown eyes.
Publicly: Calida Cross... hmm, I have heard a buzz there. Actress? No. Dancer? I don't know, but I have heard something about her from somewhere. Does she know that really huge producer guy - what is his name? Anyway, I think she is about to do something big, but who the hell knows out here. I think everyone is about to be big star in Los Angeles. I do think she is cute, though, at least, that is what I heard. From someone. Maybe she works at The Ivy. I know that name, though.
Supernaturally: <none>
Photo: [Marta.jpg]

Esteban (Male) (Esteban Klein) Alias: ban
Position: Former Gothic Rockstar
Short desc: Very pretty gothic guy.
Publicly: Esteban Klein was well known in certain gothic circles in Europe. His band Todesengel was quite popular, often hitting the DAC (Deutch Alternative Charts). He hasn't performed there in almost 9 years, though he's recognised in Europe still. Here in America, though, unless someone knows of older german gothic bands or has spent time in Austin, Texas and seen him on stage there during one of his sporadic performances, Esteban is just another face in the crowd. He never truly seemed to recover from the downfall of Todesengel and rumor has it he was institutionalised for several years for drug and alcohol use. All of it seemed to affect his mental state as he's really become skittish in recent years.
Supernaturally: Are we talking about the German or the Texan? I've heard of two Esteban Kleins. One is Ventrue, the other is Malkavian. Or are they really the same person? Gah. It's too confusing.

Grady (Male) (<none>) Alias: <none>
Position: <none>
Short desc: <none>
Publicly: Grady? You're gonna have to be more specific, man. I don't know everybody in the city, just the dealers, and he ain't one of 'em.
Supernaturally: He's a Nosferatu from Washington. The state, not the city. Jumpy little bastard, really only comes out to creep around at the LACMA.

Helen (?Gender?) (Helen of Rhodes) Alias: He
Position: Alone.
Short desc: A beautiful woman, all in white.
Publicly: Helen? I know pleanty of Helens... which one are you referring to? Uh, no. None matching /that/ description.
Supernaturally: I haven't heard about anyone like that among us.
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