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 citing the religious teachings of the Followers with a strange, quiet fervor. Since then, she's been a staple of the Setite presence within New York, her mysterious charisma bending kine and kindred alike to temptation with a silken ease. Her tactics are far less direct than most within the temple, but her whispers always wear down her victims' resolve in the end. Some believe she inherited the soul of the Snake of Eden. Others say she's a childe of Set himself. The truth remains unknown, and those who look to closely for it find themselves slipping into sweet, sweet temptation...
 ===== Player Characters =====
-==== Ava  ====
+==== Avrora Mamonova, aka 'Ava' ====
+{{ava.jpg?200}}
+**Sire:** Bast Shehata (Adopted 6th gen)
+**Clan/Bloodline:**  Banu Haqim / Warrior Setites (Adopted)
+**Gen:** 8th
+**Allegiance:** Independent, Followers of Set (Cult of Taweret, Warriors)
+**Age:** 101
+**Apparent Age:** 23
+**Hair color:** Dyes often, naturally blonde.
+**Eye color:** Blue
+**Merits:** Addictive Blood, Blush of Health, Indelible, Setite Initiate, Eat Food, Language (x2)
+**Flaws:** Infertile Vitae, Outcast (Assamite), Heartless
+**Road:** Path of Ecstasy
+**Background**: Avrora came from a distinguished Russian family and served in WW2 as an intelligence officer. While stationed in the Persian corridor, she had the misfortune of catching the eye of a wandering Assamite, who concluded she would be an ideal recruit to bring into the fold as either a warrior or vizier. The warriors won out, and she was embraced against her will after her cover was blown at the 1943 Tehran conference between the Allied European leaders.
+She was quickly brought up to speed and the Assamites made use of her talents of seduction and intellect to fight their wars out in the open with intelligence, spycraft, and when needed hit jobs. That is until she was noticed by the Setites and quickly seduced by their enticing offers. Their promises and religion resonated with her soul. Ava grew dissatisfied with her Assamite leash and wanted out.
+The Setites made it happen, in exchange for her eternal loyalty and the opportunity to diablerize her sire, who was a notorious Assamite general. She lured her general to a rendezvous where the security had been compromised by the Setites and the Setite Warrior Bast Shehata ambushed him and consumed his soul. She then removed Avrora's heart for safe keeping, and intends not to return it until Avrora proves her absolute loyalty to the clan. Bast believes the only way she can do this is by abandoning the Path of Ecstasy, to take up the Path of the Warrior and prepare for Set's final return.
+Ava may have other plans. But her blood has been highly altered with Setite sorceries, giving her many traits unique to the clan, while leaving her sterile and unable to create childer. This setback, along with her being at the mercy of her adopted Sire, makes any move to work against Bast incredibly dangerous.
+No one knows why Ava is in New York, but the local Setite businesses and temples readily jumped at the opportunity to have an Ancilla close at hand. She masquerades as a Toreador or a regular follower of Set when it suits her.
 ====== Giovanni ======
 The Giovanni have a strong presence in Queens, controlling The Basement nightclub as well as the Credmoor Health Center. Their truce with the Camarilla has kept them safe, and their willingness to deal with the Anarchs has kept them profitable.
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 This didn't just attract wraiths. Malkavians flocked to her, and she welcomed them. She needed both patients and staff for her fantasy, although it is unclear at times who is which. Each night, they play out the same scenes, a twisted game of analysis and torture. These volunteers, and even the morbidly curious and disturbed who have braved a visit, are usually safe from more permanent therapy, but that does not hold true of involuntarily committed guests. The Giovanni, and even the Tremere, have called upon her services to 'cure' those who don't see situations the same way they do. Because of this, and because those who aren't committed are usually left unmolested, she and her coterie have been afforded a surprising amount of protection.
 ===== Player Characters =====
-==== Aisha ====
+==== Aisha della Passaglia ====
+{{aisha.jpg?200}}
+**Sire:** Paola della Passaglia (Giovanni Revenant Bloodline)
+**Clan/Bloodline:** Caitiff
+**Gen:** 9th
+**Allegiance:** Giovanni / Lydia Miliner (Regnant)
+**Age:** 61 | Ghouled: 1980 | Embraced: 2010
+**Apparent Age:** 20
+**Hair color:** Black/Green underlayer
+**Eye color:** Amber
+**Merits:** Coldly Logical, Concentration, Benevolent Domitor, Multilingual, Medium (Nightmares only), Revenant Disciplines (Auspex, Necromancy, Fortitude)
+**Flaws:** Tic/Twitch (Smoking), Nightmares, Seizures
+**Road/Path:** Humanity
+**Background:** In Life: Daughter of Asian and Italian immigrants, Aisha's family came from a line of witches that caught the interest of the Della Passaglia family in the 15th century as they began setting up operations all over East Asia. Primarily used as ghouls, they eventually moved back to the United States to pursue family interests, and so Aisha was born in the Americas at the cusp of the information age.
+She became fascinated with writing and investigative journalism, using everything at her disposal to learn more about the world. Early on this led to her contributing to a few media pieces for the family, highlighting their generous charity contributions and fund raising efforts. Her intuition however, told her that something was very wrong. Stories didn’t add up. Some of the charities were just shell corporations that funneled the money to other corporations of dubious origin. If the family was in the business of money laundering, what other secrets might they be hiding?
+Her aptitude in discovering the truth led her down the dark path of her family's secrets and those of the Giovanni. Eventually she dug too deep for her own good and was given an ultimatum: Become a ghoul and study necromancy, with embrace in the cards if she excelled, or sink to the bottom of the ocean with brand new cinderblock shoes.
+It wasn't much of a choice, so she turned her talents to investigative work for the family while struggling with the utter addiction that was vitae. She was given to the Milliners as an assistant in all their affairs for three decades, and was eventually given a proxy kiss by a relative of the Della Passaglia family, infamous among the top minds of the family for breeding ghouls into highly observant revenants.
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+In Death: Being a gifted student with a love for problem solving and the three decades she had to study necromancy as a ghoul couldn’t prepare her for the cruel twists fate had in store. The embrace didn’t go as planned. She was reborn as a Caitiff, and deemed an unfortunate disappointment by the Giovanni family, despite the protests of her sire who knew how talented Aisha was. After a short time under Paola’s tutelage, they shipped her off to New York to assist Rolando Giovanni, who saw fit to bind her into Lydia’s care.
+Despite being a Caitiff and treated poorly by other members of the extended Giovanni family, there are some that recognize her unique talent and may want to use her as their own tool to reshape their personal fortunes. Even a Caitiff of low generation could be very powerful, and Aisha was lucky enough to be given the proxy kiss by an eighth generation member responsible for overseeing one of the eastern revenant families.
+Aisha has no love for her extended family save Lydia and her sire, Paola; most are disgusting brutes with their heads stuck so far up their asses they turn a blind eye to all kinds of horrible crimes committed by their proxy kin. However, some treat her kindly, and they did teach her that there was more to the universe than what she could see in front of her. A whole reality that almost no one could perceive, filled with danger, excitement, and the forgotten knowledge of their ancestors. A place that faith alone failed to reach, but when combined with magic could open the threshold. For that gift, she is obligated to do as they wish.
+Aisha suffers from a unique condition among kindred since her embrace. The grand mal seizures she occasionally experienced as a mortal became much worse. But there is a second far more terrifying change. Every night before she awakes, she is locked in terrible nightmares without fail. In these nightmares spirits and wraiths show her many disturbing things. Sometimes she sees flashes of their past, their present, or is herself hunted in an inescapable labyrinth by creatures that defy description.
+As part of her personal studies, she is currently in search of an artifact rumored to be somewhere in New York that would let her see effortlessly into the Shadowlands, and perhaps more...
 ====== Salubri ======
 ==== James White ====
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 **Background**: One of the few kindred to succeed in not only surviving an encounter with Arturia, but befriending her, James is Arturia's anonymous contact and ally on the streets. He keeps her updated about the going ons in and around Queens, and in exchange she offers him protection in the few times drug deals go wrong or other kindred try to take advantage of his madness.
 ===== Player Characters =====
-==== Arturia ====
+==== Arturia Pendragon ====
+{{arturia.jpg?200}}
+**Sire:** Gabriel
+**Clan/Bloodline:** Warrior Salubri
+**Gen:** 6th
+**Allegiance:** Independent, Clan Salubri, Mia
+**Age:** 1609
+**Apparent Age:** 21
+**Hair color:** Black
+**Eye color:** Blue
+**Merits:** Code of Honor, Iron Will, Early Riser, Blooding By The Code, Golconda Seeker (5)
+**Flaws:** Infertile Vitae, Hunted Like a Dog, Odd Eye (2)
+**Road:** Code of Samiel
+**Background**: Embraced by Samiel's child Gabriel while the older kindred was travelling to the North through the lands of Britannia, Arturia found herself suddenly thrust into the cruel and unforgiving world of ancient kindred society. Back then, the masquerade was far less a concern, and many vampires openly showed feats of superhuman ability, becoming immortalised in legend. Arturia, despite not knowing it then, would become one such Kindred. Charged with the protection of a healer Salubri, Guinevere, she sought to bring order and peace to the kingdom she had been born to. She began to gain repute after her feats of bravery and might in battle showed her to be a mighty warrior; though she hid her true name and gender behind the mantle of Arthur. Over many years of fighting, she eventually came to claim the throne and assume the title of King of Britannia, forming a coterie of loyal kindred around her. And for a time, all was well. Her loyal friend of the Founderless Clan Tremere enchanted a mighty blade for her, her loyal knights gathered of the clans Ventrue, Lasombra and Brujah reinforced her martial prowess and helped repel countless foes from Britannia's lands. But tragedy struck, shortly after Guinevere had sired her first childe. On their way returning, Baali struck, hunting Guinevere for diablerie. Guinevere's child escaped, but Guinevere was not so lucky. Lancelot arrived to try and save his beloved Healer, but was too late, flying into frenzy at the realization of what had happened to her.
+Time passed, as it's prone to doing. Arturia stepped down from the throne, dedication herself to the protection of Guinevere's Childe. But as the healers must do, she set off in search of Golconda, choosing to head eastward. Arturia was left alone. She denied herself sleep, for it was she who must watch over the dwindling remains of her once proud clan. She watched for centuries, unable to have childe of her own to reinforce her dying bloodline. Until, she found herself in a small house in Far Rockaway in Queens. And until, she got a call from Guinevere's childe. Not much, just a room number at the local hospital and a ' goodbye'. And so, the once proud king gathered her blade and bike, and made her way to take a new charge on, and to protect her blood once more.
 ==== Mia Brunelli ====
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 There are much larger games at play that last much longer than a Kindred's lifespan. How can a child be expected to participate in a game for adults? We are their shepherds until we are not. There is no need to fear. The unknown is terrifying, but the unknowable will wash over you like a wave so far overhead that it appears to be just a faint ripple in the sky.
 ===== Player Characters =====
-==== Hana ====
+==== Hana West ====
+{{hanawest.jpg?200}}
+**Sire:** Mari Ito
+**Clan/Bloodline:** Volgirre Toreador
+**Gen:** 11th
+**Allegiance:** Independent
+**Age:** 24 (Died at 24)
+**Apparent Age:** 20
+**Hair color:** Brown
+**Eye color:** green
+**Merits:** Enchanting Voice, Volgirre, Acute Sense: Touch, Pain Tolerance
+**Flaws:** Bond Junkie, Long Bond, Overstimulated, Dull Bite
+**Road:** Humanity
+**Background**: A young woman living in Manhattan, Hana struggles by making ends meet. In the day she works at a nearby local library, and at night she cams for extra cash. After a chance encounter with a kindred, she was embraced after being intensely fleshcrafted into a new person. Forever changed by the experience, she now seeks to learn under her Sire's teachings.
 ==== Mari Ito ====
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 From then on Zurine was mostly left alone, except for rare visits by her sire to impart strange knowledge, little of it relating to her place in the world, the masquerade, or other kindred. Once she was dragged before Elysium in Seattle and found worthy enough to live outside the city. Those brief visits from her sire were filled with nothing but rebuke, pain, and disappointment. Then the mysterious woman would be gone, not to be seen for years.
-After a decade of growing tired with her sire's bullshit Zurine left, and has been searching for a place to call home. First she went to Los Angeles by herself, and now New York. But this time she has friends and for now a home wherever her small pack leader Chloe goes.
+After a decade of growing tired with her sire's bullshit Zurine left, and has been searching for a place to call home. First she went to Los Angeles by herself, and now New York. But this time she has friends and for now a home wherever her small pack leader [[anarchs#chloe_chase|Chloe Chase]] goes.
 ====== Mortals ======

New York by Night

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