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Seraphima

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Venice by Night Campaign
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Tyclari
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Seraphima is a woman driven to acquire power. Typicaly calculating, she will take any opportunity to further her own goals. This drive has seen her ascend to the Throne of the Princedom of Venice at a remarkably young age (which is somewhat ironic that she should become a monarch given her previous hatred of the aristocracy). It has also seen her diabolise several other Vampires to gain more power.
 
She cares little for others; she does reward success but only really because the occasional praise has proven to be an effective way of manipulating people. Failure is punished mercilessly.
 
In response to events in her past she has developed a friend in the form of a spider named Dushen'ka who sits on her shoulder and prompts her with ideas and observations, most often sadistic in nature.
 
Her overconfidence combined with her ambition has led her to take many risks. The greatest of these have so far paid off and enabled her rise in power. However, she continues to make enemies, particularly the Giovanni and Tzimisce. While her contempt and mistrust of others has meant she only has a few allies.
Gender
Female
Eyes
Brown
Hair
Dark Brown
Height
5'

Appearance

Physical Description

A fairly small pale woman she is rarely without a veil to hide her inhumane features.

Mentality

Personal history

Early Life


Born in St. Petersburg and raised in a middle class family, Seraphima was an influential revolutioary in the Narodniks movement. At this time she passionatly believed that the Aristocricy must be brought down for the good of all hard working people.
 
In 1868 she went to Warsaw to spread the movement. Impressed with her growing political influence within the disinfrancised of the city the Prince of Warsaw, Henryk Rzegotka, gave her the gift of immortality believing she would make an excelent Ventrue and a powerfull piece in the game.
 
Unfortunatly for Seraphima her sire was not strong and succumed to the machinations of the Tzimitcse Natashen'ka before Seraphima was fledged.
 
Under the Tzimitsce's influence Seraphima endured many physical and emotional torments, forcing her to close herself off to human empathy and fracture her personality producing a friend whome she can confide in and who suggests ways in which she can solve her problems (usually sadistic or destructive to others).
 
Over time she managed to trick Natashen'ka and escape her grasp. Fleeing from Warsaw she informed the Camarilla of the situation and they sent an Alastor to exterminate her sire and the Tzimitsce, and set things to rights. Unfortunatly Natashen'ka escaped and her wherabouts are still unkown.
 
Naturally having such an infamous sire had an impact on her own standing within the Camerilla and she was soon sent away to Venice to assist the Ventrue Ex-Prince Melchior regain his throne from the Giovanni as a nearly impossible test.
 

Venice


Seraphima was heavily involved with a small group of other neonites working for the Primogen in their attempts to reinstate the Ventrue Malchior to the Princedom of Venice.
 
They had some success early on but the real test came in dealing with the Aincient Cappadocian they discovered hiding beneath Venice. Seraphima acted as a mediator between the Primogen and the Cappadocian while studying the occult. Thus, when the extent of the Giovanni's plans were revealed and all the differant factions forced to move, she was well placed to interfere in the magic the Cappadocion cast, redirecting it against the Giovanni stronghold instead of the whole city.
 
When the dust settled all the old powers in Venice were dead or missing and so Seraphima stepped into the power vacuum, becoming Prince of Venice.
 

Recent History


Seraphima has held down her position as Prince of Venice for some years now, quite an acheavement for one so young. Recently she has become the object of the affections of the Rogue Toreador Fenalik and as of 1877 he has delivered increasingly elaborate displays of affection to her dispite all attempts to keep him out.
 
Her Childe Antonio Bello has also been taken by his own son ( Anthony ). An act which she has little interest in except that Anthony is a Tzimisce and working with a group who have been attacking her city.

Failures & Embarrassments

She considers her childe Antonio to be an embarrassment, for which she blames him entirely.
 
While she would never consider them failures, some of her achievements have brought negative repurcusions as well. Her diablerie has left her with a corrupted aura, extra sensitivity to bright lights and a couple curses.

Morality & Philosophy

The weak deserve nothing but contempt, the incompetent scorn. Power is all.

Known Languages

Russian, Italian, French, Turkish, Old Ottoman Turkish.

Personality

Motivation

To acquire power. "Everyone would be much better off if they just did as I told them."

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Adept at reading and manipulating others.

Likes & Dislikes

Hates the Tzimisce and the Aristocricy.

Vices & Personality flaws

Seeks vengence against Natashen'ka and by proxy the Tzimisce.

Social

Birthplace

Russia

Current Residence

Venice

Contacts & Relations

Allies


Cambacérès

Miss Cranford

Graham

Contacts


Enemies


Fenalik

Natashen'ka

Wealth & Financial state

She has some wealth of her own but prefers to use others as much as possible. As Prince of the city she can achive this with ease.
 
She had recently been left in charge of the Bello fortune following the final death of Vieri Bello. Unfortunatly much of this wealth was lost in the finanial crash of 1873.

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20th July 1872

Journey to Troy

by Seraphima

Stuck on a pirate ship after Fenelik tried to kill us. It was good to see him explode in a fiery ball of destruction, but I doubt that was the last of him. To add to it there was a most embarassing scene beforehand involving the previous ship's captain, Graham, Silas and Antonio, because of course Silas and Antonio couldn't just let thing's go smoothly. Needless to say I've had strong words with them. To keep up pretences I had to spend the day in Graham's quarter's, not the most comfortable arrangement but at least the company was pleasant.

Seraphima's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. A first evening of many
    7th March 1868
  2. Something is odd
    25th March 1868
  3. A new member of the household
    28th March 1868
  4. A family reunion and a friend gained
    23rd February 1869
  5. My plan has worked
    14th June 1869
  6. The end of a tainted Prince
    15th June 1869
  7. I am fledged at last
    18th June 1869
  8. A new start
    2nd July 1869
  9. When a fool dies the world laughs
    23rd July 1871
  10. Gaining an ally in Antonio Bello
    30th July 1871
  11. A family that sticks together dies together
    11th August 1871
  12. Well look at that I have my own city, All Hail Prince Seraphima
    12 August 1871
  13. I have assuaged the doubting Thomases
    9th December 1871
  14. Time to clean up the riff raff
    12th December 1871
  15. Journey to Troy
    20th July 1872

The major events and journals in Seraphima's history, from the beginning to today.

1887: Minsk 3

10:34 pm - 04.12.2020

1887: Minsk 3

10:34 pm - 04.12.2020

1887: Minsk 3

08:40 pm - 04.12.2020

1887: Minsk 2

10:03 pm - 20.11.2020

1887: Minsk 2

07:32 pm - 20.11.2020

1887: Minsk

11:29 pm - 06.11.2020

1887: Minsk

07:22 pm - 06.11.2020

1887:

10:25 pm - 23.10.2020

1887:

06:23 pm - 23.10.2020

1887: France 2

10:12 pm - 04.09.2020

1887: France 2

06:22 pm - 04.09.2020

1887: France

09:48 pm - 21.08.2020

1887: France

06:26 pm - 21.08.2020

1887: Monaco

10:04 pm - 07.08.2020

1887: Monaco

06:40 pm - 07.08.2020

1887

10:04 pm - 10.07.2020

1887

06:29 pm - 10.07.2020

1886

10:05 pm - 26.06.2020

1886

07:28 pm - 26.06.2020

1881: Searching castle Dracula

10:29 pm - 15.05.2020

1881: Searching castle Dracula

10:29 pm - 15.05.2020

1881: Trapping Dracula

10:23 pm - 01.05.2020

1881: Trapping Dracula

07:08 pm - 01.05.2020

Coast of France: 1881

09:48 pm - 17.04.2020

Coast of France: 1881

06:36 pm - 17.04.2020

August 1881: London/Silbury

11:12 pm - 20.12.2019

August 1881: London/Silbury

08:42 pm - 20.12.2019

Late August 1881: London

11:19 pm - 22.11.2019

Late August 1881: London

09:12 pm - 22.11.2019

August 1881: London

01:02 am - 09.11.2019

August 1881: London

07:31 pm - 08.11.2019

La Ferte: 24th June 1881

10:50 pm - 18.10.2019

La Ferte: 24th June 1881

10:50 pm - 18.10.2019

Paris: 12th June 1881

10:52 pm - 04.10.2019

Paris: 12th June 1881

07:30 pm - 04.10.2019

Rome: May 1878

01:02 am - 07.09.2019

Rome: May 1878

07:27 pm - 06.09.2019

Rome

10:55 pm - 09.08.2019

Rome

10:03 pm - 09.08.2019

Rome

10:03 pm - 09.08.2019

May 1878 - Heading to Russia

12:32 am - 29.06.2019

May 1878 - Heading to Russia

07:45 pm - 28.06.2019

April 1878 - Dealing with Fenalik

09:13 pm - 08.06.2019

April 1878 - Dealing with Fenalik

06:22 pm - 08.06.2019

April 1978 - Campaigns collide

10:25 am - 26.05.2019

April 1978 - Campaigns collide

10:25 am - 26.05.2019

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