Amberelle De'Espionne of Clan Anantya

Basic Information

Birth Name: Amberelle De'Espionne
Aliases: Amby
Place of Birth: New Orleans, LA
Gender: female
Age Apparent / Actual : late teens maybe 18 / 29
Current Occupation: none
Past Occupations: socialite, mercenary / assassin

Appearance

Hair Color: Golden blonde / brown, streaked
Length and Style: Long, full, some wispy bangs
Eye Color: Amber / topaz
Skin Color: Once a rich golden, slowly fading
Height: 5'10
Weight: 122
Nationality: American, of Creole / French descent
Race: Vampire
Body Type: Athletic, toned, and curvy
Name of your creator:

Personal Questions

1. Describe your character's personality
Amberelle is usually soft spoken, seeming almost sweet, shy and innocent. She learned long ago while she was growing up to call little attention to yourself, which means they don't bother you very much. That became ingrained in her, so she usually hangs back in her opinions, keeping to herself. But that can be deceptive. She is very opinionated, and stubborn. She just rarely shows it openly. She is an observant one, studies people to see how they tick and what to do to avoid a confrontation, unless she wants to provoke it. She clings to her humanity tightly, having to constantly fight the beast within her. This constant repression of her nature carries over into everything she does. She always appears somewhat withdrawn from those around her. She wants to trust people but she knows they will only use you or hurt you.

2. Describe how your character would appear to a stranger
She wears comfortable clothes usually, jeans, t-shirts, slip dresses, things you can move in easily. Usually has a feminine flair to it. Tight isn't an issue, as long as it is flexible. Her favorite is leathers, but there were little opportunities to wear it growing up in the steamy southern city of New Orleans. Her nails are always perfectly manicured and she is meticulously clean (think like a cat's obsessive ness) She has a soft southern Creole accent. When she speaks she is cultured, well mannered and intelligent, but she comes across as kind of shy, maybe a little unsure of herself. But she moves and acts confident and quiet, like a cat constantly ready to pounce.

3.What does your character like?
Coffee, wine, steak, tator tots with chili, cheese, ranch dressing and onions, white roses, Music : classical, trance, heavy rock / metal, and jazz, steamy 'bodice ripper' novels or classical pieces like Poe, Shakespeare or Homer, blow-something-up action movies, dancing.. It's a good (and safe) emotional release.

4. Dislike?
Rude people, being underestimated, tomatoes, the color orange, rap music

6. What are your fears?
Losing control involuntarily. Trusting someone who ends up betraying me.

7. What are your character's strengths and weaknesses?
Strengths: Self confident, well educated
Weaknesses: tries to suppress her nature, thinks she can control herself. Tries to help people. Can be impulsive. Shoe sales at Nordstrom's.

Hobbies & Skills

Amberelle is an extremely proficient martial artist, as well as fully trained in firearms, melee weapons and hand-to-hand fighting. She has extensive training in stealth and survival. One of her favorite hobbies is people watching. She loves to go out into a mall or a shopping plaza and just watch the dynamic of people. In New Orleans she could be found at some point every day sitting at Café Du Monde across from the cathedral, just sipping a cup of café au lait and watching the tourists and shoppers or studying the various artists who crowded the square.

Abilities : Shapeshifting (cat), Savage servant (cat), Agility

Flaws : Mortal Ties, Won't feed on children

Cosmetic Traits

Her skin is still very golden and rich in color. That combined with her personality causes some vampires to misjudge her as a familiar at times. Sometimes when she is very emotional (sad, angry, excited) her pupils will morph to a feline shape.

Quirks and Habits worthy of mention

Amberelle has a tendency to growl when she is mad, even is she is trying not to appear mad.. She tries to stifle it when she is aware, but an observant person would notice it upon occasion at least. She is also very partial to designer clothes and has expensive tastes.

Personal History
Amberelle was born about 28 years ago on June 17th in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the youngest of her siblings and cousins. It's hard sometimes for her to differentiate them, since they were all raised together. That's because their parents died shortly after Amberelle was born. They were all taken in by the family's patrons, a wealthy vampire couple named Gustav and Elise De'Espionne who lived in the city as part of the social elite. The family line had always been tied to these two ancestors, as they kept their descendents interwoven in the businesses and gangs they ran, a type of vampire mob of mercenaries and thugs.
Growing up each of them was trained not only for high society, but also in martial arts, subterfuge and deceit. Gustav's goal was to turn them into useful lieutenants and members of his organization, proper pawns to further his goals and pad his pockets more. He was a harsh, cruel and stern figure, with little patience or compassion. The lack of those traits was more than made up for by his tenderhearted wife Elise, a noble born woman who tried her best to be a buffer between him and the children.
As the youngest of them all, most of her siblings tried to shield her from the harsher side of Gustav, but even as a child Amby was well aware of his cold and heartless nature. She quickly learned to avoid attention from him or his cronies, since that was the best way to avoid 'punishment' for whatever struck his fancy. She would spend as much time as possible outside in the warm sun, it was a place to relax and feel safe from her 'grandfather' and the demands of the organization. In New Orleans that meant out among the throngs of tourists, which was fine by her. It was a chance to become lost in a sea of people and study them.
When she was 13, she was picked to train as a mercenary and assassin. She lacked the killer instinct they tried to bring out, but applied herself to learning and performing as she was directed, trying to never cause waves. Sometimes it was hard; she has a wicked temper and would snap every now and then and end up in a fight with a sibling or other. The resulting attention and punishment (torture would be a more appropriate term) would work to reinforce her self-imposed restraint. All she could think was once she was old enough she would escape here and try to live a normal life.
Another aspect of her life was to present herself as a proper social butterfly, with all of the required classes, parties and associations. She became proficient at playing the piano, all forms of ballroom dancing and worked in several Mardi Gras parades tossing beads to the drunken throngs. She became extremely proficient at putting on a happy façade as the blushing young socialite. All of this left little time for personal persuits or relationships. She never had any close girl friends, or a steady boyfriend. She didn't trust people enough for anything like that anyways.
Because of all of her training, Amby was always confident in herself and her ability to handle any situation or person. It turned out to be her downfall in a sense. One Friday night when she was 19 she had stopped to grab a beer and some pizza in the French Quarter as usual, at one of the business affiliated with their organization. There was a young girl there in a booth with her mother Amby was watching. The dynamic of parent and child had always interested her since it was foreign to her, so she was distracted until it was too late. A couple of idiot teenagers had decided to rob the place, and were yelling, brandishing guns and demanding money from the register. Amberelle was sitting at the counter near the register where one of them was, but had no interest in stopping them until the second one turned to the crying and now screaming little girl and started yelling at her mother to shut her up or he was going to. When he turned his gun towards her, Amberelle decided enough was enough. Taking down the one nearest her and using his gun to bring down the second one was fast and simple. She felt a little cocky and good for what she'd done. However, she had not noticed the third one with them sitting near the door on watch. He jumped up just as she was turning around in time to see the gun he pointed at her. Two shots later and she was staring at the ceiling wondering in a daze how pizza sauce got up there before she passed out.
She awoke to find the frantic manager had called in some of Gustav's people, who realized she was mortally wounded. They rushed her to Gustav. He was impressed by what he thought was her loyalty and assistance of one of his businesses, as well as the gratitude she'd earned from the young mother (who was the wife of someone very useful to have indebted to him). Though she was younger than he preferred to do it at, she was turned. Any hope she had had of escaping her life was over, and she did not take it well. She was screaming at Gustav that he should have let her just die, her anger completely obliterating her common sense, and she was in a rage, yelling and smashing everything around her. Finally, she tried to attack him and was brought down swiftly by his guards. She spent the next few weeks being beaten and starved before she was assisted in escaping into the swamp by Elise. There she hid in a small hunting cabin until Elise could calm Gustav and brought Amberelle back.
Her confidence changed some when she was turned. She questioned her ability to control her thirst and bloodlust. Killing had never been easy for her, and she wanted to believe it was not now. Sometimes she would spend time out in the swamp alone, just trying to calm her inner demons. Nevertheless, she was forced more and more into the assassin role and found it becoming easier and more enjoyable. She could feel her humanity slipping away and was terrified.
She knew she had to get away from here quickly or she would become the blood thirsty, obedient lap dog Gustav desired. Or worse, an aloof and unfeeling husk like him. Secretly she began slowly selling off all of her designer gowns and jewelry. Amberelle would steal from the tourists she fed on and became something of a 'cat' burglar. Several years slipped by in a blur as she quietly put away money.
A few months ago Gustav and Elise traveled to Europe for a vacation and she left almost as soon as they did, using that time as a head start to try and cover her trail.

Odd Questions

1. A stranger at a bar offers your character a drink, what is a typical response?
(human) : No, thank you. I would like to just be alone, really. (if persistent) Just.. leave.. me.. alone!
(vampire) : Thank you for the kind offer kindred, maybe another time. I was about to leave. *do so*

2. Your character finds a lost child alone on the streets. What do they do?
First, try to calm them if they are upset, smile and speak softly. If they are near home lead them there but hang back out of sight. Otherwise, find a nearby officer / police station and guide the child there, but avoid any involvement or questions.

3. A bar fight erupts in the nightclub your character is in, what do they do?
Try to stay out of the mess, just find a quiet corner and continue drinking her beer. If someone is stupid enough to bother her, use smooth, fast and efficient methods to rather painfully disable them then go back to her drink and watch the melee.


4. What animal does your character most identify with?
Cat. Solitary in nature most of the time, it is graceful and beautiful, hiding the predatory nature of its species.

5. Other pertinent information :

Known Languages : English, French, German, also the basics of Spanish, Cantonese, Japanese
Astrological sign : Gemini
Weapons of choice : katana and wakisashi, Glock 9mm, Styer Aug rifle
Favorite color : blue
Favorite material : leather
Pet : Stray she adopted named Louis, a huge black tomcat
Noteworthy Possessions :
Vehicle : approximately 10 year old Aston Martin DB9 Volante convertible, Sydney blue metallic, matching blue roof with cream leather interior, bamboo wood accents.
Weapons : Katana and wakizashi set, handmade and balanced for her size. Also keeps a blued Glock 9 in her car's center console under a false panel they installed while building the car for her with an extra clip.

OOC Info:

Player name (online is fine) Temprah
Other Characters you play : Serena, Redd, Celeste, Temprah
How you came to SA (Other board, friend, etc) TAC =)