Melisande Penthièvre

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Personality

Loves working out what people's weaknesses are – the fault lines of their soul. She's very patient. Plays a long game. Arrogant, very polite and composed. She loves exploring the dynamic between dominance and submission. It is central to her thought process and motivations.

Appearance

Black curled hair, blue eyes, generously curved, alabaster skin. Appears to be late 20s-early 30s. Stunningly beautiful. Caucasian, European. Favors clothing between Victorian to the 1940s, tailored suits, shoes with King Louis heels, black, blue, or red fabrics. Tends to be on the formal side with her dress.

Mortal World

Mother was born Gabriella Danton, and was friends with a famous agent of the revolution, Charlotte Corday, who was executed for assassinating someone during the French Revolution. Her father was a member of public office, and he fled the revolution after his wife was brought up on treason charges and executed. Raised in Italy, Daughter of the bourgeoisie, well educated, somewhat progressive, risk taker, amoral.

Information Known by Kindred Society

Timeline

Everything here is pending an age approval and so may be rewritten

• Born 31st October 1789
• 5 September 1793 Reign of Terror begins
• 1 November 1794 Mother Gabriella Danton executed after being named in the Law of Suspects as a feminist thinker and writer, and so a traitor to the revolution. Her father and herself were made to watch, and later he manages to leave France to keep his daughter safe.
• 1795 – 1815 Lives in Italy, in Florence with her father. Father becomes involved in the movements regarding unification of the Italian city states.
• 1815 – Meets Lorenzo again in Italy. Longest Night Masquerade ball in Venice.
• 1815 - 1830 Leaves with Lorenzo when her activites regarding unification and the return of the House of Bourbon to the French throne become public. Ghouled, traveling with Lorenzo. Eventually returns to France for the Bourbon restoration and July revolution.
• 1820s meets Marquis Aurialanus
• 1830 – Embraced
• 1836 - 1840 Emigrates to Australia with her sire in voluntary torpor. Settles in Adelaide
• 1840s - Joins the Invictus – first leige Marquis Aurialanus, till 1940.
• 1892 Goes to Melbourne upon hearing a court is being established
• 1920s first becomes active in fighting the nemites – warns a local transporter that he is going to be under attack – Mac, refer to the boons list.
• 1950s Sent to Canberra, meets Batavia and Raymond, to help with an invictus problem.
• 1994-5 Was talking with Raymond about fealty to him.
• 1995-2013 Torpor (due to nemite attack on Christopher Merrick)
• In Torpor, under Czernobog's protection till 2013

Inspirations and Soundtrack

• Melisande Shazarai - Kushiel's legacy and Treasons Heir series by Jacqueline Carey

• Want

• Revelations 22 20

• Game of Thrones - House Lannister

Boons

'Owed to her'

Mac

• 1960s minor - warning of a nemite attack

Christopher Merrick

• 1990 minor - teaching
• 2013 minor - Supporting Sam Hendricks pc into Harpy
• 2013 major - related to the events that lead to her torpor

'Owed to others'

Duncan Harris

• 1899 1 minor - a wager
• 1995 1 major - related to her torpor

Sam Hendrick pc

• 2013 1 major - teaching etiquette

Denzil Williams

• 20th century 1 minor - documenting history

OOC Information

Member Information
Player:	Elizabeth Tobin
Number:	AU2002100385
Domain:	Melbourne