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|character= Samira ibnt Yusef al’Alnahhat | |character= Samira ibnt Yusef al’Alnahhat | ||
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|covenantstatus=2 | |covenantstatus=2 | ||
| − | |citystatus= | + | |citystatus=1 |
| − | |title= | + | |title=Scarlet Woman |
|sire=[[Joey Johnson]] | |sire=[[Joey Johnson]] | ||
|bloodline=Pure Clan | |bloodline=Pure Clan | ||
|group=[[Carver Family]] | |group=[[Carver Family]] | ||
| − | |embrace= | + | |embrace=1958 |
|player=Eva Cavallaro | |player=Eva Cavallaro | ||
|email= | |email= | ||
|stemail= | |stemail= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Image:Samira.jpg|250px|right|link=Special:Upload|]] | [[Image:Samira.jpg|250px|right|link=Special:Upload|]] | ||
| + | [[File:Carver.png|frame|right|Carver Family Patch]] | ||
== Personal Information == | == Personal Information == | ||
< !-- Basic overview of the character --> | < !-- Basic overview of the character --> | ||
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< !-- What the mortal world knows and thinks of the character --> | < !-- What the mortal world knows and thinks of the character --> | ||
== Information Known by Kindred Society == | == Information Known by Kindred Society == | ||
| − | + | Samira is a proud and pious member of the Circle of the Crone and follows the Cult of the Egyptian Goddess Nephthys. Those acquainted with internal Circle of the Crone titles would be able to determine that she has killed at least once since her Embrace | |
| − | + | == Timeline == | |
* 1922 – Born in Jeddah, in what was then known as the Vilayet of the Hejaz, later the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia | * 1922 – Born in Jeddah, in what was then known as the Vilayet of the Hejaz, later the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia | ||
* 1932 – King Abdul Aziz al’Saud defeats the ruling al’Rashid clan and unites most of the bedouin tribes and Vilayets of the Arabian Peninsula, forming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | * 1932 – King Abdul Aziz al’Saud defeats the ruling al’Rashid clan and unites most of the bedouin tribes and Vilayets of the Arabian Peninsula, forming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| − | * 1934 – | + | * 1934 – Samira travels to England for her education under the protection of an Uncle working there |
* 1938 – The first oil discoveries in Saudi Arabia. Samira graduates from high school early and commences study at the University of Oxford completing a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Majoring in Ancient History | * 1938 – The first oil discoveries in Saudi Arabia. Samira graduates from high school early and commences study at the University of Oxford completing a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Majoring in Ancient History | ||
| − | * 1940 - The Battle of Britain. Samira and her Uncle | + | * 1940 - The Battle of Britain. Samira and her Uncle retreat to the northern English countryside and do not return to Oxford until late November |
* 1945 – Samira returns home but feels frustrated and stifled by the restrictive culture. In a desperate bid to escape the repetitive pleas from her parents to marry and the ever-watchful and frightening ''mutawwa'' she starts looking into job opportunities in Africa or Europe. | * 1945 – Samira returns home but feels frustrated and stifled by the restrictive culture. In a desperate bid to escape the repetitive pleas from her parents to marry and the ever-watchful and frightening ''mutawwa'' she starts looking into job opportunities in Africa or Europe. | ||
* 1946 – Begins working at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Cairo as an archivist. | * 1946 – Begins working at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Cairo as an archivist. | ||
* 1947 – Superiors at the Museum start allowing Samira to attend dig sites to help document the findings, but she is never allowed near anything that is expected to yield a ‘significant’ find owing to her lowly status as a woman | * 1947 – Superiors at the Museum start allowing Samira to attend dig sites to help document the findings, but she is never allowed near anything that is expected to yield a ‘significant’ find owing to her lowly status as a woman | ||
* 1948 – The commencement of the Arab-Israeli war. Samira is pulled from all on-site projects she has been working with and is confined to the archives of the Museum until the conflict ends in late 1949 | * 1948 – The commencement of the Arab-Israeli war. Samira is pulled from all on-site projects she has been working with and is confined to the archives of the Museum until the conflict ends in late 1949 | ||
| − | * 1951 – | + | * 1951 – Hears about the discovery of the last known pieces of the Tempest Stele at Karnak. Samira travels down hoping to get permission to look at the pieces but this is denied. Crestfallen, she returns to Cairo and alternates most of her time between the Museum and the Great Library of Cairo where she learns a great deal about the ancient culture and religion |
| − | * 1953 – Meets a young woman named Nyssa at the Great Library and they bond over mutual love of Ancient Egypt and frustration at the misogynistic culture of the Arab world | + | * 1953 – Meets a young woman named Nyssa at the Great Library and they bond over mutual love of Ancient Egypt and frustration at the misogynistic and extremely patriarchal culture of the Arab world |
* 1956 – Nyssa is reported missing while on a dig. Despite fervent attempts and pushing by Samira’s supervisors she is not found. Samira goes against tradition by reciting the Salat al-Janazah, a funerary prayer usually recited by men only, for Nyssa, assuming her friend has gotten lost and died | * 1956 – Nyssa is reported missing while on a dig. Despite fervent attempts and pushing by Samira’s supervisors she is not found. Samira goes against tradition by reciting the Salat al-Janazah, a funerary prayer usually recited by men only, for Nyssa, assuming her friend has gotten lost and died | ||
| − | * 1970 - | + | * 1958 - Travels to Paris alongside an exhibition on loan to the Musee d'Orsay, where she meets and is Embraced by [[Joey Johnson]] |
| + | * 1959 - Joins the Parisian Crone Chorus | ||
| + | * 1961 - Officially joins the Circle of the Crone | ||
| + | * 1963 - Returns to Egypt, wanting to learn more about Egyptian Crone cults | ||
| + | * 1970 - Samira travels to Prague to view a collection at the National Museum where she meets [[Dame Threadgold]], who initially offers to tutor her. Before their lessons can begin however Samira is asked to witness the ritual exectution of a former student of the Dame's who was had committed a serious Masquerade breach. Dame Threadgold declines to teach her after that and Samira returns to Egypt. | ||
* 1980 - Details | * 1980 - Details | ||
* 1990 - Details | * 1990 - Details | ||
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==== Recent History ==== | ==== Recent History ==== | ||
< !-- Overview of the characters recent history, just prior to chronicle or the present day --> | < !-- Overview of the characters recent history, just prior to chronicle or the present day --> | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== 2017 ==== |
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| − | * | + | * SEP - Arrives in Adelaide and stumbles upon the local Court, where she is surprised to be reunited with Nyssa, now going by the name of [[Raven]]. She makes an attempt to reach out to [[Joey Johnson|Joey]] through members of the Perth Court upon being told that he is living there. Invitations are sent to attend the annual Conclave in Adelaide and she takes the opportunity to write to Joey directly, offering to help him with accommodation and to vouch for him to the newly-installed Praxis Council. |
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| − | + | * OCT - Samira and Joey are finally reunited as he travels down to Adelaide for the annual Conclave. Samira puts him up in her private Haven and tries to make him as comfortable as she can. A crisis unfolds on the second night however as they awake to find almost no Kine. Samira finally makes it to Elysium to meet Joey but with tensions high she finds herself grievously injured by a Frenzying [[Ash Thomas]]. While still recovering she learns that there are Kindred on their way to Elysium with the express intention of killing Joey. She desperately tries to convince him to leave and when that fails, tells [[Carsten Sobels]]. More drama quickly breaks out as she is startled by [[Giovanni Romano III|Gio]] yelling at Dame Threadgold. She gets up and is trying to convince Giovanni to stand down when the pair of them suddenly find themselves teleported to Roxby Downs. | |
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| + | Samira is devastated when she realises that Joey is preparing to go into Torpor and begs and pleads with him to reconsider. She's even more upset when she catches a glance of his Will and sees that he wants his body left in the care of the Lancea Sanctum. Giovanni approaches her and tells her he is going to 'ascend', which she takes to mean he plans to kill himself. Samira is inconsolable for days afterwards until Dame Threadgold and [[Darrien Arnholt]] contact her with a plan to spirit her out of Roxby Downs. As she manages to finally calm down, she steels herself to take over as the new Head of House Carver (what's left of it anyway) | ||
* NOV - Details | * NOV - Details | ||
* DEC - Details | * DEC - Details | ||
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== Lineage == | == Lineage == | ||
[[Carver Family]] | [[Carver Family]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:38, 6 October 2017
Carver Family Patch
Personal Information
< !-- Basic overview of the character -->
Appearance
Samira looks to be an elegant woman in her early-mid thirties and is usually wearing a red dress, black stockings and black shoes. For formal Court gatherings she will sometimes cover her hair with a headscarf and can also occasionally be seen wearing a thick, heavy white cloak over her dress (though mostly she reserves this for ceremonial use)
Personality
< !-- Description of how the character acts including notable traits and quirks -->
Mortal World
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Information Known by Kindred Society
Samira is a proud and pious member of the Circle of the Crone and follows the Cult of the Egyptian Goddess Nephthys. Those acquainted with internal Circle of the Crone titles would be able to determine that she has killed at least once since her Embrace
Timeline
- 1922 – Born in Jeddah, in what was then known as the Vilayet of the Hejaz, later the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia
- 1932 – King Abdul Aziz al’Saud defeats the ruling al’Rashid clan and unites most of the bedouin tribes and Vilayets of the Arabian Peninsula, forming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 1934 – Samira travels to England for her education under the protection of an Uncle working there
- 1938 – The first oil discoveries in Saudi Arabia. Samira graduates from high school early and commences study at the University of Oxford completing a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Majoring in Ancient History
- 1940 - The Battle of Britain. Samira and her Uncle retreat to the northern English countryside and do not return to Oxford until late November
- 1945 – Samira returns home but feels frustrated and stifled by the restrictive culture. In a desperate bid to escape the repetitive pleas from her parents to marry and the ever-watchful and frightening mutawwa she starts looking into job opportunities in Africa or Europe.
- 1946 – Begins working at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Cairo as an archivist.
- 1947 – Superiors at the Museum start allowing Samira to attend dig sites to help document the findings, but she is never allowed near anything that is expected to yield a ‘significant’ find owing to her lowly status as a woman
- 1948 – The commencement of the Arab-Israeli war. Samira is pulled from all on-site projects she has been working with and is confined to the archives of the Museum until the conflict ends in late 1949
- 1951 – Hears about the discovery of the last known pieces of the Tempest Stele at Karnak. Samira travels down hoping to get permission to look at the pieces but this is denied. Crestfallen, she returns to Cairo and alternates most of her time between the Museum and the Great Library of Cairo where she learns a great deal about the ancient culture and religion
- 1953 – Meets a young woman named Nyssa at the Great Library and they bond over mutual love of Ancient Egypt and frustration at the misogynistic and extremely patriarchal culture of the Arab world
- 1956 – Nyssa is reported missing while on a dig. Despite fervent attempts and pushing by Samira’s supervisors she is not found. Samira goes against tradition by reciting the Salat al-Janazah, a funerary prayer usually recited by men only, for Nyssa, assuming her friend has gotten lost and died
- 1958 - Travels to Paris alongside an exhibition on loan to the Musee d'Orsay, where she meets and is Embraced by Joey Johnson
- 1959 - Joins the Parisian Crone Chorus
- 1961 - Officially joins the Circle of the Crone
- 1963 - Returns to Egypt, wanting to learn more about Egyptian Crone cults
- 1970 - Samira travels to Prague to view a collection at the National Museum where she meets Dame Threadgold, who initially offers to tutor her. Before their lessons can begin however Samira is asked to witness the ritual exectution of a former student of the Dame's who was had committed a serious Masquerade breach. Dame Threadgold declines to teach her after that and Samira returns to Egypt.
- 1980 - Details
- 1990 - Details
- 2000 - Details
- 2010 - Details
- 2013 - Details
Recent History
< !-- Overview of the characters recent history, just prior to chronicle or the present day -->
2017
- SEP - Arrives in Adelaide and stumbles upon the local Court, where she is surprised to be reunited with Nyssa, now going by the name of Raven. She makes an attempt to reach out to Joey through members of the Perth Court upon being told that he is living there. Invitations are sent to attend the annual Conclave in Adelaide and she takes the opportunity to write to Joey directly, offering to help him with accommodation and to vouch for him to the newly-installed Praxis Council.
- OCT - Samira and Joey are finally reunited as he travels down to Adelaide for the annual Conclave. Samira puts him up in her private Haven and tries to make him as comfortable as she can. A crisis unfolds on the second night however as they awake to find almost no Kine. Samira finally makes it to Elysium to meet Joey but with tensions high she finds herself grievously injured by a Frenzying Ash Thomas. While still recovering she learns that there are Kindred on their way to Elysium with the express intention of killing Joey. She desperately tries to convince him to leave and when that fails, tells Carsten Sobels. More drama quickly breaks out as she is startled by Gio yelling at Dame Threadgold. She gets up and is trying to convince Giovanni to stand down when the pair of them suddenly find themselves teleported to Roxby Downs.
Samira is devastated when she realises that Joey is preparing to go into Torpor and begs and pleads with him to reconsider. She's even more upset when she catches a glance of his Will and sees that he wants his body left in the care of the Lancea Sanctum. Giovanni approaches her and tells her he is going to 'ascend', which she takes to mean he plans to kill himself. Samira is inconsolable for days afterwards until Dame Threadgold and Darrien Arnholt contact her with a plan to spirit her out of Roxby Downs. As she manages to finally calm down, she steels herself to take over as the new Head of House Carver (what's left of it anyway)
- NOV - Details
- DEC - Details
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Rumours
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