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Christine Daae Born: 1760 Embrace: 1781 Demeanor: Gallant Nature: Perfectionist Clan: Nosferatu Generation: 7th Sire: Phantomas "In the moonlight his gloved hand was elusively
normal; it looked warm and strong and quite curiously reassuring, the hand
not of a monster and a murderer, but of a gentle, loving man, who waited with
infinite patience for one little sign of hope . . ." By the age of
20, I was known throughout Paris' artistic community (Fame ··), for having
the most enchanting voice on the stage (Enchanting
Voice 2pt Merit), or so they claimed.
I was but a peasant girl with grand dreams to perform for all of
Paris, my dying father realized my obvious talent, and brought me to Paris
where he placed me in the care of Mr. Gilbert, the stage manager, who put me
immediately to work in the dressing room of the Paris Theater House (future
site of the Paris Opera House). After about eight months of working in the
costume department, I found my way on stage, albeit not as a star performer, but
as a ballet dancer and chorus girl. I made many friends, as well as many
admirers, even just as a chorus singer. This was the first time he heard me
sing, or so he tells me. He fell in love with my voice, and was determined to
make me love him, he used to come to me in my dreams, giving me singing
lessons. I believe before any of this happened, that he was the Angel of
Music, sent to me from the heavens by my late father. Over many months of my
angel's visits, I finally found out that he was a man, a living, breathing human being (ok I was
wrong on the breathing part). He took me to his underground labyrinth,
through my dressing room mirror, where he continued to teach me how to sing
and perform, stretching my abilities to their limit. Simon
Laguerre, became one of my admirers and he wished to embrace me, I only found
this out much later. That night,
after one of my performances as the lead role in Faust, my angel
called to me, and I entered the mirror to join him in the labyrinth. Simon
came to my dressing room to present me with the gift of immortality, but I
was gone. It was the last time he ever saw me, until now. (Rival Sires 2pt Flaw). Phantomas knew
that Simon wished to embrace me, so he was forced to act quickly, stealing me
away after one of my elaborate performances, at the pinnacle of my career he
brought me down to his lair, and in a fit of jealous rage, as his skin
flickered between a handsome man and a bestial creature, he embraced me. I
went through the torment of becoming one of the heinous creatures which is
shunned by vampiric society. The following week, after my transformation into
a hideous withered creature was complete, he taught me about the Camarilla
and mentioned another sect in passing called the Sabbat, he said it would be
too long to explain, but he has many sources on vampiric history and occult
knowledge. Phantomas taught me one of the most valuable disciplines, for be
to be able to perform in small theatrical performances, and to pass myself
off as a mortal (Additional Discipline
5pt Merit - Presence). The rumor of
my disappearance spread like wildfire, that I was perhaps kidnapped or from
my dressing room, or worse yet, killed. The investigators came looking for
clues, but found nothing. They assumed my body was tossed in the Seine River,
it has been 8 year, I am under the impression that the search has been over
for a while now. (Known to be Dead 2pt
Flaw) I have been
living in this labyrinth of filth and waste for what seems to be an eternity.
I don't want to discuss how long it took me to embrace this new lifestyle,
most of the time I want to forget that I look the way I do, so I sleep where
no one can see me (Sleep Unseen 2pt
Merit), and I feel a need whenever I am confronted with other Kindred
especially Simon Laguerre, (or I know he is around), I have this (Compulsion 1pt Flaw) to constantly
look like my former self, or to transform into someone else. Yes it may seem
vain, but can anyone blame me, I am a but withered husk of my former self.
During these year, under the tutelage of Phantomas and other Nosferatu, (Mentor ·), I acquired
some knowledge of the Kindred affairs and of Paris' history in general. I
have also, during these tremulous time, have embraced several young street
urchins, approx 20 or so. (Bastard
Childer 2pt Flaw). Now Chester
has been appointed to Yuri Romanov's Princedom, and has left me in charge.
Personally, I don't think I am ready to take on this responsibility (Special Responsibility 1pt Flaw) surprisingly,
I am not that daunted by this task, they seem to be courteous towards me and
perhaps it was my command and presence on stage which has helped me in this
wretched afterlife (Natural Leader 1pt
Merit). The sewers are my home and these childer are the children I can
never have, and I must protect them and the sewers to the best of my
abilities. (Territorial 2pt Flaw) Sleep Unseen 2pt Enchanting Voice 2pt Natural Leader 1pt Additional Discipline 5pt Territorial 2pt Rival Sires 2pt
Compulsion 1pt
Special Responsibility 1pt Bastard Childer 2pt Known to be Dead 2pt |
