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| Topic Started: Monday, 24. March 2014, 03:26 (714 Views) | |
| Cid | Monday, 24. March 2014, 03:26 Post #1 |
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Raise the retirement age?
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Matías Pelayo Agustín ['Layo] (1990) is a first generation United States citizen. I think that's the term for it. His father was born in Mexico. He was born in Los Angeles. So, first generation American, I believe. Alfonso [Al], father. Born in Mexico City, Mexico. Most of his ancestors come from the North of Spain. Castile, Leon, Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia. Patrilineally descended from a bastard line of the House of Asturias, which ruled Northern Spain from the 8th to 11th century. This is unknown, of course. The Agustín family has been in Mexico since the days of the Conquistadors. Around an eighth of his ancestry is native Mexican (Aztec/Nahuatl).
Susana, mother. Born in Texas. Matrilineal descent Ashkenazi from the Netherlands (mostly unknown, though 'Layo knows). Patrilineally Indio/Native American of uncertain tribes. Remaining admixture is French with some English. Both mother and father were/are alcoholics. Periodic abusers of various other drugs throughout their lives, as well. Weed (of course), coke, meth, others. For some reason they thought it something to brag about that they never got into hallucinogens. That probably would have helped, actually. Borderline psychotics, probably thanks in no small part to their drug habits for most of their lives. Al grew up in a small gang, started drinking and smoking and whatnot as soon as he entered his teens. He was raised Catholic by his (ostensibly decent) parents. Susana was the youngest child in her family. By the time she was in her teens, most everyone had split up, leaving her alone. Her father died in a car accident, her mother died of cancer, and her grandparents had been dead since before she was born. She was raised Evangelical. Carlos [Charlie] (1987), Ana [Annie] (1992), Maria [Mary] (1995), and Tomás [Tommy] (1999). Full siblings. All born in California. All out of wedlock. Annie and Mary are diagnosed Schizophrenic and Bipolar, respectively. Both have attempted suicide several times. The youngest, Tommy is mildly Autistic. They live on welfare in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. Ghetto, by most standards. Charlie is gay. He was disowned by his parents and ran away up north. 'Layo got into a huge fight with his parents over it (he was 15 at the time), but there was nothing he could do. Charlie got caught up with drugs and booze, fucked around and got locked up. Recently released from prison after serving a few years, with good behavior. Commited suicide by hanging, unbeknownst to family. Charlie and 'Layo were closest. More stuff! Pelayo's paternal grandmother also has heterochromia. Her eyes are light blue and light green. She's very pale, also, with silver-blonde hair and typical Spanish features. He takes after her quite a bit. His eyes were originally brown and green, but they lost some pigment after the embrace and the brown turned to a golden amber, the green somewhat lighter but still green, of course. 'Layo's hair would curl beautifully if it were longer. But he was embraced with a short caesar cut, so glorious mane is a no-no. Pelayo had a best friend named Rodrigo [Ruy] in middle school. Then the family moved and Pelayo never saw his friend ever again. He really hasn't made another decent friend since then. High school was terrible and he just stopped going at some point. He hated it. He just couldn't make friends and found classes far too boring to pay attention. When he did attend class, he tended to just fall asleep. Teachers and classmates were often surprised, though, the first few times, when he aced a test or quizz without any apparent effort. Lazy good-for-nothing... This one time, in math class! No, there wasn't a flute... Pelayo and his older brother and two younger sisters made a pact with eachother after the last time Annie had gotten out of a mental hospital. They had each struggled with suicidal thoughts throughout their teen years, even Pelayo to some extent. Charlie had tried once, but wasn't caught. Pelayo had only thought about it, and had some inexplicable urge occasionally to do it, but never acted on it. Annie had tried cutting and jumping and overdosing. Mary had also tried overdosing and threatened to jump a few times. The four of them promised to be eachothers' support and not attempt again. Then 'Layo disappeared around Christmas time... Edited by Cid, Saturday, 24. May 2014, 18:06.
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| Cid | Thursday, 17. April 2014, 23:00 Post #2 |
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Raise the retirement age?
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Malkavian genealogy of Matías Pelayo Agustín 1st: Caine the Father - The firstborn son of Adam and Eve according to biblical tradition. Older brother of Abel and Seth. He was cursed by God and his angels to be a vampire for murdering his brother Abel. May have offered up his brother as a sacrifice to God out of love. May be as old as 200,000 years. A more conservative estimate would likely fall around 12,000 years at most. [ROFL] 2nd: Enoch the Wise - King of the First City more than 10,000 years ago, a mortal of the 'Children of Seth'. He and his people worshiped Caine as a god. When Caine returned from the Land of Nod, Enoch passed kingship to the Dark Father. Enoch wished to share in Caine's power, and against the advice of the Archangels, was embraced. He served as Caine's advisor as ruler of the city named after him. [Final Death] 3rd: Malkav/Mekhet - The Malkavian Antediluvian. Some say he wasn't human, but an angel or a descendant of Lilith. Whatever he was, he was touched by incurable madness, and that it allowed him to look past the veil of reality and perceive hidden truths. Said to be twin to Arikel (Toreador) and brother to Set and Saulot (Salubri). Rumoured to be destroyed, at least physically, but believed commonly by Malkavians to continue on as the Madness Network. Said to perhaps lie in torpor underneath Petra or Jerusalem. [Unknown] 4th: Nissiku - His name means 'the Clever Prince'. An ancient Malkavian from the region of Mesopotamia. Considered possibly to be the Babylonian god Ea, or Enki. Rumours mention also the Lakota spider-god Iktomi, the anonymous prankster 'Malk Content', as well as the Devil Hanse, Fool-Eater, and Old Man Hate. [Unknown] 5th: The Dionysian - An ancient Greek Malkavian with ties to Bacchic cults and supposedly the Fae. Rumoured to be over 3000 years old. Tales tell of his participation in the Baali Wars, being birthed as divinity destined to divine madness, and that he can travel to Arcadia at will. Said to have participated in the ritual that cut off Dementation from the main body of the clan in the Camarilla. Some say that he searches for special Malkavians that will lead the clan to a new level of enlightenment. [Unknown] 6th: Stephanos - A Greek soldier in the first century A.D. Chosen by the Dionysian for a perceived oracular ability. His self-worth was tied to his ability to look into the future. When his gods began to falter in the wake of a new cult, he later allowed himself to be Diablerized by his own Childe Caecilia. [Final Death] 6th: (Diablerie) Caecilia - An early Roman Christian in the fifth century, from the province of Dalmatia. Embraced by Stephanos for her apparent visions. She foresaw the dominance of Christendom and helped to spread it's influence throughout her corner of the Roman Empire. [Torpid in Poland] 7th: Athalwulf - An early 'crusader' from a Germanic tribe in the region of Franconia in the ninth century. He believed he was an instrument of God's wroth against the heathens he fought. He was later found in Ireland fighting the last remnants of the pagan Norse. [Torpid in Ireland] 8th: Riagan O'Really - An Irish nobleman and scholar embraced during the early Renaissance with an impulsive streak and a tendency towards explosive anger. He was also sarcastic and prone to witty remarks. Believes the phrase 'oh, really?' was stolen from him and considers it a cruel joke. [Active in New England] 9th: Charles d'Strasbourg - An Alsatian merchant who profited from the many wars in the region. He displayed obsessive compulsions involving numbers and shiny things, as well as sociopathic tendencies. He was Diablerized by his own power-hungry Childe John Stewart. [Final Death] 9th: (Diablerie) John Stewart - An American from the British colonies on the east coast of the now United States. Embraced to be Charles' assistant and guide in profiting from the wars of Independence. He displayed sadistic tendencies, obsessive compulsions, and severe schizophrenia. He was Diablerized by his Childe Ellora Reese. [Final Death] 9th: (Diablerie) Ellora Reese - Born in Texas in 1845 to a slave-owning family on a small cotton plantation. Pretended to be a man and fought in the Civil War where she almost died, but was picked up by John Stewart and 'tested' for a time before being embraced. Exhibits multiple personalities. [Active in London] 10th: Matías Pelayo Agustín - Born in Los Angeles, California in 1990 to an unstable family. Was murdered by Ellora Reese, who then decide to spare him and give him the Embrace. Borderline personality disorder with schizotypal symptoms. [Active in London] Edited by Cid, Sunday, 25. May 2014, 20:04.
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| Rory Alasdair | Saturday, 24. May 2014, 17:59 Post #3 |
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Red Rum
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Gangrel genealogy of Ruaidrí Alasdair 1st: Caine the Father - First Vampire. Slayer of his brother Abel, according to the biblical tradition. [Ha! Unknown...] 2nd: Irad - Known as 'the Strong', Irad was Caine's general and advisor alongside Enoch and Zillah. [Final Death] 3rd: Ennoia - The Progenitor of Clan Gangrel. Said to be a daughter of Lillith, then Embraced by one of Caine's childer. Legend says she was raised by wolves and that the Garou and Rom are also descended from her, from before she was made Kindred. [Unknown] 4th: Vola the Red - Not much is known about Vola other than that she was Embraced by Ennoia, she travelled through Gaul and Embraced a man named Brennus among others. [Unknown] 5th: Brennus - Not one of the more famous namesakes of Gallic chieftans, this Brennus however was a warrior of a chieftly clan who fought against the Romans. He later found himself in the eastern woodlands of the then Roman province where he survived as a hunter. He was Embraced in his later years, still an avid hunter. [Final Death] 6th: Judoc - A retired soldier turned woodsman from the region of Armorica (Brittany). [Final Death] 7th: Morcant - A warrior of Welsh stock who settled in Strathclyde. [Torpid in northern England] 8th: Drest the Least - Was a Prince of the Picts, among the last in his line. He never reigned, of course. He was somewhere about twentieth in line, anyways. [Final Death] 9th: Ranulf Somhairle - Of Norse-Gael descent, Ranulf was a sailor and fisherman. Mariner. [Torpid near Vinland] 10th: Marcas Williams - An Anglo-Norman Scots-Irish soldier and settler of lesser nobility in Ulster who served the English Crown. Within the Camarilla, Marcas was a respected member of the Knights of Avalon. [Active in Cornwall] 11th: Cormac O'Neill - A Scotch-Irish outlaw born in Meath. Cormac later left Ireland for the New World. He was eventually Diablerised by a frenzied Childe of his. [Final Death] 11th: (Diablerie) Ruaidrí Alasdair - Born in Argyll, Scotland in 1907 on a small croft. Moved to Canada during the Great Depression after his mother died. Rory met his end at the hands of Cormac while tracking the Gangrel's fresh kills, was Embraced and left for three winters. [Active in London] Edited by Rory Alasdair, Sunday, 25. May 2014, 08:25.
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| Romano Borgia | Sunday, 25. May 2014, 08:46 Post #4 |
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Uomo di Famiglia
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Giovanni genealogy of Romano Borgia 1st: Caine the Father - First Vampire. Slayer of his brother Abel, according to the biblical tradition. [Unknown, of course] 2nd: Irad - Known as 'the Strong', Irad was Caine's general and advisor alongside Enoch and Zillah. [Final Death] 3rd: Cappadocius (Ashur?) - Antedilluvian of the believed to be extinct Clan Cappadocian. [Diablerised] 4th: (Originally) Augustus Giovanni - The Progenitor of the Bloodline that became Clan Giovanni. Diablerised Cappadocius on April 4th, 1444. [Active in Venezia] 5th: (Originally) Claudius Giovanni - Son of Augustus Giovanni. Killed by his father in a frenzy after probably destroying the True Vessel underneath Erciyes. [Final Death] 5th: Andreas Giovanni - Childe of Claudius. Possibly Premascine. Sired at least one other. [Unknown] 6th: Mario Giovanni - One of the Giovanni (Anziani?) in charge of Roma. Watches his cousins and Childer for Venice. Occasionally aids them in their endeavors. [Active in Roma] 7th: Eulalia Giovanni - Born in Venezia. Active and powerful for the last three centuries. Anziani. [Active in Roma] 8th: Mirabella Giovanni - Born in Venezia a favored grandchild of Eulalia. Proved herself only just useful enough to be Embraced in 1774. [Active in Napoli] 9th: Ladislao Giovanni - Was born in Napoli and later served Clan interests in Albania. He was Embraced upon being called back to his home city, where he has remained on and off for the last two and a half centuries. [Active in Napoli] 10th: Niccolò Giovanni - A Necromantic prodigy and somewhat politically successful member of the Clan. He was Embraced young and has served the Family for the last century and a half. [Active in Roma] 11th: Emilio Giovanni - A power-hungry and cruel man, Emilio was born at the end of the nineteenth century. He was only Embraced after he had served the Clan for several decades. Received the Proxy Kiss in his late forties. [Active in Roma] 12th: Romano Borgia - Born in 1955 in Roma, a descendent of Pope Alexander VI. Favored nephew of Aurelio Giovanni. Received the Proxy Kiss and served as a Ghoul for six years before being Embraced. Was sent to London in early 2014 to serve Clan interests in the city. Double-blooded. [Active in London] Edited by Romano Borgia, Sunday, 25. May 2014, 20:39.
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| Rust | Sunday, 25. May 2014, 10:41 Post #5 |
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Propah Naugh'y
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Nosferatu genealogy of Russell Edgar Dunn Jr. 1st: Caine the Father - First Vampire, murdered his brother Abel and was Cursed by God through his Archangels. [You wish you knew...] 2nd: Zillah the Beautiful - Caine's wife and third Childe. She rejected him at first, so he sought the magics of the Crone. With the Blood Bond, Caine managed to force her 'love'. Said to be a master hunter. She was killed, like the rest of her generation, by her own Childer. [Final Death] 3rd: Absimiliard - Progenitor of 'the Hidden Clan' Nosferatu. Was once beautiful and a great hunter. He set out to hunt Zillah and lost, but was Embraced for his bravery and skill. Cursed by Caine to be the ugliest creature that ever existed. Seeks to redeem himself by destroying all of his Childer. The Nictuku are his blood-bound servants, Methuselahs all. A truly evil sumbich. [Unknown] 4th: The Matriarch - Also known as 'Medusa the Gorgon', she is one of the few legendary Methuselah who were not blood bound to Absimiliard. Said to be possibly the Grandsire of most Nosferatu today. [Unknown] 5th: Urgahalt - Not much is known of Urgahalt save that they were the Childe of The Matriarch and Sire of Phantomas. Later killed by their Childe. [Final Death] 6th: Varros Dominus (Phantomas) - Known as 'the Phantom of the Opera'. Resides beneath Notre Dame in Paris, in secret tunnels. Owner of a vast information network, as well as creator of the Geneologica Vampirica and Encyclopaedia Vampirica. Wears a mask and cape, the douche. [Presumably active in Paris] 7th: Guiscard Grey - A wrinkled old man from medieval Paris. A bright and alarmingly quick old vampire. He was kept as a ghoul and then Embraced as a servant for many years. Short, with crooked fingers, translucent skin and a disturbing grin. [Torpid in Paris] 8th: Robert Hopkins - A disfigured French soldier who stayed surprisingly relevant. Lost his legs in battle to a cannon, was Embraced out of pity. Proved himself useful and managed to help keep the Nosferatu in France up to date technologically. Skin is ashen and covered in pockmarks, hair has turned wiry and rough. Leg-stumps reformed into writhing tentacle-like appendages. They don't work, they just sorta writhe there. [Active in Calais] 9th: Rolf 'Noll' Olivier - Norman scholar, Embraced for his useful knowledges. Built a rather impressive library over the years which still exists today. Skin darkened and leathery, no hair and jagged teeth, with flat sliver-like fingers. [Active in Rouen] 10th: Johannes van Vlissingen - Dutch merchant from Zeeland. Was Embraced in his later years, on the verge of Dementia, to acquire his fortune for Nosferatu purposes. Becoming a vampire reinvigorated his spirit, and he developed a lustful taste for prostitutes and their ilk. Tall, lanky, and frail-looking. Hair down to the middle of his back is white, covered in mold, and he smells like the worst old people. [Active in New York] 11th: Matilda Royse - A Cleopatra who eventually came to terms with her vampiric state. She was a whore in London with a reputation, reknowned for her beauty and being picky with customers. Lost all her skin and curves, reduced to a walking skeleton of a creature. Wasted musculature and milky white eyes round out the package. [Active in London] 12th: William Wilson III (One-Eyed Billy) - Billy won his Embrace in a card game with his Sire after serving as a ghoul for several years. [Active in London] 13th: Russell Edgar Dunn Jr. - 'Rust' was a garbageman and general deviant Embraced by his Sire to win a bet. Billy lost that bet. [Active in London] Edited by Rust, Sunday, 25. May 2014, 10:56.
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