Rose (WoD)

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Real/Birth Name: Lilian Baxter
Known Identity/Mortal Alias: Rose / Lily Baxter
Place of Origin: Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'4"
Occupation: High Class Escort / Escort Agency Madam
Apparent Age: Mid-20s
Embraced: 1668 CE
Kindred Status: Elder
Sire: Arthur Blaire
Clan: Ventrue
Clan Status: Aediles
Sect: Camarilla
Sect Status: Clan Whip
Player/Type: NPC

Appearance

Rose is a beautiful woman seemingly in her mid-20s with long, brown hair that is typically quite voluminous and slightly wavy towards the tips. She is a little under average height but has a fit, although slender figure, making her seem a little taller than she is. She likes to compensate for this by wearing high heels, wedges or platform shoes that give her a few extra inches but don't, as she likes to say, make it look like the wearer is on stilts - which she thinks is a little gauche. Most of the time Rose is seen is when she is working or at a social occasion - and her eye for fashion makes her easy to mistake for a Toreador, except that she rarely courts attention. Whilst a Toreador will wear fashionable clothing to attract attention and make a statement, Rose rarely does so - she is always described as being elegant and stunning but rarely attention-grabbing. She states that in her line of work it is best to be "stunning but forgettable", which works well for the natural Ventrue sensibility to look good but understated. When working as her role as AnoniMiss' madam, she is typically fond of business suits or pencil dresses, which look elegant but professional. When at a social occasion (be it Elysium or hired out as an escort) she favours dresses of various types, with just a little more of a nudge towards glamorous elegance - sexy and alluring in a subtle and enticing way, rather than lurid or dramatic. She claims she aims to fire up the imagination and entice, whilst showing too much simply takes all the mystery and enticement out of it - if your eyes have feasted, you rarely have much of an appetite left. Generally she prefers more earthy colours, with browns, blacks, gold and similar complimenting her blue eyes and natural hair colour well - again, in an often-understated manner - but when she wants to make more of an impression has been known to wear stunning red dresses. She is rarely without make-up, generally favouring pink, light red, or natural-coloured lipsticks and smokey eye make-up, with stronger shades when she is actively trying to make an impression and more natural/subtle ones for casual use - but she is a master of knowing which style works best for every occasion (which may actually be to impress a client or individual, rather than actually to suit a social occasion - as she says, "sometimes, getting it right means getting it wrong"). Her hair is typically loose, slightly wavy and hangs a little below her shoulder in length but, for special occasions, may get cut or styled - typically kept a little shorter in the hotter months and maintained longer in the winter. Rose has learnt how to prevent her body's cosmetic alterations from returning to its tabula rasa state until desired, and any sudden hair growth is easily explained away as hair extensions. She is rarely without a designer handbag, favouring Gucci and Louis Vuitton, which secretly have NIJ level IIIA ballistic panels for emergency protective use.

Casually, she is fond of trousers, jeans and vests, which she finds comfortable and practical. Some have noted that whilst her normal look is typically elegant or striking, her casual look makes her seem like "the girl next door" easily mistaken for a college student, waitress, or barista rather than the powerful elder, and exclusive escort to the social elite, that she actually is.

Background

Due to being born just prior to auspicious historical events, Lilian sometimes jokes that her birth was the catalyst that caused the English Civil War. She was born to a woman of Portuguese descent married to a Parliamentarian officer of the New Model Army, who died routing the Royalist advance guard's surprise attack during the Battle of St Fagan. Lilian was still a young child then and, whilst this left her family with a strong level of respectability, it meant she did not have the firm hand of a father growing up; her mother's priority was to manage the household without the support of a husband who was typically away with the army most of the time. Although Lilian's mother remarried a couple of years later to gain financial provision for her family, her new husband saw Lilian and her brother simply as obligations to care for and not as his own children. Although he did not treat them badly, he had little love or interest in them beyond his obligations and generally left them to their own devices as long as they did not do anything to disrupt the household. This means that she was considered to have not been properly trained in discipline and "spoiled" by her parents' indulgences, leading to her becoming too free-spirited and not pious and modest enough... a rebel of her time.

Although Lilian was well-taught in book-learning, music and languages as the norm for women of the time, she wanted more than just to be educated just enough to become someone's good wife. Although she applied to a private school, she was rejected when her gender was discovered even though her test scores were six places above that of the man accepted in her place. Even the expensive boarding school her new step-father sent her to (to keep her quiet and hopefully instil some discipline in the unruly and problematic child) did little more than teach her accomplishments that she considered should be hobbies, rather than purposeful - French, Italian, Latin (as part of religious studies), spelling, needlework, dancing and music as well as how to manage a home. Fortunately, she was able to access her brothers' books and self-educate herself to a degree and, whilst her step-father never encouraged her, he didn't actively try to stop her either. He simply allowed her to indulge in her fantasies, expecting Lilian would conform to his patriarchal desires of becoming a respectable woman he could arrange to be suitably married off when the time came. He was wrong. As she grew up, Lilian learnt the truth of things, such as her step-father having a mistress - an open secret that many others knew about, including her mother, but none openly discussed. She learnt this was something not uncommon among "respectable" men - and Lilian realised that Stuart-era society was all a facade. As long as the husband provided for the family, and did not bring scandal, few cared what went on behind closed doors.

When she was old enough, her step-father attempted to marry her off to respectable Englishmen, forcing her into arranged engagements and courtships. But Lilian vehemently resisted, making herself too obviously intelligent, educated and non-submissive to ever be a completely pious and submissive (and therefore respectable) wife. It was in one such marriage attempt, however, that she discovered the truth that "respectable Englishmen" demonstrated their gentility on their sleeves for public show to avoid society's condemnation but, behind closed doors, it was a very different story. After successfully avoiding the latest marriage arrangement, Lilian was surprised when the intended suitor approached her in private. Whilst he recognised that both Lilian did not want the marriage, and he needed a more submissive and pious woman for a wife, her fiery spirit and comely looks nonetheless aroused his desire for her still. He offered her an expensive jewel necklace as a "gift" if she would consent to a clandestine "private liaison" instead. This taught Lilian that men wanted what men wanted... and were willing to pay. For the right women, of the right breeding, and with discretion, men were willing to pay very large sums, and treat them well. And the reality was that if you were independently rich, there was little you couldn't do. It's amazing how things are overlooked when your wealth isn't tied to the whims of your parents. And best of all, most of these gentiles needed to keep the liaisons secret, lest risk scandal and shame.

At first, she began arranging private encounters for herself, which became quickly extremely lucrative. She was careful not to have too many "male friends" lest word spread and scandal cause her to become diminished and forced to become a common street prostitute - her value was in remaining extremely ideal for marriage, yet unobtainable. But she later began recruiting other suitable girls - attractive, intelligent women who wanted more than what society demanded, and both careful enough to be trusted to keep quiet about it whilst being willing to do what needed to be done. In almost no time she was making a considerable amount of money, and her male friends were willing to provide advice and assistance in how best to both invest it. She also spent large sums helping educate her ladies, which she saw as a return on her investment by making them more desirable and, therefore, demanding greater "gifts" for their company; as well as keeping herself and her ladies out of trouble with the law by arranging donations and occasional "private discussions" with the right lawmen. Whilst in actuality utterly criminal and shameful to society if it were to be known, her unofficial 'gentleman's club' was smooth and quiet enough to appear completely respectable. To society, she was just a young woman helping other young women meet potential suitors or men who could introduce them to potential suitors. When the Great Plague hit Norwich once again, Lilian had enough savings to support keeping herself and her ladies in a private location out of the city until the plague ended, a calamity that killed a third of Norwich's population. In time, her operation came to the attention of a Ventrue who, on discovering the ambitious, intelligent, socially adept and successful young woman, was impressed - and rewarded that ambition with the Embrace. Although she would go on to use a succession of mortal aliases to facilitate interacting with kine society, usually based on her birth surname and a more modern forename, Lilian has continued to permanently use the name Rose since her Embrace. This was originally a pseudonym for her secret society belle de nuit identity but now works well as a general identifier - she also likes it as she is aware of "The Clan of the Rose", a clan she has very good ties with and thinks the name helps by association.

In time, bored of Norwich and to ease preserving the Masquerade, she moved to London. A few decades later, she moved again, beginning a century=and-a-half spree of spending a few decades each in Paris, Rome, Madrid, Berlin, before finally moved to America where she once again began roaming, spending time in places such as New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, before moving to San Francisco in 1944, one of the few Camarilla cities in California after the Second Anarch Revolt established the Anarch Free State. She remained there until 1995, when she accepted an invitation by her progeny, Eric West, to visit his new casino in the city of Ashford. She found herself liking the place and, after the local Board offered her a place amongst the Aedile in recognition of her age, decided to remain there. At least, until she decides to change her mind and move on again.

Mortal Society

Rose has a legal identity as Lily Baxter, which has full social security and other legal credentials, obtained thanks to Ventrue contacts. Lily is officially employed as a night-time legal secretary for an international law firm - actually a fake organisation maintained by and for the benefit of members of the Ventrue Board who wish to avert official eyes away from their actual endeavours.

Unofficially, under the pseudonym "Rose", Lilian is known to run the AnoniMiss agency, which operates mostly out of word of mouth and their Dark Web site, which has contact information. It is informal and decentralised, with Rose being the only central factor to coordinate it all. She has many girls of every imaginable race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual persuasion working for her (this includes males, although she simply refers to all her escorts holistically as "my girls"). They all operate under fake names, chosen by Rose (usually agreed with them when they sign up with AnoniMiss), traditionally that of a flower native to their home region, or of significance to them, although on occasion animal or insect (e.g. "Fox", or "Butterfly") names are chosen (especially if there isn't an appropriate unused flower name. For all AnoniMiss records and communications, only this alias is used, protecting their true identities from both clients and legal scrutiny. Typically, only Rose knows their true identities, and most of her escorts were hand-picked from supplicants or potentials discovered. All are thoroughly vetted and chosen for more than just their looks. She ensures all her escorts are intelligent (although she does not discriminate against lack of education, and provides training for her girls as both a requirement and a perk), no problematic criminal, drug or mental health histories, and must speak English as well as know (or be willing to learn) at least one other language. Ultimately, they are all very high-class escorts who command a small fortune from elite clients and so need to be more than just pretty hookers - they need to be nothing less than the perfect companions.

Rose hires them out to highly-vetted clients (usually businessmen, lawyers, doctors, politicians, celebrities, and judges) and although they officially serve as companions fojr functions, in reality, they cater for sexual encounters (typically fetishistic or "the Girlfriend Experience") with discretion and professionality being the trademark. The girls are all independent and are offered the contracts, and can refuse or attempt to rearrange for any reason with few questions asked. Most of her escorts have other lives and do this on the side, typically for financial reasons or personal enjoyment, and as such most have a vested interest in secrecy for one reason or another. That high school science teacher, top surgeon, or A-list actress can command great fees for those in the know to have a pleasurable time with them, but their careers and family lives would likely suffer if it became public knowledge that they hired themselves out as escorts. The girls being hard to obtain and not who you would expect to do things like this is what actually makes them higher demand. Her girls are models, actresses, lawyers, doctors, teachers and more - much of their allure and success is in being those women people may want but cannot achieve, and would not expect to be involved in this line of work.

When they sign up, the girls can specify what kind of work they want - some exclusively do pure non-sexual Escort work only, whilst others simply want to turn up, be beaten around and pumped senseless, and paid a fortune for it. The girls specify their limits and interests, although this can be changed at any time. By specifying this, Rose knows what kind of jobs to give them, typically knowing her clients' proclivities and asking their expectations up front for any job - and trying to assign the right girl for the request (or in the case of specifically-requested girls, clearly setting parameters with the client). Any girls who decide that they want to end the relationship with AnoniMiss are thanked and well-wished by Rose personally. Although, like any businesswoman with valued employees, she will of course try to dissuade successful escorts from leaving, she accepts this is not a long-term career for most, and lets them go without issue - always willing to take them back or offer them occasional jobs whenever and if they want. Most of the girls, therefore, work for Rose for a few years before moving on - many of them get into it to pay their way through College, for financial support during tough times, or simply for the excitement and enjoyment of it. But eventually, the time comes when most have the desire or need to move on with their lives, or the ravages of age make them less in-demand and they get naturally retired or semi-retired, in practice, unless they can use their increasing maturity to reinvent themselves to appeal to different types of clients, of course.

Whilst many would wonder about the dangers of Rose so graciously allowing the girls to come and go, especially running the risk of law enforcement trying to use the ex-AnoniMisses to legally catch Rose, it has been curiously noted (especially by frustrated law enforcement) that the girls who work for AnoniMiss remember Rose and the AnoniMiss operations well, but have difficulty talking about it to outsiders. They are generally dismissive and evasive when asked about her and, if pressed, are unable to describe what Rose looked like, where they met, or give any other details that could be used to locate or identify Rose. AnoniMiss girls don't ever seem to have this problem when speaking to each other, or when trying to remember Rose of their own accord. On at least one occasion, Rose has "turned" an undercover policewoman who, instead of getting evidence to be able to prosecute Rose, instead got the investigation dropped and then became one of Rose's regular escorts on the side, catering chiefly to the "sexual liaison with the hot police officer who gave you a speeding ticket" crowd.

Rose typically hires her girls out at a rate of $1,500 an hour for up to 3 hours, with negotiable discounts for longer periods. Regular clients get special discounts and packages, typically:

$2,000 for a 2-hour package
$5,000 for a 6-hour package
$9,000 for the half-day/whole-night package (up to approximately 12 hours, although at this level a little wiggle room is expected)
$12,000 for a whole-day package (in this case, this means pick up early morning and will remain for an overnight stay).
$25,000 for the weekend package (Generally Friday night pickup and remain until Monday morning).

Longer durations must be negotiated, but are typically +$5000/day.

"The Elite", Rose's top five, cost $5,500 for a 2-hour slot (although they often do not last that long), and $2,500 per hour after, with discounts negotiable for longer periods than 3+ hours. The Elite typically operate with long-term clients or special events that are predictable in nature and duration.

In all cases, the hiring cost includes transportation to the client, but not accrued additional expenses such as the cost of any hotel rooms, dinner, opera tickets or similar, all of which the client must pay for separately. Payment is typically cash in an envelope, known as "the gift" as Rose does not normally accept any form of electronic, cheque or other traceable payment (as they could be detected or used as evidence by law enforcement). There are exceptions, however, typically long-standing and reliable clients with the right connections for it to be easily written off as a company expense. From a legal point of view, Rose hires out her girls for their time, not for sex - it is up to the girls and their client to decide what to do, giving Rose and the girls some legal deniability - but she knows this is a tenuous argument that a good prosecutor can dismantle, and takes precautions against this. As long as she has plausible deniability, Rose has enough connections (especially given that many judges, politicians and lawmen are amongst her clients) to keep legal attention away.

The client is expected to give "the gift" to the escort on arrival, typically after some polite introductory conversation where they discuss any expectations and requirements, most of which are usually pre-informed to Rose but may need detail or additions. The girls aren't forced to do anything they don't want to, and can cancel and leave if they feel the need - this is usually done before accepting the gift, usually because the girl feels uncomfortable for some reason, though can be at any stage. Once they have received payment, the girls call Rose to check in, and do so again once they leave the client. For long-duration, it is typical that the girls check in occasionally. If necessary, Rose will give a refund (or other recompense as appropriate) as Rose works hard to ensure that her girls are safe. Abusive clients not only find themselves banned but typically get a life-changing personal visit from a very unhappy Rose, or feel her disfavour in some other, obvious and detrimental way. Although Rose protects her girls, she does not appreciate them being overly scared. She spends a lot of effort vetting clients to ensure their safety but is willing to accept that (especially with new clients) they can never be completely guaranteed of safety. Girls who "cry wolf" too often, however, find themselves being offered only the inferior jobs and/or being let go. Ultimately, this is a game not without risk and if the girls are too squeamish or skittery, then Rose will recommend they seek alternate employment. Rose provides all her girls with gold Invisawear jewellery (typically bracelet or necklace) with the AnoniMiss logo, which contains a smart panic button that the girls can use if they find themselves scared and in distress, and Rose will send someone to help them. In the case where her girls have been hurt, or encounter legal problems, Rose has been known to cover all the legal and medical expenses (depending on the situation, pro-bono, or will arrange a repayment scheme - typically a larger cut of their takings). One of the reasons why legal authorities have a hard time going against Rose is that she is known to treat her girls so well that most would readily take the proverbial bullet for her.

Rose herself hires out for $10,000 an hour with no time minimum, although she rarely bothers (or is requested) for less than two hours and, likewise, rarely hires out for longer periods than 3 hours. When she does it's for good clients, (or for a specific alterior purpose) and negotiates special rates - often substantially less, even free, if she feels the benefit of the arrangement may be worth more than the money. A date with a judge or district attorney is worth more to her by having them friendly and cooperative with her, than simply more money that she doesn't really need as she is already incredibly wealthy.

Personality

Rose gives the impression of being the consummate professional - always impeccably polite and friendly, incredibly skilled at making everyone feel comfortable with and around her. The perfect hostess, confidant, friend and (for those who were willing to pay her extraordinary fee) lover. She knows what people want, and she gives it to them. For a price, or for her benefit. Little she does is done on a whim - she is intelligent and calculating, and almost everything has an angle. The angle may simply be personal entertainment or to improve relations - she may go on a social event with someone without charging them, but this is typically as there is a reason for her to want to go to the event, or she wants to get closer/in the good graces of the company she is with. Her time is worth a lot of money, so she is not keen on wasting it. It's typical to see her with her smartphone in her hand, constantly coordinating things for her business - which she says is "90% social networking, 10% sex". It is the norm for her job to have to smile sweetly and swallow unsavoury things others may do or say - she claims to get paid to make others happy, comfortable, and satisfied - and discomfort and pushing aside personal pride is a normal part of the job. This, in turn, serves her equally well with the Kindred - making her a skilled diplomat and equally at home in the salons of Elysium as she is performing her duties as clan Whip and one of its Aediles. Those who earn her enmity fear her smile more than a scowl, as she is unlikely to explode on someone who angers her, especially in public. The last kindred to earn her enmity in Elysium was dismissed with a polite and barely-noticeably terse "I hope you have a good week, sir" only to find their entire business being hit by a major IRS audit the next day, multiple key clients deciding suddenly to take their business elsewhere the next few days, and unable to secure contracts and required permits from city hall without lengthy delays and problems.

As a general rule, however, she is a businesswoman. And business is always best when both parties benefit. She is known to be fair, even generous, and true to her word. Particularly since the Sabbat Crusade, she has been especially nice to non-Ventrue, stating that "the old Board made many mistakes in their monopolistic arrogance. The market has changed, and new fair-trade business tactics are required to rebuild." She enjoys the passion and vibrancy of the living and feels her job keeps her close to her own humanity. Like most kindred she may no longer enjoy sex in its own right, but she enjoys the passionate encounters with her clients, the vibrancy of life, and the ecstasy of the Kiss whilst savouring the passion in the blood of her willing victims. Her work isn't just a job, or a means to power - it is a way of life and a passion to her. She enjoys social situations, deep discussions about business, current affairs, politics or other trending topics

Other Notes: the Elite

Although Rose has dozens of escorts working for her, there are five escorts who are of particular importance. Known within AnoniMiss as The Elite, these five hire out for the highest prices and get the best job offers. Several of them came from San Francisco to Ashford with Rose (in 1995) and have not perceivable aged, making it obvious to the kindred that at least these 3, and likely all 5, have been turned into ghouls. The anonymous nature of AnoniMiss' operations makes keeping their lack of ageing concealed manageable - few clients keep to the same girls long-term enough to notice the lack of ageing, and Rose takes pains to rotate their client lists so that clients cannot privately locate the girls once they are no longer available - backing this up with selective memory rewriting if required.

Some wonder why Rose goes through the effort - she has enough girls and makes enough money that even the high prices of the Elite may seem not worth the effort required for a kindred to maintain the masquerade over these few ghouls. The answer is that these girls are worth more to Rose than simply money. These five are very good at what they do - and although each has been well-trained and are experienced enough to handle almost any job requirement, each has a specialty (as do many of the standard AnoniMiss girls, although the Elite are particularly good at it) and has either been with Rose a long time and proven their worth, or have shown great potential. They have all built up their own networks of important clients - people that Rose would find it hard to directly influence without obvious efforts, and Rose cannot be everywhere at once - and effectively serve as Rose's spies and agents in these areas. This is not to say that they are secret agents masquerading as escorts but rather that it is easier for Rose to use one of her girls to get the pillow talk from and influence a politician who is a regular client of hers, than it is to try to approach the client herself. She can direct them to actively find out things or try to influence things but most of the time the Elite (and to a lesser degree, all the AnoniMiss agents) passively observe and report interesting information back to Rose (typically given a bonus for interesting and useful finds). Most of them have normal occupations outside of AnoniMiss, which Rose could restrict if she desired but prefers not to for a variety of reasons.

Rose's current Elite include:

Blossom - "The Suit"

Named after the orange blossom (official home state flower). From Florida and of Brazilian and African-American descent. Has a pre-law dual-major degree in Africana Studies and International Relations from Brown University (an Ivy League institution) and studied law at the Harvard Law School. Came with Rose from San Francisco and is Rose's longest-working girl (looks late 20s but is actually 38). Normally works for the Ashford branch of the NAACP. She is also Rose's lawyer for AnoniMiss-related legal advice, and provides basic legal training for the other girls (to give them legal knowledge so they won't easily fall for the tactics of anti-prostitution police, and know their rights when they have problems).

Lokelani - "The Firecracker"

Named after the Lokelani [the pink Damask rose] (official home island flower). From Hawaii and of Chinese and Filipino descent. Has a B.A. degree in Dance from the San Francisco State University school of Theatre and Dance. Came with Rose from San Francisco. Has traditionally worked as a professional dancer but, since moving to Ashford with Rose, has mostly worked as a professional dance instructor for the reliability, and to avoid the spotlight due to her lack of ageing. Particularly good at escorting to events where having a professional dance partner is beneficial.

Sunflower - "The Sweet One"

Named after the Ukrainian Sunflower (official country flower). Born in San Francisco but of Ukrainian descent. Has a passion for languages and other cultures - did a B.A. Degree in Chinese (with Minor in Japanese language) at San Francisco State University. Used to work as a photography model (fashion/lingerie/fine art glamour) but left that aside since joining AnoniMiss. Has no life roadmap or intentions - just enjoying being young and pretty (or rather, kept young and pretty by being a ghoul). Actually enjoys her AnoniMiss job as she loves meeting people and learning about other cultures - as well as the perks of being young and healthy forever. Very gregarious. Came with Rose from San Francisco.

Syringa - "The Dominatrix"

Named after the lilac bush [Syringa vulgaris] (official home state bush). From New York and of German Jewish descent (not religious). Is actually very kind and friendly when not "in the role" of Mistress Syringa. Is currently a psychology grad student studying at California State University Ashford (CSUA). Got into AnoniMiss to both pay her university bills as well as using her Dom/Sub and Bondage sessions and experience to aid her psychology studies and dissertations.

Violet - "The All-American Sweetheart"

Named after the Viola sororia (official home state flower). From Illinois. Newest member of the Elite. Recently graduaded CSUA with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. Lifelong cooking, sport (especially track and swimming), Yoga, and Tae Kwon Do enthusiast. Since graduation, has started her own Event Management business.

Combat Style

Like most Ventrue, Rose tries to avoid combat (it is undignified and tends to bring unwanted attention) and usually relies on her Dominate and Presence to try to avoid it and stave off threats. A little Preence/Dominate and a few choice words will turn away most would-be mortal (and even Kindred) aggressors. But when conflict is unavoidable, she typically relies on her handgun and keeping her distance. She's actually better trained and experienced in karate and classical fencing (she's had a long life and has had lessons, especially as societal changes have made them more common and accessible to women) - she is easily as competent as most professional fighters or soldiers - but she's smart enough to know that anything she cannot Dominate is likely something that she would also be unable to defeat in combat anyhow. Therefore, in combat, she generally fights to escape, to support others, or simply buy time for the proverbial cavalry to arrive.

She has a small Walther P5 Compact 9mm pistol which is small enough to be easily concealed in a handbag, pocket, or inner thigh/garter holster, and is virtually always taken with her. Especially since the Sabbat Crusade, she typically wears a vest or jacket that looks like normal, fashionable clothing, but is actually bulletproof. She has a wide range of such clothing from various renowned makes - Innocent Armor, Talos Ballistics, BulletBlocker, Bac Tactical, MC Armor and Miguel Caballero - and typically wears one of these when she will be out in public or going to areas where she anticipates possible problems. Even when going to occasions where a dress is the most appropriate, it is common for her to wear a bulletproof fur coat or jacket over the dress, being removed once she gets to the event (which typically have security). She also has a few bulletproof designer handbags (such as Louis Vuitton or Gucci) for backup.

Although she is not a combatant, she is still a Ventrue elder and therefore between being in good physical shape at the time of her embrace, the use of the Fortitude Discipline, and typical employment of some kind of armour, has more durability in combat than might be anticipated by someone of her appearance.

Social Style

For an elder, Rose is extremely easy to get along with. She always felt that the previous Ventrue leaders were arrogant and overly controlling. They knew they held Ashford in an iron fist, and made little effort to soften their grasp on those under them. The Sabbat Crusade hit the Ventrue the hardest (or at least that is how Rose sees it, although the Tremere may disagree), leaving Rose as the eldest Ventrue in Ashford, and she knows it. Many look to her for leadership of the clan but she seems disinterested and strongly supports the choice of Don Diego de la Vega as the leader of both the Board and Primogen. Whilst in the eyes of the Camarilla she is just his Whip, in the eyes of her clan she is one of his principal advisors and eldest member of the Board - meaning her status under Diego is more of a formality, but she has almost as much influence and respect within her clan - and likely much more outside of it, especially the kine world. Other elders respect her for her age and connections, regardless of her official status, and this is something people should keep in mind when dealing with her. Approaching her with respect and politeness will be reciprocated. Attempts to anger or humiliate her, especially for "being a whore" will usually fail to get the desired reaction, but lead to devastating consequences soon after. She does not forget, and attacks on dignitas must always be repaid.

Rose actively makes great effort to represent the new Ventrue clan, or "under new management" as she likes to describe it. She claims it has changed and has no aims to regain control but instead wants to work alongside the other clans it suppressed for so long. Most do not believe this, of course, but many are at least willing to believe that she believes and wants this. As such, she is easy to relate to - always polite and professional, actively helpful, and quick to provide boons to others (rumours have it that a few Toreadors and Brujah are AnoniMiss girls). Of course, there will be a price - it is business after all - but at least those who have dealt with her can vouch that she has been fair and honest in her dealings, kept to the spirit of the agreement over the letter of it, typically willing to "suffer a loss, when it would be better for business relations" rather than fleece those who need her support. Many believe she represents the best of the Ventrue, the spirit of natural leadership that once inspired all the other clans to follow the Ventrue leaders, which many feel all-too-often got lost, corrupted and arrogant along the way. That is not to say she is a pushover - she has high dignitas and will not accept an offer or deal that she feels would go against her/the clan's dignitas, and those who cross her typically end up utterly destroyed and humiliated.

Signature Equipment

Signature Quotes

"People imagine my job to be a constant frolic of sexual activity and penthouse orgies. In reality, my job is 90% social networking, 10% sex."
"Sometimes, getting it right means getting it wrong. Determine what it is you need to do and focus on that. Anything else is a distraction."
"The old [Ventrue] Board made many mistakes in their monopolistic arrogance. The market has changed, and new fair-trade business tactics are required to rebuild."
"Escort, hooker, prostitute, whore - I don't mind what you call me. That's just semantics."
"Some choices we make for ourselves in life. And some we make for other people. The only way we know it's right is if it lets us stay true to ourselves. But we can't regret our choices. The past is behind us. All we have is the present. And the future. Whatever that may bring."

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