Orianna Sayre (WoD)

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• Real/Birth Name: Orianna Rachel Sayre
  
• Known Identity/Mortal Alias: Oriana Fitzgerald
  
• Place of Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  
• Height: 5'7"
  
• Occupation: Philanthropist/Owner of Maison des Amis
  
• Apparent Age: Mid-20s
  
• Embraced: 1928
  
• Kindred Status: Ancilla
  
• Sire: Marcel Guilbeau
  
• Notable Descendants: None known.
  
• Clan: Ventrue
  
• Clan Status: Questor
  
• Sect: Camarilla
  
• Sect Status: Harpy
  
• Player/Type: NPC

Appearance

Orianna is an attractive woman seemingly in her mid-late twenties, standing a little over average height (although the use of high heels gives her the illusion of being taller than she really is). She has natural auburn hair and blue-grey eyes, and her hair is naturally wavy and shoulder-length, but she takes great pains to keep her hair looking immaculate and styled according to modern fashion and best social effect for whatever situation she is in - often changing hairstyles (or hair colour) various times in the same night - and so if often seen shorter and straighter, or tied up in some elaborate manner, depending on the situation. She occasionally dyes her hair lightly, making her appear more golden/strawberry blonde or more brunette - again, usually for fashion reasons.

It is rare to see her without makeup and, like her clothing, she favours elegant and stylish styles that match the occasion - usually fairly natural-looking or light accents to complement her clothing. It is rare for her to wear anything more extreme. Although she wears modern fashions and styles, her Ventrue sensibilities tend to make her favour "modern classic" and retro styles, rather than the more avant-garde preference of Toreadors.

Background

Orianna was the youngest of six children and the daughter of a justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana. A spoiled child, she was doted on by her mother, but her father was a strict and remote man. She was extremely active, taking ballet lessons and enjoying the outdoors but was considered by her father to be too wild an undisciplined, and so she was sent to Ursuline Academy, a private all-girls Catholic elementary and high school, to instil discipline in her. Orianna did well in school, being a naturally intelligent girl, and particularly excelled in the arts, especially dancing, painting and writing. She won her first dance competition when she was 7 and by the age of 12 was dancing competitively in local and state competitions, and dancing in street troupes by the time she was 15. But despite her academic success, she mostly desired to be an entertainer and socialite, so after Ursine she dedicated herself to the jazz scene - dancing in clubs, partying with the rich and handsome, and gaining more reputation for being an Enfant terrible and her flapper-style dressmaking than her moderate success in her intended art and writing careers. Unlike famous other socialite luminaries of the time, Orianna differed in that although she was known for her partying and dancing she was still, at heart, thought of as being a good person. Her lifestyle and partying with the well-to-do led to her growing a network of connections and increasing fame, which she often used both for her own financial benefit (often via "sugar daddies") as well as for causes that she cared about. Ultimately, she saw herself as philanthropist - so what if she was having a little fun in the process? With a word, a smile, or a dance, she could influence important people to do what she needed them to, typically for what she considered good causes, and she became very good at it.

Too good, perhaps, as it caused her to fall on the radar of a Ventrue known as Marcel Guilbeau. Marcel was a member of then-Prince Doran's spy network and, like her, built contacts which were influenced or blackmailed for the good of the Prince and New Orlean's kindred. Marcel saw potential in Orianna and Embraced her, then kept a close eye on her as he mentored her for the better part of a decade to perfect her skills. Although Orianna was initially horrified when she discovered she could only palate pubescent blood, she quickly adapted and learnt to use her influence to start an orphanage and school, which gave her ready access to a herd as well as build up her own little spy network of young orphans. When Prince Doran was mysteriously murdered in 1955 and her sire became Prince Guilbeau of New Orleans, her status and influence rapidly rose and she effectively took over Marcel's role, running his spy network for him as he had previously done. Her position gave her much influence and status, although generated almost as many enemies as allies - but being the Prince's progeny protected her from anything beyond her ability to handle. And then Hurricane Katrine came in 2005. The devastation in the French Quarter which had become her home, and that of most of the Kindred, changed everything by destroying multiple local Kindred, among them Prince Guilbeau (whether he was killed by the hurricane, or an opportunistic rival taking advantage of the hurricane chaos, Orianna does not know and likely never will) as well as most of his brood - only Orianna survived, mostly because she was "running fashionably late" for the event. In the aftermath, a rogue Tremere declared himself Prince, backed by a group of wangateurs consisting of Samedi, harbingers of Skulls, Setites and the Children of Damballah began to grow in the city, remaking it as a capital for Voodoo Necromancy practitioners. The city had changed overnight and Orianna suddenly found herself surrounded by her enemies (as well as her sire's seeking to take their grievances out on his only remaining progeny) but no longer having the safety net of her sire the Prince's protection.

Realising New Orleans had suddenly become both very difficult and dangerous for her to prosper in, she relocated to Ashford, changed her name, and started again from scratch. Since her arrival, Orianna quickly had her Maison des Amis nonprofit organisation move it's base of operations to Ashford, and set up Olcese House, a modern-day orphanage, establishing both a base of operations, source of income, and a easy-access herd. A natural socialite with a good reputation and pedigree (at least amongst the Ventrue and Toreadors), she quickly got to know everyone who is anyone and became a de facto Harpy well before she was ever officially acknowledges as one by then-Prince Kratus. Orianna was one of the few Ventrue to survive the Sabbat Crusade and knows that in the new post-Crusade socio-political structure, that her clan has a lot of work to do to rebuild both its former power and influence, as well as its reputation with the kindred clans now in charge - who despised most of the previous Board members. Orianna is taking advantage of her position as Harpy to help regain this socio-political trust - and the fact that will increase her own status with the Board itself, well, who is she to decline the dignitas accorded her way?

Mortal Society

Orianna is now known in kine society as Oriana Fitzgerald, a socialite who frequents high-society salons and events, a patron of the arts, and a philanthropist renown for her extravagant parties which raise money for various charities in Ashford. Foremost amongst these is the Maison des Amis nonprofit organisation she is known to be the owner and patron of. The organisation runs Olcese House , a former 1890s mansion refurbished to be a 26-room orphanage dedicated to providing a safe, stable, and consistent environment for children ages 0-21 years old. They offer continuous training, support, and encouragement to their Resource Families to ensure they are equipped to take on the challenging situations which may occur. Maison des Amis seeks to provide short-term, long-term and in some cases adoptive homes to match the various needs of children in their care. Children needing placement include: Boys and girls, infants to twenty-one years old, sibling groups, children with developmental, medical, and behavioural needs, children needing an adoptive home and mentor parents for emancipated foster for ages 18-21.

Although Maison des Amis has a board of directors and staff to operate it, Orianna is the power behind it all, with the CEO being her ghoul and most of the board of directors having been subjected to various uses of her Dominate or Presence, shuffling the staff periodically to prevent them realising the true extent of her control. As both the owner and its greatest patron, she is active in the organisation - running fundraisers and events to raise awareness and finance for Maison des Amis, and hands-on with Olcese House in which she is a part time night care worker. This nightly job lets her work the final few hours before the childrens' bedtime, participating in their activities whilst aiding the social workers. This lets her spend enough time with them to have become a mentor to many youth in the community, giving her access to a reasonable herd as well as connections with various child and family services. Over the years she has managed to use this to both gain information about activities and events that the children are involved in, or overhear, as well as when the children grow up and leave the home, becoming functional members of society - no longer able to be her herd, but still useful as a way for her to get information or influence things as she aids these children into achieving positions of influence which are mutually beneficial.

Personality

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Other Notes

Feeding Restriction

The Ventrue have rarified tastes, and they find only one specific type of mortal blood palatable and vital for them. Blood of other types (even animals) simply offers the vampire no sustenance, no matter how much she consumes — she simply vomits it back up.

In Orianna's case, she has a particularly uncommon and restrictive requirement - she is only capable of drinking the blood of pubescent children - the younger the sweeter the taste, although she tries to limit herself to older children. There is no specific age at which they become eligible or ineligible as it varies per child but, as a general rule, girls begin puberty at ages 10-11 and complete puberty at ages 15-17, whilst boys generally begin puberty at ages 11-12 and complete puberty at ages 16-17. Therefore, she generally prefers to target those in 13-15 range, and typically targets boys more commonly than girls, perhaps because pubescent boys are more easily swayed by her looks and charm, and thus easier to feed from without issues. Like most Ventrue, she seems to have a natural ability to sense when someone is eligible or not.

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Social Style

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