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Most kindred would consider being stuck in the body of a child to be a hindrance. The Camarilla generally frowns on embracing children (if only because child-kindred are often too immature to learn and become masquerade risks) and even the Sabbat rarely does so. For most of the Camarilla's history, Camarilla kindred with undesirable physical attributes have had little recourse other than to learn Obfuscate as a way to circumvent this, or to make a deal with a Sabbat Tzimisce, which would be dangerous at best, if not considered outright treasonous - what price would the Tzimisce demand in return for their favour? But since the formal introduction of Clan Senya as Camarilla members, there is now the option of asking one of these kindred to use their signature Discipline to change these unwanted attributes. | |||
As members of the clan are well known to be able to easily change their (and their allies') appearance, race, and even gender, it would be a relatively simple thing for even a relatively young member of the clan to be able to permanently change Chloe's appearance so she no longer resembles a child. As an elder, the commensurate boon would be easy to repay. Indeed, several Senya have been known to have offered to do this - including some for no reason other than the goodwill of improving relations between the Senya and Malkavian clans. So the question some ask is: why does she not do it? | |||
The simple answer is: Chloe has grown beyond the desire to do so. During Chloe's early nights after the embrace, her youthful form was a benefit in many ways when it came to deceiving and hunting the kine - even many kindred (especially the young) look at her and see a young child, and underestimate her as a result. As she mentally matured, there were times that she was frustrated with "never growing up" - but quickly learnt to use Obfuscate to compensate when needed. Now that the option is available to her - she sees little need for it. She is too old and powerful to care about how mortals see her - she can easily use Obfuscate to make mortals see her as an adult, or Presence or Dominate to manipulate them to do her bidding. And she is too far removed from the world of the kine to have any desire to socialise with them beyond the hunt, or as a utility for her activities. She does not need or desire the pleasures of the flesh and any romantic inclinations she may have would be both more cerebral/empathic in nature than physical, and would be with kindred old enough to not care about her youthful appearance beyond the attention it may give if perceived by mortals (and this would be only because the social/legal attention could interfere with their plans and risk the masquerade). And, again, this is easily remedied by her use of Obfuscate. | |||
== Combat Style == | == Combat Style == | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 1 June 2021
SchreckNet Data File
- Real/Birth Name: "Emily" (unconfirmed).
- Known Identity/Mortal Alias: Chloe Kohlver
- Place of Origin: Worsley, Greater Manchester, England
- Height: 4'5" (135 cm)
- Occupation: Home-schooled Student/Mental health patient
- Apparent Age: Early Adolescence (embraced aged 11).
- Embraced: Unknown (believed early-18th Century.
- Kindred Status: Respected Elder
- Sire: Damien Hobbs.
- Notable Descendants: None known.
- Clan: Malkavian
- Clan Status: Influential elder.
- Sect: Camarilla
- Sect Status: None
- Player/Type: NPC
Appearance
No information in database.
Background
Chloe's origins are shrouded in mystery. The only person who, presumably, knows the truth is her missing sire, Damien. It is clear that Chloe was embraced when she was but 11 years old, an experience that would be traumatic to any child - and considering the horrors that Damien put his other progeny, Helen, through during the embrace, it is likely that similar horrors were inflicted on Chloe. Indeed, during her lucid periods Chloe claims to not clearly recall all the details of her origins, other than being kept in a constant state of blood-deprived hunger and made to exsanguinate her entire family to break her mind - a process too similar to the forced horrors that Damien forced Helen to undergo when he embraced her. The aim appears to have met its goal, as Chloe spent most of the next few centuries in and out of regressive episodes. During her regressive episodes, Chloe had no idea as to her identity, going only on what a strong father figure like Damien would inform her and pliable to his control.
When exactly she was embraced, is unknown. Nosferatu information exchange with the Malkavians has revealed that Chloe and her sire are known to have arrived in North America together circa 1722 and have travelled together since, making Chloe an elder by any estimation. Throughout their time together Chloe was employed as a wildcard by Damien. Embraced, apparently, for her ability to sense signs and portents, Damien used her knowledge to anticipate and resolve potential problems and often directing her regressive states to use Chloe as an attack dog of sorts. Then in 1939 Damien embraced Helen, a psychiatrist in life, who began to help Chloe's mental health. Especially after they arrived in Ashford in 1959, Damien's attentions and grip on Chloe loostened as he became more obsessed with psychologically torturing Helen and rising to the top of the Clan Malkavian social-political ladder. It appears that during this time, Helen and Chloe became close and, through Helen's help, Chloe spent more time lucid as her regressive episodes became more sporadic and directed (by Helen) to be more benign. When not regressing, Chloe has proven to be a wise guardian to Helen, protecting her from those who would harm her - few kindred will pick a fight with Helen knowing that she is under the wing of a powerful elder. People saw what Chloe is capable of when Damien used her to take out the Malkavians that were in his way to Primogeniture, and few want that attention applied to them without good cause. Indeed, this may well be the reason why over the last few decades Damien's treatment of Helen was not as severe as it once was - Chloe's support of Helen helped temper Damien's excesses.
In 2013 Damien disappeared. As both Chloe and Helen claim to have felt the blood bond he held over them break, he is believed to be dead - but Damien was despised enough that no-one has bothered investigating the circumstances or seeks to bring anyone to justice - even his few allies have an attitude of having more important things to do than be concerned over who killed one of the lunatics, even if he was the Primogen. But since then, Helen and Chloe have prospered. Helen has risen to assume the position of Primogen of her clan, despite her relative youth, aided by her own progeny, "AJ". As Chloe seems "stable" since Damien's death and regresses less than she used to, there are some who are calling for her to claim the primogeniture seat - but Chloe seemingly has no interest and, being at least a century older than Maxim Lundgren and Ipsissimus Satanus who are elder than Helen, serves as a good deterrent against any intentions of these elder Malkavians (especially Ipsissimus) to supplant Helen.
Mortal Society
Chloe has the legal identity of Chloe Kohlver thanks to Helen's help. She is known in mortal society as a home-schooled girl (who suffers from mental health issues) who lives with her foster-father Kevin Kohlver, when she is not at the Ashford Behavioral Health Hospital. Kevin is a middle-school Art and Drama teacher, who also runs the Glee club, beloved for his fun lessons and caring demeanour. In actuality, Kevin is an unrepentant paedophile who uses his position to groom and prey on innocents for his sexual gratification. He is smart and careful enough to have not got caught and kept a clean enough reputation amongst mortals to avoid trouble, until now. He fell for Chloe's lure and was ghouled, both for the utility of his service (including access to his financial resources), and as a way to punish him for the crimes he's gotten away with. Whilst keeping the world safe from him, Chloe controls him ruthlessly, allowing him virtually no life or friends other than what is required to keep up pretences and for his job, which she values mostly as a means for him to have income since she uses him both as a personal slave and monetary provider/purchaser for anything she may need.
She is relatively cruel to him - psychologically torturing him by allowing him just enough vitae, sexual activity, and occasionally feeding off him in order to keep his romantic notions and desire fed, and loyal, but ultimately fairly miserable, desperate and broken. He has been her ghoul long enough to have developed a derangement of his own: He suffers from nightmares (visions of past atrocities believed to have been witnessed by other Malkavians and dire future portents).
Chloe has been kindred long enough to have little desire about mixing with the mortal world beyond hunting for their vitae, their utility to her or the clan, or for her entertainment (she loves television, music and art). She finds it frustrating when she has to deal with mortals and is not taken seriously because of her child form. Rather than having to mentally control every mortal she wants to interact with, Chloe has gotten good at using the Mask of a Thousand Faces power of the Obfuscate Discipline to have a fixed visage as an older version of herself. This version appears somewhere on the border of her twentieth year. As Obfuscate is a mental power that alters others' perceptions of you rather than actually change your form, the exact age is malleable and often varies by witness - but is typically perceived as being old enough to be taken seriously as a young adult and not have to be asked for identification to prove adulthood. Chloe does not typically employ this visage long enough to require the need for fake alternate IDs, though she has been known to use the name "Emily" and pretend to be her own "big sister" on the rare occasion there has been a need.
Personality
No information in database.
Other Notes
Most kindred would consider being stuck in the body of a child to be a hindrance. The Camarilla generally frowns on embracing children (if only because child-kindred are often too immature to learn and become masquerade risks) and even the Sabbat rarely does so. For most of the Camarilla's history, Camarilla kindred with undesirable physical attributes have had little recourse other than to learn Obfuscate as a way to circumvent this, or to make a deal with a Sabbat Tzimisce, which would be dangerous at best, if not considered outright treasonous - what price would the Tzimisce demand in return for their favour? But since the formal introduction of Clan Senya as Camarilla members, there is now the option of asking one of these kindred to use their signature Discipline to change these unwanted attributes.
As members of the clan are well known to be able to easily change their (and their allies') appearance, race, and even gender, it would be a relatively simple thing for even a relatively young member of the clan to be able to permanently change Chloe's appearance so she no longer resembles a child. As an elder, the commensurate boon would be easy to repay. Indeed, several Senya have been known to have offered to do this - including some for no reason other than the goodwill of improving relations between the Senya and Malkavian clans. So the question some ask is: why does she not do it?
The simple answer is: Chloe has grown beyond the desire to do so. During Chloe's early nights after the embrace, her youthful form was a benefit in many ways when it came to deceiving and hunting the kine - even many kindred (especially the young) look at her and see a young child, and underestimate her as a result. As she mentally matured, there were times that she was frustrated with "never growing up" - but quickly learnt to use Obfuscate to compensate when needed. Now that the option is available to her - she sees little need for it. She is too old and powerful to care about how mortals see her - she can easily use Obfuscate to make mortals see her as an adult, or Presence or Dominate to manipulate them to do her bidding. And she is too far removed from the world of the kine to have any desire to socialise with them beyond the hunt, or as a utility for her activities. She does not need or desire the pleasures of the flesh and any romantic inclinations she may have would be both more cerebral/empathic in nature than physical, and would be with kindred old enough to not care about her youthful appearance beyond the attention it may give if perceived by mortals (and this would be only because the social/legal attention could interfere with their plans and risk the masquerade). And, again, this is easily remedied by her use of Obfuscate.
Combat Style
Few people have seen Chloe fight... or at least have witnessed it and lived to tell about it. Chloe is extremely good at not being seen and mentally powerful. She does, however, carry a silver misericorde stiletto dagger at all times (an antique 16th century weapon two centuries older than she is presumed to be, making some wonder if it was a gift from her sire, an oddity she picked up at some point, or if she may be older than believed). On the occasion she has been seen to fight (such as during the Sabbat Crusade), she has shown to be highly skilled with it and - unsurprising for an elder - have some degree of the physical disciplines of Celerity, Fortitude and Potence.
She is most likely in combat to disappear and then strike hard and fast from the shadows, or use her mental disciplines to confuse or incapacitate assailants, and then move in for the kill with her misericorde. Those who do not know she is an elder easily and fatally underestimate her because of her innocent, child appearance - but she is an elder and is fast and deadly. That said, whilst she is highly skilled at personal combat, she is not a warrior and as such may be an unpredictable element in combat, best to be directed by those with more experience.
Social Style
No information in database.
Signature Equipment
Signature Quotes
- "I hear the birds singing. Listen. I hear them in their cage. The others - all our kind who know of her - they think of her as heartless, but she wasn't heartless. She was only aware of things which I didn't learn till so many decades had passed. She knew secrets that only suffering can teach..."
- "What mysteries we are, human, vampire, monster, mortal, that we can love and hate simultaneously, and that emotions of all sorts might not parade for what they are not."