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=Overview=
 
=Overview=
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[[File:Calliope2.jpg‎|200px|thumb|right|Calliope in Baltimore, MD.]]
  
'''Alias(es):''' [[Calliope Van Horne]]
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This Toreador is deceased.<br>
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'''Alias(es):''' None publicly known.
  
 
'''Apparent Age:''' 24
 
'''Apparent Age:''' 24
  
'''Concept:''' Modern Courtesan
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'''Concept:''' Modern Day Courtesan
  
'''Physical description:'''
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'''Physical Description:'''
 
Calliope is 5' 8" with fair skin and piercing blue eyes. Her hair is ever-changing in both length and color, dependent upon her mood and the look she wishes to adopt. A fan of the elegant 1940's, she often is seen in styles from the era. Physically speaking, Calliope moves with a graceful precision; her movements liquid yet planned and deliberate. She's charming and charismatic...yet also every inch a predator.
 
Calliope is 5' 8" with fair skin and piercing blue eyes. Her hair is ever-changing in both length and color, dependent upon her mood and the look she wishes to adopt. A fan of the elegant 1940's, she often is seen in styles from the era. Physically speaking, Calliope moves with a graceful precision; her movements liquid yet planned and deliberate. She's charming and charismatic...yet also every inch a predator.
  
Gorgeous x2, Alluring x3, Beguiling x 4, Natural Leader
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<i>Gorgeous x2, Alluring x3, Beguiling x 4, Natural Leader</i>
  
 
'''Detailed Status:'''
 
'''Detailed Status:'''
* Acknowledged by Former Prince Jon Sebastian of Chicago, Illinois
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* Acknowledged by Former Prince [[Jon Sebastian]] of Chicago, Illinois
* Dedicated by Former Prince Nathan Dwyer of Annapolis, Maryland
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* Dedicated by Former Prince [[Nathan Dwyer]] of Annapolis, Maryland
* Honorable by Former Prince David Paul Barrington of Annapolis, Maryland
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* Honorable by Former Prince [[David Paul Barrington]] of Annapolis, Maryland
* Cherished by Gonovin Landrake of Baltimore, Maryland
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* Cherished by [[Gonovin Landrake]] of Baltimore, Maryland
* Loyal by Palan Rille of Baltimore, Maryland
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* Loyal by [[Palan Rille]] of Baltimore, Maryland
* Steadfast by Former Justicar Igor Illyovich Ctarinov  
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* Steadfast by Former Justicar [[Igor Illyovich Ctarinov]]
  
 
<h2>Character Information</h2>
 
<h2>Character Information</h2>
Charming? Witty? Devious? Deviant? Influential? Vapid? Whorish? Bitchy? Mercurial? Sweet?
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[[File:Calliope3.jpg‎|200px|thumb|right|Risque artist's rendering of Calliope by player Janet James.]]
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Charming? Witty? Devious? Deviant? Influential? Vapid? Whorish? Bitchy? Mercurial? Treacherous? Sweet?  
  
 
The Courtesan of the Camarilla.
 
The Courtesan of the Camarilla.
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A socialite born and bred, Calliope can always be found in the midst of conversation. She's the quintessential Toreador Who Knows Everyone Worth Knowing, and she makes it a point to keep on top of her game. Her "Hookers & Blow" parties and her annual Bacchanal at the autumn Nonclave event have become the stuff of local legend, as have her reputed sexual/sensual appetites. The social ties she's created over the years have provided her with a long list of allies and contacts, many of whom have grown to be quite powerful. She is, without a doubt, the Courtesan of the Camarilla -- and affects not the slightest bit of shame when confronted with the title.
 
A socialite born and bred, Calliope can always be found in the midst of conversation. She's the quintessential Toreador Who Knows Everyone Worth Knowing, and she makes it a point to keep on top of her game. Her "Hookers & Blow" parties and her annual Bacchanal at the autumn Nonclave event have become the stuff of local legend, as have her reputed sexual/sensual appetites. The social ties she's created over the years have provided her with a long list of allies and contacts, many of whom have grown to be quite powerful. She is, without a doubt, the Courtesan of the Camarilla -- and affects not the slightest bit of shame when confronted with the title.
  
Is there more to Calliope than parties and socializing and decadent debauchery? Some say that beneath her hedonistic exterior lies a young singer/dilettante who was Embraced by one of the most infamous Toreador the Camarilla has seen in recent years, a woman who has struggled against the stigma of her blood from the moment she set foot on American soil. And even in the face of that stigma, she's proven to be a more-than-capable politician, acting as Seneschal under three separate Princes before taking the praxis of Washington, DC when Dean Famularo was promoted to an Archon position. She stepped down from her Princedom in September 2006, and spent her time in semi-retirement until July of 2008: when the entire foundation of the Mid-Atlantic political scene was thrown into chaos...  
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Is there more to Calliope than parties and socializing and decadent debauchery? Some say that beneath her hedonistic exterior lies a young singer/dilettante who was Embraced by one of the most infamous Toreador the Camarilla has seen in recent years, a woman who has struggled against the stigma of her blood from the moment she set foot on American soil. And even in the face of that stigma, she's proven to be a more-than-capable politician, acting as Seneschal under three separate Princes before taking the praxis of Washington, DC when [[Dean Famularo]] was promoted to an Archon position. She stepped down from her Princedom in September 2006, and spent her time in semi-retirement until July of 2008: when the entire foundation of the Mid-Atlantic political scene was thrown into chaos...  
  
 
==Known History==
 
==Known History==
 
* Native of Cape Town, South Africa.
 
* Native of Cape Town, South Africa.
* Childe of the Anathema Gabriel Camerata.
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* Childe of the Anathema [[Gabriel Camerata]].
 
* Lobbied to overturn the Gangrene Edict at the 2003 Conclave.
 
* Lobbied to overturn the Gangrene Edict at the 2003 Conclave.
 
* Helped authorities bring her Sire to justice.
 
* Helped authorities bring her Sire to justice.
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* Acted as an intermediary to introduce new contacts and facilitate business deals all over the world.
 
* Acted as an intermediary to introduce new contacts and facilitate business deals all over the world.
 
* Dubbed the "Courtesan of the Camarilla" around 2006.
 
* Dubbed the "Courtesan of the Camarilla" around 2006.
* Cleansed of the taint of her Sire's infamy by Justicar Petronius.
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* Rumored to have been a member of two coteries: The Colors and Lambda Lambda Lambda.
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* Cleansed of the taint of her Sire's infamy by Justicar [[Titus Petronius Niger]].
 
* Seneschal first in Annapolis and then in Washington, DC for a total of almost 4 years.
 
* Seneschal first in Annapolis and then in Washington, DC for a total of almost 4 years.
 
* Former Prince of Washington, DC.
 
* Former Prince of Washington, DC.
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==Coterie==
 
==Coterie==
[[The Colors]],
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* [[The Colors]]
[[Lambda Lambda Lambda]]
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* [[Lambda Lambda Lambda]]
  
 
==Allies==
 
==Allies==
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[[File:Calliope1.jpg‎|200px|thumb|right|Calliope at Nonclave in 2001.]]
 
* [[Donnur Hannalore]]
 
* [[Donnur Hannalore]]
 
* [[Johnathan Gwynn]]
 
* [[Johnathan Gwynn]]
 
* [[Dicky Redman]]
 
* [[Dicky Redman]]
* [[James Gunnerson]] (deceased)
 
 
* [[Kurran DeSylvia]]
 
* [[Kurran DeSylvia]]
 
* [[Viktor Schultz]]
 
* [[Viktor Schultz]]
 
* [[Victoria Hunter]]
 
* [[Victoria Hunter]]
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* [[Felix Hunter]]
 
* [[Eva Luna]]
 
* [[Eva Luna]]
 
* [[Devon Thane]]
 
* [[Devon Thane]]
 
* [[Chantel Rousseau]]
 
* [[Chantel Rousseau]]
 
* [[Gabriel of the Sefirot]]
 
* [[Gabriel of the Sefirot]]
* [[Sariel of the Sefirot (aka Cameron Poe)]] (deceased)
 
 
* [[Khamael of the Sefirot]]
 
* [[Khamael of the Sefirot]]
 
* [[Lilyan Townsend]]
 
* [[Lilyan Townsend]]
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* [[Palan Rille]]
 
* [[Palan Rille]]
 
* [[Nycta Churchill]]
 
* [[Nycta Churchill]]
* [[Garrett Dannington]] (deceased)
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* [[Benjamin Miller]]
* [[Jacen Pompeii]] (deceased)
 
* [[Ben Miller]]
 
 
* [[Dean Famularo]]
 
* [[Dean Famularo]]
 
* [[William Schultz]]
 
* [[William Schultz]]
 
* [[Sheniver Dubois]]
 
* [[Sheniver Dubois]]
* [[Thomas Swain]]
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* [[Thomas Swain]] (joined the Sabbat)
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* [[James Gunnerson]] (deceased)
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* [[Sariel of the Sefirot]] (deceased)
 
* [[Percy Lake]] (deceased)
 
* [[Percy Lake]] (deceased)
 
* [[Alex Niedrich]] (deceased)
 
* [[Alex Niedrich]] (deceased)
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* [[Alexander Corlione]] (deceased)
 
* [[Alexander Corlione]] (deceased)
 
* [[Glim]] (deceased)
 
* [[Glim]] (deceased)
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* [http://anarch.owbnwiki.net/index.php?title=Garrett_Dannington Garrett Dannington] (deceased)
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* [[Jacen Pompeii]] (deceased)
 
* [[Josh Swan]] (deceased)
 
* [[Josh Swan]] (deceased)
  
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* [[Garrett Dannington]] (deceased)
 
* [[Garrett Dannington]] (deceased)
 
* [[Jacen Pompeii]] (deceased)
 
* [[Jacen Pompeii]] (deceased)
* [[Ben Miller]]
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* [[Benjamin Miller]]
 
* [[Dean Famularo]]
 
* [[Dean Famularo]]
 
* [[William Schultz]]
 
* [[William Schultz]]
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==Sire==
 
==Sire==
[[Gabriel Camerata]] (deceased)
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* [[Gabriel Camerata]] (deceased)
  
 
==Childer==
 
==Childer==
* [[Dylan Johannsen]] (deceased)
 
* [[Orpheus Van Horne]] (deceased)
 
* [[Dade Van Horne]] (deceased)
 
 
* [[Lorelei Schuler]]
 
* [[Lorelei Schuler]]
 
* [[Estiot Van Horne]]
 
* [[Estiot Van Horne]]
* [[Lars "Tempest" Van Horne]] (deceased)
 
 
* [[Shaun Williams]]
 
* [[Shaun Williams]]
 
* [[Ayana]]
 
* [[Ayana]]
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* [[Dylan Johannsen]] (deceased)
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* [[Orpheus Van Horne]] (deceased)
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* [[Lars "Tempest" Van Horne]] (deceased)
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* [[Dade Van Horne]] (deceased)
  
 
==Broodmates==
 
==Broodmates==
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==Character Inspirations==
 
==Character Inspirations==
Veronica Franco (<i>Dangerous Beauty</i>),
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* Veronica Franco (<i>Dangerous Beauty</i>),
Kathryn Merteuil (<i>Cruel Intentions</i>)
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* Kathryn Merteuil (<i>Cruel Intentions</i>)
  
 
==Soundtrack==
 
==Soundtrack==
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- Marco & Veronica, <i>Dangerous Beauty</i>
 
- Marco & Veronica, <i>Dangerous Beauty</i>
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"If I were straight I would hit that like Whack a Mole. But, since I'm not, I'll do the next best thing- I'll watch her reject you." Zio!
  
 
==Rumors==
 
==Rumors==
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* Rumored to have created a secret cadre of Toreador dedicated to monitoring information and assassinating "bad" Toreador.
 
* Rumored to have created a secret cadre of Toreador dedicated to monitoring information and assassinating "bad" Toreador.
 
* Suspected to have been romantically involved with [[Johnathan Gwynn]].
 
* Suspected to have been romantically involved with [[Johnathan Gwynn]].
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* Rumored that the "keys to power" were hidden betwixt Calliope's...nethers.
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* Motivated to speak out against "shadow coteries" out of a selfish desire to remove rivals rather than out of higher desires for the good of the Camarilla.
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* Calliope's not really dead, just in hiding under an assumed Brujah Identity.

Latest revision as of 20:26, 14 November 2018

Clan Toreador
Position Deceased
Status 6
Domain Annapolis, MD
Coterie None
Society ???
Path Humanity 00
Player Megan McCrady



Overview

Calliope in Baltimore, MD.

This Toreador is deceased.
Alias(es): None publicly known.

Apparent Age: 24

Concept: Modern Day Courtesan

Physical Description: Calliope is 5' 8" with fair skin and piercing blue eyes. Her hair is ever-changing in both length and color, dependent upon her mood and the look she wishes to adopt. A fan of the elegant 1940's, she often is seen in styles from the era. Physically speaking, Calliope moves with a graceful precision; her movements liquid yet planned and deliberate. She's charming and charismatic...yet also every inch a predator.

Gorgeous x2, Alluring x3, Beguiling x 4, Natural Leader

Detailed Status:

Character Information

Risque artist's rendering of Calliope by player Janet James.

Charming? Witty? Devious? Deviant? Influential? Vapid? Whorish? Bitchy? Mercurial? Treacherous? Sweet?

The Courtesan of the Camarilla.

It seems like every vampire has a slightly different description of Calliope. The former Prince of Washington, DC and self-proclaimed former "Perma-schal" of both Suburban Maryland/Annapolis and Washington, DC, Calliope has made quite a name for herself since she moved out to the Mid-Atlantic from Chicago in 2002.

A socialite born and bred, Calliope can always be found in the midst of conversation. She's the quintessential Toreador Who Knows Everyone Worth Knowing, and she makes it a point to keep on top of her game. Her "Hookers & Blow" parties and her annual Bacchanal at the autumn Nonclave event have become the stuff of local legend, as have her reputed sexual/sensual appetites. The social ties she's created over the years have provided her with a long list of allies and contacts, many of whom have grown to be quite powerful. She is, without a doubt, the Courtesan of the Camarilla -- and affects not the slightest bit of shame when confronted with the title.

Is there more to Calliope than parties and socializing and decadent debauchery? Some say that beneath her hedonistic exterior lies a young singer/dilettante who was Embraced by one of the most infamous Toreador the Camarilla has seen in recent years, a woman who has struggled against the stigma of her blood from the moment she set foot on American soil. And even in the face of that stigma, she's proven to be a more-than-capable politician, acting as Seneschal under three separate Princes before taking the praxis of Washington, DC when Dean Famularo was promoted to an Archon position. She stepped down from her Princedom in September 2006, and spent her time in semi-retirement until July of 2008: when the entire foundation of the Mid-Atlantic political scene was thrown into chaos...

Known History

  • Native of Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Childe of the Anathema Gabriel Camerata.
  • Lobbied to overturn the Gangrene Edict at the 2003 Conclave.
  • Helped authorities bring her Sire to justice.
  • Known (and often loved) for her legendary "Hookers & Blow" parties.
  • Acted as an intermediary to introduce new contacts and facilitate business deals all over the world.
  • Dubbed the "Courtesan of the Camarilla" around 2006.
  • Rumored to have been a member of two coteries: The Colors and Lambda Lambda Lambda.
  • Cleansed of the taint of her Sire's infamy by Justicar Titus Petronius Niger.
  • Seneschal first in Annapolis and then in Washington, DC for a total of almost 4 years.
  • Former Prince of Washington, DC.
  • Involved in a catastrophic Praxis attempt in Baltimore, Maryland in 2008.
  • Bravely (scandalously?) requested a Conclave in 2009, naming multiple Archons as members of a subversive shadow coterie.
  • Disappeared immediately after the Conclave in April 2010.

Coterie

Allies

Calliope at Nonclave in 2001.

Enemies

Sire

Childer

Broodmates

Character Inspirations

  • Veronica Franco (Dangerous Beauty),
  • Kathryn Merteuil (Cruel Intentions)

Soundtrack

Under Construction

Quotes

"Do you not like my kiss?"
"I wish it were not a sin to have liked it so."
"God made sin that we might know his mercy."

- Marco & Veronica, Dangerous Beauty


"If I were straight I would hit that like Whack a Mole. But, since I'm not, I'll do the next best thing- I'll watch her reject you." Zio!

Rumors

  • Suspected by some to be Toreador Antitribu.
  • Possibly part of an internal group of Toreador committed to protecting Toreador.
  • Rumored to have created a secret cadre of Toreador dedicated to monitoring information and assassinating "bad" Toreador.
  • Suspected to have been romantically involved with Johnathan Gwynn.
  • Rumored that the "keys to power" were hidden betwixt Calliope's...nethers.
  • Motivated to speak out against "shadow coteries" out of a selfish desire to remove rivals rather than out of higher desires for the good of the Camarilla.
  • Calliope's not really dead, just in hiding under an assumed Brujah Identity.