Rachel Dubhan

Clan	Toreador
Position	none
Status	5
Domain	Middle Georgia
Coterie	none
Society	{{{Society}}}
Path	Humanity 0000
Player	Jessica

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Overview

Alias(es): none publicly known

Apparent Age: late twenties to mid thirties; she gives the impression of someone who is older than she looks

Concept: Artist, socialite, humanitarian, and tenacious investigator

Physical description: 5'4, golden blond hair, hourglass figure, blue-green eyes, fair skin

Detailed Status:
Acknowledged by Marc Gaulin, Prince of Swansea
Respected by Justine Westshire, then Prince of Middle Georgia
Dedicated by Quintin du'Lac, Primogen of Phoenix, Arizona
Predominante by Erdota Urmen de Corazon, Prince of São Paulo
Enduring by Mattias Roman, Prince of Northern Virginia

Character Information

Rachel Dubhan at Midwinter 2013

Rachel Dubhan speaks with an upper class English accent with an enchanting voice. She is generally clothed stylishly in dressy outfits that are not overly trendy. Her hair is often pulled back or pinned up with jeweled accessories. She appears to be high on the Path of Humanity, and has warm skin and a heartbeat.

While most people would describe her as beautiful, she does not have the stunning, near supernatural beauty possessed by many of her Clanmates. She thinks of herself as a plain woman who knows how to make the best of her good features with makeup and the right clothing.

She has hosted a number of successful parties with themes ranging from Courtly Love to Steampunk. Although she clearly has an appreciation for the finer things in life, she does not appear to display the degenerate hedonism typical of many Toreador.

Rachel Dubhan is a talented actor, sculptor, ballroom dancer, and writer. She rarely performs or displays her artwork before Kindred audiences, and she has mentioned that she uses more than one pseudonym for her "public" works.

Few rumors circulate in the mortal world without eventually coming to her ears due to her vast influence in nearly every spectrum of society. She is locally known for her knowledge of Lore, admitting that her understanding comes from a mixture of study and firsthand experience.

Known History

Rachel Dubhan at the 2012 Moonlight and Magnolias Ball in Atlanta, GA

Rachel Dubhan came to the Domain of Middle Georgia from the UK in late 2007. She quickly distinguished herself by playing a crucial role preventing the Domain from being destroyed by Lupines. She served as Seneschal when her close ally, Ivan Sjekna of Clan Gangrel, took Praxis of Middle Georgia.

In late 2008, she convinced the Primogen Council to mandate that any Kindred who killed a mortal would owe a Blood Boon to the Primogen who controlled the feeding grounds in which the killing took place. The action was backed by the Harpy and Prince. This unanimous support of the Primogen Council surprised many citizens of the Domain, including some of the other officers. Many had felt that passing the proposition would have been impossible, since the lower Humanity Primogen would never support it. Since Dubhan met with each of the other Primogen privately, it is not publicly known exactly how she managed to convince all of them.

The Followers of Set had long plagued the Domain of Middle Georgia. In March of 2009, Prince Ivan Sjeckna decided to lead members of the Domain into Statesboro, a known Setite stronghold. This party was unprepared for the strength of the sorcerers who dwelt there. While the Camarilla suffered no losses, they were forced to flee. The next month, Statesboro was hit with a heavy storm. Stories of strange phenomenon resembling a column of fire over the city and numerous missing person reports came out of the city. At the next Court, a noticeably lower Humanity Seneschal Dubhan reported that every Follower of Set who did not flee had been killed. She has never given precise details about what happened, and several Camarilla members doubt the true extent of her involvement. She seemed to regain her Humanity rather quickly and expressed vague regret about her actions there.

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Rachel Dubhan dancing at Glitter and Gloom 2012.

Rachel Dubhan and Ivan Sjekna had a falling out, and she stepped down from the position of Seneschal in August 2009. Prince Sjekna relinquished his Praxis that October. She has remained an active part of Middle Georgia, primarily known for her skills in gathering information.

She served as Harpy of Atlanta in 2009 and 2010. Her most notable actions in that position were hosting the 2010 Atlanta Gala and declaring that the Brujah Justicar's attempt to strip Status without invoking his own was invalid. She voluntarily relinquished her own Status to demonstrate that her actions were not derived from selfish motivations. She stepped down from Harpy of Atlanta shortly after once again accepting the Primogen seat in Middle Georgia, feeling it was not ideal to hold positions in multiple Domains.

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At the end of April 2011, she left the Domain of Middle Georgia suddenly. She told few why she was leaving, simply saying that personal duty required her to travel elsewhere. She returned several months later, saying that her absence was due to fighting infernalism elsewhere. The full story of her travels is not publicly known, but few if any Kindred seem to have asked for details. She does appear to have gathered a great deal of information on the Neo-Carthaginian movement and the infernal outbreak. During the 2011 Nonclave gathering, she took rather public action involving the banishing of a demon.

After serving as Lesser Harpy of Middle Georgia for over 3 years, Rachel Dubhan was appointed as Harpy of Middle Georgia in January 2012. She also hosted the 2012 Georgia Gala along with Seneschal Lilyanna Salvatore. She helped host several successful events at the large gathering in Atlanta in September 2012.

Recently, she has spent a great deal of time traveling. She has mentioned Germany and and a few other locations, but has said little about her business there. It could be that she has secrets, or it could be simply because no one seems particularly interested. She has referenced research into the historical interpretations and applications of the Path of Humanity.

Coterie

She is not a part of any known coterie, unless you count Clan Toreador.

Allies

Toreador at the 2012 Atlanta Gala

(Feel free to add your PC if you think it would be publicly known)

Rachel is often seen in the company of Lilyanna Salvatore and the other Toreador of northern Georgia, such as Davy Blanchett and Victor Martini. She has a particularly close relationship with the Toreador elder Justine Westshire. She also appears to be on good terms with several of her Clanmates in Brazil, particularly Erdota Urmen de Corazon and Fernando de Aragão Lindberg. Of her Clanmates, Rachel has said that she feels Lilyan Townsend understands her the best.

She has been seen with Saul Good on several occasions, and generally speaks favorably of him.

She seems to be on friendly terms with Gary Kowaleski, and they have been seen to great each other warmly at several large Camarilla events.

Remi Pompeii gave her a hug at the most recent Glitter and Gloom event. After consultation with her Clanmates, she is fairly certain they are friends now.

She was once allies with Victor Gaunt of the Children of Haqim. He has left Georgia, but she seems to retain a favorable attitude toward the Clan.

Enemies

(Feel free to add your PC here too, if you think it would be publicly known. I would certainly be interested to find out.)

Rachel has been zealous about fighting Infernalists and thus has earned several demonic enemies.

Alexi, a powerful Sabbat member, was interested in tracking her down. With the uneasy ceasefire between the Sabbat and Camarilla that came with the Convention of Fire, their relationship developed to one more of rivalry than bitter hostility. Rachel Dubhan once stated that he was not her nemesis, since that "honor" belonged to a particular infernalist. Other Camarilla members continue to believe that they are deadly enemies, and while it is true that neither is likely to shed a tear should the other suddenly expire, they both seem to have higher priorities than seeking each other's destruction. When the Prince of Middle Georgia recently attempted to lead the entire Domain into a frontal assault on the Sabbat, Dubhan hardly seemed eager to fight, even knowing Alexi would likely be present. Perhaps her feelings were motivated by her general non-violent opinions, or maybe she no longer thinks of Alexi as a particular threat.

Sire

Not public knowledge, but many assume it to be Justine Westshire because Rachel was under her Accounting. However, Rachel never refers to Westshire as her sire, which seems to indicate that Rachel may be in her line, but not her direct childe.

Childer

Emerald Dubhan (adopted Brujah, deceased)

Broodmates

Unknown

Character Inspirations

Originally it was "Toreador with an English accent that has an art form I can at least fake." The character has grown quite a bit since then.

Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
Dorcus Lane from Larkrise to Candleford
Deborah, Judge of Israel (recently)

Quotes

Rachel Dubhan, roasting marshmallows over the burning effigy of Shade at her 2010 Bonfire Night party.

"Vade retro satana!"

"I am loyal to the ideals of the Camarilla."

"All I ask is that you do not murder innocent mortals. I do not feel this request is difficult or unreasonable."

"It is not my responsibility to ensure that he repents. I am only required to remind him that repentance is yet possible." - said about an infernal Kindred shortly before his execution

After listening carefully to Lupine howls:
Rachel: "It's alright. They are leaving now."
Abigail McCormack: "How do you know?"
Rachel: "Oh, I speak a little Lupine."

"We've already won. The only thing in question is if we will survive."

"I am not a coward. I have faced twenty Lupines single-handedly for Middle Georgia. I fought upon the streets of Statesboro while smoke blotted out the stars and the only light was the fire and lightning from the fingertips of sorcerers. I was not afraid to enter satanic temples to face the abominations lurking within. I was not afraid to go toe to toe with the fomorii that crept from Lake Sinclair. The problems currently facing Middle Georgia are not the worst I have seen. No terror could drive me from the city I call home."

"Rachel Dubhan is responsible for more runaway decency, courage, and other things that generally get you killed than any other Kindred I know." -David Blanchett

When asked, "Do you have a favorite way of removing heads?"
Rachel responded, "Metaphorically."

Rumors, Gossip, and Reports

Rachel Dubhan

• "Rachel who?"
• She may have some type of sorcery. She has a collection of magic items.

• She cares more about mortals than Kindred.
  
• She prefers the company of animals to that of Kindred.
  
• She is lower Humanity than she appears.
  
• She is higher Humanity than she appears.
  
• She doesn't actually follow Humanity, which is why she has little success helping others along the Path.
  

• Rachel bears the kind of Faith that banishes demons.
  
• She has the ability to free infernalists from their contracts. She has established a halfway house for ex-infernals.
  

• She has some sort of influence over the Lupines of Middle Georgia.
  
• Rachel didn't do anything in Statesboro personally. She manipulated Lupines and Mages into doing her dirty work.
  
• Rachel gets along surprisingly well with lower Humanity Kindred. She also seems favorably inclined toward most Tremere.
  

• She doesn't believe in romantic love between Kindred, but has no problem with political marriages.
  

• Her "nemesis", the Toreador anti-tribu Alexei, showed up to Prom at the 2012 GA Gala. They shared a dance.
  • Not only did they share a dance, she pulled him back to the floor with Cee-Lo Green's "Fuck You" played just so the other Cammies could sing the chorus to his face.

• (Toreador only)
  • She will teach other Toreador combo disciplines for free.
    
  • She will help any Toreador who asks...unless she gets distracted by other projects.
    

• (Toreador and Children of Haqim)
  • She regularly teams up with Children of Haqim elders to go on infernal fighting adventures.
    
  • She had developed Combo Disciplines which help protect mortals. She is willing to teach them to Toreador and Children of Haqim.