Calliope Van Horne

Clan	Toreador
Position	None
Status	6
Domain	Annapolis, Maryland
Coterie	None
Society	{{{Society}}}
Path	Humanity 00
Player	Megan McCrady

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Overview

Alias(es): Calliope Van Horne

Apparent Age: 24

Concept: Modern 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:

• Acknowledged by Former Prince Jon Sebastian of Chicago, Illinois
• Dedicated by Former Prince Nathan Dwyer of Annapolis, Maryland
• Honorable by Former Prince David Paul Barrington of Annapolis, Maryland
• Cherished by Gonovin Landrake of Baltimore, Maryland
• Loyal by Palan Rille of Baltimore, Maryland
• Steadfast by Former Justicar Igor Illyovich Ctarinov

Character Information

Charming? Witty? Devious? Deviant? Influential? Vapid? Whorish? Bitchy? Mercurial? 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
• Cleansed of the taint of her Sire's infamy by Justicar Petronius
• 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

The Colors, Lambda Lambda Lambda

Allies

Donnur Hannalore, Johnathan Gwynn, Dicky Redman, James Gunnerson (deceased) Kurran DeSylvia, Victoria Hunter, Eva Luna, Devon Thane, Chantel Rousseau, Gabriel of the Sefirot, Sariel of the Sefirot (aka Cameron Poe)(deceased), Khamael of the Sefirot, Lilyan Townsend, Vincent Velario, Cassandra Sumner, Lilyanne Salvatore, Palan Rille, Nycta Churchill, Garrett Dannington (deceased), Jacen Pompeii (deceased), Ben Miller, Dean Famularo, William Schultz, Sheniver Dubois, Thomas Swain, Percy Lake (deceased), Alex Niedrich (deceased), Nathan Dwyer (deceased), Isabelle Deveaux (deceased), Alexander Corlione (deceased), Glim (deceased), Josh Swan (deceased)

Enemies

Garrett Dannington (deceased), Jacen Pompeii (deceased), Ben Miller, Dean Famularo, William Schultz, Sheniver Dubois, Thomas Swain

Sire

Gabriel Camerata (deceased)

Childer

Dylan Johannsen (deceased), Orpheus Van Horne (deceased), Lorelei Schuler, Estiot Van Horne, Lars "Tempest" Van Horne (deceased), Shaun Williams, Ayana

Broodmates

Jai McKenna, Jacob Camerata (deceased)

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

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