Olivia Reed Brannon
| Clan | Child of Haqim |
|---|---|
| Position | None |
| Status | 2 |
| Domain | Gary, IN |
| Coterie | None |
| Society | {{{Society}}} |
| Path | Humanity 0000 |
| Player | Kimberly |
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Contents
Overview
Aliases: Libby, Livi, Red, Aida, and Face, among others.
Apparent Age: Mid twenties
Concept: Mary Magdalene / Sojourner Truth
Physical Description: Olivia is a petite, slim redhead, with fair skin and wide blue eyes. Around other kindred, she typically dresses in a blend of Victorian and Edwardian era clothing with some modern quirks thrown in, such as tiny Hello Kitty earrings or her neon-green framed glasses. Around mortals, her style is more modern and conservative, if still hearkening back to other periods. She has been described as "Anne of Green Gables on a Cyndi Lauper bender" for her ebullient personality and sartorial choices.
Relevant Merits: Blush of Health, Enchanting Voice, Natural Leader, Burning Aura, Sanctity
Detailed Status:
- Acknowledged by Alessio Rinaldi, Prince of Ravenna, Italy
- Resourceful by Rishi Massoud, Archon to Lucinde
Clan Status: Children of Haqim Only
- Master Companion to Owls
- Curator of The Silk Road
Known History
Olivia Reed Brannon, according to her own telling, is of English and Middle Eastern descent. Her manners are decidedly continental, and her education, to the casual observer, is Anglo-centric.
Olivia first joined the masquerade as a ghoul to Simon Brannon, a dispossessed Assamite who preferred isolation over the Mountain or the Ivory Tower. Working together over the course of many years, Olivia proved herself capable and knowledgeable to the gentleman vizier, and he embraced her as his only childe. They traveled Europe and the Middle East, keeping distant from Camarilla strongholds and Sabbat territory alike. The few kindred they came into willing contact with were autarkis, independents, or the occasional eccentric and withdrawn Camarillist. After her sire's death, Olivia changed directions politically and sought acknowledgment in the Camarilla from Prince Rinaldi of Ravenna. She maintained a quiet and unremarkable presence in his domain, sometimes traveling to other countries in the pursuit of a scrap of lore or a treasured object.
In early 2010, Olivia settled in the United States to be near younger members of her clan. She now is known to roam the Americas, but is rarely seen in Camarilla circles, preferring smaller gatherings of a familial nature. She maintains a business trading art, antiques, and manuscripts, sometimes serving as a search agent for those willing to pay or trade.
Coterie
Who needs a coterie with a family like this?
Allies
Olivia would like to be friends, it seems, with the entire world, but her cell phone can only hold so many contacts.
- James Robinson
- Kurt Mehmet
- Gordon
- Eli Freeman
- Rishi Massoud
- Razi Massoud
- Al-Jhavad
- Zphonco Davinovich
- Zack Burke
- David Blanchett
- Victor Martini
- Alabastor Haroukin
- Morgan Wynn Howell
- Mike Howell
- Artemis
- Vincent Velario
- Paul Walker
- Hazzan Marwan
- Asad bin Samaa
Enemies
- An unknown Toreador
- Morgan Wynn Howell
Sire
Simon Brannon, a dispossessed gentleman of dubious origins. He is presumed deceased.
Broodmates
She says there are none.
Childer
Olivia says there are none, and prefers not to elaborate on the subject.
Character Inspirations
- Mark Waid's "Ruse" (The original series!)
- "The Thomas Crowne Affair"
- Rafiki in "The Lion King"
- Anne Shirley from "Anne of Green Gables"
- Rapunzel from "Tangled"
- Lawrence of Arabia
Soundtrack
- "Remedy" | Little Boots
- "Je Veux Te Voir" | Yelle
- "Keep It In the Family" | Hybrid
- "Did It Again" | Shakira
- "Praan" | Garry Schyman
- "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis
- "Death is the Road to Awe" | Clint Mansell
- "Stay With Me" | Clint Mansell
- "Euchari" | Garmarna
- "My First Kiss" | 3OH!3
- "Don't Trust Me" | 3OH!3
Quotes
By Olivia:
- "Once, men could hold faith and intellect in equal regard. Facts and figures were an extension of the Divine, not opposed to it. But we have lost sight of the eternal in the struggle to understand the here and now."
- "His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for your house will consume me."
- "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."
- "If I am truly damned...I do not know what I would do. Sometimes, people will try to reach for something--try to be good enough to pass the test--and when they fail, they move on and find other goals. The hardest thing, if I fail, is that I cannot move on; I cannot forget. I would still believe."
- "Pass the bourbon, please."
About Olivia:
- "Oh, I like you." - Victor Martini
- "Then your stories are important. They shouldn't be considered a badge of shame. They helped you to get to the point where realizations are made that well... They made you who you are tonight." - Rishi Massoud
- "You, Miss Olivia, are a wonderfully puzzling creature. A beautiful enigma wrapped in a question and surrounded by a puzzle." - Rishi Massoud
Rumors
- Olivia once crawled through the burning corpse of a giant to save a small child trapped inside. When the brat gave her the middle finger, after, she took him over her knee and spanked him.
- Under another identity, Olivia testified in the case of Han van Meegeren.
- Looking at Olivia's aura can incite weak-willed kindred to frenzy.
- Olivia and Kurt Mehmet have a tumultuous relationship, at best. One moment they are seen together smiling and laughing--two hours later, she's crying and he's glowering in a corner.
- Prince Jeice Kincaid was once seen slapping Olivia on the backside. Within the hour, a collection of her brothers were gathered around him for a polite chat.
- Olivia's smile has been known to disarm even Archons.
- She secretly uses her female wiles to extract information from unsuspecting rubes, then robs them blind.
- She killed a Baali with a hot apple pie.
