Olivia Reed Brannon
| Clan | Child of Haqim |
|---|---|
| Position | None |
| Status | 2 |
| Domain | Gary, IN |
| Coterie | None |
| Society | {{{Society}}} |
| Path | Humanity 0000 |
| Player | Kimberly |
[[Category:Society:{{{Society}}}]]
Contents
Overview
Aliases: Libby, Livi, Red, Aida, and Face, among others.
Apparent Age: Mid twenties
Concept: The Evangelist
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
Clan Status: Children of Haqim Only
- Master Companion to Owls
- Curator of The Silk Road
Known History
"Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good."
- Psalm 25:7
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 The few kindred they came into willing contact with were autarkis, independents, or the occasional eccentric and withdrawn Camarillist.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
"I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts."
- Psalm 119:63
Enemies
"How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?"
- Psalm 13:2
- Enemy spies
- Jilted lovers and past flames
Family
- 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!)
- Rafiki in "The Lion King"
- Anne Shirley from "Anne of Green Gables"
- Rapunzel from "Tangled"
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Mary Magdalene
- Sojourner Truth
- Joan of Arc
- Jane from Jane Eyre
Soundtrack
- "Discombobulate" | Hans Zimmer
- "Keep It In the Family" | Hybrid
- "Praan" | Garry Schyman
- "Don't Trust Me" | 3OH!3
- "Introduce a Little Anarchy" | Hans Zimmer and J. N. Howard
- "Many Moons" | Janelle Monae
- "Drumming Song" | Florence + the Machine
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."
- "Praise God; hail Haqim."
- Seeing a handsome, unknown, torpored kindred: "Oh! May I keep him?"
To and About Olivia:
- "Oh, I like you." - Victor Martini
- "You, Miss Olivia, are a wonderfully puzzling creature. A beautiful enigma wrapped in a question and surrounded by a puzzle." - Rishi Massoud
- Because Olivia insisted on leaving the site on an interrogation: "I promise, Miss Brannon, I will not do anything to harm this man." Points to Paul Walker. "I don't know about him." - Archon Francis Merevin
- Looking over a plan rife with Olivia's flourishes: "Smells a bit like vodka and perfume to me." - Alabastor Haroukin
- "Won't you be my next wife?" - Prince Jeice Kincaid
- "It's your move, princess." - Prince Morgan Howell
- "I'm gonna get me a big ol' boat, sail around the world. My next piece will be about the stars, and I wanna be where I can see 'em...you should come with me." - David Blanchett
Rumors
- Looking at Olivia's aura can incite weak-willed kindred to frenzy.
- In New Orleans, Hazzan Marwan lost his temper and began antagonizing a few important Tremere. Within moments, Olivia had him by the shirt collar, backed onto a wall in another room.
- At another point, he was trying to choke her, which proves strangely humorous on the unbreathing undead.
- Prince Jeice Kincaid was once seen slapping Olivia on the backside. Within the hour, a collection of her brothers gathered around him for a "polite chat."
- Olivia's smile has been known to disarm even the most vile of men.
- She uses her feminine wiles to extract information from unsuspecting rubes, then robs them blind.
- She once even picked the pocket of an Archon.
- He later caught her, but thought she was too adorable to be angry with.
- Olivia is a raging alcoholic, and when in large gatherings, Alabastor supplies her with a steady stream of hard liquor...
- Alabastor is widely known to be very fond of Olivia...but his attempts at wooing tend to be trampled over by men with more status or bravado.
- Prince Howell's wife, Toreador Priscilla Howell, really doesn't like Olivia.
- There is an action figure based on Olivia. It's called Barbie.
- Olivia has the attention span of a coked up jack russell terrier.
- As of late, Olivia speaks less and less to her clan, and almost not at all to those outside of it. Her usually strident opinions are silenced, her passions damped and hidden.
- Olivia has become withdrawn to the point that she can no longer stand being in a crowd.
