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, Red, Face, and Templeton, among others.
Apparent Age: Mid twenties
Concept: Mary Magdalene
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
Detailed Status:
- Acknowledged by Alessio Rinaldi, Prince of Ravenna, Italy
- Constructive by Oscar Diggs, former Prince of Savannah, Georgia
Clan Status: Children of Haqim Only
- Master Companion to Owls
- Curator of The Silk Road
- Appointed "Vizier of Doom" by Rishi Massoud
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 The few kindred they came into willing contact with were autarkis, independents, or the occasional eccentric and withdrawn Camarillist.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
- Tatiyana Krajnik
- Kurt Mehmet
- Gordon
- Miles Wescott
- Eli Freeman
- Rishi Massoud
- James MacPherson
- James Frederick Krieger
- Al-Jhavad
Enemies
None that she knows. There are some, certainly, but she probably thinks they just need a hug.
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"
- Madelyn "Maddie" Hayes from "Moonlighting"
- Lynn Bracken in "L.A. Confidential"
- "Entrapment"
- "The Thomas Crowne Affair"
- Rafiki in "The Lion King"
- Anne Shirley from "Anne of Green Gables"
Soundtrack
Side One: The Assamite Socialite:
- "Simply Irresistible" | Robert Palmer
- "Take It Off" | Ke$ha
- "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | Cascada
- "Remedy" | Little Boots
- "Je Veux Te Voir" | Yelle
- "Firework" | Katy Perry
Side Two: The Owl:
- "Keep It In the Family" | Hybrid
- "Did It Again" | Shakira
- "Undo It" | Carrie Underwood
- "Praan" | Garry Schyman
- "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis
- "Death is the Road to Awe" | Clint Mansell
- "Stay With Me" | Clint Mansell
- "Glitter in the Air" | Pink
- "Euchari" | Garmarna
- "Fool of Me" | Me'Shell Ndegéocello
Quotes
The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire...and after the fire came a gentle whisper... When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" He replied, "I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too." The Lord said to him, "Go back the way you came..."
Crumpton: "What are you putting on that makeup for? You don't need it."
"It is an honor to serve those who lead."
Eli Freeman: "I decided to tell this nice gentleman my little secret."
Olivia: "That you practice our clan's thaumaturgy? Everyone already knows, dear."
"So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s."
"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."
Kurt Mehmet: "I am defending my honor."
Olivia: "This isn't about honor. This is your ego! Stand down!"
His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."
Rumors
- Auditioned for the role of Mary Poppins but lost out to Julie Andrews. Later lost to her again for the role of Maria in "The Sound of Music."
- When Julie Andrews underwent surgery for vocal cord nodules in 1997, Olivia paid the doctors handsomely to botch the job. Dame Andrews has been unable to recover her former singing voice, and spent time in a psychiatric unit dealing with the trauma.
- Olivia spent several years as a member of the 40 Elephants in London, and at one point was a key figure in the group's leadership.
- 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.
- Olivia will attempt to hug anyone who lets her--or just minimally objects.
- (CoH only) Despite being passionate members of the same caste, Olivia and Prince Morgan Wynn Howell are diametrically opposed on almost every issue and philosophy, and have developed a sometimes-heated professional rivalry.
- Looking at Olivia's aura can incite weak-willed kindred to frenzy.
- No one who goes to Olivia with peaceful intentions is ever turned away, regardless of caste or clan. Her home is a shelter for the lost and wounded.
