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She spent a decade as a Table Serving the Inner Council Dominated to Forget the Secrets She learned in those years. | She spent a decade as a Table Serving the Inner Council Dominated to Forget the Secrets She learned in those years. | ||
| − | She is actually An Elder come back from the Beckoning to Reclaim the Dragons Bloodline. | + | She is actually An Elder come back from the Beckoning to Reclaim the Dragons' Bloodline. |
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| + | He is a pawn of a Methuselah name Elizabeth Bathory the head of His lineage and they are on again off again lovers. | ||
Not rumor but fact: Has a pet Wolf name Geri (Alpha) and Raven name Huggin. | Not rumor but fact: Has a pet Wolf name Geri (Alpha) and Raven name Huggin. | ||
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An introduction to Natasha Smiley, a character eight or 9 feet tall walks in reason in shadows a nice dapper suit ripping clearly made of shadow cloth a cloak and hood covering the face and ears a large toothy smile of jagged, shark like teeth wider than a human should have Breathed than a mask, ripple and shadows covering the face stealthy moving from spite from spot to spot aware of the need to avoid detection, but not so blatant, and their movement says to bring about suspicion someone skilled in the art of deception and stealth a clear walking violation of the masquerade, but still not a violation for they are observant of the rules of the road, and for those who know they know that this is a predator and their midst a danger to them and Eldridge creatureof immense age and beauty. You can only wonder what this creature looks like when they are in their actual mortal form.Thought for 10sIn the dim-lit alleyways where the veil between worlds thins, Natacha Smiley emerges as a towering enigma, standing eight or nine feet tall, her form gliding through shadows with an effortless grace that defies her immense stature. Clad in a dapper suit woven from rippling shadow cloth—elegant yet subtly frayed at the edges, as if the darkness itself strains to contain her—she drapes a cloak and hood over her features, concealing her face and ears from prying eyes. Beneath the hood, a mask of undulating ripples and shadows obscures all but her most striking feature: a wide, toothy grin of jagged, shark-like teeth, stretching broader than any human mouth should allow, hinting at the predator lurking within. She moves stealthily from spot to spot, not with frantic evasion but with the calculated poise of one versed in deception and stealth—aware of the imperative to avoid detection, yet subtle enough to evade suspicion. Natacha is a walking violation of the Masquerade, that fragile covenant hiding the supernatural from mortal gaze, yet she adheres meticulously to its unwritten rules, navigating the world like a shadow among the unaware. To those in the know—the initiated who sense the ancient aura radiating from her—she is an Eldritch creature of immense age and haunting beauty, a danger slinking through their midst, ready to strike. One can only wonder what guise she assumes in her mortal form, when the shadows recede and the predator retreats behind a veil of normalcy.
Timeline: A Millennium of Webs (1021–2025 A.D.)
1021–1047 (Mortal Years: Roots in the Old Kingdom): Born in Pressburg, Hungary (now Slovakia). As a young noblewoman, Claudia poisons her abusive betrothed, drawing the eye of Tzimisce scouts. Embraced in 1047 by Sire Viktor Draculesti during a raid; he teaches her Vicissitude to reshape flesh for infiltration. Ties: Viktor could be a lingering antagonist in your Chronicle, his bloodline cursed by a Banu Haqim ritual.
1047–1200 (Medieval Shadows: Carpathian Intrigues): Wanders Transylvania and the Balkans, aiding Tzimisce in the Omen War against Tremere usurpers. Plots the assassination of King Béla III of Hungary (1172) via a ghoul proxy, Lady Eszter, to weaken alliances. Hunts Banu Haqim infiltrator Ahmed al-Rashid, stealing his scroll on blood alchemy. Forms her first "little children" coterie—three ghoul siblings (Miklos, Anna, Zoltan)—as trap-setters. Ties: Ahmed's descendants might seek revenge in modern nights, linking to Assamite schisms in your game.
1200–1400 (Byzantine Falls: Eastern Dissolutions): In Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade (1204), she manipulates Venetian diplomats to sack the city, dissolving Byzantine emperor Alexios V's court and claiming Lasombra secrets(Ties To Eden & Cristobal & Uholy Ritual To Create Thier Version of The Gargoyles). As Black Widow, she ensnares Ottoman spies, hunting Banu agent Fatima bint Haqim. Relocates to Wallachia, befriending Vlad II Dracul (father of the Impaler) as a "diplomatic advisor." Ties: Fatima's artifact, a vitae-infused dagger, could be a plot hook in your Chronicle, hidden in a European museum.
1400–1600 (Renaissance Webs: Royal Topplings): In Hungary, influences the downfall of Queen Bona Sforza (1540s) of Poland-Hungary, poisoning her via mortal lovers to hunt her rumored Banu connections and seize alchemical tomes. Embraces her first childe, the assassin-spy Istvan Bathory (a distant relative), who becomes her enforcer. Escapes the Inquisition by posing as a Habsburg envoy. Ties: Istvan could appear as a rival or ally in your campaign, tied to Bathory family legends and Elizabeth Bathory's (born 1560) mortal scandals.
1600–1800 (Enlightenment Plots: Imperial Games): Moves to Vienna and St. Petersburg, orchestrating the partitions of Poland (1772–1795) by whispering to Catherine the Great's courtiers, dissolving kingdoms to expose Banu hideouts. Her "little children" now include ghoul revolutionary Karl (inspired by Jacobins), setting traps for monarchs like Marie Antoinette. Acquires a forbidden Tremere grimoire on world secrets(Tie to A Tremere For Blood Sorcery/Or Banu Haqim). Ties: Karl's descendants might form a modern hunter cell(First Light), unknowingly serving Claudia's old schemes in your Chronicle.
1800–1900 (Industrial Shadows: New World Ventures): Crosses to the Americas post-Napoleonic Wars, plotting against Mexican Emperor Maximilian (1867 execution) via proxy insurgents. In New Orleans, hunts Banu elder Khalil al-Malik amid voodoo cults(Tie To Guiniverre Giovanni Placed Here - Touch Stone, Gigi - Ghoul of Natasha - Occult Allies 3, Retainer 2), using her sable coat to smuggle artifacts. Embraces second childe, the diplomat-spy Eliza Thorne (from Boston), for transatlantic webs(Place Holder For Childre Here). Ties: Khalil's bloodline could connect to Gehenna cults or Sabbat packs in your game, with Eliza as a Camarilla contact. (Or Ezra Hight Tower, Brian Welche's Character Fits Here)
1900–2000 (Modern Machinations: Global Dissolutions): In Eastern Europe during WWII, manipulates Nazi occultists to raid Banu archives, then switches to Soviet handlers post-war, aiding the fall of the Iron Curtain (1989–1991). Poses as a UN diplomat, setting mortal traps for kings like the Romanian monarchy's end. Gathers "little children" hackers in the 1990s. (Need Contacts/Allies To Rep Here) Ties: A surviving Nazi ghoul, Heinrich Voss, might be a Thin-Blood antagonist, linking to WWII-era secrets in your Chronicle.
2000–2025 (Digital Webs: Contemporary Traps): Based in Budapest and New York, she engineers corporate coups and hacks to dissolve modern "royals" (oligarchs/CEOs), hunting digital Banu networks for end-times lore. Her current coterie includes ghoul influencer Mia (social media trap-setter) (Need A PC Here) and childe Diego Ruiz (cyber-assassin) (Childer Here PC/NPC Ok To Rep). Hides through high-society visits, plotting against global cabals. Ties: Mia could tie into your Chronicle's mortal conspiracy, while Diego's hacks reveal ancient prophecies affecting player characters.
Daughters of the Black Widow - PCs/NPCs blood bound to me who act as my spies and assassins as we seek to control the Camarilla/Sabbat/Anarch through the Great Jyhad... She has been a table for decades serving the Inner Counci while Dominated to remember everything but to speak nothing to being posted various places over the Centuries using the mortals to un do the enemies of the Camarilla, very Cam loyal when she needs to be but has Mask everywhere if she needs to escape for a spell... she is an Assassins assassin, a horrific creature willing to whatever it takes to prove she is the Apex Predator in any environment she find herself in... Bound to an Ancient Elder of Her bloodline she willing binds herself to others to gain there trust and exchanges boons with ease.... Many know her in the Camarilla as her Alternate Identity a Malkavian known affectionally as Granny Harpy, the previous Harpy of NYC under the Dragon Prince in ages past and given her personality it a complete to most Malks she cant be found in the Maddess Network.. she explains it away by saying she is a special case and many just accept it because they know that the Unlife is Just a Great Joke and many punchlines are possible... that is to say She gets away with much while pretending to be mostly harmless.. but deep within this Servire or Archon (in her own mind) serves the good of the Ivory Unswervingly as She see its best given her own ends. And Her Daughters are her arms and legs in this Spiders webs of deception and lies she is weaving through out the Centuries sitting at the Highest Seats of Power while just being an Arachnid of little power herself... like Kindred she is much more important in her own mind than she is in Her real life. She knows it to be true in her heart of hearts but she struggles just the same night to make it Untrue just for a fleeting moment of peace and quiet in her troubled, very trouble mind. Broken by Eldritch creatures to who she is inextricably bound and terrified they will come back to eact their revenge... when they are done with their Jyhad against the Antediluvians Monsters she was scared of as a Childer when they told her simple Bedtime stories.
In her mind all the stories are true and she must become the Baba Yaga lest she be consumed by it even if it just psychology it is real to her and her imagination is to powerful to be ignore these nights of the Beckoning, She manipulates the First Light to eliminate her targets with precision as a collaborator and she is restless but she must move forward ver forward like a Great White Shark of die a death of insignificance which would be the worst fate for her.... and she is sleepless these night because of these truths she knows in Her heart but can not even bring her self to articulate out loud for fear that her Ancient Great Grandsire will appear and make them true in the most gruesome manner.
Backstory: Claudia Bathory, the Black Widow Claudia Bathory was born in 1021 A.D. in the bustling trade town of Pressburg (modern Bratislava), within the Kingdom of Hungary—a region now part of Slovakia. As a mortal, she was the cunning daughter of a minor noble family, skilled in court intrigue and herbal poisons, navigating the turbulent politics of Magyar lords and Byzantine influences. In 1047, during a border skirmish with invading Pecheneg tribes, she was fatally wounded but Embraced by a shadowy Tzimisce elder named Viktor Draculesti(Actually Her Mother Cynthia In Disguise), who saw in her a perfect vessel for his vendettas against rival clans. Transformed into a vampire of the Tzimisce clan, Claudia adopted the moniker "Black Widow" for her habit of seducing and ensnaring powerful men, weaving webs of manipulation where mortals unwittingly carried out her assassinations. Her "sable coat" became her signature—a luxurious fur garment hiding vials of blood and alchemical toxins—while she gathered a coterie of "little children," ghoul orphans she molded into spies and saboteurs. Over centuries, Claudia roamed Eastern Europe, from the Carpathian Mountains to the courts of Constantinople and later the New World, plotting the downfall of monarchs to destabilize domains and claim secrets of ancient blood sorcery. She relentlessly hunted the "Banu" (descendants of the Banu Haqim assassins who infiltrated Europe, seeking forbidden lore), viewing them as thieves of the world's arcane mysteries. A consummate diplomat by day and assassin by night, she hid in plain sight through masterful disguises and Obfuscate, using visits to royal courts as covers for her traps. Her schemes often involved proxy wars, where ensnared mortals—nobles, priests, and revolutionaries—did her dirty work, toppling regimes while she collected grimoires and artifacts tied to Gehenna prophecies.
Has been posted at every pivotal post for he Camarilla politics for a Millena...
She spent a decade as a Table Serving the Inner Council Dominated to Forget the Secrets She learned in those years.
She is actually An Elder come back from the Beckoning to Reclaim the Dragons' Bloodline.
He is a pawn of a Methuselah name Elizabeth Bathory the head of His lineage and they are on again off again lovers.
Not rumor but fact: Has a pet Wolf name Geri (Alpha) and Raven name Huggin.
All Her Daughter's are men who were pigs in their past lives repenting for eternity as women.
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"What's my name backwards.." Sees look on their face as they realize their life is over.
"Yes. My dear. Ah... Satan" ... calls for Initiative
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| Player | Sean M. Cook |
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| Pronouns | He/Him |
| MES # | US20023593 |
| Domain | [[:Category:{{{domain}}}|{{{domain}}}]] |
| Storyteller | Josh Wednt |
