Artists, dilettantes and degenerates make up the ranks of the Toreador clan, a lineage ensconced in sensuality and experience. Whether patronizing or creating works of their own, these vampires are rarely far and beauty. Ultimately, though, whether for aesthetics the arts from the pleasures of expression or indulgence, it is beauty that carries the members of this clan.

Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Presence

Clan Advantage: Two free dots in Academics, Crafts, Performance or Subterfuge abilities at character creation (One trait in any two or two traits in one). The ability to gain one blood point for every dot of the aforementioned abilities and an additional 15 minutes out of play.

Clan Disadvantage: When presented with a work created with 3 or more dots of the Performance, Expression or Crafts abilities, or a person with 4 or more appearance-related social traits, the Toreador becomes entranced and enters a mental fugue state which can only be broken by expending one Mental Trait or by significant distraction.

Clan Toreador has the following Active PCs in Unmasqued:

• Elayne Morris
• Eevee del Rosa
• Whit Brokehouse

WHIT BROKEHOUSE

Player: Danielle

Appearance: Whit tries to keep herself in check of all things... and fails most of the time. Her moods change quickly and sometimes without warning. But she appears to be a little bit dressed up from the average NYC teenager, which is an improvement from how she dressed when she first began attending Elysia.

Appearance (Mechanics): [3] Appearance-related Traits (Alluring x2, Cute x1, Magnetic x1)

Description: Though she is a Toreador, Whit has only the love of the arts to connect her to her clanmates. Otherwise, it is obvious that she feels she is more of a Brujah. That is, except for her form of kryptonite, of course.

Whit's appearance at her first Elysium was... unplanned. The story of how her Sire, Benjamin Grapler, dropped her on the doorstep to Elysium before speeding out of the city is known to those who were present that night. Knowing just enough to scrape by, she was immediately put into the accounting... but not with her only fellow Clanmate at the time, known to her as Frenchie. She was placed with Brody, a Brujah who had a mind of his own when it came to teaching.

But Whit was not brought to New York... she was already here. "Born and raised in crappy Manhattan." That's how she puts it. Her history of her mortal life is known to few, not that it matters much. But her more recent mortal history, the part that lead her to her... unlife... that's what matters. Her street performing, a busker, juggling knifes. That's what attracted her sire. Then there's the tragic story of the shooting that got her Embraced. "Dumbfuck wanted to save my talent… but he didn't tell me what the hell was going on. I thought he was trying to get off, biting my neck the way he was." Explaining the Embrace in between mouthfuls doesn't do well to help the childer understand, now, does it? No.

After spending the entire summer and all of the fall learning the ways and laws of the Camarilla, Whit became a full member of the Camarilla and Whip of Clan Toreador the same night. Whit the Whip... "We should give her a whip... wait, no, she'd just use it on us."

Yeah. Pretty much.

EMANUEL JAMES RICHARDSON IV

A.K.A.: EJR, Eej, The Shirt, Hot Lips

Player: UnMasqued NPC (PC formerly played by Brendan)

Appearance: Fabulous. Just fabulous.

Appearance (Mechanics): *[4]* Appearance-related Traits (Gorgeous x2, Magnetic x2), obvious Negative Physical Traits (Flabby, Puny), obvious Supernatural Merit (Sanctity)

Description: Emanuel James Richardson IV of the St. Louis Richardsons arrived in New York in February, 2006, because, while St. Louis was... nice, New York is a beacon of culture and creativity that shines throughout the world, attracting the best and the brightest like genius moths to a brilliant flame. At the time, he was one of several relative new-comers, albeit of greater prestige than most of New York's Kindred population.

During his several month tenure in New York, Emanuel has exhibited the stereotypical flowery speech and flamboyant manner of his Clan. He was a genial social butterfly in Elysium, flitting from one conversation to the next, stirring up social interaction to replace the awkward silence he all-too-often finds. This apparent flightiness belied his rise to the position of Toreador Primogen within weeks of his arrival and to the position of Seneschal during Darren West's successful declaration of praxis seizure only a few months later. Emanuel's role within the coup remains unclear, as Camarilla politicking adjourned for the short summer nights almost immediately after Emanuel introduced West to the assembled Camarilla as their new Prince.

Emanuel, who seemed to have tied himself to the nascent regime, rose swiftly from his entrance onto the stage that is New York City. However, due to circumstances unknown to any save in the hushed halls of the Brooklyn Elysium, he "gracefully" departed in late January of 2007 to "seek out other venues of political opportunity".

Stangely, shortly after the ascension of Prince Rogerson to the throne, a series of boons was put out for Richardson's return to the city. Rumors flew as to what he did to incur the wrath of the assembled New York Camarilla to such a degree, and they did not quiet when Richardson was extradited several months later to New York and there executed from unknown reason.

CASSANDRA ASANO

Player: UnMasqued NPC (PC formerly played by Chloe)

Appearance:

Appearance (Mechanics): *[5]* Appearance-related Traits (Gorgeous x4, Magnetic), obvious Negative Physical Traits (Delicate, Puny)

Description: Cassandra Asano will long be remembered by the court of New York as one of the friendliest Kindred to pass through the city.

An animated social butterfly, Cassandra was more than willing to engage any Elysium goer in conversation, to shower them with complements, and to practically molest them in admiring their jewelry. Always bright and vivacious, she provided a stark contrast to the gloom that often presided over Cainite society, even if she did have a limited understanding of personal space.

Known to be fond of travel, it is not surprising to many that Cassandra left New York almost as quickly as she entered it. Shortly after Darren West's second praxis, she took her leave of the city, and has not returned to visit since.

Bio submitted by LG.

TRIPHAENEA

A.K.A.: n/a

Player: UnMasqued NPC (Occasionally played by John, PC formerly played by Shelley)

Appearance:

Appearance (Mechanics): *[7]* Appearance-related Traits (Alluring x3. Gorgeous x3, Seductive), obvious Physical Merit (Blush of Health), obvious Social Merit (Enchanting Voice)

Description: "Fucking bitch. So, check it, right? I'm all like, cruising around and shit minding my own business, making friends. Y'know, being cool right. Me and my man Adameus, we were getting in tight with the Prince. We were gonna be her brute squad. Big A and the J. We'd fucking go and find the fucks who were fucking with her and fucking fuck their fucking shit until it was totally fucked to shit. And then, right, this chick with like, tooootally awesome tits and this neck you could just cum on if you rubbed against it, y'know? Like, total pearl necklace shit I'm talking about. Classy stuff. Anyway, she comes in and she starts giving my man trouble because he's like... in the clan of the Rose Bowl or some shit. Fuck that crap, Adameus does what Adameus wants. Like some fucking Methuselah motherfucker gives a shit if he lights up a fat blunt in court. Well, actually, he did make that one dude frenzy... fuck Janks.

Where was I? Oh, right, Triphanea. Anyway, so this chick, right, she gets it in her mind she's gonna tear us apart, y'know? Like, fuck with my shit so she could fuck with Jewfro's shit. Totally not cool to let tits get between bros. So, she gets this idea that I'm a Setite because I deal drugs and like Toreador. Well, that and I fucking plugged her in the ass bent over my blasphemy shrine while her sire videotaped her. I'm not kidding, just ask around. Woman's a total whore. I mean, she went for that B-Money anarch trashbag. Yeah. Yeah! So, she calls me out, makes me touch her Lying Boner or whatever the fuck Tremere shit it is. Then the Prince I'm tight with gets staked, I'm all blood hunted, and I spend three months in a box c/o The Sabbat (tm). Triphanea? Totally huffs mad dong."

-- Jim Sirius, Gentleman and Scholar

ADAMEUS
FLEGHORN XIV,
THE SHOT'DOIN'EST

A.K.A.: Big A

Player: Inactive (formerly played by Adam)

Appearance:

Appearance (Mechanics): [3] Appearance-related traits (Alluring x2, Magnetic), obvious Social Merit (Enchanting Voice)

Description: Adameus came from an upper-middle class family and spent his youth as a ne'er-do-good with a strong but rarely utilized intellect. He attended private schools where he quickly learned to outwit his snooty rich kid peers and to play his teachers like cards. A natural socialite, Adameus won much repute as a party animal in high school and talked his way out of a lot of trouble on his mischievous escapades.

Going through life without much struggle or any real plan, Adameus began to want more diversity in life and decided to make college a real adventure. Through slight academic exertion and probably a lot of cheating, he got himself accepted at Harvard just ahead of the waitlist cutoff. One night, a Sire-to-be approached our hero at a psychedelic poetry reading. Solemn, dark, and enticing--she caught his eye in no time. He was seeing crystalline roses in the air, hovering around him and blossoming in all directions, so he rushed to the young lady's side to relate this vision to her in verse.

She was paralyzed by his words and the two retired to the boudoir, waking up Adameus's roommate for the third night in a row and causing him to be grouchy during his study group the next morning. He probably would've told Adameus to just have sex in the stairwell had the woman not found herself so awe-struck by the dashing young scamp as to Embrace him. The last thing Adameus remembered that night was relating to some girl that he was experiencing a hallucination of fangs protruding from her mouth. "But they're cute on you..."

After the Embrace, a series of events rapidly followed involving a platinum credit card, a brand-new red Lamborghini, and the instruction to seek out an organization of his kind called the Camarilla in New York City. It was there, in the Big Apple, that young Adameus met up with his un-life-long-friend-to-be Jim Sirius, his boss-to-be Amadeo Giovanni, various hunters, a few demonic fiends and all manner of Shit Goin' Down^TM.

Mysteriously and somewhat tragically, our hero disappeared from all public view one cold night in the Fall of 2005. He has not been seen since.

NATALIE HEMMING

A.K.A.: Nat

Player: Inactive (formerly played by Diane)

Appearance: Natalie Hemming appears to be in her early twenties. Despite her ever-present three-inch heels, Natalie is petite. She always dresses in a trendy, sophisticated manner, and never wears pants, only skirts. Her eyes are her most striking feature, being exceptionally large with long, dark lashes.

Appearance (Mechanics): *[4]* Appearance-related Traits (Alluring, Gorgeous, Seductive x2), obvious Negative Physical Traits (Delicate, Puny)

Description: Natalie Hemming arrived in New York City in September of 2006 and quickly earned a starring role in a Broadway production of Cabaret, a part she is well suited for. As she found her place amongst her fellow kindred, she became the Primogen of clan Toreador.

While other members of her clan may be most notable for their cunning, Natalie was clearly a creature of passion. Her singing was voluminous and desperate, moving many to grief or joy, depending on what she is expressing. Equally passionate was her social life, as she has made fast, close friendships with many Camarilla members and other kindred in the city. Rumors abounded as to her liasons with Harpy Xerices, Lucas Brighton, and even with a Cainite best not mentioned, due to his unfortunate political affiliations...

Shortly after the departure of her seeming friend and mentor, Emannuel James Richardson, Natalie herself departed from the city. She later resurfaced briefly in Paris, when she was found to have seemingly committed suicide following the capture and death of a Lasombra by officials in the city. Her charred red party dress was dragged from a canal, muddied with ash.

Alongside this was found a single sodden paper napkin with the words "I'm so sorry." scrawled upon it.

WILLIAM DOBBS

A.K.A.: n/a

Player: Inactive (formerly played by David M)

Appearance:

Appearance (Mechanics): [0] Appearance-related Traits, obvious Physical Flaw (Short)

Description: He was hungry, not for Mountain Dew, but blood.

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