Backstory

From her birth in the late 1600s, it was well known in Camarilla circles that the young Olivia Turpin was destined for Kindred life. In fact, her birth was manipulated by a Ventrue Primogen named Darius Kaur who, through his social connections, arranged for the marriage of Olivia’s parents, a young count and the daughter of a penniless lord, in the hopes that they would produce a female offspring. A year after they were married, Alexander and Mary Turpin were proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia.

Olivia grew up, raised in the finest of high society, receiving the best of everything that money could buy. Tutors educated her and the church kept a spirited child in line. She was introduced at court at a very young age, thanks to her maternal grandfather's title, and even met Darius Kaur once or twice before the age of twenty. On the whole, she found him utterly unimpressive, although he could certainly dance well for an old man and dancing was always Olivia's favorite thing. In fact, she liked any sort of activity that allowed her to move. It was something of a concern to her parents that their daughter was more interested in running through the halls than sitting still to do her needlepoint, but on the whole, it wasn't the worst of things.

( Alexander Turpin arranged for a marriage... )

Dramatis -- Sheriff Elsbeth Lennox

Name: Elsbeth Lennox

Age: Roughly 500

Race: Vampire -- Gangrel

Elsbeth Lennox was born in 1573 in the wake of Queen Mary's final defeat. The daughter of two Scottish nobles, Elsbeth was the first of six children of the Lennox Clan. Her early childhood was quiet, living in the sheltered Lennox Castle, apart from the great battles between the Scottish Clans, provoked, in large part, by the English political struggle.

While her father, George Lennox, was away in 1583, an enemy clan, the MacLeods, attacked the castle, taking everyone by surprise. Elsbeth, who was with her mother at the time of the attack, heard the servants screaming and hid behind her mother. Members of the MacLeod Clan burst into the room and killed her mother. The body fell on top of her and Elsbeth was not found. For hours, she remained under her mother's corpse, crying and praying, but no one would answer her prayers. Meanwhile, George Lennox himself was informed of the attack and decided to challenge the MacLeods himself. He was killed. To add insult to injury, the body was never returned to the family and a proper burial was never given.

( The MacDonald Clan... )