#oc veronica rosenfeld

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another toreodor named Veronica hii - hiiiii! may i see your Veronica too👀?

hi hello of course!

gorgeous portrait courtesy of @vtmgremlin!!!

my Veronica's a photographer/dominatrix/soon-to-be club owner from my Berlin chronicle. she's nearing her 150th birthday, she's spent most of that time as a member of the Camarilla, working as a diplomat & spy for the local prince, but a few years ago she decided she's had enough and defected to the Anarchs.

a few additional fun facts about her:

she's secretly a Bahari,

has a mortal goth gf named Lena,

has recently kind of adopted a daughter,

has spent 60+ years blood bound to her sire, Ferdinand, until she managed to escape; she now understandably hates his fucking guts.

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I was tasked with drawing their lovely kindred girlie, Veronica!! (who was such a pleasure to draw, even during the horrors’ of life ™)

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Can I ask about what Vera's relationship with her Sire is like? How was her Embrace and early time as a Fledgling?

aaah thank you so so much for asking!!!

Veronica's sire, Ferdinand, met her in 1891, when she was working at a fancy brothel. she caught his eye partially because of her looks, but also partially because of her talent for loosening people's lips. he hired her multiple times to feed on her and to make sure she was the right choice, and by the time he made up his mind, Veronica was already crushing on him big time.

her Embrace was carefully arranged, although she had no idea what was about to happen to her. Ferdinand made sure to blood bond her as soon as he could. so Veronica's time as a fledgling was, as far as she was aware, absolutely wonderful - she was in love! she had someone to take care of her! she had all the time in the world to read or paint or attend social events! the bond quickly made her forget the life that she's lost. who would care about any of that when it felt so good to see her lover's face?

it took over 60 years for her to escape the bond, and the only reason she managed to do it was because Ferdinand had gone missing for a few months. she spent that time hurting, crying, waiting for him, until one night she woke up and the only thing she felt was blinding rage at being imprisoned for so long. so she ran away while she could.

her relationship with him right now is... bad with a hefty dose of complicated. she avoids him as much as she can - she's left the Camarilla since, so avoiding Ferdinand has been pretty easy for the most part. when they do bump into each other, their interactions consist of pleasantries said through gritted teeth and thinly veiled insults. she'd claim she hates him, of course, but. she's a bond junkie. she remembers how wonderful and comfortable and natural the bond felt. part of wants that comfort back regardless of the price.

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i'm probably not going to finish it or clean it up ever so. here's a lil doodle of Lena, Veronica's touchstone and beloved goth gf, most commonly seen moshing at sketchy underground concerts and getting perilously close to discovering things she would be better off not knowing about.

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all you need to know about veronica's relationship with her sire

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5, 6, 8, 17, and 20 for Veronica! On the meta questions ask game.

I wish to know the vampire secrets!

thank you very much my friend!!!!!!

5. What kind of abilities and power level does your oc have? Why did you give them their powers? What's the in-universe reason?

veronica currently has blood potency 2 (she's a 10th gen ancilla), presence 4, celerity & auspex 1 and dominate 2! she's very much presence-focused, she spent most of her unlife as a spy and she preferred to use charm to make people spill their secrets.

i really wanted to give her dominate though, and the explanation i originally suggested to my storyteller was that she sucked it out of some poor fledgling while participating in gustav breidenstein's hunts:

(Camarilla sourcebook, p. 41)

this however is subject to change because i'm trying to come up with a better story!

6. What are the weaknesses in their power? Why did you give them their weaknesses? What's the in-universe reason?

i'm not quite sure how to interpret this question in veronica's case, so i think i'm just going to talk about the flaws i gave her!

enemy - this one comes from her predator type, which is siren. it's an ex-lover of hers named basilius, but the reason he's her enemy has less to do with the fact that they're exes and more with the fact that she wanted to open her own photo studio and he became convinced that they'd run it together. so now he feels cheated out of a business

stalkers - she's 1. a siren and 2. a decently popular photographer, so i figured it wouldn't be much of a stretch to give her this one

bond junkie - one of her convictions is that she won't let anyone control her, which comes from the fact that she's already spent roughly 60 years blood bound to her sire. she is also a hopeless hedonist. so i figured that giving her this flaw could be a source of some delicious delicious inner turmoil in the future

prey exclusion (unwashed and unkempt people) - went with this to highlight that she's still a pretty stereotypical vain & arrogant toreador sometimes

suspect (camarilla loyalists) - she's left the ivory tower not too long ago, so some of the camarilla kindred would certainly be pretty offended if she ever dared to speak to them

8. Does your oc have any notable flaws or activities they're not good at? Why did you give them those flaws? Why do they exist in-universe?

she's quite bad at pretty much anything physical. she has some fencing skills (courtesy of her sire who's a talented fencer), but other than that she's never really had a reason to learn how to fight. until now, that is - turns out that as an anarch you might need to get your hands dirty a bit more often.

17. List/describe up to five tropes that apply to your oc. They could be related to the oc's characterization or their narrative arc.

tragic backstory - oh she's got one. cushy life as a kid, losing it all and having to fend for herself before she hit adulthood, being blood bound for over half a century, multiple lovers who are now dead

the promiscuous bi/pansexual - i have nothing to say in my defence. she likes to have fun!!!

femme fatale girlboss whatever other words there might be. she's a businesswoman who will absolutely step on you

is "divorce coded" a trope? it should be a trope

20. Share a random piece of trivia about the creation of your oc. Examples: scrapped ideas or changes you didn't expect to make.

random piece of trivia: veronica is partially based on a sim-turned-oc i had as a teenager! her name was lilith, she was the firstborn child of a vampire lady and her crime boss husband, and had a penchant for killing family members and acquaintances. i'm not gonna lie i was a pretty edgy teenager.

so knowing that, you can see why it was so funny when veronica got invited to join the bahari. it wasn't something i ever planned for her but once she had the opportunity i knew i could NOT pass up on that

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(gehenna-calling) glance, arms, change for veronica?

thank you! this was sitting in my inbox for 87 years because i was having. a time. sorry!!!

glance: At first glance, what stands out most about your OC's appearance? What's their distinguishing feature?

The first thing you're likely to notice is that she's quite short (roughly 5'0''). This is made even more evident when she's with her coterie since one of her coteriemates is a whopping 6'7''.

The second thing you're likely to notice, if you happen to see her from behind, is scars peeking out from under her clothes. Depending on what she's wearing, you'll only see a fragment - but over time, you might piece together that the scars form a pattern. Six leaves arranged in a circle, pointing outwards. (Maybe, if you possess the right knowledge, you would connect that symbol to the Bahari, and you would recognise its meaning as "ally".)

arms: Does your OC have any weapons? What weapons do they carry, and how do they wear them when they're not fighting?

Her sire was kind enough to leave her with more than just trauma - he taught her some fencing and swordfighting as well.

On most days, she carries a concealed knife somewhere on her person. When she expects trouble (and isn't going to appear in public, where mortals might be tempted to ask awkward questions), she brings her actual sword. I don't have a clear idea for how it looks yet, but I'm picturing a thin, straight, lightweight blade.

She's not much of a fighter, so at the moment she doesn't really need to update her skillset to include things such as firearms. Maybe this will come back to bite her in the ass. It remains to be seen.

change: Has your OC ever drastically changed their appearance? Significant haircuts, big tattoos, complete wardrobe swap, etc? Why? How do they feel about the change?

Veronica's appearance has been mostly... well, not static, but it changed slowly over time. For her, her looks are a tool more than a method of self-expression; it's been this way even before her Embrace. She keeps her wardrobe up to date with the current fashion, but the general vibe has always been the same: classy, elegant and at least somewhat horny. (She is a siren; she needs to look the part of bait as well.)

I'm not ruling out any significant changes in the future, though. Especially since one of her current goals is hooking up with a local Tzimisce. Who knows if she manages to walk away from that completely unchanged.

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HI this is late cause ive been busy but. i wil learn about veronica!

🌹 What clan do they belong to and how do they feel about them?

🤝 What is their relationship with their sire like?

👷🏻‍♂️ What are their opinions on mortals?

sjghshsgjhgsjs THANK YOU for this birthday gift. sorry for the late response as well but it is time to yell about my girl!!!

🌹 What clan do they belong to and how do they feel about them?

Veronica is a textbook case of Toreador: artistic, sensitive, hedonistic, manipulative. She was all of those things even before her Embrace; there is a reason why she was chosen, after all.

She used to be proud of her clan. The last name she uses is a reflection of that - Rosenfeld may be a little on the nose, but she chose it with that exact purpose, to leave no doubt as to which bloodline she belonged to. (Before that, she'd use the last name of her sire; she wanted the change to symbolize her rejection of his claim over her, while still advertising her pride in being a Rose).

Since leaving the Camarilla for the Anarchs and being introduced to the Bahari, she's been feeling less of a connection to the Toreador clan. Partly because there aren't that many Roses on this side of the barricade (although she sometimes misses being able to talk to one of her own), partly because there's a certain appeal in rejecting the traditional clans and simply declaring herself to be a descendant of Lilith.

We'll see how it develops, lmao

🤝 What is their relationship with their sire like?

NOT GOOD. Her sire, Ferdinand, kept her blood-bound to him for over 60 years. During that time, she fully believed she was happy and in love, but the moment the bond faded (after a few months during which Ferdinand disappeared), she realized she's been a prisoner and fled from East to West Berlin to escape him.

After all of Berlin came under the rule of one Prince, she couldn't really avoid him anymore, but nothing else really happened between them other than exchanging pleasantries and being mildly passive-aggressive. And then Veronica left the Camarilla and haven't seen Ferdinand since (that is, until last session, during which Ferdinand rolled a messy critical which made him even more of an asshole than usual. Fortunately, that encounter was brief).

Her feelings about him are... complicated. Most of it is hate, but part of her misses the comfort of the blood bond. She likely wouldn't handle it well if he met Final Death and would actively protect him from it if she had the option. And she wants answers from him - why he kept her imprisoned with the bond, and why he let it fade.

👷🏻‍♂️ What are their opinions on mortals?

The thing about Veronica is, the ultimate form of beauty for her is feeling - both emotions and physical sensations.

The thing about mortals is, they feel so much more than Kindred.

She likes watching mortals and she likes making them feel. It's not quite the same as being able to feel herself, there are many sensations she's lost when she gained immortality and she notices others fading, but it's still enjoyable to witness.

She tends to get very strongly attached to certain mortals, those that are particularly expressive with their emotions. Her relationships with those mortals are much more intense than relationships with other Kindred. (Right now she has a human lover named Lena. She cares about Lena very much. I care about Lena even more.)

She doesn't quite see herself as similar to mortals anymore. In some ways, she is more than them; in others, she is less than them. I think the way she loves her mortal lovers might be closer to how you might feel about your beloved dog than an actual partner.