Vanessa Miriza - SuspireWiki

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1 The Formal Invictus
2 Known Tid-bits
3 Her Story
4 Vanessa's Things
5 Ladies & Gents
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The Formal Invictus

I am Madam Vanessa Miriza, Seneschal, childe of Daryl Montane of the Circle of the Crone in Queens; childe of Lady Kalista Derringer, Speaker and Advocate, in Boston; childe of Lord Morgan Wallace, Senator, in Chicago; childe of Alder Deidra Wilford, Librettist, in San Francisco; childe of Alder Harold West, Commissioner, in eclipse.

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Known Tid-bits

Vanessa comes from a family of old traditions and money
She can paint presumably well
Vanessa is from New York City
She was a member of the Circle of the Crone there and for a short period in Carcosa
Vanessa is the sire of Lucas Morelli

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Her Story

Egyptian mythology used to be just something she enjoyed reading and learning about. But when Vanessa was embraced it became real for her. She became one with the goddess Sekhmet and set to carrying out Sekhmet's wishes. But Vanessa did it because she wanted to, not because she had to. She never did anything unless she wanted to, even as a mortal.

She was born into money. Vanessa got everything she wanted and her parents tried not to crowd her too much. They wanted her to enjoy the freedoms of American life, but they found that they had let the leash slide too far eventually. Vanessa was a wild child. She was out all night at parties, missing class, not doing school work. It was her life and she lived it to it's fullest. For Vanessa, it was all about having a damn good time!

By the skin of her teeth she passed high school and managed to get into a community college. Vanessa didn't have any big hopes and dreams of becoming a lawyer like her father or a teacher like her mother. She wanted to be an artist, to paint what her heart desired... or didn't desire, in some cases.

It was a constant battle between Vanessa and her parents. They never felt she was striving to her potential. They didn't feel like painting was a real job, or that she would ever make any money doing it. But for Vanessa it wasn't about the money. She wouldn't ever have to worry about money, she thought. Her parents had plenty for them and her! It was about taking a thought from her head and putting it into a picture.

About a year after taking her art and history classes, Vanessa met a man at a local new age shop. He approached her after noticing that her reading material was Egypt-centered. She spent a lot of time in the shop, picking through various books about Egyptian mythology. What a coincidence, so did he! They spent hours chatting about their shared interest. Every evening Vanessa would return to the shop in hopes of seeing him again. He had such a magnificent spark to him. She craved his company.

Soon, Vanessa invited him to her studio apartment near campus for drinks. He was so sensual with his talk of desires and feeling the emotion vibrate through a brush stroke on a piece of canvas. Daryl was into finding himself through the use of opiates. It really didn't take a lot of convincing to get Vanessa to give this a try, she was already enamored by him. It was the most eye-opening experience she'd ever had. Everything was so much clearer - her goals in life, who she's supposed to be. Everything!

In the throes of passion, Vanessa kept telling Daryl that she "gives herself to him" and that she "sacrifices herself to him." He really wasn't certain about the meaning, but Daryl embraced Vanessa that night.

Daryl, an Anvari of the Circle of the Crone, felt no remorse for taking her life. He was proud of his creation! He kept her safe until she understood the most basic of Crone ideals, and when she was ready... he introduced her to Cruac. But Vanessa spent several years in the Chorus. These things were not so easy to believe in until you lived them.

But she wouldn't be forced to believe in anything she didn't want to believe in. Many times Vanessa butted heads with her sire about her faith in Sekhmet, but she stayed on her path even though he, sometimes, felt she was being contrary just to irritate him. And you know, sometimes she was. That was Vanessa's way. He admired her untamed, wild nature, and her ability to be completely honest... whether it was brutal or not.

Her "Scarlet Woman" nature made her good at being a seer. She believes that the gods have asked her to be their voice, and she gladly does it because it allows her to deliver their messages with secret delight and mask her own criticisms as censures from the heavens. Of course, she believes what the gods tell her. Despite being a whore, she is a believer. But she accepts the role to do as she pleases!

Vanessa left New York City in a hurry. It was that or wait for the Regent of Queens to eat her for supper. Elizabeth Fish, the terrifically ugly Nosferatu, had a love interest that she admired from afar. But she pissed Vanessa off by giving her a hard time for her place in the Circle. So, Vanessa fucked her little crush... and Fish found out about it! Before Fish could seek her revenge, Vanessa ran like her ass was on fire. But she was laughing all the way...

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