Livia Pecora (Vampire)

Basic Information

Birth Name (Name Guidelines): Livia Pecora
Aliases: Liviana, Olivia, Livi
Place of Birth: Florence, Italy
Age: (real and apparent) Born April 13, 1431 but looks about 23 by modern standards even though she was turned at 19.
Male/Female: Female
Current Occupation: Weaver, Spinner
Past Occupation: (If different from above)

Appearance

Hair Color: Deep Mahogany Brown
Length and Style: Thick and long, worn generally in a braid that ends at the base of her spine
Eye Color: Brown with flecks of black in an outer ring
Skin Color: Rich olive toned
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 129lbs
Nationality: Italian
Race: (I.E. Vampire, human etc.) Vampire
Body Type: Curvy, with lush round curves but a small waist and strong arms

Description (if an NPC) or name of your creator(if a PC) ( Please be as specific as possible, who your creator was, why he chose to change you, where is he/she now?): A relatively young vampire by the name of D'Accio turned Livia when she was delivering an order of cloth to his house. It seemed all the servants had fled in terror upon learning his secret late on the afternoon of her visit. He took all her blood to see him through his flight to safety and gave her only enough to assure she made it home alive. Since he gave her so little it is doubtful that he meant to turn her at all, but simply not have her die upon his steps. Several days and nights later she returned once she recovered and discovered how to survive slightly, only to find his home burnt to cinders. Apparently one or many of the servants returned to kill the monster they had once called master. It is unknown if D'Accio lives on still as he had been clanless so no one missed him enough to search. Livia has never cared to search for her creator as the turning had not been pleasant. Prior to the bite and turning she had no idea there was another world other than that of an artisan.

Personal Questions

1. Describe your character's personality
Livia is warm, friendly, generally happy woman. Her great joy is to simply enjoy every moment. She is not devious in any way, instead honest and responsible for her actions.

2. Describe how your character would appear to a stranger (I.E. typical dress, way they carry themselves etc.)
Perfect posture is obvious. She never slumps but carries her head high and spine straight. Skirts are the garment she prefers, though not always full or long in length. Livia can often be found wearing an apron with a spinning spindle in one pocket and wool in the other.

3.What does your character like?
Sheep, spinning wheels, weaving tapestries, nature, history and those that respect it. Livia appreciates works of art by the masters of her era more than modern art. She also has a love of music and dancing, though generally of a classical nature, not heavy metal or rap.

4. Dislike?
Poor craftsmanship, lazy people and cooking. People with an overabundance of pride upset her.

5. (For humans) Describe what abilities you see your character having if they were turned.
n/a

6. What are your fears? (please choose and explain 3 minimum)
Fear of fire. She would hate to see her work destroyed by flame, though this is not an irrational fear. Just one that she is aware could happen.
She is afraid of hurting others. She does not wish to ever harm another person which causes her to be overly gentle and polite.
Livia is frightened that one day her work will no longer be desired. Her tapestries have supported her for centuries and the loss of her ability to work would break her heart.

7. What is your character's strengths and weaknesses? (please pick 3 minimum of each and explain in detail how and why this affects your character)
Strengths:
Self sufficency: Livia has learned to rely upon herself for anything, be it shelter, currency or entertainment. She is comfortable alone as she is in a crowd. Plus she can take care of all her needs as well be they making clothing or keeping a house clean.
Love of Life: True compassion and genuine enjoyment of life radiates from her. She can see the good in most everything and every situation. Livia is happy to have a chance to cherish every moment and experience.
Talented: Livia has a true talent to spin and weave as well as a love of doing just that.

Weaknesses:
Unwilling to harm others: She cannot strike others nor deliberately harm them in word or deed.
Defenseless: She has no skill in defense and instead relies on blending to escape bad situations.
Sleeps soundly: Livia sleeps heavily, as if dead to the world and is slugish in the early hours of waking.


Hobbies & Skills (for more information, read here)
She keeps sheep, spins wool into yarn and makes woolen textiles from fabric cloth to tapestry. Skilled in the care and feeding of animals and adept in gardening as well as maintaining a household. Livia enjoys dancing and viewing works of art. She also loves to read, specifically and currently vampire romances.

Abilities (Listed here)
Sending
Glamour - Illusions
Blending

Flaws (Listed here)
Pacifist
Heavy Sleeper

Cosmetic Traits(Distinct, character defining physical attributes. These should be minor and offer no real power other than to make your character appear more interesting.)
Livia has calluses on her hands, though not unsightly they are noticable when touching others such as shaking hands.

Quirks and Habits worthy of mention
Livia often twists wool to keep her hands busy. She can do so without paying much attention to what she is doing and always succeed in producing consistant yarn. Her foot will also unconciously tap as if powering a spinning wheel, up and down when she is nervous.

Personal History 3rd person (1st is acceptable) but please be as detailed as possible, this can/will affect your rp with other players.
Livia was born into a merchant family in Florence Italy. As she grew she learned the fine art of creating woolen textiles. From tending the sheep, to combing wool, to spinning thread to weaving. Once she was old enough she joined Arte della Lana, the Wool Guild of Florence like her parents before her. Born during the Italian Renaissance and during a time of prosperity for artisans, it was a good age for her.

Her parents had three children but only Livia survived to adulthood, the other two died in infancy. Since she was the only one, her parents lavished all they could upon her while also depending upon her quite a bit. It was a duty she was pleased to take on, to follow in their footsteps.

She found the craft most enjoyable and was pleased to be a member of a growing society of artists. There was one downside to this though, pride. She grew quite sinfully proud of her work and did foolish things to show off her skill, such as delivering finished product to the buyers just to see their reactions and bask in their praise.

This was how she came to meet D'Accio and be turned at the tender age of 19. Her looks were stunning but since she was so wrapped up in her pride she had not yet considered suitors. After killing an aged family servant by biting him after her turning she vowed never to hurt anyone else. This was difficult in that she had to find sustinance somehow, so she bit only the sheep and survived on small quantities of their blood for many years. When she found the D'Accio manor burned she held her secret close, choosing to move from her family home into a country cottage. Casting off the yoke of pride she raised her sheep and made her own tapestries with only one servant to assist her. Alda was old and was pleased to only need to go to market to sell the tapestries and buy produce, she never once questioned the odd hours her young mistress kept.

Throughout the years Livia travelled Europe, learning and plying her trade. She found much comfort in Scotland and Ireland with their plentiful sheep and weaving traditions. It was not until the 1600's that she found others like herself. Joining a clan made her feel not quite so alone and gave her a family again as well as providing answers to her many questions that she had. Travelling the world frequently she always returns to her clan's home in Nachton. While not famously wealthy she is well off enough to keep a home and caretaker tending to her flock of Merino sheep outside of Nachton.

OOC Checklist

Player name (online is fine) Cali
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