Updated: 28 September 1999
Cédrique
8th Generation Ventrue
The Dilettante

	Sire:	Abdslam (1941)
	Nature:	Director
	Demeanor:	Bon Vivant
	Humanity:	3
	Secrets:	**
	Status:	**
	Esprit:	*
	Elder Status:
	Ventrue Prestige:	**

Background:

                    Since the death of Leonard in April 1997, Cédrique suddenly revealed her ambitions: To take over the parisian crime organisations. Some even believe she have something to do with Leonard and Vanessa's death.

She won, then, the admiration (and defiance...) of the Cour, as well as the unspoken support of the Clan. Her Coterie, helping her in her work and receiving their shares of the goods, is apparently fully lawful to her. Their prestige is increasing, too, much to the dismay and/or jealousy of other Neonate/Ancillae parisian Coteries.

Destiny

                    Unknown.

Appearance:

                    Cédrique is a woman just below medium height, with beautiful but cold features: Her face is pale, and her hazel eyes would be charming if some kind detachment was not easily seen behind her smile. She wears, most of the time a strict Channel tailleur, and her shoulder-lenght hair tied in a conservative fashion, as befits her Clan.

Role Playing:

                    Cédrique can be very friendly (albeit a cold friend) when she is in the right mood. But she have sometimes thoughts so cruel even her deviant friend, Vivien, pauses when looking at her face. she visibly have some psychological problems, which were, at first explained by her sire as the results of her torture at the hand of the Gestapo (it helped a great deal the Clan when the Toreador investigated the Clan Ventrue!), but that are now simply ignored: Most Elders don't care or see it as a weakness, and most Neonates are just not bold enough to mention them publicly or directly to Cédrique's cold face.

The problem is that Cédrique was greatly wounded, and her answer (large scale vengeance) to her torture didn't help her healing up neatly, and let some psychological scar that affect even her Beast. To resist her tormentors, Cédrique fantasized she didn't feel pain at first, and that she wanted, loved it in the end. Now she loves to inflict pain (which she explains why she loves Vivien's novels), and despite what she would want to believe (or want to rationnalize), she loves to feel pain, which can lead her to delicate situation, because of dangerous confrontations she provoked herself...

Notes:

                    Cédrique is a Ventrue, and as such, she has some special ''tastes'' for Chalices: Her Chalices must have psychological scars, be it because they suffered greatly from mistreatment, or because they suffer greatly from mistreatment. As such, she usually have a Herd of raped, tortured or psychologically deviant mortals, a Herd she sometimes resplenishes by herself...

Cédrique is a masochist, as well as a sadistic woman. While these traits are usually hidden under the power of her will, she sometimes, unconsciously, take decision that puts her at risk, or in situation where she will indulge in her deviant pulsions. For example, Ahmed had seen his mortal lover used as a chalice by Cédrique. All believe it was an unlucky coup, but Cédrique know, even if she won't ever admit it, even to herself. When Ahmed stormed an intimate Soirée to kill her, he had time to punch her senseless before her Kindred friends stopped him. To everyone's surprise, her retaliation was not swift and final: She tortured Ahmed before throwing his broken body in the arms of his crying fiancée. The matter is considered settled, but most Kindred knowing both the Brujah and the Ventrue know each look for the time the other will make the mistake that will start their feud once more. Only Vivien suspects Cédrique knew since the beginning the woman was Ahmed's chosen.

Because of her capacity to hide her cruel instincts, as well as her willpower (which helps her controlling them), she had not been ''targeted'' to be corrupted.

Actual Aim:

                    Fast! Take over the crime organisation. Cédrique know there are other candidates for the throne she covets. And at least one is a mysterious Kindred, hidden in the asian community.

Rumours:

• Cédrique was at first a member of Nazi intelligence services, and not a resistant (Nazi is too much, but this term put aside, this is true).
• Cédrique will start soon an influence war to win over some nightclubs in Paris, to prove herself to her Clan which questions her value, as much as to control the buildings where she likes to spend her nights (False, but she is faking this...)
• Cédrique was directly or indirectly behind the Final Deaths of Vanessa and Leonard. (False: She was effectively preparing something, but their deaths occured too soon for her plans to be achieved. Note that this rumour, as well as the apparent lack of proofs, increased her Prestige and her Status! She is either very lucky, have a secret Elder mentor or is a very capable manipulator!).

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