Aradia Tessitore
Templar Aradia Tessitore
Vampire, Gangrel Clan
A very fit young woman perhaps in her early twenties, Aradia has dark brown hair and a somewhat warm tone to her skin that indicates she was perhaps quite tan prior to the Embrace. She usually wears jeans, boots and men’s shirts, often with a silver pendant that resembles a two-headed axe. She tends to be a bit grim and quiet by nature, though is an excellent shot with a rifle and an impressive boxer and knife-fighter.
Unlike her adopted family, Florian and Jerren, Aradia wasn’t born to nobility, but rather the working class. She reads and writes well enough and has some general education, but still prefers simple comforts over the grandiose. She has been very interested in the women’s rights movement and feminism and identifies as a lesbian. She has a strong distaste for the Catholic church but has a grudging respect for Perfecto and his work.
If asked about her past, Aradia is willing to talk about her life and what led her to becoming a vampire. Her sister was raped by their local priest and impregnated—using poison, they managed to abort it, but her sister was never the same. In a fit of rage, Aradia went to him alone and murdered him. She fled quickly, beginning a killing spree of abusive priests and monks all over Northern Italy before Florian found her and recognized that her burning desire for death was actually a desire for justice, misled. Respecting her fury and her willpower, he took her to provide Jerren with a companion.
A very fit young woman perhaps in her early twenties, Aradia has dark brown hair and a somewhat warm tone to her skin that indicates she was perhaps quite tan prior to the Embrace. She usually wears jeans, boots and men’s shirts, often with a silver pendant that resembles a two-headed axe. She tends to be a bit grim and quiet by nature, though is an excellent shot with a rifle and an impressive boxer and knife-fighter.
Unlike her adopted family, Florian and Jerren, Aradia wasn’t born to nobility, but rather the working class. She reads and writes well enough and has some general education, but still prefers simple comforts over the grandiose. She has been very interested in the women’s rights movement and feminism and identifies as a lesbian. She has a strong distaste for the Catholic church but has a grudging respect for Perfecto and his work.
If asked about her past, Aradia is willing to talk about her life and what led her to becoming a vampire. Her sister was raped by their local priest and impregnated—using poison, they managed to abort it, but her sister was never the same. In a fit of rage, Aradia went to him alone and murdered him. She fled quickly, beginning a killing spree of abusive priests and monks all over Northern Italy before Florian found her and recognized that her burning desire for death was actually a desire for justice, misled. Respecting her fury and her willpower, he took her to provide Jerren with a companion.
Mental characteristics
Sexuality
Lesbian
Education
Aradia has not had much formal education at all, but is a skilled artisan and has traveled extensively with Florian and Jerren.
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
While she is able to use electronics to their basic functions, is quite a slow typist and prefers to avoid their use unless necessary.
Social
Religious Views
While most of the kindred around her are irreligious or pay at least lip service to the Catholic church, there is something vaguely pagan hinted at in Aradia, mostly implied through her books and studies. Her past as a priest-killer puts her at odds with many Lasombra, who are deeply involved in the church.
Hobbies & Pets
Though she no longer is a weaver by profession, Aradia still enjoys fiber arts and will knit, crochet or weave for her own enjoyment.
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Templar
Aradia, a corruption of the Biblical Herodias; Tessitore, a profession-name meaning "weaver."
Birthplace
An unnamed village near Parma, Italy
Children
Current Residence
Paloma, Spain
Gender
Female
Eyes
Brown
Hair
Long, brown, often in a ponytail
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