Name: Jennifer de Sauveterre
Gender: Female
Actual Age: 224 (Born; December 21st, 1790)
Physical Age: 24
Occupation: Purveyor of the arts and education
Nationality: French
Appearance: ClickyPersonality: The gift of an extended life came with an acute curiosity, knowledge, sexual, music, literature and the arts, a sense of freedom and liberation, Jennifer prefers to live in the moment. A bohemian type of vampire, Jennifer is wilful, freethinking and independent, with a sharp wit, soft smile, capable of displays of great kindness and generosity, Jennifer would like to think herself as a true vampire of the new world, alas she is also still very much a vampire of an old one also, despite her liberal tendencies, her egotism often puts her at odds with others, especially elder vampires – and while, respecting order and the golden rules of which all vampires are now expected to abide to – to see fit to instruct her or to order her, to even simply expect her to conform to a certain standard or ruling, is to draw her immediate ire. And she can hold a grudge for a very, very, long time.
Attitude to The Age of the Vampire: Jennifer has long lived amongst humans without negative repercussions – though, unaware of her vampirism – the Age of the Vampire was simply a long awaited sigh of relief from the annoyance of having to hide her most important aspect of herself. However, she is sceptical of the age all the same, as though it seems as if it is a golden age, the bubble will eventually burst.
Reason for being in Amsterdam: With a bustling scene of both vampire and human art and culture and education, it was a scene Jenn couldn't pass up. She is currently the foremost Vampire benefactor of art and education in Amsterdam.
Vampire Traits: Several years living amongst humans, long before the Age of the Vampire, allowed Jennifer to reign in her blood lust. However, she is incredibly picky as to whose blood she is drinking, preferring the blood of intellectuals and artists, importing her own vintages – whilst not much of a fighter, to humans in particular (and lesser vampires), can come off as incredibly alluring, Jennifer would typically in her nature chalk this up this her charm but she is aware that this ability is for more attributed to her powers.
Status: Fledged
Sire Name: Albert Ogthoven
Sire Details: Once, Jennifer and her sire had been close. Though she would no longer admit to it, she had once loved him. Her connection to her sire was so strong, her jealously of his other progenies often put their lives at risk if she caught any inkling of their attempts to gain the favour of Albert over her. However, over the years, as she grew more independent and his number of progenies grew – Jennifer and Albert eventually separated. With no contact between the pair for nearly a hundred years, their mental link is less than stellar.
Progeny: Though she has nearly sired her own progeny on more than one occasion, Jennifer has gone through life thus far without a single progeny.
History: Jennifer remembers her early humans years surrounded by social strife and imperialistic wars across Europe. All, largely, originating from her homeland of France. She grew up during the age of the Revolution and was witness to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, who would take her four brothers and father from her to serve in La Grande Armée, which came to a staggering and spectacular halt in Russia. She was twenty-four by time the wars finally came to an end with Napoleons' final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, living alone with her mother, a country still devastated by the numerous wars, were rather an oddity for their times, being women of common birth ran what was once their father's inn, a popular destination for travellers and locals, the pair garnered some relative power and stature in their town. However, beyond this, Jennifer would seem to be another character of history with no other noticeable causes or impact on the world. Or, so she thought. Living close to the borders of what would become modern Belgium and Germany, men, especially soldiers, would come and go on regular occurrence – the night the man arrived however, she felt a difference. A difference which would become apparent after their night together and with it a whole new world awoke for her.
Weak like all progenies from the beginning, she soon adapted well to her new found lifestyle and initially; Jennifer was fiercely loyal to her sire, falling in love with him in the process. Even though Albert would sire other progenies, ones she was insanely jealous over, she would go to great lengths to ensure none of them would come to usurp her place. Of course, time passes and people, even vampires, slowly begin to drift apart.
Jennifer's own curiosity of the world as she grew into her strength began to grow with her; the opposite sex, the same sex, art and music and poetry, Jennifer began to detach gradually from her sire, her personalty becoming more desiring of personal liberties and freedoms, Jennifer entered what some could argue was a stage of vampire rebellion. She would venture to Paris, Milan, Rome, Vienna, even far as the Ottoman Empire to visit places of art and culture, dabbling with the great minds of Europe, several of which became lovers – for months at a time she would leave, barely informing her sire of where she was going or what she was doing, before abruptly returning again, unaccounted and expecting life to continue as normal. It was upon her return from one of these ventures, after a furious night, the pair finally went their separate way, with him staying in the Netherlands and Jennifer leaving for America, where, she has spent the majority of her life since; avoiding vampires whenever she could, she attempted to reintegrate herself back into human society, though it would take an incredible amount of willpower to overcome her lust for blood, which she had almost unlimited access too, she soon adapted, finding ways to acquire it without causing suspicion or panic. L.A, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Canada, across to Asia, back to Europe, Jennifer mingled with the art world, becoming a patron of many famous artists and writers, a keen supporter of cinema and music; a world that she enjoyed and made her happy.
Then other Vampires decided to reveal themselves to the world, bursting her bubble. At first this was an annoying reminder of her fellow kind, then that annoyance became a relief as she longer had to hide or sulk around for blood. She was also first to jump on the resulting art scene of the so-called, “Age of the Vampire.”
At the start of the millennium, Jennifer left America to travel to a destination she had long avoided; Amsterdam. The metropolis of the new world. Jennifer made her visits on and off, uncommon but enough to be noticed. However, with the construction of one of her own pet projects, she has decided to make a permanent stay within the city, and, to pop in on a few old faces.
Other Details: Jennifer is the chief patron of The Voltaire. A high profile art gallery and museum open to the public in central Amsterdam, it is also known for its extensive library and study centre, making it a popular destination for both students and tourists.
