Jennifer Hazelton

Appearance

Jennifer stands at 5'7" in sensible shoes. Brown eyes study her surroundings with a calm demeanor. Her brown hair is long and generally worn down. She wears a shawl draped around her neck and shoulders to hide the disfigurement of the large, gruesome scar from her Embrace.

History

Jennifer was born in 1974 in San Diego, CA, to a Registered Nurse; Joyce and a Aviation Mechanic; Dale. The youngest of three children, she enjoyed a modest upbringing. She was a shy child, preferring books over outings.

When her mother brought home a home PC; Jennifer was immediately taken with it. Her parents set up strict parental controls, yet it was still easier to socialize over the internet. She discovered a love of flowers and joined a botanical yahoo group; a Dean Kootz local fan club. Jennifer spent most of her time with her family or online socializing with her 'groups'. She soon discovered that she could disable the security features her parents had set up and wandered the cyber world. She did nothing nefarious, looking to learn for the sake of furthering her own knowledge.

She graduated from high school in the middle of her class. After convincing her parents that computers and the internet were a reliable profession, she applied to a college to become a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. The college was nearly forty minutes from her home town and so she moved into a small studio apartment. To support herself, she became an assistant to the librarian. Her duties mostly handled maintaining the computers, cataloging and data entry.

A year passed by with her quietly progressing in her curriculum, maintaining a small circle of friends from her classes. She continues to spend a great deal of time online, now maintaining online forums about the local library, the local botanical garden and a reading club operating out of the library.

She maintains a personal blog where she writes her experiences and views. With time, she develops a few followers of botanical and literary minded people.

On the eve of her twentieth birthday, she departs her apartment with the intention to meet her friends at restaurant opening across town. Traveling via bus, Jennifer misses her stop and finds herself in an unfamiliar area of town. As she moved along closed businesses, darkened windows and became increasingly alarmed at the general unease that permeated the area, she noticed an unusual amount of homeless sleeping along the alleys she passed by.

At the mouth of one alley, she heard a frightened yell. Peering within, she saw two men in what appeared to be an altercation. She yelled for the aggressor to cease or she'd call the cops when *something* happened. She recalls only an image of flashing teeth before primal fear took over. To this day, she's not entirely sure of the course of events. She recalls sinking onto a bus bench, exhausted, terrified and in quite a state of dishevelment. She had lost a shoe and sported a nasty bruise on her arm, a scrape on her leg.

In the following nights, she had the peculiar sensation of being followed on her night excursions out with her few friends; or when running errands. Each time she dismissed it as her overactive imagination.

On one such night after returning home, she found that her apartment had been invaded. It wasn't a burglary - nothing was missing, no prowler awaited her. Her date book had been slightly moved, her closet shifted through - even her book case had a sense that someone had moved something.

Unnerved, she placed a phone call to the police- and hung up before the call went through. What would she say? Someone had read her rather bare date book? She made herself a cup of tea and went to bed.

The next evening after class she found her apartment once again unlocked. Arming herself with her keys clutched between her fingers, she peered in through her apartment door. She saw a hulking figure standing in the shadows of the kitchen. Something about it was terrifying, wrong and so she attempted to flee.

Her visitor was much quicker than she and quickly overtook her, quietly moving her inside her own apartment with the other residents none the wiser. As she endured the second most terrifying night of her life, her neighbors slumber was uninterrupted.

The intruder was a Nosferatu - the very one who she had interrupted feeding three weeks prior. He had originally stalked her to ensure that she was not a Breach and found her odd ways intriguing - partially her devotion to her online social life. Joshua Homan spent the next two nights carefully piecing through Jennifer 's life - her ambitions, her talents and her current attachments.

He left her each night feeling drained, mentally violated and questioning her own sanity. She found herself unwilling - or unable- to depart from her apartment. Unknown to her, Joshua felt that his Clan needed access to another avenue of information - the modern world of internet and unseen online connections. He was a fairly influential Nosferatu among his family and convinced his allies to help him negotiate a right to Embrace.

Her sire was as kind about it as he could be; taking his deformed maw into account. Nonetheless the Embrace left Jennifer with a fair wound on her neck and shoulder. Her Embrace saved her from perishing from the wound, yet she awoke to find her voice forever marred. It had been serviceable before, now she found it nearly impossible to control its pitch. It withered like a snake sneaking through the grass, plummeted like an old man's nearing his demise.

As Jennifer struggled to accept the change in her situation, Joshua set her up within his own haven - a modified basement level garage of a foreclosed apartment. He had brought along her 'tools' - her lap top, her PDA. Over the following weeks a course of instruction was forged - he taught her the Danse, she taught him the basics of technology.

The basics were all that were reached, he was a particularly impatient vampire who soon found it easier to assign his childe tasks than to learn to do them himself. Jen soon found the majority of her nights cataloging her sire's rivals, composing graphs of influence and areas to be exploited.

As she proved to be as anti social in death as she was in life, her sire taught her how he survived- skulking in the shadows, traversing paths most people avoided. She maintained a healthy respect for the aura of fear her Sire commanded and was taught how to form a Monstrous Countenance herself. She also learned how to strum the vitae in her veins to hide her tools she brought among Kindred from casual notice and eventually the call of her Beast.

The Unaligned Nosferatu also spent some time teaching his young associate how to identify supernatural signs - mostly in his rivals. What abilities did they possess that they did not? She spent years journaling their expressed abilities and talents - and their rumored talents - while only informing her Sire of her findings. She remains in the same city for nearly ten years, still passing herself as a college students to new students, cultivating a mine of minds absorbing the current computer trends and systems.

She also maintains a dialogue with the homeless where she first met Joshua, giving tit for tat to learn what occurred on the streets near her haven. After ten years, she moves north to Sacramento, agreeing with her Sire to use her computer talents for the benefit of her Clan there. He sends a letter detailing her arrival and her desire to aid her elder clan mates.

Her Sire, Joshua, arranges for his childe to be driven by his own thrall, Royce Riggan. She wonders if this is his idea of protection or if it is a way for Joshua to monitor her actions.

She is unsure of what her reception will be, but is glad to finally be an independent neonate.

Sacramento

Soon after arriving in Sacramento in 2011; Jennifer finds common interests with Ricardo Reyes and Nao Zhong. The three bond over their tumultuous Embraces and tutelage; deciding to form a coterie. The coterie soon reforms with Mr. Rodriguez and Ms. Hazelton as the only members. Los Tigres offers its aid to the city officials; glad to help with a few investigations. Upon arrival in Sacramento, Jennifer becomes active in the Nosferatu clan. She befriends Dr. Josephone Powell and Sidor Grigoriev. In time, Grigoriev is voted in as the clan Priscus. Dr. Powell then becomes the whip of the clan Nosferatu. Jennifer participates in basic investigations alongside Castor Drake and Brenn Lawrence at behest of the clan superiors. In her political life, Jennifer approaches Ariana Donovan and her coterie mate, Conner Greyson.

Along with Ricardo Reyes, she undertakes a mentor-ship with these upstanding members of society. The coterie Triumvir introduces Jennifer and Ricardo to the Invictus membership and sponsors their stake. The coterie arrives at the October meeting of the First Estate; sponsored by the Triumvir. Ricardo accepts a title of function of Soldier; while Jennifer puts her hat in the ring for Notary. Jennifer is tested on her knowledge of Oath writing and with a minor correction, is accepted for her title of function. She is present with Madame Daniella Sage takes her title of function as Au Pair.

Jennifer devotes considerable time to her role within the Invictus. She studies the tales told from other cities. She faces adversity as the Blood of Nosferatu does not lend itself to most of the less common Blood Oaths. Jennifer learns that a Lady Notary in San Diego is nearing her eclipse. Somewhat hastily, Jennifer packs a bag and departs to learn from the accomplished Notary. The education is demanding and Jennifer falls out of contact with her allies in Sacramento. Returning some months later, Jennifer has learned new Oaths and has become more assertive. She is surprised to find that Triumvir is gone - as is Ricardo, Priscus Grigoriev and Whip Powell. Shortly after her return in 2014, Jennifer attends a meeting of the Nosferatu. With the two Carthian Nosferatu present, Jennifer asserts her desire to become Priscus. Plans are laid for the computer minded Nosferatu trio to create a computer network for the officers of the domain. Due to her achievements, Jennifer is named a Lady in the Invictus by Prince Asa Clarke.

Jennifer departs to follow the desire to learn the best Blood Oath, in her opinion. The practicioners of this Oath are rare, requiring travel to another Notary for mentoring. She spends years devoted to the cause of the Invictus, studying past Oaths to best understand the role of Notary. Jennifer returns in 2019, finding the Nosferatu under the wisdom of Priscus Alice Hart. As the Priscus rises to Seneschal, Alice names Jennifer as Priscus of the Nosferatu once again. Jennifer spends time in the Necropolis, choosing it as her main haven. She clears out the Catacombs. The Nosferatu studies home defense and security measures, enacting additional security measures for the Necropolis. She is persistent on holding regular meetings of the Family, trusting in the close knit nature of Nosferatu. In the face of adversity from outsiders, Nosferatu come together.

In recent nights, the Nosferatu has become more assertive and self assured. Her demeanor as a Lady now is effectively conveyed by her presence.