Ab Antiquo

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Meliora is a troubled -- not to mention troublesome -- individual. She values knowledge and competence over all else, and gives respect easily to those who have experience and information she lacks. That being said, her pride is easily wounded by people belittling her or underestimating her intelligence. Despite her (many, many) flaws, Meliora is loyal and diligent. She enjoys learning new things, and her word is her bond.

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Meliora was always a smart girl, but she was never a very kind girl. And kindness may not get you far, but it will get you much farther than elitism and pride. Had Meliora known this, she may not have torn through quite so many foster families.

Her pride in her intelligence did not protect her from depression. Her seeming inability to be loved by those around her created in Meliora a deep-rooted sense of self-loathing. Before she even aged out of the foster system she began exploring methods of self-destruction. Alcohol and cigarettes numbed her anger and slowed her racing thoughts, sex with strangers superficially inflated her self-worth, and petty crime provided a certain level of intellectual stimulation.

Of course, trespassing is no big deal until you walk in on a massacre.

The vampire was about as surprised to see Meliora as she was to see them and their slaughtered victims. Meliora managed to kill the creature, but technically did not survive the encounter. Her victory felt hollow when she realized the vampire was the only one who could have properly guided her into her new life. She was alone, now, alone in a way that surpassed anything she had ever experienced.

Or so she thought.

She heard whispers about a city where people went missing every night -- a city with the lowest murder rate in the country only because no bodies were ever found.

Meliora has remained a loner during her time in Ravenblack. She has spent countless hours studying city lore, trying to understand her new home -- as well as her new condition. Most of her money and energy has been devoted to mastering her vampiric abilities. She spent the entirety of 2018 lost in shadows, overwhelmed by depression and fear; however, in the summer of 2019 she roused herself and resumed her quest for knowledge and power.

During her time in Ravenblack, Meliora has developed a taste for the blood of vampire hunters. She has been brought to zero by the bastards a time or two, but the payoff is almost always worth it.

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• SKYLAR HOLMES An immortal witch that Meliora met in the tavern. The first night they met, Skylar offered Meliora a job at Third Eye Tattoo and a place to stay in the apartment above it. Meliora respects Skylar's occult knowledge, and is grateful for her generosity.

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• TAROT CARDS A brand-new set of Rider-Waite tarot cards that Meliora pulled off a vampire hunter she killed. Skylar generously cleansed them, and Meliora does readings in the tavern for spare cigarettes.

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