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2012-03-08 10:20 pm
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[sticky entry] Sticky: V:TM Backstory

(CWs: Blood, violence, vampirism, mentions of rape)

Artemis York–-who would later become Artemis Seth-–was born in the year 1759 in Notting Hill, England. She was the third child of Adam York, a professor of ancient religions, and his wife Lilith York, a Parliament member's daughter. The family was surprisingly well off, Adam being from new money. Artemis was a completely unexpected surprise, born seven years after her sister Diana and thirteen years after her sister Selene. She quickly became the complete apple of Adam's eye.

From an early age, there was something "slightly off" about Artemis, however. Something that alienated her from her mother. She often reported strange dreams. Unlike other girls her age, she showed little interest in dolls and pretty dresses. At times, she would say completely erratic and unpredictable things. Although her mother sometimes scolded her for predicting that Diana would one day march against the military or that Selene would bathe in rivers of blood, Artemis persisted, insisting that she was only telling the truth. It would be many, many years before Artemis and her family realized that these childish utterances were actually prophetic.

Like her father... )
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2013-11-11 08:39 pm
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[sticky entry] Sticky: Permissions Meme

Please let me know which of Artemis's powers you're willing to let her use on your character! "We would need to talk first" is also an acceptable answer, since Artemis's use of her abilities would be largely plot related. Please also note that it is established in the World of Darkness canon that her abilities can work on both humans and supernaturals alike.

Auspex
Heightened Senses: She can voluntarily heighten all five senses, or any one at a time. She'll often use this for eavesdropping or tracking someone down.
Aura Perception: Her eyes can allow her to look at a person's aura and learn the following bits of information:
-Creature type (human, vampire, werewolf, fae, etc.)
-Emotional state (happy, sad, uncomfortable, etc.)
-Diablerie (has your character destroyed another person's soul?)
-Influence (is there a supernatural influence on your character?)
Spirit's Touch: Artemis can touch an object to learn any of the following information about it: Who was the last person who touched it? Was it used in an emotionally stressful event? What were the emotions of the person using the object?
Telepathy: Artemis can communicate mentally with another person. It's only a one-way street, however. They cannot reply to her unless they too have telepathy.

Dementation
Passion: Artemis can make another person submissive or impatient for about ten minutes.
Eyes of Chaos: She can look at another person and learn what their intrinsic nature is (ie., Architect, Autocrat, Bon Vivant, Bravo, Caregiver, Celebrant, Child, Competitor, Conformist, Conniver, Curmudgeon, Deviant, Director, Fanatic, Gallant, Judge, Loner, Martyr, Masochist, Monster, Pedagogue, Penitent, Perfectionist, Rebel, Rogue, Survivor, Thrill-Seeker, Traditionalist, Trickster, Visionary).

Dominate
Command: She can issue a one-word command with a duration of less than 10 minutes. This command cannot be suicidal.

Obfuscate
Cloak of Shadows and Unseen Presence: She can become invisible if no one can see her and she doesn't interact with her environment.

True Faith
Artemis can weaponize her faith to drive away (at least 10 feet) any supernatural creatures that don't also have her faith.

Prophecy
Not entirely a vampiric ability, Artemis often receives prophetic flashes about other people. In game, she will use this to discuss another character's canon (both lived and upcoming). Since I don't want to use this to fourth-wall, I'm happy to take it on a case-by-case basis.

Feeding
Artemis requires blood every few nights. Here are the fun facts about Cainite feeding. Can I bite you?
-It feels reeeeeeeally good to the victim. Orgasmic good.
-Artemis will only take three pints, leaving the victim dizzy, but fine.
-Cainites can close the wounds caused by their teeth, simply by licking them. They leave no trace of the feeding.
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2024-08-12 10:51 pm
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Dark Fairy Doll



Made using Azalea's Dolls.
stranger_to_the_rain: (Happy)
2022-03-01 10:48 pm
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Written in the Stars

I am here to tell you we can never meet again
Simple, really, isn't it? A word or two, and then
A lifetime of not knowing where or how or why or when
You think of me or speak of me or wonder what befell
The someone you once loved so long ago so well

Never wonder what I'll feel as living shuffles by
You don't have to ask me, and I need not reply
Every moment of my life from now until I die
I will think or dream of you and fail to understand
How a perfect love can be confounded out of hand

Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time
Is this God's experiment
In which we have no say
In which we're given paradise
But only for a day

Nothing can be altered, oh, there is nothing to decide
No escape, no change of heart, no anyplace to hide
You are all I'll ever want, but this I am denied
Sometimes in my darkest thoughts, I wish I'd never learned
What it is to be in love and have that love returned

Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time
Is this God's experiment
Oh, in which we have no say
In which we're given paradise
But only for a day

Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time
Is this God's experiment
In which we have no say (In which we have no say)
In which we're given paradise (Given paradise)
But only for a day
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2021-01-11 01:52 pm
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Open RP Post



This is an open RP post for Artemis Seth. See her permissions meme here. To contact mun OOC, PM this journal or send me a pplurk at [plurk.com profile] wizera
stranger_to_the_rain: (Crazy)
2019-01-08 08:47 pm
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Lyrical Artemis



Lousy photo editing by [personal profile] wizera
stranger_to_the_rain: (Happy)
2019-01-07 10:52 am
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The Stranger

Well, we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out
And show ourselves when everyone has gone
Some are satin, some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of a stranger
But we'd love to try them on

Well, we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover
See the stranger in yourself

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south every now and then
You've done it
Why can't someone else
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes

Well, we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover
See the stranger in yourself

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south every now and then
You've done it
Why can't someone else
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along
stranger_to_the_rain: (Crazy)
2018-07-08 08:47 pm
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Lyrical Artemis



Lousy photo editing by [personal profile] wizera
stranger_to_the_rain: (Happy)
2018-04-27 10:34 am
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Waving Through A Window

I've learned to slam on the brake
Before I even turn the key
Before I make the mistake
Before I lead with the worst of me
Give them no reason to stare
No slipping up if you slip away
So I got nothing to share
No, I got nothing to say

Step out, step out of the sun
If you keep getting burned
Step out, step out of the sun
Because you've learned, because you've learned
On the outside, always looking in
Will I ever be more than I've always been?

'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass
I'm waving through a window
I try to speak, but nobody can hear
So I wait around for an answer to appear
While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass
I'm waving through a window, oh
Can anybody see, is anybody waving back at me?

We start with stars in our eyes
We start believing that we belong
But every sun doesn't rise
And no one tells you where you went wrong

Step out, step out of the sun
If you keep getting burned
Step out, step out of the sun
Because you've learned, because you've learned
On the outside, always looking in
Will I ever be more than I've always been?

'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass
Waving through a window
I try to speak, but nobody can hear
So I wait around for an answer to appear
While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass
Waving through a window, oh
Can anybody see, is anybody waving?

When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around
Do you ever really crash, or even make a sound?
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around
Do you ever really crash, or even make a sound?
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around
Do you ever really crash, or even make a sound?
When you're falling in a forest and there's nobody around
Do you ever really crash, or even make a sound?
Did I even make a sound?
Did I even make a sound?
It's like I never made a sound
Will I ever make a sound?
On the outside, always looking in
Will I ever be more than I've always been?

'Cause I'm tap, tap, tapping on the glass
Waving through a window
I try to speak, but nobody can hear
So I wait around for an answer to appear
While I'm watch, watch, watching people pass
Waving through a window, oh
Can anybody see, is anybody waving back at me? (oh)
Is anybody waving?
Waving, waving, whoa-oh, whoa-oh
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2017-03-24 11:04 am
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Stranger to the Rain

Shed no tears for me
There'll be rain enough today
I'm wishing you godspeed
As I wave you on your way
This won't be the first time
I've stayed behind to face
The bitter consequences
Of an ancient fall from grace
I'm a daughter of the race of Cain
I am not a stranger to the rain

Orphan in the storm
That's a role I've played before
I've learned not to tremble
When I hear the thunder roar
I don't curse what I can't change
I just play the hand I'm dealt
When they lighten up the rations
I tighten up my belt
I won't say I've never felt the pain
But I am not a stranger to the rain

And for the boy who's given me the sweetest love I've known
I wish for him another love so he won't be alone
Because I am bound to walk among the wounded and the slain
And when the storm comes crashing on the plain
I will dance before the lightning to music sacred and profane

Oh, shed no tears for me
Light no candle for my sake
This journey I'll be making
Is one we all must make
Shoulder to the wind
I'll turn my face into the spray
And when the heavens open
Let the drops fall where they may
If they finally wash away the stain
From a daughter of the race of Cain
I am not a stranger to the rain

Let it rain
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2016-05-23 02:30 pm

Order of the Silver Crescent



Artemis Set

stranger-to-the-rain


age » 249

codename » Artemis Set

marital status » Single

family » sisters (Diana Abel, Selene Caine)

occupation » Malkavian Primogen

powers&skills » Auspex, Dominate, Dementation, Obfuscate

Artemis Set is the leader of the Order of the Silver Crescent. Her primary base of operations is Sunnyvale, CA. She also serves as the Malkavian Primogen of Los Angeles, under Prince Liam Stephens.More →




Liam Stephens

N/A


age » 262

codename » Liam Stephens

marital status » Single

family » none

occupation » Camarilla Prince

powers&skills » Dominate, Fortitude, Presence

Liam is second-in-command of the Order of the Silver Crescent. As Prince of Los Angeles, he advocates for many of the Order's positions, while trying to maintain neutrality.More →




Fatima Merali

dust-of-life


age » 20

codename » Fatima Merali

marital status » Single

family » none

occupation » Student

powers&skills » Fortitude, Presence, Thaumaturgy

Fatima Merali is the leader of the dhampir coven of the Order of the Silver Crescent. She is a direct descendant of Shauzia Merali and part of the oldest family of dhampir known to the world.More →




Diana Abel

diana-abel


age » 257

codename » Diana Abel

marital status » Engaged

family » sisters (Artemis Set, Selene Caine)

occupation » Alumni recruiter, composer

powers&skills » Auspex, Dominate, Obfuscate, Presence

Diana Abel is one of the founding members of the Order of the Silver Crescent. Her primary involvement is in fundraising and alumni recruitment, and she uses her connections in the transportation industry to help move members of the Order across the country.More →




Selene York

nott-caine


age » 262

codename » Selene "Nott" York

marital status » Widow

family » sisters (Artemis Set, Diana Abel)

occupation » none

powers&skills » Auspex, Dementation, Obfuscate, Potence

Selene York is an associated member of the Order and sister to founder Artemis Set. Although generally apolitical, she was originally groomed to serve the Sabbat.More →




Elsbeth Lennox

waitingforgabriel


age » 436

codename » Elsbeth Lennox

marital status » Married

family » none

occupation » Camarilla Sheriff

powers&skills » Animalism, Dominate, Fortitude, Protean

Sheriff Elsbeth Lennox has served as sheriff of Augusta and Los Angeles, as well as deputy of Miami. Her primary responsibilities, apart from those of sheriff, is that of a body guard, particularly at social gatherings involving members of the Order.More →





Denise Feene

brujah-barkeep


age » 321

codename » Denise Feene

marital status » Single

family » none

occupation » Barkeep, informant

powers&skills » Animalism, Celerity, Potence, Presence

Denise serves as an information officer for the Order of the Silver Crescent. As such, she generally works out in the field, usually in a service industry position. She is an Independent Cainite, although she abides by Camarilla law.More →




Christine Anderson

vampire-of-the-night


age » 144

codename » Christine Anderson

marital status » Single

family » none

occupation » Singer

powers&skills » Auspex, Celerity, Presence

Christine Anderson is a Toreador and a member of the Order of the Silver Crescent. She generally works out in the field, taking jobs involving the arts or high society.




Malcolm MacDonald

N/A


age » 440

codename » Malcolm MacDonald

marital status » Married

family » none

occupation » Ventrue Primogen

powers&skills » Dominate, Fortitude, Presence

Malcolm is an associate member of the Order. After a lengthy stint as Prince of Augusta, under the name Donal Rosse, Malcolm joined the Order at the behest of his wife, Elsbeth Lennox. He moved to Los Angeles and assumed the position of Ventrue primogen.




Jonas Mayenca

N/A


age » 321

codename » Jonas Mayenca

marital status » Single

family » none

occupation » Bodyguard

powers&skills » Celerity, Potence, Presence

Jonas Mayenca is a recently-reformed Anarch who joined the Order of the Silver Crescent. He's still in training to become a field agent, but takes stints as a body guard when Elsbeth is unavailable.







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2015-07-27 09:38 am
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Easy as Life

This is the moment when the gods expect me to beg for help
But I won't even try, I want nothing in the world but myself to protect me
And I won't lie down, roll over and die

All I have to do is forget how much I love him
All I have to do is put my longing to one side
Tell myself that love's an ever-changing situation
Passion would have cooled and all the magic would have died
It's easy, it's easy

All I have to do is to pretend I never knew him
On those very rare occasions when he steals into my heart
Better to have lost him when the ties were barely binding
Better the contempt of the familiar cannot start
It's easy, it's easy

Until I think about him as he was when I last touched him
And how he would have been, were I to be with him today
Those very rare occasions don't let up, they keep on coming
All I've ever wanted and I'm throwing it away
It's easy, it's easy as life

But then I see the faces of a worn, defeated people
A father and a nation who won't let a coward run
Is this how the gods reward the faithful through the ages?
Forcing us to move and they're the hardest things we've done
They're easy, so easy

And though I'll think about him 'til the earth draws in around me
And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love
This is no denial, no betrayal, but redemption
Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above
It's easy, it's easy as life
It's easy as life
It's easy as life!
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2014-02-26 09:04 am

I am bound to walk among the wounded and the slain

WHO Artemis and Matthew (with a cameo by Joseph)
WHAT The aftermath of Liam's slaughter of the Phoenix Sabbat
WHERE Just outside of Phoenix, AZ
WHEN November 2009
NOTES None
WARNINGS Mentions of blood and gore

Why were warehouses so uniform? It was a silly thing to wonder about, in light of the carnage all around her, but as Artemis stood in the middle of the empty chamber, she couldn't help but notice that one warehouse looked like another looked like another. And back and back and back. They were all drab and cold and damp. And there was always the infernal racket of something dripping somewhere.

Joseph immediately set himself to the task of disposing the bodies. He was going to take them outside, he told her. He'd burn them in a ditch. He was, perhaps, just a little too efficient with the work, leaving Artemis to wonder about what he had been. But it was fine with her, really. She liked practical and efficient people. She could tell from his aura that he was fuming, furious with Liam for taking off with Diana like that. The manual labor would do him good, she decided. Let him calm down before they made their next move.

As for Artemis, the next move was the same as always: Investigating. She'd already made some cursory notes on the numbers and facts of the scene. But now to interpret it all.

So she found herself standing beside the ragged remains of several hemp ropes, hanging from a rafter in the ceiling. They'd been torn, not cut. And they were soaked in blood. She would have to touch them, read the emotions hidden in them. But her heightened senses suddenly detected someone else nearby.

"Fee, fi, fo, fum," she whispered into the dark.
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2013-12-11 08:47 am

Tartarus App

|| Player Information ||
Name: Wizera
Personal Journal: [personal profile] wizera
Time zone: central
Current Characters: None

And away we go... )