Ophelia Schwartz

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Player - Hilde Heyvaert

Name - Ophelia Schwartz

picture by Pieter Vanhaecke

Quote: Eternity is but a theory, when push comes to shove we are still subjected to mortality. Memento Mori: remember you'll die. For some death may come easy. And for others it will creep up on them unsuspectedly while they sleep...

Information

Clan - Mekhet (Status 0 - Relatively well known but she happily takes on the roll of the obligatory enfant terrible that wants nothing to do with her Clan. Also because of her refusing to accept her Priscus [who is an incompetent twat] she'll likely never be accepted by her Clan at all.) Alucinor bloodline. She's out of touch with the rest of her bloodline for personal reasons.

Age - Unknown, she seems to be relatively young (appears to be about 16), but as she refuses to speak of her age and past, other than she originates from L.A. and is half-Irish, quarter American and quarter Rom gypsy, there is little known about her.

Location - Currently she splits her time between Antwerp, Belgium and Tottenham Hale (London), UK. Recently she has given up her nomad status to rejoin the Antwerp Coven.

Specialties - Ghosts, Ghost hunting, oneiromancy, premonitions, psychology, dance, firearms, archery, violin, Uratha, geomancy.

Deity worshipped - Triad Gods of Sleep: Morpheus, Phobethor and Phantasos. But mainly Morpheus. Strong sympathies towards the path of the Morrigan and a keen interest in many principles of the "Left Hand Path".

Brief history

Ophelia is a young Mekhet of Irish-American origin who generally likes to keep most information about her known only to a select few. What is known however, is that she is highly intelligent, and at least slightly derranged and specialising in a dazzling aray of subjects. Most commonly known as a psychologist, oneiromancer and specialist in Ghosts, the Uratha and old world magic. She in fact a skilled geomancer, witch, dancer and musician (she playes the violin) and her like for the wrong type of men. Many mistake her for a Daeva because of her appearance (striking looks 4) which she swaps between beautiful in an eery way (with scars) or just beautiful (without scars).

She seems to have a special link with the Ordo Dracul, and she is mostly seen in the company of members of the Ordo Dracul (she was in a coterie with a Mekhet Dragon [the recently murdered Erik/Ericsson], and she was the girlfriend of the late Joachim Winter, Ordo leader of the Benelux) and is concequentially rumoured to be responsible for the good relation between Dragons and Crone in Antwerp. She was close to be especially close to Jorgo Proclaytova-Mecha (former Prince of Antwerp, now living somewhere in the US) whom she regards as an older brother. And to the Gangrel Dragon known as Daniel, who is rumoured to be her brother. They do seem to show an actual family recemblance in both appearance and personality.

Rebellious in nature, dangerous, stubborn and tempestous, always carrying at least one firearm or her trusty crossbow, possessing the ability to see and communicate with ghosts and suffering from hallucinations, visions, premonitions, flashes from past, present and future and nightmares; Ophelia is most likely to be the most troubled Crone in Belgium. On more than one occasion she has turned around and has (discretely) displayed an unknown and often downright frightening power she seems to be able to use for scouting, predicting the future, destruction of the mind and mental healing. Her true heritage is known to but a selected few, and no one is aware of just how strong her powers of Insomnium are. Or whatever other powers she possesses. But most prefer not to know either, for she's quite often shown that she's capable of immense destruction with very little efford.

As a Raven she recognises no authority of other Crones (and often no authority full stop) and does her utmost to avoid the Circle's authority figures at all cost, lest she avoids conflicts. The only exeption to this are Dokisha and Sarus who have some authority over her. Lately she has allied herself with the Mechelen based Malinas coterie after having become involved with their Charger, a young Chorus Crone Gangrel called David Grange.

Together with the controversial Dermott Asa Arcane she started the Phantasma Society, a group of Kindred that studies ghosts and spirits.

She was one of the first to join Elliott Grimm in the Free Congregation, becoming the groups Haruspex (seer).

Even tho Ophelia is the Senechal of Antwerp, she spends much of her time in Tottenham Hale, one of the London Burroughs which she has the right to call her own. Concequentially she is known in Greater London and London Within as the Keeper of Tottenham Hale.

She's very well aware that the vast majority of her Covenant (and several of other covenants too) would love to see her disappear permanently, but in fact she doesn't care one bit. She's quite content to live in her own world with a chosen few. In most cases she really does not care about what people think about her. Ophelia in fact has the luxery to continue this as she has friends in high places that are more than willing to protect her.

Rumours

Ophelia is actually a member of the Ordo Dracul (Sworn of the Dying Light), infiltrating the Circle. The Dragons that she's seemingly close with are in fact her bodyguards.

Ophelia is seriously considering to leave the Circle for the Ordo Dracul.

She's made it her mission to do something about the Lemons & Oranges killer that is terrorizing London, going as far as cooperating with Mages and Uratha.

She's never without the company of an ancient and increadibly powerful passion shade ghost, that will protect her from harm, and that is quite capable of destroying a Kindred within seconds.

Ophelia has friends in extremely high places, hurting her will have concequences.

If she ever starts quoting Poe or another equally angsty author then it's time to run and not look back.

Ophelia didn't just get badly scarred in that poltergeist-attack, her sire decided to experiment during her embrace, which has caused her to be part ghost herself, possessing a range of numina (ghost powers).

Others about Ophelia Schwartz

• Marcel Vanerum of the Lancea Sanctum: "Mijn vader zaliger zei altijd da as ge niks goeds over iemand kunt zeggen, ge beter helemaal niks zegt." (Translation: "My late father always said that if you can't say anything good about someone, you better say nothing at all.")

• Alexandria Karuna High Priestess of the Circle of the Crone Limburg:"I guess we're more alike than we thought. Something which can be a good but also a bad thing. Only time will tell."

• Imanuel: "Zalige vouw. Praat te snel maar zalige vrouw.

• Dokisha of the Circle of the Crone : "She is underestimated by many. She has contacts in almost every nation. Her faith is unquestionable."

• Hendrik Buckinkx of the Carthian Movement: "Ophelia Schwartz as our Prince. The least I can say, is that this is unexpected. There's other candidates who I would've preferred, but as long as nobody better steps forward, Ophelia and Lady Kathryn-with-the-many-names have my support. After all, there are far worse alternatives."

• SStaff. Dr. Gerhardt Thielemann of the Circle of the Crone Limburg:"Prince Swartz,.. it does have a ring to it. Maybe it'll grow on us."