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15:52, 28th March 2024 (GMT+0)

Helena Vidett

Unaligned Ventrue Melissidae.

Helena is from 19th century Bavaria, and descends from aristocracy, however she abandoned the life that was planned for her and made the journey to London as a defiant act, and received the embrace in 1855, she was forced into hiding for several years, moving around where possible as she found herself hunted by the kindred themselves, first making her way to France and across the continent, keeping her movements clandestine as not to make many aware of even her nature, let alone being a Melissid.  She has recently been more forthcoming about her bloodline, despite being hunted to hear extinction in very recent memory out of fear of what they may become.

She carries herself well, partly from the corsets of the Victorian era that she still wears, with her head held high, which doesn't help with her perceived aloof reputation. Despite having a mass of dark hair, she keeps it secured up for a neat, precise look, something she intends as a means to encourage distance. While her voice is soft, it carries with it a slight Bavarian accent that while subtle, is enough to be noticeable in general conversation.

As is often the way with the Melissidae, she's often surrounded by her personal hive, mostly comprised of drones, seemingly incapable of their own thought, but they bear a remarkable similarity in their appearances, the women modelled after Helena, while the men dress the same way themselves, predominantly in black, tailor fitted suits, with the same clouded, chalky eyes. There is one though, Emily Thorne, who seems to hold on to her faculties, Helena always allowing one to remain free from her clasp, serving as Helena's ever present link to her humanity.