Jadine Fontenot

Jadine "Jade" Fontenot

Background

A girl just can't catch a break. Jade's a hell of a drummer, and she knows she is. She thought that would be enough. She thought the jazz scene in New Orleans was meritocratic. Oh, for most of the climb that was essentially true. Everyone knew who the jerks were, and they were easily avoided. But at the top? Damn. Cutthroat didn't even begin to describe it. She fought as hard as she could, but she never got off her back feet, and soon she found herself teary-eyed, packing up for a cold city she knew nothing about, not even sure why nobody would return her calls anymore. LA was so different, but her skills spoke for themselves. Pretty soon, she was being led back to meet one of the doyennes of the scene—there wasn't really a jazz scene, but close enough. And that was when, after a long conversation over top-shelf wine, she found herself Embraced.

She was confused and lost again, but this time with a patron. She thought. Turns out she just wanted to sire a new vampire. The humans became complicated to be around. She had to beg out of the regular jazz gig she had in the late afternoon. But begging out of gigs is a great way to not get calls anymore, so once again, gradually this time, she found opportunities drying up. So she cast a wider net. The Jade who arrived here would never have even considered a rock band. But she wanted to play. She wanted to prove herself. She wanted to live, too, if you could call this life.

Then it dawned on her (as it were): she no longer had a timeline. She could outlive the people who'd written her off. She could always start over with new talent and new faces. She just couldn't do day and evening gigs anymore, and sadly, that was where most of the jazz scene was.

Description

Jade is tall, elegant and iconically beautiful. She has captivating brown eyes under expressive brows, a bold nose that anchors a bold face, and full lips that fade from the bluish dark brown of her skin to a rich pink. She exudes an aloof cool, dressed in a neo-zoot suit with black pants, a white silk wingtip shirt if she wears a shirt at all, and a herringbone jacket, all perfectly tailored. She pins a bowler hat at a rakish angle on her short-cut, natural hair. Her feet are shod in black patent leather heels.

Disciplines

Auspex: 2

Heightened Senses: 1

Sense the Unseen: 2

Celerity: 2

Cat's Grace: 2

Rapid Reflexes: 1

Demographics

Concept: Elite musician trying to make it in a new city

Chronicle: ???

Sire: Esther Mulholland (yes, that Mulholland)

Ambition: Recognition as the cream of the crop

Desire: Be the backbone of this new band

Predator: Consensualist

Clan: Toreador (Neonate)

Generation: 13

Resources

Health: ???

Willpower: ???

Humanity: 8

Hunger: ???

Resonance: ???

Blood Potency: 1

XP: 0

Convictions

• Art is for everyone.
• Respect talent and hard work.
• Music is healing.

Touchstones

• Younger brother DeShaun, who idolized her, moved up to follow her, now takes care of her "grave," is trying to break into the scene as a guitar player to carry her torch.
• Loulou, an old hand at festival organizing who invited Jade to LA when New Orleans didn't pan out.
• "Mama" Bergeron, a Creole music therapist (and voudun priest) who showed Jade how powerful percussion can be.

Attributes

Strength: 1

Dexterity: 3

Stamina: 2

Charisma: 4

Manipulation: 2

Composure: 3

Intelligence: 3

Wits: 2

Resolve: 2

Skills

Athletics: 3

Brawl: 1

Craft (Music): 1

Drive: 1

Firearms: 0

Melee: 1

Larceny: 0

Stealth: 0

Survival: 0

Animal Ken: 0

Etiquette: 2

Insight: 2

Intimidation: 0

Leadership: 0

Performance (Drums & Percussion): 4

Persuasion (Victims): 2

Streetwise: 3

Subterfuge: 0

Academics (Music Theory): 4

Awareness: 2

Finance (Investment): 0

Investigation: 0

Medicine: 0

Occult (Voudun): 1

Politics: 0

Science: 0

Technology: 3

Merits

Looks 4

Bond Resistance 1

Eat Food 2

Flaws

Dark Secret: Masquerade Breacher 1

Prey Exclusion: Non-consenting 1

Long Bond: 1

Advantages

Ally: Luis Jésus Alvarez 1

Role: Drummer and longtime fixture of the session scene, veteran member of the Musician's Union Local 47 of Los Angeles. A devout Catholic, he doesn't really get the nighttime-only constraint or the woman's proud, predatory stare. But she's reliable and on the level, her groove is unreal, and when he administered her test, he ended up getting a master class from her.

Reliability: 2. Union folks compete all the time, but when things go sideways they look out for each other.

Fame: 1

Haven: 1

Mask: 1 (Jadine Fontenot is not her real name.)

Mawali: 1 Jadine is not the only Toreador in the LA music scene, though she is the newest and the most untried.