Melissa Anaktoria

Melissa Anaktoria

Pronouns	She/Her
Clan	Ministry
Sect	Independent Alliance
Social Class	Pretender Elder
Morality	Path of Enlightenment

Further Information

Description

Melissa is a very attractive dark haired woman (she dyes it occasionally) who usually wears bee-shaped earrings and/or a necklace. She has a friendly but cold demeanor and a harsh laugh. She is inquisitive but always polite as necessary.

Timeline

• 835 - Melissa is born in Constantinople, Byzantium
• 855 - Melissa is embraced by her aunt to save her from an arranged marriage
• 863 - Melissa is released from Accounting
• 965 - Melissa moves to Crete, begins studying ancient rituals
• 1453 - Melissa moves to Venice, to learn more about the outside world and commerce. She becomes an influential merchant and a madame, controlling political and economic leaders through sex and blackmail.
• 1493 - Convention of Thorns - She spies on the proceedings, pretending to be a Toreador
• 1683 - Melissa moves to Edinburgh, Scotland. She studies philosophy and becomes quite influential on many thinkers, but remains unknown.
• 1773 - Melissa moves to Boston for the first time. She writes several anonymous letters, published under a pseudonym, in support of the Revolution.
• 1783 - Melissa leaves Boston for New York after surviving the Great Fire.

(to be continued)

Rumors

• She once threw a week long party that ended up creating a 10-way network of blood bonds before it was over.
• We're not saying this inspired the Vaulderie, but we're not NOT saying that either.
• She threw a Brujah luminary that was causing trouble at one of her parties out of her penthouse window.
  

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Quotes

• "Wisdom, beauty and riches are all useful in their own way. But passion is true power and with true power comes true freedom." - Melissa Anaktoria

• "I confess to a weakness for beauty and celebration, which Melissa provides in spades." - Miguel Cantone
• "I was at that party. It was nine nights not seven, and in our defense, we were all very high. If you can't see past the sex and drugs and snake tongues, don't complain to me when the venomous viper bites you." -Bob
  

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OOC Information

Player	Anna Morgenstern
Pronouns	She/Her
MES #	US2020070033
Domain	MA-003-D
Storyteller	Joel C.