Finley Welles
| Pronouns | She/Her |
|---|---|
| Clan | Tremere |
| Clan Faction | House Goratrix |
| Sect | Independent Alliance |
| Social Class | Neonate |
| Morality | Humanity |
| Lineage | House Melamed |
| Coterie | ThirstSquad |
| Coterie | Redemption Engine |
| Position(s) | None |
Further Information
The Devil
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
Finley Welles was born in 1996, the daughter of a determined woman whose lower middle class state would find itself constantly dragged down to abject poverty by her extended criminal family and raising alone her sharp daughter. Finley would be raised Church of Satan, and involved in a range of community outreach projects throughout her youth to try and keep her busy. For her mother, a husband would come along eventually and leave again under complicated circumstances.
Meanwhile, the young Finley learned the hard lessons of poverty, the short-cuts of the criminal world, and the broadening horizons of the Internet Age. These would turn her into a thrifty hacker whose career and unique focus would eventually lead to her Embrace into Clan Tremere in early 2015. She may have used a fake ID.
Inside the stoic clan, but arriving after the most rigid of it's crimes and history left Finley in a strange position that would only grow stranger as she was under Accounting by her Anarch Sire but upon release joined the shiny new Independent Alliance. In her home city of Detroit she would help the Alliance establish a Domain, and inexplicably find herself Princess. She relies mostly on her experience as a Raid Leader and her familiarity with Excel.
In her night-to-night she continues to attend University, and works on a variety of scientific, economic, and social projects ranging from the terraforming of Mars to the safe acclimation of vampires to modern earth society.
Timeline
1997 - Finley is Born.
2013 - Finley's research into the supernatural leads to some preliminary anonymous online conversations
2014 - Successfully negotiates with chosen Sire for Embrace and Accounting
2015 - Embrace
2017 - Released from Accounting.
2017 - Launches Mirror Walk Mirror to Mars.
2018 - Becomes Princess of Detroit.
2018 - Helps the Lamia get accepted into the Alliance
2021 - Retires from Authority and moves to Boston.
House Melamed
“If thou hast acquired knowledge, what canst thou lack? If thou lackest knowledge, what canst thou acquire?”
Motto: Learn, Know, Teach
Founded by Nissim Melamed, the Lineage of House Melamed is a collection of powerful, thoughtful Tremere. After the clan split into three Houses in 2014, the lineage split as well, with members in all of the various new factions, still held together by a common ethos.
Rumors
- Finley is the real author of My Immortal
- Isn't actually a vampire, just a really audacious ghoul.
- Please add rumors here.
Quotes
Herself:
- "I am a mess, but burdened with self-awareness just shy of my libido." - Finley
- [Elder gets Beckoned.] "Oh, did the great dinosaur migration claim another?"
- [On why she isn't an Anarch] "Trying to organize Leftists is bad for my mental health."
- "See? You gotta talk about the Ancient Rome where all the banging was happening."
- [On being a neonate in the Cam] "From what I can tell, it's like working retail. If your management has your back, it's not all bad, but like. End of the day you have no control over the Karen Ratio you encounter."
Others:
- "When asked to prove she was a princess, she gave me the most reasonable answers, understanding what is required to protect the freedom that we cherish. - Hari
- "Finely may be the youngest of my line, but do not be fooled by her age or demeanor, her talent and intelligence are astonishing for one embraced so recently. We must encourage the innovation and drive of our young if we are to achieve true greatness." - Nissim Melamed
- "Look if you don't tell her no, that's really a yes, and that's on you really." - Kenneth Bilge
- "That thing about could do and should do? Yeah. Might as well just lean into it." - Jerry Holiday
- "Finley? Ooooh, I like Finley. It's fun to watch Elders fume at the audacity of her existing." - "El" Bisset-Caesarea
- "Our friends in the Independent Alliance must be quite stretched if they are placing kindergarteners in positions of authority, however gifted they may be." -- Zoltan Vancura
- "Yeah, okay Elder Boomer. Boolder if you will." - Craig
- "Finley is both my most promising student in potentially passing down my native traditions, and also my most difficult student. I hope that their respect grows to one day equal their enthusiasm." -- Ari Melamed
- "Finley attracts everyone like moths to the light." -Banks
- Spoken in French to insure Finley will not understand "There is something beautiful about knowing that of yourself. It is yet another source of pride for me." - Izz Melamed
- "Yeah I'd tap that. The amount of sheer enthusiasm Finley shows for everything? Yum." - Fiadh
- "She knows how to read a room, and that's something a lot of these idiots we have to deal with nightly don't get. Know your audience." - Queenie Lafontaine Paris
- "You have shown me what it means to live a life of fun, kindness, and generosity. You are truly a delight, and I appreciate you! Revinaka
- "Finley is my shitposting cinnamon bun. A best friend I didn't expect. You'd probably expect this from a Giovanni and not me, but...you play nice with Finley or I'll pave your fucking haven, capisce?" - Dr. Marcel Trevisani
- "Finley is both like a sister and a daughter to me. I love her dearly, even when she is making me try new things that feel odd..." - Ava Schulmann
- "She'll surprise you, I think that's one of the things I like about her most." - Gavin Callahan
- "Your quote goes here." - Name
Playlist: Science Witch
- "I am a mess, but burdened with self-awareness just shy of my libido." - Finley
- "When asked to prove she was a princess, she gave me the most reasonable answers, understanding what is required to protect the freedom that we cherish. - Hari
- "Finely may be the youngest of my line, but do not be fooled by her age or demeanor, her talent and intelligence are astonishing for one embraced so recently. We must encourage the innovation and drive of our young if we are to achieve true greatness." - Nissim Melamed
- "Our friends in the Independent Alliance must be quite stretched if they are placing kindergarteners in positions of authority, however gifted they may be." -- Zoltan Vancura
- "Yeah, okay Elder Boomer. Boolder if you will." - Craig
- "Finley is both my most promising student in potentially passing down my native traditions, and also my most difficult student. I hope that their respect grows to one day equal their enthusiasm." -- Ari Melamed
- "Finley attracts everyone like moths to the light." -Banks
- "She'll surprise you, I think that's one of the things I like about her most." - Gavin Callahan
