First person survey for: Elizabeth Barrow, the Ancient One
Name Given at Birth: I have worked hard to forget my past self, if you could even call her
that. I haven't spoken of the mortal I was in nearly a thousand years, and I do not plan on speaking of her now.Nicknames: I have had so many names in the past, nearly one for every language known.. I have been Analiza, Mariana, Gettie, and now Elizabeth seems to suit me well, until I tire of it or move on in the world, that is.
Hometown or where you were born: In a nothing town quite near what is now known as Rome, is where I was sired, I wish not to speak of any other birth.
Current Residence: I am currently living in a brothel on the outskirts of London, not as regal as I'm used to, but the atmosphere is well suited for the deeds I require to be done.
Age: Older even than anyone knows, I have seen well before the times of the one they called Christ. A lady must never reveal her true age, to know one is more than thousands of years old can be a bit unsettling, you know.
Class: I know I am the highest of high, but there are those who can't see clearly and think the vampire scum and worse, those are the ones who shall pay dearly for their thoughts, wrong as they are.
Are you dead or alive? In my death, I have become very much alive!
If dead, how did you die or how were you sired? Though I dislike speaking of my human side of life, the tale of my siring is one I will allow to be told.
It was on the night of my wedding to a man I didn't love, but did fancy much more than the other who was asking for my hand. I was preparing for the night with my new husband, I was nervous, young, but 17, and I entered his chambers to find my husband's opponent waiting for me instead. I later found out that he had viciously and jealously slain my new husband and left him just one room away. He turned me in hopes that I would be his forever, giving me such a precious gift, the best he had. Needless to say I lost him quickly, being much more stronger than he since I was sired out of such intense emotions. I look in on him from time to time, he knowing I am near, but knowing he can never catch me, can never have me.
Short term goal: To complete my hard-found ritual so I will have my beauty and youth restored.
Long term goal: Why, to live forever, beautiful and however I do please.
What do you do, your main function in life/society? I live in any way I desire, young until I grow old and must then preform my ritual once again. I also rule over my coven, make sure they are sufficiently taken care of, and the like.
Have you ever taken a life? Goodness, too many to have even tried to keep any sort of count.
Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime? Well, I just admitted to murder.. but you shall never hold me long enough to be able to convict me of it.
Closest friends/How did you meet? Olive truly is my favourite, I found her at a young age so that she may arrange for my ritual, hoping her innocence would lend in nicely, she didn't work out as I had hoped, but I keep her around as a close companion.
Victoria is also in my tight little circle, she has successfully completed what I have asked of her, but sometimes with a little force.
The other Vampires are truly the companions of Victoria, but they all have their usefulness: Angela who can always bring a smile to my fangs, Beatrice with her mothering care, Bridget the lover of all, and Alicia my fiercest fighter.
Pets: The other girls see Ancel as not really a pet, but a beast of burden. True, he does do our bidding, but I have found a softness in me for a quality in him that does very much remind me of my younger brother, when I was human, he died much younger than he should of a sickness that ravaged our village when he was but fifteen. I can't bear to see him tortured as Victoria and the girls so often like to do. Instead I coddle him, much to the girls' dismay.
Favorite food: I do so enjoy feasting on the flesh of a virile man, that it does not even have to be for the ritual that I will feast on such.
Favorite place to relax: Under the light of a full moon, anywhere cool and calm.
Favorite Drink: This one's easy, the blood of a virgin, it is so sweet if her purity hasn't been tainted.
What's your bedtime? Ha, I do not sleep!
What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet? The most fashionable boots or shoes of the time.
Are you married or single? As you know I have been married in life, and several times in death, needless to say they don't last long, as none yet has been suitable enough to keep with me for eternity.
Do you have a family / who are they: I did have a family, so long ago, oh, my dear brother... but the girls are my "family" now.
Favorite Entertainment: Hunting
Most Humiliating Moment: Whenever I am forced to wait for the ritual so long that I begin to fall to pieces, that has only happened once, and the girls know what will be done to them if it resorts to that again.
Proudest Moment: When I finally figured out the required elements for my Ritual of Youth
What do you look for in the opposite sex? A good strong scent, a handsome face, youth to match my own... and more often that not, a taste that is like none other.
In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, who is your immediate "overlord"? Why, there is no one higher than I.
How do you feel about that person? I do quite like myself, when I'm not having parts hanging off me due to agedness.
Favorite sport to watch: Disemboweling
Do you remember your first kiss? Oh, very clearly! Though I disliked it's giver, I could tell this Kiss of Death held a power greater than any had imagined!
Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends? That cannot be possible, for they are thousands of years dead and buried.
Do you have dirt/mud floors or stone? The Brothel does have dirt floors, but I much prefer stone.
What is your bed made of? Layers and layers of soft down, with many pillows, and when I see fit, one of my girls joins me for a quiet conversation, as we do not sleep.
How many people sleep in your bed? Only the men I have led to their unsuspecting deaths. But they are typically awake for their killings.
10 Things Everybody Should Know About Me:
1. I am actually quite sensitive about my Mortal life and do not like speaking much on it, I believe my once Mortality is a weakness.
2. Sometimes I wish I had sired Olive later in her life so she could be more of an equal companion.
3. I hold much more affection towards Ancel than even I let on.
4. Though she doesn't always know it, I am quite pleased with the work Victoria has done for me thus far.
5. I have acquired demon servants just for the purpose of my ritual, they are under my thrall, and shall stay until I find a way to completely stop aging and no longer have use for them.
6. I am a very vain woman, young or old, and insulting me bears a heavy price.
7. I know who I need and who I like, they don't often hold the same meaning.
8. I cannot help my self from targeting men that remind me of my sire and torturing them extra, it is as if I am actually harming him, and that does bring me pleasure.
9. Though I will NEVER admit it, I sometimes wonder wistfully what would have become of me if I had encountered my husband that fateful night, instead of my killer.
10. No one is safe in my presence, I can and have turned on my companions for making (usually but sometimes not) vital mistakes. That is why I am so feared, but respected.