“ | You wanna know what my problem is? Alright, I'll tell you what my problem is, you ready? You are my goddamn problem! Anyone who would lay it down for some cape in an ivory tower deserves what they get! ―Damsel in Bloodlines 1 | ” |
Damsel is a character in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. She is a Brujah vampire, and member of the Anarch Movement, based in Downtown L.A.
Background[]
Early life[]
Not much is known about her past. All that is known is that she has a deep seated hatred for Sebastian LaCroix and his sect.
Events of Bloodlines[]
Damsel is present at the protagonist's "welcome" to Kindred society and the execution of their sire, sat with her fellow Anarchs Nines Rodriguez and Skelter. Afterwards, she is seen talking to fellow Anarch Ash Rivers.
At some point she befriends Beckett, and in 2005, sends him messages offering him her thoughts on Ramona[1], the local Tremere[1], and Jenna Cross[2].
Damsel continues to be an advocate for the Anarch Free State through to at least 2018, acting as Den Mother.[3] She also tutors new Brujah[4][5].
Events of Bloodlines 2[]
Damsel spent the last decade establishing the Anarch Free State in California before moving to Seattle to increase the Anarch influence in the Pacific Northwest.
Personality and Traits[]
Damsel is aggressive and passionate, both trademark Brujah traits. She can come across as grating to others, but she is well respected by some of her fellow Anarchs. Her passion comes across in her hatred for the Camarilla and her faith in Anarch values. She refers to the Camarilla elders with the term "cape," like other Anarchs do. She is not above respecting and admiring other people, but only after they prove themselves worthy.
Related Quests[]
Bloodlines 1[]
- A Plague for the Angels
- While exchanging words with Damsel, she mentions something of an epidemic among kine. Tracking down the plague bearer will complete your task.
- The Enemy of My Enemy
- Damsel reveals Nines' location in this quest.
Bloodlines 2[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Damsel's beret is a reference and homage to Cuban Revolution leader Che Guevara. References to mortal revolution are also fairly common in Anarch movement themes within Vampire: The Masquerade.
- A vampire resembling Damsel and sporting a Che T-shirt appears in Vampire: The Requiem Second Edition as a member of the Carthian Movement, a spiritual successor to the Anarchs of Masquerade.
- Damsel's shirt bears the image of a 1918 "L'Armée Suisse" (Swiss Army) recruitment poster, albeit altered with the name and symbol of Troika Games.[6]
- Damsel is one of the women of the game that's featured in a sexy, nude poster given by Gary Golden if you give him his desired object.
- Skelter compares her to an anti-Vietnam flower child, raging against the Camarilla without really understanding what it is, though he admits that she's rather tough and fierce for a hippie.
- A Malkavian fledgling describes her as a "candy heart with a 'fuck you' on it," "damn sail," or "damsel of distress."
- Otherwise, the fledgling refers to her as "a bitch, but in a good way."
- She will appear again in Bloodlines 2.[7]
- She has her own trailer video for Bloodlines 2.[8]
- She's known to find white supremacists on dating sites as her chosen prey.[9]
- Damsel's email address is "damselinnodistress@sunburst.us"[5]
- In Vein Pursuit, Nines Rodriguez has a coterie track down a courier headed to Seattle. It was later revealed that the courier was Damsel.
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beckett's Jyhad Diary, page 114
- ↑ Beckett's Jyhad Diary, page 141
- ↑ Anarch (book), page 32-34
- ↑ Anarch (book), page 140
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 VTM 5th Edition, page 67
- ↑ L'Armée Suisse
- ↑ https://twitter.com/VtM_Bloodlines/status/1271859448349372416
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95H0zhZOv4w
- ↑ Anarch (book), page 146
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