Physical Description:
Alexis is tall at 5'8", and possesses a striking figure. Her bearing and mannerisms are suggestive to one born of a high station in life, and she is able to command a great deal of respect and attention when she walks among the Children of Seth. Her most striking feature are her eyes, which became a cold pale blue in color after her Embrace. She is sensitive to bright light, and so she keeps them covered with sunglasses most of the time. She prefers to wear her brown hair just past her shoulders, but will wear it up in a chignon or other style for social occasions. Alexis tends to dress in the latest haute couture when not engaged in business, and power suits otherwise. She is never far away from a cell phone, and often seems to have it glued to her ear at the most inopportune times.

Background:
To say that Alexis Bannon was bred for greatness from the moment of her birth would be a gross understatement. The Bannon family counted themselves among the financial and social elite of New York City. Her father, Malcolm, had come from modest beginnings as a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange; aggressive, diligent, and determined, he had risen from relative anonymity to command a seat on the Exchange Commission at the height of the Industrial Revolution.

Wealth, and the privileges that came with it, had corrupted what had once been a fairly decent and hard working man. Outside of those occasions when it was important to be seen with his family, he spent little, if any, time raising his children. To keep up appearances, her mother Agnes took on the role of socialite, lending her name (and her husband's considerable fortune) to various parties and charitable causes. Alexis' life, as well as that of her siblings, revolved around an endless string of housekeepers and private tutors. This only served to increase the distance between her and her parents as time went by.

When she came of age, her parents began to arrange for her to be married, as was the custom at the time, and she had many suitors come calling. Her parents had settled on a young man by the name of Clinton Harmer, a junior member of her father's firm. Clinton and Malcolm could just as well have been cast from the same mold, something her father had no problems with whatsoever. Though she had her reservations, she was married to Clinton in the spring of 1920. Clinton was a man of extreme passions, in the bedroom as well as the boardroom, and in 1921, she tried to deliver her first child. She was devastated to learn that because of complications during the birth, her only child, a boy, was stillborn. The telling blow came when she was told that she would never again be able to bear children.

Though her husband never said anything, he made clear in no uncertain terms that the miscarriage was her fault, costing him the right to carry on his family name. Clinton began to drink heavily, and take out his frustrations on her physically. She remained steadfast, and wore veils over her face to disguise the welts and bruises. But the staff knew, and soon, so did her peers.

The last straw came in 1929, when the Stock Market crashed. Clinton had invested heavily, and all his 'old money' wealth was now gone. Drunk and angry, he sulked alone in his study. When Alexis made the mistake of checking in on him to see if he was all right, he beat her viciously and left her for dead.

Alexis proved to be made of sterner stuff, however. Determined not to yield, she vowed suicide rather than face another day as his wife. She climbed to the top of the home, mouthed a few silent prayers, and threw herself off the ledge to her death.

Alexis fainted when a dark shape caught her as she was falling. When she awakened, she saw the man who would become her Sire, a Ventrue by the name of Marcus. He spent the next year listening to her stories and engaging conversation, and looking to her every need. Ultimately getting the permission of the Prince, he finally chose to reveal his true nature. After explaining his story, he made sure to tell her what she could expect from the Embrace. He didn't rush the decision or force it upon her; he let her decide for herself, with the warning that their relationship would be forever different. Looking back on her life, she saw no reason to cling to it, and so she offered herself to him, and received the Embrace.

Some lessons about her status came harder than others. Alexis denied the feeding and the hunger for as long as she could, in spite of his urgings. Marcus, angry now and determined to teach her a lesson, locked her downstairs in a vacant wine cellar. But not before tossing her mortal husband Clinton down with her. She resisted, as most Childe do on the Becoming - but after two days, the hunger became too much, and she tore his throat out, greedily satisfying her hunger and her repressed rage. 

They spent the next several decades traveling and learning, but always returned back to New York City. Her tutoring and her background hadn't been wasted; she found she had a knack for the stock market and the finances that was every bit as good as her fathers.

A Sabbat invasion of New York City became a defining moment in her unlife; and with them came the Hunters. In time, they received an anonymous tip as to where her Sire's haven was located, and at the height of the day, they rushed the haven, killing all within it. But they reserved a horrible fate for her Sire, dragging him to the courtyard under the full light of the sun, listening to his agonizing screams even as his flesh and bone were burned away from his body. Alexis could see the writing on the wall, and so she left for New Orleans and parts south. Though she cannot prove a Sabbat influence behind Marcus' death, she has vowed to return there some day, and take back the city of her mortal birth.

Damon Moorehead (NPC Ghoul)

Character Name: Damon Moorehead
Clan: Mortal/Ghoul
Effective Generation: Ghoul
Concept: Manservant/Guardian

Character Description:
Damon is a well dressed gentleman that appears to be in his early 40's. Flecks of gray along the sides of his close cropped blonde hair give him a distinguished appearance. He maintains an air of quiet calm and self-assurance, but his blue gray eyes have a habit of making men feel very uncomfortable when he becomes irritated. A soft spoken man, he has an indeterminate European accent that sets him apart from those around him. He has a quick wit and a keen sense of humor, but he chooses to apply both of them very discretely.

Character Background:
Part concierge, part scholar and advisor, part caretaker, and part bodyguard, Damon Moorehead was once Blood-Bound to Marcus, and a long standing advisor before his demise. Damon quickly became an invaluable aid to Marcus and his Childe, and in fact, much of Alexis' knowledge of Camarilla politics, etiquette, and traditions came as a result of his patient teachings. While he does defer to Alexis, as a result of his long standing relationship with Marcus he is also open and frank with his Regnant should he see what he thinks is a better course of action, an uncommon privilege among those Mortals tasked with the protection of their Sires. Sworn to her protection, it is a task he takes very seriously (having made a promise to that effect to Marcus). While he clearly enjoys the longevity of life that Kindred blood gives him, he knows all too well the weaknesses that come with the Embrace, and has thus far declined, a decision that Alexis continues to honor to the present day.