Camila Reyes Rodriguez

### Title

City: Prince's HarpyInvictus: The Good Viscountess Camila Reyes-Rodriguez, Viscountess of Caserta, Technologist, Commissioner, Groom, and Notary.

## Personal Information

#### Appearance

Camila is around 5'7", with broad shoulders and a somewhat athletic build. She has long, dark brown hair, which she often styles into a curled or rolled up-do of some sort, however she has been known to shave the sides and back for her interactions with mortal society. She has brown eyes, and light olive skin.

#### Personality

*Upgrades, people, upgrades.* Pragmatic and business-minded, Camila has a knack for observation and forward planning - establishing what it is that she wants, and making damn sure it happens. A self-professed perfectionist, she seeks to improve that which she finds lacking - which is to say, quite a lot - provided it falls under the realm of her control.

She's generally quite agreeable and cordial in conversation, if you've not given her (or her covenant or clan, generally in that order) any reason to dislike you - though, she can quite quickly become stubborn or even petty and snide if you have.

#### Mortal World

Currently posing in the Mortal World as her own granddaughter, "Valeria", Camila is a self-made business woman, and owner of The Royal Palace of Caserta, which she operates as a historical tour venue, botanical garden, and B&B.

## Information Known by Kindred Society

#### Full Invictus Title

* The Good Viscountess Camila Reyes-Rodriguez, Viscountess of Caserta, Technologist, Commissioner, Groom, and Notary.

#### Timeline

* **Late 1940** - Camila catches the eye of her sire Baptiste de Veronese following her successful hostile takeover of the Camorra-supported (or perhaps Camorra-assisting?) gambling venue she operated as a bookkeeper and administrative 'assistant' for, proving herself more competent than the establishment's then-owner in more ways than just as a manager.
* **1941** - Embraced following approximately 8 months as a ghoul.
* **1942** - Released after what some believe to be a shockingly short period of time, and in becoming someone the court will gladly trade boons to in exchange for bookkeeping and tax (or, as is often the case with kindred, tax *avoidance*) advice, completes her manumission to become a recognised member of the Invictus.
* **1963** - Having made sizeable profits from her existing work as part of / for the Camorra, she purchases a small construction company outright and uses it to grow her fortunes and her business empire - as well as to further her now supposed daughter's contract with the Camorra.
* **1968** - Adds the title 'Commissioner' to her letterheads.
* **1980** - Is named Harpy of Naples.
* **1982** - Adds the titles 'Lady' and 'Notary' to her letterheads.
* **1995** - Draws up a deal with the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies for the purchase of The Royal Palace of Caserta, largely left to age, in exchange for converting it into a Napoli tourist attraction, with plans to restore the palace to its former glory for both historical tours and use as a particularly upmarket accomodation and events venue, sharing a cut of the profits with and building a more comfortably-sized country home for members of the family on the palace grounds.
* **1998** - The palace restoration is completed, and doors opened to the public for the aforementioned tourism opportunities. Business is booming, and Camila is granted the palace grounds and central Caserta as personal territory, as well as the title of Viscountess.
* **2006** - Following extensive work to transform the grounds into a botanist's paradise (complete with a small poison garden), the Inaugural Caserta Spring Flower Festival is organised, and is held on the palace grounds all throughout spring each year.
* **2008** - Court position is elevated to that of Seneschal.
* **2015** - Adds the title 'Technologist' to her letterheads.
* **2021** - Her sire, then-Prince Baptiste de Veronese, enters Torpor, naming Camila Caretaker of Naples in her stead. The city operates rather smoothly under this arrangement.

#### 2022 - Recent History

* **FEB** - Tourist figures indicate that the Palace has had a brilliant season - much the same, kindred that have stayed or otherwise sought permission to feed there have found the destination to be quite lively indeed. Adds the title of "Groom"to her letterheads.
* **APR** - Her sire showing no signs of rousing from her slumber any time soon, Camila announces that the city should have a Prince in *name*, not merely in *deed*, and offers up the position to the court. Interestingly, she doesn't claim or make a play for the role herself, citing her confidence in what she has achieved, but noting that she wishes to first ensure that she can not only live up to the example set by her sire, but surpass it in terms of excellence. Announces that she has sired a childe and is ready to introduce them to the court.
* **MAY** - After discussion by the Priscus Council, Camila officially steps down as Caretaker, naming Countess Valentina Prince of Naples. Sets about investigating matters of importance to the city, focusing her efforts on supernatural occurences that others may have trouble deciphering or detecting.
* **OCT** - Highlighting a wording loophole in the Director's Laws, wherein territory was instead written as domain, Camila claims the title of Prince while hosting at the Palace, offering to return leadership to Director Paige and fix *all* the loopholes she had found if named Prince's Harpy. Paige agreed - receiving a revised, loophole-free copy of the laws for her revision exactly one week later.

## Family Line

Camila is a member of Casa dei Fondatori - though she wouldn't often feel a need to make a point of bringing this up in conversation.

## Lineage

#### Known Sire

* Baptiste de Veronese, formerly the Prince of Naples until her torpor in 2021.

#### Known Childer

* Flor Amaranto - Sired late March 2022(?). Unintroduced and unreleased, but their existence is known.

## Opinions Of Family Members

Camila has great respect for her sire, wishing to not only live up to but surpass her legacy.

## Ghouls

### Vinicio Bruno

A greatly experienced ghoul of over 100 years, Vinicio was initially enthralled by Camila's grandsire during his tenure as Prince of Naples, passing to his childe when he entered torpor, and then to Camila when her own sire entered torpor. Vinicio takes pride in his professional service to his regnant and the Invictus.

## Quotes

#### Quotes By

* "Anyone with a sharp eye will notice that I only wear dresses to two events: important ceremonies, and funerals. So, if I should arrive at court in a dress on a night for which no such ceremonies are planned? A smart man would concern himself less with my unusually graceful attire... and he would attempt to establish whose funeral we are all to be attending this night. So, stop lamenting the fact that I choose to wear pants - if you do not, I'd be *more* than happy to don a skirt for the express purpose of shutting you up."
* "Money exists not for merely hoarding - its value changes over time. Better to spend it in pursuit of acquiring investments of more... *enduring* value, like property, business, and *loyalty*."
* "To strive for perfection is one thing, but I would *reach* it before I claimed my work to be complete."
* "I've always been partial to a well-maintained garden - especially those that were dangerous."

#### Conversations

"You’re not my Prince!" "No? Well, fuck you." - *Antonio and Camila in the midst of solving plot*

## Rumours

* Camila has been known to trade either boons or coins in exchange for actual monetary loans.
* She's recently become interested in the production of lacrima.
* Camila has been witnessed utilising her mastery of Animalism to do some extremely creative things, often seemingly fine-tuning her ability in the discipline to call on the discretion of insects to do her bidding. She has also displayed significant skill with the powers of Auspex and Dominate.

## Inspirations and Soundtrack

Lady, Waiting - My playlist for Camila.

* Xu Xialing - Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
* Lord Lolorito Nanarito - Final Fantasy XIV
* Oddly, both Aaron Burr *and* Alexander Hamilton (as their rivalry is represented in the Broadway musical) fit kinda nicely as character inspiration.
* Camilla - The Aeneid
* Hilariously, Camille - League of Legends
* "Never make decisions out of fear. Only out of spite." - Quote from Kaz Brekker in the Shadow and Bone series[1]