Paolina

Paolina was a vampire made by Antoinette.

## Personality

Paolina was "funny and charming and sweet". She never fully accepted the lifestyle expected of her by her new family after becoming a vampire. At the beginning, she became deeply depressed and mourned the death of her sisters and would not drink blood unless forced to, however after some years, she started recovering and grew close to Casper. Her refusal of vampiric lifestyle and her unusual disposition were the reason why, in the end, Antoinette decided to kill her.

## Description

She is described as "young (...), perhaps in her late teens, but very beautiful".

## History

When Paolina was a teenager and, along with her sisters, she was performing for some sailors, she was encountered by Antoinette. The girl was flattered by Antoinette's attention. She followed her into a cave, where Antoinette made her into a vampire. Her change was longer than usual. After waking up, she refused to drink blood until she smelled it flowing and had no choice but to do it. After finding out her sisters were killed, she mourned them for weeks. Her siblings theorised that either being turned at a young age or not getting enough blood from her maker were the reason why she struggled to adapt to the lifestyle expected of her. She would not kill and would not drink blood unless she was forced to.

After some years, she grew closer with Casper, who admired her violin skills and with whom she shared an interest in architecture. Some year later, Antoinette decided to kill Paolina, because she didn't fit in with her vision of a good vampire. Her siblings, except for Casper, moved on from her loss quickly.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reason and Regret
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "No matter what anyone did or said, she would not hunt. She would not kill. She would not be a vampire, even though that’s what she was" Reason and Regret
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Paolina did not take the news of her sisters’ deaths well. She mourned them for weeks, she would not feed unless forced to, even though she must have been in agony" Reason and Regret
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Casper grew fond of Paolina. As the years wore on and she began to recover from her sisters’ deaths, she become the best company in their strange little psuedo family. She was an excellent violinist, and it transpired that she also had an eye for architecture, something Casper very much appreciated. He grew increasingly close with her, this strange little creature who would not kill, and made sure she was well looked-after even though she wouldn’t take care of herself" Reason and Regret
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "What’s more, where she drew the line between ally and prey was fickle and changeable and just being a vampire wasn’t enough for you to be seem as important. You had to be the right kind of vampire. You had to do as she did. You had to agree with her without question. You had to fall in line" Reason and Regret
6. ↑ " A group of sailors were camping on the shore, their ship moored a mile off the coast, and Paolina and her sisters were entertaining them, playing instruments and dancing for tossed coins" Reason and Regret
7. ↑ "She was flattered and intrigued by this strange, bold woman walking alone in the middle of the night" Reason and Regret
8. ↑ "Antoinette turned on Paolina in the mouth of a cave, drained her almost dry, then forced her own blood down Paolina’s throat" Reason and Regret
9. ↑ "It was a long change, longer than usual, and on the second night of sitting with her motionless body in the cave, Casper had been about to give up, but finally she stirred" Reason and Regret
10. ↑ "He offered her the sailor but she wouldn’t drink him, not until Casper had cut his throat and the blood was flowing free and the drive overwhelmed her and she had no choice but to drink" Reason and Regret
11. ↑ "Casper’s not sure why she was the way she was. It’s possible she was too young when Antoinette turned her, though he’s heard tales of younger children turned who were only more ruthless as vampires than any turned adult he’d met. Perhaps Antoinette did not give her enough blood when she made the change, that’s why it was so slow, why she would not hunt. She would look at the carnage her siblings raged and weep until blood was spilled and undrunk, and she couldn’t fight the drive anymore, instinct overwhelmed her, and she fed. Every time it was like it was a burden to her" Reason and Regret
12. ↑ "The others seemed to move on, they were sad, of course, but they accepted Paolina’s loss as though it was inevitable, accepted Antoinette’s story that she’d got hurt on a hunt and refused to feed to replenish herself. Casper never believed it though. He could smell Paolina’s blood on Antoinette’s mouth, in her veins. And he began to doubt their way of life, and Antoinette’s role as their leader" Reason and Regret