Antonio De La Rosa

"Hypocrites... The lot of you..."

## Personal Information

#### Appearance

Antonio is a very effeminate male, his wardrobe primarily consists of women's clothing and he is regularly seen in a variety of skimpy outfits. He is a fan of the colours black and red, with common staples of his ensembles being a spiked collar with an inverted pentagram and fishnets.

He has pale ivory skin and medium length black hair which he has dyed red at the front. He is a fan of intense makeup looks, regularly seen wearing eyeliner, nail polish, lipstick and glitter eyeshadows. Those who interact with him would also notice he appears more kine than most, if it weren't for the aura of his blood potency it would be nearly impossible to tell.

His body and internal organs seem to function as if he were actually alive, he breaths, sweats and perhaps most bizarrely, has a heartbeat. He is also seen regularly indulging in kine food and drink. Deava familiar with the power combination of Majesty and Vigour called the Night Life devotion, will easily realize the origin of this, and note he is particularly talented with it.

#### Personality

Antonio is a quick-witted, sassy and sarcastic prankster. He doesn't care what other people think of him and is known to deflect criticism with his vulgar sense of humour, most commonly taking the form of dirty jokes and innuendos.

He projects a confident persona, acting in a flirtatious and flippant manner, while simultaneously avoiding being assigned any sort of responsibility. He is very aware of how attractive he is (Striking Looks ••••) and often looks down on other kindred for their appearance. While this makes him seem callous to some, those who have got to know him discover it is more of a defence mechanism, and a more sensitive side is hidden under the surface.

He is fiercely loyal to his friends and will back them up if they need him without thought of personal safety, and will see justice dealt to anyone who wrongs his inner circle. He struggles to convey his emotions and hides his true feelings behind multiple walls, laughing off the multiple misfortunes slowly chipping away at his humanity.

#### Mortal World

**Antonio** was born in Potenza, Italy on Thursday, 23 February 1989; two years after his brother Ivailo. His father was from Bulgaria and moved to Italy after meeting his mother on a holiday. His early life was rather uneventful until he started to mature, while his brother was on the soccer team, he joined dance classes.

His father slowly grew more and more distant the more Antonio's effeminate behaviour developed. They had multiple fights and although Ivalio would often try and defend his younger brother his father remained unsupportive and was often derogatory. His mother would comfort him saying that his father would come around eventually, but that day would never come.

He moved out at the age of 18 ( which is very young for an Italian family) and got involved in a sex and drug ring, run by a crime lord named Salvatore Vitale in Naples. Antonio started featuring in adult films and working at Salvatore's strip club to earn money, regularly acting as a drug dealer and prostitute on the side to earn more money for his boss. Antonio changed his last name to his mother's maiden name De La Rosa to distance himself from his father, and he hasn't spoken to his kine family since he left in late 2007.

## Information Known by Kindred Society

* He was embraced 10 years ago at the age of 23.
* He is a somewhat famous gay adult film star. In the right circles at least. (Fame •)
* He works at a Strip Club in Naples called Venereus, which is owned by his sire.
* His sire and much of his bloodline has historically been aligned with the Invictus.
* The Invictus stripped Antonio of all Status for his defection, and Salvatore Vitale has tightened financial support.
* He attends kindred meetings on behalf of his Sire, and relays information back to him.
* He has been leading on Sheriff Lazarus about becoming a deputy, something he clearly has no interest in doing.

#### Timeline

* **1980s**
	+ Born.
* **1990s**
	+ Early Mortal Education.
* **2000s**
	+ Relationship With His Father Declines
	+ Started Dance Classes.
	+ Moved to Naples.
	+ Started Working for Salvatore Vitale.
	+ Became a well known as a gay adult film star and stripper.
* **2010s**
	+ Embraced by Salvatore Vitale.
	+ Introduced to Lady Baptiste de Veronese and the Court.
	+ Convinced by Marko to join the The Carthian Movement.
	+ The Invictus disown Antonio, publicly denouncing him for his treachery.
	+ Is approached by Lazarus to become deputy sheriff, Antonio leading him on and "thinking about it".
	+ Lady Baptiste de Veronese assigns Antonio the role of Harpy.

#### Recent History

* **2020**
	+ Starts settling into the role of Harpy.
	+ Enforces a number of old boons he dug up from old Harpy records.
* **2021**
	+ Builds a reputation as being ruthlessly effective as Harpy, despite openly complaining about the role.
* **2022**
	+ Changes his title to Arbiter as he adapts to The Establishment and it's new coin system.
	+ Gets caught up in a changeling pledge with Douglas.
	+ Antagonizes the Lancea Sanctum.
	+ Forms the Custodes Manentes coterie.
* **2023**
	+ After standing up to Mahmoud, the ancient manipulated Salvatore Vitale to cut him off.
	+ Loses his job at the Venereus and his luxury life funded by the Naditu family.
	+ Spends a couple of months working at The Black Orchid.
	+ Founds The Second Circle bar / strip club.
	+ Exposed as a Demon Worshiper and devout follower of Asmodeus.
	+ Vanished into shadows during court in September.

## Family Line

#### Kine Family

```
                  Nazario ────┬── Mirella
                  De La Rosa  │   Baresi
                              │
                 ┌────────────┼────────────┐
                 │            │            │
  Nikul ──┬── Silvia       Durante      Eliseo ────┬── Luciana
  Rivera  │   De La Rosa   De La Rosa   De La Rosa │  Marcello
          │                                        │
   ┌──────┴─────┐                     ┌────────────┼────────────┐
   │            │                     │            │            │
**Antonio**      Ivailo                Arcangelo    Cesarino     Michela
**De La Rosa**   Rivera                De La Rosa   De La Rosa   De La Rosa

```

#### Kindred Family

```
                               Naditu
                                 │
                ┌────────┬───────┼────────┬────────┐
                │        │       │        │        │
              Arikel  Sariba  Zafeera  Mahveen  Razeena
                │
         ┌──────┼───────┐
         │      │       │
       Aylin  Emiri  Sevinç
         │
         │
      Lilyana
      Vitanova
         │
    ┌────┴────┐
    │         │
 Suzana    Monika
 Leskovar  Leskovar
              │
    ┌─────────┼──────────┐
    │         │          │
 Ludmila   Ksenija     Klara
 Petrović  Stojanović  Altera
                         │
           ┌─────────┬───┴───┬───────┐
           │         │       │       │
       Salvatore  Teo     Donata   Jana
       Vitale     Dražić  Toscani  Šiljan
           │
     ┌─────┴─────┐
     │           │
  **Antonio**     Cienna
  **De La Rosa**  Florentino

```

## Opinions Of Family Members

#### Kine Family

**Nikul Rivera**

Antonio's kine father, of whom he would rarely speak of. He wasn't accepting of Antonio's more effeminate nature, and would constantly ridicule him to act more like his older brother Ivailo, often resulting in yelling and violence. Their relationship was extremely strained as a result and as soon as Antonio was 18, he left and moved to Naples. He lives in Potenza, Italy with Antonio's mother Silvia.

**Silvia De La Rosa**

Antonio remembers his kine mother quite fondly. She was always supportive of him and tried to convince him not to move out, but Antonio couldn't handle his father's disdain anymore. He regrets having to leave her behind, but genuinely believes his family is better off without him there. At the very least he isn't constantly causing confrontations with his father.

**Ivailo Rivera**

Antonio's older brother by 2 years, he was always the family favourite. Antonio looked up to Ivalio and appreciated his efforts to defend him, even if they often fell on deaf ears. Their relationship was strained due to the pressure applied to them both by their father. Ivalio would be 35 now so Antonio imagines he has likely moved out, but he hasn't heard from him and assumes he wants nothing to do with him.

#### Kindred Family

**Salvatore Vitale (Invictus)**

Antonio's Sire whom he lives with in Naples. Salvatore runs a sex and drug ring, exploiting several mortals to work for him. In 2012, he embraced both his favourite employees on the same night, Antonio and Cienna. Antonio is afraid of Salvatore and does as he says, giving over his profits to his sire every month.

**Cienna Florentino (The Carthian Movement)**

Antonio's long time work colleague and now kindred sister. They have always gotten along like close siblings, and often back each other up. She lives with Antonio and Salvatore in Naples.

**Teo Dražić (The Carthian Movement)**

Antonio's Kindred Uncle who lives in Milan. Antonio gets on better with him than he does his own sire, affectionately referring to him as Uncle Teo. He has repeatedly stood up for Antonio against his sire Salvatore.

**Jana Šiljan (Invictus)**

Antonio's Kindred Aunty. He calls her Aunty Jana and she has offered him advice and an ear to listen on multiple occasions. She has kept many secrets for him and helped him come to terms with being a vampire.

**Donata Toscani (Invictus)**

Antonio has never met her, as she was both born and embraced in Croatia.

**Klara Altera (Invictus)**

Antonio didn't know her for long, he was introduced to her after his embrace. While she approved of Cienna, she was less impressed with Antonio. She was cold and judging of him and left back for Rome shortly after meeting the pair. Klara blames Antonio for Cienna leaving the Invictus.

**Ksenija Stojanović (Ordo Dracul)**

She moved somewhere in Sicilia and no one has heard from her in a long time. It is unknown if she has gone into torpor or if she was perhaps destroyed by hunters.

**Ludmila Petrović (Invictus)**

Antonio has never met her, as she travelled to Greece before his embrace. He does know that she lives in Lamia. She spent a period infiltrating The Carthian Movement there but was exposed as an Invictus spy.

## Quotes

#### Quotes By

* "I believe court has been dismissed, go on." - **Antonio** after dropping the status of Bishop Dominico Rogero.
* "Wait what? The scum? Are you serious?" - **Antonio** after Prince Valentina raised the status of Veigar Jörgensson.

#### Quotes About

* "Once Antonio grows out of this rebellious phase, he will come crawling back to The Invictus." - Salvatore Vitale
* "If he wants to act like a rebellious teenager, he can wear the consequences." - Klara Altera

#### Conversations

* "So you are hoping they come to harm?" Styx asks, "I would never wish ill will on anyone, what goes around tends to come around" **Antonio** replies. "Ah yes, Karma." Styx adds, "Or whatever name it happens to go by, sometimes it's Antonio" **Antonio** retorts.

## Rumours

* Name a drug and he is probably been addicted to it at some point.
* He has had sexual encounters with most of the male kindred in Naples.
* He owes Countess Valentina a boon from prior to 2021's coin system.
* Caretaker Camila Reyes Rodriguez owes him a boon from prior to 2021's coin system.
* Antonio resents his sire for embracing him.
* The name Rivera is shared with a Werewolf family in Bulgaria.
* Lady Baptiste de Veronese assigned Antonio the role of Arbiter as punishment, setting him up to fail.
* He used to be locked into a Blood Oath with Salvatore Vitale, until Persephone paid off his debt.