The Masquerade

A young female Kindred with short, tangled black hair, lean and scarred frame, and eyes with feline irises. She wears a patched leather jacket, torn cargo pants, and dirty hiking boots. Her fingertips bear faint claw marks, and her posture is feral and still like a predator.

Cinder is guarded and loyal, a loner by nature but fiercely protective of those she trusts. She mistrusts authority and ideologies, driven by survival and empathy for the vulnerable. She is blunt, honest, and carries a simmering empathy beneath her harsh exterior.

Reina Vega grew up on the south side of Chicago, surviving through shelters, gang turf, and forgotten city corners. She was a fighter and protector for a street kid crew called The Smoke Rats. One night, she helped a wounded Gangrel vampire named Ashfang, fought alongside him, and lost two friends. In repayment, Ashfang Embraced her, awakening her vampiric nature and Beast instincts. Now, Cinder navigates Chicago's supernatural underbelly, fiercely loyal to the unprotected and wary of authority, especially the Camarilla. She struggles to maintain her humanity while her Beast leaves animalistic marks on her body and soul.