NAME: Ophelia Marie Hawthorne (O-FEE-lee-ah ; Muh-ree ; h-AW-th-aw-r-n)
NICKNAME/S: Lia, is her most common nickname as it is one she allows anyone to call her by as long as they have been acquainted though she'd rather be called Ophelia. Other vampires in the city who have known her for decades have always called her

AGE: 267 (bitten at 27)
DATE OF BIRTH: While most have forgotten their true birthdate. She has kept hers written down in a journal that she has had for decades. Feburary 14th 1750.

GENDER: (Cis)female
ORIENTATION: She is very bisexual. You don't walk this earth for more than 200 years without at least having a few female partners and lovers. She has and has had some of the most marvelous lives with them! But she is quite picky when it comes to women because of them. Which is why she finds herself leaning more towards men, they're easier to settle for.

ETHNICITY: 50% French; father and 50% English; mother. She has claimed a wide array of ethnicities during her life, but has always found herself coming back to what she truly is; French from her father and, she believes English from her mother.
NATIONALITY

PAST OCCUPATION: You see, Ophelia doesn't really do occupations, she does experiences. Some of her colleagues are doctors, librarians having these trifling careers that won't end up mattering after this generation departs just like all the others. Ophelia has always been something a little more extravagant, for lack of a better word. A opera singer (1830s-late 1860s), a famous golfer (1870s-1890s), even a ballerina starring in several shows such as Giselle, The Nutcracker, and, her favorite Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake (1790s-1820s). A Broadway star and dancer during her favorite time, the (1940s). But of all her jobs her personal favorite a woman of the silent silver screen, an actress (1900s-late 1920s). The golden age of silent films. She has held other careers such as being a part of the AAGPBL during WWII, an actress again, hell she was even an author of a book still read to this day under the alias E.D Thorne, anything that would keep her interested and give her a good story. And no one ever blinked an eye at the resemblance between her her now and a past life she had.
OCCUPATION: As of right now, she has chosen to somewhat combine those with her new fascination with the younger generation's desire to become famous like she has when she was a young child. She's a teacher for the upcoming singers, dancers, actresses, anything doing with the entertainment industry hoping to help them become immortal in their own way.

HEIGHT // WEIGHT: Ophelia is known for two things; one, her irrefutable charm and two, her impressive build. It took her decades to finally to begin reveling in it. Wearing it like a badge of honor. Ophelia stands at an awe-inspiring 5'10//152.4 cm without heels, even though she rarely goes without them making her around 6'3, at least with her shoes. // Ophelia, while tall is far from lanky. She possesses what she believes if an hourglass-like figure with her hips being bigger than her bust but not by a noticeable amount until you see her without any clothing on.

HAIR: Naturally her hair, when she was a young girl, is exactly how it is now a dark, brown color that matched perfectly with her pale skin and seemingly kaleidoscope eyes. But she has changed it through the decades to fit what was in style from a light red-ish brown to blonde to truly black as night. But has always come back to what she was born with.
EYES: Her creator, the man who made her always told her that he chose her because of her eyes. Her kaleidoscope eyes that seem to either welcome you towards her with her warm, kind smile that promises both love and admiration from the vampire for what most hope last forever or, if you have the unfortunate faith of getting on her bad side, daggers that appear to stare right through as if you aren't even there.

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THOUGHT: #B5B5B5

PERSONALITY
Ophelia Hawthorne has never been a girl who belonged to the current generation, even as a human. She was and still is a searcher, and a seeker of the truth in the world, and to find her own truth from within herself with time. It has taken herself centuries to come to the level of understanding of herself that she is at right now, and even though she likes to believe that she has a clear and compelling sense of herself. She knows there is more about herself and the world around her that she will never truly be able to comprehend even after walking the Earth for as long as she has. And as a result of this outlook on life, she has devoted parts of her life to investigations into the unknown and finding the answers to the mysteries of life and the world around her. Some around her believe she is nothing more than a pretty face, a woman who just likes to be the center of attention who acts deep and poetic in order to seem better than those around her. And, part of it is true. She does believe that compared to the mortals, werewolves, witches, and other species around her that she is better. She has lived dozens of lives all over the world. Having experienced numerous things that they never could even fathom of doing in their short, what 80 years of life. Is she condescending because of it? You could say that. Even when she was mortal, she always believes she was meant for more than most of those around her. At the time being, she believed her destiny in life was to be a dancer. In the 18th century, there wasn't much for a young lady like herself to do other than marry and start a family but, that was never what Ophelia, named Anya at the time, saw for herself. She never wanted the life made for women at that time. Which made her seem condescending to some but bizarre to all that came in contact with her.

She wasn't graceful like she is now, she was always rough around the edges but what attracted men, including her creator to her other than her angelic face was the fact that that French woman did and still does possesses a finely tuned mind and an analytical way of thinking through her life, being capable of great concentration when it comes to her dancing and art, the one thing she has always been passionate about through the centuries. This is one thing she knows she is amazing at, from birth. This wasn't something she learned over the years, this was something she was told by her mother. That she was meant to create art for those all around the world to enjoy through the years but she never imagined she'd be around to see the praise. Without stating, she's pretty intense to a level most seem unable to handle which is the reason behind her only have a few close friends nowadays. She's an intense visionary, a whirlwind of ideas and passion that seems to never call down, always looking for someone or something to call her muse or for those she can help create into stars so they can leave their make in the world like she has. Some call her a 'mad genius' Not that she minds. A quote she will always remember by Aristotle is; “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”

Ophelia, on many different occasions, because of how seriously she does think about her art, films, etc. and the level at which she cares it at, she has been called pretentious. The way the vampire sees it, she just believes that most people in the world have forgotten the miracle that is art, in any aspect of it from music, art, film. Being a part of that world means that you can go down in history as 'one of the greats', someone who helped change the world forever because of what they did in their craft. Ophelia has seen the impact of what one can have of something. It's terribly sad to her in all honesty. That this generation has forgotten what it means to work so hard at something in order to perfect so you don't accept mediocrity. And she is there to help those wanting to break that mold get to where they want. With never settling, she has been able to have some of the best romances in history from authors, poets to even penniless stagehands and flappers. She has been able to love so many different men and women in her life, making it impossible for her to settle for anything less than someone extravagant and dramatic. This all started when she was no older than 25 years old. She never wanted a family or a husband but once finding out she was having a child she fell in love for the first time in her life. It was the first time she had ever felt an absolute love for another person where she would die for them, hell even kill for them. With Noëlle Ophelia, her baby, her everything. And once losing her. Our lovely leading lady has tried to fill that hole in her heart several times with lovers that she will never forget but she has finally realized no one will fill that space in her soul left there by her first and only offspring. If you cannot tell Ophelia very romantic and dreaming soul.

But, with the good. There is always bad characteristics as well. To everyone and Ophelia is no except. While she's highly intelligent, she can be ruthless and quite machiavellianistic. Using whoever she needs to in order to get where she wants in the world. There is only a small group of people who she will never betray even if she was ever given the chance, mostly consisting of the other vampires in this town that she has known for decades even when she was away from Bellingstone. They have earned her loyalty and her trust which is a marvelous thing because when Ophelia decides to show her bad side. Close to no one is safe, other than children and her lovers, she has close to no consideration for human life knowing that before they know it their life will end without her having to do anything to them. They'll become food for the worms in the ground just like everyone else who doesn't have the terrible gift of immortality. But, even if she doesn't feel like she has to hurt them. She won't hesitate to harm or kill someone who does her wrong including her own creator who decided to try and screw her over. While she is romantic and charismatic, she's manipulative. Using her charm to her advantage whenever given the chance.

And once you are able to get past that, Lia can be an astonishing woman to be around. She can be the life of a party when she actually chooses to be. She's a charismatic gal when open to others, always want to display her unbeatable wit and sharp silver tongue. And of course, enjoys performing before a large audience more than most things in the world. What can she say? She loves attention when it's positive attention. The rush of it all just delivers this thrill through her body that no drug or cocktail could ever compare to. But, like the majority of people in the world, Ophelia does have definite limits with her socializing. While ample in social situations, sharing her attention and energy freely, wanting to make other comfortable around her, she is keenly aware of the need to "come off of the stage" every so often and return to her solitude in order to not drain herself of the excitement about being around people. There is only a distinct few who are aware that they can come to her at any time without her pushing or shoo them away.

LIKES
• a nice, big glass of aged Cabernet Sauvignon • classic literature
•banter •dancing •singing •children •teaching •history esp. 1920s
•silent films •romance and romantic people •Oscar Wilde •riddles
•her life stories • fresh bedsheets • her daughter, Noëlle •debates
• high heels • being in the limelight • an excuse to dress up • sex
•F. Scott Fitzgerald •attention •parties •being taken care of •opera
•moonlit walks •dark clothing •long gowns •blondes •witty retorts
• the finer things in life • cigarettes and cigars • satire and sarcasm
•fit, sexy, & nice bodies •blood •politics •traveling •Jane Austen

DISLIKES
• chaotic situations • losing • Vampires with no control • silver
• not getting what and who she wants • animals • cheap alcohol
• most fried food • being wronged • damsels in distress • secrets
• being touched without her permission •country music • drugs
• her creator, Valentin • bad flirting • werewolves and their smell
•lemon water •bright colors •wearing flats •white wine • green tea
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DREAMS
•to find a lover to be with forever •to somehow have a family
• to be on the silver screen again • to be a federal politician
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XFEARS
•living forever, alone •seeing her students die
•her creator, Valentin •being forgotten in life

SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUALS
XXXValentin | Creator | Unknown (at death)| Deceased
XXXAdrienne Laurent | Mother | 55 (at death)| Deceased
XXXUnknown | Father | Unknown | Deceased
XXXNoëlle Laurent | Daughter | 29 (at death) | Deceased

HISTORY
To hear Ophelia's life before becoming a vampire sounds like something out of a novel; completely romanticized and seen through rose colored glasses. But to truly know her story you must first know that Ophelia Marie Hawthorne was born as Estelle Lucille Laurent, a poor peasant girl who lived in Paris with her mother, Adrienne. She sadly was never given the chance to met father when she was mortal, she only had stories from her mother about what he looked like and how magnificent their love was. But while glorious, it was forbidden. You see, Estelle's (Ophelia's) mother was born poor, to a couple of farmers who lived far from Paris until their daughter decided she wanted to be a dancer in shows seen in the largest cities in the world! And Paris was her place to start while there she met Estelle's (Ophelia's) father, who's name has sadly been forgotten by Ophelia over the years, was a very wealthy, successful young man who just so happened to be born into the right family where the patriarch was a noble, serving as a part of the royal government. She has heard numerous stories of the two, most of which she still remembers to this day like the reason her father left. When Adrienne became pregnant with a beautiful baby girl. Her father knew they could not be together for the sheer fact that his parents would never accept it, possibly leaving the man penniless with his lover and newborn. So, he disappeared in the middle of the night not leaving as much as a letter.

As much her mother was heartbroken, she knew she couldn't afford to keep going, to keep working in order to provide for her baby girl. She did what she could as a doll maker while continuing to try and become a famous dancer even when all the odds were against her which was something Ophelia can proudly say she learned from her mother. As the young girl matured, she too had to get a job as a servant girl to help her mother but also had the desire to become a dancer like her mother before her but unlike her mother. She never had training when she younger, she was born with the talent along with a spectacular opera voice that garnered the attention of the families she would work for. But, it wasn't until she was 25 years old and working for a high middle-class couple who loved to entertain that Ophelia was finally given the chance to be their main entertainment but she became the center of attention for more than just her voice when it came to the man of the couple. He would go on to become a man she could never forget, Valentin. He became captivated by the young girl's beauty especially her eyes as he began to call her 'the girl with the brilliant eyes'. Stating that he hadn't been able to find a woman with such eyes in all his life. Even though she knew she couldn't, she fell in love with the man more than she can ever explain. He told all the right things, showered her with everything she could ever want, introduced her to the right people to actually have a chance as a singer, all under the guise of just wanting to help out his friend without his wife ever having a clue for close to two years. But, behind closed doors, the lovers were becoming more enthralled with one another with every passing day. Everything came to a head when Ophelia's mother finally tried to wake her from her fantasy affair to show her the truth that he was never truly going to be hers. He was never going to leave his wife for the young 27-year-old peasant girl. This rang true for the girl and she knew as much as she loved the man, she would never have a future with him. So, she disappeared with her mother. They left Paris without saying a word to anyone about where they were going, without saying goodbye to her love. Within the year they had left, life seemed to be perfect. Ophelia had found a man who made her happy, Philp and while not married, the two actually had a beautiful baby girl that they named Noëlle. Everything seemed great until her daughter was a year old and Lia made a disastrous slip of singing in a pub to begin attracting attention once more and because of it, her past caught up with her and this time it wasn't going away without a fight. Valentin was livid that his lover left him without a word because if there was something he was never okay with it was not having control. And in order to regain control of her he did they only thing he could think of; kill the life she had already made for herself. Her husband was easy to make 'disappear' and it wasn't until years later that she found out what happened to him. Her daughter was what made Ophelia make a deal with the devil. She would come with him, be his forever in exchange for her daughter. He offered her a smirk, a handshake, and then everything went black. When she woke up, she was far from her home of Lyon felt different and hungry constantly. Valentin went on to explain everything; what he was, how he became this way, and why he chose her.

He taught her everything she needed to know about what she was, how to control her hunger and how she would have the chance to start completely over after 50 or so years, create a completely new identity for herself where she could do anything, go anywhere, and be anything. She never knew what happened to her baby after that until several years later, she could only assume that Valentin kept his part of the deal. Not that he was known for play fair, but Ophelia did. She stayed with him in order to make sure her baby stayed safe and was able to have the life that was swiftly taken away from Ophelia. They built a life with one another for years, starting over and for a brief moment in time. Sadly, Ophelia felt herself falling for that man again. He constantly gave her the affection and praise that she craved that the father of her child never did. Valentin was a drug to her and she was his. Years passed and she was finally given confirmation that her daughter was alive and well, living with her grandmother (Ophelia's mother). She was beautiful, a talented singer, just like her mother. Seeing her made Ophelia's stone cold heart begin to warm, all she wanted was to be there in her baby's life, not watching from afar like she began doing. Valentin said she was 'getting weak' and when Ophelia admitted it he knew he had to do something. That something was to again cut off any part of Ophelia's life outside of him. But, you see you can only push a woman so far before she strikes back and this, this was Lia's breaking point. She went to observe her daughter and mother one day on to see blood seeping through the snow around their home leading inside. What she was met with inside was what made her snap; her mother's neck snapped with her daughter gasping for air, clinging to life. This was the only time Ophelia was able to meet and speak to her baby only to say she was always around and that she loved her before Noëlle succumbed to her injuries. This was the last straw and confronted with it only to have a smile on his face, Valentin admitted to it. Saying that she was going to leave him, only Ophelia to say her last words to him. “Même la mort a un cœur. Malheureusement, je suis pire que la mort.” (“Even death has a heart. Unfortunately, I'm worst than death.”) That night, along with so many others if a blur in her memory.

But, after Valentin, she knew there was no longer anything left for her in France. The country was tainted for her as this place where everything was taken away from her so she made a fresh start in Belgium. Finally starting her first of many lives; Adele De Witte, the soon to be famous ballerina. Adele was her first but definitely not her last as she, over time had several different names and lives all over the world finally being able to do what she has always wanted to do, be in the spotlight. She has been a professional golfer, an opera singer, poet, author in which she writes about her past loves as fiction, a ballerina, a Broadway star, hell in the a baseball player during WWII, but of all her lives none with ever top Daisy Baker, her name for the famous silent movie star. The golden girl of the 1920s in America! She was praised then and she's praised now as a scarlet of the silver screen. Some of her species despise her for staying in the limelight so much, bringing unwanted attention towards herself but you see, Ophelia had stopped living for others a long time ago and if she was to live a life with no end. She will continue to live it on her terms. She found her way to Bellingstone as Ophelia Marie Hawthorne, famous socialite in the 1960s and while she had left the town behind many times before, she always finds her way back because of those like her who live in the town. In the 90s, she finally decided to settle down, start a life for herself here as a teacher for those wanting to have their names written in the stars just like many of her past lives before.

MISCELLANEOUS: What she is most proud of and she will never let you forget it, is that she has three stars on the walk of fame from two different stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one as Daisy Baker, her silent film star and Elenor Dewitt, her jazz singer life during the 1960s. Both of which were given 'posthumously'. • Also, unbeknown to her, but Ophelia's only daughter, Noëlle did go on to have three children with her husband who was out in town with the children, before her untimely death. So there is hope that the Laurent line did continue throughout the years. • Because of the careers, she has had over the years, she has been able to lavish herself including the best clothing brands like Chanel, Armani, Valentino, and her favorite being Dior. Not to mention her 7 bedroom and 7 bathroom mansion (X) even though she lives alone • She does have two pets; a pet sphinx cat, Darcy (X) and her precious Axanthic Ball Python, Vernon (X).