Know Your Kindred – Conrad Adoula

Name:  Demra Makemba Adoula, “Conrad”
Clan: Lasombra
Generation: 10th
Embrace:  19th Century

Demra lived along the banks of the Congo during the Belgian occupation of the 19th century.  She grew up around European technology and culture.  Her intelligence and leadership potential caught the eye of a 200 year old Lasombra named Elias Bruylant.

When Demra’s brooding European lover died suddenly, she fell into a blind panic.  Elias then brought her to his haven in the Congo River.  There he explained very politely what he as going to do to her, then he forcibly Embraced her.

Demra adapted quickly to being a vampire, since she already despaired of life.  Elias took Demra to his homeland in Europe and Demra was dazzled.  She’s never returned to the Congo since.   While in Europe Demra joined the ranks of the Sabbat.  In the 1920s, she began calling herself “Conrad” in honor of a Polish-English writer whose poetry inspired her to reshape the world.

During the Great Depression she came to the New World, where her natural flair for rhetoric gave her many opportunities in black communities in North and South America.  She dreams of one day organizing a Sabbat effort to provoke white governments to see if more people like herself would emerge.

Conrad has a deep hatred for mortal society – for the conquerors who destroyed her hopes and for the people who won’t rise up and fight back.  She considers Gehenna ludicrous to believe in.  It seems like somebody’s world is always ending.

Conrad is a tall slim woman with extremely dark skin.  Her face is scared with ritual marks overlaid with western symbols.  When dealing with mortals, she uses Obfuscate to slightly alter her features just enough to allow her to belong in whatever community she’s manipulating.

– Source:  Clanbook:  Lasombra (Revised), pg 98-99