Submitted by Kaarin on Sun, 11/26/2006 - 15:41
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Character Name: Jasmin Taylor
Nicknames: The Actress; The Baroness
Race: Vampire
Gender: Female
Age at Turning: 26
Years as Vampire: 60 (as of 2015)
Group: Castelleti Crime Family; Anderson & Taylor Productions
Position: Castelleti – Contact; Productions – Co-owner
Jasmin is played by Amy Lee
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Description
Aesthetics and Dress ~
Jasmin's wardrobe varies based on where she's going; as the owner of a goth club, she tends to wear lots of velvet and lace. Especially when actually at said club. She also has a number of outfits that one might expect to find on a hollywood runway.
Attitude ~
Jasmin's turning manifests itself in a form of cruelty which is almost perfect for Hollywood. She takes less pleasure in the kill than in manipulation and domination of individuals. Anyone, she thinks, can kill someone. To bend them to your will, however, and enslave them to your desires takes work and skill. Her turning also turned her from a more sedate woman into a chance taker, who enjoys danger and suspense, though she still also likes the thrill of running people's lives in the industry.
Lifestyle ~
Like most vampires - ok, any vampire who wants to live - Jasmin's days are rather boring, and spent indoors. On occassion, she'll have to go to elaborate lengths to avoid sunlight in order ot meet with an executive; this is, fortunately, accepted as a quirk. Most of her nights are spent at her club, Risen Anew, or helping William Anderson to manage their production business. When she hunts, it's usually among the various patrons of Risen Anew.
Background
Antonio and Jasmin had been in school together for 2 years at this point, and fast friends. When Antonio learned what happened, and of her being on the streets, his response had been simple. The young girl was brought home, and he told his father that she would be staying with them. At first, he didn't want to take her in, until his Consigliere, a demon, advised otherwise. From that day foward, Jasmin stayed with the Castelleti family, never fully aware of where they got their money from.
One day, during dinner while 16, she met the next man who was influence her life: William Anderson, a Hollywood Producer. He took an instant liking to her as well, and saw in her a bit of raw talent, as well as being connected to the boss of the West Coast. It was at this time that she got an offer to be given acting lessons. Jasmin was excited at the prospect, admiring Lauren Bacall (and harboring a crush on Humphrey Bogart), and agreed; she would later pack her bags and head off to Hollywood.
She would premire at the age of 18 in film, putting out 7 major motion pictures as part of Anderson Studios, but never learning of William's dark secret until it was too late. After her final film,, she was at the after-cast party with a number of her co-stars. Alcohol and drugs were both involved, though she abstained from the latter. On the way home with her co-start, they were in an accident, and the second great coincidence of her life happened.
They were in a car crash with none other than William Anderson himself. William could do nothing for her co-star, but genuinely cared for – and wanted to save – the life of Jasmin. Severly injured and near death, William did the only thing that he could think of. He'd seen too many lives cut down prematurely in Hollywood, and this time, he had a chance to make things different.
Jasmin was furious, and understandably so. The demon inside of her had just enough of her personality to resent not having the choice in such a major turn. But what was done was done. Jasmin could no longger act.
As a method of consolation, William met with Guiseppe, and the two of them purchased a club in Los Angeles, which she would run. Originally taking the name Sunset Lounge, it would undergo a number of renovations. At first, it began as your typical '50s lounge, but Jasmin would end up keeping it up with the times, or aproximately when she got bored. The most recent renovation began in 1999, and has been longest going, when it reopened as a goth club called Risen Anew, though it was closed for a brief period when the Brotherhood came to town.
However, since her turning, Jasmin has also discovered (and revels) in a more cruel, vindictive side. One which enjoys the slow accumulation of power, manipulation, and sometimes just hurting people. Normally, though, she doesn't kill. Killing her prey unless necessary never did it for her; it was always the power, the breaking of someone to her will that she began to find attractive.
It was this quality which lead to her deeper involvement in organised crime with the Castelleti family. Jasmin has mostly been called upon as someone who puts things together, mainly handeling bribery and other influence; though she also has an interest in a few front organisations. Over this time, she has in code been referred to as either `The Actress` or `The Baroness`, depending on who one talks to. The latter name is more recently beeing used.