Rachel DuNoir.
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An acquisition of the Assamite Clan shortly after the Second
World War,
Rachel has led a precarious existence. An accident of her Embrace left
her Caitiff, but she became a willing thrall to her sire's clan.
Despite the pessimism of her elders, Rachel quickly proved how useful a
Caitiff spy could be, especially one who's loyalty was beyond question
- or at least, it was until she arrived in the court of Alameda... A second picture
and a third (both taken
from The
World Is Not Enough). And, for sheer silliness - Rachel
as a Jyhad card. And because there's no such thing as too silly,
here's Paul Viersan as a Jyhad
card.
A picture of Paul Viersan
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1998 - 2000
Game
Pieces
Rachel joins the Cold War and decides to do things her way when she is
ordered to smuggle a defector from East Berlin to Britain.
Misdirection
Re-edited in June, 1999.
How a Caitiff can survive in a Camarilla city by playing both sides
against each other and walk away, if not laughing, then at least alive
and intact - even if it does require making deals with old enemies...
Meeting
In The Night
The first meeting between Marlena Whittaker and Rachel DuNoir. The
beginning of a beautiful - and productive - friendship. Co-written withJennifer Brozek.
Never
Piss Off The Wrong
People
Where Rachel learns that paying off old favors can lead into new
trouble. A fun, espionage-themed adventure. (Warning: incomplete until
I can rescue the rest of the source file or until my GM finds his
hard-copy of it).
Rachel
and Paul
Re-edited in June,
1999. September 2005
The stories of Rachel DuNoir and Paul Viersan - the closest thing
Rachel has to a nemesis - are about how a woman, who usually has brains
and good sense, can repeatedly screw herself over. Don't expect a lot
of character development, but do expect a lot of involuted - my critics
call it coy - dialogue and a large amount of strange vampire sex (is
there any other kind?)
Again, this suite contains sex, violence and other situations you have
already encountered if you're an adult. If you can't deal with that,
then don't read this!
A picture of Paul
Viersan
The
Worst Night
Co-written with Rob Mueller of Bedlam's Rest.
Rachel's wedding night goes horribly awry when an enemy of her husband
shows just how long he can wait for revenge...
Warning! Even though I'm the one who wrote this, it grosses me
out, as it contains rape, torture and associated ickies. Again, don't
read this if you're not mature enough to handle it.
Plus
le change...
Rachel's character comes full circle, but not of her own choice. This
story features Rachel's sire, Mahmoud Levant.
Starting Over (2001 - 2006)
Pure brain candy, these are little tales that demanded they be written,
following the trials and tribulations of Rachel after the end of
Bedlam's Rest One. But is it really Rachel?
An example of
how much things can change - picture of Yvette and Paul.
Prologue
Yvette Collier awakens with no idea of who she is or how she got to be
in Denver...
Part One
Yvette, amnesiac and alone, struggles to survive as best she can, and
meets with a man who evokes a sense of the familiar. Is Paul Viersan
part of her lost memory?
Part Two
A chance encounter - a random mugging - has sweeping consequences for
Yvette and her mentor.
Part Three
Unable to cope with two lives within her mind, Rachel believes that
there is only one way to save herself from insanity.
Part Four -
Interlude
Not as gratuitous as it once was, as after the characters mutinied, I
beat them down with a stick and forced them to do what I think is best.
Set about ten months after Part Three, Paul and Yvette get a little
drunk and almost give in to something that could destroy them.
Part Five -
A Private Moment
Paul Viersan has a moment to collect and examine his thoughts. Paul's
POV, journal-style.
Acrobat document, not HTML.
Part Six -
Not a Dress Rehearsal
Paul Viersan is forced to admit that his control of Yvette is not as
complete as he believed. In fact - to his immense surprise - his and
Yvette's roles have been reversed and there's only one way to go from
here..
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Part Seven
- Turning Point
Rachel DuNoir's past has an unexpected - and dangerous - effect on
Yvette. However, Paul's reaction to the situation startles Yvette even
more...
Part Eight -
(Un)timely Chivalry
Much to her annoyance, Yvette finds herself in need of rescue -
although she
gets rather annoyed at her rescuer, too. This is also a
crossover/fan-fiction
piece for a genre so silly, I'm too embarrassed to name it here. Just
read it
and you'll figure it out.
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Part Nine
- Ultimatum(s)
Yvette receives an unpleasant surprise from the hands of her domitor -
and hands one right back to him in return.
Acrobat document, not
HTML.
Part Ten
- Unexpected Journey
Yvette finds herself in unanticipated straits, from an unexpected side.
Acrobat document,
not
HTML.
Part Eleven - Bound
and Bound
Paris and Paul leave Yvette breathless - literally.
Acrobat document,
not HTML
Part Twelve -
Departure
Hell breaks loose in Berlin - or close enough to it by Yvette's standards. By
the time the dust settles, everything must change.
HTML file, until I can fix my Acrobat writer.
Part Thirteen - Not Quite A
Reunion
Yvette - now going by Yasmin for reasons that will become clear as soon
as I write that flashback - runs into a familiar face in London. But is it who
she thinks it is?
HTML file, until I can fix my Acrobat writer.
Part Fourteen - Return
Yasmin keeps her word to Paul, and keeps their date for Bastille Day. But she
has some conditions for any further acquaintance - conditions that put her at
the mercy of the Prince of Berlin. Unfortunately, he's not known for his
kindness...
HTML file, until I can fix
my Acrobat writer.
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Credits
Rachel DuNoir was part of Bedlam's Rest, which was GM'd first by Rob
Mueller and later by DJ Mello. As of late 1999, Rachel has been
retired and now has no-one to pay attention to her but myself, which is
probably why she keeps demanding those Starting Over stories,
silly though they are.
The pictures of Rachel are actually of the Italian model/actress Maria
G. Cucinotta. I nicked Nigel Havers for Paul Viersan. All pictures are
used without permission and are
the copyrighted property of people who undoubtedly have bigger lawyers
than me.
