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Cass is a brash upstart who wears her heart on her sleeve, along with a great many tattoos. Originally from East Hollywood, Cass was found a way to survive while otherwise lost to immense poverty, surrounded by the violence and crime of gangs, and without being given a chance to amount to much. In spite of this, she began to rise, and it was this dogged determination that caught her would-be-Sire's eye. After time under his wing, she was turned free to make her own way, her own legend. She will not be deterred from acquiring the power she was denied in life.

Age

Apparent Age

~25

D.O.B.

April 4, 1981

R.I.P.

October 25, 2004

Hair

Dark Brown, wavy, long

Eyes

Hazel

Race

Latina

Nationality

American

Height

6'2"

Build

Athletic Lifter

Gender

Female

Face Claim

DJ CRAY (Cheney Ray)

Blending in well with the fashion forward, tatted and pierced Gen Z'ers of today, Cassandra Teresa de Avila Florentina Cartagena de la Vega (Thankfully just Cass de la Vega, or Cass if you're lucky), has taken well to her new her 'life'. Naturally shrewd, Cass had always had a knack for picking apart situations and opponents and stripping them down to their simplest, most digestible components. Always eager to prove her superiority, whether it be through nightlife or in more dangerous company, she should be in store for an interesting first few months here in Baltimore. Cass dresses primarily in either sharp blacks, or exotic, eye-catching splashes of color. Often wearing short, risque clothing, she is capable of being both extremely daring in her dress, but also does enjoying calling back to the stunningly conservative yet beautiful dresses of her heritage. Her dark brown hair cascades down her back in a lazy beach curl which is often - but not always - swept up in a lazy bun. She accessorizes heavily with tremendous amounts of piercings she had before her death, lots of rings, chokers, earrings. And she loves to show off the more than 45 tattoos she managed to accumulate before her death thanks to gang affiliations and a pure and simple love for ink.

Born in 1981, Cass likes to tell people she has had to fight for every single thing she's ever had, including her first diaper. The truth is not very far off. One of many children born to first generation immigrants, Cass, her brothers, and her sisters busted their asses to try to make their little slice of the American Dream in East Hollywood. As a young girl, she enjoyed almost no time at all bonding with her parents save for the odd weekend morning when her mother and several siblings would be out of the house for errands, and she could bond with her dad. Together they would work on cars in their garage, sharing a passion for repairing old beaten down things and making the best of them. Well, Cass thought they did it together. In truth, she was a useless assistant but her dad humored her. Unfortunately, as she grew older what little light was in her life only seemed to dwindle. Some of her siblings 'escaped' the pit they started from, but other turned to gang life and other petty crimes, bad company, and generally poor decisions. Including Cass. Even though she grew into a naturally strong and somewhat physically intimidating woman, cutting a reputation as anything more than 'just a woman' was very tough in a neighborhood like hers. But with time and friends and some fucking ballsy plays, she was building something for herself. When her tiny gang's efforts butted up against the operation of her would-be-Sire, it was only then she was truly challenged. Her gang crushed under the heel of a much more powerful and organized institution run by a man with many lifetimes more experience than her, Cass was only able to suffer this humiliating reduction because Vito promised her that through him she could obtain the power she craved to chisel out the future she felt she deserved. A bitter bond of necessary loyalty was forged and she served as his ghoul, becoming part of his operation. During significant and substantial turmoil in Los Angeles, Vito rewarded Cass for her steadfast devotion and her utter refusal to take defeat laying down. After the woman single-handedly fended off three ghouls who almost managed to successfully assault her Domitor's Haven during the day, there was no denying the lengths she would go to any longer, and she would finally have her chance. She served as a member of her Sire's Pack for several years, until he was recently run to ground again and the rest of the Pack was scattered by even more turmoil in LA. With her support network scattered to the wind, she was approached for her effectiveness adn commitment to the cause by members of the Black Hand who had conscripted her help in the past. Offered a chance to serve, she took it, and was sent Eastward with instructions to be at the ready should more Senior members have need of her skills. This was fine by her. There was much to do in order to reclaim power from the setbacks suffered in LA.