Character Name:

Lisette "Lise" Tenebroso

The Tenebroso Dynasty

Hierarchy Position:
Blackguard

Personal History:
The black sheep of the Tenebroso Dynasty, Lisette loves her position as the instigator, the troublemaker, and for the last few decades, the only woman no one in the Dynasty will fuck with.  She was embraced hundreds of years ago by the King and the Queen of the Tenebroso Dynasty.  She was a joint embrace, a true daughter rather than a minion, but soon she became Vasille's favorite.  Her affection for Carolina waned as quickly as the Queen's did for her, and they came to butt heads too much.  Her respect for the woman became nil even as her status rose as a result of Vasille's unwavering favoritism.  Her penchant for torture and his nurturing of the horrid hobby made more than a few of her siblings wary of her.

Despite being labeled Vasille's favorite, she was also routinely dropped from his favor depending on the King's moods.  Trusting that she would always be his loyal Royal, Vasille was the only one shocked when he emerged from one of his business-induced seclusion's to find Lisette had named herself a Blackguard and had beaten into the ground the former 'leader' of the younger set. 

In these nights no one would ever mistake her for a Royal.

Now that Vasille is dead - and she has her suspicions as to who did the killing - Lisette has become even more of a danger to the Hierarchy.  Even before her Father's death she controlled the lower echelon of the Tenebroso, usurping the Prince and Princess' powers with sadistic glee.  She was held in check by Vasille, comfortable as his favored daughter. 
But his murder has left her with two options.  Conform to Carolina's rule, or find her Father's killer and take his revenge for him...no matter the cost.  As one of Vasille's most loyal she cannot be kept alive, but neither can she be killed as Lise is no lightweight.  Lisette is a power player in the nightly game of Vampire versus the World, and she has never backed down.  No one has managed to gauge her stance on the new Tenebroso in town, especially their new King.

Her manic nature, often aided by her Blackguards, came to a head when Lise staged a breakaway of the entire Blackguard sect from the Tenebroso Dynasty in a move that crippled the Clan.  She and her Blackguards, well used to and pissed off at being used for cannon fodder, were ordered to go up against the Believers stronghold.  They were all for it, but they didn't expect to be placed under the control of Independent Vampire, Xian-Lee Gevaudan.  Under his command he, largely aided by pretty little turncoat Cassiel, sent many Blackguard's to a needless death.  Now, that wouldn't have been so bad, they need a good culling every now and then and usually, Lise is the first to start shaving off the chaff.  But in a move that earned both Xian and Cassiel the eternal hatred of Lise, Xian killed several of her people - including one of her own childer - to save the lives of Believer children.  An act, in Lisette's eyes, that is unforgivable.

They blamed not only Xian and Cassiel, but the Queen most of all for it was her orders that allowed all of this.  Carolina, in a bid to keep the peace in light of these events, offered an apology to the Blackguards.  Lisette responded by staking her in the chest, the Blackguards' following her lead and attacking every Royal within the Tenebroso Estates.  Afterwards, leaving carnage in their wake, Lise broke her Blackguard's away from the Dynasty and prepared to wage war on the Royals.

However, further hostilities were paused by the former King Niklaus.  Recognizing that the Dynasty would fall quickly beneath Blackguard boot-heels, he came to Lise himself to negotiation a truce.  She gave him an ultimatum: the Blackguards would return to the Clan if Carolina was no longer Queen.  And much to her shock, he came through though it did not last.  That King, like so many others, was swiftly killed off once Carolina regained her power.

Hostilities are not at a standstill.  The Blackguards were briefly sated by the bloody war in Europe, but not that things are calm and there is no use for them, the need for retribution is rearing its ugly fangs - especially against the werewolves.

The Blackguard near decimation by the encroaching Je-Rouge wolves rattled everyone and none moreso than Lise.  She's pissed and her anger, once ignited, tends towards the volatile.  No matter what peace has been accorded, she will have her revenge - one way or the other.

Despite her somewhat old age, Lisette is far from dull. She prefers to live
it up every night of her life and lets nothing dim her perpetually, annoyingly, happy mood. But she does have an evil streak. Lisette favors torture above all else, her mentor being Jack The Ripper. She can be utterly malicious towards those that threaten her or her Blackguards.

With dangerous leonine features and golden hazel eyes, Lisette's beauty is in-your-face.  She is tall and slim with naturally brown hair that she constantly dyes different shades of red or dirty blond. Her face and smile are anything but innocent.

Face Representation:

Claire Danes