Samantha "Sammy" Kingsley

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• Biography •
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• Early Life / Childhood •
Samantha Jaqueline Kingsley is the only child born to Miranda Kingsley, a valuable and well respected Templar from London. However, Miranda made the decision to keep her daughter away from the world she lived in. She wanted nothing more than for Samantha to grow up, protected, and separated from all the dark and dangerous creatures she waged battle against. Shortly after her birth, Miranda sent Samantha to Bothell, a small town in Washington, to stay with a close friend of hers. She planned to visit Samantha often and eventually bring her back to London. Her plans never came to reality. Miranda went missing before Samantha’s first birthday. Her mysterious disappearance left Samantha in the care of Catherine, Miranda’s dearest friend. Catherine accepted full guardianship of the infant and decided to raise her in Washington, just as Miranda planned- oblivious to the Templars and her mother’s involvement with them.

• Teenage Years •
Samantha lived an ordinary life, outside of realizing she could see the things no one else could or wanted to. What most believed were myths and old folklore Samantha knew were real as everything else. She kept this gift a secret to herself, but the questions it brought to the surface could not be answered by the gapping holes left surrounding her parents. Samantha would not resign to the idea of her mother being an interior designer who’d just gone missing one day. The explanation that her father had been an architect who decided a family wasn’t what he wanted didn’t sit quite right either. Too many holes pierced the fragile story woven about her parents, and Samantha came to realize that the answers to her own questions lay with the mysteries that were her mother and father. She began to do research on her own, starting with her mother’s hometown and surname, and found a lead. She followed it through, getting in contact with someone who had known her mother. Within days a man who introduced himself as a templar visited her home. He confirmed her suspicions regarding her mother’s true identity, and shared that Samantha’s clairvoyance was an inherited gift. The Kingsley family had been a very powerful and loyal asset to the Templars over centuries. Miranda was believed to mark the end of the bloodline, until Samantha made contact. Despite Catherine’s protests, the Templar invited Samantha to join them in London where they would reveal all the secrets she’d been searching for. Samantha declined much to the Templar’s surprise. The offer remained, but the Templar took his leave, deciding to keep an eye on Samantha for now- she was an asset the could not let slip away.

• Induction into the Dragon •
Little did the Templar know that he was not the only contact Samantha had made. Through her research she was able to get a lead on the most mysterious part of her life, her father. For weeks before the Templars had even sent someone to retrieve her, she’d been using the alias “ BlackJaque” to collect information from someone who went only by “K”. By the time the Templar had come to see her, she’d already been told everything about the three secret societies, and the war the fought. She’d also been warned that the Templars would never give up on recruiting her because of her useful gift, and she would be the only thing that could draw Miranda out- who was believed to have gone into hiding… Believing “ K” could be her father, Samantha left Catherine’s to pursue the organization who called themselves the Dragons. With only what she could pack into her school bag, Samantha left her life behind to fall head first into the Secret World.

• Physical Description •
Sammy is by all definitions an average height American girl who may fall slightly on the thin side. She has no particular qualities that stand out about her appearance. Her hair is tame but somewhat wavy down to her mid back. It is a natural chestnut brown, just slightly darker than the golden brown hue her eyes are. It’s obvious by her almond shaped eyes that she is of mixed eastern and western heritage, but the features of both blend so evenly it’s difficult to say which she takes after more. Her facial features are softer than most western women, but she is not small like eastern women- her arms and legs are long, making her seem taller than she actually is.

• Personality •
A lifetime of seeing all the mysterious and curious things in the world other can’t will definitely leave someone feeling isolated. Sammy isn’t so tragic. It’s true that she didn’t feel quite connected with the rest of the ordinary world, but she didn’t alienate herself. Instead, Sammy chose the stronger path. She’d handle all the extras that came with her peculiar gift [I] and [/I] participate in life normally. Sammy is a very intelligent girl who is able to put two and two together, some call it intuition- Sammy calls it common sense, and she has a lot of it. Because she able often able to see deeper into the reality of things than most, she is more critical than your typical 18 year old. For Sammy, first impressions mean more than everything. A lot goes on in Sammy’s head even though she doesn’t share it, but she is an excellent listener who is very keen to pick up details. While she’d never ask for a shoulder to cry on (she’s more of a suffer in silence type) she is an anchor and shoulder ( though it may not be the most comfortable) to others.

• Powers, Skills and Abilities •
Sammy has no martial art skills to speak of, however, from her days on the high school softball team she has a very nasty swing. It would be challenging to walk away from an encounter with Sammy and a bat-like object without many missing teeth and a mild concussion. But most importantly, Sammy inherited clairvoyance from her mother. What most cannot see, Sammy can. For as long as she can remember she has seen remnants of the secret world peeking into the world as we know it.

• Acquaintances •


Rayn Faustus- Sammy first encountered Rayn during her initiate assignment as a Dragon. As a fourth team member, she was dispatched late to support her fellow Dragons as they investigated a mysterious town called Bayrock. Upon her arrival, Sammy was nearly run over by Rayn but was able to identify him as a Dragon by relying on her sharpened intuition. She joined the other Dragons in their effort to survive the town and the mission.

She encountered Rayn again when she was assigned as his partner during a investigation and recovery mission.

Initially, Sammy was hesitant to trust Rayn despite her gut feeling. During the Shalebridge mission she was able to overcome that reservation, and was able to confidently act as Rayn’s partner aboard the ghost train. Sammy sees Rayn as a sign of hope for herself to retain some normalcy as a young adult now involved with the Dragons. It’s stated in Liminality that Sammy believes she could see herself getting along with Rayn even outside of the Dragons.

Though Sammy realizes it beforehand, Rayn offers to teach Sammy blood magic because she is mostly defenseless as she is. Having seen glimpses of the after effects, Sammy is hesitant about the offer but does not turn it down.

• Notable Quotes •
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• Credits, Links, OOC and Player Notes •
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