Nakshidil

When eunuchs who guarded die imperial harem wished to be merciful, they would first suffocate or drug the women who were to be thrown in the Bosporus as punishment for trying to escape. Nakshidil made too many enemies in die harem to receive any kind of mercy; as she was sewn into a weighted silken sack and thrown into the cold waters of die strait at sunset, she prayed for a quick death. As die last tendrils of her consciousness faded in die dark waters, she thought she heard voices above. The next thing Nakshidil recalled was the warmth of heated towels wrapped around her body and the soft yet powerful voice of a woman speaking. "My spies observed what transpired within the walls of the seraglio, and at my bidding they have saved you from a watery grave. You have presence, my child; you have grace and wits and talent. But you lack subtlety. This I can teach you. I can show you power you never dreamed possible if you will stay with me, if you will pay the price of never seeing the sun again, if you will be my childe for eternity." Nakshidil agreed and thus became the pupil and companion of Vashtai for the next three centuries. She learned about her sire's vast network of spies, her contacts with the Nosferatu and European Ventrue, the threads of power she manipulated in the mortal world - and her sway over Prince Mustafa. Vashtai died at the hands of Setites near the end of World War I, and Nakshidil easily moved into the position of power held by her sire. Valued by Prince Mustafa, she is loyal to him as well, but first and foremost Nakshidil is loyal to herself. One reason she seeks revenge on the Setites is for their murder of Vashtai.

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