SIERRA VAN BURRACE
Ruthless Negotiator
“So let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? I have money and your business is failing. Drop your posturing masculinity and let's discuss how you are going to help me profit.”
Facts at a Glance
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Vulnerability(1)
Knowledge(1)
Sierra suspects Alan Sovereign is the true author of Prince Jackson's correspondence.
Asset(2)
She owns the Diamond Yama Hotel and several Japanese business interests.
Sierra employs two ghouls, Mr. Beazley and Mr. Warde, with Sabbat experience.
Threat(1)
She is known for swift, violent retaliation against sexism.
Alliance(1)
Sierra is the childe of Talley and remains deeply loyal to him.
Conflict(2)
She shares a bitter rivalry with her 'brother-in-vitae,' Malenkov.
Sierra deplores the Yoshitomi Group Yakuza ring in Chicago.
Goal(3)
Sierra is the official Lasombra delegate negotiating the clan's entry into the Chicago Camarilla.
She aims to expand her hotel chain into havens for Camarilla Kindred.
Sierra is actively digging for dirt on Jason Newberry to use as leverage.
Quirk(1)
Sierra struggles with 'uncanny valley' behaviors like forgetting to breathe.
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Chosen Delegate
Sierra has been sent to Chicago by her elders as a point of contact with the Camarilla. She is to continue negotiations with those in Chicago who would be integral to the transition of Clan Lasombra to the sect. She fully intends to deliver on the Amici Noctis' will, no matter the cost.
Rooms Without a View
Sierra has a personal goal within the city of Chicago as well. She wants to expand her hotel chain, which her pack-mates never rated as an investment of value. If she can successfully integrate into the Camarilla it will open up multiple doors for her business, as hotel rooms doubling as temporary vampire havens could earn her a fortune. The Ventrue and Toreador have a tight grip on the service industry in Chicago, but she is confident she can work out an agreement.
Gathering Dirt
Sierra knows there are several Chicago Camarilla with questionable loyalties. She has been looking for any information she might be able to use to gain leverage for her clan. She does not hesitate to use her connections to gather this information, and is close to pinpointing a few of these Kindred. She has been careful to cover her tracks, knowing she could easily disappear. She currently seeks incriminating information on Jason Newberry, if any is available, and he has grown wise to her probing, positioning the Malkavian Primogen completely against Lasombra admission to the city, let alone the sect.
Sierra's closest relationship is with her sire, Talley. While he lurks on Chicago's periphery, she doesn't believe he'll be entering the negotiations. She respects his cool pragmatism and ability to adapt when survival is at stake, and while unbound, would still act to defend his life if it were at risk.
Sierra cannot stand Talley's other childe, Malenkov. He brags about his "singlehanded" assault on New York that left the Camarilla in pieces, and his subsequent defense of the domain that would have succeeded had "Polonia not gotten cold feet." She mockingly refers to him as Leonidas due to his pomposity, and seriously worries his ego might cost the Lasombra their chance with the Ivory Tower.
In her attempts to put hooks in Chicago ahead of her arrival, Sierra's been digging in to some of Jason Newberry's crimes. His activities appall even her, but she requires evidence before presenting her findings to Prince Jackson.
Sierra reached out to Prince Jackson before traveling to Chicago and was met with a cordial, curious response she believes Alan Sovereign penned. She believes she knows how to win Jackson's favor, but doubts she'll get more than a single shot.