Delanta Gibson

=Delanta Gibson=

"Ah want you to pay very close attention, baby, because whether you heed mah advice or not, Ah'm gettin' paid for this shit. Ah've looked at the stars, Ah've looked at the cards, Ah even read mother fuckin' tea leaves... and now the Blood is tellin' me the same thing. That boy ain't no good for you. Leave 'em to the kine and find a new toy. Your "Unconquerable" ass won't meet the sun over him, but you ain't built Ford-tough like the Circle, neither. When it's all over, you just might wish you had tried for a tan..."



Delanta Gibson was always different. As a child it became quite clear to his family that he was connected to the world unseen. Growing up in the ninth ward of New Orleans, however, being in touch with Les Mysteries was a blessing and a curse. Delanta came under the attention of a human priestess, a wicked woman who worshipped Marionette, the Screech Owl. It was she who began to train Delanta on the arts of Vodoun. Mambo Rose, as he called her, was a powerful medium herself, powerful to the point of being able to contract certain spirits to do her bidding. His awe (and fear) was enough to keep him off the streets, and unlike his brothers, out of jail.

By the time Delanta was twenty, he had a strong understanding of the loa and the hidden world they worked in. He could sense when powerful ghosts were around and he had begun to see strange visions in his dreams. Perhaps that is why, after Mambo Rose vanished one day, he could tell something was amiss. She had done a great job of protecting him from the darker members of the Vodoun community but with her gone a new Houngan appeared on the scene calling himself the Baron. There was something off-putting about the man for sure, but his knowledge of Vodoun was unmistakable. A year under his tutelage opened Delanta up to a new level of his faith.

As his dreams became more violent, The Baron also became more open about his nature. He revealed the murder of Mambo Rose (she had gained his attention by trying to dominate his "bastard" child with a spell given to her by one of her loa) and his intentions to Embrace Delanta. The chance to ascend to the ranks of the loa, to be one of the Ghede, seemed irresistable and Delanta accepted the offer. The results were less than pleasant for either of the men involved. It seemed as if the Baron's blood was cursed by Erzulie Freda Dahomey herself; another childe sired with beauty. The elder Nosferatu was not pleased despite Delanta's ability to communicate directly with the spirits of the dead.

Delanta was released only two months after Embrace and soon found himself under the care of Mambo Rosa Bale, who continued his transition into a full-fledged Kindred, and who helped him learn more about his natural affinity for ghosts. Despite his Haunt blood, Delanta was quite the socialite, even when it came to hunting. While an attractive man in life, death seemed to enhance his sexual appeal to a much higher (and ironically disturbing) level. This did nothing to endear Delante to his sire, who was even more disgusted by the Daeva's morbid fascination with yet another of his childer. On Delante's side, he found it could be quite lucrative at times, though he rarely had repeat clients.

He stayed in New Orleans for five more years but as political tensions between the two factions grew, he grew weary of New Orleans. When his youngest sibling and only sister died in a car crash, he took that as his final Then he heard a rumor that something strange had occured in Georgia. Consulting the Blood, he saw that he could meet his destiny in Atlanta. He consulted the loa and it seemed like he had a new adventure on his hands. He would carve a place for himself there, or at least gain enough power for him to show his sire that he wasn't a mistake. Perhaps he would create his own cult, or succeed where his Mambo Rose had failed (though he wasn't quite as wicked as she was). Either way, Atlanta was to be his new playground.

Goals

 * "Find a tutor for Cruac."
 * "Get some status with the local Circle."
 * "Get some status with the Haunts."
 * "Get some status in the city."
 * "Learn some of that Daeva mojo."
 * "Get in good with the Dragons."
 * "Create my own cult. Maybe"
 * "Establish a Necropolis."
 * "Broker some deals with Les Misteries."



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