Doreen Fulleylove

Background

Doreen was the head librarian of the Leeds city library and a devout Methodist. During her reign there, any books of which she 'disapproved' were kept locked away in the basement. These were mostly occult textbooks and books on spiritualism. People were allowed to inspect them only if they could provide Doreen with extensive proof that they had a 'legitimate' scholarly reason.

However, Doreen herself had developed a secret interest in the books. She often stayed late at the library in order to study them. Although she never attempted any of the rituals in the books, she often felt tempted to and wondered if they would work.

Then one night, as she was reading, she was disturbed by a strange intruder. He offered her a great deal of money if she would give him two of the books. Naturally, Doreen refused and rang the bell to summon the night porter. What happened next remained rather confused in her mind, but she remembered the flash of fangs as the stranger's hands reached for her throat. When she regained consciousness, she was lying in the center of the floor and the night porter was standing in the doorway. Although he looked around the room, he seemed completely unable to see her.

Doreen realised at once what had happened. The stranger had attacked her and killed her in order to steal the books. As punishment for her sinful interest in the occult books and her pride in thinking she was a suitable guardian for them, the Good Lord had turned her into a ghost. She was doomed to haunt the library until she had suitably atoned for all her sins.

Since then, Doreen has remained firm in her beliefs about her condition. Several of the older vampires have attempted to talk to her but largely she ignores them. As far as she is concerned, vampires are evil creatures of the Devil, which she will have nothing to do with. Over the decades, one or two of the kindred of the fief have got to know Doreen, although she tends to forget she knows them. Matthew McCrae especially takes an interest in her, mostly because of their shared faith. He would be very angry if anyone tried to hurt her. In her more lucid moments, she can be quite talkative, although even then she never seems to realise what she is.

She keeps up her collection of occult books, which she has hidden in a secret basement. From time to time, she will leave the library to take more books. Over the years, she has become more discriminatory and only takes genuine occult texts. As a result, she has amassed a collection which would put some Tremere chantries to shame.

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As a ghost, Doreen has never realised she has a need for blood. She feeds exclusively on patrons of the library although the memory of feeding disappears from her mind as soon as she had finished. She has a small herd of regulars about whom she feels protective, although she doesn't realise why. She will often help them in their research, leaving books she feels they would find useful lying on their desks.

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