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Anastasia Zotov
Born in the early 1900’s in Russia to a family involved in the beginnings of Industry, with no monies save what they had built. Sent to Switzerland in her early teens, to study and to escape the growing problems in Russia, by her parents Anastasia’s life was to change forever. Whilst among the growing social climate of Bern, capital of Switzerland, she met the travelling Englishman, William Harcourt.
William charmed Anastasia and for his time in Bern she became one of his lovers, enjoying the parties thrown for and by him in the city. Before leaving he left her with a gift - that is he made her a Lorelei.
Anastasia remained in Bern until just before the 1930’s, when word reached her from England of the danger of her remaining in the land, as they were being hunted. So she returned back to Moskov, her family now wealthy in the wake of the overthrow of the Czar and the rise of Industry. The only daughter, she inherited all of her parent’s money when they died. Then the war loomed.
Anastasia played her cards well, siding with Stalin (albeit not too strongly) from the beginning. She invested wisely and never questioned, fearing the powers behind the scenes too much. She remained active in what social circles still lingered, but more than often arranged private parties for guests. She escaped Stalin’s purges by not having any political interests at all. When the war was over most of her previous friends were either dead by her hand or by Stalin’s.
She retired from parties and social life once the war was over, as she began to see the discontent of those under Stalin. She knew it was only a matter of time before he met the same fate as the Czars. She waited long, however. After Stalin’s death she invested wisely and let her money grow. Just recently she re-emerged, as young as ever into the growing youth market with the fall of Communism, although she still fears the hands of the Lictors. She opened the Nightclub, Rusalka, for the relative ease of lovers and even made more Lorelei from some.
Anastasia is unsure what the future holds, but she is riding the wave of ecstasy she feels from the freed youth. She has even begun to make more Lorelei.
She dresses in whatever Western fashion takes her interest, but always more elegant and extravagant than any of the young, leather, latex, PVC, whatever is revealing. Her classic features and sable hair mark her as attractive. Although beautiful and young there is a style that she cannot mask, that of her upbringing.
GAMEMASTERING HINTS: Don’t speak to anyone for too long, but make your words calculated and flirtatious. You don’t make friends or enemies. Carry yourself with elegance and pride. Feel a little omnipotent within the Rusalka.