Absinthe Van Gothen

Name	Absinthe Van Gothen
Race	Human
Type	Monster Hunter
Faction	Free Willed, The Night Stalkers
Premiere	Desideratum: Blood Bonds
Relative(s)	Calis Van Gothen

Absinthe Van Gothen

"Killing vampires, hunting relics, and getting laid- ain’t life grand?"

Biography

Pre-Desideratum: Blood Bonds

Originally born in Roosevelt, Utah, Absinthe Van Gothen (whose real name is Abigail McCoy) has lived a turbulent life. She was adopted at an early age to abusive parents in Portland, Oregon, but never knew her real place of birth. As she grew up and came out of puberty, her adoptive father began to sexually abuse her. Her adoptive mother would sometimes join in, and this caused deep psychological damage to the poor girl. She felt worthless and scared to report the only parents that she ever knew. Abby also studied music as an escape from the depression and anxiety in her life, and she can play a wide range of instruments, but her real joy is singing. The pain, anger, and passion that surges inside her only found a positive outlet through music.

Growing up, she gravitated towards the punk and goth scenes. The rest of the school cliques tended to see these groups as outcasts, and as such, Abby and her friends were often harassed by other students. Absinthe always had a fierce fire in her heart, and she did everything within her powers to defend those that could not, or would not, defend themselves- perhaps because she was unable to save herself from her home life. While in elementary school, she met Tobias Nguyen. Abby protected Toby by fist-fighting anyone who picked on him. However, she, herself, was quite a bully and Tobias often found himself ridiculed by his female savior. By the time she reached high school, she had also befriended Scarlett Moffat and Sylvain Eriksson. Absinthe and her friends played music in Scarlett’s garage. After graduation, they met a rich girl named Fawn Everett at a club. The wealthy Fawn became their benefactor and together they formed the band- Absinthe and Arsenic of which she was the lead singer. They became popular in some circles within Portland, and looked to be rising to fame. However, one dark night, a nosferatu came for Absinthe and her world changed forever.

With the guidance of the nosferatu, Brone Lorcan, Absinthe obtained an artifact called the 'Blood Suit,' a bodysuit forged of the blood of Vlad Țepeș, also known as Vlad the Impaler. Vlad had been infested with the blood of the goddess, Nuit, so nothing could kill him. Even the powerful Nightbred vampire, Lord Ivor, bowed to the might of the King of Vampires. However, in the early 1800’s a man known as Calis Van Gothen went to war against the undead dwelling inside Europe. With the aid of Johann Conrad Dippel and the Ravenhursts, Theodore and Deborah, and a few others at his side, Calis battled the King of Vampires, Vlad Țepeș, and succeeded in destroying the fiend’s body- yet a puddle of red blood remained behind. They tried using magic and science to destroy the substance, but not even sunlight seemed capable. Having no other options, Calis used a pump, fabricated by Dippel, to collect the unholy substance. They placed the vile ooze into a puzzle box. This box was designed by Theodore as a brain teaser and blessed by the magical enchantments of Deborah so that only someone of the bloodlines of those present could possibly open the artifact.

Sealing the mechanized puzzle box with Dippel’s help, it was entrusted into the hands of the Ravenhursts to be locked into their magical vault under Ravenhurst Manor where they sealed cursed objects located on their worldwide expeditions. The box could only be activated with a key. Dippel created a pocket watch, in which to hide the key. The watch required the user to press the top three times in a row, in order to retrieve what it held inside. Theodore took the pocket watch and the box to America. There, outside of Wakefield, New York, the husband and wife sealed the box into their subterranean vault. Theodore held the key, hidden within his watch, for the rest of his life. However, he and his wife were slaughtered by Ophidians and cultists of the Cult of Scales. The watch fell into the hands of Theodore's son, Anaximanes Ravenhurst.

In adulthood, thanks to the efforts of William and Margaret O’Reilly, Anaximanes hired the Irishman, Brone Lorcan, to be his butler. Eventually, Anaximanes ran afoul the evil with Eleanora Blackwood. Then, Reverend Roger Addams led an angry mob and hanged Anaximanes from a tree. However, before his demise, he managed to give Brone the key, and in turn, Brone located the puzzle box and protected it before heading westward to Portland, Oregon. There, he was turned into a vampire by Ivor, eventually devolving into a nosferatu, but Brone managed to keep his sanity and the box hidden. After more than one-hundred-and-fifty-years, he saw a chance to stop Ivor. Eleanora claimed a relative of Calis still lived, and when Brone found her, he took her to the puzzle box.

Absinthe used the key to unlock the box and solved the puzzle. Once open, Vlad sprang out of the jail, and oozing over Abby’s body, threatening to take her over- flesh and mind, yet she fought to maintain control. With Brone Lorcan's aid, Absinthe managed to hold the evil blood in check. It became a part of Absinthe, and flows like latex around her curvaceous body, able to shift into different forms whenever she wills it to. Yet, always, at the back of her mind, the call of Vlad echoes, attempting to seduce her towards evil- changing her from a monster hunter into something cruel and unstoppable.

Desideratum: Blood Bonds

As seen in the novel, Desideratum: Blood Bonds, Absinthe "Abby" Van Gothen is a punk rock star. After a concert, she meets the nosferatu Brone Lorcan. She runs from the encounter, traveling into the woods. With the guidance of the vampire, Brone Lorcan, Absinthe obtained the Blood Suit. Nothing could kill Vlad, also known as Vlad Țepeș or Vlad the Impaler, and even the powerful Ivor bowed to the might of the King of Vampires! However, in the early 1800’s a man known as Calis Van Gothen went to war against the undead dwelling inside Europe. He defeated Vlad, yet also found that the legends saying the creature could not truly be killed, were, in fact, correct. The blood within Vlad's veins remained after his destruction, and that substance was hidden for over a century before Abby found the cursed artifact.

After she touched the blood, it coursed over her body, threatening to take her over- flesh and mind, yet she fought to maintain control, and with Brone Lorcan's aid, managed to hold the blood in check. It became a part of Absinthe, and flows like latex around her curvaceous body, able to shift into different forms when she wills it to! Yet, always, at the back of her mind, the call of Vlad echoes, attempting to seduce her towards evil- changing her from a Hunter into something cruel and unstoppable!

Slugs and Bugs: Invasion

In Slugs and Bugs: Invasion, a scene is available where Abby meets up with Justine Day in the sewers.

Appearance

Abby is a buxom 23 year old. Abby has dyed hair, with a heavy clash of red and black.

Abilities

• Blood Suit
• Physical Attacks

Equipment

Blood Suit