Hello I require more information about Wynter. My character autism has been activated. I must know more.
Hello there! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and interest in my beloved, I know it took a while. Here's a brief history of Wynter and her family, leading up to Night Road events:
(Adding a 'read more' due to topics of violence, sex, death, and incest)
Wynter della Passaglia was born in 1977 in a small, sleepy town of Louisiana. She is a third generation American of Chinese and Italian heritage, an only child with a Catholic upbringing. Her parents did not know that they are part of an obscure bloodline of the Giovanni as the ones that came before them either purposely removed themselves or were shunned from such dealings years ago. Though they tried to represent themselves as an ordinary, functioning family, there was nothing normal about them, and this manifested itself in various ways. Think "Southern Gothic family mansion housed full of skeletons and secrets." Bonus tidbit: Wynter's mother potentially had ties to the Kuei-Jin.
Growing up, Wynter became rather fond of and close to her uncle, Lucien, the younger brother of Wynter's father, pushing 40 yet single and never married. Although he was a busy man working as a Lieutenant at the Criminal Investigation Division in a neighboring city, he always made time for her, spoiling her with gifts. From a young age, Wynter felt as if she had the Beast within her and started acting out. Lucien recognized this as an innate bloodlust that needed to be sated and took her hunting, teaching her to use her father's rifle and a handgun, as well as taxidermy. This quelled the desire within her. Bonus tidbit: Lucien was the sole family member who was somewhat aware of the Kindred world and eventually became a ghoul to a mysterious benefactor.
Throughout this period, there was an undeniable attraction that rippled off Lucien and Wynter like a calling in their blood. They tried their best to ignore this and did not act on it. Lucien dated other women and in return, Wynter put on her coquettish charm, hitching rides in cars with older guys and hooking up with them. During one such ride, the man she was with turned out to be a Rodney Alcala type with less than savory intentions. Too bad he didn't know that she had killer instincts too. She managed to escape and together with Lucien, tortured and brutally murdered the man before covering it up. Sexually aroused by her first real kill, Wynter gave in to her attraction to Lucien and they became intimate for the first time.
Afterward, Wynter skipped town as she was overwhelmed by the whole ordeal and decided to start afresh in a new city. Although she never told anyone about her whereabouts, she received postcards every year in the mail with cryptic clues. Struggling to make a living, she pawned off—unknown to her—a family heirloom in the form of a silver photo frame. Word got back to The Family and Violetta della Passaglia found her, Embracing her on the spot in 2000, at the tender age of 23.
I won't go too much into Night Road, but the difficult years and betrayal of trust by Julian hardened Wynter, turning her naïveté into the stone-cold, cynical, femme fatale courier that we know her as today. Needless to say, she and Julian are on irreparable terms, especially after she efficiently dispatched of his ghoul, Nadia. On the other hand, what started out as a strange, mutual affection with Lettow developed into something more. Yes, they are still navigating their relationship in light of the Aila incident, and yes they have a bunch of communication issues to work through, but having each other is enough for them and ultimately, better than learning to live without. Apart from that, Wynter has aligned herself with the Camarilla, taken on Elena as a ghoul, and followed Lettow to Cairo, where they are heavily entrenched in the Gehenna War.
Dividers by @diableriedoll