GENUS: Vampire AFFILIATION: Brotherhood of the Celestial Torch DIVISION: Chapter Omega Fifteen QUOTE: "Can't forget the vampires. Thirsty?

 

Rigor Mortis, otherwise known as R.M., is a vampire. More specifically, she is a reformed vampire. She worked out a plea bargain with the Brotherhood and is doing her community service by serving in Chapter Omega Fifteen. Though she is a valuable member of the team, she in essence doesn't want to be there, which is why she looks bored much of the time.

R.M. was brought into the vampire fold at Woodstock in 1969. Like most humans infected with vampirism, it took her a short time to adjust to undeath-ten years, to be precise. In truth, she never fully accepted vampirism, and resented being bitten against her will. In the eighties, she got involved with a bad crowd of vampires ("dracs" or "vlads" in Brotherhood slang). Omega Fifteen destroyed the gang, and R.M. was taken prisoner by the group's charismatic leader, Gabriel. At her trial, Gabriel came to her defense. She was put on probation and given the Brotherhood's standard treatment for vampirism, Vitamin V. Afterward, she could walk around in the sun and see her reflection in the mirror. She's been with Omega Fifteen ever since.

R.M. has all the strength and speed of a vampire, but prefers not to use them-they remind her of what she is. Instead, she prefers her bullwhip and stake and mallet, which she uses to destroy the vampires she hates. She drinks the Brotherhood's artificial blood substitute, and longs for a day that vampirism can be cured. Unfortunately, that day is nowhere in sight.