“ | I don't care - My life felt meaningless until that night when you saved me. . . I'd die for you. . . ―Heather Poe | ” |
Heather Poe is a supporting character in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. She is a young woman whom the fledgling may come across and become involved with over the events of the game. She is a potential ghoul.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Heather is a fashion design student attending college in Los Angeles, living alone with her grandmother. Prior to the game's events, her parents died in a car accident.
Events of Bloodlines[]
She can be found critically injured in an operation room of the Medical Clinic, located in Santa Monica. If the fledgling spoke with Knox Harrington or asked Mercurio about vampire blood earlier, the option to save her by offering vampire blood will be available. If this does not occur before the start of the Elizabethan Rendezvous quest, she will die from her wounds.
If saved, Heather shows up a few nights later, in front of the Venture Tower in Downtown to thank the fledgling for saving her life. The fledgling then has the option of either letting her live with them, or freeing her from the blood bond.
Fate[]
Depending on the installed patch, it is possible to save Heather from an otherwise unavoidable death. With the unofficial plus patch, telling her to remain indoors and out of sight will keep her safe and ultimately alive.
It is also possible to keep her alive by typing G.Heather_Indoors = 1 into the console.
The last chance to release her is before the Society for the Preservation of Professors quest is initiated or completed. If she is not released in any other version of the game, she will die as part of the story.
Personality[]
It is difficult to guess who Heather really was before she met the fledgling. Her thinking and behavior were likely altered significantly by the blood bond. She seems to have been an average person though perhaps kinder and naiver than some. She may have been depressed after the death of her parents, and lonely because she had no one special in her life. This could explain why she seems to view the fledgling as a kind of lover, regardless of their feelings towards her.
After the fledgling saves her and takes her on as a ghoul, she becomes extremely attached to the point of obsession, constantly worrying and asking after them. Her acts of affection could be seen as childish and naive, as if she is very inexperienced with relationships. She seems to be doing everything and anything to please the fledgling but isn't sure what they want. One example is when she abducts a man who followed her home, locking him in the fledgling's haven bathroom for the player to feed on later. If the fledgling is a Malkavian, she refers to this man as "a fish" for the fledgling's consumption.
Her behavior is quite different if the fledgling is a Malkavian. She ordinarily shows some apprehension about the actions she takes such as abducting the man or drinking the fledgling's blood. Though she may be more afraid of displeasing the fledgling than anything else. As a Malkavian ghoul, she is not at all hesitant about taking any of these actions and seems to shed the concerns of the human world much more quickly.
Physical Description[]
Original Heather[]
As a normal human, Heather sports shoulder length hair, which is dyed red. Her attire consists of an orange tank top with light blue trim, dark blue jeans buckled with a brown belt, and dark gray high heeled boots. Heather also wears glasses with thick black rims.
Sexy Heather[]
To make herself more appealing, Heather has changed most of her original clothing. She has removed her glasses, changing them for a black choker worn around her neck. She now wears a blue lingerie top, similar in colour to the trim of her tank top, exposing much of her cleavage. In place of pants, she wears dark purple panties, and has replaced her boots with blue high heels.
Goth Heather[]
Goth Heather sports black eye shadow, streaked downwards to create a spiky effect. She also wears purple lipstick. Heather appears to have shaved and redrawn her eyebrows, as they now appear black, similar to her hair, which, in contrast to her original look, is now dyed black and dark red. It is also styled differently, appearing wilder. Again she wears a choker, though it is is slightly wider than the one worn in her Sexy Heather outfit. She sports a black tank top, similar in shape to the one her Normal Heather out uses, but it is now black, and appears shiny, possibly being made out of leather. Her pants are made from a similar material, though appear slightly lighter in colour, and feature an almost see through material run down the outside of the leg. The pants also feature a buckle-like design that crosses the transparent area. Her pants are held up with a black belt and a gold belt buckle. Her boots are similar in design to the ones worn in her Original Heather Outfit, though are more black.
Related Quests[]
- Trick or Treatment
- Hell at the Hallowbrook Hotel (player determined)
See Also[]
Trivia[]
- Heather's official diagnosis can be found on Malcolm's computer in the medical clinic. According to the file, she had ruptured organs, lacerations, and internal bleeding. Her condition was listed as critical.
- If the fledgling is a Malkavian, Heather will eventually pick up on their strange cadence of speaking and imitate it.
- The song "Smaller God" could be interpreted as the theme of Heather's relationship with the fledgling.
- If one made the choice to save Heather and declined her request to live together, she will sneak into the fledgling's apartment and desperately beg to be taken in.
- In the unofficial plus patch, Heather won't change her clothes if you are blocking the way to the bathroom in your house in Skyline Apartments. However, this can be fixed if you leave the house for a while.
- If made a ghoul, Heather will refer to the fledgling as "Master" regardless of their gender.
- Heather shares her surname with classic macabre author Edgar Allan Poe.
- If the fledgling reveals themselves as a vampire after feeding her blood (thus turning her into a ghoul), she will call security.
- If one attempts to save Heather during the Elizabethan Rendezvous quest, she will neither be confirmed dead on the morgue computers, nor appear in the operating room for rescue. It's speculated that this may be a conditional event tied to the specific timing of the quest.
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