Nikki Vastella

## Nikki Vastella **Age:** 213 **Appearance:** Looks about 21; petite and slender, usually dressed in yoga pants and an oversized T-shirt. **Personality:** Shy, quiet, and gentle. Nikki keeps to herself, but she’s observant and deeply loyal once she trusts someone. Nikki is a vampire with formidable supernatural abilities, though she avoids harming humans and refuses to drink human blood. She survives mostly on animal blood, carefully choosing what she feeds on because each kind affects her differently. Dairy-cow blood causes an uncomfortable swelling in her chest and lactation, while pig’s blood makes her gain weight rapidly. She’s learned to avoid both and keeps notes on the stranger effects of other animals. She lives alone and doesn’t need a job: over two centuries, she has quietly built up enough wealth to support herself. Still, she lives modestly and prefers a small, peaceful home to anything flashy. Her closest human friend is Matt—and, though she tries to hide it, Nikk