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So a theory, more than a year ago, before the name Inanna was dropped, was that Vision Girl is Inanna.
My explanation of my theories to Ptolemy and LikesBlondes is why I now have the honor of working for them *granted I am way down the food chain.
Inanna has nothing to do with VtM.
So my shortest possible answer here is this.
The guys use VtM for some of the mechanical aspects, and as an overall thematic element. Mythology, and most of the powers are their creation, though granted, some are very similar to their inspirational game.
In VtM Caine is the Third Human, cursed by the God of Abraham to live forever as a Vampire for killing his brother Abel.
In Rebirth, there is no Caine. There are "generations". There are "founders". These are similar to VtM, but for copyright reasons, they are not as they are in VtM.
So, originally we all speculated on a lot of things, having to do with clans, and which vampire was what.
This led to a discussion of what was this chick surrounded by blood, that spoke in the visions of the MC. We called her Vision Girl, and she went from being a vision to a founder of a line of vampires. Calisto and myths about that name led us to speculate that VG was Artemis. It actually fit pretty well in our mutual theory crafting. Now I have a file I can't upload, that has a huge speculative genealogy on every named vampire ( and a couple un named) in the game. I also have every ancient religion I could dig up, diagramed with possibilities for who the VG could have been.
When I was shot down in discussions with Ptolemy, I was given the hint that :
Calisto is mythical to the vampires that inhabit the city. She is ancient.
As she is to them, Vision Girl is to Calisto.
So much for Artemis.
So I went back to ancient, ancient times.
Inanna was a good fit, and I even told the guys the whole theory of why she is naked, why she is surrounded in blood, and why she needs help. What cinched it was when I brought Ereshkigal into the story. She is key, and yes, she will look almost identical to Inanna as they are sisters. Tiamat is essential as well.
Inanna is probably something along the lines of what the Second Generation was supposed to be, possibly even a Caine like figure in a world where a lot of those would be running around. Either way, she is a goddess. Her sister murdered her, and or placed her into torpor.
Ereshkigal is probably no more good or evil than Inanna, except that she was the goddess of the Underworld, and killed her sister and refused to let her leave. All these gods and goddesses have motivations that are incomprehensible to normal people. Calisto is more understandable, but not a whole lot more. Still, the thing in the water, Ereshkegal or her version of Calisto that guards her (I can speculate on names of guardians but lets stay simple at the moment) is vastly powerful, and is intruding onto the MC's world. Just as Inanna has been.
They will likely be more revealed by this chapter's end as I was told this will be a chapter of revelations to the MC.
It already has been to an extent, but there is more to come.
So to the matter of Calisto, and her first childe. Mythic story has Calisto and her illicit childe (with Zeus) being turned to bears by Hera. Interesting point the Temple High Priestess for all the goddesses of Ancient Greece were virginal young women Except for Hera's. All the other goddessess' High Priestesses served for one year only, Except for Hera. Hers was a lifetime appointment. Point is this. Calisto is a MILF. She served Hera. Hera cursed her to bear form. Hera is likely Calisto's sire. Hera is not in the picture at the moment. However, important to note, as the VtM had a clan of wolfboys, so does Rebirth, and they call them wolfboys and not a proper clan name. The only clan names we have heard so far are the Templars and the Nos. There are more.
Anyhow, Calisto has a bear form as her battle form if all my crazy theories are correct. Her claws are stronger than the wolfboy claws. Marcus noted that the MC claws were different and more potent.
I believe that Virgil is Arcas, the first childe of Calisto. I think he tried to commit diablerie on her, and failed. She was saved by Zeus. He placed them in the stars as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the myths, so I think it is safe to say that her first childe is a bad ass that wants round 2.
So the MC is not going to ever be the most powerful vampire in the story. He will be the most influential.
Calisto will become much more compatible as a love interest, which currently she is Dom material and not much else. The method to that madness is to gain her respect. As well as gaining power. That most likely involves saving her life. From Virgil.
Calisto is VERIFIED as a LOVE INTEREST. Just to be clear on that matter.
Killing Virgil/Arcas and saving Calisto as a plot thread has a great deal of potential to level the scales, which of course elevates the MC further, but not so far as to outshine his maker, or the other mega vamps in the story. If He commits Diablerie on Virgil, then he will gain power. Not a generation (unless Virgil was lucky enough to bag a 4th generation equivalent vampire somewhere along the line) *** this makes the assumption that Vision Girl is 2nd, Hera is 3rd, Calisto is 4th, and Virgil and MC are 5th. If there are other intervening vampires and Calisto is 5th instead, add one to our MC for generation. Anyway the MC would gain a lot of knowledge and in vampire worlds knowledge is power.
Ok so I will wrap by saying this. In all likelihood this chapter will end with a strike on Calisto. She is out of her stronghold. Virgil is moving pieces to the vicinity (Eloise is there as muscle, Zephir in and out, Marcius has interests so he says, Malia is in town, Fabian is here) So it could be a real big bad time in the old time tonight. If the watery thing is a guardian rather than Ereshkigal, which is not unlikely, and she has been calling the Nos and feeding from them and their brains to come out of torpor, that represents another immediate threat to Calisto. Either way, I think we have a big climax to this chapter, then chapter four is the aftermath and the prep for a bigger showdown between the sisters (Inanna and Ereshkigal) in chapter 5. Chapter 5 will be maneuvering towards the end game of the book at the conclusion of chapter 5.
There may be further stories depending on how well this does commercially so if you like the AVN, support the guys.
Peace all, and I would have gone longer, but a certain someone already hinted I am long winded, so I cut a lot, and I will leave this shorter version for you!
We know Ptolemy can do a mean incest story if he wants to. 
