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     [[File:AmbroseStage.jpg|600px|center|alt=Ambrose on stage in purple suit]]
 
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     <div class="section-header">Biography</div>
     <div class="section-header">Biography</div>
     <p><b>Ambrose "Silk Guerilla"</b> is a Toreador Harpy who traded jazz for court politics without losing his rhythm. Embraced in 1945 New Orleans at the height of his musical fame, Ambrose now holds court in Houston with a mic in one hand and a cane in the other. He’s the poet of Elysium, the voice in the smoke, and the fashion in the fight.</p>
     <p><b>Ambrose "Silk Guerilla"</b> is a Toreador with a mic in one hand and Houston’s pulse in the other. Embraced in 1945 after captivating crowds in the jazz halls of New Orleans, he now reigns from the shadows of H-Town as Harpy, kingmaker, and cultural oracle. He dresses in deep purples, always sharp, always clean—respecting the art of presentation like a true craftsman of status and shade.</p>
     <p>Known for turning court proceedings into performances, Ambrose uses rap and lyrical flow to narrate Praxis drama like a griot in purple silk. He built a club on the edge of his Domain, open to all Kindred in good standing. His loyalty is firm, his style undeniable.</p>
     <p>Known for spinning political plots into rhymed verses, Ambrose makes court business feel like mixtape fire. His domain is a stage, his cane a scepter, and his trumpet a confessor's tool. Step correct or step aside.</p>


     <div class="section-header">RP Hooks</div>
     <div class="section-header">RP Hooks</div>
     <ul>
     <ul>
       <li><b>Mic & Mask:</b> Known for narrating court events in rap—his cane is silver, his mic is truth.</li>
       <li><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Harpy Games</strong>: If you're climbing the social ladder, you’ll want Ambrose behind the scenes—or not against you.</li>
       <li><b>Velvet Diplomacy:</b> Smooth talker, silver-tongued with a gift for cutting tension like a sax solo.</li>
       <li><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Live From the Underground</strong>: Hosts exclusive Toreador-only jam sessions and underground court salons at his club, The Concrete Jungle.</li>
       <li><b>Club Kindred:</b> Owns The Concrete Jungle, a lounge built for peace, politics, and performance.</li>
       <li><strong style="color: #FFD700;">The Mixtape Oracle</strong>: Delivers court updates in rap form—blending power with poetry.</li>
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     <div class="section-header">Notable Features</div>
     <div class="section-header">Notable Features</div>
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       <li><b>Purple Silk Suit:</b> Tailored fit, always crisp. He’s a visual anthem.</li>
       <li><b>Trumpet of Memory</b>: A vintage brass trumpet—haunted, maybe. Melodies pull memories like silk scarves from a wound.</li>
       <li><b>Silver Rose Cane:</b> Carved handle, carries meaning and menace. Used as his wax seal hidden inside of it.</li>
       <li><b>Silk Guerilla Threads</b>: A purple silk suit tailored to kill—with rumors it’s warded by blood and shadow.</li>
       <li><b>Stage Presence:</b> Whether behind a mic or at the table, he holds the room.</li>
       <li><b>Golden Rose Cane</b>: Topped with a silver rose etched in scripture. It's been in more than one duel of words—and deeds.</li>
     </ul>
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    <div class="section-header">Image Gallery</div>
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      [[File:AmbroseTrumpetToast.jpg|alt=Ambrose Toasting with Trumpet]]
      [[File:Sharkman_resized.jpg|alt=Club Guardian Big Mac]]
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       ''"If they can't handle the beat, they better leave the floor."''
       ''"Respect the mic, respect the message. Court ain't a circus—it’s a cipher."''
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     <div class="section-header" style="text-align: center;">Ambrose</div><br>
     <div class="section-header" style="text-align: center;">Ambrose Calloway</div><br>
     [[File:AmbroseCloseup.jpg|300px|center|alt=Closeup of Ambrose]]<br>
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       <tr><td><b>Alias:</b></td><td>Silk Guerilla</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Known as:</strong></td><td>Silk Guerilla</td></tr>
       <tr><td><b>Clan:</b></td><td>Toreador</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Clan:</strong></td><td>Toreador</td></tr>
       <tr><td><b>Position:</b></td><td>Harpy of Houston</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Position:</strong></td><td>Harpy of Houston</td></tr>
       <tr><td><b>Embrace:</b></td><td>1945</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Embraced:</strong></td><td>1945</td></tr>
       <tr><td><b>Apparent Age:</b></td><td>30s</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Apparent Age:</strong></td><td>Mid-30s</td></tr>
       <tr><td><b>Hair:</b></td><td>Black, slicked</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Height:</strong></td><td>6'1"</td></tr>
       <tr><td><b>Eyes:</b></td><td>Gold-brown</td></tr>
       <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Eyes:</strong></td><td>Gold-flecked brown</td></tr>
      <tr><td><strong style="color: #FFD700;">Hair:</strong></td><td>Black, slicked waves</td></tr>
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Revision as of 16:03, 24 April 2025


Ambrose on Stage
Biography

Ambrose "Silk Guerilla" is a Toreador with a mic in one hand and Houston’s pulse in the other. Embraced in 1945 after captivating crowds in the jazz halls of New Orleans, he now reigns from the shadows of H-Town as Harpy, kingmaker, and cultural oracle. He dresses in deep purples, always sharp, always clean—respecting the art of presentation like a true craftsman of status and shade.

Known for spinning political plots into rhymed verses, Ambrose makes court business feel like mixtape fire. His domain is a stage, his cane a scepter, and his trumpet a confessor's tool. Step correct or step aside.

RP Hooks
  • Harpy Games: If you're climbing the social ladder, you’ll want Ambrose behind the scenes—or not against you.
  • Live From the Underground: Hosts exclusive Toreador-only jam sessions and underground court salons at his club, The Concrete Jungle.
  • The Mixtape Oracle: Delivers court updates in rap form—blending power with poetry.
Notable Features
  • Trumpet of Memory: A vintage brass trumpet—haunted, maybe. Melodies pull memories like silk scarves from a wound.
  • Silk Guerilla Threads: A purple silk suit tailored to kill—with rumors it’s warded by blood and shadow.
  • Golden Rose Cane: Topped with a silver rose etched in scripture. It's been in more than one duel of words—and deeds.
Image Gallery
     "Respect the mic, respect the message. Court ain't a circus—it’s a cipher."  
Ambrose Calloway

Side profile of Ambrose

Known as:Silk Guerilla
Clan:Toreador
Position:Harpy of Houston
Embraced:1945
Apparent Age:Mid-30s
Height:6'1"
Eyes:Gold-flecked brown
Hair:Black, slicked waves