Vampire the Masquerade - 5th Edition Campaign Characters

Were starting a 5th Edition Vampire the Masquerade campaign set in Los Angeles with three Ancillae vampires sent to see if the Anarch 'Free States' can be undermined by agents of the Camarilla as the last attempt at a direct takeover didn't work quite so well. The coterie also has three trusted allies, a Banu Haqim hiding from his sire, an Autarkis Gangrel in need of feeding rights and a Nosferatu accountant sent by their sponsors to assist in their mission as well as a number of ghouls.
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Each has been initially created as a Neonate Vampire though were given freedom of which Skill distribution to use. Bonus XP spend went slightly over the 15 but it was only a speciality and a 1 dot skill here and there. My intention was to get them to roughly Ancillae level over the course of the first chronicle so their characters developed organically.

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Broadly speaking I'm giving out 3XP per session. I was also giving them a single XP per session that could only be spent on assets for the coterie as a whole, but as of session 95 I've stopped and instead I give them equivalents as they earn them in session. As of Session 95 they also now only receive 2XP per session as at their level of power, gaining new skills becomes trickier.

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The introduction to this campaign, the first story and all the other parts can be found at the following links and are in chronological order. If you'd prefer a summary of each session rather than read everything then there's a more detailed link page HERE.

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Chronicle One - 'Infiltrate L.A.' 

Welcome to L.A. - Introductory Session
Story One - 'Three Murders' - Part One, Two, Three, Four and Five
Interlude Session - One
Story Two - 'The Pasadena Problem' - Part One, Two, Three, and Four
Solo Session - 'The Neillson Library'
Story Two Continued- 'The Pasadena Problem' - Part Five, Six, Seven and Eight
Story Three - 'Becoming Baron' - Part One, Two, Three, Four and Five
Solo Session - 'The Gather'
Story Three Continued - 'Becoming Baron' - Part Six, Seven and Eight

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Chronicle Two - 'Foothold L.A.' 

Solo Session - 'Hostile Takeover'
Story Four - 'Countdown' - Part One, Two and Three
Story Five - 'The Missing Chantry' - Part One, Two, Three, Four and Five
Solo Session - 'The Anaheim Assassination'
Story Six - 'A Meeting of Barons' - Part One, Two and Three
Story Seven - 'The Carmelita Situation' - Part One, Two and Three
Story Eight - 'The Blount Sisters' - Part One and Two
Story Nine - 'Blood Money' - Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six
Story Ten - 'Anathema' - Part One and Two
Story Eleven - 'Predators and Prey' aka 'The Blount Sisters' - Part Three
Story Twelve - 'Aftermath' - Part One and Two
Story Thirteen - 'The Messiah Complex' - Part One, Two, Three and Four

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Chronicle Three - 'Incursion L.A.'

Story Fourteen - 'The Rant'
Story Fifteen - 'Ties of Blood' - Part One and Two

Solo Session - 'A Gathering of Roses'

Story Sixteen - 'The Southern Solution' - Part One, Two and Three
Story Seventeen - 'The Baker Disappearance' - Part One, Two and Three

Story Eighteen - 'Inevitable Betrayals' - Part One, Two, Three, Four and Five

Story Nineteen - 'The Marius Contracts' - Part One and Two

Story Twenty - 'The MacNeil Protocols' - Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five, 

Story Twenty - 'The MacNeil Protocols' - Part Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten

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Interlude Session One - After Griffith Park

Interlude Session Two - Divide and Conquer

Interlude Session Three - On the Brink of War

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Chronicle Four - 'Conquest L.A.'

Story Twenty One - 'Veni, Vidi, Victor' - Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Story Twenty One - 'Veni, Vidi, Victor' - Part Six, and Epilogue

Story Twenty Two - 'The Unbound' - Part One, Two, Three and Four

Story Twenty Three - 'The War Council' - Part One, Two, Three and Four

Interlude Session - Recon

Story Twenty Four - 'Resistance' - Part One, Two, Three, Four and Five

Interlude Session - Damage Limitation

Interlude Session - The Killing Spree

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The Coterie

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The Coterie has a number of shared advantages primarily bases around their Haven and the attached warehouse that their gang uses as a clubhouse.

Haven 3 

Galerie Sanguine: Allies (Mr Hertz's Security Teams x2: Effectiveness 4, Reliability 3), Cell 2 (Used as a secure safe), Herd 3 (Michael's Fans), Lien 1, Mask 2 (Legal documents, bank accounts, etc.), Luxury 1, Postern 4 (Sewer Tunnel, Panic Rooms x3), Resources 3 (Profits and Money Laundering), Retainer 3 (Security Chief), Security System 5, Warding 5

Backgrounds

Contacts 3 (Drugs Trade), Influence 3 (Pasadena), Influence 2 (Glendale), Resources 4 (Drugs Trade)

Boons Available

Barony of the Angels: Michael has negotiated free passage through all domain areas that previously covered the now defunct 'Barony of the Angels'. Most of this area has been claimed by Marius but the agreement still stands.

Griffiths Park: The coterie has been granted free passage through Griffiths Park and control of The Oaks area nearby by Marius Walker, Baron of Downtown.

San Fernando: The coterie has been granted free passage through the area of San Fernando previously under their control but now claimed by Isaac Abrams, Baron of Hollywood. They may also feed within this area as long as the Masquerade is preserved.

Major Boons - Louis Fortier, Myranda Maria

Minor Boons - 'Aida', Allison Maller, Catherine DuBois

Trivial Boons - None

Boons Owed

Major Boons - Pisha

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This page is generally up to date compared to the write-ups so they characters may look slightly more advanced than they seem in the current story especially if you're currently reading an early story. It's also possible that it may provide the occasional minor spoiler in relation to abilities and backgrounds they have gained *cough* diablerie *cough*

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Kindred

Michael Tomassio - Baron of the North East

Nicknames and Aliases - 'The Baron of L.A.'

Clan - Toreador (Volgirre Bloodline)
Generation - 8th via Sanctioned Diablerie

Predator Type - Siren

Concept - Empathetic Artist

Convictions - "Everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others." and "Art must be preserved."

XP Remaining - 19

The Kindred now known as Michael Tomassio was born in 1877 into a wealthy family as Paolo “Paul” Tomassio to an Italian father and an English mother. Growing up Paul was a gifted artist, historian, writer and debater. After his education at University he elected to undertake a more modern version of the grand tour visiting Europe to see such places as Rome, Venice and Paris.

It was during his time spent in Paris that he encountered a stunningly attractive woman who introduced herself as Stéphanie Mayoux. Stéphanie was immediately enthralling, knowledgeable about art, culture and politics. The pair met each night and spent many hours discussing the finger points of culture, belief and politics. Stéphanie asked that given the chance would Tomassio wish to continue in this existence forever. In the year of 1903 Stéphanie embraced Paul Tomassio.

The pair spent over a decade together spending time in the courts of the Price of Paris François Villon. They attended many parties and whilst the education in Kindred politics, history and bloodlines were limited Paul established himself as a social operator and harpy of some ability. After just over a decade the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand escalated tensions in mainland Europe and Stéphanie took her childe with her as she fled over the channel returning to Tomassio’s native country. Upon arrival he changed his name to Peter.

As a fit looking 26-year-old the now Peter Tomassio feared being conscripted for the Great War. Aware that his dealings with mortals and his preference for a certain type of hunting it would not do to look a coward. Tomassio instead masqueraded as a member of the clergy, as those of the faith were not required to serve. Listening to the troubles of others, to the tales of loss and consoling them during the hardships of the war awoke an empathy that Tomassio had thought he had long since lost. He held special late-night services and confessions, to be able to be visible to his congregation. He told Stéphanie it was merely to keep up his ruse, and the fact that he got some measure of satisfaction from helping others he kept to himself. It was during this time that Tomassio first read about Michael of Constantinople and of the vision that that City represented.

After the Great War ended “Peter” remained nominally a member of the clergy and involved himself in the social and artistic scenes of both his Clan and the mortal population. Whilst he still attended the grand parties held at Elysium some of the more outlandish fashions, particularly those that involved harm to mortals were now more disturbing than they had been previously. During this relative peace Mayoux and occasionally Tomassio travelled back and forth to the court of Paris. Prince Villon had survived the Great War and held court much as he had done since Tomassio’s first visit. Tomassio was rarely at court instead choosing to lose himself in the art, architecture and culture of his adopted second home.

As with much of his existence, war dictated the next stage in Tomassio’s journey. The rise of Nazi Germany and the defeat of the French Army hastened the retreat of Mayoux and her Childe with both returning to the relative safety of Britain and the City of London. After the war, and over time Tomassio’s view of the Camarilla changed.  Leadership was necessary but the iron fisted approach of the Camarilla required reform in order to achieve long term success. Constantinople was a dream, a dream he wanted to bring to fruition again, but it involved many ideas which bordered on the ideals of the Anarchs. Political freedom, intellectual and philosophical debate, self-determination and a belief that Kindred can be more than just predators.

Tomassio eventually fell in love with a fellow Kindred who sympathised with the Anarch beliefs. Whilst his partner did not actively oppose or destabilise the Camarilla their political beliefs caused a cooling of the relationship between Tomassio and his Sire, they simply remained cordial. When the Second Inquisition attacked London, Tomassio was at his haven. He received a phone call from his lover simply telling him to run, to escape – that they were being attacked. Then the line went dead. Tomassio used all his resources, boons and favours to action his escape. Mayoux was at the Prince’s Court debating when the attack commenced. Tomassio had tried to get to her, but the number of foes between him and the Court caused him to swiftly reconsider as did the sound of distant gunfire and the roaring flames of a hidden city on fire.

Tomassio fled west, to the United States of America where he adopted the name Michael in homage to Michael of Constantinople. Perhaps in the new land of opportunity Michael could make the dream of Constantinople a reality for the benefit of all Kindred. Michael does not know if his Sire survived and is not sure if her survival would be for better or for worse. It was in America where he once again came into contact with the Camarilla who offered him an opportunity to help them with a project to take over Los Angeles. Seeing a rare opportunity to put his theories into practice he accepted the offer...

Touchstones
Shauna Jones (An aspiring actress. Michael is helping her career, in part due to a fascination with her facial features perfectly matching the 'golden ratio')
The Livingstone Family (Michael has looked after this family for several generations, manipulating them into what he believes to be an ideal family unit. Though 'ideal' is a relative and changing concept.)

True Age 146, Apparent Age 26, Date of Birth 1877, Date of Death 1903

Strength 1, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2

Charisma 5, Manipulation 3, Composure 3

Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Resolve 3

Health 5, Willpower 6, Humanity 8

Blood Potency 3

Skills

Brawl 1, Craft 4 (Art, Painting), Firearms 1, Melee 1 (Sidesword).

Etiquette 2 (Kindred Politics), Insight 4 (Empathy), Leadership 3, Performance 2 (Public Speaking), Persuasion 3 (Negotiation, Seduction), Subterfuge 3.  

Academics 2 (History of Art), Awareness 2, Investigation 3, Medicine 2 (Bodycrafts), Occult 1, Politics 4 (Diplomacy), Technology 1.

Disciplines
Auspex 2 (Sense the Unseen, Premonition)

Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes)
Dominate 5 (Compel, Mesmerize, Submerged Directive, Rationalize, Mass Manipulation)
Fortitude 1 (Unswayable Mind)

Potence 1 (Lethal Body)

Presence 5 (Awe, Lingering Kiss, Entrancement, Irresistible Voice, Majesty)

Vicissitude 3 (Malleable Visage, Fleshcraft, Bonecraft)

Backgrounds - Allies: Blood Cult (Effectiveness 2, Reliability 3, Flaw: Stalkers), Contact 3 (Don Alonzo), Contact 1 (Club Zombie Doorman), Contact 1 (Heather Taylor, Ghoul of Marius), Contact 1 (YouTube Influencer), Fame 1, Haven 3 (Hillside Mansion, The Oaks: Library 1, Location, Luxury, Postern 1, Security System 5, Warding 1), Haven 3 (Pasadena Mansion: Luxury, Panic Room, Security 3, Watchmen 1), Haven 2 (Hollywood Home: Luxury, Postern, Security System 2), Influence 3 (Pasadena), Influence 2 (Glendale), Mask 1, Mawla 2 (Damsel), Mawla 2 (Mariel St. John), Mawla 2 (Velvet Velour), Mawla 1 (Isaac Abrams), Mawla 1 (Velme), Resources 4, Retainer 3 (Dakota Kassidy - Ghoul), Retainer 3 (Franklin Atkins - Ghoul), Retainer 2 (Lisa Irving - Ghoul), Retainer 1 (Shawna Jones), Status 5 (Anarch), Status 4 (Toreador), Status 3 (Camarilla).

Loresheet - Carmelita Neillson (5: Ancestor's Tomb), Descendent of Helena (1: Skin-Deep, 2: Real Talent, 3: Embrace the Stereotype, 4: Divine Purity, 5: Succubus Club Franchise), Fiorenza Savona (1: On Fiorenza's List), High Clan (1: Peacock), Salvador Garcia (1: A Way With Words), Trinity (1: Constantinople, 2: Antonius’ Architecture)

Merits - Linguistics 3 (Italian, French, German and Russian), Stunning 4

Flaws - Dark Secret 3 (S.I. database), Enemy 1 (Spurned Lover), Folkloric Block 1 (Uninvited).
Occult Items - Pearl of Dubai

Vincent 'Vin' Ghast - 'Constable'
Clan - Brujah
Generation - 9th via Sanctioned Diablerie
Predator Type - Alleycat
Concept - Streetfighter

Conviction - "Stand up for the disenfranchised."

XP Remaining - 22

Ghouled by a notable Brujah Archon of the Camarilla who witnessed his impressive street brawling abilities she supplemented his brutal self-taught skills with weapons and martial arts training so as to use him as a bodyguard for her while she slept. He performed this task successfully for many years but after being grievously wounded defending his mistresses haven from a Sabbat raid his life was saved by the embrace.

His mistress, now his sire introduced him to the rules he'd now have to live by, some of the history of the clan of which he was now a member and to some of the members of her own group of fighters and revolutionaries but being interested only in his abilities as a fighter neglected to provide him with anything approaching an education leaving him functionally illiterate. Now the Camarilla has once again turned it's attention to LA his sire has been prompted to provide some-one to ensure that the other agents survive long enough to get their jobs done and she has nominated him for this dubious honour.

In the month he's spent in LA after his clandestine arrival the poor and homeless living on the streets near his haven have become his eyes and ears as well as an occasional source of blood in return for his protection from those who would seek to exploit the vulnerable. Several have even shown themselves to be useful as retainers and have been given more involved duties. He now manages the coteries two brothels and the number of street girls they have inherited from the takeovers of other gangs resources. Seeing his illiteracy as a burden and impediment to progress he has ghouled an intelligent but brutal young woman known as Sarah who is providing him an education in return for training in his skills and of course, perpetual youth and immortality.

Vin's reputation as a formidable warrior has been bolstered with victories against Elder kindred such as Edward Vignes, The Tzimisce terrorising the Nosferatu within the Warrens and notable victories against the thin-blood rebels attempting to start a war within the Free States and the Gargoyle protecting the missing chantry of former Primogen Maximilian Strauss. This has become a double edged sword for the coterie as though the intimidation factor is useful, his infamy can sometimes put even allies on the defensive as they wonder if they are next on the list.

Touchstone
Sarah (A former prostitute and favourite of a kindred rival, Vin has become unusually attached to the girl who he initially ghouled merely to teach him to read and write. He is now considering embracing her should she continue to prove herself indispensable.)

True Age 44, Apparent Age 20, Date of Birth 1973, Date of Death 1993

Strength 5, Dexterity 3, Stamina 5
Charisma 2, Manipulation 1, Composure 4
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 4

Health 12, Willpower 8, Humanity 4
Blood Potency 3

Skills
Athletics 3, Brawl 5 (Grappling), Drive 1, Firearms 3, Larceny 1, Melee 5 (Machete, Stake, Two-handed Swords), Stealth 2 (Urban), Survival 1 (Urban Exploration).
Animal Ken 1, Etiquette 1, Insight 2 (Vices), Intimidation 4 (Reputation, Staredowns), Leadership 3 (Command), Streetwise 3 (Sex Trade), Subterfuge 1.
Awareness 3, Investigation 2 (Missing Persons), Medicine 1, Politics 1 (Kindred)

Disciplines
Animalism 1 (Sense the Beast)

Celerity 5 (Rapid Reflexes, Fleetness, Blink, Draught of Elegance, Lightning Strike)
Fortitude 4 (Resilience, Toughness, Defy Bane, Draught of Endurance)
Potence 5 (Lethal Body, Prowess, Brutal Feed, Draught of Might, Fists of Caine)
Presence 4 (Awe, Daunt, Dread Gaze, Summon)
Protean 2 (Eyes of the Beast, Feral Weapons: Elongated Fangs)
Blood Sorcery 3 (Corrosive Vitae, Extinguish Vitae, Scorpions Touch)

Rituals
Level 1: Blood Sorcery Rituals (None)

Level 2: Blood Sorcery Rituals (Communicate with Kindred Sire)

Level 3: Blood Sorcery Rituals (One with the Blade)
Backgrounds - Allies: Street People (Effectiveness 3, Reliability 3), Contacts 1 (Fight-Club Promoter), Contacts 1 (Pawnshop employee), Contacts 1 (Street-level fence), Haven 2 (Brothel Basement: Cell 1, Hidden Armoury 2, Postern 1, Security 3, Watchmen 2), Haven 1 (Basement Flat, Downtown LA), Herd 5 (Beggars, Street People, Prostitutes), Herd 3 (High-Class Brothel), Herd 2 (Back-Street Brothel), Influence 3 (Sex Trade), Mawla 3 ('The Blossoms'), Resources 3, Retainer 4 (Sarah, Ghoul), Retainer 3 (Justine Chen, Toreador), Status 4 (Anarch).

Merits - Iron Gullet 3, Linguistics 2 (Spanish, Chinese)
Flaws - Infamy 3 ('Giant-Killer')

Lore - Kindred Duelling (1: Honourable Combat, 3: Stake Fighter, 5: Trials of Death)
Occult Items - Heart of Eliza

Dr Daniel Matthews - 'Fixer'

Nicknames and Aliases - 'Sherlock'

Clan - Banu Haqim
Generation - 10th via Diablerie

Predator Type - Bagger

Concept - Surgical Assassin

Conviction - "The guilty must be punished." and "Protect the innocent from harm."

XP Remaining - 23

Embraced in the middle East by Edward Kaya, a Banu Haqim looking for new blood in the forces seeking justice against various of their middle-eastern enemies and he was impressed by Daniel not restricting his moral duty to just the enemy but applying his sense of justice to everyone. When he chose to let a soldier who he knew had committed atrocities against civilians die because he knew he would get away with it, they offered him the embrace. Disheartened and jaded by his time in the military, he accepted and learned the ways of the Banu Haqim

He spent years working with his sire as a paid assassin though often the payment was in blood and where necessary freely eliminating those deemed dangerous to the clan or it's allies. He also took the Banu Haqims scholarly pursuits to heart, believing knowledge to be power and developing his knowledge of law as he did. Eventually Daniel and his sire grew apart as it became increasingly obvious that the targets weren't the monsters that Daniel had been led to believe but were simply enemies of the Ur-Shulgi loyal faction to which his sire belonged. This revelation lead to a violent confrontation and his sire tried to kill Daniel. He fled, never staying in one place for too long but despite that still had multiple run-ins over the years that he was lucky to escape from.

He continued his studies wherever he could but particularly felt close and at home in the British library in London, which he considered to be the greatest repository of information in the world. The fact that London is now effectively off limits to kindred and with travel becoming difficult the separation from the place he holds so dear has been a significant blow. Now many of the Banu Haqim have joined the Camarilla and despite his own sense of law and order causing him to more closely align with them than the Anarchs he has nonetheless based himself in an Anarch domain hoping to avoid the relentless pursuit of his sire. An Autarkis Gangrel named Marius has given him the assistance needed to make Los Angeles his home in return for his service when necessary and Daniel has re-entered the medical field that first drew him to kindred attention. Marius has as yet made no demands but Daniel knows it's only a matter of time before these debts will need to be paid.

He is currently engaged by the coterie as a fixer of sorts and has a considerable talent for cleaning up the messes left by less Masquerade considerate kindred.

Touchstones
Aron Adkins (Special Operations Assistant DA. Daniel admires the stand Aron has made against a number of significant and powerful crime figures with political connections. Daniel occasionally removes a threat to his person or ensures that a vital piece of evidence is found in just the right place, though is careful to keep his distance.)

Sonia Craft (Sonia Craft, psychiatrist of the deceased serial killer Edmund Metcalfe had required considerable physical and mental rehabilitation after the assault, torture and abuse she'd suffered at the hands of her captor. Her ordeal had been ended when she was rescued by Daniel Matthews, though as far as the information in the reports indicated, she only dimly remembered anything about her saviour. He has been anonymously supporting various causes of hers ever since)

True Age 71, Apparent Age 38, Date of Birth 1952, Date of Death 1990

Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3

Charisma 2, Manipulation 1, Composure 4

Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 2

Health 8, Willpower 6, Humanity 3

Blood Potency 2

Skills

Athletics 1 (Parkour), Brawl 1 (Bar Fights), Drive 2 (Evasion, Tailing), Firearms 4 (Crossbow, M1911, Sniper), Larceny 2 (Lockpicking), Melee 5 (Falcatta, Improvised Weapons, Knives), Stealth 5 (Shadowing)

Etiquette 2, Insight 3 (Detect Lies), Intimidation 1, Performance 1 (Mimicry), Streetwise 2 (Black Market), Subterfuge 2 (Impeccable Lies)

Academics 2 (Law), Awareness 3 (Ambush, Instincts), Investigation 3 (Deduction, Profiling), Medicine 4 (Torture), Occult 2 (Banu Haqim Lore, Kindred Religions), Science 1 (Biology), Technology 2 (Computers)

Disciplines

Auspex 2 (Heightened Senses, Sense the Unseen)
Celerity 4 (Cat's Grace, Rapid Reflexes, Blink, Unerring Aim)
Fortitude 2 (Resilience, Toughness)

Obfuscate 5 (Silence of Death, Unseen Passage, Mask of a Thousand Faces, Ghost in the Machine, Imposters Guise)

Oblivion 1 (Shadow Cloak)
Potence 2 (Soaring Leap, Prowess)

Blood Sorcery 3 (A Taste for Blood, Extinguish Vitae, Scorpions Touch)
Rituals
Level 1: Blood Sorcery Rituals (Blood Walk, Clinging of the Insect, Craft Bloodstone, Wake with Evening's Freshness, Ward Against Ghouls)

Backgrounds - Allies (Surveillance Team: Effectiveness 2, Reliability 2), Allies (Team of Private Investigators: Effectiveness 2, Reliability 2), Contact 2 (Gun Dealer), Contact 2 (L.A. Police Department Records Specialist), Ghoul Retainer 3 (Keith Chang, Assassin), Ghoul Retainer 3 (Andrew Francis, Security Specialist), Ghoul Retainer 2 (Former Police Detective, Team Manager), Haven 2 (House: Hidden Armoury, Postern, Security System), Haven 1, Mask 2, Resources 2, Status 3 (Brujah), Status 4 (Anarch), Status 2 (Fight Club), Status 1 (The Swarm), Status 1 (Bahari).

Loresheet - Ruins of Carthage (1: Clan Historian), The Bahari (1: Dangerous Reputation, 2: Ritual Scarification)

Merits - Iron Gullet 3, Penitence 1

Flaws - Enemy 3 (Brotherhood of the Ninth Circle), Enemy 2 (Sire), Prey Exclusion (Veterans), Prey Exclusion (Medics).

Occult Items - Fae Charm

Hope Romero - 'Census Taker'

Clan - Gangrel
Generation - 9th via Diablerie
Predator Type - Blood Leech
Concept - Hunter

Conviction - "Kill only in fair combat."

XP Remaining - 28

She fought in the Second Gulf War, although officially she was not in a combat capacity, Cpl Romero served as a dog handler travelling with the convoys attempting to help find and defuse IEDs and repel insurgent attackers under small arms fire. Upon her return to the United States and her home state of Oregon she distanced herself from people possibly due to her experiences.

Hope took up outdoor pursuits, wilderness survival, hunting and developing a rapport of sorts with a local pack of wolves. It was then that she met her sire. In typical Gangrel fashion he embraced her and left her to fend for herself until she had proven herself. After a few years of running with William her sire, he embraced another. Unlike with Hope, William taught this new Gangrel immediately and when Hope objected to him not keeping up with their traditions the two turned upon her. She managed to escape with her unlife due to the intervention of the wolf pack. Fleeing south to California with one of the pack by her side Hope arrived in the outskirts of L.A vowing to get stronger so one day she may find her sire and defeat him.

Marius has provided her with a serviceable new identity and Haven and began giving her basic training in complimentary disciplines so she could patrol the outskirts of his domain. Now that the coterie of Michael Tomassio has effectively taken over Pasadena he has decided that perhaps this would be a more productive use of her skills and help with the security of a new domain with which he has some influence.

She now acts as a census keeper of sorts, patrolling the barony of Pasadena for poachers and intruders as well as taking on the role of Scourge when uninvited guests refuse to leave. With the recent acquisition of three Gangrel rendered homeless and/or unemployed by political upheaval in the Free States these have been given similar responsibilities to Hope. Though they answer to Michael in theory, their night to night activities are monitored by Hope.

Touchstone
Emily Nicholson (Hope's mortal sister is her only connection to the life she once had and is fanatical in her desire to protect her from danger.)

True Age 42, Apparent Age 32, Date of Birth 1981, Date of Death 2013

Strength 4, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3
Charisma 2, Manipulation 1, Composure 3
Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Resolve 2

Health 10, Willpower 5, Humanity 5
Blood Potency 3

Skills
Athletics 3 (Climbing), Brawl 4 (Feral Claws, Beast Form, Kindred),  Craft 2 (Scrimshaw), Firearms 3, Melee 2 (Fire Axe, Stakes), Stealth 2 (Silent Movement), Survival 4 (Hunting, Tracking).
Animal Ken 2 (Wolves), Insight 1, Intimidation 3 (Veiled Threats), Performance 1 (Oratory).
Awareness 3 (Ambush), Technology 1 (IED's).

Disciplines
Animalism 2 (Bond Famulus, Feral Whispers)
Auspex 1 (Sense the Unseen)
Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes)
Dominate 1 (Cloud Memory)
Fortitude 5 (Resilience, Toughness, Enduring Beasts, Deny Bane, Flesh of Marble)
Protean 5 (Eyes of the Beast, Feral Claws, Shapechange, Metamorphosis, The Unfettered Heart)

Potence 5 (Lethal Body, Soaring Leap, Prowess, Brutal Feed, Fists of Caine)
Presence 1 (Daunt)
Backgrounds - Haven 3 (Abandoned Hotel: Cell 1, Creepy, Postern), Herd 2 (Thinbloods: Christian Calderon, Gemma Haney), Mask 1, Retainer 2 (Rosalind Perkins: Thin-blood Alchemist), Status 3 (Anarch), Status 2 (The Swarm)
Merits - Linguistics 2 (Spanish, Arabic), Resources 1, Unbondable 5.
Flaws - Enemy 3 (Brotherhood of the Ninth Circle), Methuselah’s Thirst 1, Prey Exclusion 1 (Mortals).

Lore - Lupine Expert (1: Huntsman, 3: Soldier), The Bahari (1: Dangerous Reputation)
Occult Items - Tarulfang

Mr Hertz - 'Freelance Accountant'

Clan - Nosferatu
Generation - 11th
Predator Type - Bagger
Concept - Mob Lawyer

Conviction - "Money equals power; power makes the law; and law makes government."

XP Remaining - 25

'Mr Hertz' as he's currently known was embraced during the bootlegger era in Chicago. Already in his sixties before his Embrace in 1926 and frail and gaunt due to his disease riddled body his appearance only grew worse as the Nosferatu's clan curse took hold.

In life he was a highly skilled mob accountant but was dying from the disease known commonly at the time as consumption. He was turned by a Nosferatu on the orders of notable Camarilla Ventrue Horatio Ballard who wished to maintain their access to this useful resource. He knew little of his sire as his embrace was a purely business arrangement without any real emotional or other connection and to be fair this suited Mr Hertz just fine.

Though many kindred are concerned about the pursuit of power and influence Mr Hertz treats the laundering of money and managing of illegal assets as a challenge in of itself and has little interest in accumulating the trappings of wealth himself. He does however take a token payment of two percent of the money he successfully legitimises as he is aware that the appearance of a complete lack of ambition would be looked upon by other kindred as weakness and leave him open to attempts at manipulation.

He is served by a small army of rats that are sustained by his own vitae and reside within the useless areas of his body, effectively turning himself into an un-living hive of vermin. Those who witness him at work may find themselves a little unnerved by the sight of dozens of tiny rodents organising paperwork, fetching paper-clips, post-it notes and pens while their master is hard at work concealing his employers ill-gotten gains.

Though he has kept up to date with modern business methodology and has enough computer skills to deal with the internet age he still prefers if at all possible to transfer the information to a paper format and work on it the old fashioned way. As he often points out to the younger internet obsessed Nosferatu "Hacking is bullshit without some-one who understands the information to tell you if it's actually worth anything..."

He does still have the trappings of the gangster he once was and his Thompson Submachine Gun, collection of Luger pistols and his stiletto flick knife are perfectly maintained and quite functional.

He has recently been approached by a representative of the notable Ventrue, Fiorenza Savona about enlisting his assistance to locate money embezzled from Camarilla accounts by an ambitious underling. Unfortunately this would involve a trip to Los Angeles...

Touchstone
Mr Wan (Manager of the Slaughterhouse over which Mr Hertz makes his haven. Hertz admires the way he juggles his commitments to his employer Marius Walker, the local Triads and the kindred who acquire blood from his facility. Mr Hertz takes care of his accounts both as payment for his rent and in all honesty because he actually quite likes him)

True Age - 164, Apparent Age 60's, Date of Birth - 1859, Date of Death - 1926

Strength 1, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2
Charisma 2, Manipulation 4, Composure 3
Intelligence 5, Wits 4, Resolve 2

Health 7, Willpower 5, Humanity 5
Blood Potency 2

Skills
Brawl 2, Craft 1 (Weaponsmith), Firearms 4 (Gunsmithing, Handloading Ammunition. 'Tommy-Gun'), Melee 1 (Flick Knife), Stealth 2 (Lost in the Crowd).
Animal Ken 3 (Rats), Etiquette 3 (Business), Insight 2, Intimidation 3 (Extortion), Leadership 4 (Command), Persuasion 2, Streetwise 5 (Black Market, Bribery, Drugs, Gangs), Subterfuge 2.

Academics 2 (Currencies, Mathematics), Awareness 3, Finances 5 (Corporate Finance, Forensic Accountancy, Money Laundering, Second Inquisition Methodology), Investigation 3, Politics 3 (Kindred), Technology 3 (Data Mining, Hacking)
Disciplines
Animalism 4 (Bond Famulus: Rat Swarm, Feral Whispers, Animal Succulence, Unliving Hive: Rat Swarm)
Auspex 1 (Heightened Senses)

Fortitude 2 (Endurance, Enduring Beasts)
Obfuscate 3 (Cloak of Shadows, Unseen Passage, Mask of a Thousand Faces)
Potence 3 (Lethal Body, Prowess, Uncanny Grip)
Presence 1 (Daunt)
Backgrounds - Boons 1 (Multiple. Trivial), Contact 3 (Triad Gang Leader), Contact 2 (Shady Lawyer), Contact 1 (Mr Wan, Slaughterhouse Manager), Contact 1 (Robert Price, Manager at Mercury Security), Haven 1 (Flat above Slaughterhouse: Postern 1), Influence 3 (Pasadena), Mask 2, Mawla 3 (Alonzo), Mawla 3 (Bertram Tung), Mawla 3 (Gary Golden), Mawla 3 (Harvey Caplan), Resources 4, Retainer 3 (Zhi Baxter, Ghoul, Supplied by Fiorenza Savona), Status 1 (Camarilla), Status 1 (Chicago), Status 2 (Los Angeles)
Merits - Iron Gullet 3, Linguistics 3 (Chinese, Flemish, Mandarin, Spanish)
Flaws - Repulsive 2
Lore - Ballard Industries (1: Deep Pockets), Fiorenza Savona (1: On Fiorenza's List), Low Clan (1: Thick Hide, 4: Trade Amongst Equals - Fortitude), The Blue Velvet (2: Who's Who), The Pony Express (1: Access to the Network), Wauneka (3: Insider Connections).

Eric Moore - 'Information Retrieval Specialist'

Clan - Nosferatu
Generation - 12th
Predator Type - Alleycat
Concept - Vigilante Hacker

Conviction - "When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it."

XP Remaining - 12

Eric was always curious. He ravenously devoured information where he found it in his quest for knowledge. His need to know however didn't stop with academic research. He found that he had a knack for digging up the little secrets that the people around him kept, a guilty pleasure here, adultery there... unpunished crimes? 

Realising that these secret lives were around him every day, Eric began to build cases of evidence to anonymously give to the authorities. His uncanny ability to find information attracted the attention of his sire, Jane Johnson or 'JJ' for short who was impressed by his technical skills and amused that Eric used those skills to whistle blow or humiliate those he felt deserved it.

As a member of the Nosferatu Clan, Eric is unpleasant to look at. His skin is pallid, grey and gaunt, his eyes bloodshot and his features drawn and severe, Typically, when out in the world he wears motorcycle leathers and a helmet or loose fitting hoodies and scarves to hide his disfigurement. Despite his appearance Eric is surprisingly upbeat and cheerful.

Touchstone
Terri Dougherty, Comic Shop Owner (Eric is a fan of comics and graphic novels and acquires most of these from Terri's comic shop. As this shop is in a particularly rough area of the city, Eric ensures that anyone who causes Terri any problems, regrets it very quickly)

True Age - 36, Apparent Age 28, Date of Birth - 1987, Date of Death - 2015

Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 4
Charisma 2, Manipulation 3, Composure 2
Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Resolve 2

Health 7, Willpower 4, Humanity 6
Blood Potency 1

Skills
Brawl 3 (Grappling), Drive 2 (Motorcycle), Larceny 2 (Lockpicking), Stealth 4

Animal Ken 1, Insight 3, Intimidation 3, Performance 1, Persuasion 3, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 3

Academics 3 (Research), Awareness 3, Finances 1, Investigation 4 (Deduction), Science 3 (Engineering), Technology 5 (Encryption/Decryption, Hacking)
Disciplines
Animalism 3 (Bond Famulus, Feral Whispers, Animal Succulence)
Auspex 1 (Heightened Senses)

Obfuscate 5 (Cloak of Shadows, Unseen Passage, Ghost in the Machine, Mask of a Thousand Faces, Vanish)
Potence 3 (Soaring Leap, Prowess, Uncanny Grip)
Backgrounds - Contact 3 (Electronics Supplier), Contact 2 (Local Street Cop), Contact 2 (Security System Specialist), Contacts 1 (Security Equipment Salesman), Contacts 1 (Club DJ), Contacts 1 (Dope Dealer), Contacts 1 (Motorcycle Mechanic), Haven 1 (Creepy, Laboratory, Postern, Security System), Mask 3 (Zeroed), Mask 2 (Cover Identity), Mask 2 (Cover Identity), Mawla 3 (Ambrus Maropis), Mawla 3 (Bertram Tung)

Flaws - Enemy 2 (Neonate Rival - Zipper), Repulsive 2
Lore - Ambrus Maropis (1: True Believer,  3: Taught by the Best, 5: On Another Grid Entirely)

Ghouls

Michael Tomassio's Ghouls
Lisa Irving - Gallery Manager

Initially ghouled by Michael as a convenience due to his difficulty in selling paintings doing the day she now runs the gallery on his behalf. Though occasionally used as a source of blood Michael uses her for this purpose only in an emergency.

Natural beauty, a talent for persuasion and a minor ability with the Presence discipline make her an excellent salesperson.

Strength 1, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2

Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Composure 2
Intelligence 2, Wits 1, Resolve 1

Health 5, Willpower 3

Skills
Athletics 1, Drive 3, Firearms 1, Stealth 1
Etiquette 2, Insight 3, Performance 2, Persuasion 3 (Bargaining), Subterfuge 2 (Seduction)
Academics 1, Awareness 2 (Hearing), Finance 2, Investigation 1, Technology 1
Disciplines
Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes), Presence 1 (Awe)

Merits - Beautiful 2

Dakota Kassidy - Succubus Club Manager

Michael needed an experienced club manager to take take of the day to day business of keeping the Succubus Club a going concern.

Michael is more interested in the status that the club gives him amongst the kindred. It's success in the mortal world is, however, the concern of Miss Kassidy.

Strength 1, Dexterity 1, Stamina 1

Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Composure 2

Intelligence 3, Wits 2, Resolve 1

Health 4, Willpower 3

Skills

Etiquette 3, Insight 3, Intimidation 1, Leadership 4 (Command), Performance 1 (Public Speaking), Persuasion 3, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2.

Academics 2 (Media Studies), Awareness 2, Finance 4, Investigation 1, Politics 1, Technology 3.

Disciplines

Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes), Presence 1 (Daunt)

Backgrounds - Allies 3 (Club Trade Contacts), Contact 1 (Local Beat Cops), Influence 2, Resources 2

Merits - Beautiful 2

Franklin 'Frank' Atkins - Police Captain

Franklin was ghouled after being identified as the police contact of the former baron of Pasadena, Edward Vignes by Michael Tomassio.

Michael's enforcer Vin now ensures that the officers preference for prostitutes are taken care of while the coteries gang 'The Apostles' take care of his recreational drug needs. He repays the coteries indulgence in this area with advance notice of any threats to their interests and by ensuring that his fellow officers are less than diligent in certain investigations and filing of evidence and reports. Michael is also helping his career by pointing him in the direction of cases that benefit both his and the officers interests.

Franklin now has had (with the coteries assistance) a number of high profile successes and is well on his way to higher office where he and Michael can be of even greater benefit to one another.

Strength 4, Dexterity 1, Stamina 2

Charisma 2, Manipulation 3, Composure 3
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 2

Health 5, Willpower 5

Skills
Athletics 2, Brawl 3 (Bar Fights), Drive 2 (Tailing), Firearms 2, Larceny 3 (Forgery), Melee 1 (Improvised Weapons)
Insight 3 (Interrogation), Intimidation 2, Leadership 3 (Command), Persuasion 2 (Interrogation), Streetwise 3 (Bribery, Drugs, Sex Trade), Subterfuge 3
Awareness 2 (Instincts), Finance 1, Investigation 2, Medicine 1, Politics 1
Disciplines
Potence 1 (Lethal Body), Presence 1 (Daunt)
Backgrounds - Allies: Task Force (Effectiveness 4, Reliability 3), Allies: Police Officers (Effectiveness 3, Reliability 3), Contacts 3 (Albert Decker, FBI), Contacts 2 (Stan Hawkins, Coroner), Contacts 1 (Agatha Pennington, Informer), Contacts 1 (Fraser Morris, Fence), Fame 2, Influence 2 (Cooperative Officials), Resources 2 (Captain's Salary), Resources 3 (Bribery and Corruption)
Flaws - Addiction (Cocaine), Addiction (Sex)

Vincent 'Vin' Ghast's Ghouls

Sarah - Personal Assistant

A survivor on the street for many years making a living in any way she could from petty theft through to prostitution. The latter career ended at the same time as her pimps life as a newcomer to the area eliminated all the pimps in various horrendously violent ways and intimidated all the gangs into leaving.

Since then though crime and prostitution are still ways of life in Vin's turf those people of the street know that as long as they are willing to be his eyes and ears and indulge his slightly odd blood related fetishes they will have his protection. 'Sarah' however now holds a special place amongst his followers and has been passing on her self-taught education to him in exchange for the skills she needs to defend herself and of course the highly addictive vitae she consumes each month directly from his veins.

He has now began to delegate many of the duties involved in the running of the sex trade under his control to her and she has effectively become his personal assistant. She is also possibly one of the only people in existence that Vin has any feelings towards outside of loyalty.

Vin has spent the last two years training her intensely in combat, firearms and the use of her basic disciplines. Her skills as a leader have also enhanced considerably as Vin gives her more and more responsibility. When necessary, Vin channels his own powers of Potence, Celerity and Fortitude into his own blood which is then passed onto Sarah, making her a potential threat to even supernatural beings.

Strength 3, Dexterity 5, Stamina 5

Charisma 2, Manipulation 2, Composure 3
Intelligence 4, Wits 4, Resolve 3

Health 9, Willpower 6

Skills
Athletics 2, Brawl 3, Drive 1, Firearms 4, Larceny 3, Melee 5 (Knives), Stealth 2, Survival 2
Etiquette 3 (Street), Insight 3, Intimidation 3, Leadership 4, Performance 2 (Dance) Persuasion 2 (Fast Talk), Streetwise 4 (Sex Trade), Subterfuge 2
Academics 3, Awareness 3
Disciplines
Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes), Fortitude 1 (Resilience), Potence 1 (Lethal Body)
Backgrounds - Allies: Vin's Street People (Effectiveness 2, Reliability 3), Resources 3
Merits - Stunning (See Below)

Vicissitude Enhancements - Appearance Modification (Stunning)

Dr Daniel Matthews Ghouls
Andrew Francis - Investigator and Driver

Recruited by Daniel Matthews to facilitate the extensive research he puts into his assassinations as well as to take advantage of a number of useful contacts that the former military man still had from his days as a mercenary.

He also occasionally acts as a spotter for when Daniel wants to remove a target from a good safe distance.

Strength 5, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3

Charisma 2, Manipulation 2, Composure 3
Intelligence 4, Wits 5, Resolve 3

Health 6, Willpower 6

Skills
Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Drive 4 (Tailing), Firearms 3 (Sniper), Melee 2, Larceny 4, Stealth 4, Survival 2
Insight 3, Leadership 2, Persuasion 2, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 3
Academics 2 (Criminology), Awareness 4, Investigation 5 (Profiling), Technology 3
Disciplines
Auspex 1 (Heightened Senses), Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes), Potence 1 (Lethal Body)

Backgrounds - Contacts 3 (Arms Dealer), Contacts 3 ( Hacker), Contacts 3 (Security Expert), Contacts 1 (Library Archivist)

Keith Chang - Investigator and Assassin

Keith is a military veteran given compassionate leave when his family were killed in a botched home invasion. He subsequently became addicted to prescription pain killers when his previous medicinal use due to injuries sustained in the Gulf became habitual due to depression.

Having concluded he had nothing to live for he decided to go out doing something meaningful and using his military skills began a minor crusade against crime. After starting with assault he moved onto the murder of criminals and began to draw the attention of the authorities to Pasadena.

Tasked with his removal Daniel took the somewhat unorthodox solution and instead of killing him, recruited him. He has been educating him in more subtle methods of assassination and has been pointing him in the direction of the enemies of the coterie.

Strength 4, Dexterity 5, Stamina 5

Charisma 2, Manipulation 2, Composure 4
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 3

Health 8, Willpower 7

Skills
Athletics 4, Brawl 2, Drive 1, Firearms 5 (Quick Draw), Melee 2, Larceny 2 (Lock-Picking, Pick Pocket), Stealth 4 (Urban), Survival 2
Insight 3, Intimidation 3, Leadership 2, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 3
Academics 2 (Military History), Awareness 4, Investigation 3, Medicine 1, Science 1, Technology 1
Disciplines
Celerity 1 (Rapid Reflexes), Obfuscate 1 (Cloak of Shadows), Potence 1 (Lethal Body)
Backgrounds - Contact 3 (Underworld Arms Dealer), Haven 1 (Hidden Armoury 2, Postern 1, Security System 2), Resources 1

Merits - Linguistics 1 (Japanese)
Flaws - Addiction (Morphine), Insomnia

Mr Hertz's Ghouls
Reuben Hart - Ghoul Retainer, Apostles Leader

The Apostles have been reborn in Pasadena from the ashes of the Line 20's gang formally based in Downtown and pushed out by the relentless onslaught of kindred controlled local groups. Their leader has always been Reuben Hart a gang member who created a fictional figurehead for the gang known as Santiago Francisco in order to prevent his own assassination.

After using them in his own schemes several times the Malkavian Roach ghouled their leader and offered them a new home in Pasadena on the condition that they could wipe out the current gang that were getting in his and the coteries way. With the aid of several of the coteries more combat capable members the rivals were destroyed and the Apostles took over their operations. The gangs primary source of income is drug sales though they also operate several brothels overseen by the Brujah Vin and have been spreading their influence through the front of a neighbourhood watch group sponsored by the gallery itself.

As far as the authorities are concerned Santiago is dead and the Line 20's have been exterminated and this suits everyone involved perfectly. Though initially numbering a mere eighty or so members the gang has recently expanded into the territories of the three remaining criminal organisations of significance after all three of their leaders were killed on the same day in what the police still believe to be separate incidents but which were in fact the work of the more subtle of the coteries two scourges Daniel, on the orders of Roach.

With these other major gangs now integrated into the Apostles and their resources re-distributed the gang has almost doubled in size and is now the criminal force in Pasadena. With the disappearance of Roach, Mr Hertz now controls the Apostles and has expanded their interests from drug dealing to now encompass the whole gamut of organised crime.

Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3
Charisma 3, Manipulation 4, Composure 4
Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 2

Health 6, Willpower 5

Skills
Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Drive 2, Firearms 4 (Quick Draw), Larceny 2 (Grand Theft Auto), Melee 3, Stealth 2
Etiquette 1, Insight 3, Intimidation 4, Leadership 4, Persuasion, 3, Streetwise 4 (Drugs), Subterfuge 3
Academics 2, Awareness 3 (Ambushes), Finance 2, Politics 1, Technology 1
Disciplines
Animalism 1, (Sense the Beast), Auspex 1 (Heightened Senses), Potence 1 (Lethal Body)

Backgrounds - Allies: The Apostles (Effectiveness 3, Reliability 3), Influence 1, Retainer 2 (Jevonte Richardson), Retainer 2 (Kinsey Perez), Retainer 2 (Madison Lopez), Retainer 1 (Carina Lopez), Retainer 1 (Teo Moreno), Retainer 1 (Yago Martinez), Resources 3.
Merits - Linguistics (Spanish)

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Unfortunately real life occasionally costs me players but in the hope that they can one day return as regulars I try to keep their characters around just in case

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'Missing in Action'

Johnny 'Roach' West - Seneschal

Clan - Malkavian
Generation - 12th
Predator Type - Scene Queen
Concept - Stoner Seer
XP Remaining - 13

Drafted to serve in Vietnam at the age of sixteen and when he came home he was attracted to the hippy scene in order to get over the experiences. He began to see visions while tripping on various drugs and his perception of reality became somewhat subjective.

His sire was a fellow hippy Malkavian who turned him as a joke in order to make his visions actually real. He eventually left the hippy thing behind in the late seventies and changed his following to bands like Led Zeppelin etc. before he moved into the Portland scene in the nineties and never really left it. He currently deals various recreational drugs mostly to college kids and some lower middle class kids also.

He now runs the coteries considerable drug empire and through his ghoul Reuben a street gang known as the Acolytes who maintain the groups criminal enterprises.

True Age - 68, Apparent Age 24, Date of Birth - 1939, Date of Death - 1963

Strength 1, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Composure 3
Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Resolve 2

Health 5, Willpower 5, Humanity 7
Blood Potency 1

Skills
Firearms 1, Larceny 2 (Pickpocket), Stealth 3 (Urban),
Etiquette 1 (College), Insight 2, Leadership 1, Performance 2 (Guitar, Surfing), Persuasion 3, Streetwise 4 (Drugs), Subterfuge 3.
Occult 1.
Disciplines
Auspex 5 (Heightened Senses, Sense the Unseen, Premonition, Scry the Soul, Telepathy)
Dominate 1 (Compel)
Obfuscate 2 (Cloak of Shadows, Unseen Passage)

Backgrounds - Fame 1, Contacts 3 (Drug Contacts), Resources 4, Retainer 3 (Reuben Hart, Ghoul),  Status 1 (Anarch).
Merits - Eat Food 2, High-Functioning Addict 1, Malkavian Time 1.
Flaws - Hopeless Addiction 2