William Timmothy aka "Doctor Timmothy"
A Vampires age can be derived in many ways, but when a person uses terms like the scientific method and discounts the supernatural, trying to explain it away with reason, its usually presumed a vampire is quite young. After all, you have been turned into a vampire and you still have trouble believing in the super natural? This rather odd vampire however is that sort of person and though in the Victorian Era such thinking is still very outside the norm, it is a movement among vampires, particularly young ones, that there must be a more logical and deducible reason for their existence explainable using science, rather then the presumption that god did it out of spite.
Doctor Timmothy is first and foremost a scientist in an age of reason, but he is also a former psychiatrist and chemist among many other academic pursuits. He believes firmly and will explain to anyone that listens, that the undead condition known as Vampirism is very clearly just that, a condition contracted by a mortal man that while offering benefits and being clouded in mystic and occult history is likely both something that can be explained through the processes of science and potentially cured. In fact, his unlife's work is in precisely that pursuit, curing vampirism.
In a sense he is the first of his kind, at least in London and though he adheres to the strict laws of the kindred, he makes it quite clear that he does so as a law abiding vampire, but not because he believes that being a vampire is something to hide. He believes firmly that mortal academics would both understand and assist should they reveal themselves, rather than fear, judge and kill vampires as so many kindred believe. Doctor Timmothy has a lot of faith in academia that is clear and some kindred actually suggest that he may already be working with mortals at the London university where he spends much of his time researching his own condition. To date however no charges or proof has been provided and he insists when questioned that he would not break Camarilla law on principle, even if he strictly does not believe the traditions are necessary.
While not exactly a social vampire, he does attend gatherings and functions, is a regular at the Carlton and seeks out other academic minded vampires who wish to debate and collaborate. He however avoids more direct conflict and has seemingly no vested interest in kindred politics.
Doctors among vampires are still quite rare in the Victorian Era, much like all scientific pursuits, Vampires generally know better. While science may be a real thing, knowing that the occult and magical exist, really makes science something that obviously cannot explain everything. Still many vampires, in particular young vampires hold out hope that perhaps there are ways to cure at least some of the symptoms of vampirism, in particularly the need for blood.
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