Brent
Brent
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Made a ghoul in the late 1940s, Brent had recently returned from post-World War II Europe. He’s fairly tall at just over six feet, thin, lean and surprisingly strong for his build. Over the decades, he has aged a bit and changed his style a number of times. These days, he claims to have taken to the open roads, though it’s mostly an affectation. Old jeans, tattered leather vests, oil-stained t-shirts, and a carefully faked Southern drawl completes his current identity as a long-haul truck driver.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Brent has been Stevenson’s assistant, servant and ghoul for nearly 50 years. In fact, up until Stevenson returned from Torpor in 1998, Brent’s brother Spencer also served the vampire. Unfortunately, Spencer fell victim to the elder vampire’s hunger when he unexpectedly woke up. Just as Stevenson took a new direction that night, so did Brent. Taking a week to stalk and watch his regnant, Brent realized that the vampire was different, not the violent savage he once was. No less devoted or loyal, Brent pretended to be a stranger and forged a new relationship with Stevenson.
Brent took a new road in serving and protecting his master. This “new person” that his regnant had become was so much better, more rational, and far less psychotic than he had been before the decade-long slumber overtook him. The ghoul vowed to protect his master by preventing the vampire from once again embracing the monster that seemed to still be dormant within him. Hiding evidence (including a journal written by an ancient vampire Stevenson had diablerized shortly before his slumber, as well as a few documents that shed light on his past and activities for the last half-century) and carefully building the façade of being a new servant to Stevenson, Brent has carried on with his tactic of keeping his master sane by denying him his past.
Fate and synchronicity certainly must exist for Kindred as they do for people, Brent has mused over the last few years. That, or there is something in Stevenson’s subconscious driving him to similar goals. Several years ago, Stevenson and Bennett met and decided to pursue their quests together. Brent found tremendous wells of inner strength and creativity during the first few nights after the two Kindred met. A few well-placed diversions and small lies in those early conversations kept Bennett from suspecting anything was amiss. Brent, however, was able to sneak a look at Bennett’s sire’s diary. That confirmed to Brent that fate truly seemed to torture vampires; he now knows beyond any doubt that Stevenson diablerized Bennett’s sire.
Brent took a new road in serving and protecting his master. This “new person” that his regnant had become was so much better, more rational, and far less psychotic than he had been before the decade-long slumber overtook him. The ghoul vowed to protect his master by preventing the vampire from once again embracing the monster that seemed to still be dormant within him. Hiding evidence (including a journal written by an ancient vampire Stevenson had diablerized shortly before his slumber, as well as a few documents that shed light on his past and activities for the last half-century) and carefully building the façade of being a new servant to Stevenson, Brent has carried on with his tactic of keeping his master sane by denying him his past.
Fate and synchronicity certainly must exist for Kindred as they do for people, Brent has mused over the last few years. That, or there is something in Stevenson’s subconscious driving him to similar goals. Several years ago, Stevenson and Bennett met and decided to pursue their quests together. Brent found tremendous wells of inner strength and creativity during the first few nights after the two Kindred met. A few well-placed diversions and small lies in those early conversations kept Bennett from suspecting anything was amiss. Brent, however, was able to sneak a look at Bennett’s sire’s diary. That confirmed to Brent that fate truly seemed to torture vampires; he now knows beyond any doubt that Stevenson diablerized Bennett’s sire.
Age
late 30's
Children
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Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4
Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 2, Composure 3
Mental Skills: Computer 1, Crafts 2, Investigation 1, Medicine 1, Occult 1
Physical Skills: Brawl 2, Drive (18-wheelers) 2, Firearms 2, Larceny (Stealing Cars) 3, Stealth 2, Weaponry 1
Social Skills: Empathy 1, Intimidation 2, Socialize (Local Pubs) 1, Streetwise (Fencing) 3, Subterfuge 2
Merits: Barfly, Iron Stamina 1, Language (Spanish), Strong Back, Stunt Driver
Willpower: 5
Morality: 4 (fugue: 5, Avoidance: 6)
Virtue: Justice
Vice: Lust
Health: 9
Initiative: 6
Defense: 3
Speed: 11
Disciplines: Auspex 1, Resilience 2