Merisi

A mysterious Toreador and supposedly the owner of the Black Rose gallery that Blake sought to interview the night they were turned.  Rising from a chaise lounge in a warehouse, Merisi purred about a gift before Embracing Blake, telling them about how amazing everything would be now that they were together forever.  Before too much discussion could be had, dozens of laser sights appeared on Merisi's body, causing the Kindred to go down in a hail of gunfire before Blake could react.  In the confusion, Blake was staked and taken away.

After the coterie completed a task for Council Member Sully, Markus called Blake on the phone he had given them asking to meet and talk, as he needs to talk to them about their sire.  Blake is utterly relieved, certain that their sire is alive and hugs Marsh, agreeing to talk with Markus.  He and Delilah pull up shortly after, instructing the pair to get into the SUV, that they need to talk. Markus revealed that Merisi was a part of a group of torpored Kindred that had been captured by the Second Inquisition and were being held in a lab beneath the Price Chopper in Watervliet. On the way up to Watervliet, Jay uncovered that Merisi had served as the Keeper of Elysium prior to Panhard's Final Death, but had largely remained neutral in order to avoid being battered by the winds that seemed to be against the Camarilla.