[Requiem] New PC. Cross Posted
With the pending Retirement of my Guardian of the Veil, I've made a new vampire to enjoy when I don't feel like politics and social intrigue.
Name: Jeremiah Buchanan (by birth)/Jeremiah Gallows (by choice)
Clan: Nosferatu
Covenant: Circle of the Crone
Concept: Broken Holy Man turned Heathen Protector
Timeline:
• January 8, 1796: Born Jeremiah Buchanan in what is now Slaughter, Louisiana. Mother and father were Suzanne and Douglas Buchanan. Middle class home with modest income, father was a barber and mother was a governess (before his birth). Family is devoutly Catholic.
• 1796-1803: Leads a decidedly unremarkable set of formative years. Sees the birth of his younger sister (Mary, at age 5) and brother (Henri, at age 6). Brother dies one year later, Jeremiah experiences his first formations of understanding death.
• 1804: Begins being educated at home by his mother and a part-time hired governess. Family was still relatively middle class (if one could truly be said to exist). Governess was a former slave indoctrinated in the darker aspects of Faith that had begun creeping into Louisiana culture. When alone with young Jeremiah, she would tell him stories of religions and cultures foreign to his own.
• 1809: Young Jeremiah ventures into sports, ignoring his studies in favor of mastering acts of strength and learning to fight from the few neighborhood boys he developed friendships with. Mary excels at her studies and in the realms of art (piano, painting and sewing most notably). Jeremiah grows somewhat jealous of the attention paid to his sister, but maintains a deep affection for her. His affection boarders on over protectiveness.
• 1813: Jeremiah completes his education with a reasonable grasp on concepts and themes. His education into the obscure practices and faiths of the former (and somewhat current) slaves, however, is extensive. His fear of an angry God compels him to pursue the clergy rather than dabble in learning ‘heathen’ religions. Somewhat apprehensively, Jeremiah pursues a role as a chaplain in the US militia (During the time of Andrew Jackson’s command. Though Jeremiah never met the gentleman, he became somewhat of a hero figure for him).
• January 8, 1815: Jeremiah is wounded in the Battle of New Orleans and is left for dead. For several days he crawls the battlefield grounds in search of food or water. Finding none, Jeremiah’s faith in the God he was raised to believe in is nearly shattered from hopelessness. Resorting ultimately to the cannibalism of his dead fellows, Jeremiah’s mind and spirit nearly break. He is rescued by a vampire (and member of the Circle of the Crone) and nursed back to strength.
• January 15, 1815: Jeremiah is ghouled by the vampire who ‘saved’ him. Rather than a servant, Jeremiah is used as somewhat of a hunting-dog. He is forced to ‘flush out’ his Regnant’s victims and drive them to their ultimate end. His morality is compromised and his Faith in the Judeo-Christian God is destroyed entirely. He begins tutelage under his master in the religions and dark faiths that will eventually carve out his Crone faith.
• 1816: Merging his former knowledge of Catholicism, the religions introduced to him by his regent and the trickster tales (specifically the Anansi myths), Jeremiah finds his faith and resilience of spirit in kinship with the spider. Watching such a small creature wield such power and such success in adversity instills Jeremiah with a perverse sense of propriety and drive.
• 1817: Jeremiah rises against his Regnant and slays him during the day. Fleeing for his life, Jeremiah is abducted by his sire (Angel, played by Jeanne Ebenal) and is Embraced. Still a twisted, broken, man, Jeremiah seizes the role as his sire’s monstrous protector. He embraces the Faith of the Circle and strives to become an Apex predator. In this role, he ensures the safety of those he considers ‘his’ (his sire, friends, allies, etc), rooting out those who would threaten his way of existing. Embodying his formal role as ‘blood-hound’, Jeremiah’s Nosferatu flaw blends between the physical aspects of a predator and an unsettling sense that those around him are being stalked.
• 1818: Jeremiah is released, formally, by his sire. He takes on a role as a nomad and Crone within the circle. Frequently, he travels between his sire’s home and his former home in Slaughter. He encounters a great many shaping influences for his Requiem and strives to find his place within the Circle (and cement it). He drifts for several decades, varying between learning of the world, its faiths, his own Blood’s properties and the secrets of Crúac. *Time left open for Developing Character ties and interactions*
• 1898: After a great deal of wandering and experiencing the varying degrees and types of Kindred held within the Requiem, Jeremiah returns to Slaughter to take torpor nearby his family’s graves. He sleeps, undisturbed, for three decades.
• January 8, 1938: Jeremiah wakes from torpor to find the United States strangely alien to him and on the brink of a World War. Unaccustomed to the vastly swifter forms of communication and the ‘globalization’ of the world, Jeremiah spends a great deal of time observing the changes in society and acclimating. He rejoins the Kindred circles a year later, taking up the mantle of a Hero of the Crone. Honing his skills once again, he seeks out his sire and reunites with her, once again acting as a rock by which she may become something more (as she exists within the Ordo Dracul).
• September 30, 1939: With the onset of World War II, Jeremiah retreats somewhat from Kindred circles. Rather than finding himself present at courts and Vampiric gatherings, he opts to travel to Germany and Japan acting as somewhat of a nocturnal free-agent for the United States military. Honing his skills as a stealthy, strong, predator, Jeremiah begins to hear whispers of sects of the Circle of the Crone dedicated to worshiping the Mother Spider. His interest piqued, he travels throughout Europe and Asia in search of any who might share his strange affinity with and reverence for the arachnids.
• 1944: With the conclusion of the war, Jeremiah ceases his mercenary-for-hire role within mundane societies and returns to his studies regarding the magic of the Crone. His search for others who share his particular faith is somewhat futile, though he hears whispers of those who hold a stronger connection to the Mother Spider than even he can conceive. Unabashed by his seeming failure, he resumes his mantle as a protector of those who are not martial and adopts somewhat of an ‘I kill things so you don’t have to’ attitude. He constantly seeks out stronger and stronger threats to improve himself or to learn from his failures. *Possible PC ties*
• 1960: Once again, Jeremiah feels the call for sleep. Taking torpor in his home city, he sleeps through the chaos of the 1960s/70s to avoid the potential dangers of becoming cornered or trapped by the free-love and drug generation. Jeremiah’s slight distaste for physical contact gives way to a slightly strange break in his mind (one which confuses his senses in various situations).
• 1980-Present: Once again rejuvenated by the Long Sleep, Jeremiah sets back on his course to reacclimatize himself with modern nights. He returns to his martial studies and even begins to be more proactive in attempting to hunt down the followers of the Mother Spider. Making himself a nomad in the South East and South Central regions, he wanders between Baton Rouge, La, Columbus and Atlanta, Ga and Miami, Fl. In Florida, he locates and acquires an avus into the Araña bloodline. Finally at-one with the Mother Spider, Jeremiah seeks out a new ‘brood’ to call his own.
Name: Jeremiah Buchanan (by birth)/Jeremiah Gallows (by choice)
Clan: Nosferatu
Covenant: Circle of the Crone
Concept: Broken Holy Man turned Heathen Protector
Timeline:
• January 8, 1796: Born Jeremiah Buchanan in what is now Slaughter, Louisiana. Mother and father were Suzanne and Douglas Buchanan. Middle class home with modest income, father was a barber and mother was a governess (before his birth). Family is devoutly Catholic.
• 1796-1803: Leads a decidedly unremarkable set of formative years. Sees the birth of his younger sister (Mary, at age 5) and brother (Henri, at age 6). Brother dies one year later, Jeremiah experiences his first formations of understanding death.
• 1804: Begins being educated at home by his mother and a part-time hired governess. Family was still relatively middle class (if one could truly be said to exist). Governess was a former slave indoctrinated in the darker aspects of Faith that had begun creeping into Louisiana culture. When alone with young Jeremiah, she would tell him stories of religions and cultures foreign to his own.
• 1809: Young Jeremiah ventures into sports, ignoring his studies in favor of mastering acts of strength and learning to fight from the few neighborhood boys he developed friendships with. Mary excels at her studies and in the realms of art (piano, painting and sewing most notably). Jeremiah grows somewhat jealous of the attention paid to his sister, but maintains a deep affection for her. His affection boarders on over protectiveness.
• 1813: Jeremiah completes his education with a reasonable grasp on concepts and themes. His education into the obscure practices and faiths of the former (and somewhat current) slaves, however, is extensive. His fear of an angry God compels him to pursue the clergy rather than dabble in learning ‘heathen’ religions. Somewhat apprehensively, Jeremiah pursues a role as a chaplain in the US militia (During the time of Andrew Jackson’s command. Though Jeremiah never met the gentleman, he became somewhat of a hero figure for him).
• January 8, 1815: Jeremiah is wounded in the Battle of New Orleans and is left for dead. For several days he crawls the battlefield grounds in search of food or water. Finding none, Jeremiah’s faith in the God he was raised to believe in is nearly shattered from hopelessness. Resorting ultimately to the cannibalism of his dead fellows, Jeremiah’s mind and spirit nearly break. He is rescued by a vampire (and member of the Circle of the Crone) and nursed back to strength.
• January 15, 1815: Jeremiah is ghouled by the vampire who ‘saved’ him. Rather than a servant, Jeremiah is used as somewhat of a hunting-dog. He is forced to ‘flush out’ his Regnant’s victims and drive them to their ultimate end. His morality is compromised and his Faith in the Judeo-Christian God is destroyed entirely. He begins tutelage under his master in the religions and dark faiths that will eventually carve out his Crone faith.
• 1816: Merging his former knowledge of Catholicism, the religions introduced to him by his regent and the trickster tales (specifically the Anansi myths), Jeremiah finds his faith and resilience of spirit in kinship with the spider. Watching such a small creature wield such power and such success in adversity instills Jeremiah with a perverse sense of propriety and drive.
• 1817: Jeremiah rises against his Regnant and slays him during the day. Fleeing for his life, Jeremiah is abducted by his sire (Angel, played by Jeanne Ebenal) and is Embraced. Still a twisted, broken, man, Jeremiah seizes the role as his sire’s monstrous protector. He embraces the Faith of the Circle and strives to become an Apex predator. In this role, he ensures the safety of those he considers ‘his’ (his sire, friends, allies, etc), rooting out those who would threaten his way of existing. Embodying his formal role as ‘blood-hound’, Jeremiah’s Nosferatu flaw blends between the physical aspects of a predator and an unsettling sense that those around him are being stalked.
• 1818: Jeremiah is released, formally, by his sire. He takes on a role as a nomad and Crone within the circle. Frequently, he travels between his sire’s home and his former home in Slaughter. He encounters a great many shaping influences for his Requiem and strives to find his place within the Circle (and cement it). He drifts for several decades, varying between learning of the world, its faiths, his own Blood’s properties and the secrets of Crúac. *Time left open for Developing Character ties and interactions*
• 1898: After a great deal of wandering and experiencing the varying degrees and types of Kindred held within the Requiem, Jeremiah returns to Slaughter to take torpor nearby his family’s graves. He sleeps, undisturbed, for three decades.
• January 8, 1938: Jeremiah wakes from torpor to find the United States strangely alien to him and on the brink of a World War. Unaccustomed to the vastly swifter forms of communication and the ‘globalization’ of the world, Jeremiah spends a great deal of time observing the changes in society and acclimating. He rejoins the Kindred circles a year later, taking up the mantle of a Hero of the Crone. Honing his skills once again, he seeks out his sire and reunites with her, once again acting as a rock by which she may become something more (as she exists within the Ordo Dracul).
• September 30, 1939: With the onset of World War II, Jeremiah retreats somewhat from Kindred circles. Rather than finding himself present at courts and Vampiric gatherings, he opts to travel to Germany and Japan acting as somewhat of a nocturnal free-agent for the United States military. Honing his skills as a stealthy, strong, predator, Jeremiah begins to hear whispers of sects of the Circle of the Crone dedicated to worshiping the Mother Spider. His interest piqued, he travels throughout Europe and Asia in search of any who might share his strange affinity with and reverence for the arachnids.
• 1944: With the conclusion of the war, Jeremiah ceases his mercenary-for-hire role within mundane societies and returns to his studies regarding the magic of the Crone. His search for others who share his particular faith is somewhat futile, though he hears whispers of those who hold a stronger connection to the Mother Spider than even he can conceive. Unabashed by his seeming failure, he resumes his mantle as a protector of those who are not martial and adopts somewhat of an ‘I kill things so you don’t have to’ attitude. He constantly seeks out stronger and stronger threats to improve himself or to learn from his failures. *Possible PC ties*
• 1960: Once again, Jeremiah feels the call for sleep. Taking torpor in his home city, he sleeps through the chaos of the 1960s/70s to avoid the potential dangers of becoming cornered or trapped by the free-love and drug generation. Jeremiah’s slight distaste for physical contact gives way to a slightly strange break in his mind (one which confuses his senses in various situations).
• 1980-Present: Once again rejuvenated by the Long Sleep, Jeremiah sets back on his course to reacclimatize himself with modern nights. He returns to his martial studies and even begins to be more proactive in attempting to hunt down the followers of the Mother Spider. Making himself a nomad in the South East and South Central regions, he wanders between Baton Rouge, La, Columbus and Atlanta, Ga and Miami, Fl. In Florida, he locates and acquires an avus into the Araña bloodline. Finally at-one with the Mother Spider, Jeremiah seeks out a new ‘brood’ to call his own.