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Albert Ian Stein
By: tdarkblade Date: August 16, 2012, 2:09 pm
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Throughout Albert’s life he has always been dominated. From
elementary school till death he was always under someone. His
father was the only one around by the time Albert reached the
age of six. Due to the loss of his wife, the man turned to
alcohol and took his frustration out on poor Albert.
Daddy was mad again tonight. When he got home he smelled bad and
he was talking funny. I asked him if he was ok and he hit me. I
wish mom was here to stop daddy from hurting me. Why doesn’t
daddy love me?
Many of those with abusive parents take out there misfortunes in
different ways. Some turn to drugs. Albert was too young to know
of such things. Some turn to bullying. Albert was a small child
and didn’t have the nerve to try and oppose someone. Albert’s
cope was a little different from the norm. Albert turned to his
studies. This did not help him in school. Being one of a higher
intellect is not always accepted amongst peers.
I don’t get it. All I did was answer the teacher’s question. It
wasn’t hard. She asked the question and I knew the answer so I
answered it. The big guy in class didn’t like that I answered
it. He was mean and he broke my glasses. He said if I don’t do
his homework for him he will beat me up. I guess I don’t mind.
Homework is kind of fun anyways…
Being a nerd in any society is not easy. Poor Albert got the
full force of the bully in the area. It followed him throughout
high school and even college by a few of the star football
players. Being of such high intellect, Albert was able to finish
college quicker than most. With his degree and his potential, he
was given a job as a chemist. Since he was new and therefore not
big, he was given the graveyard shift witch he quickly got over
since he didn’t have much of a social life anyway. At this job
he met a woman by the name of Elise Smith. This woman was not
normal. She was a vampire from the Tremere clan. This vampire
also saw the potential in Albert and decided he would be of
great use to Camarilla. With her powers of dominate, Albert
begin to believe he was in love with the women.
There is a coworker of mine that I find… intriguing. I don’t
understand why to be perfectly honest. She not the prettiest in
the bunch and other then the job, I don’t think we have anything
in common. Scientifically speaking we are completely
incompatible. Maybe there is truth behind the opposites attract
theory. This will require experimentation at another time. I
don’t know what it is about the women but she is fascinating. I
must talk with her more. Whatever this feeling is, I must not
let it go unresearched.
The woman succeeded and the two were wed and Albert was turned
on the night of their honey moon. The power that was given to
Albert truly opened his eyes. The fact that he had been
dominated all his life and could now do the same himself was a
great turn of events. He figured it couldn’t be that bad if
everyone had allowed him to be dominated. It was time to do some
domination for himself.
This…. This is amazing! The power! The possibilities! So much
can be done now. Elise has been telling me of the powers I
possess, and some that I don’t. She says I am now a part of the
Tremere and that because of that I am given great powers. One in
particular strikes me as fascinating. I can bend others will to
my command. I can now get that raise I wanted. Or the supplies I
desperately need for my creations. The possibilities or so vast
they are racing through my mind like a jet. What I don’t
understand however is how Elise has some of the powers that she
does. She has this one that allows her to turn invisible! She is
trying to teach me it but it is more difficult to pick up then
the others. I think I’m starting to get a hang of it but the
question still remains…. Where did she acquire these powers and
where can I get more?
Elise was not as innocent as she appeared. She had diabolized
many a kindred in her time and had even gotten mask of a
thousand faces through it. Albert never learned of that ability
however. When Albert was ready enough with his basic powers as
well as obfuscate, Elise simply disappeared. With her mast of a
thousand faces to hide behind, it will be a truly remarkable
event for him to find her again. However he will continue to
look.
A high ranking Tremere had a heard of a traitor amongst them.
Rather than get his hands dirty, he decided he would have a new
recruit out the traitor. He ordered Albert to do it and the
traitor was discovered within the week. While the Tremere was
impressed with Albert’s work, it was not enough to receive
anything special. This high ranking Tremere now keeps an eye on
the lowly Albert. If he is to prove himself worthy more often he
may be worth something good. Albert is unaware of this
attention.
Basically: This character is a nerd who has a power complex.
Since he has been dominated all his life he is now taking
advantage of the abilities he posses and doesn’t see anything
wrong with it. He is incredibly smart and invents things for a
living. This talent has given him a hobby as well since he likes
to experiment in making weapons. Do to being dominated
throughout his life he now has an invulnerability to the
“domination” skill.
Manipulator
You have always been fascinated by others. Why do people
behave as they do? What thoughts and emotions affect
their actions? The cognitive processes that influence the
choices people make intrigue you. Sometimes just asking
people questions about their actions can yield important
information, but often people do not truly understand their
own motivations and concerns. In these cases, it is far
easier to set up situations - experiments, if you will - to see
how people behave. You attempt to manipulate these
situations for your personal advantage, in order to discover
more information about your chosen subjects. Some might
call these experiments cruel, but to you it is mere scientific
necessity.
-Regain Willpower whenever you manage to set up an
incident or situation that allows you to gain new insight
into your subject's psyche
Plotter
Everything you do is planned. Very little springs from you
spontaneously. Your plans are often long and involved,
sometimes extending beyond the lives of the mortals
involved in them. Details must be exact, for you believe any
deviation could bring ruin. You try to plan everything in
your life; each thing you do must accomplish something in
the greater scheme. Deviation from routine, however, is
bothersome, not traumatic. You are organized, not
deranged. You tend to be neat and precise in everything
you do.
- You regain three points of Willpower when one of your
plots comes to fruition in the exact manner you planned aware
of its existence.
This is a method by which a Tremere announces her
presence to the others of her clan in a city. When the caster
recites a 30-minute incantation and speaks into a cloud of
water vapor (such as steam or fog), a telepathic message is
received, first by the Regent of the city's chantry and then
by the others of the city's hierarchy in descending order.
This ritual allows for a very short dialogue between the
caster and each individual subject, but only the Regent of
the chantry is traditionally bound to answer. Thus,
although the other Tremere will know of the caster's
and formal ritual, and no longer as
presence, the caster will only know of those others at their
discretion.
This is a very old common as it once was; many younger Tremere
aren't even
aware of its existence. However, some Regents are very
insistent that it be used when any Tremere enters "their"
city, and tolerate no excuses if it is not done. This ritual can
also be used as a distress call.
Engaging the Vessel of Transference
This ritual empowers a container to draw a Blood Point's
worth of blood from someone who touches it, replacing
that blood with the vitae previously contained in it
(generally that of the caster). Three hours and the initial
Blood Point are required to complete the enchantment.
The container (which must be between the size of a cup
and a gallon jug) must be sealed after the caster's blood is
deposited. An arcane symbol must be engraved on the
outside of the vessel; this rune can be understood to mean
"change blood" with an Intelligence + Occult roll (difficulty
8), but it can be concealed under another surface. When
someone touches the object, he simply feels a strange
shivering sensation, and that is all. The object will continue
to transfer blood each time a new creature holds it, until it
is broken open. To keep a particular measure of blood
inside it, it must be held with another object - gloves don't
count. This ritual can be used to obtain a sample of blood
from another for use in a ritual, or as an especially devious
way of Blood Bonding someone.
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