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Upon the Sunset Sea; World of Darkness RP

I know you're here to confuse us @Ruby. I get it ;)

@Rawk

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Upon the Sunset Sea; World of Darkness RP

Some mistakes I've noticed in my posts, and CSs, that I should clear up:

Yanci is posing as Catlin, an 11th Gen, not 12th.

Rachel is Ventrue, not Tremere.

Those are the two big ones I've noticed so far, and fixed CS's to reflect.

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Very nice posts, folks. <3

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<Snipped quote by Ezekiel>

That's good because I'm probably one of the only people who haven't actually played Bloodlines as my knowledge and experience of the World of Darkness genre spans back to the original White Wolf table-top games of old.

That being said, I did play the VtM: Redemption video game which I thought synced pretty well with the old RPG mechanics, disciplines, etc.

@Rawk

I haven't played the games, either.

And sure, that's what the NPCs are there for. ;)

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Not the only.

Upon the Sunset Sea; World of Darkness RP

It's a WIP for now. Some changes/additions to be made, and I've yet to add relevant NPC:s.

Gareth

Name: Gareth Allard
Age: 154, assuming the present is 2017. Appearance-wise early 40's.
Species: Kindred, Malkavian, Camarilla. 8th generation.
Personality:

Gareth is obsessive, cunning, unyielding and not a little bit mad. He lives for his job, and his personality accomodates for it. Naturally investigative and curious, smart enough to know not to poke his nose where it doesn't belong yet clearly deranged enough to do so anyway. When Gareth is given a mission - or picks one - he will follow it through no matter what. As determined and brutal as he is in these aspects, as contradictory is other parts of his personality. Gareth is social and witty, laidback in conversations as well as life in general whenever not working.

When he keeps his madness in check, Gareth is an exceptional detective and informant. He knows a lot of stuff and a lot of people, and a lot of stuff about a lot of people. His main hobby in life (death) is indeed his job, and he works with serious tenacity. Gareth has a photographic memory, something he makes use of along with his analytical skills. Gareth doesn't employ a large network of contacts like many others in his business do, but opts to go places and physically finding out stuff himself. He has contacts, of course, just not the numbers one might expect of a man in Gareth's position. He is not beyond using technology, but it's generally just not his forte. It is a common belief amongst people who know him that the only way to keep Gareth "sane" is to keep him working, as his focus seem to at least temporarily overcome his curse.

He acts erratically, and can often be found writing nonsense on walls whenever he has a pen and time in and on his hands. He is impossible to offend, and treats others as if they were the same. He understands nothing of art, but loves it and collects it. Paintings, in particular. He likes plenty of other people, but isn't above killing any of them. Some (most) would call him a sociopath, but Gareth merely views himself as Gareth. He simply, generally speaking, does what he wants, whether it's talking, laughing or killing.

Speaking of which, Gareth firmly believes that the laws of Camarilla should be upheld no matter what, yet seemingly has tremendous troubles not to break them himself. His mad streaks include, but are not limited to, an incessant need for tormenting various creatures, preferably Kine or Garou, a very strong need to drink blood no matter how recently he fed, a compulsive repression of his human memories and very, very real nightmares that sometimes occur when he is awake, as if they were visions. Indeed, he believes they are. Moreover, he doesn't even dislike Kine nor Garou, he just wants - needs - to brutally murder them.

Biography:

Gareth is the proud proprietor, owner and only employee of Allard's Agency, a private detective firm that isn't actually a private detective firm but rather a room in a deserted office building in the outskirts of Los Angeles, with a homemade sign reading "Allard's Agency" nailed to the door. Since the early 20's, Gareth Allard has been part information broker, part private detective and part hitman in employ of the Camrailla. During later years he has, however, had his hitman "license" revoked by the Camarilla as these murders seemed to ramp up his madness rather than take off the pressure, leading to less than satisfying results. Today, Gareth is the go-to-guy for many of Los Angeles' vampires (assuming they belong to the Camarilla - though he does sometimes help third parties against other third parties) whenever they need information, be it about other Kindred, Kine, companies, history or even themselves. He also undertakes missions of his own, usually merely in order to satisfy his curiosity, which is never satisfied.

Gareth remembers little of is human life, but he believes he was a math teacher. Or a janitor. Or something else. Likely a murderer or similarly depraved individual, or so Gareth has concluded based on his own behaviour. What he does know is that he originally comes from Wyoming, that his father was a dentist and that his mother was not. He also knows he was embraced in 1863, because his now dead sire has told him so.

He has had many dealings and contacts throughout his years in Los Angeles, and had he not been mad and instead actually cared about power and influence, chances are he would have been a very powerful and influential person by now. Instead, he has often been used by his ungrateful peers - but Gareth simply never cared. He is popular amongst many Malkavians and have been so for quite some time, and while most vampires would never trust Gareth, they tend to like his antics whether they want to or not. Paradoxically, the orderly Camarilla clans seem to have the most problem with Gareth as a person, yet the most use of him as a professional.

Presently, Gareth Allard is one of the premiere information brokers in the Los Angeles area, and he has gathered a vast amount of sources throughout the years. If one were to make him an enemy, he would be a very dangerous indeed - but how do you make an enemy out of someone who literally can not be offended?

Appearance

@cider

CIDER <3

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Eva's NPC sheet is up.

Any questions? Let me know. Expect more NPC sheets up soon from Zeke.

If any of you want to plot some interaction with Eva, or a member of her Coterie, just let me know.

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Name: Eva
Age: 300+
Clan: 6th Generation Toreador
Bio:

South American in origin, how she came to be in the valley that would become Los Angeles remains a mystery to everyone but Eva, and the Kid. She has in the past admitted remembering traveling with Eurpoean explorers, and admitting her given name is not Eva, simply one she gave herself many many many years ago. Even her role in the Los Angeles night is something of a hazy bit of history; she was around during the very first group of Kindred to take up in the area, when the City of Angels was little more than a remote rancho. The Kid began the idea of Los Angeles with Eva's help, and produced the first Prince from well behind the scenes where none would see him. But as the first Prince gave way to the worst of impulses and temptations, Eva was forced public for damage control.

That has remained her role. The Kid and Eva have remained the guiding force that brought Los Angeles to creation, and when that left their artistic desires feeling unsated, they began the dream of what would become Hollywood. Her role as co-founder has cemented her status in the city, and in Hollywood, for the vast majority of the history of both no more than a rumor, a mantle to be passed down and taken up. Few have ever known it was all one woman, fewer still know her connection to the Kid. The Camarilla's rise, and fall, within Southern California has happened under her watch--unbeknownst to the Camarilla itself. The Kid and she more than willing to let people like MacNeil, and Smiling Jack, take credit for the Anarch Free State. Current events have forced Eva into the open like never before, many around the Free State shocked to find such a powerful Elder simply stepping out from the shadows...though perhaps the truly wise have always suspected there was something more going bump in the L.A. night beyond what was known.

If Eva has one overwhelming talent, it's her ability to make common cause, even friends, with elements of the world and it's supernatural that other Kindred would never be able to. Anarch, Camarilla, Sabbot, Garou, Mage, etc, Eva has ties to all. Some ties that go back centuries, sometimes directly, sometimes through intermediaries. A good example of this is her Coterie; a mix of Kindred clans that have lived and worked together for nearly a century, many longer than that. Few know each member of the Coterie links back to Eva, each member often seen as L.A. power players in their own right. This has begun to change, even going so far as to recently be seen in public as a group for the first time in the history of the City of Angels.

The message clear: take heed, the one true Baron of the Free State and her court have emerged.

Eva's Coterie

Andre, 7th Generation Brujah (many a Diablerie black streak in his aura), leader of the largest supernatural street gang in L.A. (both Bloods and Crips are under his command whether they know it or not) and originally from South Central L.A. He appears in my last post. His main role is enforcement and protection. You do not want a visit from Andre.

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Gwen, 7th Generation Toreador, a vivacious busty blonde, tall and leggy and full of "life"--so to speak. Her main role is helping control Hollywood and it's talent. Originally a struggling actress/model. Sired by Eva. Andre's lover. Was seen in my last post. Gwen is the heart and soul of the Coterie, everyone's little sister.

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Rachel, 8th Generation Ventrue, a small Jewish girl and former Camarilla gone rogue, found a home with Eva's Coterie. She handles buisness of many various extensions, and is a lawyer by training. Originally from Europe, fled to the US shortly before World War II and the Kindred drama that happened behind it's scenes. Was seen in my last post.

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Mateo, 9th Generation Lasombra, chubby Native American with light skin, and jet black long hair. Very lowkey, very low drama, his role is mostly intelligence from Sabbat contacts. Matty-O, as he is sometimes called to his mild irritation, has the ability to get along with every single other member of the Coterie--even Nathaniel. Was seen in my last post.

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Nathaniel, 8th Generation Nosferatu, pale and classic Nosferatu in appearance. His role is information gathering, and he is one of the best in town at it. Only Eva knows what he was in a past life, and she's agreed to keep his secrets. Did not appear in my last post, location unknown. Nathaniel even keeps most the Coterie at a distance, except when Eva tugs him close.

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Yanci, 7th Generation Toreador, a Hispanic girl currently "under cover" as Catlin Monroe a 11th Generation Toreador popular with many of the Anarch groups in the city, my PC in this game. Sired by Eva, her role is Eva's right hand. Born in California before it was California, the result of passion between one of the first groups of Spanish in the territory and a native. Appeared in the opener post for the RP, but not in the last post.

Eva and Coterie Havens

Catalina Island

A small island just a short helicopter/yacht/ferry trip from L.A. A playground for the wealthy, and Eva's main haven. The island houses a healthy amount of with her security personnel, trained and overseen by Andre. Most look like PMC types, unlike the street gang types that most think of when they imagine Andre's forces. Eva has little birds everywhere on the island, and is extremely territorial when other Kindred attempt to make the island their home--funny how cliquish and closed off the island's real estate market is.

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Hollywood Hills

Almost no one knows Eva and Coterie have a landlocked haven, though if it just makes good business sense given her extreme ties to the entire Hollywood structure. The same PMC security types are present on this sprawling, super modern estate overlooking the City of Angels. It's easy to lose people in the canyon roads of the Hills, even people who have lived in Los Angeles their entire lives, making it near impossible to track any of the Coterie to this location, especially considering the wooded areas around, or the subterranean tunnels that lead to it's basements and subbasements.

Wild Cards AU [High Casual Superpowered fun!]

Yo, I'd love to join in, if you've got the room?

@Red Room

Sure! We're working on the first IC post now, so plenty of time.

The Octopus: A 19th Century Political/Crime RP

YEAH