Vampire Obituaries

Name: James Jacobson
Clan: Ventrue
Sired: 264 BC. Final Death: 2012 AD. 
"Regere sanguine, regere in veritatem est."

James Jacobson was sired almost three centuries before the birth of Christ, in order to assist the Clan of Kings in their warfare against the Brujah city of Carthage. Against all expectations, he survived those tumultuous nights (and developed a rarefied taste after feeding from sleep-deprived sentries), but fled that part of the world after making several enemies in that area - including many powerful wandering Gangrel. He spent the past two thousand years more or less in and out of torpor constantly, preserved only by a fascination with the world's continued turning. He served for a time on the Board of Directors, but voluntarily left in disgrace after a dispute involving a competitor's ghoul arose. He was the first Kindred in Melbourne (after a change of name and identity), and together with the Sheriff he helped spread the Ivory Tower to Australia, earning him much distinction under his new identity. 

Jacobson was diablerized voluntarily by Marlene after it became apparent that he would never be able to repair the damage he had wrought with his substance addiction. After getting his revenge on Giacomo Acerbi, he had nothing left to live for, but he wanted his power to serve the Clan of Kings, and so he allowed Marlene to consume him and his soul was destroyed utterly.

Jacobson was a strong Ventrue up until the end, where the pressure of the centuries proved to be too much for him and he succumbed to vice. He went to his Final Death a resigned, broken individual, with a proud lineage crushing him under the weight of expectation. Oblivion was probably a release for him


Name: Alfie Chance
Clan: Ventrue
Sired: 1952. Final Death: 2012. 
"This is going to hurt a lot."

Alfie Chance was born in Chicago and embraced by his brother, Paul Chance. They were in the service of a Ventrue mobster named Strongarm, who used the brothers to run several illicit operations out of the Americas. Alfie was indoctrinated into the ways of the Path of Cathari along with his brother between the 60s and 70s, after being forced to kill his entire mortal family. He was spared from killing his sister, however, by the heroic actions of his brother. Sadly, Paul met the Final Death during an ill-planned assault on a Setite temple, from which Alfie emerged with a head full of phobias and a Setite curse on his head. In grief, Alfie went temporarily insane, diablerized Strongarm and travelled the world, spreading the ways of the Cathari and eventually becoming the third-best bartender in the world by reputation. His travels eventually took him to Sydney, where he met Angie, a mortal who would change his life. Alfie believed that Angie could redeem him, but the tenants of his path forbade him from siring her. They maintained a tenous relationship for many years.

Alfie met his Final Death in a fire during the tumultuous events of Gehenna, and through the actions of Evelyn Lockett managed to sire Angie from beyond the grave. However, this chained his spirit to Angie and he was denied the rebirth that the Path of Cathari promised him. When Ventrue arose and began devouring his children, Alfie began to torment Angie, whispering suicide to her in her final days. With her passing, Alfie was returned to the cycle and reborn into a human body - without his 'true love'.

Alfie never really loved Angie, but he had convinced himself that if he could fool her, he could fool himself. He was a fundamentally weak human being, but he had the tools to survive in a world that so often wanted him destroyed utterly. He had his honor of a sort, but that was the only thing that could be said to be truly Ventrue about him. He was immensely complex and gave me the most out of all my characters.

Name: Bacchus
Clan: Son of Discord
Sired: 1503. Final Death: 2012. 
"Through your blood, our god will return to us."

There are many Bacchus throughout the world, all working towards the same end goal - the resurrection of Dionysus. Using their signature discipline to incite bacchic frenzies in crowds of awe-stricken mortals, the Sons of Discord worked tirelessly to bring about their god's return, even as their bloodline faded into obscurity. This particular Bacchus travelled to Melbourne on the eve of Gehenna to spread chaos and indoctrinate as many mortals as possible, where he ran afoul of Evelyn Lockett and Crazy Jane. The encounter ended peaceably, and Bacchus fostered relationships with the two, even helping to raise Evelyn's child Levi. 

Disaster struck when Bacchus was destroyed by a witch-hunter - but the ways of the Blood are strange indeed, and Bacchus was returned to his physical body with the help of Malkav. Suspecting mental manipulation at the hands of Malkav, Bacchus rushed with Evelyn to join the others of their bloodline in Sydney - only to be sent spiralling into Wassail when Arikel consumed the Song of Harmony, the music that binds all Sons and Daughters together. 

Bacchus was fun. He was very, very stupid, but he meant well, and I got a great deal of satisfaction out of playing him. He truly, fervently believed in the cause of his sires, and believed that Dionysus would return to them if they were diligent enough. He never shied away from his task, even when it earned the displeasure of his 'wife'. His end was very saddening - mostly because his final act was to break Evelyn's hand. Every time I sing Feeling Good, I'll think of him.