Julian Coleman

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The Alder Baron Julian Coleman, Mekhet Priscus, Senator, and Advisor

Description

A handsome Caucasian man in his early 20s with neat short brown hair and moustache, brown eyes, and pale complexion. He wears a medium gray suit with a gold embroidered vest and silk tie, gold pocket watch with fob, and expensive leather shoes. His fingertips are stained black from ink and chemicals and he smells faintly of lilacs from a scent he wears to cover up the unpleasant smells he acquires in his work, a habit from his medical days. He has a cultured British accent.

Storytelling Hints

Julian is disarmingly mature given his youthful appearance and lacks the intensity that many focused individuals have. He presents himself as gracious, charming, and unfailingly polite. He never talks about his work except in the company of other covenant members. Among them, he is a tirelessly dedicated student of the occult, medicine, and science (albeit more alchemy than chemistry or biology). His perfectionism is trying on those attempting to work with him on his studies. His work is based on greed rather than lust for knowledge. He wants secrets for himself and is reticent to give them up.

Stats

• Clan: Mekhet
• Titles of Tribute: Baron (1972)
• Titles of Function: Senator (1880), Priscus (1915), Advisor (1935)
• Haven: Coleman Mansion in Richmond District
• Domain: Richmond District
• Family: Collin Blackwell (childe), Judith Levine (childe), Adrian Dunka (grandchilde)
• Mental Attributes: Intelligence 5, Wits 4, Resolve 4
• Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3
• Social Attributes: Presence 2, Manipulation 4, Composure 5
• Mental Skills: Academics 3, Computer 2, Crafts 1, Investigation 3, Medicine 3, Occult (Vampires) 5, Science 2.
• Physical Skills: Brawl 1, Drive 1, Firearms 1, Larceny 4, Stealth 4, Weaponry (Fencing) 1.
• Social Skills: Empathy 2, Expression 3, Intimidation 2, Persuasion 3, Socialize (Academic) 2, Subterfuge 3.
• Merits: Contacts (Occultists) 1, Covenant Status 3, Fighting Finesse 1, Languages (Arabic, Latin) 2, Resources 4, Retainer 3.
• Willpower: 9
• Humanity: 5 (Fixation)
• Virtue: Fortitude
• Vice: Greed
• Health: 8
• Initiative: 9
• Defense: 4
• Speed: 12
• Blood Potency: 5
• Vitae: 14/2
• Disciplines: Auspex 4, Celerity 1, Obfuscate 4.
• Devotions: Knowing the Stranger, Quicken Sight.
• Coils of the Dragon: Coil of the Blood 3, Coil of the Banes 3, Coil of the Beast 1.
• Advantages: Julian has a fair amount of money, most of it grown from his inheritance and seed money from his sire by his skilled ghouls. A considerable amount of his wealth is contained in his massive collection of books, relics, and artifacts of an occult nature. He spends a great deal of his time pursuing new volumes and trinkets, particularly since the rise of the Internet has made international shopping from one’s home more convenient. His driver/bodyguard is Patrick Milligan.

Abilities

• Heightened Senses (Auspex 1): +2 to rolls to detect ambush.
• Quicken Sight: Spend one Vitae to increase the speed of perception.
• Aura Perception (Auspex 2): Roll Intelligence + Empathy + Auspex (11 dice) - target's Composure.
• The Spirit's Touch (Auspex 3): Roll Wits + Occult + Auspex (13 dice) to read an object's history.
• Telepathy (Auspex 4): Roll Intelligence + Socialize + Auspex (11 dice) - subject's Resolve to read their mind.
• Celerity: Spend one Vitae to subtract one from attacks, add one to Initiative, and double Speed for one turn.
• Touch of Shadow (Obfuscate 1): Roll Wits + Larceny + Obfuscate (12 dice) to hide objects.
• Mask of Tranquility (Obfuscate 2): Doesn't set of Predator's Taint or appear as Kindred in his aura.
• Cloak of Night (Obfuscate 3): Roll Intelligence + Stealth + Obfuscate (13 dice) to vanish from sight.
• The Familiar Stranger (Obfuscate 4): Roll Wits + Subterfuge + Obfuscate (11 dice) versus subject's Resolve + Power Stat to be recognized by someone as whomever they most expect to see at that moment.
• Knowing the Stranger: Roll Intelligence + Empathy + Obfuscate (11 dice) versus subject's Resolve + Power Stat to know who they are expecting to see.
• Blood Seeps Slowly (Coil of Blood 1): Spend one Vitae every four nights to awaken instead of every night.
• Blood of the Beasts (Coil of Blood 2): Able to subsist on animal or human blood regardless of Blood Potency.
• Perspicacious Blood (Coil of Blood 3): Gains three Vitae for every two drunk from a human, double from Kindred or other supernatural vessel.
• Conquer the Red Fear (Coil of Banes 1): Gives a +2 bonus to resist fear frenzy triggered by fire or sunlight.
• Surmounting the Daysleep (Coil of Banes 2): Spend one Willpower to remain awake the entire day.
• Sun's Forgotten Kiss (Coil of Banes 3): Sunlight at twilight and dawn only causes him bashing damage.
• Chastise the Beast (Coil of the Beast 1): Spend one Willpower to resist any type of frenzy automatically.

Combat

Type	Damage	Pool	Clip	Notes
Colt 45	3 (L)	8	7+1
Rapier	2 (L)	8		Armor Piercing 1
Grapple	0 (B)	4

Background

Born to a well-off London family (1779), Julian’s interest at an early age was medicine and he pursued his chosen profession with single-minded intensity. His drive was noticed by one who frequented St. Bart’s for sustenance and decided to intervene when the young man, in his zeal, contracted terminal tuberculosis (1801). He proved extremely receptive to his sire's arguments about life being a state to overcome, the first step to perfection. He served his new master for many years, learning all he could from the extensive libraries of the Kindred and becoming fascinated by the nature of his own existence. Shortly after his manumission (1822), he was administered a series of tests by the Ordo Dracul and, once judged worthy, was offered admission. His interests expanded to the occult as the century wore on but he disdained the spiritual, being more interested with alchemy and other forms of physical or scientific occultism. With the turn of the century he felt that the local community was losing its focus and decided to relocate in order to get fresh perspective (1915). He chose San Francisco because of its proximity to the new American Rosicrucian Order and the culture and wealth which reminded him of home more than San Jose. He was able to continue in the function he pursued in London and was chosen to become an adviser to the Prince during the Conference of 1935. He was granted his title of tribute after his research led to the destruction of the Calun pack, which had been killing vampires for decades. He continues his studies without much interest in political games, always on the look out for promising new students. While his research is impressive, his reticent to share has meant that he isn't as highly esteemed in the Order as he could be.

Recent Events

The Baron has had poor luck with his choice of childer. His first, Collin, turned out to have more interest in the minutiae of Invictus society than the occult, while his second, Judith, proved to have incredibly poor judgement in her love life, embracing a self-described Satanist without permission in the mid-80s. The childe ended up with the Lancea Sanctum and the sting of this event still hasn’t quite left him. He is cold and slightly cruel towards his younger childe, as a result, showing no sign of releasing her from her duties. While her mastery of blood magic is impressive, he is frustrated with her inability to teach it to him and is firmly of the feeling that her embrace was a mistake. He wouldn't lose sleep over her destruction and would gladly give her up to the Reeve if it would settle the whole affair.