Hugh Keegan

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Iron Master Elodath (Lodge of Stones)

Hugh is the father of Nora, Jeremy, and Hugh, Jr. He is also uncle to Tate and Damien. His wife, Leslie, died in 1989, during the Castro War. He was CEO of Rex Argent Investments throughout the 70s and 80s. Killed by Lynn McShane on September 17, 2007. He was interred in the graveyard near the Phelan Cairn.

Description

Hishu

A cruel-looking man in his late-60s with thin salt-and-pepper hair cut short, dark grey eyes, and thin, wrinkled skin. He wears expensive charcoal grey business suits with light grey shirts, black tie, and black polished leather shoes. He is unremarkable except for the air of predatory malice which radiates off of him.

Urhan

An aged grey wolf with black at the tips of his ears and tail.

Storytelling Hints

Hugh is a bitter man and it shows. He comes off as hard, often cruel, and uncompromising. He has a strong prejudice against the Chinese because of the tensions with the Brotherhood of the Golden Mountain, and tends to be a bit paranoid, never trusting anyone, even his own kin. He obsesses over every detail of the running of his territory and interferes with the lives of his packmates and his wolf-blooded family unapologetically and with an iron fist. He rarely has a nice word to say about anyone, particularly those who have an easier life. He is particularly derisive of the Tree-Speakers, whom he secretly blames for his brother’s fall and the death of his grandmother. In fact, he bears a fair degree of hatred for most people, just because they haven’t had to live his life. He is devoted to his son, but resents him for having a much easier life than he has had, and so tends to be hard on him. He is distant from the other three pack members, tending to order them about like employees. He offers no compliments, he expects them to do their job and do it well.

Stats

• Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Resolve 3
• Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
• Social Attributes: Presence 2, Manipulation 4, Composure 3
• Mental Skills: Academics (Economics*) 1, Computer 2, Investigation 2, Occult 3, Politics 3.
• Physical Skills: Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Drive 1, Firearms (Pistols) 3, Larceny 1, Stealth 1.
• Social Skills: Empathy (Sense Lies) 2, Expression 1, Intimidation (Veiled Threats) 3, Persuasion 2, Socialize 3, Subterfuge (Lies) 4.
• Merits: Allies (Phelans) 4, Contacts (City Government, Metro Police, Banking, Medical) 3, Eidetic Memory 2, Languages (Cantonese, First Tongue, Hoisanese, Spanish) 4, Resources 3, Retainers 1.
• Primal Urge: 4
• Willpower: 6
• Harmony: 4
• Derangements: Fixation, mild; Suspicion, mild.
• Ban: Cannot be alone.
• Virtue: Fortitude
• Vice: Envy
• Health: 7
• Initiative: 6
• Defense: 3
• Speed: 11
• Renown: Cunning 4, Glory 1, Honor 4, Wisdom 2.
• Gifts: (1) Know Name, Scent Beneath the Surface, See the Spirit Brands, Sense Malice; (2) Manytongues, Nightfall, Snarl of Command; (3) Gridlock, Pangs of Guilt, Taste of Flaws*; (4) Anticipation, Mask the Hunter.
• Rituals: 4; Rites: All first to fourth-level rites, including: (4) Rite of Angry Streets.
• Fetishes: City Compass (Reflexive; shows where the city spirit’s attention is focused) 3.

Combat

Type	Damage	Hishu	Dalu	Gauru	Urshul	Urhan	Capacity	Notes
Bite	2 (L)			9	8	6
Claw	1 (L)			8	7
Grapple	0 (B)	4	5	7	6	4
S&W .40	2 (L)	9	9				12+1	9 again

Background

Hugh and his brother Damien were the first downtown Phelans to Change in three decades and, when his grandaunt was killed by the Jin in 1968 during a fight over Portsmouth Square, they and their grandmother Glynna were all that remains of the Silver Kings. Their locus had been converted to a parking ramp and they were under seige by the Ivory Claws. Hugh was instrumental to turning this around, coordinating wolf-blooded kin and resources to get the Transamerica Pyramid built and negotiating deals with spirits to defend themselves until they could recover their strength. He ended up beta rather than his older and more experienced brother solely because of his ability to get things done. His life was then shattered when it was revealed that Damien was a Bale Hound and had murdered their cousin Kelsi, beta of the Tree-Speakers. Rather than allow their alpha to mete out justice, Glynna killed him herself and then took her own life. Hugh was left alone with no pack for three years. In that time, he fought tooth and nail to hold onto the locus and their territory, only succeeding because of his close ties to the city spirit. Finally, his cousins Victor and Jeffrey Changed. Just when it seemed like he might be able to relax, though, the Castro War erupted and his beta, Victor, was killed. At the same time, his wife of twenty-five years died of breast cancer. In the aftermath, Jeffrey left to join the Rainbow Guard, leaving him bitter and leading a pack of mostly inexperienced Uratha yet again. Still, he rebuilt, enforcing the breeding wishes of the family’s ancestor spirit without compromise, threatening those who were hesitant to comply. Circumstances have made him a hard, brutal, suspicious man and he takes no joy in life. He exists to keep the family going and to do his duty to his pack and his territory.

Recent Events

When he heard that Lee had bested Tess in battle, Hugh decided to declare himself head of the family, taking it as sign that Tess was finally showing her age. He figured that his control of the financial side of things would result in backing by the bulk of the family. In the end, however, she reacted as a Rahu and bested him in physical combat, humiliating him in front of his pack. She declared herself as head of the family and then took over the Silver Kings, putting her nephew Michael as beta rather than him. The fury he feels is difficult to grasp, though many who know him well sense it. He is willing to do anything, anything at all, to bring down Tess and restore himself as head of his pack.