# Jacob Thornton

### Overview

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-overview-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Overview</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-overview mb" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-jacob-thornton%E2%80%99s-w"><div class="section-overview mb"><div class="portrait">[![Jacob_profile.png](https://redhandchronicles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/1NHO81RkhWEYL2PX-jacob-profile.png) ](https://redhandchronicles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/1NHO81RkhWEYL2PX-jacob-profile.png) </div></div><div class="portrait">"It's a blessing when people find their calling. For some it's music, for others, it might be macrame. Me? I hurt people."</div></div><div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-basics-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line">  
</div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Basics</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-3column non-dot" id="bkmrk-name-%C2%A0-player-%C2%A0-chro"><div class="section-column"><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Name</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted">Jacob Thornton</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Player</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted">Bookkeeper</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Chronicle</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted">Baltimore After Dark</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Nature</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted">Celebrant</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Demeanor</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted">Bravo</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Concept</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted">Educated Thug </div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Clan</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Brujah</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Generation</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 11th</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Sire</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Ricardo Perez</div></div></div></div>### Attributes

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-attributes-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Attributes</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-3column" id="bkmrk-physical-strength-sp"><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Physical <div class="pst">p</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Strength</div><div class="item-label-span">Vicious</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11110</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Dexterity</div><div class="item-label-span"> Precise</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11110</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Stamina</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Social <div class="pst">s</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Charisma</div><div class="item-label-span">Specialization</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Manipulation</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Appearance</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Mental <div class="pst">t</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Perception</div><div class="item-label-span">Specialization</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Intelligence</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Wits</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div></div></div>### Abilities

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-abilities-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Abilities</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-3column" id="bkmrk-talents-alertness-sp"><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Talents <div class="pst">p</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Alertness</div><div class="item-label-span">Specialization</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Athletics</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Awareness</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Brawl</div><div class="item-label-span"> Karate; BJJ</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11110</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Empathy</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Expression</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Intimidation</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Leadership</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Streetwise</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Subterfuge</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">  
</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Skills <div class="pst">s</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Animal Ken</div><div class="item-label-span">Specialization</div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Crafts</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Drive</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Etiquette</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Firearms</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Larceny</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Melee</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Performance</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Stealth</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Survival</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">  
</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Knowledge <div class="pst">t</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Academics</div><div class="item-label-span">Philosophy</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Computers</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Finance</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Investigation</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Law</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Medicine</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Occult</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">10000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Politics</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Science</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Technology</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">  
</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div></div></div>### Advantages

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-advantages-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Advantages</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-3column" id="bkmrk-disciplines-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-0000"><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Disciplines</div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span">Celerity </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span">Potence </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span">Presence </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Backgrounds</div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span">Allies </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span"> Contacts</div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span">Generation </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span">Resources </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text"> </div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Virtues</div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Conscience/Conviction</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11100</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Self-Control/Instinct</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11110</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Courage</div><div class="item-label-span"> </div></div><div class="item-value dots">11110</div></div></div></div><div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-3column non-dot gap" id="bkmrk-humanity%2Fpath-00000-"><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Humanity/Path</div><div class="item stacked dots">11111 11000</div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Path</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Humanity</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Bearing</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Willpower</div><div class="item stacked dots">11111 11100</div><div class="item stacked dotsSquare">00000 00000</div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="column-header">Blood Pool</div><div class="item stacked dotsSquare">00000 00000</div><div class="item stacked dotsSquare">00111 11111</div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Blood/Turn</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 1</div></div></div></div>### Merits &amp; Flaws

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-merits-%26-flaws-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Merits &amp; Flaws</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-2column" id="bkmrk-merit-type-cost-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-"><div class="section-column"><div class="header-mf"><div class="header-mf-label">Merit</div><div class="header-mf-type">Type</div><div class="header-mf-cost">Cost</div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> Bruiser</div><div class="item-mf-type"> Physical</div><div class="item-mf-cost">1 </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> Natural Leader</div><div class="item-mf-type"> Social</div><div class="item-mf-cost">1</div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="header-mf"><div class="header-mf-label">Flaw</div><div class="header-mf-type">Type</div><div class="header-mf-cost">Bonus</div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> Prey Exclusion (Police)</div><div class="item-mf-type"> Mental</div><div class="item-mf-cost">1 </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> Obvious Predator</div><div class="item-mf-type"> Clan-specific</div><div class="item-mf-cost">2</div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> Beacon of the Unholy</div><div class="item-mf-type"> Supernatural</div><div class="item-mf-cost">2 </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div><div class="item-mf"><div class="item-mf-label"> </div><div class="item-mf-type"> </div><div class="item-mf-cost"> </div></div></div></div>### Rituals &amp; Paths

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-rituals-%26-paths-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Rituals &amp; Paths</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-2column" id="bkmrk-ritual-level-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-%C2%A0"><div class="section-column"><div class="header-2c"><div class="header-2f-label">Ritual</div><div class="header-2f-label">Level</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="header-2c"><div class="header-2f-label">Path</div><div class="header-2f-label"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value dots">00000</div></div></div></div>### Experience &amp; Derangements

<div class="section-2column" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-experience-%C2%A0-total"><div class="section-column non-dot"><div class="sheet-section-header fritz"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Experience</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Total</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 35</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Spent</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 35</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text">Notes</div></div><div class="item-value box"> **Freebies:** Manipulation 3 (5); Self-Control 4 (2); Allies 2 (1); Contacts 2-3 (2); Willpower 5-8 (4); Resources 2 (1); Brawl 4 (2); 2nd Brawl Spec (1)  
 **XP:**  Stamina 3 (8); Wits 2 (4); Celerity 2 (5); Potence 2 (5); Presence 2 (5); Alertness 2 (2); Athletics 2 (2); Leadership 2 (2); Subterfuge 2 (2)</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="sheet-section-header fritz"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Derangements</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="item stacked bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item stacked bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item stacked bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item stacked bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item stacked bb-dotted"> </div></div></div>### Expanded Backgrounds

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-expanded-backgroun"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Expanded Backgrounds</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-2column" id="bkmrk-allies-%C2%A0-contacts-%C2%A0-"><div class="section-column non-dot"><div class="column-header">Allies</div><div class="item stacked box">Michael "Mickey" Levy - Criminal Attorney</div><div class="item stacked box">Frank Gorshin - General Contractor (Home Repair/Remodeling)</div><div class="column-header">Contacts</div><div class="item stacked box"> Russell "Wiseman" Wise - Gang Lieutenant</div><div class="item stacked box">Tommy Pearlman - BPD Narcotics Officer</div><div class="item stacked box">Dave Burns - Baltimore Sun City Beat Journalist</div><div class="column-header">Fame</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div><div class="column-header">Herd</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div><div class="column-header">Influence</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div></div><div class="section-column non-dot"><div class="column-header">Mentor</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div><div class="column-header">Resources</div><div class="item stacked box">Jacob does odd jobs as a legbreaker or "fixer of problems" for his friends and contacts - they pay him enough to maintain a middle-class lifestyle</div><div class="column-header">Retainers</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div><div class="column-header">Status</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div><div class="column-header">Other</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div></div></div>### Rights &amp; Possessions

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-rights-%26-possessio"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Rights &amp; Possessions</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-2column" id="bkmrk-gear-%28carried%29-%C2%A0-fee"><div class="section-column non-dot"><div class="column-header">Gear (Carried)</div><div class="item stacked box">Memento Mori Coin, Stoic Virtues Coin, Knife, Smartphone, Burner Phone; heavy leather jacket (Rank 1 Armor)</div><div class="column-header">Feeding Grounds</div><div class="item stacked box"> He has to stick to the Rack</div><div class="column-header">Havens</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div></div><div class="section-column non-dot"><div class="column-header">Equipment (Owned)</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div><div class="column-header">Vehicles</div><div class="item stacked box"> 2023 Indian Scout Motorcycle</div><div class="column-header">Other</div><div class="item stacked box"> </div></div></div>### Blood Bonds/Vinculi

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-blood-bonds%2Fvincul"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Blood Bonds/Vinculi</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-2column" id="bkmrk-bound-to-rating-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-"><div class="section-column"><div class="header-2c"><div class="header-2f-label">Bound To</div><div class="header-2f-label">Rating</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="header-2c"><div class="header-2f-label">Bound To</div><div class="header-2f-label">Rating</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label bb-dotted"> </div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> </div></div></div></div>### Description

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-description-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">Description</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><div class="section-2column non-dot expanded" id="bkmrk-age-%C2%A0-apparent-age-%C2%A0"><div class="section-column"><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Age</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 90</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Apparent Age</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 37</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">D.O.B.</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> January 22, 1935</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">R.I.P.</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> July 17, 1972</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Hair</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Dark Brown</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Eyes</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Brown</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Race</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Caucasian</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Nationality</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> US</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Height</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> 6'4"</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Build</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Bodybuilder/Muscular (265 lbs)</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Gender</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Male</div></div><div class="item"><div class="item-label"><div class="item-label-text serif nb">Face Claim</div></div><div class="item-value bb-dotted"> Karrion Kross</div></div></div><div class="section-column"><div class="box"><div class="box"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacob Thornton looks like he was made for violence in a way that people find both alarming and alluring. At 6’4” and 265 pounds, he certainly looks like someone who had very little to do besides exercise for several years, but he carries himself with the ease and grace of a panther, only adding to the feeling that he could leap up and tear someone apart with little to no warning. His dark hair is cut short on the sides and blends into his facial hair, framing an intense gaze. His wardrobe trends towards biker-punk chic: heavy boots, jeans, and a black leather jacket, though he doesn’t wear the cut or colors of a motorcycle club. He switches between denim work shirts and heavy metal-band t-shirts, both of which hint at tattoos on his chest, back, and left arm, but he keeps them covered for the most part.</span> </div></div></div></div>### History

<div class="sheet-section-header fritz" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-history-%C2%A0"><div class="sheet-line"> </div><div class="sheet-section-header-text">History</div><div class="sheet-line"> </div></div><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacob Thornton was a Silent Generation kid, born in 1937 to working-class parents in West Baltimore. Shaped by the Great Depression, but too young to make a difference in World War 2, Jacob, like a lot of boys his age, got hooked on the idea of motorcycles by seeing Marlon Brando in </span>*<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wild One.</span>*<span style="font-weight: 400;"> His appetite for violence developed early, as he won a Silver Gloves Tournament at 16 and a Golden Gloves at 19. He joined the Baltimore branch of the Outlaws when they were founded and followed them from general hooliganism into full-on outlawry, running guns and drugs. That came to an end in 1970, when he ended up in Jessup State Prison for trafficking in cocaine.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Prison did stop Jacob’s slide into dissolution, forcing him to give up the drugs that had become a way of life. He threw himself into a strenuous exercise regimen and found himself with a small group of other inmates who took meetings with a “lifer” by the name of Ricardo Perez. No one ever saw Perez during the day - he was believed to be a permanent occupant in solitary, but at night, guards would get bribed and a handful of inmates with aspirations to something more meaningful than being a con would come and listen like they were in church. Perez preached self-improvement as seen through the lens of the Stoics, with a healthy dollop of the Catholicism Perez himself was raised on, but he also preached taking no shit in ways that the Bishop probably wouldn’t approve of. Jacob was a good student, but still pretty raw, when the prison burned.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Jessup Prison Riot of 1972 was more than a riot - it was an effort by Camarilla operatives to get at Perez, who was an Anarch organizer and philosopher. Jacob got caught in the middle, getting shot, cut, and beaten almost to death while helping to protect Ricardo. Ricardo took pity on the man and embraced him, rather than letting him bleed out. At sunrise, his dead body was bagged up and gathered in a truck. Perez’s allies got him out that night and that was Jacob’s introduction to the world of the Kindred.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacob made a promise to himself not to return to Baltimore until his mother had passed, not wanting her to see his new state. Admittedly, he didn’t expect her to live to be 100, but used the time wisely, learning some of the ins and outs of Kindred society and improving his political and social skills, not to mention his talents for violence. He learned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from a Gangrel in Philadelphia and guitar from a Toreador in Annapolis. He also learned that his embrace had come with a curse - Perez’s great-grandsire had been an Infernalist and there was a lingering stain in the bloodline that seemed to raise the hackles of the particularly devout. He learned to avoid churches, or at least only go to Mass with priests who were more clock-punchers than god-botherers. With his mother passing away late last year, Jacob has been preparing to return to the city in which he was born, touching base with elements of the criminal world and those adjacent to it. With a handful of contacts, a wad of cash, and a new rowhome, Jacob is ready to join the fight to preserve Anarch independence in Baltimore.</span>