Jacob Thornton Overview Overview "It's a blessing when people find their calling. For some it's music, for others, it might be macrame. Me? I hurt people." Basics Name Jacob Thornton Player Bookkeeper Chronicle Baltimore After Dark Nature Celebrant Demeanor Bravo Concept Educated Thug Clan Brujah Generation 11th Sire Ricardo Perez Attributes Attributes Physical p Strength Vicious 11110 Dexterity Precise 11110 Stamina 11100 Social s Charisma Specialization 11100 Manipulation 11100 Appearance 11100 Mental t Perception Specialization 11000 Intelligence 11100 Wits 11000 Abilities Abilities Talents p Alertness Specialization 11000 Athletics 11000 Awareness 00000 Brawl Karate; BJJ 11110 Empathy 10000 Expression 10000 Intimidation 11100 Leadership 11000 Streetwise 10000 Subterfuge 11000 00000 Skills s Animal Ken Specialization 00000 Crafts 00000 Drive 11000 Etiquette 00000 Firearms 10000 Larceny 11000 Melee 10000 Performance 11000 Stealth 10000 Survival 00000 00000 Knowledge t Academics Philosophy 11000 Computers 00000 Finance 00000 Investigation 00000 Law 00000 Medicine 00000 Occult 10000 Politics 11000 Science 00000 Technology 00000 00000 Advantages Advantages Disciplines Celerity 11000 Potence 11000 Presence 11000 00000 00000 00000 Backgrounds Allies 11000 Contacts 11100 Generation 11000 Resources 11000 00000 00000 Virtues Conscience/Conviction 11100 Self-Control/Instinct 11110 Courage 11110 Humanity/Path 11111 11000 Path Humanity Bearing Willpower 11111 11100 00000 00000 Blood Pool 00000 00000 00111 11111 Blood/Turn 1 Merits & Flaws Merits & Flaws Merit Type Cost Bruiser Physical 1 Natural Leader Social 1 Flaw Type Bonus Prey Exclusion (Police) Mental 1 Obvious Predator Clan-specific 2 Beacon of the Unholy Supernatural 2 Rituals & Paths Rituals & Paths Ritual Level Path 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 Experience & Derangements Experience Total 35 Spent 35 Notes 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) Derangements Expanded Backgrounds Expanded Backgrounds Allies Michael "Mickey" Levy - Criminal Attorney Frank Gorshin - General Contractor (Home Repair/Remodeling) Contacts Russell "Wiseman" Wise - Gang Lieutenant Tommy Pearlman - BPD Narcotics Officer Dave Burns - Baltimore Sun City Beat Journalist Fame Herd Influence Mentor Resources 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 Retainers Status Other Rights & Possessions Rights & Possessions Gear (Carried) Memento Mori Coin, Stoic Virtues Coin, Knife, Smartphone, Burner Phone; heavy leather jacket (Rank 1 Armor) Feeding Grounds He has to stick to the Rack Havens Equipment (Owned) Vehicles 2023 Indian Scout Motorcycle Other Blood Bonds/Vinculi Blood Bonds/Vinculi Bound To Rating Bound To Rating Description Description Age 90 Apparent Age 37 D.O.B. January 22, 1935 R.I.P. July 17, 1972 Hair Dark Brown Eyes Brown Race Caucasian Nationality US Height 6'4" Build Bodybuilder/Muscular (265 lbs) Gender Male Face Claim Karrion Kross 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. History History 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 The Wild One. 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. 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. 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. 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.