Julien Lavalle; Baron of Baltimore Overview Overview “Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It’s just the promise of violence that’s enacted and the police are an occupying army. You know what I mean?”― Brennan Lee Mulligan; Dimension 20.Julien has been in Baltimore for quite some time.Originally arriving in the early 1980s to guard his sire's Torpor, he's remained in the city during the Sabbat's First Incursion and the Camarilla's Reinstatement. Until recently, he kept himself aloof from politics other than his monthly chess match with the Prince. When Prince William Good stepped away, it was decided by the more powerful Kindred in Baltimore (for unknown reasons) that Julien take the reins. For better or worse. Basics Basics Name Julien Lavalle Player QuinnTalon Chronicle Baltimore After Dark Nature Idealist Demeanor Enigma Concept The Black Sheep Baron Clan City Gangrel Generation 8th Sire Leggett Lavalle Attributes Attributes Physical p Strength 11100 Dexterity Feline Grace 11110 Stamina 11100 Social T Charisma 11100 Manipulation 11100 Appearance Photogenic 11110 Mental S Perception Discerning 11110 Intelligence 11100 Wits Adaptive Strategy 11110 Abilities Abilities Talents p Alertness 10000 Athletics Parkour 11100 Awareness 11000 Brawl Claws 11110 Empathy 11100 Expression Writing 11100 Intimidation 11000 Leadership 11100 Streetwise 11100 Subterfuge 11000 00000 Skills s Animal Ken 10000 Crafts Car Mechanics 11110 Drive 11000 Etiquette 10000 Firearms 00000 Larceny 11100 Melee 11000 Performance Dance 10000 Stealth 11100 Survival 11000 00000 Knowledge t Academics Linguistics 10000 Computers 00000 Finance wealth accumulation 11110 Investigation 11000 Law 10000 Medicine 10000 Occult 11000 Politics 11000 Science 00000 Technology 10000 00000 Advantages Advantages Disciplines Obfuscate* 11100 Protean* 11111 Celerity* 11100 Auspex 11000 Animalism 10000 Fortitude 11100 Potence 10000 Backgrounds Generation 11111 Allies 11100 Resources 11111 Title Regent of Baltimore 11111 Contacts 11100 Communal Haven 11111 Virtues Conscience/Conviction 11110 Self-Control/Instinct 11100 Courage 11111 Humanity/Path 11111 10000 Path Humanity Bearing Normalcy Willpower 11111 11000 00000 00000 Blood Pool 11111 11111 11111 00000 Blood/Turn 15/3 Merits & Flaws Merits & Flaws Merit Type Cost Blush of Health Physical 2 Catlike Balance Physical 1 Calm Heart Mental 3 Rep Social 1 Languages: Haitian-Creole, French, English, Arabic, Urdu, Mandarin, Japanese, German, Spanish, ASL, Gaelic (Scots and Irish)...the list goes on. 0 Secret Sign Language (Julien and Shahin) 0 Flaw Type Bonus Unable to Blood Bond Supernatural 3 Vulnerability to Silver Physical 2 Rat in a Cage Gangrel 2 Prey Exclusion (Children) Mental 1 Youthful Appearance Physical 1 Rituals & Paths Rituals & Paths Ritual Level Path 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 Experience & Derangements Experience Total 353 Spent 335 Notes Freebies: 2 - Humanity 613 - Backgrounds (Yes. Seriously) Experience:Celerity 1, 2, 3 - 20Obfuscate 1, 2, 3 -20Protean 4, 5 - 35Auspex 1, 2 - 14Animalism 1 -7Various Abilities and Attributes - 71Etiquette 1 = 3XPMelee 1 and 2 = 5XPFortitude 1 = 10XPWillpower 6 = 5XPWillpower 7 = 6XPBrawl 4 = 6XPPerformance 1 = 3XPPerception 4 = 12XPWits 4 = 12XPEmpathy 3 = 4XPOccult 2 = 2XPPolitics 2 = 2XPConscience 3 and 4 - 10XPFortitude 2 and 3 - 21XPPotence 1 - 10XPCommunal Haven 1-5 - 23XPIntimidation 1 and 2 - 5XPManipulation 3 - 8XPFinance 4 - 6XPLeadership 2 and 3- 6XP Derangements Expanded Backgrounds Expanded Backgrounds Allies Blair Franklin: Head of the BRJA (The Baltimore Racial Justice Association)Amani Shah: A Bar Owner in his area who lets him in because...why not?Amanda Sweeney: Local Victims' Rights Activist Contacts Jonathan Kline: Head of the Mayor's Office for Children and Family Success.Brandon Jeffs: Coordinator for the Enoch Pratt Free LibraryStephanie Allard: Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at the National Aquarium in Baltimore Fame Herd Influence Mentor Leggett LavalleHe is awake and  reacclimating. He's currently in Andorra, and with Julien's blood sister, Rebecca. Resources The Lavalle Endowment: A collection of investments, bank accounts, stocks and bonds that are available to all of his sire's childer. Investments (Real Estate and such), Physical Artifacts, Cold Hard Cash Retainers None and Never. Status Baron of BaltimoreIn the absence of Prince William Good, he's become the Anarch-Baron  of Baltimore, overseeing and delegating duties to keep the city running smoothly. Other Rep (Merit): Julien's reputation in most sects is that of calm and clarity in the face of judgment and authoritative rule, and of course for his Manifesto, which outlines his methods of surviving in Modern Nights while keeping his influence on the Kine to a philanthropic minimum. Rights & Possessions Rights & Possessions Gear (Carried) Wallet, Smart Phone, Pocket Knife, small journal and pens...and other various trinkets he picks up along the way. Feeding Grounds Domain: The City of Baltimore. Havens Penthouse Condominium; 300 International Drive--Communal Haven Background: 2 Size; 3 Security414 Light Street; Truffle Penthouse--SafehouseApartment Above Natural 20--Originally for his Childe. Now Vacant. Equipment (Owned) Vehicles A Motorcycle, a classic El Camino, and plenty of others in his various garages. Other Nowhere GenerationManaging Owner: Amani ShahJulien is a silent partner in a business called 'Nowhere Generation', a progressive gathering place and bar that caters to young activists and hosts various amateur artists, and poets, and has a live band three nights a week.Natural 20 Coffee and GamesManaging Owner: Sarah ArcherHe has also recently invested in a new venture in Gwynn Oak. A Gaming Cafe called 'Natural 20 Coffee and Games'. Lavalle's Classic Car Maintenance and RestorationManaging Owner: TBDHis love of Classic Cars and older vehicles has translated into a business specifically centered around restoring and maintaining them. Julien employs skilled technicians who may have a past or who may need a helping hand in getting back on their feet. Blood Bonds/Vinculi Blood Bonds/Vinculi Bound To Rating Leggett Lavalle (Sire, Animalism, Fortitude) 1 Tomasz Draus (Potence) 1 Bound To Rating Description Description Age 252 Apparent Age 18 (Youthful Appearance Flaw) D.O.B. November 20, 1773 R.I.P. November 30, 1791 Hair Black Eyes Dark Brown/Amber in the Right Light Race Biracial (French/West African) Nationality Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) Height 5'7" Build Athletic Gender Male Face Claim AI History History "You chose me... so you recognized the skills, so I don't want nobody telling me how to dress, how to act, and how to do this job. You could have stepped up, but instead you chose me. Remember that."--Julien (Paraphrased and edited from Agent J in Men in Black)_______________________________________“If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system. That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.”― Marie Lu, Legend_______________________________________"You're a child. An infant. Your mocking is thus infantile. He's not my lover. This man is more to me than you can dream. He's the moon when I'm lost in darkness and warmth when I shiver in cold. And his touch still thrills me, even after centuries. His heart overflows with the kindness of which this world is not worthy. I love this man beyond measure and reason. He's not my lover. He's all and he's more."--Julien about Shahin; (Taken from: The Old Guard; Nicky and Joe)_______________________________________Julien was born in Saint Domingue.He doesn't talk about his life. There's an absolute chance he doesn't remember a lot of it. He does know that his father was a white plantation owner and his mother was a slave. She died in childbirth, and he was raised by the man who knew he wasn't Julien's father.None of that matters. He was born into bondage and lived that way for his entire human life. August 22, 1791, is known to history as The Night of Fire. It was the night that the Haitian Revolution began. Over one hundred thousand slaves rose against the vastly outnumbered and hated French colonists, and Julien was right there in the center of it all. At seventeen years old and into his eighteenth year, Julien spent those months as a revolutionary.The burning of the plantation he was born on and lived most of his life happened ten days after his eighteenth birthday, and Julien did not expect to be caught under a burning plank in what had once been the dining room he'd once served dinner in. He thought he was going to die, but the pylon was pulled off of him as he choked on the soot air, and he was lifted and carried out of the fire and into the night.Leggett was a good man in life and an even better man in death. One of the few white men who'd fought with them, and Julien learned he'd been watched. Leggett had stood on the edges of their meetings for months and watched for the 'right companion' until he'd landed on Julien. Even in his anger at the oppressive life he'd been born into, Julien kept his kindness and peace. Who worked so hard to do the right thing, even protecting white children and women when his brethren would want them dead. It was then that Leggett turned him. Embraced him into the Night and Clan Gangrel.They traveled a lot. Through the Middle East, Europe, Asia...wherever Leggett's eternal wanderlust took them. His sire Embraced twice after Julien, and though both Liam and Eugenia set down roots, Julien had never been able to. His apparent age as well as other factors kept him with his sire, kept him learning and absorbing. He learned he had a gift for numbers, and a talent for making money that was both a bane and a boon to his--and his family's--existence. He made the occasional friend moving through these places, most notably Shahin Kamran and Tomasz Draus. He stayed with Leggett until his sire went to sleep in the early 1980s in Baltimore. He guarded the Elder's Torpor through the Camarilla rule, its fall to the Sabbat, and then the following Camarilla coupe, only sending his sire away and to his sister Rebecca in Andorra when he was drawn into politics almost against his will.Recently, with the fall of various smaller cities around them to the Sabbat and Prince William Good's disappearance, Julien has been thrust into a position of power he's never asked for or wanted. He is adamant that he is not the Camarilla Prince the city deserves, but he is the Experimental-Anarch-Camarilla Regent they need in this dark hour.At least, he hopes he is. Because he's what they have. He's recently Embraced and then lost his first Childe, Chance Edwards. After losing Chance, he's embraced the title of Baron, where before he always said he would not take it if only because it felt blasphemous. Why he chose to adopt the title, one can only guess, but one thing is certain:Those who've spoken to him recently will say he's much less warm and much more determined.