Name:Bernard "benny" Rutledge

Social: Charisma (3) Manipulation (2) Appearance (2)

Mental: Perception (3) Intelligence (4) Wits (3)

Character: Nature-Jobsworth Demeanor- Honest Abe

Skills:Drive(2) Etiquette(2) Gambling(2) Photography(3) Police procedure(4) Research(3) Technology(3)

Knowledge:Area knowledge(4) Arcanum lore(2) Inquisition lore(1) Biology(2) Bureacracy(3) Chemistry(4) Computer(2) Covert culture(2) Criminology(4) Forensics(4) Kindred lore(1) Lupine lore(1) Investigation(4) Law(2) Linguistics(2) Medicine(3) Occult (3) Politics(2) Toxicology(3)

Backgrounds: Allies(3) Influence(1) Resources(3)Contacts(4) Favors(3) Backers(2)

Willpower:6

Merits:Common sense,Occult library,Police ties,Judiciary ties,Church ties,

Flaws:Lifesaver, Emotional Isolation,Whimsy, Aging, offensive to animals, Addiction(cigarettes)

Other Notes:Benny speaks Korean and Vietnamese but does not read either language.

Appearance:Fat,balding, with smokers teeth and smokers breath. he has sausage-like fingers which have a dexterity that belies their appearance. his face is lined and seamed

Clothing Tendencies:When out on a call he tends to dress like a cop, in the morgue he wears scrubs and off duty. Well...think jack klugman as Quincy and you won't be far of the mark.

Known to:Well now that's a good question isn't it? See below.

Ongoing Projects:Training new people in the medical examiners office, pushing investigations into vampiric crimes. 

Circle and Influence:He is a journeyman member of the arcanum(and isn't likely to advance beyond that level) He also has some unwitting influence with the Inquisition

House:Owns a two story brownstone in the city left to him by his family.

Library:

Story:

A Barnard's College School of Medicine Grad and medical veteran of two wars. Bernard Rutledge is the senior medical examiner for the city. Bernard got his first taste of the Occult in Korea and has been an avid collector of knowledge on these topic for years. He knows that vampires exist and suspects that Werewolves exist too.

He is very proud of his team and his investigative skills. he still insists on going on calls himself whenever things are slow and whenever training some F.N.G. Bernard is eventually going to cause his own death allthough if you pointed it out to him he'd tell you to stick it... He's overweight,chainsmokes, and since the death of his beloved wife Doris 2 years ago, has been hitting the bottle with two fisted vigor.(never enough to impede his abilities at work...yet.) Worse, his investigations into the kindred haven't gone unnoticed, Benny is starting to really worry about the fact that he's having blackouts and he's seemingly lost interest in his primary fascination. But unfortunately he's chalked it up to the booze.

The only real friends that Benny has are his Lab geek family and his best friend Father Mike Donahue who talks about every thing with. Allthough Benny acts like a lapsed catholic he actually does still have the faith. Father Mike is his Contact with the Inquisition allthough he himself is not a member

It should be noted that while his body is in shit shape and his soul isn't much better, His mind is absolutely razor sharp when it comes to matters of evidence,medicine, and other related feilds, he has even developed enough political savvy to keep his job and the Lab Geeks hold him in something like god-like awe.

Story uses:

The guy you go to when you need to know stuff about dead people: Which is pretty simple. if you need an autopsy, or more likely, you simply need to see a report. This is the man to talk to. he is the ST's best friend when it come to handing post-mortem evidence to the players.

Inconvienient Investigator: If your players are playing Vampire though and they are the least bit sloppy he'll be on your trail like a shot with Inquisition types watching him to make sure he doesn't get killed.