Name: Jerome Duvalier Tradition: Orphan (Formerly Bataa'a)

Physical : Strength (3) Dexterity (3) Stamina (4, Ordeals)

Social: Charisma (4,Mysterious ) Manipulation (4, deal making) Appearance (4,Sexy)

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

Character: Nature- Conniver Demeanor-Gallant Essence-Questing

Talents:Acting(2) Alertness(2) Brawl(1) Dodge(2) Expression(3) Intimidation(3) Leadership(2)Seduction(3) Sense deception(2) Streetwise(3) Subterfuge(3)

Skills:Crafts(2) Dancing(4) Firearms(2) Fire walking(2) Gambling(2) Herbalism(2) High ritual(3)Melee(2) Style(4) Research(3) Snake charming(2) Survival(2) Stealth(2) Torture(2) Traps(2)

Knowledge:Biology(3) Chantry politics(2) Cosmology(3) Enigmas(3) Kindred lore(4) Garou lore(1) Medicine(2) Occult(3) Spirit lore(4,loa) Spirit names(3) Linguistics(1)

Backgrounds:Arcane(3)Avatar(3)Library(2)Node(2) Tal/Fet(4)Resources(3) Chantry(3)Sanctum(3) Contacts(2)

Arete: 5 Willpower:7

Merits:Self confident, Animal magnetism, Poison resistance(natural toxins) Danger sense,Enchanting voice, Medium, street ties, street rep,

Flaws:Limited paranoia, Dark secret,Eerie presence,Casts no reflection(perm. paradox flaw.) Faerie Hatred, Hatred(setites)

Quintessence:( ) ( ) ( ) Paradox:
Correspondence:3- Sacrifice Life:3-Herbs Prime:3 Entropy:2-Coco Macauqe* Mind:3-Eye contact Spirit:4-Bargaining Time:3-Coco Macauqe*

Equipment: Coco Macaque Arete 4, Quintessence 20,cost 8, a sorcerer's stick often a black walking stick dedicated to Baron Samedi. can move by itself by dancing and hopping. The coco macaque spies ahead for danger,alerts it's owner to coming events and exudes death magick to those who would harm it's master. some are said to give bad dreams to naughty children or to reveal a spouse lies.in game terms, the stick uses Corr 1 to spy,Forces 3 to hop,Time 2 to discern the future. and life 4 to kill. there are some variations with mind 2 or 3. these canes cannot be broken but can be burned.(when used by Jerome as a time or entropy focus, gives him the unique focus bonus.) Jerome also carries a medicine bag, a blowgun, a straight razor and when expecting trouble brings along a pair of 9mm's and a kevlar jacket.

Other Notes: can speak and read french

Appearance:a physically imposing black man with piercing dark eyes and a wide flat face. he can radiate utter menace at the drop of a hat. His hair is in long dreadlocks which he keeps scrupulously clean and tied back away from his face. If you are familiar with the band Living Colour, he somewhat resembles the lead singer Corey Glover. Jerome has the muscularity of a puma.

Clothing Tendencies: Jerome looks good in anything and his wardrobe is a bit protean in it's make up. He has a some black victorian wear that he dons when egged on by his more gothic members. When looking to get into trouble he has a set of biker leathers. (He owns no motorcycle so marty makes fun of him.) and when relaxing in his sanctum he'll wear a kimono. When hanging loose for the most part, he'll opt for a black t-shirt and black jeans. He'll also tend toward silver jewelry.

Known to: Has contacts among many of the local mage chantries. Also has contacts in the vampiric world. His most potent asset is his spiritual contacts (many of whom were made before the avatar storm.)

Ongoing Projects: Serving with both hands...Which he interprets as working as hard as he can to safeguard the members of the Chantry.

Circle and Influence:Limited, has difficulty getting the simplest things from his chantrymates, knows a few other mages. has a few favors out among them and the vampires but that's about it. this is slightly offset by the fact that the club kids consider him a god among men.

House: Owns an apartment building . Lives in the top floor and uses the flat open roof as his private sanctuary.

Library: A large number of Voudoun related texts (which are of spotty utility at best.) Has taken to keeping a small library for the rest of his Chantry mates of the classic gothic texts (All the Edward Gorey books, Dracula, Frankenstien, etc....)

Mentor:none Chantry:Les Innocents

Quintessence source:knows of a couple of open nodes and is looking to acquire one for the Chantry.

Magickal style :Most of his magick stills shows it's Bata'a roots.

 Story: Born Jerome Carver in the suburbs of New orleans, this young fellow became initiated into a Voodou Cult at a very young age Jerome proved a quick study at hedge magick and was singled out for individual study. His spongelike mind absorbed all that the masters could teach him.

There are things that one can witness in the practice of Voodoun that can terrify a young man. Jerome saw one of those things. Whatever it was, Jerome is abjectly terrified of it. Most other threats seem small time in comparison. He feels that his only defense is to amass as much power as he can before it comes back. He has shared this with no one. His willingness to deal with dangerous allies and his less than scrupulous practices got him tossed out of the craft and chased out of the state.

Jerome was obsessed with power and the means to get it. he has organized the disparate Hollow ones for their (his) own self protection. To his surprise he has found that they have an interesting lifestyle which he has adopted partly out of camouflage but also because he enjoys the Drugs,Meaningless sex, and the dancing. Jerome also made pacts with certain Setites and Tremere in exchange for various things. Things however have come to crashing halt for Jerome. His Setite friends bloodbound him and turned him against his friends in another chantry. This was a near utter disaster and has caused him to re-evaluate his power-seeking. Jerome has cut most of those ties and has begun to concentrate on making a more powerful chantry.

Jerome has also learned that it is not wise to disrespect the powers of his youth for the aggrandizement of his ego. He used to go by the moniker of Baron Samedi, at least until the real Baron Samedi made his displeasure manifestly known. Now he just goes by Jerome.

While Jerome still enjoys projecting a mysterious air and being theatrical, the whole episode has taught him a humilty that he has never had before. even the most self absorbed of his friends have noticed.

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