The Protagonists

Valmont used to be one of the most successful wine makers and distributors on the West Coast (he owns VV Wine Co). His fame was legendary within those in the Sommelier circles. That is until he disappeared in the late 80s without a trace. His business dissolved and he became a faded voice within the community. Then, Valmont reemerged in 2022, although his memory and past were lost to him. Over time, he has regained some of those memories and is now on a path of revenge against those who stole his fortune, and even more important, his fame.

Name:  Valmont Ventillion (Lamont Montigue)
Born: 1955

City of Birth: Napa Valley, California
Embraced: 1980

Appearance Age: 30s

Vampiric Age: 173 years (because of time travel)
Generation: 8 (originally 10)

Sire: Azul Pantera
Clan: Toreador
Profession: Master Wine Maker and Gambler

Title: Sommollie

Role: One of the members of the Ride or Die Crew

Image: A tall man in his 30s, Valmont has almost regal features. His long black hair and chiseled looks put people at ease.

Nature: Bon Vivant
Demeanour: Deviant
Personality: Valmont is an obsessive compulsive kindred who must eat and drink daily (merit: eat food). He has nighly nightmares from his past, and is often seen talking to himself (he insists he is actually talking to ghosts). He has a wisdom about him that most people cannot put their finger on and he tends to be quite cautious and calculating in his methods.

Quirks: Valmont is obsessed for food and has the ability to still eat, even as a kindred. He suffered from amnesia so doesn't recall his time as a vampire from 1980-2021 (where he amassed a fortune in the wine business) Valmont is also attuned with the undead and has a deep interest in necromancy.

Merits: 

• Acute Senses
• Eat Food
• Ambidexterity
• Danger Sense: All
• Clairavoance
• Spirit Mentor (formally Dean Hawkes)

Flaws:

• Intolerance to Vegans
• Compulsion (eat and drink)
• Nightmares
• Deep Sleeper
• Touch of Frost
• Amnesia

Disciplines:

• Auspex 5
• Celerity 3
• Presense 2
• Necromancy 2: Ash Path 

Willpower: 8

Humanity: 6

Valmont has spent years honing his crafts and is an exceptional wine maker, gambler and occultist. He is extremely empathetic, fantastically wealthy and adept (and lucky) with a pistol. He is also a practitioner of Necromancy, a skill not often acquired by those outside clan Giovanni.

TBA

• Cyrano
• Fabian Bullard
• The Sabbat 
• Revenant

Mahavir Kahlon was born in Serair, India in 1979. He was an only child of Kabir and Salon Kahlon and the family moved to America in 1985 to earn a better life. Mahavir adapted easily to life in the US and adopted the name "Max Knight" in elementary school because no one could pronounce his name. Max became a US citizen in 1997 and joined the Army out of high school. 

Max served 5 tours in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), served as the demolition expert in Operation WILLING SPIRIT, (Colombia) and was first attached to to 75th Ranger Regiment and then later the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta Force. Max retired from Active Duty in 2017. 

In 2018, Max opened KNIGHT SECURITY in the Bay Area and specializes in VIP protection and high end security operations. He also contracted out to Triple Canopy, Inc.,an American private security company and private military that provided  armed security, mission support, and risk  management services to corporate and government clients.

Birth Name: Mahavir Kahlon (Later Maxwell Knight)
Born: 1979

City of Birth: Sertair, Bengal, India
Embraced: 2020

Appearance Age: Late 30s

Vampiric Age: 159 years (because of time travel )
Generation: 8

Sire: Felicia Nocturne
Clan: Brujah
Profession: Ex Special Forces Solider, Ex Private Military, Current: Security Specialist

Title:  Knight Security-Owner and CEO

Role: One of the members of the Ride or Die Crew

Image: Max gives off an air of confidence. At 6'2'' and 210 pounds, his build belies his past as a solider. Light Brown skin and of Indian heritage, he is a well rounded combat solider and vampire.

Nature:
Demeanour:
Personality: Max has an impulsive side which tends to lead him into trouble. He is absolutely courageous and will protect his friends at all costs. He respects power but also has a healthy fear of the occult and the abilities of kindred older than him.

Quirks:TBA

Merits: 

• Charmed Existence
• Acute Vision

Flaws:

• Vengeance 
• Touch of Frost
• Repelled by Crosses

Disciplines:

• Celerity: 4
• Potence: 3
• Presense: 3
• Protean: 2
• Fortitude: 1

Willpower: 8

Humanity: 6

Max is adept at demolitions, having learned the skill in the army. His battle style is shockingly fast and brutal and his enemies seldom get more than one chance to attack him.

TBA

• Cyrano
• Renwick
• Anyone in the Sabbat

...

Name:  Damien Bolden
Born: 1950

City of Birth: San Fransisco
Embraced: 1980

Appearance Age: 30s

Vampiric Age: 45 years
Generation: 8

Sire: "XXX"
Clan: Nosferatu
Profession: Owner of Bolden Enterprises

Title: Owner

Role: One of the members of the Ride or Die Crew

Image: A good looking male 6 feet tall and of athletic build. HE has a strong and confident gaze.

Nature: Judge
Demeanour:  Architect
Personality: Quiet and analytical.
Quirks: Loner and untrusting. Past trauma.

Merits: 

• Lucky
• Hidden Diablerie
• Deceptive Aura
• Inoffensive to Animals
• Lucid Dreaming

Flaws:

• Permanent fangs
• Enemy: Sire 

Disciplines:

• Obfuscate 4
• Potence 3
• Animalism 2
• Celerity 2

Willpower: 9

Humanity: 7

TBA

Pat Jarvis Garrett

Name:  Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett
Born: 1850

City of Birth: Chambers County, Alabama
Embraced: 1908

Appearance Age: Mid 50s

Vampiric Age: 243 years (time travelled back to 1898)
Generation: 7

Sire: Nathan Kent
Clan: Ventrue
Profession: Sheriff, bartender, gambler and customs agent.

Title: Goes by Jarvis now

Role: One of the members of the Ride or Die Crew

Image: While on occasion his gun was for hire, and while he was sometimes known to protect special interests-particularly those of the cattle barons-more often than not Pat Garrett combined in his six-foot five-inch frame the good, honest, and honorable qualities that went to make up the lawman of the Old West.

Nature: Survivor
Demeanour: Thrill-Seeker
Personality: Jarvis is measured with a calm southern accent. He also has a sharp wit and often jokes, keeping those around him at ease. When it comes time to use the iron, Javis is quick and deadly. He has sacrificed himself on several occasions and is enjoying this phase of his kindred existence.
Quirks: TBA

Merits: 

• Ambidextrous
• Crack Shot
• Useful Knowledge 
• Prestigious Sire

Flaws:

• Misunderstood (2)
• Enemy (4)

Disciplines:

• Fortitude 6: Alabastard
• Dominate 4
• Presence 5
• Auspex 3
• Celerity 3

Willpower: 10

Humanity: 6

Status: 3

Other Notes: 

TO BE ADDED

TO BE ADDED

• Bullard
• 
  

Former Ride Or Die Crew Member. Now in Torpor in Austria.

Name:  Ban Stradh
Born: 1985

City of Birth:
Embraced: 2021

Appearance Age: Mid 30s

Vampiric Age: 277 years (because of time travel twice)
Generation: 8

Sire: Lazo Gajic
Clan: Tremere
Profession: Holds a PHD in Hematology, Kenjitsu expert and

occutist.

Title: Apprentice

Role: One of the members of the Ride or Die Crew

Image: Ban is a tall and well built man in his mid 30s who prematurely went grey at a young age. Standing 6'3'' and 210lbs, Ban is an unnerving figure that makes most people uneasy.

Nature: Competitor
Demeanour: Perfectionist
Personality: TBA
Quirks: TBA

Merits: 

• Unbondable
• Prestigious Sire
• Concentration

Flaws:

• Fangs
• Vengence
• Touch of Frost
• Eerie Presence

Disciplines:

• Thaumaturgy 5 (Blood 5, Mind 4, Focused Mind 3)
• Dominate 4
• Potence 1 (*granted by Cerrano's Crucible)

Willpower: 10

Humanity: 6

Status: 2

Other Notes: Ban has a mentor of 4 as Lazo Gajic is his sire. 

TO BE ADDED

TO BE ADDED

• Cyrano
• Luca Pal
• Tama the Gargoyle