Conner of Poole

## Count Conner of Poole

Conner, (Childe of Sereena, Childe of Dionysius), Childe of Japeth, Childe of Cappadocius
the Dead Count of Tokyo, the Dread Count of Oxford, Doctor Poole, the First Dean of Oxford, the Bane of Calais, The Jailer of Souls, the Devourer of Wills, the Hateful Remnant, thighearna a ’bhàis, l'abatteur de Calais

### Status

Count of Tokyo
 former Count of Poole and Oxford

### Sire

{Sereena}
"no longer relevant" in his words

### Generation

7th (originally)
5th (through Amaranth)

### Quote

"I have seen death,
looked into its eyes,
 and unlike you,
 I did not blink."

### Character theme

Oh death

This ancient vampire has come to Tokyo for unknown reasons. Doctor Poole looks like a young European man with a sickly complexion, pitch black hair and icy blue eyes. At first glance he seems thin and almost frail, but his stoic demeanor and unblinking eyes make him seem extremely creepy. His raspy voice and emotionless visage make it hard to read his intentions.

His immovable countenance breaks when speaking about the Bloodline that destroyed his Clan.

### Known equipment

* An absurdly sharp ritual silver dagger with a finely crafted bone handle
* A full suit of ornate plate armor made from Stygian Steel decorated with motives of death and the dead
* A knightly sword of Stygian Steel showing a blackened out crest on each side of the guard and with a fanged skull as a pommel
	+ This crest was revealed to be the crest of the Cappadocians
* A Kite shield of Stygian Steel showing screaming, ghostly faces on its front.

### Scars

No visible ones, but his throat was severely damaged internally in life, leading to a croaking and raspy voice.

### Known Powers

* Disciplines
	+ Auspex
		- Object Reading
	+ Dominate
		- Setting triggers in people's minds
		- Making people forget
	+ Fortitude
		- The Knight's Bane
		- Can shrug off damage that would fell even a Hengeyokai
	+ Obfuscate
		- Can alter his appearance, hiding his worn armor and weapons.
			* As well as his true corpselike appearance
	+ Potence
		- Strong enough to precisely crack open a human skull with his bare hands with little difficulty
* Blood sorcery
	+ Claimed to know several types of blood sorcery
	+ Necromancy
		- The Path of Bone
			* Raising of zombies
		- The Path of the Corpse in the Monster
			* Day-walking
		- The Grave's Decay
			* Inflicting rigor mortis on an enemy
		- The Path of the Sepulchre
			* Binding of wraiths
		- The Path of Ash
			* Can enter the Yin Realm and tear rifts into the world, allowing others to cross
		- Rituals
			* Can hear the deaths of people close by
			* Can see the last vision of a corpse
			* Can transform a corpse into stale and cold blood
			* Can bind the souls of people in their bodies, keeping them alive for a time no matter the condition of their bodies
			* Can keep Yurei from affecting beings in this world
* Combination Disciplines
	+ Aegis of Entropy, Awaken the Slumbering Curse, others presumed
* Languages
	+ English (several variations), Latin, Japanese, Ancient Greek, German (old)

### Tidbits & Trivia

* Ensures that he keeps his word
* He is ***not*** Cornish.
* Surprisingly, he claims to only feed on the dead.
	+ Considering the fact that he can turn a corpse into a large amount of blood, that is not so surprising
* According to him, no one was ever worthy of receiving his Embrace
* Has slain at least twelve members of the Giovanni
	+ He keeps their signet rings in a glass jar alongside their upper canines
* Unusually, he is rather adept at talking with Hengeyokai, though he does use several human witnesses as potential meat shields.
* His mercenary attitude means that he can be found working for any side.
* Committed Amaranth at least twice
	+ Both instances were done to "take back stolen blood" according to him
* Has named his shambling corpse soldiers Athanatoi (Greek: "without death") and they are a terror to behold on the battlefield, moving faster than most humans and striking with the efficiency of experienced soldiers while knowing neither fear nor remorse.

### Known History

* Was embraced on his deathbed as he was wasting away from an unknown sickness
	+ This sickness seems to be the source of his raspy voice
* During the late 11th century, he founded the University of Oxford while he ruled the Cainites of the city
* Traveled to the holy land, presumably during or after the crusades
* Traveled to India in the 18th century, had dealings with the order of our Lady's Halo
* Early 21st century, arrived in Tokyo, Japan
* 2018 Crowned himself Count of Tokyo and ruler of the Court of a Thousand Mounds

### Relationships

* He had five human children, but only three survived long enough into adulthood to have children themselves
	+ He has never revealed any of their names
* Has surrounded himself with two pretty and one plain woman, presumably Ghouls
	+ Celina, one of the pretty ones has turned out to be both his bodyguard and another Cainite.
* Whenever he spoke of the Temptress, he seemed to do everything in his power to share information without compromising the wording of his deal with her.
* He alluded to once having a working relationship with a Fiend
	+ Recently, he revealed the name of that Fiend, Mhikail the Flayed
* He despises both the Clan of Usurpers who slaughtered the Unicorns as well as the Giovanni
* In a rare fit of emotion, he vowed to strangle Augustus Giovanni with his own innards
* After Kimura Masaki's death, he did not require another person bound to his terms of the School Sentai. Willingly giving them a small measure of trust, indicating that they had earned it.
* During his first visit into the Holy Land, he encountered the Nubian Immortal
	+ Apparently the two ancient beings have very different ideas of how to treat the souls of the dead and Conner stated that the Nubian Immortal's cruelty made him consider breaking his word for the first time in his unlife.
* Was friendly with Raphael and his Lady centuries ago
	+ Asked about Gabriel when learning of the demise of Raphael, Michael and Uriel
	+ Seemed saddened that Michael did not slay more of "them" before falling.
* Once held court with the lover of Raphael and Mhikail the Flayed
* Seemed to genuinely feel saddened by the news of the death of his former liege lord.
* Committed Amaranth on Alonzo Giovanni in early July of 2017

### Quotes

> Slay every man, every woman, every child and every beast in this accursed city,
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> leave only the abandoned buildings,
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> as a warning to those who would dare strike at me.
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> *~970 AD about Calais*
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> They rebuilt it?
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> *~1050 AD about Calais*
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> They never learn it seems.
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> *~1160 AD about Calais*
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> Interesting, so there is another continent to the west.
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> *~1000 AD after accidentally discovering North America*
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> The color of the coach? As gray as the rest of the world.
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> *- when asked about the color of a coach in the dead of night.*
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