Clan Ventrue

#### Ventrue (NOT) Primogen: Obadiah Purcell

Buckston claims the title of Ventrue Primogen for the city, but the local Ventrue are less supportive of this than the Camarilla higher-ups. Due to this, they have an appointed leader that acts as their representative to Buckston, and often other clans.

The Ventrue Primogen of Oklahoma City is Dr. Obadiah Purcell, an incredibly rich and influential individual in the mortal world. He appears as an elderly man (Age 65) with a slight frame and pinched, suspicious eyes. While he doesn’t appear physically intimidating due to his advanced age, he has a certain aura of intimidation that is impossible to ignore. He has an unfortunate habit of speaking accusatory toward others when asking questions, but does have a genuine desire to help the kindred of the city. Especially those under his protection. Officially, Obadiah Purcell is not aligned with any faction in the city. Though it is important to note that his coterie are all members of the Camarilla.

He secretly funds various young kindred throughout the city, hoping to unsettle the state of affairs in OKC by building a more powerful support base.

The Ventrue Coterie of Oklahoma City live on the grounds of Dr. Purcell’s private Country Club, along with a select few human followers and ghouls. Dr. Purcell comes and goes, though.

#### Ventrue Coterie:

The coterie of Ventrue in OKC are a combination of sycophants loyal to Dr. Purcell, and sycophants who praise Buckston solely for the fact that he is the Prince.

Aleksander is a surprisingly powerful Ventrue within the city, who tends to stay out of politics in the region. He is golden-haired and quite attractive, but has an unfortunate tendency to sulk and provide unpleasant company. He tends to dress in quite outdated fashions, even a century old. While he will speak with any kindred who come across his path, he is only truly kind to those kindred who are young, female, and beautiful. His affection, like his sire’s, is fickle.

He is Buckston’s progeny, who was sired in Eastern Europe many years before Buckston took control of the territory of Oklahoma. Aleksander still sits nearby Buckston when the Prince calls Elysium, but rarely interacts with him otherwise. He was once Buckston’s preferred bodyguard and assassin, but repeated failures and subsequent punishments have left him a shell of his former self. After formally separating from Buckston and joining with Dr. Purcell, he spent many years as a recluse. He has only returned to the wider kindred society of Oklahoma City in the last 10 years.

He now spends his time plotting to cause trouble in the region with Dr. Purcell, and generally wasting his time in a degenerative manner. Aleksander is well-known in the local party scene, though he is considered “At high risk” of a masquerade breach. This has not occurred yet, however.

Currently in Torpor due to the actions of the coterie

Cassandra Khan is tall and broad, striking an Amazonian figure against the average human. She stands at 6”4, with stunningly and impossibly scarlet red hair. Her hair is long, and runs along her oddly muscular back. Though she dresses in a reserved manner, her physique is clearly powerful. You wouldn’t want to fuck with this person.

Cassandra is Dr. Purcell’s 2nd-in command, and works relentlessly to improve the standing of the Ventrue in Oklahoma City. She constantly visits other coteries for diplomatic purposes, to improve relations and build political alliances. She is frequently found urging friendly Primogens to support the election of a legitimate Ventrue Primogen, rather than Buckston taking the seat on the Primogen council. She is known to work with any and all groups in the city in her pursuit to regain her coterie’s place amongst the nobility of the city, often consorting with thin-bloods and low-clans. Perhaps once she desired to succeed in her mission out of the hope she would be Primogen herself, and perhaps one day this will be her desire again. But for now, she has pursued this course of action for so long, that her desires have changed. Though she might not often admit it to herself, she most of all just wants to see Buckston Brown lose.

Naevia Silverstone is a stunningly beautiful, porcelain-skinned temptress. Depending on who she is attempting to appeal to, she may be either incredibly seductive or incredibly reserved, playing on the foolish desires of most men. In reality, she cares not for the company of others, and sees them only as tools to fulfill her unknowable goals.

She is the perfect representation of a political ventrue leader. She is composed, reserved, ever cautious, and above all, manipulative. Naevia often accompanies Cassandra on her visits to other coteries around the city, but tends to focus more on speaking to the younger vampires in the coterie. She often parties with the other vampires of the city, and tends to show up at every possible social function. She is quickly gaining popularity as a socialite in the ever-evolving kindred party scene. She claims to be a loyal member of Dr. Purcell’s coterie, but also claims to be undyingly loyal to Buckston in public. It’s impossible to know where her true loyalties lie, but underestimating her would surely mean misfortune.

Her and Aleksander have an on-again, off-again romance. It’s never really worked out.

Dane Campbell is an average-seeming, friendly young man. He stands at an average height, with messy dark blond hair that never quite rests properly on his head. He wears a large pair of eyeglasses that compliment his square jaw and straight-lined features. Despite looking fairly ordinary at a glace, Dane has lively blue eyes that scream out a certain intelligence. He often initiates awkward conversation with much-older vampires, hoping to gain more work or information from them.

Dane is an efficient and popular accountant amongst the kindred of Oklahoma City. He manages the accounts for several prominent primogens and elders, including the Tremere.  He gets along well with most kindred, though he is becoming somewhat resentful of the competition he receives from the Nosferatu’s resident accountant.