Reyes Malcolm

**Reyes Malcolm**, also called **Rey**, is a Gangrel who operates in the Bronx borough of New York. He and his coterie have domain over the neighborhood of Port Morris. Is unusual for a Gangrel as his personality type and aspirations more aline with being a Ventrue, and had be been embraced as one he would have probably found being a kindred vastly easier.

## Biography

The story of Reyes Malcolm is by all accounts a classic tale of rags-to-riches. Born impoverished in the South Bronx, Rey got his start in finances, a talent that eventually propelled him all the way to Wall Street. By his 50s, he was considered a cutthroat financial powerhouse, likely why the Ventrue of Manhattan were grooming him for the Embrace. However, Rey was instead assaulted and killed by a lone Gangrel one late night in a back alley, who for unknown reasons decided to Embrace him. Needless to say, Rey didn't take it well - becoming so incensed that he reportedly Frenzied at a Camarilla social club and had to be forcibly removed. He was banished back to the Bronx afterwards, forcing him to once again start from the ground up.

Rey attempted to reverse his fortunes by organizing a fake charity auction on behalf of the Brujah crime boss Richter, hoping to prove his worth by setting up a money laundering scheme on his behalf. Unfortunately, the decidedly old-school Richter didn't quite comprehend that in order for a fake auction to generate profit, you can't invite people who can actually afford to bid on it. Richter ended up losing a lot of money in that scheme but blamed Rey for it coming apart, forcing him to work with a coterie of fellow fledglings by way of recompense.

The Gangrel made no secret of his disdain for the Anarch Movement's quasi-revolutionary agenda, and plotted behind his coterie's back to gain entrance back into the Ivory Tower. That opportunity came in the form of a roving Wight on the coterie's turf, who the Camarilla feared might be representative of remnants of the Sabbat still present within New York. Rey struck a deal to capture the Wight in exchange for a ticket back to Manhattan, but his coterie-mate Isaac Brooke had other ideas. Isaac decapitated the Wight as it lay staked - forcing an irate Rey to watch as his opportunity literally crumbled to dust.

## Character Information

* **Predator Type**: Alleycat-An assault-feeder, this Kindred chooses to stalk, overpower, feed and escape from their prey.
	+ Feeding Pool: Strength + Brawl (for feeding by force) / Wits + Streetwise (for stalking criminals)
	+ Addict (Nicotine): While not inherently a feeding restriction, Rey's addiction to Nicotine which he can no longer satisfy through smoking now can only be sated by consuming blood of people with Nicotine in their system. He should still be able to drink blood that does not contain Nicotine. However if he goes for an extended period of time without consuming Nicotine laced blood he will suffer similar effects to Nicotine withdrawal which make controlling his temper EVEN harder then he normally does
	+ **Specialties**:
	+ **Clan Bane:** Bestial Features- In frenzy, Gangrel gain one or more animal features: a physical trait, a smell, or a behavioral tic. These features last for one more night afterward, lingering like a hangover following debauchery. This bane manifests for Rey as exhibit shark-like features, such as patches of fish-like scales and a double row of fangs.
	+ **Clan Compulsion:** Feral Impulses-Returning to an animalistic state, the vampire regresses to a point where speech is hard, clothes are uncomfortable, and arguments are best settled with teeth and claws. For one scene, the vampire gains a three-dice penalty to all rolls involving Manipulation and Intelligence. They can only speak in one-word sentences during this time.
	+ **Advantages and Flaws**
		- Addiction to Nicotine **(Flaw)**
		- High Functioning Addict:( merit: Add one die to either Physical, Social or Mental pool when the last feeding had the drug of their desire.)
		- Criminals Contacts (•••): gained from Predator Type

#### Disciplines

* Animalism(•)
	+ Level 1:Sense the Beast
* Protean(•)
	+ Level 1: Eyes of the Beast
* Fortitude(••)
	+ Level 1: Resilience
	+ Level 2: Toughness

#### Possessions

* Manhattan Penthouse apartment (which he can't access as an anarch as its in Camarillia terf)
* Extensive wardrobe of expensive suits that recently haven't fared to well

## Trivia

* In almost every episode he has been in, Rey's expensive suit jackets has been damaged to a varying degrees ranging from expensive dry cleaning bill to utterly destroyed.
* Reyes Malcolm is the player character of production manager Joey Rassool, a member of the main cast of the live-play chronicle *Vampire: The Masquerade: New York By Night*. Joey briefly cameoed in the previous chronicle *Vampire: The Masquerade: L.A. By Night* - specifically in S5E9: *Valediction* as the Tremere Bosch.
* Rey's Gangrel Bane causes him to exhibit shark-like features, such as patches of fish-like scales and a double row of fangs.