Roger Uranus

**Clan:** Ventrue

**Rank:** Foreman ( < Fenbottom; ≤ Coddpeace; > Bollocksham)

**Sect:** Camarilla

**Status:** 1 (unpopular Ancilla): Known, Resourceful, Valued, *Intolerant, Merciless*

**Merits/Flaws:** *Elysium Regular*

### **Bio**

As the Ventrue responsible for overseeing the clan's prestigious *and lucrative* Shops at River Park domain, one might say that Roger Uranus is *swimming in money*, if one were prone to understatement. A competent, if somewhat conservative manager, his domain has weathered several recessions and still remains a top location for destination boutiques.

Too bad you can't buy *friends*.

### **References & Other**

* Survivor of four Anarch attacks.
	+ Autumn 2011: during Occupy Movement protest nearby, cornered and attacked by three Brujah Anarchs. All three escaped; Uranus survived but temporarily lost an arm.
		- Two of the assailants identified from remains left by the Sheriff in later sweeps.
		- Attributed to Rojo's gang.
	+ 2015: Fired on by at least four assailants with submachine guns, embarking vehicle outside Anastos Tower following Board meeting. Wounded twice in leg, once in lower abdomen; two bodyguards killed, driver paralysed (recovered with vitae); Mercedes totaled.
		- Assailants' Escalade found abandoned, none identified.
		- If his leg hadn't shattered so badly, his feeding frenzy could have gotten *out of hand.*
			* *Mon dieu*, can't the boy afford some *Fortitude*?
		- Xiong called to apologize personally, alleging it was a case of mistaken identity, that he holds and has held no malice or ill-will toward Uranus, and that it won't happen again (and should never have happened in the first place).
			* Also claimed those responsible were *"appropriately reprimanded"*: no names.
			* Uranus was granted a voting seat on the Board of the Asia Supermarket opening on Blackstone near Ashlan, Spring 2016.
				+ (Closed the following Winter.)
		- Under-reported as a foiled terror attack by *extremists unknown*, no injuries.
	+ 2019: Windows shot out of his Porsche Cayenne outside the River Park CVC Bank, but he was inside the office at the time. His driver later died in hospital.
		- You blame *everything* on fucking Anarchs. That shit was Nina's Tios clapping back for the drive-by in Mayfair.
			* Wait I thought this happened first.
		- Xiong
	+ 2020: Vehicle fire-bombed by Brujah at an anti-government protest.
		- What "Brujah" did you see there?
			* No one we're on a first-name basis with, genius.
				+ Oh just a casual hook-up at the Brujah Mixer?
				+ You know their Clans, but not their names?
				+ You could take their descriptions to their Primogen.
					- They were wearing masks, obviously?
						* Then how the fuck you know they Brujah?
							+ because he's scared of em
			* Fool ashamed to admit he got set on fire by high schoolers.
				+ Bold of you to assume I was hurt.
					- Three of your security retainers died.
		- What was Roger doing at an anti-government protest?
			* Running people over?
				+ That ain't funny.
					- It might not be a joke.
	+ Has petitioned for a Rook, but so far only got a double-allowance of Retainers.
		- Now driven around in an armored Porsche Cayenne packed with white boys in mid-range suits.
			* What is that, like his fourth Cayenne? What does he keep buying them for?
				+ Because the *Purosangue* isn't out until 2021.
					- I keep telling you money isn't the same thing as power.
		- But they still *bleed when you shoot them...*
		- They say his support for Nobbend's primogency is contingent on a Rook placement.
			* *I heard* he's pressuring Mr. Nobbend to guarantee he'll get the *Progeny himself*.
			* He supports Nobbend's no-nonsense Anarch policy.
		- Maybe they'll finally place a Rook where it's deserved once they have to put down Quimm's Anarch mistake.
* Heavily invested in the California High Speed Rail scheme: his *fluid capital* is at an all-time low.
	+ He's sunk a lot of Ventrue dollars into the Blackstone corridor revitalization and BRT, too.
	+ Shares in Central Valley Community Bank, Premier Valley Bank, and Pacific Service Credit Union.
	+ *Everybody* knows: if this comes off, it's going to secure him Aedile.
		- He's *sure* to get his rook then.
	+ Will not loan you any money, on any terms, for any reason, don't even try.
* Following a suspiciously mercenary path of the Ventrue *Road of Kings*.
	+ It's *Via Mercator.*
	+ Carpools to Lodge meetings with Bagrat. It's *thrifty!*
* Additional to his responsibility for baling up the cash they take from Riverpark, he's also got fully half the Media & PR *Eiren* reporting to him directly.
	+ He doesn't know what he lost with Bollocksham's advancement to full *Questor*.
		- Young Ballsy will be having some of those *Eiren* off him, soon...
* Rod Coddpeace let him touch his Congressman's Medal of Freedom.
	+ He didn't just *touch it*, friend, he's got it in a glass case in his office to "intimidate people" (name-drop) with.
		- Did he *buy it off Rod?*
			* What the hell would Coddpeace want the *actual* stamped metal tchotchke for?
				+ But for what possible reason could he have wanted *cash* instead?
			* He bought it *for* Rod, and the physical medal is just his return on investment.
* Has seen The Video.
	+ Motherfucker probably *approves* of it.
		- *Somebody* paid the perpetrators for this recording.