Joseph Rose-Price

**Joseph Rose-Price** is a Ventrue neonate and one of the protagonists of the Spectre chronicle.

## Appearance

Joseph stands at 191cm tall. Prior to torpor, he had a short, well-kept hairstyle, but being in torpor for decades made it grow out. Now he has long, blond hair that reaches down to his waist. He has an above average build, and dresses in what he believes to be fashionable, though in today’s times would be considered outdated by many. Despite receiving strange looks for it, he’s always seen wearing a golden-rimmed monocle, claiming it to be ‘stylish,’ but in reality it is to correct his poor eyesight in his right eye. There is some truth to what he says, however. He does consider a monocle to be the more stylish option, which is why he’s opposed to wearing glasses or eye contacts whenever people suggest them. Another notable thing about his appearance is how even when he is inside, he’s almost always seen wearing gloves. For many it is unclear what the reason is, but most assume it’s another one of his interesting fashion choices. Aside from his interesting get-up though, his most outstanding feature has to be his pale, blue eyes.

## Personality

Joseph is a man with pride. Despite being a vampire with abilities to dominate a person, getting them to submit to him completely, he much prefers earning that respect without using such methods. He only uses his vampire abilities in situations where he does not care about earning respect and is on a mission where dominating the humans around him is the quickest way to finish the task. Of course this includes other things such as feeding, but in cases where he feels like another person is looking down on him, he would not force them to submit. He would confront them instead.

Joseph’s confrontational personality makes him prone to arguing and pointing out flaws in a plan made by others. It can be tiring to deal with, and even if a plan is solid, he’ll try finding something that he disagrees with. He is a control freak, and not being the person in the leading position aggravates him. This doesn’t mean he’ll rebel against the baron, but when it comes to within the party, he’ll insist on playing the leader.

Funnily enough, despite being a control freak who hates being ordered around by others, Joseph shows much respect to his higher ups, even when he does not always agree with their actions. In many cases, he believes he should be in their position instead, and being ordered around by them leaves a bitter taste in his mouth, but he is not the type to show it. He simply nods and smiles, leaving the complaining for inside his head or when he’s out of their sight. His need to be on important people’s good side is one of the few things that can make him swallow down his own pride.

Important people does not necessarily equal people with higher monetary status. Joseph bases his opinions of whom he considers people of importance in relation to their position in society. For example, a scholar who lives in a small apartment is someone he finds much more respectable than a rich man whom inherited his grandfather’s money and contributes nothing of importance to society.

Another thing about him is that he absolutely loathes impulsiveness and self-absorbed people with short fuses, believing them to be childish and not worth his respect or time. This does not mean he does not have ‘childish’ personality traits of his own. Joseph is quite self absorbed himself, and has an impatient personality on top of it. Therefore, despite not being an impulsive person, he will rush things and people out of impatience.

He fits right into the prissy English man stereotype, and although he might not be the worst type of bourgeoisie, being a self entitled rich white man from a different time period makes him still quite the handful.

## Trivia

* He first appeared in *Practice Ain't Perfect*.