Eugene Cosworth

>    *"Well that was a pathetic allegation if I ever heard one. A pity. No one will ever miss you. Rest in anguish*"
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Eugene Cosworth is a player character, an Ancilla vampire from the clan Tremere. He is the Childe of Magnus Strauss, the Tremere Primogen before their exile from Dublin, and his right hand man back in the Belfast Chantry. He is also the Tremere Justicar and a skilled investigator of the occult.

## Eugene Cosworth

### Nicknames

Faust (codename in Tremere operations)Gene (by Aidan)

### Affiliation

Camarilla
House Quaesitor (Tremere faction)

Justicar

### Occupation

Lawyer (former)Tremere Justicar

Magister in the Belfast Chantry

Occult investigator

## Physical appearance

Eugene appears to be in his late twenties or early thirties, but sometimes behaves as someone very old-fashioned. It reflects on his choices for clothes; dark suits with long coats, elegant vests and simple but stark shirts with ties in dark colors, very reminiscent of late Victorian/Edwardian men fashion but with modern touches here and there. When someone makes a comment out of it, he only replies that it's "vintage". He stands out as average tall, but he still manages an imposing presence if he wills it to. He has short jet black hair, often slicked back, piercing grey eyes and a gaunt complexion, even if still quite attractive. He wears a pair of glasses with a metallic rim because he hasn't got rid of his little flaw in sight even in death, marking his factions out a little more. He has markings on his body from when he was just an Acolyte in Blood Sorcery, that serve both as foci and belonging to the clan, Hermetic sigils on the interior of his right wrist and his left forearm.

## Personality

Eugene is the very portrait of an English gentleman; charming, flematic and composed most of the times, as he is rarely seen losing his temper. He also has a quick wit and a very dry sense of humor to boot, which helps him maneuver in tight situations. Cunning, very observant and a good judge of character, there is little that seems to escape him, and that also manages to boost his confidence. He might appear imposive at times because of his job, but he is more laidback about his position that it seems, and he also manages to turn a blind eye in some situations that anyone would expect for him to take charge in a blatant abuse of power. He believes that transactions and agreements are somehow like contracts and he likes to honor them, as much as to hear out the will of whoever participates in it; however, once they are broken he has no mercy whatsoever.

He has a brilliant mind and is always eager to learn new things; however, as much as he tries to keep an open mind, he is still a bit old-fashioned, his speech patterns making that obvious, and even when he has to keep up with the times for survival as much of his fellow Kindred do, he fumbles a bit when he comes across newer technologies. He is quite proud about what he does, but he doesn't refuse help when he truly needs it.

## Background

### Mortal years

Eugene came from a wealthy family in Liverpool; his father had coined many favors with the local lord of the place at the time and they had few struggles to go by. However, as they had humble origins in their past, they were regarded with wariness and scorn from some old nobility members. As such, Eugene was encouraged to pursue a good career and marry a girl of a prestigious family, something he found insidious, as his older sister had already married in nobility at a young age and it had been ultimately in her detriment.

Nevertheless, he had no choices but to comply at least within his own terms, so even if he had already pursued some musical education, he started to study law to become a magistrate. From then, he also started to coin favors and achievements at a young age, and many had him on their sights. Unbeknownst to him, part of the reason why was that his family was linked from very old times to an ancient house of mages, the Quaesitori, belonging to the Order of Hermes, and he was showing tremendous potential to be Awakened at any time, so some of the mentors watching and teaching Eugene law were also hoping to conscript him into a covenant. In fact, he would have undergone their rite of passage soon had he not fallen in misfortune.

His promising career as a lawyer was soon truncated when his fiancée, whom he had been forced to propose, disappeared in strange circumstances, and some whisperings were starting to point him as the culprit. In part to clear his name, and also in part of how terribly interesting the case seemed, he started investigating, and that was when his path started to go astray.

### First contact with Kindred

As the case was progressing, he found out much more than he had bargained for, and soon before he could realize it, he had stumbled upon a covenant of vampires of the clan Tremere involved in the same case he was investigating. His fiancée had resulted to be a collateral victim in such struggles, and because he was starting to show promise and potential as a mage, the Elder of the covenant, Magnus, introduced himself and presented him with two choices: serve the clan or die. Unable to find another way out, and also lured by the promises of starting to delve in magic properly even if it came from a questionable place, Eugene chose the former, so because he had impressed the Elder, he became Magnus' ghoul directly and also an Acolyte to the clan.

While in there, Eugene found out the truth about his family and their origins, and how Magnus and one of the Quaesitori's leaders had a bitter rivalry for decades. He felt incredibly betrayed, especially because such a person had been an esteemed mentor of his, and now he found himself on a crossfire of forces he had never contemplated before to even exist. When his former mentor presented him with a way out of his situation, he refused out of spite. Besides, as Tremere blood binds further than usual, he found hard to resist his domitor's clutches.

Some time later, Eugene underwent a series of trials for the covenant and the clan Tremere, and having proven his worth, he received his reward: being Embraced into the clan on his own right.

### The Embrace

As a vampire, Eugene lost most of his prowess for conventional magic, but he could adapt most of what he had been taught into Thaumaturgy (later called Blood Sorcery). Now presented with the chance of climbing the ranks properly as one of the Tremere, he did exactly that, and he gained both admiration and bitter envy from his peers. As a downside, however, he couldn't stray very far from his Sire, as it had been Magnus himself the one that had Embraced him, at the cost of fully Binding him in blood to him as he already had a second level Bound. So most of his aspirations and ambitions were ultimately in order to please the Elder and making him have him in the highest regards possible.

## Skills and flaws

As a former lawyer his skills in investigation and eloquence have carried on even beyond death, and it had ultimately earned him the title of Justicar, reserved for only the most peerless members of the undead society of the Camarilla, chosen by the Inner Circle. He is a very accomplished investigator, and manages to turn around cases and discerns truth with a calm demeanor but steady hand.

He is also an outstanding Magus, his mastery of Blood Sorcery notable and always wanting to improve and polish it, even with other paths of sorcery like alchemy and necromancy. He often takes apprentices under his wing, because he manages to be a good teacher even with his reputation and duties.

As a result of the very sheltered environment he moves around as a Tremere and his age, he finds himself in a lot of anachronistic situations, especially struggling when it comes to most cutting-edge technology; even some artifacts for daily life like televisions or late generation smartphones he finds puzzling at best and frustrating at worst. Nevertheless, he knows he must try and master them since that's an advantage against many of their peers that straight refuse to have anything to do with that. He also has a very minor sight flaw that hasn't been corrected with his vampiric condition, which is why he now wears glasses.

He doesn't know the origins, but he has an otherworldly curse, or Geas, placed upon him: as the legends of old, he cannot enter a building of a private property without an invitation. Said invitation can come from the owner of the property or any allies of him that can allow such passage from the inside. He can be around the exterior of said private property, but he finds his skills and movement limited, warning him to be cautious about his actions. This hinders the actions he can take as a Justicar greatly, and he has to ask for permission and reinforcements from others to be able to work without such a bothersome obstacle.

## Disciplines

#### Auspex

* Heightened Senses (1)
* Sense the Unseen (1)
* Obeah (2)
* Unerring Pursuit (2)
* Scry the Soul (3)

#### Dominate

* Cloud Memory (1)
* Compel (1)
* Mesmerize (2)

#### Blood Sorcery (**Path of Blood**)

* A Taste for Blood (1)
* Shape of the Sanguine Sacrament (1)
* Extinguish Vitae (2)
* Blood of Potency (3)
* Transitive Bond (3)
* Theft of Vitae (4)
* Cauldron of Blood (5)

**Alchemy** (2)

**Rego Magica** (create new Thaumaturgy paths) and **Perdo Magica** (counter Thaumaturgy uses)

#### Obfuscate

* Silence of Death (1)
* Chimerstry (2)
* Mask of Thousand Faces (3)

## Relationships

### Magnus

Eugene had managed to call the cold but charismatic leader of the Belfast Chantry's interest, going so far to give him a sort of favored treatment in his standards. He was first his ghoul and later, when he was fully accepted into the Tremere's ranks, his Childe. As a result, and because of the clan weakness, Eugene was fully Blood Bounded to his sire, and was extremely loyal to him, having as a result acted to any threat against the Tremere Primogen without hesitation. After some decades of doing work elsewhere away from him and not having the Bond renewed, it has lessened and he is not as subservient as he was before, beginning to see the wear and tear of their relationship. However, he still remains loyal and admires him as a leader and his magister (teacher in Blood Sorcery) and ultimately, most of the things he had done in his existence as a vampire has been to please him. Even becoming the Justicar for their clan has been sought out of his approval and to prove to him he is a worthy member of their clan. They have a father-son like relationship these late nights, and Eugene is reassured he has his sire's full trust to act as his right hand man.

### Aidan

Because of his involvement in an investigation against an enemy of the Camarilla and a Masquerade breach, Eugene became interested in Aidan, and has often praised his skills as a doctor and his scientific endeavors, as much as his curiosity and enthusiasm about his passions. They both became acquaintanced with one another and learned a great deal about the other while working together. Eugene considers him an ally and an Acolyte of sorts, since the youngest became interested on certain uses of Blood Sorcery which he was happy to introduce him to. He is aware that the Neonate is very drawn to him, but as he hasn't experienced anything similar from another fellow vampire without a Blood Bond, he doesn't know what to make of it, but has given him something else to reflect upon. He also makes sure to warn Aidan about the dangers of Vitae and advises him to trade carefully about the matter, even if he encourages his experiments with it.

### Violette

Meeting her by chance on a train when she was a mortal, Eugene didn't expect that the next time he would find her again would be Embraced by one of his worst rivals. However, they had a chance to work together, and then it was almost one after another case, gaining a good chemistry together and also forging a slow but strong alliance, mostly focused against her Sire, the Prince. When he had casted his clan outside the city, forcing him to also take matters with him, the Tremere didn't lose contact with her; on the contrary, she ended up sheltering him and establishing a stronger bond, the extents of it even unknown to them, as they started to fall in love with each other with no other forces behind it, such a genuine feeling baffling them both. He truly admires her and is fascinated by how much she is willing to show him, even her most hidden peculiarities, and he is willing to vouch for her as such a promising Kindred.

### Damian

When the current Prince came into power on Dublin's Ivory Tower, Eugene was adamant to be a thorn on his side and make his existence complicated at best. His intuition told him there was ulterior motivation for him to do so, but as a Justicar he hadn't managed to take action against him because Damian is just as shrewd as he is and hadn't been willing to give him what he wanted, complicating his actions further. They share a bitter rivalry that got worsened because the Tremere managed to get acquainted with his Childe, Violette; that made the Prince formulate an edict to drive the clan Tremere away from Dublin, and thus, blocking Eugene's intent and forcing him away as well as he knows that for a Tremere the Clan always comes before everything else. Even in exile, Eugene still hasn't given up, but he hasn't gotten into anything conclusive against him, much to his chagrin, up until this very late nights.

### Persephone

Eugene has barely had business with the Dublin Sheriff, although he is aware she isn't one to be trifled with despite friendly and cutesy appearances. He knows that she is much more protective of her Childe than Aidan himself realizes, so he has assured her he means absolutely no harm to him, and the dealings they have are ultimately out of mutual benefit and support, being that they pursue similar academic interests. He is a bit peeved that she seems to have a better grasp of late technologies than himself, being that she is older than him.

### Veronica

Eugene's clanmate and Sister in Blood, as they both share Regent Magnus as their Sire, although she is decades younger than him. Despite the common ground, they barely are in close contact these nights, as they both pursued different paths and interests, yet they had been part of a Coterie once before being disbanded from Dublin, and have a cordial relationship of fellow Tremere and working colleagues.

### Rose

Eugene doesn't hide the respect and admiration he has for his fellow Justicar, even if they have little more in common other than they're both investigators and judges of Kindred. He is intrigued about her sudden disappearance, believing it is connected to the late events.

### Lilith

Eugene finds the young Toreador baffling, as she doesn't seem to fit in her clan at all, but even with that he finds her academic pursuit endearing, one that is worth encouraging, even if he can't obviously meddle much with Thaumaturgic teachings since it's not allowed for non-Tremere initiates to be revealed secrets of the clan. Still, just as much as he does with Aidan, he offers counsel and direction while they work together for a common cause.