Lucius Ali

Fascinating.

Lucius is a Ventrue who left London with his human sister, Clara, in search of his sire. Prior to his Embrace, he was a doctor.

## Bio

Abandoned by his sire, Lucius has very little knowledge or understanding of kindred society and its rules. Due to his lack of kindred socialization and self-dependence, he is extremely impulsive and prone to extreme actions without understanding the political and social ramifications.

Lucius is a blood leech, feeding only on other vampires, and has a philosophy that vampires are a new stage in evolution and should work together as such. He believes vampires should leave humans in peace and work to a better future using science and knowledge acquired through their near-immortality. Despite these lofty ideas, he doesn't hold the same contempt for humans as many vampires do.

## Abilities

### Original

**Dominate**

* Compel, briefly control someone through a short command.
* Mesmerize, issue a complex command to someone with immediate attempts to obey.
* The Forgetful Mind, rewrite a person's memory.
* Rationalize, people under Dominate powers now believe they acted of their own volition.

**Fortitude**

* Unswayable Mind, aids in resisting attempts to mentally sway them.

### Acquired

**Potence**

* Soaring Leap, the ability to jump inhuman distances.
* Prowess, greater strength than even most vampires.

**Presence**

* Awe, a supernatural ability to charm and enthrall others.

**Blood Sorcery**

* Corrosive Vitae, turning the user's own vitae into corrosive acid.
* Extinguish Vitae, cause another kindred to become hungrier.
* Scorpion's Touc, transforms the user's vitae into a paralyzing poison.

**Vicissitude**

* Fleshcrafting, manipulating flesh.

## Relationships

### The Coterie

* Curtis: Lucius and Curtis get along decently, particularly after Lucius used his medical knowledge to save Craig's life. Lucius also brought Curtis into his philosophy of vampires being the next step in history and encouraged him to diablerize another vampire.
* Jen: Lucius's relationship with Jen is more contentious with the latter wary of his chaotic and violent actions. At one point Jen threatened to kill him if he continued goading Curtis down a destructive path. The two have continued down divergent paths and Lucius now considers her a liability yet has lingering fondness for his former friend.

### Humans

* Clara: Lucius is very protective of his sister, who is also his touchstone. He often forces her to stay behind when she wants to get into the action. As his humanity waned, he has encouraged her violent tendencies but was later surprised when she warned him not to harm humans or she would stand against him.
* Dylan: Lucius sympathized with Dylan's history of bondage to vampires due to his experiences with his sire. When he revived Alice, Dylan was furious but agreed to allow her to stay if Lucius helped her kill her tormentor. Lucius kept his word and made sure to retrieve a torpored Alice so Dylan could get her vengeance. He has begun to rely on her for advice and to be a source of humanity for him.
* Sabrina: Lucius was shocked by Sabrina's backstory and disturbed both by her unnatural devotion to Sonia and the parallels to his own Embrace. He sympathizes with her and made it a goal to help her break free of her blood bond. Even after his falling out with Jen and Curtis, he has been willing to aid her.

### Anarchs

* Circe: Lucius tried to keep Circe safe during the attack on Washington's Landing and during their stay with Buddy. Their relationship shattered when Lucius Dominated her so she couldn't help Buddy during this attempt to parlay and she left the group with Jen's occult book in retaliation. When the coterie tracked her down, Lucius attempted to kill her and even ordered Jen to do so but was eventually talked down.
* Mary: At some point after diablerizing Erasmus, Lucius used his victim's knowledge of elder kindred to find and revive Mary from torpor. She has been acting as his mawla but expects a stronger religious zeal from Lucius than he may have expected. She is unaware of his diablerie and brought on his ire by demanding he give up Clara, his connection to mortal life.

### The Camarilla

* Isabel Collins: Lucius's main goal was to kill his sire, Isabelle, but was hindered by her high status in the Camarilla and a submerged directive she planted in his mind. While captured by the Camarilla, he was able to implant a submerged directive into her mind that was vital to her eventual destruction.
* Bex: The two have a mutual respect for one another, having fought together against the Second Inquisition.

### Other

* Alice: Lucius recovered Alice's charred and torpored body from the Second Inquisition's dump site and revived her with his blood to gain informatiion. He has been feeding from her and entered a vaguely sexual relationship with her, using her knowledge and abilities to gain ground in the fight against the Camarilla. Unbeknownst to Alice, Lucius promised Dylan he would kill her and he kept his word.
* Buddy: Lucius ended up spending time with Buddy and was disturbed by the man's strange occult powers. He never bought into Buddy's friendly demeanor and warned the coterie of his approach, leading to Buddy's demise.
* Marius: The mysterious kindred kidnapped Clara to arrange a meeting with Lucius and offered his services against the Camarilla. Though the coterie initially declined, Marius later became somewhat of a mentor to them until they split off from him. He and Lucius have waged political warfare ever since.
* The Reclaimers: Lucius got on the bad side of the Gravity Hill witches when he killed Isabel, reneging on the deal Curtis made with them. He continued to see them as a potential threat and actively worked against them.

## Notable Kills

* Rhodes and Debbie (diablerie)
* Alice (avulsion)
* Erasmus (diablerie)
* Isabel Collins (beheading)
* Marius Sikora (diablerie)