Antonio Calbullarshi
- New Orleans -NOLA- Camarilla -NOLA- Tremere
Sobriquet: Primogen (respectful) or Fool! (disrespectful and all too commonplace), and sometimes Tony (mostly for mortals and his family).
Appearance: A short, dark-haired young man with strong Italian features. Antonio dresses very casually, mostly in shorts, jeans and T-shirts.
Behavior: "Hyperactive" best describes him. While he enjoys unlife, he has trouble conforming to the rules of Kindred society. Having enough problems of his own, he has little time to bother with the troubles of other people. However, Antonio is ever willing to trade favors, if, the Kindred in question has something of value to trade. More so, if the individual has been likewise ostracized by the Kindred in general or those undead of New Orleans, as Antonio still remembers the nights when he was rejected and hunted by his own clan.
History: Still considered a child by the Tremere clan, Antonio Calbullarshi causes the Tremere elders more trouble than they are certain he's worth. His Mentor, however sits on the Council of Seven in Vienna, and so for the time Antonio is forgiven many of his rash acts.
Embraced in the early 1700s, Antonio readily adapted to his new existence as a vampire but did not fit in among the Tremere. He created progeny on a whim, without the council's permission. Two such childer were Antonio's greatest triumphs as well as his worst defeats. They brought him acclaim for what they accomplished and castigation for having created them without permission.
The first of Antonio's childer was Nigel Porter, and Englishman alchemist who had traveled the world seeking immortality. Porter's search brought him to Vienna where he petitioned the Council of Seven for eternal life. Rather than grant him immortality, however, the Seven Elders ordered the alchemist killed. Defying the council's order, Antonio helped Nigel escape.
Feeling that Porter could be a great asset to his clan, Antonio embraced him, thinking of the status he would gain when the Seven reconsidered their decision. Instead, sire and childe found themselves fleeing the city when the Seven discovered what Antonio had done. Even Antonio's Mentor could not succor him this time, and so they both fled to England.
In the late 1700s Antonio began to consider traveling to the New World. Other hunted Kindred had gone there to escape punishment or persecution. When Nigel finally agreed, Antonio traveled ahead of his childe to make sur they would be safe there. Arriving at the docks in Massachusetts, Antonio found others of his clan unwilling to associate with him openly. Within a few nights the area's Tremere had heard of his arrival and began to search for him.
Unwilling to return to England, Antonio headed into the western wilderness, hoping to find a peaceful, safe home for himself and his childe. Such a place constantly eluded him. No sooner would he settle in and area than the Tremere would find him, forcing him to move once more. This constant danger kept Antonio from contacting his childe when Nigel finally arrived in Massachusetts. Antonio decided Nigel would have a better unlife without him, and so Antonio again crossed the mountains and headed west.
For decades Antonio lived in the wilderness until the cities began to overtake the open spaces. Following the Anarch Revolt in California, Antonio decided he might be safer back east and returned to New England. It was there that the fugitive Tremere mad his second great mistake, performed in hopes of atoning for his first.
While out hunting one night, Antonio became aware of a strong magical presence near him. Fearing a member of his clan (for he was still hunted by the Council of Seven), Antonio found a safe hiding place in ther shadows of a side alleyway. His curiosity, however did not let him run very far. From the alleyway he watched, feeling the presence come closer. He was surprised, however, to see a beautiful young woman walking down the street toward him.
Having never felt such power in a mortal, Antonio could think only of the perfect addition such a person would make to his clan. What he did not know was that the young woman, Marie D'Richet, was the daughter of a very powerful sorcerer and had plans of her own.
After Antonio Embraced the young woman and presented her to the chantry in Hartford, Connecticut, he found himself once again on the run for his life. The chantry leader recognized the young woman and realized that her father was not likely to bother singling out the specific vampire responsible when he came seeking his revent. Antonio sought to take his childe with him when he fled Hartford, but she refused to leave with him an instead fled to New Orleans.
With no other plan of his own. Antonio followed his childed to the city, where he discovered that the woman, Marie, had used him. She had lured hm into Embracing her so that she could share in the unlife of her lover, Marcel, the Prince of New Orleans.
Still hunted by his clan, Antonio has chosen to remain in New Orleans, hiding among the outcast Kindred who make the city home. Although he is aware of Nigel's presence in the city, he feels it is better for his childe if he stays apart from him.
Since 1998, Antonio has come out of the shadows to claim the position of primogen of Clan Tremere. It was a test of sorts, to see if the Tremere would send more assassins or let him be; as there have been no more attacks, Antonio has reunited with his childe and grand-childe in the hopes of becoming a family. While he has had some initial success, he has created a rift between himself and his childe Nigel by abandoning him two centuries ago, that time alone cannot heal. Where his grand-childe Sebastien is concerned, he has been quite successful and they often spend time together. In the case of his other childe, Marie, he has had to intervene, and only his offer to Marcel to restore her to health, has guaranteed his place in the night society of New Orleans. However, acceptance is one thing and respect quite another, while Marcel treats Antonio as primogen, the other Kindred of New Orleans are obliged to accept Antonio, but in their dealings with him, they have begun to think of him as a simpleton or fool for his occasional lapses in judgment.
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