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Along with dozens of young Ventrue, he scattered from London when the rumor of a Sabbat Siege made the rounds.  After all, it was the safe thing to do.  It had become apparent that the powers in London were covering their own arseses and preparing for something big, while leaving the rank-and-file out of the loop.  Thorton is torn between knowing that there was absolutely nothing he could have done, and feeling like a coward for not doing it.  He has become a leading voice among those young Ventrue who believe that the Sabbat are tools of the Daeva, and that the Elders of London sold the rest of London's kindred out to save their own skins.
 
Along with dozens of young Ventrue, he scattered from London when the rumor of a Sabbat Siege made the rounds.  After all, it was the safe thing to do.  It had become apparent that the powers in London were covering their own arseses and preparing for something big, while leaving the rank-and-file out of the loop.  Thorton is torn between knowing that there was absolutely nothing he could have done, and feeling like a coward for not doing it.  He has become a leading voice among those young Ventrue who believe that the Sabbat are tools of the Daeva, and that the Elders of London sold the rest of London's kindred out to save their own skins.
  
'''Appearance''':  A "silver fox," with iron-grey hair, Thorton stands tall atop his lean 5'10" frame.  He usually wears the second-most-expensive off-the-rack grey suits money can buy (the better to project a "man-of the people" image).  Since fleeing from London, his frame has grown noticeably stockier, as he has begun wearing kevlar in anticipation of further trouble.
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'''Appearance''':  A "silver fox," with iron-grey hair, Thorton stands tall atop his lean 5'10" frame.  He usually wears the second-most-expensive off-the-rack grey suits money can buy (the better to project a "man-of the people" image).  Since the Great Siege of London, he has taken to wearing flack jackets and re-enforced clothing on a daily basis, which significantly fills out his otherwise lean frame.
  
'''Recent Events''':  After a decade of trying to network with like-minded young Camarilla, and building up his team of security ghouls, Thorton joined Archon Brian O'Reilly's knightly order in 2029.  This is the first chance he has seen to actually do something against the Sabbat, and he is not surprised at the hostile reaction the group has gotten from the entrenched powers (his rhetoric names them "Tories.")
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'''Timeline''':   
  
Because of his proven leadership abilities, he has been elevated to leader of the "Lance" combat group in the wake of the death of Jurgis Azoulis.
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Before the Siege of London, Thorton was an ambitious young politician among the Ventrue, learning the ropes by taking care of his sire's interests.  That changed when the Sabbat overwhelmed London.  Thorton barely escaped with his life, protected by his sire's security ghouls after their domitor had fallen.
  
'''After the War''': As unfortunate as the untimely death of Jurgis Azoulis was, it did put Thorton in a good positionWile he is yet too young to be respected by London's kindred in a position of authority, his name is certainly bandied about a great deal in the halls of Elysium as the movers and shakers jockey for favor and powerThe most common rumors indicate that he will end up working for the next Prince as a monitor within government.  Other rumors indicated that he is being tutored on the Road of Kings by none other than Marcus Verus himself.
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'''2029-2031''': After a decade of trying to network with like-minded young Camarilla, and building up his team of security ghouls, Thorton joined Archon Brian O'Reilly's knightly order in 2029This was the first chance he saw to actually do something against the Sabbat, and was not surprised at the hostile reaction the group has gotten from the entrenched powers (his rhetoric names them "Tories"), nor the less than welcoming reception the group got from the old guard, despite their extended contribution to the combatDuring the last nights of the Purge, he was elevated to a position of authority to replace the fallen Jurgis Azoulis.
  
Instead, Thorton took a better offer - Along with the other Knights, he helped drive the Sabbat from Leeds, and took the position of Reeve of that city under Brian O'Reilly, who chose to rule as Baron of Yorkshire from the historically important but much smaller city of York.
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'''2032''':  As unfortunate as the untimely death of Jurgis Azoulis was, it did put Thorton in a good position.  While he was yet too young to be respected by London's kindred in a position of authority, he was able to turn his service into a good network of contacts and favors.  He even earned tutelage in the Path of Kings from none other than Marcus Verus himself, and joined the Cult of Mithras.
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While he might have taken any number of entry-level positions within the heirarchy of London, Thorton took a better offer - Along with the other Knights, he helped drive the Sabbat from Leeds, and took the position of Reeve of that city under Brian O'Reilly, who chose to rule as Baron of Yorkshire from the historically important but much smaller city of York.
  
 
As Reeve, Thorton finds himself beset by a much older Primogen council who nightly test his coping skills, and tempt him to resort to the tyrannical ways he has promised himself he will never use.
 
As Reeve, Thorton finds himself beset by a much older Primogen council who nightly test his coping skills, and tempt him to resort to the tyrannical ways he has promised himself he will never use.
  
 
[[Thorton Bryant's Statistics]]
 
[[Thorton Bryant's Statistics]]

Revision as of 12:17, 1 December 2014

Kingston upon Hull / Yorkshire / Ventrue

In life, Thorton Bryant was a lawyer, and a Labour Politician involved in London city government. After two decades of championing the weak(ish) and (slightly) downtrodden, he retired to his west-end estate, and a new existence.

Along with dozens of young Ventrue, he scattered from London when the rumor of a Sabbat Siege made the rounds. After all, it was the safe thing to do. It had become apparent that the powers in London were covering their own arseses and preparing for something big, while leaving the rank-and-file out of the loop. Thorton is torn between knowing that there was absolutely nothing he could have done, and feeling like a coward for not doing it. He has become a leading voice among those young Ventrue who believe that the Sabbat are tools of the Daeva, and that the Elders of London sold the rest of London's kindred out to save their own skins.

Appearance: A "silver fox," with iron-grey hair, Thorton stands tall atop his lean 5'10" frame. He usually wears the second-most-expensive off-the-rack grey suits money can buy (the better to project a "man-of the people" image). Since the Great Siege of London, he has taken to wearing flack jackets and re-enforced clothing on a daily basis, which significantly fills out his otherwise lean frame.

Timeline:

Before the Siege of London, Thorton was an ambitious young politician among the Ventrue, learning the ropes by taking care of his sire's interests. That changed when the Sabbat overwhelmed London. Thorton barely escaped with his life, protected by his sire's security ghouls after their domitor had fallen.

2029-2031: After a decade of trying to network with like-minded young Camarilla, and building up his team of security ghouls, Thorton joined Archon Brian O'Reilly's knightly order in 2029. This was the first chance he saw to actually do something against the Sabbat, and was not surprised at the hostile reaction the group has gotten from the entrenched powers (his rhetoric names them "Tories"), nor the less than welcoming reception the group got from the old guard, despite their extended contribution to the combat. During the last nights of the Purge, he was elevated to a position of authority to replace the fallen Jurgis Azoulis.

2032: As unfortunate as the untimely death of Jurgis Azoulis was, it did put Thorton in a good position. While he was yet too young to be respected by London's kindred in a position of authority, he was able to turn his service into a good network of contacts and favors. He even earned tutelage in the Path of Kings from none other than Marcus Verus himself, and joined the Cult of Mithras.

While he might have taken any number of entry-level positions within the heirarchy of London, Thorton took a better offer - Along with the other Knights, he helped drive the Sabbat from Leeds, and took the position of Reeve of that city under Brian O'Reilly, who chose to rule as Baron of Yorkshire from the historically important but much smaller city of York.

As Reeve, Thorton finds himself beset by a much older Primogen council who nightly test his coping skills, and tempt him to resort to the tyrannical ways he has promised himself he will never use.

Thorton Bryant's Statistics