Vebronus Alexus Torenus
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Alex Torens was born Vebronus Alexus Torenus in 440 BC. He was born to a Roman family, his father was one of the Decemviri. As a young man he decided to take up the philosophy of Arculous, which taught math, magic, and art. He traveled abroad and took apprenticeship under the Master Phidias. He came at the end of the great aritists' life,learning from the Master without really understanding all the subtleties of his magic. After a couple of years learning, Torenus chafed under the highly disciplined eye of Phidias.
After the death of Phidias, Vebronus began work on new masks, trying to harness the powers of the elder titans as apposed to that of the current Dei Consenties. The first of several masks he made were failures. Vebronus hated the fact that he had not been able to replicate the successes of his teacher. He argued with his friend Gabius Horgen Pertinx, and wound up killing him. It was then that he came to the realization that Phidias had used life-force to power his creations, not just faith in the Gods. The blood of Gabius Pertinax fed the Mask, and the Mask of Hypnos became powerful, if not evil in the process, for each Mask has it's own personality.
Vebronus made other Masks, and had begun to use them for his own gain. Hubis and cruelty were the hallmarks of his personality, though he was highly regarded by the mages of his time. What he had not realized was that he was stepping on the toes of several powerful Kindred in the area. The Masks of Phidias were being looked at as merely show pieces, so were not an issue. The Masks created by Vebronus on the other hand...
