Thursday 8 December 2016

Character Profile: Johnny Suyuti

Cheery guardian of the sleeping dead

“Well, you know, sometimes the quietest people have an awful lot to say!”



Clan: Mekhet
Covenant: Ordo Dracul

Titles: Guardian of the Mausoleum, Baron of Lychgate (City Status 3)
Court: High

For someone who spends all their time in the company of torpored Kindred, Baron Johnny Suyuti is a surprisingly cheerful soul. He is a scholar through and through, always happy to help others progress their research and fond of lengthy discussions on obscure topics. Originally from Egypt, he came to England to to study artefacts that had been 'retrieved' from his home country and campaign for their return, but he came to work at the University of Norwich some years ago.



He made himself useful to the old Guardian of the Mausoleum and so was the natural choice as her successor when she had to give up the position. Johnny takes his responsibilities very seriously and is a stickler for protocol regarding the security of the Mausoleum. However, unlike his predecessor, he doesn't believe in keeping the great minds of the past locked away, and so will allow visitors to the torpored vampires in the Mausoleum, with appropriate precautions, of course. He even offers his services to act as a go-between for communication!

Likes: Downton Abbey; a good mystery; the smell of really good coffee
Dislikes: People who don't ask permission; bad debate technique; starfish

Rumours:

  • He seem be all sweetness and light, but have you seen him when he's arguing with a rival in his field? Nobody's that nice all the time.
  • Why’d you think he’s so interested in the Mausoleum - he’s got family in there, but not anyone he’d like you to know about.
  • Has anyone checked his aura recently? If I was going to become a serial diablerist, I know where I’d get a job…
  • Johnny has more than his fair share of secrets. He can speak to Kindred in torpor, and I bet they could answer a few awkward questions the higher-ups don’t want asked. Maybe he’s secretly got the whole High Court caught in a web of blackmail and corruption.

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