Alan Kenchlow

Alan Kenchlow is the research director of the FBI's Special Affairs Department.

Overview

Born to a family with a long tradition of occult interest, Kenchlow learned to take the supernatural for granted as he was growing up. His father was a member of the Golden Dawn, an occult society founded in Victorian England. Alan has numerous contacts with other occultists, hedge magicians and members of the Arcanum, as well as secret connections with the spirit world and even a handful of Garou. He has divulged none of this for fear of what the department (Fiske in particular) might do.

Thomasson brought Kenchlow into the department in the early eighties. He has done his duties well, but is selective about the information he discloses. His mansion has been in the family since the 1700's and is a nexus for benign spirit activity (it is a 3rd level Haunt). Kenchlow himself has discovered that he is both a minor telepath and a medium of great skill.

Image

A victim of Lou's Gehrig's disease, Kenchlow had been wheelchair bound since his childhood. He is an emaciated, frail man with thin gray hair. Despite his near immobility, his eyes dance with intelligence and energy. Kenchlow is never seen without his customized wheelchair, and often wears a virtual reality helmet which controls the chair's functions and helps him in his research. Although mute, Kenchlow is able to communicate via a voice box built into his chair. Unlike most such devices, this one speaks in a pleasant, well-modulated tone.

Stats

Position: Research Director
Rank: 4
Nature: Perfectionist
Demeanor: Pedagogue
Physical: Strength 1, Dexterity 1, Stamina 1
Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 1
Mental: Perception 5, Intelligence 5, Wits 5
Talents: Alertness 2, Empathy 2, Subterfuge 3
Skills: Music 2, Repair 4 Security 2
Knowledges: Alchemy 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 4, Covert Culture 1, Finance 3, Investigation 4, Linguistics 5 (Welsh, Irish, French, Latin, Greek), Medicine 4, Occult 4 (wraiths), Science 5 (Molecular Biology)
Backgrounds: Allies 5 (FBI, Arcanum), Influence 3, Contacts 4, Resources 5 (Inherited), Staff 5 (Butler, Chauffeur, Maid, Nurse, Physical Therapist)
Numina: Telepathy 2 (see The Hunter's Hunted)
Merits/Flaws: Lightning Calculator, Mansion, Time Sense, Eidetic Memory, Computer Aptitude, Medium/Speech Impediment, Deformity, Paraplegic
Willpower 8
Special: Kenchlow has numerous sensory devices built into his wheelchair which effectively sharpen all his senses, as well as give him the ability to see the infrared and ultraviolet ends of the visual spectrum. The helmet piece also acts as a video recorder.

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