Christopher Deacon
Christopher Deacon is a 12th Generation vampire of the Hecata through the Milliner bloodline.
Biography
Christopher’s father drilled success into his son’s head from an early age. Crushing academic success across every level of education, Christopher maintained the belief that second best is swiftly forgotten. Not just an incredible mind, Christopher played the social game with a deft hand, forging strong friendships among the absolute best of his fellow students at Oxford.
By his early thirties, Christopher was not only a respected barrister, but he also regularly associated with the finest of British society. Be it dinner with celebrity clientele or skiing on the weekends with the old Bullingdon boys, Christopher was never left out.
When his rising fame became a detriment to the ego of power players in Christopher’s firm however, his strictly regimented personal ladder ground to a halt, finding himself passed over for promotions he was amply qualified for. Christopher sought greater allies and further mentorship to continue his rise.
Christopher knew it looked good to be seen at dinner with reps from a rival firm, and so when he was contacted by an American lawyer who’d allegedly known Christopher’s father in law school, he responded positively. In the months that he and his benefactor spoke, Christopher discovered quite a rapport with his new mentor. The older man was a ruthless teacher, pushing Christopher with theoretical arguments, discussions on moral quandaries, questions on legal gray areas with no right answers. Christopher felt grilled by the man, forced out of thinking how he’d been taught in years of standard legal process, and he excelled at it. Invited to meet his mentor face to face, Christopher was picked up in a town car and chauffeured to a hotel bar. The man awaiting him there was younger than expected, polite and cordial in a fine Italian suit, with the knowledge and sophistication of a man impeccably well versed in his career. Christopher was assured that he could learn a great deal from Arthur Milliner.
Christopher’s contemporaries were stunned when, after his meteoric career, the young barrister took leave of his position. It wasn’t unusual for a man in his prime to suddenly leave, citing emotional stress or the desire to start a family, but people had thought Christopher was in it for life.
Christopher found that the pursuit of power and knowledge he sought in mortal life was a joke compared to what could be acquired in death. His old friends boasting of kicking their feet up in Downing Street for a few years seemed puerile compared to new allies in the dark running banks or law firms for a century.
Finding himself unconfined by the restraints of both morality and time, Christopher’s urge for success only grew. With the limitations of a natural lifespan no longer a concern, his obsession with rising became fiercer than ever. Why settle for anything less than the apex of the tower he found himself in? Christopher Deacon has aspirations, and he never forgets that second best goes forgotten.