Norris Kleinspiegel

Norris Kleinspiegel is a Ventrue in Chicago that works as a spymaster for Maxwell Clarke.

Overview

Norris is obsessed with secrets and the control they give him over others. Distrustful of bribes and disdainful of "moral conviction," Norris believes the only true loyalty is that of the creature you can destroy. He is a blackmailer, a threatener, a schemer and conniver, and he's indisputably good at his job.

Born into a family of East Coast intellectuals, Norris Kleinspiegel was successful in the District Attorney's office in Chicago and got elected judge after a group of disgruntled ex-cons banded together to abduct and torture the man who'd sent them away. (His rescue stole a day's headlines from World War II.) After 10 years on the bench, he sent away a Mekhet's favored ghoul and, for his temerity, was punished with the Embrace. That's how Norris tells it.

Joining the Ordo Dracul and serving as Sheriff for a time, Norris concentrated on uncovering secrets, both within himself and within his new community. More successful at unraveling others', he was a fixture of the court for decades, though never with much authority until the Matriarch Edens, the former Prince, appointed him Regent of the Masquerade - a broad mandate that let him spy on virtually anyone with little or no explanation. Under Prince Maxwell, Norris has been re-dubbed Regent of the Prince's Law, which gives him the same rights but a great deal more responsibility.

Stats

Clan: Ventrue
Covenant: Ordo Dracul
Embrace: 1950
Apparent Age: 40s
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 4, Resolve 4
Physical Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
Social Attributes: Presence 2, Manipulation 4, Composure 4
Mental Skills: Academics (Law) 3, Computer 2, Crafts 2, Investigation 5, Occult 2, Politics (Chicago, Kindred) 4
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 3, Drive 2, Firearms 4, Larceny (Safecracking) 3, Stealth (Eavesdrop, Shadow) 4, Survival 1, Weaponry (Ambush) 3
Social Skills: Empathy 4, Intimidation (Insinuate) 4, Persuasion 2, Socialize 1, Streetwise (Rumor Mill) 3, Subterfuge (Spot Lie) 4
Merits: Allies (see sidebar), City Status (Head of Intelligence) 3, Contacts (CPD, DA's Office, Black Market, Law Firms, PIs), Covenant Status: Ordo Dracul 2, Covenant Status: Invictus 1, Haven: Security 4, Haven: Size 1, Resources 3, Retainer (see sidebar) 5
Willpower: 8
Humanity: 3 (Suspicion, mild: 5; Paranoia, severe: 3)
Virtue: Prudence
Vice: Envy
Health: 7
Initiative: 7
Defense: 3
Speed: 10
Blood Potency: 3 (Vitae/Turn: 12/1)
Disciplines: Animalism 1, Auspex 1, Coils of the Dragon 4, Dominate 4, Obfuscate 1, Resilience 3
Coils of the Dragon: Blood Sleeps Slowly, Blood of Beasts, Conquer the Red Fear, Surmounting the Daysleep

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