Richard Tabor

Richard Tabor is a Nosferatu in Chicago.

Overview

Tabor initially had the markings of a rising star among the Kindred, particularly in the Circle of the Crone, but he developed another problem when he was Embraced: he can't seem to work with anyone without betraying them in one way or another. Maurey, Rowen and other established Kindred have attempted to work with Tabor, but to no avail. He's betrayed them every time, either through a slip of the tongue or through deals he's tried to cut with their enemies. It's blatant self-sabotage, but he can't seem to prevent himself from doing it. None of these little betrayals have been big enough to warrant his destruction, but none of the Kindred want anything to do with him. The one Kindred in Chicago who talks with him on a regular basis is his sire Max Maurey, who gets information from him and drinks his Vitae on a weekly basis. On rare occasions when Rowen can't find an Acolyte she trusts more, she may engage Tabor as an enforcer for the Circle of the Crone as a way of reminding people that it is not okay to teach Crúac to those outside the covenant. To his credit, he has always handled these missions in a very professional and determined manner, mostly because of his somewhat dogmatic dedication to the Circle of the Crone. Rowen is certain that there must be some way to use Tabor more often, because he's a very diligent and effective enforcer, but she herself has been burned by his betrayals several times and can't bring herself to trust him.

Tabor is now, for the most part, social wreckage on the floor of the Kindred social arena. With the exception of Maurey and Rowen, neither elders nor ancillae will even talk with Tabor and most neonates find him too creepy for words. Still, he is a relatively powerful vampire for his age, and it's possible that he might be able to become the patron of a young coterie, provided its members' sires don't warn them away from him.

A creepy motherfucker even before his Embrace, Richard Tabor has only become more disturbing since beginning his Requiem. Unlike most of those on the ground floor of Kindred society, Tabor is not a neonate and hasn't been for years. When the draft was called in World War II, Tabor cut off the toes of one foot to avoid military service and called it a farm accident. When most of his high school friends shipped overseas, he made sure their wives didn't get lonely at night and wound up with no fewer than three bastard children through his efforts. His behavior caught the eye of Max Maurey, then the Nosferatu Priscus, who Embraced him. Whether Maurey's Embrace was meant as a reward for Tabor's cleverness or as punishment for his perfidy was not clear, but the 24-year-old Iothario found himself suddenly much less in demand for his stud services once the intensity of his presence became overwhelming.

Tabor initially took to the Kindred existence relatively well, joining up with the Acolytes and developing a fair understanding of blood-sorcery. As a voyeur, he found that Obfuscate gave him the perfect took for watching attractive people when they didn't think they were being watched. His favorite means of feeding was to watch a couple making love and then feed from them unseen while they were distracted, heightening the intensity of their passion.

Clean-cut and boyish in an Eisenhower-era way, Tabor is almost attractive, but all of his features seem just a bit off. His mouth doesn't seem like it goes on his face, his well-shaped eyes aren't quite symmetrical and his nose had definitely been broken (a souvenir of a past conquests' boyfriend). And the air of intensity that he projects makes most people he's speaking with feel like bugs under a microscope. He also gets the vast majority of his clothes from thrift stores, and the weird mismatched outfits he wears often make him look a bit like he's a bum.

Stats

Clan: Nosferatu
Covenant: Circle of the Crone
Embrace: 1943
Apparent Age: 24
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 5, Resolve 3
Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 5, Stamina 4
Social Attributes: Presence 4, Manipulation 3, Composure 5
Mental Skills: Academics 1, Investigation 1, Occult 3, Science 1
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 3, Drive 1, Larceny 3, Stealth 5, Survival 1, Weaponry 1
Social Skills: Animal Ken 1, Intimidation 4, Persuasion 1, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2
Merits: Contacts 2, Directional Sense, Haven 3
Willpower: 8
Humanity: 5
Virtue: Faith
Vice: Lust
Health: 9
Initiative: 10
Defense: 5
Speed: 8
Blood Potency: 2 (Vitae/turn: 11/1
Disciplines: Crúac 3, Nightmare 3, Obfuscate 3, Vigor 1
Crúac Rituals: Pangs of Proserpina (1), Rigor Mortis (1), Hydra's Vitae (2)

References

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