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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan1

Sylum Inspiration: Nicolaus Meridius

Sylum: Clan Leader

 

And the Roman!

Born Nicolaus Valerius Meridius in 399 AD, Rome, Italy, youngest son of Vitus Crescentius Meridius, he was the younger brother to Artorius Flavius Meridius.

He followed in his brother’s footsteps and entered the Army, where his dedication and strategic mind moved him quickly up the ranks. At the age of eighteen he bought a Persian slave, Sofya, from the market and made her his wife. His father had at first forbid the match, but Sofya’s sweet nature and charming smile won him over. Julia, wife to his brother Artorius, took her in and taught her how to be a proper Roman wife. On their wedding night she became with child, much to the delight to the Meridius household since Julia had not yet been able to conceive.

Meridia was the first born daughter of Nicolaus Valerius Meridius and she was the apple of her father’s eye. She had her mother’s olive skin and eyes that would pierce your very soul. She had the household wrapped around her little finger and knew it.

Nico had gone to visit his father, leaving Sofya and Meridia at their villa in the city of Rome. As Nico and Artorius made the way back to Nico’s home, they heard shouts and saw smoke billowing into the sky. Fear clutching their hearts, they ran the rest of the way only to find the building engulfed in flames. Nico and Artorius moved to the back of the house, but the fire was hot and the smoke thick, but through it he could make out his wife’s body lying on the floor, and he could hear Meridia’s screams. It took all his brother’s strength to keep him from running into the burning home. He collapsed to his knees when his child’s cries stopped, and his own scream echoed through the surrounding buildings as the roof of the villa collapsed.

No one knew who had attacked his young wife. Rumors spread that people were angered that Nico had taken a Persian slave as a wife. Others said it was retribution for perceived past injustices.

Nico left Rome and returned to the Army with his brother, throwing himself into his career, hoping to forget the screams of his little girl, but it wasn’t long before tragedy struck the Meridius family again. Artorius was killed in battle, and upon hearing of his oldest son’s death, their father’s heart gave out and he followed his son and grandchild to Elysium.

Nico found himself Patriarch of the family Meridii, and he took Julia as his wife to maintain her ties with the Meridius line. They had a good, strong marriage. She gave him four children: Elena, Antonio, Gloria, and Theodosis. He lost Julia in childbirth with Theo, her loss a further devastation to him, for she had become a good wife and faithful friend. It was the companionship of his lover Razi, a former Gladiator, and his handful of children that made life joyous.

Two years later devastation hit the Meridius family once again. His military Second in Command, Marcus, consumed by anger and jealousy of Nico’s position and power, rode straight into the villa with troops. Razi fought by his Master’s side, only to be cut down along with the family tutor, Cyrus. Marcus slit Antonio and Gloria’s throats in front of Nico. As the soldiers Nico had once commanded beat him to the ground, he was forced to listen to Elena’s screams as she was beaten and raped. A young soldier, who was himself betrothed to Elena, died trying to save her. Their blood mingled as they laid dead at Nico’s feet.

Nico was stripped and crucified, with the bodies of his family laid out at his feet, and in one final act of defiance, Marcus stole Theo from his family to raise him as his own son.

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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan2

Sylum Inspiration: Timothy Quinn

Sylum: Advisor

For birthday fun!  Let’s showcase the OC’s of Sylum. 

The one who started it all from the stupidest death ever.

Born Timothy Quinn in 1312 AD, near Donegal, Eire, the youngest son of Callum and Lavena Quinn.

His two older brothers, Gregory and Aaron, followed their father into a living on the land and developing their farm. His older sister Lorain was betrothed to Fearghus O’Niel, eldest son of a neighboring family.

At a young age his curiosity and inquisitive nature got the best of him when he stole the local Priest’s Bible trying to understand what was being said in the pages. The Priest taught him to read, a rarity for someone of his social class during that time, and with a thirst for knowledge he learned quickly from local wisdoms, soon becoming the clan’s Healer.

At the age of sixteen, British soldiers attacked outlying farms near Donegal, killing Timothy’s entire family. Lord Sean, the Clan’s Leader took him into the O’Gairmledaig family, and for the next few years Timothy helped with the household, and repaid their kindness by teaching Lord Sean’s children, Aden and Collin, to read and write.

Timothy and Eleina – wife to Lord Sean – were attacked while traveling to another Clan. The subsequent chase caused her to go into early labor. The baby was born safely but at the cost of his mother’s life. Before her death, she named the child Quinn to make sure he had a strong start in life.

Six years later, Timothy found his place in the family when he became Sean’s lover. Tragically, Timothy and his Lord only had six months together before the O’Gairmledaig Clan was destroyed by a rival. Timothy escaped with Quinn, fleeing to Lord Caine’s Castle near Derry. The young Quinn was taken in, to be raised as a Caine.

Timothy rode away, prepared to die from the wounds he had sustained, and grief stricken at Lord Sean’s death, only to then be offered a new life by Nick Maoilriain.

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Character Introduction / Sanctuary Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: James Norrington

Sanctuary: Member

 

James Norrington was a son of Admiral Lawrence Norrington of the British Royal Navy. When he was about five or six years old, he followed his father on a mission to capture Edward Teague, a Pirate Lord and Keeper of the Code. In the midst of a chaotic battle occurring when Teague’s crew came to free Teague and his son Jack Sparrow from Lawrence Norrington’s ship, James was knocked into the sea and rescued by Teague. Lawrence, as grateful as he was, was humiliated that his son was rescued by a pirate.

Over the years, Norrington would achieve many ranks while serving in the Royal Navy, while at the same time becoming the scourge of piracy in the eastern Caribbean. Norrington was a lieutenant serving aboard the HMS Dauntless, which carried Governor Weatherby Swann and his daughter Elizabeth in the crossing from England. Loyal service to His Majesty the King had brought James Norrington respect and status. As captain of HMS Interceptor, Norrington had chased and captured some of the Caribbean’s most fearsome pirates. Through Norrington’s efforts, Port Royal became a civilized British settlement. Because of those efforts, Norrington was eventually promoted from captain to commodore of the British Naval Fleet. To mark his promotion, Norrington was given a new sword by Governor Swann.

Commodore Norrington’s promotion was an advance that brought him some satisfaction, but he still lacked the one thing that could bring him happiness—taking Elizabeth Swann as his wife. Norrington shortly afterwards met the infamous pirate Jack Sparrow, who he was able to capture for a dawn appointment with the gallows. After the attack on Port Royal, Norrington and his crew led a search party for Elizabeth Swann, who was kidnapped by the cursed crew of the Black Pearl. His search was delayed after Jack Sparrow commandeered the Interceptor, with the help of the blacksmith apprentice Will Turner. By the end of the search, Norrington’s men rescued Elizabeth and Jack from Rumrunner’s Isle, as well as battled against the cursed pirates aboard the HMS Dauntless off Isla de Muerta. At Fort Charles, after foiling Jack Sparrow’s ill-conceived escape attempt with the help of Will Turner, Elizabeth stood by Will in protecting Jack. Norrington knew his rival in love has beaten him and accepted defeat nobly, and gave Jack a day’s head start.

Only to be shocked when Will went with Jack, leaving Elizabeth behind. Humiliated that he second choice, he refused Elizabeth’s advances and moved on.

After Jack Sparrow escaped from Port Royal, recapturing him became a mission that took over Norrington. He chased the pirate all over the world, until he made a fatal mistake off of Tripoli; he pursued Jack by sailing through a hurricane. The pursuit caused him to lose his ship the Dauntless, his crew, and his life in the Royal Navy. Norrington ended up leaving the Navy for his foolishness, and became a penniless drunk. Ironically, a disgraced Norrington would later join Jack Sparrow’s crew aboard the Black Pearl and participated in the search for the fabled Dead Man’s Chest, which ended with Norrington stealing the heart of Davy Jones and Letters of Marque that belonged to Jack Sparrow. Norrington would present both of them to Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company. For this act, Norrington was given the rank of admiral, where he instilled military discipline aboard aboard the Flying Dutchman on behalf of Beckett during the War Against Piracy.

Despite having gotten what he wanted, Norrington came to regret his previous actions upon learning of Beckett’s hand in Governor Swann’s death, which he learned from Elizabeth after capturing the Empress. In the end, Norrington had to make a choice and choose a side. Norrington gave up everything, including his life, to help Elizabeth escape from the Flying Dutchman.

He was confronted by Davy Jones, who asked if he feared death.

The next time he saw Elizabeth was during the last battle between the pirates and Davy Jones. Finally taking a stand for himself he asked for her hand in marriage, knowing he’s always loved her and hoping she would finally see she loved him.

Sparrow married them on the spot.

He had a feeling it had something to do with getting rid of Elizabeth.

Davy Jones halted the battle when he laid eyes on his Calypso. He then gave Norrington the option to take the Dutchman, and afterwards be rewarded with a life with his beloved.

He said yes.

His only regret is the 1 day every 10 years he gets to see her. He barely got to see his son grow up, let alone marry with kids of his own.

He traveled all the seas doing his newfound duty. His only regret was picking up William Warley and what he had done to Admiral Aubrey.

He doesn’t much like Liefr, and refused to re-negotiate his deal with Davy Jones.

He hated times of war and the too many men he picked up that were lost at sea. After a few centuries he began to tire and wanted to be with his wife. When he was called to Rio by Sparrow, he knew something was wrong. When they told him about the plane and missing passengers, including a descendant of his, he was ready to help but had no idea how to get into the locker.

He was relieved when Davy Jones showed up and took the ship back.

Finally he could be with Elizabeth.

Knowing they wanted a long life together, not apart, they approached Jack and Stephen to be Turned.

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Character Introduction / Sanctuary Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Hector Barbossa

Sanctuary: Member

 

Hector’s mother was caught by Barbary Pirates, and taken to the shores of Spain. He learned English from his mother, Spanish from his father, who gave him his name.

When he was barely a lad his father dumped him on a ship, to train him to be a pirate. Never to see his family again.

He learned how to pirate, steal, pillage and all things Rogue by the time he was sixteen. He moved from ship to ship, killing and taking what he wanted to move up the ranks. Until he ended up First Mate on The Black Pearl with Captain Jack Sparrow.

He convinced the crew to mutiny and found himself cursed by the Aztec gold of the Isle of Murieta. For ten years he searched for the last coin, that William Turner Sr. had sent home, only to discover that Will Turner Jr and been Turned into a Vampire and not able to lift the curse.

Having lost the Pearl back to Sparrow, he set out to find other ways to break the curse. Including invoking the Pirate Council and freeing Calypso.

That didn’t help much either.

Barbossa stayed in around the Caribbean seas, tangling with Royal Navy Ships including the HMS Surprise at one point.

He was never labeled a Rogue as he was technically not part of the Vampire community.

It wasn’t until he learned about Brent Turner that he finally found a way to free his crew from the curse.

Only to get shot by Cutler and Turned.

 

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Character Introduction / Sanctuary Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Joshamee Gibbs

Sanctuary: Member

 

Not much is known of Gibbs’ early life, but it is known that he started sailing with the British Royal Navy in his younger days. At some point in Jack Sparrow’s teenage years, Jack and his father Edward Teague were captured by the Royal Navy. Gibbs, being friends with Teague, secretly helped them to escape their cells, being able to do this only because he was a sailor in the Royal Navy. However, he was very lenient to pirates as he wanted to keep the rum supply he was getting from them going.

Serving as a sailor of the Royal Navy, Gibbs was stationed aboard the HMS Dauntless some time later during its voyage from England to the Caribbean, carrying Weatherby Swann and his twelve year old daughter, Elizabeth, to Port Royal. Along the way, they encountered a wrecked vessel, and Gibbs voiced the opinion that it was the result of a pirate attack. Elizabeth became acquainted enough with Gibbs to recognize him on sight many years later. Ironically, while serving on the Dauntless, Gibbs was superstitious of pirates, even going as far to tell Elizabeth to stop singing a pirate song because it will supposedly invoke pirates upon them.

Gibbs remained with the Royal Navy for a while, though at some point over the next eight years, Gibbs turned to piracy once more. How he left the Navy is unknown, though it could have been either Gibbs deserted his post or that it was Jack Sparrow who persuaded Gibbs to turn pirate.

By this point, Gibbs had known Jack well enough to be able to relate much of the man’s life story and misadventures prior to his going after the treasure of the Isla de Muerta aboard the Black Pearl. He also became aware of the curse that afflicted those who removed the Aztec gold, and was aware of Sparrow’s attempts to retake the Pearl following a mutiny led by Hector Barbossa.

When Jack and Joshamee next met, Gibbs was down on his luck, and started sleeping with pigs outside the Faithful Bride in Tortuga. Accompanied by Will Turner, Jack joined Gibbs for a drink, where he agreed to help round up a crew after learning of Jack’s plan to recapture the Black Pearl from Barbossa. The crew, with Gibbs as first mate, manned the commandeered navy vessel HMS Interceptor, and set out for Isla de Muerta. Upon arriving to the island, Will Turner asked how Jack Sparrow got his compass in the first place. Gibbs replied that no one knew much about Jack Sparrow before he searched for the dreaded Isla de Muerta, having said that was before he met Jack, back when he was captain of the Black Pearl. Gibbs then told Will of how he was mutinied by Barbossa and of Jack having escaped a desert island by roping a couple of sea turtles. Before Jack and Will left to the caves of Isla de Muerta, Gibbs asked Jack what if the worst should happen, to which Jack gave Gibbs the instruction: “Keep to the Code.”

While at Isla de Muerta, Jack fell behind in his attempt to aid Will Turner in rescuing Elizabeth Swann, and Gibbs was forced to keep to the Code and depart without his captain. However, Barbossa caught up with and destroyed the Interceptor, holding Gibbs and the crew captive aboard the Pearl. While docked at Isla de Muerta during Barbossa’s second attempt to lift his curse, Elizabeth freed the crew, who took control of the Pearl and immediately departed—Jack having previously promised them a ship of their own.

Despite Gibbs’ apparent treachery, he and the rest of the crewmen had not given up on his former captain. Jack survived the battle at Isla de Muerta, but was sentenced to hang at Port Royal. Will Turner staged a rescue at the gallows, and the Black Pearl revealed itself, on the other side of the island, as Jack and Will fell from the battlements of Fort Charles. They swam to rejoin his crew. The Pearl set sail, under the command of Jack Sparrow once again, with Gibbs serving as first mate.

He stayed by their side, knowing how to take care of the Captain and his Mate. After everything with Barbossa, he made sure to stay true and loyal to Jack. And when Jack was betrayed to the Kraken, he took his last words to heart to protect Will.

Gibbs had to stay strong for young Will, watching as the separation tore at him on a daily basis. He had to stop him from smacking Miss Swann on occasion too.

His loyalty surpassed death when he was mortally wounded in the final battle, agreeing for Nico to Turn him.

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Character Introduction / Sanctuary Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: William Turner

Sanctuary: Second in Command

 

Will was raised by his mother in England and believed his father was a respectable navy man in the Royal Navy. When his mother died, Will began searching for his father, the only clue he had of him, was a gold medallion he had sent his mother.

The ship he was on, had been raided by Pirates, he was the only survivor.  It was being rescued by the HMS Dauntless from the burning shipwreck, that Will first met Elizabeth Swann.  Upon arrival in Port Royal, Will Turner became a blacksmith apprentice under John Brown.  As a simple craftsman, his life revolved around his work, and his distant longing for a woman he knew could never have.

When Pirates raid Port Royal, Will set out to defend the town and try to get to Elizabeth.  He was attacked by members of the raiding party and is run through.

As he lay dying in the street, he was approached by Hector, who offered him a new life.

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Character Introduction / Sanctuary Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Captain Jack Sparrow

Sanctuary: Hunter

 

Was just recently re watching the Pirate Series (as rumors are moving around that there is a 6th in the works).   From that this whole month is Pirate inspired.  

Captain Jack Sparrow was born on the sea in the middle of a typhoon. He doesn’t remember much of his childhood, only that it always consisted of a ship and water.

He’s served on many great ships and had many grand adventures before he was even twenty. It was when he refused to ship humans as cargo that he was branded a Pirate and his life as the infamous Pirate Captain began.

Sparrow made a deal with Davy Jones to pull his ship up from the water and renamed her the Black Pearl. It was then he set out to be a Pirate only to have his crew mutiny and take the ship. Jack couldn’t help but smirk when the crew ended up cursed for stealing the treasure of Isla de Muerta.

Jack escaped the island they abandoned him on.

Sea Turtles was the key, that and rum.

Over the years he wandered, through the islands, his only goal to claim the Pearl back.

He had heard rumors that Barbossa was aiming for Port Royal, that William Turner’s boy was all grown up and could stop the curse. What Sparrow hadn’t expected was to be taken out by his own ship.

He had know about Vampires, seen a few and no one talks about the Jackdaw, so when Odysseus asked if he wanted to be saved.

There was only one word.

Savvy.

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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Johnathon Francis D’Artagnan

Sylum: Member

Johnathan followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the French Army; his first day on the job didn’t go quite as well as it could have when he insulted three high ranking officers. (Dilios Note: This famous meeting became infamous when Dumas took it and put it in his book).  The three took John under their wing and trained him to be a better, more patient warrior.

Shortly after joining he met Constance Bonacieux, a Dutchess who had been betrothed to another Duke. He whisked her away and married secretly, with his Commanding officer, Nicolaus, as witness.

Nathan, her father, still hasn’t forgiven Shep for stealing his daughter and Nico for allowing him.

After his third child was born, he was mortally wounded on a mission. Nicolaus asked him if he wanted to live and John answered yes, not wanting to leave his family behind.

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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: William Tecumseh Sherman

Sylum: Member

 

Born Tecumseh Sherman, his father named him after the famed Shawnee Warrior. Tecumseh was one of eleven children. Following the sudden death of his father, his mother was unable to take care of all the children, and sent him to live with Thomas Ewing. Thomas’ wife Maria, a devoted Catholic, wouldn’t allow Tecumseh into her household until he was properly baptized and was renamed William.

At age 16 he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the beginning of a long career in the military. In 1850 he married Eleanor Ewing, the daughter of Thomas and Marie, and they had eight children, all raised by their mother’s strict Catholic tendencies. In 1853 he left the military after pressure from his wife’s family, and moved to San Francisco to become a banker. The stress of banking and the climate finally led to Sherman leaving and taking up banking in Kansas. By 1859 he had taken the position as Superintendent of Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he resigned his commission and moved North.

He first saw combat at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Battle of Mananas). His wounds and the defeat by the Confederacy led him to question himself and the war. After spending time to recover, he was assigned to General Hiram Ulysses Grant. The two struck up a strong friendship which changed the course of the War.

When Grant broke his leg entering into New Orleans, they were taken in by Sylum Manor. When the Manor was attacked by Raiders, Sherman was mortally wounded. Jack Aubrey, knowing the importance this man had on the war and on Grant, asked if he wanted to be turned. Sherman consented.

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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Russell Ryan

Sylum: Member

 

Russell Ryan was raised in Hollywood, California by a single mother who saw her son becoming the next Burt Reynolds. He’s been acting and modeling since he was old enough to walk – actually a little before that. As a teenager he went to Hollywood High School, roamed the streets of West Hollywood, and knew every Docent on every Studio Lot.

He learned about cards and poker when he auditioned to be an extra in a Las Vegas movie about Bugsy Siegel. He visited Vegas and fell in love the glitz and glamour. Afterwards, he dreamed of Vegas and Old Hollywood. He poured over the history of Las Vegas and Siegel, and over time couldn’t distinguish himself from the man. He had dreams about a life in Vegas which turned dark and twisted, but there was always one familiar face.

Someone he trusted.

Though his film career never took off, he did get good money to be in one place while a certain actor that he reminds people of could run out the back door. He’s also been his butt double. (Yes, that was his butt in that movie which had that gratuitous butt shot.) He found he enjoyed the behind the scenes action more, and began using the skills he learned in Vegas to teach up and coming teen actors how to play with the big boys.

He was in Vegas playing in a poker tournament when a man slid into the seat next to him. He looked over at him, and instantly felt a connection. He had no idea how much his life would change the day he met Daniel Ocean.

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Character Introduction / Sylum Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Michael Westen

Sylum: Member

 

Michael Westen’s file is labeled RED, therefore most of it is classified.

What is known about Michael is that he’s the oldest son of Frank and Madeline Westen. He has a younger brother, Nate Westen. Michael and his father did not get alone, and many times Michael took a beating or two to protect his mother and brother.

At age seventeen he left home and joined the Army. He worked his way up the ranks, and became a Ranger. It has come to light recently that he was in Somalia, and his actions during that campaign had him recruited into Delta Force.

It was while he was in training he was recruited out of Delta into the CIA.

His career has been labeled classified. But it is known that he’s worked with Army Intelligence Officer Thomas Devoe and for a while was partnered with Larry Sizemore. It had taken Michael some time, but he was able to prove that he worked better on his own.

It was a mission in Ireland that he had met Fionna Glennanne. The two had fallen for each other, but Michael’s cover had been blown and he fled Ireland. He would not see her again until he was Burned and dumped in Miami.

In Miami he was reunited with Samuel Axe someone he’s worked with for over a decade. He’s also confronted with his mother, Maddie.

Between finding those who Burned him, helping others in need, and dealing with family. Micheal was ready to go back to being a spy.

‘Management’ tries to control Michael’s life by making him do jobs for them. The few times he tries to get away from them, with help from others he pulled in deeper at some points skirting that line that he’s worked so hard never to cross.

It was on one of these jobs, that he got Jesse Porter Burned.  Desperate to get Jesse re-instated, find those who Burned him, and end this game – Michael went after John Barrett.

But before that meeting was to take place Michael was taken from an arranged meeting. He was confronted by Don Jon and Larry. Tired of his life being manipulated by everyone, Michael refused their offer.

Don Turned him anyways.

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Character Introduction / Ghost and Darkness0

Sylum Inspiration: James Lucas Yeo

Ghost/Darkness: Member

 

James Lucas Yeo was a British naval commander who served in the War of 1812.

Yeo was born in Southampton on 7 October 1782, and joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman at the age of 10. He first saw action as a lieutenant aboard a brig in the Adriatic Sea. He distinguished himself during the siege of Cesenatico in 1800, when thirteen merchant vessels were burned or sunk. In 1805 he captured a fort and a privateer at Muros Bay. He was sent to Brazil, given command of a frigate and four hundred men, where, he captured a fortified position of two hundred guns and took a thousand prisoners. He participated in several sea battles during the Napoleonic Wars, so successfully that he was made a post captain at the age of 25.

In 1810, he was knighted for his services at the Invasion of Cayenne. In 1811 he commanded the frigate Southampton, which captured a piratical frigate- Amethyste.

In 1812, he commanded the frigate HMS Southampton, then stationed in the Bahamas. He captured the pirate ship Heureuse RŽunion at the Action of 3 February 1812 and the American brig USS Vixen in November 1812, but shortly afterwards Southampton and Vixen were wrecked in the Crooked Island passage, although no lives were lost. As was customary in the case of the loss of a ship from any cause, Yeo was court martialled, but the court accepted that the reef on which he was wrecked was not charted, nor were the local currents documented, and Yeo was exonerated.

The importance of the naval warfare on the Great Lakes raised “The Lakes Service” to the status of a Flag Command and Kingston was the Commodore’s headquarters. Yeo was sent to Canada in 1813 aboard Woolwich to command the British naval forces in the Great Lakes. The Commission of Sir James Lucas Yeo stated “During the continuance of your Command you are hereby authorized to hoist a distinguishing Pennant as Commodore on Board such one of His Majesty’s Ships as you may select”  Sir James’s use of his small navy was always determined and skilful, but he was hampered by a lack of cooperation from the British army. The commander of these forces, Sir George Prevost, failed to follow up key advances made by Sir James at Sackett’s Harbour and elsewhere that might have resulted in major British victories. On the whole, historians regard the war on Lake Ontario as having been a draw. During 1814 both Yeo and Chauncey, the American commander tried to out build the other. Yeo captured Oswego and then blockaded Sacketts Harbour on 6 May 1814, when reinforced by two frigates built on Point Frederick. During the final months of the war, Yeo ensured British control of the lake by the 1814 launch of the HMS St. Lawrence, a 112 gun first rate ship of the line built in Kingston specifically for use on the lake, a three-decker man-of-war, and he had two more building. The Americans also had two first line men-o’-war on the stocks.

In August 1815, Yeo was posted to the Inconstant, 36 guns, at Plymouth. After the British-American War, Yeo held important commands on the West African and Caribbean stations, but saw no further action.

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His ship sank off the coast of West Africa. Washed up on shore he was found by Rupert Howard. He nursed him back to health with the help of this sister. When James asked what  happened Rupert told him everything.

Not wanting to go back to his life James stayed with the siblings, coming to learn about the country, the Clan and Vampires.

He then asked to be Turned.

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Character Introduction / Ghost and Darkness0

Sylum Inspiration: Thomas Sawyer

Ghost and Darkness: Hunter

 

Thomas Sawyer was named after the great his father’s favorite story, written by Mark Twain. He was raised a good Texan Boy and held the values his family taught him. He was all-American quarterback in high school, dated the lead cheerleader, and went to Texas A&M. He was recruited into the CIA, for his sharpshooting skills and the ability to take any role necessary.

He was sent to South Africa.

Where everything he had learned from childhood was thrown into his face. He struggled to do his job will but doing it contradicted his own philosophies.

Then he met Alan Quartermain.

Who ended up a Vampire.

His Mate.

Who smacked the living shit out of him and told him to grow the fuck up.

He was dragged to an animal reserve, by a tall man he later found out was Tarzan. The Clan Leader stood by his Second and was ready to send him away, but it was Tess that stood by his side and told them he needed to learn.

He wasn’t sure how he felt about the whole situation. In the five years he learned a lot about who he was, truly was. What it meant to be a Mate. And more importantly what it meant to be a human being.

Thomas also had reality shoved in his face. From The Caretaker smacking the crap at him, Kumalo making him work at the soup kitchens, Dar letting his ‘big cat’ play with him, and Tiny Terror chasing him across the plains…

Two years in, he found himself in the middle of the open plains bawling his eyes out and screaming to the heavens. He woke up with a lion laying next to him, and Tao smirking.

It took another year for him to fly home, have it out with his family, quitting his job and flying back to Africa.

Another two years to get to know Quartermain.

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Character Introduction / Ghost and Darkness0

Sylum Inspiration: Alla Quartermain

Ghost and Darkness: Second-in-Command

 

Allan Quatermain doesn’t talk much about his life before he set foot in Africa.  He won’t even mention his real name.

What he will tell you, is this: Some strange little Shaman looked at him, yelled out some weird words, wiped paint across his cheeks and forehead and told him, ‘You have the Spirit of Africa in you.  As long as you stay on her soil you will be immortal.’

Two days later the tribe he was with were attacked, and he was Turned by Anok Sabe.

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Character Introduction / Integridad Kin Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Diego de la Vega

Intigridad: Advisor

 

Diego, all he ever wanted was to have a small farm, a wife, and children. Which he finally got in his later years.

Only to lose it all when a rival Land Owner wanted his property to expand his farm and assets. His wife and child were killed, and his name destroyed. Leaving his home, he ran into El Cid. He gave him the opportunity for revenge.

He took it.

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