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== Information Known by Kindred Society == | == Information Known by Kindred Society == | ||
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| − | ==== Timeline ==== | + | ==== James' Historical Timeline ==== |
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| − | * 1820 - James is born in Reading, England. | + | |
| − | * 1838 - | + | === England (1820 - 1849) === |
| − | * 1843 - James successfully graduates from Oxford. Later that year, he moves back to Reading and begins working at his father's bank as an accountant. | + | <span class="mw-customtoggle-1001">'''View Events'''</span> |
| − | * 1847 - After his father falls ill and is unable to work, James is tasked with running the business. | + | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-1001"> |
| − | * 1848 - | + | * 1820 - James Rainsford is born to Thomas and Patricia Rainsford in the quiet market town of Reading in the county of Berkshire, South East England.<br> |
| − | * 1849 - James' mother is murdered. James falls into a spiral of depression, sells his father's business and purchases a ticket to Australia in order to re-invent himself. | + | * 1826 - James adopts a stray cat, names him Phineas, and attempts to conceal the fact from his mother, who soon finds out. After a brief scolding, she allows him to keep it.<br> |
| − | * 1850 - James arrives in Adelaide, South Australia. Later that year, he becomes | + | * 1835 - Phineas passes away of natural causes. James is distraught and decides to bury him in the backyard of his family home.<br> |
| − | * 1852 - As a reward for his service, James is granted the Embrace. | + | * 1838 - After a successful education at Reading Grammar School, James begins studying Business, Economics and Finance at Oxford University.<br> |
| − | * 1893 - ‘James Rainsford’, age 73 dies in a horrific house fire. The body, badly burned and beyond recognition, is privately cremated and his ashes spread across the River Torrens. | + | * 1843 - James successfully graduates from Oxford. Later that year, he moves back to Reading and begins working at his father's bank as an accountant.<br> |
| − | * 1901 - Adelaide becomes a State Capital upon the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Duke and Duchess of York visit. James is present at the celebrations. | + | * 1847 - After his father falls ill and is unable to work, James is tasked with running the business.<br> |
| − | * 1905 – As tensions continue to rise as a possible war between Kindred looms, James works tirelessly to maintain his standing within the Court of Adelaide. | + | * 1848 - James' father, Thomas, dies of pneumonia.<br> |
| − | * 1914 – At the outbreak of World War I, James (as Elias) becomes reclusive and leaves his Ghouls to direct his fledgeling business, Adelaide Trusted Finance. | + | * 1849 - James' mother is murdered. James falls into a spiral of depression, sells his father's business and purchases a ticket to Australia in order to re-invent himself.<br> |
| − | * 1918 – The War ends, and James sets up a small charity in Adelaide in order to provide relief for widows and fatherless children. | + | </div> |
| − | * 1920 – James meets [[Matthew Beaufort]] for the first time. He is impressed with his decorum, loyalty and dedication towards protecting the Masquerade. | + | |
| − | * 1921 – James takes a short, private trip to Europe where he tours the battlefields of France and | + | === Australia (1850 - 1920) === |
| − | * 1926 - For his faithful service to the Invictus, James | + | <span class="mw-customtoggle-1002">'''View Events'''</span> |
| − | * 1935 - In light of his accomplishments and financial ambition, James is named Commissioner of the Adelaide All-Night Society. | + | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-1002"> |
| − | * 1939 – 1945 – The World once again finds itself in conflict. James contributes to the | + | * 1850 - James arrives in Adelaide, South Australia. Later that year, he becomes the Ghoul of [[Duke Arthur Reid]] and is brought into the service of the Invictus.<br> |
| − | * 1946 - 1977 - James focuses on expanding the company. It undergoes a rebranding and emerges as Encore Investments. Deals are made, and a new alias, Anthony Smith, is created. | + | * 1852 - As a reward for his service, James is granted the Embrace and becomes the broodmate of [[Lady Marie Davenport]].<br> |
| − | * 1972 - James meets [[Georgiana Turpin]] and arranges the enrollment of several prospective Ghouls into her school. | + | * 1893 - ‘James Rainsford’, age 73, dies in a horrific house fire. The body, badly burned and beyond recognition, is privately cremated and his ashes spread across the River Torrens. In order to conceal his identity as a Kindred, James takes on the new alias of Elias Hawke.<br> |
| − | * 1979 – Struggling through languidity, James finally descends into Eclipse following the loss of | + | * 1901 - Adelaide becomes a State Capital upon the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Duke and Duchess of York visit. James is present at the celebrations.<br> |
| − | * 1995 - Encore Investments acquires the family-owned Greenhill Accounting Firm, rebranding it as Greenhill Financial Services later that year. | + | * 1905 – As tensions continue to rise as a possible war between Kindred looms, James works tirelessly to maintain his standing within the Court of Adelaide.<br> |
| − | * 2007 - In the midst of the recession, Encore Investments purchases Headstart Recruitment after it goes into receivership, adding it to James' already successful portfolio. Headstart is relaunched later that year with increased government funding and subsidies for skilled job seekers. | + | * 1914 – At the outbreak of World War I, James (as Elias) becomes reclusive and leaves his Ghouls to direct his fledgeling business, Adelaide Trusted Finance.<br> |
| + | * 1918 – The War ends, and James sets up a small charity in Adelaide in order to provide relief for widows and fatherless children.<br> | ||
| + | * 1920 – James meets [[Matthew Beaufort]] for the first time. He is impressed with his decorum, loyalty and dedication towards protecting the Masquerade.<br> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Europe (1921) === | ||
| + | <span class="mw-customtoggle-1003">'''View Events'''</span> | ||
| + | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-1003"> | ||
| + | * 1921 – James takes a short, private trip to Europe where he tours the battlefields of France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Italy. He returns a changed man, a pacifist and philanthropist.<br> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Australia (1926 - 1979) === | ||
| + | <span class="mw-customtoggle-1004">'''View Events'''</span> | ||
| + | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-1004"> | ||
| + | * 1926 - For his faithful service to the Invictus, James is awarded the title of Lord.<br> | ||
| + | * 1935 - In light of his accomplishments and financial ambition, James is named Commissioner of the Adelaide All-Night Society.<br> | ||
| + | * 1939 – 1945 – The World once again finds itself in conflict. James contributes to the morale of Adelaide as best he can, once again setting up a small anonymous relief fund and organizing uplifting musical performances for the poor through his company.<br> | ||
| + | * 1946 - 1977 - James focuses on expanding the company. It undergoes a rebranding and emerges as Encore Investments. Deals are made, and a new alias, Anthony Smith, is created.<br> | ||
| + | * 1957 – James meets a young Violinist named Amelia Dain. He quickly becomes attached to her and the two fall in love. | ||
| + | * 1972 - James meets [[Georgiana Turpin]] and arranges the enrollment of several prospective Ghouls into her school.<br> | ||
| + | * 1977 – On their way home from the evening premiere of Star Wars, James and Amelia are involved in a motor accident. Amelia later passes away in the Royal Adelaide Hospital from her wounds. | ||
| + | * 1979 – Struggling through languidity, and after spitefully ruining a dinner function hosted by [[Duke Arthur Reid]], James finally descends into Eclipse following the loss of his mortal lover, Amelia Dain, two years prior.<br> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Eclipse (1979 - 2019) === | ||
| + | <span class="mw-customtoggle-1005">'''View Events'''</span> | ||
| + | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-1005"> | ||
| + | * 1995 - Encore Investments acquires the family-owned Greenhill Accounting Firm, rebranding it as Greenhill Financial Services later that year.<br> | ||
| + | * 2007 - In the midst of the recession, Encore Investments purchases Headstart Recruitment after it goes into receivership, adding it to James' already successful portfolio. Headstart is relaunched later that year with increased government funding and subsidies for skilled job seekers.<br> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
==== Recent History ==== | ==== Recent History ==== | ||
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Revision as of 00:41, 14 July 2020
| James Rainsford | |
| Concept: | Cultured Financier |
|---|---|
| Clan: | Daeva •• |
| Covenant: | Invictus ••• |
| City: | Adelaide •• |
| Title: | Lord James Rainsford, Serpent of the Conspiracy, Adjudicator and Commissioner of the Adelaide All-Night Society. |
| Sire: | Duke Arthur Reid |
| Bloodline: | Toreador |
| Group: | The Adelaide Society |
| Embraced: | 1852 |
| Player: | Mark Cole |
| Storyteller: | Adelaide VST |
Personal Information
Appearance
James Rainsford is a Caucasian male standing approximately 1.85m tall and weighing around 85kg. He has short dark brown hair and very dark brown eyes. He tends to dress in stylish, yet somewhat conservative fashion. Sweaters, coats and collared shirts are the usual customs, though he is known to go all out on occasions and don very expensive tailored suits.
Faceclaim: Ben Barnes
Personality
Usually smiling, laughing and making profitable deals with just about everyone, James likes to present himself as a playful, philanthropistic playboy. Though at the flick of a switch, he's all business and the rigid Invictus doctrine one would expect from an experienced Ancillae presents itself.
Mortal World
To the Mortal World, William Hawthorne is a successful businessman, playboy and philanthropist with a strong interest in the Arts; particularly music. He is the distant and usually absent Chairman of the Board for Encore Incorporated; a group of businesses which include an investment company, accounting firm and recruitment agency.
Information Known by Kindred Society
James' Historical Timeline
England (1820 - 1849)
View Events
- 1820 - James Rainsford is born to Thomas and Patricia Rainsford in the quiet market town of Reading in the county of Berkshire, South East England.
- 1826 - James adopts a stray cat, names him Phineas, and attempts to conceal the fact from his mother, who soon finds out. After a brief scolding, she allows him to keep it.
- 1835 - Phineas passes away of natural causes. James is distraught and decides to bury him in the backyard of his family home.
- 1838 - After a successful education at Reading Grammar School, James begins studying Business, Economics and Finance at Oxford University.
- 1843 - James successfully graduates from Oxford. Later that year, he moves back to Reading and begins working at his father's bank as an accountant.
- 1847 - After his father falls ill and is unable to work, James is tasked with running the business.
- 1848 - James' father, Thomas, dies of pneumonia.
- 1849 - James' mother is murdered. James falls into a spiral of depression, sells his father's business and purchases a ticket to Australia in order to re-invent himself.
Australia (1850 - 1920)
View Events
- 1850 - James arrives in Adelaide, South Australia. Later that year, he becomes the Ghoul of Duke Arthur Reid and is brought into the service of the Invictus.
- 1852 - As a reward for his service, James is granted the Embrace and becomes the broodmate of Lady Marie Davenport.
- 1893 - ‘James Rainsford’, age 73, dies in a horrific house fire. The body, badly burned and beyond recognition, is privately cremated and his ashes spread across the River Torrens. In order to conceal his identity as a Kindred, James takes on the new alias of Elias Hawke.
- 1901 - Adelaide becomes a State Capital upon the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Duke and Duchess of York visit. James is present at the celebrations.
- 1905 – As tensions continue to rise as a possible war between Kindred looms, James works tirelessly to maintain his standing within the Court of Adelaide.
- 1914 – At the outbreak of World War I, James (as Elias) becomes reclusive and leaves his Ghouls to direct his fledgeling business, Adelaide Trusted Finance.
- 1918 – The War ends, and James sets up a small charity in Adelaide in order to provide relief for widows and fatherless children.
- 1920 – James meets Matthew Beaufort for the first time. He is impressed with his decorum, loyalty and dedication towards protecting the Masquerade.
Europe (1921)
View Events
- 1921 – James takes a short, private trip to Europe where he tours the battlefields of France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Italy. He returns a changed man, a pacifist and philanthropist.
Australia (1926 - 1979)
View Events
- 1926 - For his faithful service to the Invictus, James is awarded the title of Lord.
- 1935 - In light of his accomplishments and financial ambition, James is named Commissioner of the Adelaide All-Night Society.
- 1939 – 1945 – The World once again finds itself in conflict. James contributes to the morale of Adelaide as best he can, once again setting up a small anonymous relief fund and organizing uplifting musical performances for the poor through his company.
- 1946 - 1977 - James focuses on expanding the company. It undergoes a rebranding and emerges as Encore Investments. Deals are made, and a new alias, Anthony Smith, is created.
- 1957 – James meets a young Violinist named Amelia Dain. He quickly becomes attached to her and the two fall in love.
- 1972 - James meets Georgiana Turpin and arranges the enrollment of several prospective Ghouls into her school.
- 1977 – On their way home from the evening premiere of Star Wars, James and Amelia are involved in a motor accident. Amelia later passes away in the Royal Adelaide Hospital from her wounds.
- 1979 – Struggling through languidity, and after spitefully ruining a dinner function hosted by Duke Arthur Reid, James finally descends into Eclipse following the loss of his mortal lover, Amelia Dain, two years prior.
Eclipse (1979 - 2019)
View Events
- 1995 - Encore Investments acquires the family-owned Greenhill Accounting Firm, rebranding it as Greenhill Financial Services later that year.
- 2007 - In the midst of the recession, Encore Investments purchases Headstart Recruitment after it goes into receivership, adding it to James' already successful portfolio. Headstart is relaunched later that year with increased government funding and subsidies for skilled job seekers.
Recent History
2019
- August - James wakes from Torpor. He takes on a new look and another new alias, reborn as William Hawthorne. He attends his first Court session in fifty years and meets several old friends and many new faces. He expresses an interest in Frank Wilson's ambitious entrepreneurial endeavours, and the two Kindred discuss potential business ties. James is introduced to Magus Helena of the Crone and Prince Margarete Wulfhild, soon after the three Kindred have an intellectual discussion about the events of the last five decades. Matthew Beaufort makes a re-appearance as the recently-appointed Director of Adelaide, as well as Georgiana Turpin who re-extends her offer of quality training and education for any new prospective Ghouls that James may find. There is also talk of several clan-specific magical chalices, though James takes little interest in the conversation, instead focusing his thoughts on the revelation that the Promethean, Sophie, had still been in contact with Duke Arthur Reid and was exceptionally likely to have caused his descent into madness.
Lineage
Known Sire
- Duke Arthur Reid, previous Chairman of Adelaide.
Known Siblings
Adopted Siblings
Quotes
Quotes By
"quote."
- - reference.
Quotes About
Conversations
Rumours
- Witnessed the horrors of war and decided to become a pacifist.
- Has a long-standing wager with Matthew Beaufort.
- Sold his soul to the Devil.
Inspirations and Soundtrack
- La Campanella - Niccolò Paganini (Performed by David Garrett) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZIW5co3go
- Caprice No.24 - Niccolò Paganini (Performed by David Garrett) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0dG6pIs2Y
OOC Information
| Member Information | |
| Player: | Mark Cole |
|---|---|
| Number: | 2016030008 |
| Domain: | Adelaide |