John Keele

John Keele
Concept:	Straight-shooting Amiable Thug
Clan:	Gangrel •
Covenant:	Carthian •
City:	Canberra •
Title:	None
Sire:	[Michael Frederick Greaves|]
Bloodline:	Hounds of Actaeon
Group:	Lineage/House/Coterie
Embraced:	Summer of 1917, New Orleans
Player:	Guy
Storyteller:	Canberra VST

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Personal Information

Appearance

John is tall, and heavy set. He's frequently dirty, and looks worn and weather beaten. In so far as he pays attention to his appearance he prefers large pockets and nodescript clothing in shades of grey and green.

Personality

John is open and friendly, or at least tries to be. Years without speaking have left his voice harsh, and going unsocialised for so long seems to have impacted his mind.

John has trouble hiding his disdain for kindred society, often commenting that he doesn't know how to lie well. In his dealings with other kindred he prefers to be businesslike and up front.

He will do almost anything he is paid to do without qualms, and be open out it. If he has said he will do a thing, then only torpor or final death with prevent him from attempting to keep his word.

Mortal World

John was born and raised in rural NSW, joining the Australian and New Zealand Army Core in 1914 because he wanted a pair of boots that'd not had a previous owner. In 1917 John had made his way, Via Egypt and France, to New Orleans Where he caught the eye of [| Michael Greaves] and breathed his last. In the 1960s John collects his broodmate's childe. Kitty from an airport in Australia, and sees he safely installed in the country. Infortunately his wonderlust takes a hold of him and he is not present for the ordeal she suffered at the hands of the Ordo Dracul

Information Known by Kindred Society

Timeline

• 1884: -Born one of seven children to poor Irish Catholic farmers in Dubbo. John is taught hunting, foraging and other practical skills as a matter of basic survival.
• 1914: -John leaves home to join the Australian and New Zealand Army Core, mostly to get away from home. John recieves training in Australia and Egypt, and briefly sees service in Galipoli before being shipped off to France and then going AWOL.
• 1917: - Having jumped shipped several times John winds up in the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana, here he falls prey to Greaves.
• 1918: -To occupy himself and earn a bit of spending time, John begins working for the New Orleans Crime Family, building a professional report with Silver Dollar Carolla.
• 1945: -Sick of living under Greaves thumb, John tells the old man to get fucked, and has himself shipped back to Australia. Unfortunately this caused John to miss the old man's grevious attack on his younger sibling. John paid for a hired assassin, but it the attempt was a failure.
• 1960: - John recieves Samuel's childe and sees her safely homed in Australia, before disapearing for several decades.

Recent History

2018 - John resurfaced having spent the last few years almost exclusively in one animal form or another, and incidentally having briefly forgotten how to speak. John has made his way back to kindred socety in order to stem of the inevitable bestial mandess. So she opened a paint and sip.

Lineage

Known Sire

Bärbel der Schlachter (Unknown)

• Decimus (1050s)
  • Michael Frederick Greaves (1770)
    • Joshua Green (1809)
    • Jack Bowman (1810)
    • John Keele (1884)
      • [Gracie] (2019)
    • Silas Moore (1890)
    • Samuel Young (1950)
      • Kitty
    • Tobias Nathaniel Hayes (1988)

Known Childer

• None

Known Grand-childer

• None

Quotes

Quotes By

"I could *murder* a kebab store"

"Hey!, Hey!, calm the bloody hell down ya bloody bastard, we didn't know this was your place when the set down here, we barely touched two kine, and they'll be right as rain after some orange juice and a bit of bed rest. No need to make a thing of this right. We're leaving" -To a disgrunteled Mekhet that John had not known claimed territory in the region.

"You can shove your fucking manumision, up for your fucking arse!" - To his sire, on the night of his Release.

"Be smart, you play your cards right you get to live for ever, pay some one to make you a bank account, put a little money in a managed fund, live rough your first fifty years then before you know you'll be supping from the breasts for fatted maidens bathed in French champaigne. If however, you decide your injured pride is too much pain to bear you can throw all that future away and go challenged the made fucker to a duel. Your choice kid."

Quotes About

"He appears to be a simple Gangrel, but he usually knows what he's doing." - Rex Leviticus

Conversations

• John: "You know this country's history? The English, they wanted a prison, the worst place in the world, a place for good men to rot away at the edge of the empire. They found it here, it is a bad place if you are not prepared"
• Kitty: "Yes. The lowest of the lowest sent here. They had an idea of it"
• John: "Bout the shape of it. They chose well. This country is old, older than British men in red coats and white wigs. There's a soul in the land, and it has a lot of hate in it. Live the wrong way here, and that hate can see you, make you wish you were ended"
• John: "But it is ok." He reaches into a satchel at his side and pulls out a small black glass jar with a red tin lid "But this at least, will keep you safe from the drop bears"

• John: "You want to kill the kid be my guest, But don't dress it up in some bullshit idealistic honor.And don't presume to tell me what I can and can't do. I owe you nothing but the sensible fear anyone shows an ancient monster still walking around."
• Hyena: "Oi! Be nice tae Gen 10!"
• John: "What are you talking about? This is me being nice."

• John: "That line always got to me. Cause it's always the same people saying that as go on about law of the jungle and us being alpha predators. When there's not a predator alive that picks fights over anything but food and sex. And even then they keep their claws covered against each other
• Uncle Gadi: "Mate, that's because animals arent farking stupid now are they."
• John: "I'll fight when it's profitable. Not when my feelings get hurt or some one wants to claim a stretch a dirt identical to a hundred other stretches a dirt that can be found anywhere"
• Uncle Gadi: "Kindred live for-farkin-ever, Gangrel are survivors. Neither of those should be farking incompatible with self preservation or common sense. Well except for in this farking day and age it seems. Your shout"

• "I'd prefer you not undermine my actions on the national communication network John." -Decimus
• "Well, I mean I'd prefer not to see some idiot kid get monstered while the guy that actually did the killing is sitting here whistling pretty, ya know?" -John

Rumours

• Was awarded a medal for his crucial participation at Fromelles
• Was charged with beating a captured German seargant who wouldn't hand over his medals for souviniers
• Once shook So Capone's hand.
• Can turn into an plesiosaur
• Once turned into a fifty foot long crocodile and ate a mouthy LS.
• Learned Obfuscate from a Nos girlfriend
• When times are truly dire, and the masquerade is of less concern, John has been known to call on his secret Drop Bear protean form.
• Came back after 40+ years of isolation and is incapable of frenzy now.
• Is incapable of lying without grinning stupidly.

Inspirations

• Barry Ryan (Bryan Brown), in Dirty Deeds (2002)

Soundtrack

• [Ready to Die'] - Andrew W. K.

OOC Information

Member Information
Player:	Guy
Number:	2009040009
Domain:	Souther Cross

John Keele has spent several years in North America and Europe, and has blank spaces into which other adventures could be fit. If you're looking for a sire, bloodline avus, or character ties, drop me a line.