New City History
After four hundred years together, Kerr's love for Sawyl soured and he separated from him. He'd hated the twins for years - due to them forcing him to do things he objected to in the first century they were together (for their mental powers far surpassed his, with very little practice) - but continually justified away his discomfort with Sawyl and his evil actions, expecting things to get better.
They came to the nameless city over five years ago, expecting that the supernatural dominance would help their dreams come true but it didn't change too much for Kerr - or the twins, who were still gawked at the few times they ventured out in public. Apparently even having supernaturals in charge isn't enough to quell the abject fascination with conjoined twins.
A little more than a year after they first arrived, Sawyl began performing some disappearing acts. During one of these episodes, Kerr - distraught with worry about his beloved - met a mortal woman named Mandy (http://www.roleplaycity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2291). He connected with her on a truly unexpected level, realising quickly that his life was a lonely, tedious thing, spent alone most nights, drinking blood from bags and waiting for Sawyl to need his help. Oh, and doing housework.
Mandy provided a welcome spark in Kerr's life and he happened to meet another remarkable mortal named Ben (http://www.roleplaycity.com/forum/index.php?topic=2432.0)when he ventured into the nightclub called Risk, to obtain a drink before a date with Mandy. Ben's curiosity and interest in Kerr was flattering to the point of overwhelming and he happily shared his address with the mortal boy so that they could get to know one another better (and he could drink from him in privacy).
Both mortals developed a crush on the vampire who certainly reciprocated those feelings enthusiastically, vastly enjoying the life and energy each provided in their unique ways. He realised he'd gone from being a mortal man enraged with hormones (and quite the slut, in his day, bedding hundreds of the women that lived in his district) to an asexual being resisting Sawyl's advances, to being inspired by the warmth and beauty of both Mandy and Ben.
Tragedy struck when Kerr was punished by the Oligarchy for not getting permission to tell Mandy he was a vampire and keeping Ben as a pet. Mandy was whipped; Ben was sent to live in exile with the Oligarch for vampires. Kerr was distraught, especially when Mandy realised he wasn't in love with her as she was with him and exited his life, leaving him with no recourse but to pine after both mortals he loved (but wasn't in love with). He turned to Sawyl in his time of emotional crisis and became his lover, against his better judgment, realising it didn't fill the void left by the mortals and hating himself for his weakness.
A shifter named Tag interfered with his reunion with Ben but the two men eventually found their way back together, finding that their absence had caused their feelings to grow and be compounded. Kerr realised he was in love with Ben and, when asked if he would co-sire him with the older vampire Arles, agreed. This enraged Sawyl, who sensed his hold on Kerr had slipped beyond reclamation and he attacked Arles in order to show Ben the limits of his and Kerr's relationship, as a means of warning the fledgling off his property.
This tactic backfired, Kerr and Sawyl fought and broke up once and for all. Kerr moved out to live on his own - though a one night stand with a mortal named Ichabod turned his world topsy turvy again and sent Ben away from him in an attempt to decide what he wanted from his life.
Spending weeks without his love turned Kerr frantic - something that wasn't helped when he finally found Ben in an alleyway with Lazarus (http://www.roleplaycity.com/forum/index.php?topic=3897.0), the Ancient that once ruled the city (though he was far less grand when found ejaculating into a corpse). They fought and Kerr reclaimed Ben, taking him back to his apartment, where they reformed a tentative relationship.
As time passed, their relationship settled and became formal when their love was declared. It was decided that Ben would stay with Kerr, they spent every night together and decided to go to Europe on a holiday. A visit to Mandy's place to tell her they'd be leaving the country revealed Ichabod living with her and caused a great deal of friction. It was compacted the next night and Kerr was forced to return to his sire after months apart. While he pleaded with Sawyl not to sire Mandy, Ichabod spent time with Ben, getting all the family details and asking about Ben's desire to be a vampire. Ichabod left and Kerr eventually returned in a very sad state indeed. Ben rushed out and got emergency supplies of porcine blood and they ended the night with the fledgling declaring his hatred for Mandy.
Ben and Kerr's time in Europe was idyllic but when they returned, Ben's secret urges to torment Ichabod took over. Kerr was oblivious to the situation until the night Ben and Ichabod were brought before him at the Oligarchy for having an illegal pet relationship. He was traumatised by it but managed to lie and get the two of them released. Afterwards, he expressed his horror at Ben and terminated their relationship, retreating to the beach house to mourn.
Eventually
Occupation/Job: Retired Luminary of the Oligarchy - currently unemployed
Interesting Facts / Quirks: Kerr has a black beaded tongue stud that was originally a bit of bone stabbed through his tongue in a Pacific Islands warrior rites of passage ceremony he was lucky enough to attend in the late eighteen hundreds. It is now a thoroughly modern metal item and he has considered getting some different designs - he just hasn't taken that plunge yet.
Hobby/Hobbies: Collecting antiques and trawling antiques auction sites on the internet.
Likes:- Ben and Ichabod
- Winter
- Reminiscing about things he holds dear
- The internet
- Movies - all genres
- Reading (occasionally)
- Spending quiet time alone
- Walking
- Hanging out at Risk
- Alternative music especially, but all music except jazz
- Meeting unusual or different people
- Helping younger, inexperienced vampires
- Practising his talents
Dislikes:
- Politics
- Restrictions
- Feeling helpless because he doesn't know where things stand
- Smoking and drugs (will never accept a donor who's high, though has been known to drink from someone who is drunk or who smokes - when he was desperate)
Strengths: As a four centuries-old vampire, his mental abilities are practised regularly and honed to great effect. He Dominates easily and uses telekinesis skillfully. He was strong as a mortal and is now exceptionally so - physically speaking. His consideration for others. His open mind and heart. His humanity.
Weaknesses/Flaws: His consideration for others, his murdered bloodline, his need to make everything right and inability to recognise when he should back down. His righteousness. His opinion is easily influenced by those who have a stronger one (he doesn't necessarily adopt it as his own, but will consider it as an authority until such time as an opposing viewpoint forces him to decide where he stands on a topic).
Anything Else To Add: Kerr is exceptionally wealthy - he's worth hundreds of millions. He sensibly maintained the modest fortune he inherited when his father died, investing and banking it thoughtfully through his life time, watching markets and providing capital for crazy schemes like flight and refrigerators that paid off tenfold. He has a collection of birth certificates and deeds that have followed him through the centuries and has always presented himself as the son of the Kerr Galvin before him, avoiding suspicion. Online banking and the digital age has been a Godsend, allowing him to barter his fortune for properties he likes or antiques he wants, at a whim, with almost complete anonymity.
Kerr still owns the land upon which his family burned to their deaths but he hasn't thought of anything exciting to do with it in the two years since. Since he no longer resides in the Chambers of the Oligarchy, he and Ben live at the beach house and Kerr officially listed Ichabod as owner of the penthouse in the Capital Building (http://www.roleplaycity.com/forum/index.php?board=30.0).
At fourteen, Kerr impregnated a married twenty-five year old woman named Tara Maguire with whom he'd been having an affair. She bore him a son named Seamus (Junior) on the 28th of March, 1621. Everyone except the two of them believed the baby was her husband's, rather than the then-fifteen year old neighbour boy's. In 1624, a serving girl named Claire Shaughnessy also bore him a son named Aidan (but she’d been sent away to have the child and Claire’s mother oddly claimed Kerr wasn’t the father), a week before Tara Maguire gave birth to his daughter, Brenna (she delivered early). He followed his mortal bloodlines for a couple of centuries, until Sawyl put a stop to it and has been working to reconnect them ever since.
Pictures
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