Mason McGuire (WoD) - Revision history

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	~~No information~~ in ~~database~~.		Mason is generally considered a handsome man, often with a "bad boy" charm and appearance. He is about average height but is quite muscular from his military days, though this is often not readily apparent as he favours wearing loose shirts and clothing - often military-style/surplus trousers, or jeans. His clothing is generally picked to be comfortable and practical, rather than appearance. His hair is medium-length and generally kept unkept and loose, but occasionally straightened out a little or tied up, if the need arises.

			Whilst at work in the brothel, which may involved dealing with clients important to his sire, Mason is often seen wearing lounge suits, or a blazer along with jeans. In occasions that warrant it, he has been known to be seen in a more formal suit or tuxedo, or in the military dress uniform from his military days.

	== Background ==		== Background ==

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Karina Paige

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	An attractive woman seemingly in her mid-20s with a voluptuous figure, dressed to accentuate her natural curves. Her beautiful smile hides the hardness in her eyes of someone who has led a rough life. Karina was brought in by the Odessan Mafia as a sex-trafficked child prostitute when she was just 14 and, at age 24, became Mason's Ghoul and head whore - which was actually the most positive, life-improving part of her life since her capture. Most of her life has been working in the brothel under Mason or those who came before him. Mason was kind to her, and she realised they were both slaves forced to whore themselves in different ways, and they bonded enough that Mason turned her into a ghoul as a way of protecting her (in addition to the practicality of her help). Since then, she has served her domitor, and his master, as both his head prostitute as well as more ghoul-like functions. She is the only person to know the whole truth about Mason's imprisonment, pain and hatred, and that he does what he can to make an evil situation less horrible, and loves him for it (and believes he loves her back) and is loyal to her domitor even beyond that of the blood bond.		An attractive woman seemingly in her mid-20s with a voluptuous figure, dressed to accentuate her natural curves. Her beautiful smile hides the hardness in her eyes of someone who has led a rough life. Karina was brought in by the Odessan Mafia as a sex-trafficked child prostitute when she was just 14 and, at age 24, became Mason's Ghoul and head whore - which was actually the most positive, life-improving part of her life since her capture. Most of her life has been working in the brothel under Mason or those who came before him. Mason was kind to her, and she realised they were both slaves forced to whore themselves in different ways, and they bonded enough that Mason turned her into a ghoul as a way of protecting her (in addition to the practicality of her help). Since then, she has served her domitor, and his master, as both his head prostitute as well as more ghoul-like functions. She is the only person to know the whole truth about Mason's imprisonment, pain and hatred, and that he does what he can to make an evil situation less horrible, and loves him for it (and believes he loves her back) and is loyal to her domitor even beyond that of the blood bond.

			Karina has been Mason's ghoul for nearly two decades and some people mistakenly think that she is Mason's progeny. Some who know Mason claim alternately both that he has requested permission to embrace her, and been denied by his sire; and that he wants to embrace her but is fearful of asking his sire permission in case his sire's response is to kill her for being a distraction to him. Some claim he even genuinely loves her. Certainly, if he is every free of his sire's shadow, it would come as little surprise to anyone if he were to embrace her.

	== Combat Style ==		== Combat Style ==

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Social Style

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	== Social Style ==		== Social Style ==
	~~No information~~ in ~~database~~.		It is rare to encounter Mason outside of the brothel unless undertaking jobs as a Hound, or for his sire. So, typically, his appearance will result in his being intimidating and aggressive. At heart, however, he just wants to resolve the issues preferably with as little bloodshed as possible, but needs to keep up the appearance of strength because of his sire. As a Brujah, he understands and respects toughness and passion, and respects those who stand up to him - even if he has to drive their face through a car window to get them to comply. If approached by Mason, respect and compliance to his demands are the best way to avoid violence - but this can make those unwilling to stand up to him end up making concessions or losses they may not want. Unfortunately for all involved, there are times that he simply cannot back off from his sire's demands - and violence is unavoidable without the use of mind-control powers or conceding to his [sire's] demands.

			Outside of this scenario, however, Mason is a fairly easy-going person. Generally dour or hot-headed in demeanour, he can be quite sociable and likable when he makes the effort. In these private situations where he can be himself without fear of his sire finding out, he is usually perceived as amenable but distant to those who know him. He is level-headed and willing to negotiate, although his survivalist attitude makes it hard to find common ground with him unless offering ways to help his girls, or help him against his sire.

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Personality

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	~~No information~~ in ~~database~~.		Mason was once a friendly and proud patriot willing to die for his country and fellow Americans. Vietnam stripped him of most of that, and decades of slavery to his sire has stripped him of most of what remained. Whist the embrace and slavery has, ironically, relieved his PTSD and alcoholism, his outlook is now extremely bleak. His entire personality revolves around three base elements - survival, protecting those under his charge, and salvaging what remains of his humanity (so he does not become his sire). He is typically perceived as bold and aggressive, quick to violence or intimidation - but this is because of what he is forced to be because of his position at the brothel/in the mafia, and his slavery - he cannot afford to show any weakness, or any hint of disobedience to his sire or he (and those few he cares about) will suffer. So he keeps up the façade of fearless obedience to his sire, whilst deep down he only cares about himself, Karina, and his prostitutes (in that order). Expecting him to get visibly involved in any affair that does not directly impact him or his sire is folly - even if he may want to.

			But for a select few who really know him, mostly Karina and a few anarchs who have helped him break the bond, Mason is a loyal man who still, deep down, wants to do the right thing. He believes he is too far gone to ever be "a good man" but accepts he is a fighter, and wants to be able to choose to fight for the right causes. As the Camarilla accepted without complaint his sire's dominance over him, he is naturally resentful about the Camarilla and is a natural Anarch by definition. He has managed to become a Hound in order to build up his own connections and support amongst the new Camarilla structure (he may dislike the Camarilla, but they're still "the government" and he has to work within that) all the whilst convincing his sire that he is doing so for his sire's benefit, until the time comes when he can do something about it - unfortunately patricide is illegal so, even if he were powerful enough to kill his sire directly, the consequence would be a death sentence for himself and his ghoul... and he's too much of a survivor at heart to be that suicidal. If the day comes that he regains his freedom and no longer in fear of his sire, Mason himself does not know who he'd be or what he will become.

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	== Combat Style ==		== Combat Style ==
	~~No information~~ in ~~database~~.		Mason learnt to fire pistols from his father when he was a child, was a military brat, and fought several years of Hell in Vietnam - and now works a risky job, in a rough area, for a dangerous employer. He almost always has his M1911A1 (his original service pistol from Vietnam) and M7 Bayonet (not his original, but one he bought from an army surplus after the war) dagger on him, and is very experienced in their use. He keeps a Colt M16A2 at the brothel or the trunk of his car, depending on what he perceives as the most need. If expecting trouble, he will prefer to rely on the M16 but for typical daily defence usually has just his M1911 and M7 on him.

			Overall, Mason prefers to avoid using weapons when possible (as he knows he can handle any normal human without their use) and generally only uses them when facing supernatural threats, or when there are notably stacked odds whereby the masquerade may be at risk if he relies on his disciplines or supernatural resilience. He was trained in use of knives for stealth kills decades before he learnt to use Protean claws, so he is naturally more comfortable using his bayonet in combat than claws, so they typically only get brought out against threats that where the supernatural nature of his claws bypass supernatural resilience, such as lupines or kindred with Fortitude. He always carries a clip of Incendiary rounds on him for his M1911, as both he and Boris have enemies, but only has silver bullets for the M16, kept as lupine protection at the Brothel, ever since they got targeted by Lupines once before.

			As can be assumed, Mason is disciplined in combat (unless overcome by his Brujah passions and driven to frenzy) and generally will try to move into a good defensive and tactically advantageous position, and fire for effect. He typically engages in melee combat (preferring melee to unarmed combat) when forced to, or if doing stealth attacks. When with others, protecting his teammates is usually a higher priority than vanquishing his foes - an instinct from his military days that he has never quite shaken, despite everything he's been through.

	== Social Style ==		== Social Style ==

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Karina Paige

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	=== Karina Paige ===		=== Karina Paige ===
	[[File:Brujah-~~Ranger_Karina~~.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:Brujah-Ranger Karina.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]
	An attractive woman seemingly in her mid-20s with a voluptuous figure, dressed to accentuate her natural curves. Her beautiful smile hides the hardness in her eyes of someone who has led a rough life. Karina was brought in by the Odessan Mafia as a sex-trafficked child prostitute when she was just 14 and, at age 24, became Mason's Ghoul and head whore - which was actually the most positive, life-improving part of her life since her capture. Most of her life has been working in the brothel under Mason or those who came before him. Mason was kind to her, and she realised they were both slaves forced to whore themselves in different ways, and they bonded enough that Mason turned her into a ghoul as a way of protecting her (in addition to the practicality of her help). Since then, she has served her domitor, and his master, as both his head prostitute as well as more ghoul-like functions. She is the only person to know the whole truth about Mason's imprisonment, pain and hatred, and that he does what he can to make an evil situation less horrible, and loves him for it (and believes he loves her back) and is loyal to her domitor even beyond that of the blood bond.		An attractive woman seemingly in her mid-20s with a voluptuous figure, dressed to accentuate her natural curves. Her beautiful smile hides the hardness in her eyes of someone who has led a rough life. Karina was brought in by the Odessan Mafia as a sex-trafficked child prostitute when she was just 14 and, at age 24, became Mason's Ghoul and head whore - which was actually the most positive, life-improving part of her life since her capture. Most of her life has been working in the brothel under Mason or those who came before him. Mason was kind to her, and she realised they were both slaves forced to whore themselves in different ways, and they bonded enough that Mason turned her into a ghoul as a way of protecting her (in addition to the practicality of her help). Since then, she has served her domitor, and his master, as both his head prostitute as well as more ghoul-like functions. She is the only person to know the whole truth about Mason's imprisonment, pain and hatred, and that he does what he can to make an evil situation less horrible, and loves him for it (and believes he loves her back) and is loyal to her domitor even beyond that of the blood bond.

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	== Other Notes ==		== Other Notes ==
	=== Karina Paige ===		=== Karina Paige ===
	[[Brujah-Ranger_Karina.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:Brujah-Ranger_Karina.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]
	An attractive woman seemingly in her mid-20s with a voluptuous figure, dressed to accentuate her natural curves. Her beautiful smile hides the hardness in her eyes of someone who has led a rough life. Karina was brought in by the Odessan Mafia as a sex-trafficked child prostitute when she was just 14 and, at age 24, became Mason's Ghoul and head whore - which was actually the most positive, life-improving part of her life since her capture. Most of her life has been working in the brothel under Mason or those who came before him. Mason was kind to her, and she realised they were both slaves forced to whore themselves in different ways, and they bonded enough that Mason turned her into a ghoul as a way of protecting her (in addition to the practicality of her help). Since then, she has served her domitor, and his master, as both his head prostitute as well as more ghoul-like functions. She is the only person to know the whole truth about Mason's imprisonment, pain and hatred, and that he does what he can to make an evil situation less horrible, and loves him for it (and believes he loves her back) and is loyal to her domitor even beyond that of the blood bond.		An attractive woman seemingly in her mid-20s with a voluptuous figure, dressed to accentuate her natural curves. Her beautiful smile hides the hardness in her eyes of someone who has led a rough life. Karina was brought in by the Odessan Mafia as a sex-trafficked child prostitute when she was just 14 and, at age 24, became Mason's Ghoul and head whore - which was actually the most positive, life-improving part of her life since her capture. Most of her life has been working in the brothel under Mason or those who came before him. Mason was kind to her, and she realised they were both slaves forced to whore themselves in different ways, and they bonded enough that Mason turned her into a ghoul as a way of protecting her (in addition to the practicality of her help). Since then, she has served her domitor, and his master, as both his head prostitute as well as more ghoul-like functions. She is the only person to know the whole truth about Mason's imprisonment, pain and hatred, and that he does what he can to make an evil situation less horrible, and loves him for it (and believes he loves her back) and is loyal to her domitor even beyond that of the blood bond.

	== Combat Style ==		== Combat Style ==

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Appearance

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	== Background ==		== Background ==