Romain Vallentin (WoD) - Revision history

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	*'''Kindred Status:''' Ancilla		*'''Kindred Status:''' Ancilla
	*'''Sire:''' [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Phantomas Phantomas]		*'''Sire:''' [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Phantomas Phantomas]
			*'''Notable Descendants:''' [[Coterie:_The_1337_5kw4d_(WoD)#Member_Profile:_1337Kw33n_.281337.29\|1337 (Childe)]]
	*'''Clan:''' Nosferatu		*'''Clan:''' Nosferatu
	*'''Clan Status:''' Respected ancilla		*'''Clan Status:''' Respected ancilla

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	* Porcelain mask		* Porcelain mask
	* [http://www.techwinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lexus-LS-Inspiration.jpg Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series] (luxury sedan)		* [http://www.techwinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lexus-LS-Inspiration.jpg Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series] (luxury sedan)
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	== Signature Quotes ==		== Signature Quotes ==

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	[[File:Nosferatu-Valentine-Sword.jpg\|~~50%px~~\|thumb\|right\|Valentine's Epée]]		[[File:Nosferatu-Valentine-Sword.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Valentine's Epée]]
	* Napoleonic era French Officer's Epée		* Napoleonic era French Officer's Epée
	* Smith & Wesson M640 revolver (and a speedload clip of silver bullet)		* Smith & Wesson M640 revolver (and a speedload clip of silver bullet)

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	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==
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	[[File:Nosferatu_-_Romain_Vallentin_1.jpg\|~~50%~~\|thumb\|right\|Valentine post-Embrace]]		[[File:Nosferatu_-_Romain_Vallentin_1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Valentine post-Embrace]]
	Prior to his Embrace, or when using his Obfuscate to appear as he (believes) he did whilst mortal, Valentine was a handsome Frenchman of average height and build, although good physique, with a thick head of hair and beard - even for a man in his 40s. The Embrace stripped him of all this - turning him into, as [[Genevieve Montclair (WoD)\|Genevieve Montclair]] once described him, ''"the love-child of a Sphynx cat and a rabbit."'' He had lost all his once-lush hair, even his eyebrows (and other more private areas) and his skin has become gaunt, withered and wrinkly not unlike a mortal centenarian, with a green-grey tinge. His eyes retain most of their human appearance, but the pigmentation has drained from them and mutated, leaving them an odd colour that resembles violet or lilac depending on the lighting conditions. His nose has twisted and gnarled and his ears have grown and bent, resembling miniature-gargoyles stuck to his head. Like many nosferatu, his nails and incisors have grown and sharpened, although his elongated nails don't provide any real benefit.		Prior to his Embrace, or when using his Obfuscate to appear as he (believes) he did whilst mortal, Valentine was a handsome Frenchman of average height and build, although good physique, with a thick head of hair and beard - even for a man in his 40s. The Embrace stripped him of all this - turning him into, as [[Genevieve Montclair (WoD)\|Genevieve Montclair]] once described him, ''"the love-child of a Sphynx cat and a rabbit."'' He had lost all his once-lush hair, even his eyebrows (and other more private areas) and his skin has become gaunt, withered and wrinkly not unlike a mortal centenarian, with a green-grey tinge. His eyes retain most of their human appearance, but the pigmentation has drained from them and mutated, leaving them an odd colour that resembles violet or lilac depending on the lighting conditions. His nose has twisted and gnarled and his ears have grown and bent, resembling miniature-gargoyles stuck to his head. Like many nosferatu, his nails and incisors have grown and sharpened, although his elongated nails don't provide any real benefit.

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	== Mortal Society ==		== Mortal Society ==
	[[File:Nosferatu_-_Romain_Vallentin_2.jpg\|~~50%~~\|thumb\|right\|Valentine obfuscated to appear as he did pre-Embrace]]Valentine has a popular club known as ''The Valentine Lounge'' (commonly simply referred to as ''Valentine's''). It operates as a restaurant during the day, run by mortal staff led by his ghoul, with an open-mic area and occasional in-house entertainment. At nights it operates as a stand-up/comedy-club with stand-up comedians, poets, improv actors, small theatre groups and the likes performing on the small stage. This includes the in-house ''Valentine Troupe'' which performs on Friday nights, of which Valentine is a performer under his mortal alias of Roman Valentine. Though occasionally they may get a professional performing, Valentine prefers to use his club as a way to showcase new talent and more than one career has been made by a performance at ''Valentine's'' spotted by a critic, talent scout or other media influencer who writes about them... as well as Brujah and Toreadors scoping out for potential talent to provide patronage, or seeking potential progeny...		[[File:Nosferatu_-_Romain_Vallentin_2.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Valentine obfuscated to appear as he did pre-Embrace]]Valentine has a popular club known as ''The Valentine Lounge'' (commonly simply referred to as ''Valentine's''). It operates as a restaurant during the day, run by mortal staff led by his ghoul, with an open-mic area and occasional in-house entertainment. At nights it operates as a stand-up/comedy-club with stand-up comedians, poets, improv actors, small theatre groups and the likes performing on the small stage. This includes the in-house ''Valentine Troupe'' which performs on Friday nights, of which Valentine is a performer under his mortal alias of Roman Valentine. Though occasionally they may get a professional performing, Valentine prefers to use his club as a way to showcase new talent and more than one career has been made by a performance at ''Valentine's'' spotted by a critic, talent scout or other media influencer who writes about them... as well as Brujah and Toreadors scoping out for potential talent to provide patronage, or seeking potential progeny...

	Valentine is rarely hands-on, however, acting as a patron and mentor to his staff and, especially, theatre troupe, rather than an owner-manager and is popular with clients and staff. The restaurant has a strict "no cameras" policy. He claims this is to prevent people from stealing talent although, in reality, it's mostly to protect the Masquerade when he is on stage. Although Valentine is able to transfer his Obfuscated image to photographic media (or rather, to those who view his Obfuscated image via media), he figures - why risk it? In practice, this policy is regularly lifted (especially for journalists) simply by asking Valentine's permission (which he will grant whenever he himself is not going to be photographed, although he asks the performers if they mind too).		Valentine is rarely hands-on, however, acting as a patron and mentor to his staff and, especially, theatre troupe, rather than an owner-manager and is popular with clients and staff. The restaurant has a strict "no cameras" policy. He claims this is to prevent people from stealing talent although, in reality, it's mostly to protect the Masquerade when he is on stage. Although Valentine is able to transfer his Obfuscated image to photographic media (or rather, to those who view his Obfuscated image via media), he figures - why risk it? In practice, this policy is regularly lifted (especially for journalists) simply by asking Valentine's permission (which he will grant whenever he himself is not going to be photographed, although he asks the performers if they mind too).
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	=== 1337 ===		=== 1337 ===
	'''Full Article: '''[[Coterie:_The_1337_5kw4d_(WoD)#Member_Profile:_1337Kw33n_.281337.29\|Coterie: The 1337 5kw4d - 1337Kw33n]]		'''Full Article: '''[[Coterie:_The_1337_5kw4d_(WoD)#Member_Profile:_1337Kw33n_.281337.29\|Coterie: The 1337 5kw4d - 1337Kw33n]]
	[[File:1337.jpg\|~~50%~~\|thumb\|right\|Rehteah '1337' Williams]]		[[File:1337.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Rehteah '1337' Williams]]
	To hear him tell it, Valentine was a successful actor who's life was cut tragically short (although he was in his mid-40s) by the fire that caused his mortal death. Nevertheless, in 2006 he began reading in the news media about the case of a young mortal named Rehtaeh Williams who had been an alleged victim of gang rape at a party but, worse (from Valentine's perspective) a photograph had been taken and spread publicly resulting in victim-blaming and slut-shaming by many of the youth backing the ''"popular kids, falsely accused by an attention-seeking and dishonest slut."'' Although he read about the event, and the police investigation in the media - he admits he didn't really pay much attention to it... until he read an article that due to relentless social and online bullying the girl had attempted to kill herself by hanging, and was in life support in hospital but deteriorating. Although he was not a victim of bullying and assault in his own mortal life, he sympathised with her in a "bright spark taken too soon" angle. Struggling somewhat with elements of the modern nights, such as computers (with the Nosferatu relying on their SchreckNET system, forcing him to have to adapt) and well settled, he had been considering Embracing for a few years - and his sympathetic connection to Rehtaeh was the final nail in the coffin.		To hear him tell it, Valentine was a successful actor who's life was cut tragically short (although he was in his mid-40s) by the fire that caused his mortal death. Nevertheless, in 2006 he began reading in the news media about the case of a young mortal named Rehtaeh Williams who had been an alleged victim of gang rape at a party but, worse (from Valentine's perspective) a photograph had been taken and spread publicly resulting in victim-blaming and slut-shaming by many of the youth backing the ''"popular kids, falsely accused by an attention-seeking and dishonest slut."'' Although he read about the event, and the police investigation in the media - he admits he didn't really pay much attention to it... until he read an article that due to relentless social and online bullying the girl had attempted to kill herself by hanging, and was in life support in hospital but deteriorating. Although he was not a victim of bullying and assault in his own mortal life, he sympathised with her in a "bright spark taken too soon" angle. Struggling somewhat with elements of the modern nights, such as computers (with the Nosferatu relying on their SchreckNET system, forcing him to have to adapt) and well settled, he had been considering Embracing for a few years - and his sympathetic connection to Rehtaeh was the final nail in the coffin.

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	=== Darryl Snelgrove ===		=== Darryl Snelgrove ===
	'''Full Article:''' [[Darryl Snelgrove (WoD)\|Darryl Snelgrove]].		'''Full Article:''' [[Darryl Snelgrove (WoD)\|Darryl Snelgrove]].
	[[File:Nosferatu_-_Snel.jpg\|~~50%~~\|thumb\|right\|Darryl 'Snel' Snelgrove]]		[[File:Nosferatu_-_Snel.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Darryl 'Snel' Snelgrove]]
	After Valentine came to Ashford with [[Marina Vasilyeva (WoD)\|Marina Vasilyeva]] and her sire Tyler, Darryl observed with some trepidation how quickly and brutally the Elder nosferatu and his progeny took over control of the Clan. At the time, Darryl Snelgrove was the whip - a fairly competent one, though disliked by some of the Nosferatu for his ''proclivities''. When Tyler took control, Darryl wisely stepped aside to let Marina take the position of Whip - at least officially. He worked alongside her, proving his worth to Tyler as a ''brood hen'' and in essence functioning as the Whip's whip. When Tyler left and Marina became Primogen (he knew he had neither the influence nor personal power to make a challenge for it himself), Darryl assumed that he would regain his former position (and to his mind, one he'd unofficially been doing during Tyler's reign as Marina was often tied up with her Bratva activities). It, therefore, came as a shock to him when Marina declared that she did not want a paedophile as her Whip, and wanted someone with more respectability that the entire clan, as well as contacts outside the clan, could better respect, rather than fear - and installed Valentine as her whip.		After Valentine came to Ashford with [[Marina Vasilyeva (WoD)\|Marina Vasilyeva]] and her sire Tyler, Darryl observed with some trepidation how quickly and brutally the Elder nosferatu and his progeny took over control of the Clan. At the time, Darryl Snelgrove was the whip - a fairly competent one, though disliked by some of the Nosferatu for his ''proclivities''. When Tyler took control, Darryl wisely stepped aside to let Marina take the position of Whip - at least officially. He worked alongside her, proving his worth to Tyler as a ''brood hen'' and in essence functioning as the Whip's whip. When Tyler left and Marina became Primogen (he knew he had neither the influence nor personal power to make a challenge for it himself), Darryl assumed that he would regain his former position (and to his mind, one he'd unofficially been doing during Tyler's reign as Marina was often tied up with her Bratva activities). It, therefore, came as a shock to him when Marina declared that she did not want a paedophile as her Whip, and wanted someone with more respectability that the entire clan, as well as contacts outside the clan, could better respect, rather than fear - and installed Valentine as her whip.

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	* Porcelain mask		* Porcelain mask
	* [http://www.techwinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lexus-LS-Inspiration.jpg Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series] (luxury sedan)		* [http://www.techwinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lexus-LS-Inspiration.jpg Lexus LS 500 Inspiration Series] (luxury sedan)
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	== Signature Quotes ==		== Signature Quotes ==
	* ~~No information in database~~.		* "Elegance is not about being noticed, it's about being remembered."
			* "Find a mask and wear it well, so your true identity no one can tell."
			* "A Cainite's blood soon runs cold where there are no kine around to warm it up."



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	== Social Style ==		== Social Style ==
	~~No information in database~~.		Flattery works. At least to a degree. Whilst Valentine isn't as narcissistic or vainglorious as your average Toreador or Ventrue, he still lives the high life as if he was a superstar, relying more on his personal magnetism when he cannot push his Obfuscate ability to give him looks to match how handsome he remembers himself being. Therefore those who are respectful and flattering are more likely to appeal to him than those who are rude and dismissive.

			He loves the social life and talking about the arts - especially theatre and (a distant second) music... especially classical ones from the Baroque and Renaissance eras. Any kindred with knowledge or interest in these things will find it easy to spark a conversation with him or get into his graces. If they are ''pretty things'' as he likes to put it, then the job is far easier - as a kindred he may not have a natural sex drive, and is too wise to usually partake of The Kiss with other kindred for fear of the bond (though he is willing to offer his blood to pretty things), but he nonetheless has an almost-Toreador-like appreciation for beauty.

			He is an experienced courtier and Elysium regular and as such can be tactful, patient and tolerant - he is old enough to see the big picture and play the long game, and so not easily pushed into impulsive action or taunted. This makes him a good diplomat and, despite all his apparent self-promotion and pomp, he takes his responsibility as Whip seriously and tries to do his best as an ambassador of his clan when dealing with other Clans. He knows that many Toreadors, Ventrue and Tremere are resentful of the Nosferatu - both for their ''usurping their power'' in the Sabbat War, and for the (rumoured) fact that the Nosferatu had prior-warning of the impending assault and chose not to share it with the clans in power (to enable them to usurp said power) - and unlike many Nosferatu who will cackle with glee and rub their clan-plight into their faces he will instead attempt to, not rebuild... as he feels the high clans never allowed the Nosferatu to have a fair footing and treated them poorly, but to improve the inter-clan relationships. Ironically, this makes him more likely to provide boons and aid to non-Nosferatu than his own clanmates.

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