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- Real/Birth Name: Dorian Gray
- Known Identiy/Mortal Alias: Lord Henry Villamont
- Place of Origin: London, England, UK
- Height: 6'0"
- Occupation: Nighclub Owner
- Apparent Age: Late-20s
- Embraced: 1890
- Kindred Status: Ancilla
- Sire: Lord Henry Villamont
- Clan: Toreador
- Clan Status: Respected Poseur
- Sect: Camarilla
- Sect Status: Harpy
- Player/Type: NPC
Appearance
Dorian is a radiantly handsome man who looks physically in his mid-late 20s, though gives the appearance of being younger. In his natural look he has medium-length hair of style common in 1800s Britain, or among the upper class, which curls slightly around his neck. He has piercing eyes and clean-shaved features which has captured the heart of many women (and more than a few men). He is tall and physically in good shape, not particularly muscular but in good physical form from an active lifestyle.
He is always found wearing striking clothing, almost inevitably of renown fashion makes, though the style varies on circumstances. He is most commonly encountered wearing designer lounge suits, although he will more business/high-etiquette suits when appropriate, or more casual clothing if the situation calls for it. Still, whilst you may see him wearing Hollister, Ralph Lauren or Tommy Hilfiger shirts and Dolce and Gabbana or Jacob Cohen shorts, you will almost certainly never see him in Primark clothing.
His haircuts change regularly - when amongst kindred company it can easily change daily depending on mood, fashion and to match his clothing; although amongst the kine he is frustrated to have to wait for reasonable periods of time for those who see him regularly to believe that his hair has regrown (he is too vain to attempt the excuse of using hair extensions). He has learnt to hold and body modifications he makes to himself, so it is not uncommon to see him fashion specific lengths of hair or piercings for extended periods, whilst most kindred would need to re-style their hair nightly to do the same.
In addition to being fashionable, his choice of attire is always carefully selected to enhance his presence - either to make him more imposing or, typically, more sexually appealing.
Background
Dorian was gifted in being both smart and handsome as well as being born to a wealthy family. He became a successful lawyer because he enjoyed the challenge and it was both prestigious and beneficial, but it was just a means to an end. He only really lived for his hobbies, social life and other forms of self-gratification. He was a hedonist, womaniser and heart breaker even as a mortal and had no mortal equal.
Until he met Lord Henry Villamont, who he impressed after seducing Villamont's ghoul into betraying her master (he did not know about kindred or ghouls, merely that she was in love and loyal to Lord Villamont and, as such, a perfect challenge to make her break her loyalty), bedding him and revealing some secrets. Villamont got revenge by showing the young man how small-sighted and insignificant he was, introducing him to a world of hedonism and pleasure such as he could never have possible imagined until Dorian himself broke and begged to be made like Villamont. A request that, once he began to bore of him, Villamont granted.
Dorian will admit his soul was lost well before he ever realised Villamont was an Albigensian Toreador and made him his progeny. Dorian is rare that he is a follower of the Path of Cathari, which is a common Sabbat path - but he is fanatically loyal to the Camarilla (though his detractors say it's only because in the Camarilla he's unique, but he'd be common in the Sabbat). He doesn't just enjoy his hedonism, and corrupting others - he sees it as a divinely-appointed role. He's not fanatical enough to feel that he has to stick to every tenet of the path like glue, but he does believe that God cursed him to be this corruptor of the innocent and as such, if that is his pre-ordained role in God's divine plan, then who is he to challenge it? (not that he has any intention to do so).
Mortal Society
Dorian enjoys flirting with the Masquerade. Many people have read the famous story The Picture of Dorian Gray (or more likely, seen a movie based on it) which is named after him and, whilst he does not openly admit to being that Dorian Gray ("if I were he, I could not surely still be around… unless the story is true? But surely that could not be?") but he finds it useful as a conversation starter. Most people just assume he has taken the name by choice like a fan might name their child after a celebrity. Anyone (uninteresting) getting too nosey usually gets sent away with dominate (or a few choice words to some of his entourage may result in unfortunate accidents) - but the more interesting ones he promises eternal youth to (via being ghouls) if they give him his adoration. Dorian usually has an entourage of ghouls and herd which he takes and leaves as his whims desire (the herd and ghoul retainers are often mixed and indistinguishable, even to him - many of his ghouls become desperate and broken from vitae withdrawal due to Dorian forgetting they were ghouls; typically resulting in him disposing of their inconvenience if it remotely endangers the Masquerade or his entertainment).
Whilst he is a hedonist, it isn't simply for his gratification, he believes it is a divine duty for him to corrupt the innocent. He is known to be the owner of the nightclub "Indulgence" which has been under police scrutiny for years due to the amount of prostitution, drugs (and rumoured, far worse activities) that occur on the premises - but investigators, especially undercover vice officers, always seem to always end up either dead, missing, discredited in some scandal, or being corrupted to Dorian's cause and becoming his informants and allies.
Personality
Unlike many Toreadors and despite being a Harpy, Dorian is rarely involved in Politics beyond that naturally carried out by the social exchanges of the Harpies. Politics is meaningless to Dorian, except as a means to an end. Only two things matter to him - his own hedonistic indulgences, and corrupting others to indulge in their hedonism. This used to be more of a challenge during the repressed era when he was embraced, with social values and morals expecting ladies to be virginal and innocent until marriage, then faithful thereafter, but there are still challenges these days - especially with all the silly #metoo movement. He believes that ultimately anyone and everyone can be pushed a little further into depravity and sin and against their better natures. Regarding consent, he believes the fun part is doing whatever necessary to get the consent. Whether someone becomes his lover because of his charms, or out of anger against her husband after a revelation of a secret affair (which may not have actually occurred, but by the time they learn that the deeds have been done), or simply essentially made to consent against their desire because they need something Dorian wants, and that is the only way to pay his price, is just semantics to him. He is a social predator and a sociopath of the highest degree.
On the surface, Dorian is the ultimate gentleman - urbane, polite, friendly, helpful and always charming to both ladies and men, as long as they are attractive (or at least not unattractive, every woman has their charms, after all). He looks at women (and men) like hunting trophies and is an exceedingly patient hunter. He will take time to pick his next conquest, spend time getting to know them and analyse their personality, determine an appropriate "hunting strategy" to seduce them, and then go for the proverbial kill. Once the target has been seduced, used and (typically) abused and their innocence (or entertainment appeal) gone, he loses interest and moves on, and to hell with the consequences or the broken hearts and marriages he leaves in his wake. The more damaging his interference to a blissful union, the greater the scandal caused by the corruption, the better.
Dorian enjoys any conquest - it's not really about the sexual gratification, as kindred are typically beyond that base desire, taking more pleasure in the act of The Kiss - it's about power and gratification. The knowledge that he CAN turn a "No" into a "Yes" by using his charm and intellect. The sexual act is more of a form of physical evidence of his success than an act for his pleasure - although he does get psychological pleasure from the act. He is equally content to seduce people of any gender or sex, or in any number. He has on multiple occasions seduced a man into the bedroom to be "accidentally" caught by his wife, as a means to emotionally prime her to join in to a threesome or be seduced at a later stage to take vengeance for being cuckolded. Threesome, foursomes and orgies are as normal to him as bread to a baker. But of particular interest to him is not simply making people cuckold their partners, but corrupting the innocent. This need not be sexual innocence, but an innocent soul. There is little more enticing to him than getting a pure soul and turning them into a debased and immoral mortal reflection of himself.
The only difference with the kindred is that they are a little more of a challenge. With greater difficulty, comes a greater reward.
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