Howland

Introduction "You shall have joy or you shall have power, said God. You shall not have both." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Available History: Howland came to his reward in 2003. He was 29 years old. His sire, the elder Minnie Carr, was herself very young for her generation - having only been embraced in the late 1830s in what was then the Republic of Texas. Few people know why Ms. Carr chose to embrace Howland. If the man himself knows, he's not telling. For a decade he served as his sire's companion in Phoenix but the relationship eventually soured under conditions as mysterious as his embrace. Though his departure from her domain is ultimately believed to have been amicable, the two haven't spoken since. Howland spent the next several years havening in various locations throughout the American southwest. More recently he's uprooted for greener pastures in Prospect, where the vampire seems eager to establish a new power base for himself. He lives and works in the penthouse of the luxury high-rise Howland Tower, near Fifth and Belvedere. Digging Deeper: Even a cursory search reveals more of Howland's story - though it isn't as long as the potency of his blood would suggest. Alexander Howland was born in Florida, 1974, to Margaret Howland and her second husband, Teddy (she's on her fourth now). Margaret Howland is herself the heir to a real estate fortune over a century in the making, with properties throughout the United States. The young Howland wanted for nothing during his adolescence and early adulthood: Million-dollar Bugattis, skiing in Zermatt, hard partying in Rio de Janeiro, and other - even more exotic - pursuits. His more recent history is murkier and investigations into his activities since the new millennium are far less fruitful. [ edit ] RP Hooks Emerging Power: Howland is throwing money around - lots of it. He's putting out the word that he's the man to work for in the city. Mortals, supernaturals - anyone useful is a potential recruit. Maybe he's trying to set up a meeting with you. Maybe you're trying to set up a meeting with him. Hard Partying: Howland hosts nightly parties at his penthouse apartment in Howland Tower in downtown Prospect. These gatherings are arranged by a woman named Mia Boyd who keeps them stocked with the dozens of beautiful young partygirls who fill out the bulk of Howland's large herd. Maybe you've secured an invitation or you know someone who has. New Arrival: Howland is a new arrival in Prospect and he's in the process of meeting everyone worth knowing in the city. Maybe it's time the two of you sit down. [ edit ]

Howland [ edit ] Overview Race: Cainite Clan: Ventrue Sect: Camarilla Resources: Herd: Natural Leader New Arrival [ edit ] Retainers Mia Boyd Mia is a likely point of first contact for people attempting to find Howland. She is his ghoul companion and personal assistant, seeing to his daytime affairs and arranging the details of his nightly parties. She tends toward impatience and dismissiveness with strangers but becomes docile and supplicative in the presence of her master. Howland uses Mia to assess a person prior to meeting them. Marco Siciliano Former private military contractor, Marco is Howland's bodyguard and driver. Though a ghoul now, his service to Howland goes back to a time prior to his embrace. Marco knows full well that he has little chance in combat against the supernatural elements which might endanger his master - he's long accepted his own mortality (even if Howland has temporarily arrested it). [ edit ]