03.2023 | WELCOME BACK! Hello friends old and new! I'm so excited to welcome you all back to SITW! I've made some changes to the plot and added the ability to play supernatural charcaters! So come and check it out! I can't wait to jump back into this little town with all of you!
A strange history surrounds the town, it is a place where mysterious and supernatural things have been known to happen. The reputation of the town reguarly draws in visitors and newcomers alike. While some residents avidly believe in the supernatural, others are far more skeptical. What do you believe?
Post by Bastian Pennington on Sept 14, 2024 0:29:41 GMT
BASTIAN PENNINGTON Thomas Doherty
DETAILS
Species: Vampire Species Appearance: N/A Occupation: Phlebotomist + Ranger Residence: Country Home, large custom built house named "The Villa" Age: 122. Appears 25. (born in 1902, turned in 1927) Birthday: September 22nd Height: 6’0 Weight: 172 lbs Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Sexual Orientation: Bisexual, male leaning
Notable features: Various miscellaneous tattoos, often playing with a guitar pick.
PERSONALITY
Likes: Playing the guitar, hunting, parties, people, sex, drinking, drugs, anything that breaks up the everyday flow Dislikes: Being alone, boredom, enclosed spaces Strengths: Insanely loyal, reliable, enjoyable to be around (usually), in spite of personality flaws he is not reckless in any way that would risk exposure Weaknesses: Impatient, explosive anger, can be rude/crude/brash/abrasive
General personality: Penn is the kind of person who just can’t sit still. He has a hard time just ‘relaxing’, especially alone, as he doesn’t particularly enjoy his own company when his mind starts to wander aimlessly. Instead he spends as much time as he can staying busy and/or being with other people. He’s incredibly sociable, loves loud music and a room full of talking people, and spending as little time as possible sleeping, or so it would seem to the humans who don’t know that he can’t sleep. The early hours of the morning when everyone else has gone to sleep is always the least favorite part of the day in spite of not needing to worry about harsh sun.
Penn still lives as if he’s in his 20s. He loves drinking, partying, and various drugs though their effects vary now that he’s undead. Anger can and does build up and that is often when he leaves town for a few days in order to release those feelings with a good hunt. It’s like an itch he eventually just has to scratch. He can be rowdy, brash, and blunt which has earned him a few enemies or haters.
Music is a go-to outlet, especially when he’s forced to be alone. The guitar is his favorite and he is skilled in acoustic, electric, and bass. With an eternity ahead of him, he’s always looking for ways to break the monotony.
HISTORY
Education: Various classes over the years in misc interests but no formal degrees. Years in Sweetwater: Approx 50 Family Members: The Coven Sire: Arturo Diaz de Frontera
General History: Bastian Pennington was born in 1902 in upstate New York. His parents were wealthy, old money and a business sense to keep it going. He had 4 other siblings and each one was so unique in personality that you’d be surprised they all came from the same household. Penn, he stopped going by Bastian by the time he was a teenager, was at the top of his game by the time the roaring 20s were in full swing and damn was it a good time. He loved the parties and the finery and the attire growing sexier each year. He was in his prime.
As much as he loved to party he was also a skilled businessman. Sure, he was also living off his parents wealth but he wanted to earn something for himself. He wanted to put in the work. And he did. He sniffed out business opportunities with incredibly powerful men and he had the charm and know-how to convince them to work with him. He was a man of his word. Shrewd when he needed to be. Loyal and effective in his business deals.
It was how he had first met Arturo. Penn had been drawn in by his general aura of power and confidence. Like a moth to a flame, Penn loved how it felt to be around a man such as that. Sure, he was still young and got into trouble now and again but it was petty stuff. Through it all he had this intense urge to impress the older man (much older he would come to learn eventually) and make him proud.
Their relationship grew over time, a true deep friendship, and eventually Arturo confided in Penn his true nature. He had been surprised of course, he hadn’t known that anything like that was actually real. Yet here he was face to face with a vampire. He never stopped thinking about it after that and over time they had many conversations on the subject, whether it was information about the species or Arturo’s centuries of life experience he had lived.
Then one day in 1927 everything changed. Arturo and Penn were at a private event to celebrate a deal they had just made when the place was raided by members of a powerful mob. Guns were drawn and in a moment of instinct to protect this man he cared about so much, Penn stepped between Arturo and a gunman just in time to catch the bullet himself. It hit him deep in the stomach and he fell to the ground. Realizing he wasn’t ready to die and knowing there was potentially another options, Penn begged Arturo to turn him. The sire bond that he now felt only deepened his feelings of loyalty towards Arturo and Penn has been a member of his coven ever since.
There were moments over the years were Penn would leave for a time to go and explore on his own but they never last particularly long and he always returned to where he belonged, at his sire’s side. Since moving to Sweetwater, Penn has always remained close by, only leaving for occasional trips that lasted no more than a couple of weeks. He took on the role of ‘Guardián de la Mazmorra’ or ‘dungeonmaster’, taking on the task of making sure their coven always had the sustenance they needed.
Penn’s role in the coven is to help ensure that the members of the coven never have to go hungry. For the most part he collects and manages the storage of blood in a ‘blood cellar’ in their home. It looks just like a wine cellar but the bottles are filled with blood from various people and from a variety of times. He’s perfected the art of aging and keeping bloods as beautifully as one would collect wines. When there is a need for it, he uses his job as a phlebotomist to gather blood for sustenance and keeps a stock of drugs on hand that cause victims to forget what happened to them. Those in the coven who are in need of them come to him to get them. While many vampires prefer to ‘find their own food’, Penn is particularly good at charming and luring people home for a meal and is always happy to offer his services to those in need.
While once he was an exceptional killer, he has learned to alter his methods to help avoid detection, especially in such a small town. However…when the mood strikes, he is known to travel in order to achieve a proper and more satisfying hunt.
When asked about his role at his home he’ll use the more public friendly term of ‘sommelier’ and is actually certified in just that in order to help cover for himself.