Jonas Harrington

History

It is the year 1521 and Jonathan Hampton is born to a wealthy family in Nottingham, England. A bright and eager child, he is privately tutored. But a hard streak runs through the boy and he rebels against both his teachers and his parents.

It is the year 1537 and Hampton runs away from home, to join England’s nascent navy. For a boy that had never even seen the sea before, he is a born natural sailor.

He rises rapidly through the ranks of the Sea Dogs, fighting well against England’s many maritime enemies.

It is the year 1560, and Hampton is sponsored as Captain of the Minion.

It is the year 1567, and Hampton with the Minion joins the fleet of John Hawkins. Hampton captures a Portuguese ship, and leads his men well in a land assault on a fortified village in Sierra Leone. The fleet loads many slaves from African ports.

But this is not bounty that sits well with Hampton. True the slave trade was profitable, but the human misery was palpable, and the wealth felt shallow.

This was not the conduct of a true man. Face your enemy, and match him strength for strength, wit for wit. Do not sell bound men, women, and children, and claim that profit to be virtuously earned.

But Hampton is a patriot and a loyal soldier and he does his duty.

It is the year 1568, and it is the disaster that is the San Juan de Ulua.

Badly wounded by shrapnel, Hampton nonetheless captains his ship to return to England. He should be a hero of England, but Hampton only wants to ease his pain, both spiritual and physical, with drink. He is done with that life. He is done with life.

In his cups, he told his tale to a stranger, who went by the name of Leeland. The night was long, and the stranger, a man that lived deep within the forests of Sherwood, refuelled all of Hampton's passions. Passion for the sea, for liberty of his fellow man, and for glory of the world. For a time he even forgets the pain of the wounds sustained at San Juan de Ulua.

Hampton is reborn as Jonas Harrington, and spends his nights working to develop Mithras’ ocean power. Jonas’ espionage and diplomatic missions take him away from court for months and years at a time, working closely with other vassals of Mithras, most often those from the Nosferatu and Gangrel clans. In particular he builds a close relationship with a fellow warrior Byron McClennan as they intrigue against the Europeans amidst their religious feuds.

Off the Iberian coast, the pirate “Keelhaul” creates havoc, his very presence causing terror among the Spanish and Portuguese merchants.

A useful charade, but one that quickly earns the enmity of powerful interests. Perhaps a sojourn in the East might be wise.

Appearance:

Jonas Harrington typically wears the garb of an officer of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot (the nascent Royal Marines), but will often dress otherwise, as suits the mission.

Keelhaul wears black leathers, his face usually hidden by a neckerchief.

Character Sheet

Name: Jonas Harrington

Player: Motorskills

Chronicle: Bombay by Night

Nature:

Demeanor:

Concept: Privateer/Spy

Clan: Brujah

Generation: 8th

Sire: Robin Leeland

Attributes

Strength: 2

Dexterity: 2

Stamina: 3

Charisma: 4

Manipulation: 5

Appearance: 2

Perception: 3

Intelligence: 2

Wits: 3

Skills and Talents

Awareness: 1

Brawl: 2

Empathy: 2

Expression: 1

Intimidation: 2

Intrigue: 2

Leadership: 2

Streetwise: 2

Subterfuge: 2

Commerce: 3

Firearms: 2

Larceny: 3

Melee: 2

Performance: 1

Sailing: 5 (Privateer)

Stealth: 1

Academics: 1

Hearth Wisdom: 1 (sailor's tales)

Investigation: 1

Law: 1

Medicine: 1

Politics: 2

Discipline

Celerity: 2

Potence: 1

Presence: 3

Merits and Flaws

Celestial Attunement (1 pt)

Enemy (1 pt) Portuguese

Enemy (2 pts) Spanish

Language (1 pt) Dutch

Language (1 pt) Portuguese

Language (1 pt) Spanish

Permanent Wound (3 pts)

Backgrounds

Generation: 5

Pooled Backgrounds: 6

Virtues

Conscience: 2

Self-Control: 5

Courage: 5

Traits

Humanity: 7

Willpower: 7

Blood Pool: 15

Weakness: Jonas finds the difficulties to resist or guide frenzies to be two higher than normal. Additionally Jonas may never spend Willpower to avoid frenzy, though he may spend a point of Willpower to end a frenzy that has already begun.