BRET STRYKER
Excess is the best drug
“Any sucker who tries to get you down about being immortal is a fucking twat, yeah?”
Facts at a Glance
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Vulnerability(1)
Bret is Blood Bound to Annabelle and desperately wants to break it.
Knowledge(2)
Bret claims to have been the lover of David Bowie.
Asset(2)
Bret acts as a patron for various dance studios across Chicago.
Bret havens in the basement of the Backtrack gay club.
Threat(1)
Bret's sloppy Embracing habits have created loose childer he may need to hunt.
Alliance(1)
Bret shares a close, vicarious friendship with a mortal dancer named Taryn.
Conflict(2)
Bret is mocked by social powerhouses like Bronwyn and Mamuwalde.
Goal(1)
Bret is seeking the position of Keeper of Elysium for social validation.
Quirk(1)
Bret feeds almost exclusively at Annabelle's parties to spite her.
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Unrequited Obsession
Bret's love for Annabelle has turned into an abiding bitterness. Love and hate, after all, are never far from each other. He wants revenge, but still loves her and is Blood Bound to her. He is trapped and unable to come up with a workable plan. If someone could ever help him, he might get what he actually wants. He's desperate to find someone who can break the bond, and would repay them in any way he could.
Forgoing Protection
Bret gets the attention he needs from Helena, though he has to do terrible things for it. Bret doesn't really mind Embracing people anymore, and in fact might be becoming addicted to creating vampires. It's a thrill for him and he's getting sloppy. He's aware of the risks and is contemplating hunting down his loose childer to save himself.
Surprising Patron
Bret works toward helping other young dancers by supporting them monetarily. He is the patron of a number of burgeoning dance studios, one for kids from lower-income households, one for aspiring ballet dancers, and another for pole dancing and strip acts. He hopes to form a herd or batch of loyal servants from these grateful kine.
Claims to Title
Bret desperately wants to be Keeper of Elysium to earn himself recognition and respect, but his political moves are somewhat obvious to anyone paying attention. He's not the subtlest of Kindred, leading to his constant derision from vampires such as Bronwyn and Mamuwalde, who successfully run nightspots in the city.
Bret's relationship with Annabelle is legendary in the Kindred scene of Chicago. Everybody knows almost all the details of their relationship since they're both such drama queens and talk endlessly about their relationship problems. Annabelle is clearly the one in control, and while Bret wants out of that he can't help but continue to adore her.
Helena is an exciting out for Bret, at the least a distraction from lovelorn feelings surrounding Annabelle, and at most a powerful new friendship that could gain him access to all kinds of freedom. He's trying unusually hard to stay in her good graces, and keep their particular bond as strong as possible.
Bret's political aspirations bring him into proximity to social powerhouses such as Bronwyn and Adze, among other Elysium hosts. They don't see Bret as a danger to their territory, but keep a close eye on the naïve Toreador in case he tries something daring.
Bret's political aspirations bring him into proximity to social powerhouses such as Bronwyn and Adze, among other Elysium hosts. They don't see Bret as a danger to their territory, but keep a close eye on the naïve Toreador in case he tries something daring.