CEDRICK CALHOUN "KHALID"
“I can protect you. I* must *protect you.”
Facts at a Glance
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Cedrick is currently impersonating the missing Nosferatu Primogen, Khalid.
Motivation(1)
Cedrick aims to reduce the horrors Kindred inflict upon mortals.
Vulnerability(1)
Nathaniel Bordruff is Cedrick's greatest fear.
Knowledge(1)
Asset(4)
Cedrick maintains a mortal hacker to monitor for leaks about his identity.
Cedrick uses the mortal Mask of political journalist Patrick Hampton.
Cedrick controls local politician Rufus Burri and various activist groups.
Cedrick carries a silver cane with a hidden wooden stake.
Threat(1)
Cedrick is a diablerist with a stained aura.
Alliance(2)
Cedrick relies heavily on his childe, Wauneka, but keeps him in the dark.
Cedrick is a frequent guest at Bennett Steadman's parties.
Conflict(1)
Cedrick avoids Critias and Annabelle to prevent exposure.
Goal(1)
Cedrick is campaigning to be named Primogen in his own right.
Quirk(1)
Cedrick has been on page 56 of The Great Gatsby for fifty years.
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The Good Shepherd
With his authority as "Khalid," Cedrick pursues his original goal of lessening the horrors Kindred visit upon kine. He's careful to word policy proposals as Khalid would have, and defends his logic if he votes counter to the former Primogen's known stances on an issue. On the matter of the Lasombra joining the Camarilla, Cedrick's had to do a lot of dissembling while he figures out the best course of action.
Paranoid Impostor
Leading a double life is exhausting. Cedrick's managed to keep the illusion going longer than he anticipated needing to, but he's had a few close calls. Last year, a neonate accused him of diablerizing Khalid and taking his place. Instead of paying the requested hush money, Cedrick killed his would-be blackmailer. Since then, he's paid a mortal hacker to dig into the connection between himself and Khalid on a monthly basis, to see if there's any chatter. He Dominates her to make her forget her research, though he always pays in full.
Self-Promotion
In the short term, Cedrick finds using Khalid's influence convenient. He lays the groundwork for his own plans, leveraging them with the authority acting as Primogen grants him. However, he wants to get the credit for creating a better world as Cedrick Calhoun. Therefore, as Khalid, he's begun dropping hints to other Nosferatu that Cedrick would be an admirable choice for Primogen, hoping he can hold on to the position when pretending to be Khalid stops being feasible.
Eyes Opened
While investigating Khalid's disappearance, Cedrick discovered the elder's suspicions about two methuselahs fighting for control of Chicago's Kindred. His notes reflected his paranoia: Many of the pages were written in code, some torn out and stashed in various hiding places. Cedrick is fairly certain he's not under anyone's control himself, though his name didn't appear on Khalid's list of independent vampires. He intends to meet with some of those named, to suss out what they know.
Cedrick counts on Wauneka's dedication, and relies heavily on the information his childe provides. He keeps his double identity away even from him, afraid of how he might react if the deception became apparent.
Nathaniel terrifies Cedrick. If anyone's likely to work out Calhoun's fraud, it's him, and his punishment will be excruciating.
Calhoun manages well with Newberry, Hernandez, and Jackson, but other members of the Kindred government, Critias and Annabelle, worry him. He tries to talk with them as little as possible in case they engage him on some historic issue about which Cedrick knows nothing.