Born: 1895, London.

- Middle class family, father was a medical doctor

-Initially planned to follow his father into medicine.

-Conscripted in 1916 for the Great War. Served as a junior doctor and saw the horrors of war.

-Continuing as a doctor after the war, developed an interest and specialism in mental health, seeing so many ‘shell-shocked’ soldiers. Networked with Freud, Jung and either figures of the time. Came to believe in the use of hypnosis for treatment.

-Married to Sarah, who he met while she was a nurse during the war.

-Son Arthur born 1923

Embraced: 1926 (age 31)

-Sire: Edward Bainbridge (NPC from the London by Night book)

-His developments in hypnosis attracted the attention of Clan Tremere, interested in this new ‘science’ and its relationship to dominate.

-Spent 2 years as an apprentice of the first circle, limited to the chantry of London, required to study.

-1928: Presented to Prince Mithras and acknowledged. Raised to apprentice of the second circle by Pontifex Dr. John Dee.

-Spent the next few decades working as an apprentice of Clan Tremere, doing low level tasks and engaging in research.

-Maintained some contacts with the medical professional as these were deemed useful to the clan, but generally forbidden from contact with his mundane family.

-On occasion, would demonstrate his hypnosis talents as an artform to embrace toreador at soires / elysium gatherings. Privately disliked using it for entertainment.

-Tremere rank rose and fell over the years after successes and failures, but gradually climbed over the years, up to apprentice of the 5th circle.

-1976: Recognised by ‘Queen Anne’ as an ancilla, it being 50 years since his presentation.

-2020: Transferred to the New York chantry, as part of apprentice trading between the regents. Privately under instructions from Regent Bainbridge and Pontifex Dee to be their eyes over there. <<insert other tasks plot hooks here>>

Medicine speciality - hypnotism