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 spires / elysium gathering. 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.

-1978: 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