Carver is a nomadic Brujah agitator, sire of the famous Annabelle.
Biography[]
Not much of Carver's past is known, though according to him, as a mortal he and a friend would sometimes go out to the Manson Caves outside Los Angeles to drink and get high. He even went so far as to carve his name - or at least his current nom-de-plume - into the rock face of the subterranean depths. As a vampire, he still occasionally re-visits that same spot, having set up an makeshift haven within the Caves.
Carver is by all accounts fairly nomadic, drifting from city to city, doing "work for the Anarch State in general". It was one of these visits to Los Angeles that resulted in the impromptu Embrace of Annabelle Li, after she had unintentionally earned the ire of a local Nosferatu. His work would take him away from LA shortly after, but Carver would eventually return a few weeks later, attempting to take stock of the Thin-blooded populace of the City of Angels. After assisting his childe and her coterie with breaking up a drug operation run by a pair of Mercurians, Carver would vanish once again. More work to be done elsewhere.
The Brujah would re-appear in LA nearly two years later, just as suddenly as he had left. Making contact with the de-facto "leader" of the city's Thin-Bloods, Delilah, Carver offered to help her network with other Duskborn in other cities - in other countries even. His reasoning? A war was coming, and Carver saw it as his job to make sure everyone on his side was on equal footing.
This time, Carver stuck around long enough for Annabelle to catch up with him, and the two would eventually depart from LA together. More work evidently had to be done, this time in Gary, Indiana. Neither would return until 2021, just in time to be caught up in the Second Inquisition's surprise attack. Carver managed to make it out - alongside Annabelle's recently-Embraced girlfriend Ellenore - sending word of his childe's capture to her former coterie-mates before once again skipping town. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Description[]
Carver is the sire of Annabelle. He brought her into undeath after discovering her near-lifeless body immediately after Nick drained almost all her blood and left her for dead, but she broke out of his haven before he could educate her on her new existence. Carver then kept tabs on his progeny for weeks, introducing himself only when their mutual interest in some local Thinbloods coincided. He claims to be fighting the crushing grip the elders have placed on the world, by whatever means necessary. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Loresheet[]
In Your Face: Some Anarchs find Carver's no-holds-barred, ends-justify-the-means methods of fighting Camarilla oppression too provocative. But not you: Carver is your role model, and you strive to follow his example of devil-may-care aggression when it comes to pursuing your goals. Consequently, by name-dropping Carver, you gain two dice in any rolls for Intimidation rolls against any Camarilla Kindred, who figure that anyone using that name is probably either desperate or dangerous enough to be treated with caution.- Got What You Need: No matter how illegal, obscure, or elusive a piece of gear or equipment might be, Carver knows a guy who can get it. Weapons, drugs, a page from the Book of Nod, new Blood Alchemy recipes, keys to the Prince's limo, whatever. And because you know Carver—or a guy who knows a guy who knows him—you gain the equivalent of three dots of Contacts who can help you find whatever it is you're looking for. Obtaining the desired items is up to you, but at least you know where to start.
- Whaddya Want?: Like a bad penny, Carver always seems to turn up just when he is needed—or at the most inopportune time, depending on your point of view. Getting in touch with him at any other time seems nearly impossible. But not for you: either through the Anarch grapevine or some other means, you can get a message to Carver. Whether he responds and how he reacts is at the Storyteller's discretion.
- Who Loves Ya?: Carver trusts you, or maybe he's just using you. Either way, he is equivalent to a three-dot Mawla. But associating with Carver may bring the suspicion and ire of countless other Kindred, from the local Camarilla to Anarchs he has wronged. At the very least, you gain Notorious (Camarilla).
- Later, Babydoll: Carver knows somebody in nearly every domain, and he owes a lot of these Kindred a favor. You have gained control over one of these favors and can require Carver to repay it. You may choose either a Major Boon that Carver must repay personally, or the equivalent of five dots to split among Allies, Contacts, Influences, or Resources in your domain.
Trivia[]
- Carver was introduced as the player character of special guest Taliesin Jaffe in LA by Night S1E5: What I Am. As with many "guest characters" in the chronicle, Carver only re-appears a select number of times, specifically in S4E1: More Than Human, S4E13: The Last Resort, and S5E4: Live on the Moon.
- Carver is one of several L.A. By Night characters who possesses their own official Loresheet, released as part of special promotional deal with Dog Might Games.
References[]
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade: L.A. By Night
- S1E5: What I Am
- S4E1: More Than Human
- S4E13: The Last Resort
- S5E4: Live on the Moon