François Loehr, "Warden" is a hunter of the Judge Creed.
Overview[]
Known on the English hunter lists as "Warden," François Loehr is possibly the most influential of Europe's imbued. His status is partially due to Tarjiman's efforts to translate his well-reasoned and articulate posts from French into English, Arabic and Italian. Even without the widespread dissemination of his ideas, however, François' connections to law enforcement and to the criminal population of his native Belgium would give him vital information and access in conducting the hunt.
François is the warden of a maximum-security prison in southern Belgium. He was "awakened" during a near-riot, at the same time as two of his guards and three of his prisoners.
François always prided himself on running a fairly clean prison. Sure, there were abuses, there was corruption - but such things happen in the best of penitentiaries, and he felt his was better than most. Now, however, he finds himself tempted to break the rules in the name of higher duty.
His awakened prisoners are ideal pawns in a war against the supernatural. One, a gun smuggler named Poe, is a vicious fighter and a remorseless killer. Armande Artaud, a former terrorist, is an arson and demolitions expert serving a life sentence for several firebombings perpetrated in the 1960s. His connections to political radicals are decades stale, but his skill at making buildings burn is as sharp as ever. Finally, there is Klaus Graeber, a burglar and rapist who targeted elderly widows. Graeber reasoned that his victims would be too ashamed to report his crimes to the police. Generally, he was correct. Graeber is nonetheless extremely adept at his chosen craft. He was captured only after being betrayed by his fence as part of a plea bargain.
These three are François' tools, but they cannot be used without cost. Every time he issues them "passes" is an opportunity for escape - an escape that would not only loose a menace from prison, but that would cost him his position and draw the attention of higher authorities and his prey to himself... and his family.
It's not easy for François to sneak the prisoners out. They can be shuffled into the infirmary and extricated from there. They can be assigned to solitary confinement as an excuse for absences from the general population. Armande is even eligible for work release, under highly controlled circumstances. But François knows that every time he arranges a mission, he necessarily shows his prisoners the weaknesses in his facility. Yet he cannot bring himself to look away while blood drinkers infest NATO and sorcerers exert their influence in the European Community.
As he becomes more familiar with the community of awakened in Europe, François hopes to make use of his three weapons less frequently. Yet, part of him hates risking the lives of decent folk against monsters - not only because Poe, Klaus and Armande won't be missed if they're killed, but because the three prisoners are more likely to succeed and survive.
Character Sheet[]
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3, Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 2, Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 3
Abilities: Academics 1, Alertness 2, Brawl 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 1, Dodge 3, Drive 1, Etiquette 2, Firearms 2, Intimidation 3, Investigation 3, Law 2, Leadership 3, Linguistics 2, Security 3, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Arsenal 1, Contacts 3, Influence 3, Resources 3
Edges: (Judgment) Discern, Burden; (Defense) Ward
Zeal: 5, Conviction: 5, Willpower: 5
References[]
- HTR: Hunter Book: Judge, p. 21, 23, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37, 44, 47, 57, 60, 94-95
- HTR: Hunter Book: Wayward, p. 25, 53
- HTR: Hunter: Utopia, p. 5, 34
- HTR: The Moonstruck, p. 31
- VTES: Nights of Reckoning