Dr. James "Mortius" Howitt is a Tremere stationed within the Milwaukee chantry. Although he is merely an apprentice within the Clan, he has a powerful mentor and Carna, his Regent, is advised to hear him out.
Biography[]
| “ | The most important thing, the only reason to exist, is the work. | ” |
In his life, Mortius was a dabbler in several fields of arcane study and even a hedge mage, who managed to copy several aspects of Thaumaturgy, gain information about several supernatural creatures, and to create several artifacts all by himself.
Once he was Embraced, however, he found out that most of his artifacts were replaced by the ever-growing development of mortal technology, leaving him stuck in the lower ranks of the Clan. He now desperately tries to create something new and earn the approval of the Inner Council. To this end, he studies various magical anomalies around the world, recently focusing on Milwaukee.
He is also known for having studied and translated the Book of the Grave-War, an eschatological text written by a German Malkavian in the 12th or 13th century concerning Gehenna and diablerie.
Ashfinders[]
He is secretly in affiliation with the Ashfinders, a cult of Thin-Bloods in who he supplies them with the ashes of the Elders during the Gehenna War. He also does experiments to see how the Duskborn react to the side effects, through the cover of the Cinder Institute.[1]
Character Sheet[]
Fifth Edition[]
Dr. James “Mortius” Howitt
Sire: Mesita
Embraced: 1566 (Born 1516)
Ambition: Further “the work”
Convictions: Never turn down the opportunity to experiment
Touchstones: Grace Brooker — mortal witch from the Cult of Isis
Humanity: 3
Generation: 7th
Blood Potency: 5
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 4; Charisma 2, Manipulation 1, Composure 3; Intelligence 5, Wits 5, Resolve 5
Health: 7
Willpower: 8
Skills: Drive 1; Etiquette 1, Insight 1, Leadership 1, Subterfuge 2; Academics (Anthropology, Archaeology, Mathematics) 5, Awareness 2, Medicine 5, Occult (Alchemy, Blood Sorcery) 5, Politics 3, Science (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics) 5, Technology 3
Disciplines: Auspex 5, Blood Sorcery 5, Dominate 4
Gallery[]
References[]
- VTM: Milwaukee by Night, p. 52-53
- VTM: Bloody Hearts: Diablerie Britain, p. 7, 57
- ↑ VTM: Cults of the Blood Gods, p. 42-44
