Wauneka is a Nosferatu of the 9th Generation in Chicago. Wauneka’s network of spies and informants grows exponentially. The young Nosferatu doesn’t want to become spymaster for the city, desiring no conflict with Bronwyn. However, he is planning to use the information he procures to blackmail what he calls the city’s “failed Cams,” such as Ballard, Newberry, and Neally.
Biography[]
Mortal Days[]
Once, he was a soldier. A man with a name, a purpose, and a future. Then Vietnam happened. Wauneka, a name stitched onto a fraying jacket, now speaks to a past most would prefer to forget. He served his country, witnessed unspeakable horrors, and returned to a society that neither welcomed nor understood him. The memories—jungle death, napalm’s roar, and the scent of scorched flesh—clung to him like the Chicago winter. Drugs offered fleeting escape, but they consumed everything else: friends, family, and hope.
He found himself on Lake Shore Drive, part of the growing tent city, refusing charity but unable to escape his slow decline. Then, one night, the white man appeared. Bowler hat, double-breasted suit, an air of menace cloaked in charm. Cedrick Calhoun. The stranger offered Wauneka a job, methadone, and a chance at survival. All he needed to do was observe, report, and be at the right place when told. The street veteran, ever pragmatic, accepted.
Calhoun’s little silver flask sealed the deal.
Kindred Nights[]
Years passed. Wauneka became Calhoun’s most trusted informant, using the skills he honed in Vietnam to gather intelligence. Park benches became listening posts; sewer grates were hidden vantage points. Wauneka taught his network—other veterans, the homeless, and the forgotten—to do the same. To most, they were invisible, but their eyes saw all.
When Calhoun Embraced Wauneka, it was not an honor—it was a curse. The transformation was agony, twisting his body, elongating his teeth into tusks, and marking him as a Nosferatu. For weeks, Wauneka refused to speak, seething with rage and pain. Yet, under Calhoun’s patient guidance, he adapted.
He learned to hunt, to protect his street family in ways he never could as a mortal. He preyed on those who preyed on others—predators who never saw the shadow rising to drag them into the abyss. And the blood of addicts? It still gave him that fleeting, euphoric high.
Even in death, Wauneka stayed old-school. Computers were for the other clans. His army of watchers and listeners—both human and Kindred—relied on whispers, word of mouth, and a keen understanding of the streets. People ignored bums, muttering to themselves on benches or huddled in doorways. That invisibility was power, and Wauneka wielded it masterfully.
The Kindred of Chicago might think themselves clever, but few realize how much Wauneka knows. He listens, he waits, and he watches from the shadows, serving as an unseen arbiter of justice in a city teetering on the edge of chaos.
For Wauneka, the war never ended. Now, it’s fought in Chicago’s alleys, tunnels, and streets—and he intends to win.
Description[]
The Nosferatu Wauneka is one of the most well-connected Kindred in the city due to his vast whisper network on the streets. As a Nosferatu, many Kindred tend to stay away from him, fearing his monstrous physical form. He’s not the easiest to talk to, but he’ll go places most others won’t, and that makes his information incredibly valuable.
His network of teen runaways, young victims of sex trafficking, abused sex workers, and homeless veterans contains vast knowledge of the city’s underground. They see things most of human society doesn’t — both human and Kindred crimes that occur in the darkness of the Chicago streets. Wauneka even schooled some of them on how to watch out for the things that go bump in the night. He feels connected to them, like they’re his family, and they accept him when most of “proper” society won’t.
This vast network of secrets secures Wauneka’s continued survival in Chicago, and even nets him some wins politically now and then if he can give the right info to the right person.
Loresheet[]
Secluded Meetup: Wauneka has decided you’re an okay enough Kindred to meet up with and have the occasional chat about what’s going down. Once per story, meet in a secluded place with Wauneka that he chooses, and he’ll dish on one secret you’re after as related through his underground whisper networks.- Spy Paths: You’ve proven you don’t mind hanging out with the outcasts of society, and while you may switch between respect and pity for them, they make you feel welcome. Wauneka has noticed this, and so has his outsider family. Once per story, they’ll allow you access to their secret pathways in order to spy on someone from a hard-to-detect vantage point. If you make a loud noise or a lot of motion, your perfect camouflage — perhaps a false wall, a shadowed ledge, or a one-way mirror — loses its use.
- Insider Connections: Wauneka knows someone inside almost every industry and business inside of Chicago. Usually, they’re the people that go unnoticed, like the janitors, sanitation workers, or food workers connected to these places. Need someone on the inside? Once per story, Wauneka can hook you up with someone who can get you inside, or get you the info you need from the inside for a price. This individual counts as Retainers (••) for one session per chronicle, but will remain Contacts (•) for you from this point on if you spend the required Experience.
- Spy Skills: You’ve spent enough time with the underground people in Chicago that you’ve begun to pick up on their subtle skills of going unnoticed. You’re friends with them and even help care for them the way that Wauneka does. You can gain three pieces of secret information once per story, either through use of your learned spy skills or your close bonds with the underground people. You also gain free Skill Specialties in Investigation (Espionage) and Insight (Secrets).
- Darkest Whispers: Wauneka has come to trust you like one of his family, a thing he does rarely and not without great caution. He welcomes you into his most secret places (at least as far as he lets you know) and confides in you the darkest things he learns about the Kindred in the city. You are his confidant, his friend, and trusted ally. Wauneka counts as Allies: Wauneka (•••) and his underground associates. Additionally, once per story, he’ll ask your advice on what move to make to influence Chicago’s politics and take it to make permanent change in the city.
Appearence[]
Wauneka’s a solidly built guy who looks like he’s mixed with a bit of everything: Native, African, Asian, Latino, you name it. He’s the lump of rags and garbage lying inert in the mouth of an alleyway, huddled into the meager shelter of a door front or underneath a bench. His face, when it’s not covered by a balaclava or concealed within the depths of his hoodie, is all ruined nose and protruding fangs, especially those that jut, tusk-like, from his lower jaw.
Other street rats call him Spook on account of his ability to skulk in dark corners and alleyways, making hardly any noise and leaving little trace save the ubiquitous smell of hot, stale piss and unwashed flesh.
Character Sheet[]
References[]
- VTM: Chicago by Night 5th Edition, p. 160-162