Alain de Laigle

Alain was once a talented sculptor; his nearly naked figures graced the noble gardens of both Paris and Versailles. For this reason he was Embraced, like so many Toreador before him. However, upon entering unlife, Alain became increasingly power-hungry. His interest in worldly pleasures took precedence to his love for the arts, and, in a daring coup, Alain slew his sire and fled to the Caribbean. Here, he pursued his desire for the blood of innocents, which was given wholeheartedly in death rather than stolen in increments. Alain's rebellion against the Masquerade saw him denounced as a Sabbat member, though he has never met with a member of this sect in his entire unlife. In the Caribbean Alain surrounded himself with a 2000-strong herd of slaves. He fed upon their bodies night after night, year after year, unchanging though the world changed around him. Eventually, Alain lost contact with the world of Kindred and kine. He Embraced few and isolated himself on lonely islets with the inbred descendants of his original herd. Alain exists tonight as he always has. Occasionally he takes on the tutelage of young Kindred, attempting to relive lost youth though his proteges' skill and creativity. These attempts usually end disastrously, as Alain loses his temper and kills the fledgling vampires. Consequently, he has earned the hatred of several Kindred worldwide, who would like nothing better than to avenge the deaths of their childer. Alain travels from island to island in the farthest reaches of the Caribbean, transported in canoes and small motorboats by his native ghouls. When at rest, he dwells in any of a number of ancient slavers' mansions. Their dank and musty corridors provide only momentary shelter before Alain moves on once again.