(OLD) The Masquerade

A middle-aged male Brujah vampire with a strong, muscular build, bald head, long white beard, and a stern expression. He wears a tailored dark leather jacket over a simple black shirt and dark trousers, exuding an aura of disciplined strength and ancient nobility.

Critias is a brooding and introspective individual, embodying the stoic wisdom of a once-great warrior-philosopher. He speaks with measured precision, revealing a mind always analyzing and dissecting his surroundings and choices. Despite his calm exterior, a storm of suppressed anger and identity crisis rages within him, making him both formidable and unpredictable.

Critias is an ancient Brujah vampire who remembers the days when his clan was revered as warrior-philosophers rather than the anarchistic rabble they are now. As the scion of his immobile sire, he is deeply involved in the bitter feud between Menele and Helena. Critias struggles with the revelation of Menele's epic deception, repressing his outrage and anger to maintain control over himself. Through careful reflection, he comes to the unsettling conclusion that if all his actions have been at Menele's will, then he must be Menele, a realization that threatens his very identity and sanity.