The Masquerade

A male Kindred Ventrue with dark slicked-back hair and an athletic build. He wears a sharply tailored pinstripe suit that blends old-world elegance with modern precision, embodying control and authority.

Marcus is ambitious, charismatic, and polished, with a calm exterior that masks a ruthless and impatient hunger for power. He is cautious and strategic, valuing loyalty and trust as currencies earned through performance and respect. Despite his youth as a Kindred, he carries the weight of high expectations and strives to embody leadership and control.

Marcus Langford was once a rising star in the corporate world, known for his sharp mind and ruthless ambition. His mortal life was marked by cutthroat deals and a relentless drive for power. After a fateful encounter with a Ventrue elder who recognized his potential, Marcus was Embraced into the clan as a 13th Generation vampire. Now, as a neonate Kindred, he navigates the complex and dangerous politics of vampire society in modern-day Chicago. Marcus struggles to balance his lingering human ambitions with the eternal hunger and responsibilities of his new existence. His tailored pinstripe suit is both a symbol of his old-world refinement and a form of armor against the chaos of the undead world. He is meticulous, cautious, and driven by a hunger for influence and control, determined to prove himself to his sire, clan, and to his own restless spirit.