Cerastes



A party-goer through and through rumor has it that Cerastes was even embraced at party out in the woods - one particular ill-fated for everyone but him. He's an attractive, vain man that even still uses his own face when masking around mortals, hiding only the ram's horns that loudly declare his Gangrel blood.

Born at the end of the Great Depression and growing up during WWII, Cerastes knew want and need his whole childhood. He managed to earn a scholarship into college, but promptly lost himself in frat boy partying and shirking. He lost his scholarship, but kept on with the buddies he'd made, mooching money and couch surfing to stay in the loop of social engagements.

A fraternity - not the one he'd originally pledged to, but another he'd wormed his way into the social scene of - held a rush event out in the woords. Cerastes was left behind on accident - hung over frat boys are not known for being all the conscientious first thing in the afternoon - and he was forced to fend for himself in a small forest outside of town. A Gangrel, Arvin Marles, was passing by and became amused by the hapless and abandoned young man. Over the course of a week amusement gave way to interest as Cerastes showed both tenacity and cleverness as he attempted to feed and water himself and find a way out of the woods. He was wandering in circles, but still, he hadn't given up and he'd managed to provide the basic necessities to himself as he stumbled along.

As it became clearer and clearer that no one was coming back for him, Marles decided the boy had suffered enough humiliation and went to make an end of him. Cerastes fought back with deep-seated anger and pure survivalist drive, prompting Marles to switch death to undeath and embraced him into the Gangrel Clan.

Personal Information
Appearance A man of slightly taller than average height, lightly tanned skin, long curly dark brown hair, and amber brown eyes, Cerastes is good looking and he knows it. He dresses to show off muscle tone and flawless skin, smiles easily and often, and can strike poses as well as any model effortlessly.

Personality Easygoing and affable, Cerastes masks his crueler instincts behind a 'fun pretty-boy partier' exterior. He's not as sadistic as his girlfriend Basilisk, but he enjoys her manner of playing with her food.

Timeline

 * Born in 1939.
 * Embraced in the spring of 1964.
 * Travelled with his sire, Arvin Marles, for nearly twenty years - affiliating with Gangrel in the Anarchs, Tower, and Autarkis as circumstances dictated. Occasionally had to fight off Sabbat that saw the pair as easy pickings if they wandered too near Sabbat territory.
 * In 1980 Arvin was eventually killed by a fellow Gangrel that betrayed them during a meet to exchange information. Cerastes still doesn't know why; he survived the attack only by running once it was clear they were truly outmatched.
 * Cerastes was found by Leviathan several years later in 1984. She brought him to Nammu, who put him through some trials to see if he was fit for the Gorgons, then sicced Basilisk on him as a final test. That final test didn't quite go the way Nammu had intended, but afterwards Basilisk insisted he be included and between her and Leviathan, Nammu agreed.

Rumours
Cerastes only hunts sorority girls when he hunts humans, a holdover from his mortal life.