Nathan Miller





The Nathan that has returned from whatever hole he has hidden these past few months is not the same that the survivors of Sarasota might remember. Once just a very ugly but kind man, he seems to have changed a great deal since Sarasota burned to the ground, and he left without a word and a Sabbat prisoner in tow. The terrors and nightmares that he experienced still haunt him. But at the same time, his thirst for avenging Annie's death and desire to protect others like her keep him from throwing in the towel and drive him to rise night after night. He still tries to help those that cannot really help themselves, but others who endanger him or those he holds dear can no longer expect any kind of mercy.

Personal Information
Appearance Nathan is a slim, about 1,80m tall man, whose exact stature is often hidden beneath his ragged clothes and the power of Obfuscate. His hair colour is brackish water brown and very short. His skin is ridden with all sorts of pustules and blisters that apparently itch quite a lot, judging from how often Nathan can be seen scratching them. If they open, they emit a stinking and sickly looking secrete.

Personality Those that meet him for the first time might mistake him for an uncaring and cynical asshole. The few that don't take his attitude too seriously and stick around might find that while he does not care for much anymore these nights, he cares all that more deeply for those that he calls friends or allies. Regardless of his attitude, his word is gold once he actually gives it.

Timeline
Nathan was born in 1885 in New York City and orphaned after his father was murdered in an alley. He lost his mother to alcohol soon after. Nathan ran away from the orphanage in which he was placed and lived on the streets. To survive, he began to steal, and after a while, he discovered he had a talent for it and "graduated" from simply stealing wallets to more expensive things. While that did not make him a wealthy man in itself, it freed him from having to sleep somewhere under a bridge. After a while, he began offering his services and took on contracts for stealing things or just gathering information. One such contract sent him to Sarasota. His contract was about stealing a painting from a private gallery in the city, and while it was not easy at all getting in and out while not being seen, he managed to pull it off. His client was overjoyed and so impressed by Nathan's work and success that he decided to let go of his deceiving power of Obfuscate, revealing his hideous form and, while Nathan was just scared stiff, turning him into his childe.

Nathan was being furious, shocked and tormented by the transformation at first but was able to adapt to his new existence well. He was used to being an outcast for years after all. He maintained his ability to find either information or "lost goods" for clients and, in 1988, became an Ancilla for his services to the Ivory Tower. He parted ways with his sire after that, trying to find a place for his own and got word about a city that might have use for his talents: Sarasota. Since coming to the city, he offered his services to whoever paid best while looking out for the younger ones in his clan. Their existence was already brutal enough as is.

In the years leading up to the fall of the city, he served his Prince as Primogen. As the Sabbat started infiltrating the domain, he came across Celeste, an escaped shovel-head that he took in as his ward. Soon after, he met the Caitiff Annie with whom he fell in love. He had lofty plans to secure her existence, but all came crashing down as he wanted to help her get to the Anarch Free States: Her boat, which he was also on, was attacked and taken over by Sabbat forces, that took both of them to their Archbishop who tortured Annie in front of Nathan's eyes and, after hours of torment, finally killed her. Nathan's own nightmare continued as he was next in line for the Archbishop's attention. The whole ordeal nearly drove him insane, and it took the other members of the domain quite a lot of time to get him at least somewhat back on track.

Once the final attack on the city started, while on his way to Miami with Celeste, he assisted the Anarchs of Fort Myers in defeating a Sabbat incursion which ended in the capture of Bishop "Panderpants", who was instrumental in capturing both Annie and him weeks before. Nathan took his chance at vengeance and convinced the other Kindred in attendance to let him keep the bishop. They accepted, and so he left Fort Myers, leaving Celeste behind. Whatever he did afterwards or what happened to his prisoner is a mystery as Nathan is not too keen on talking about it.

Rumours
"I heard he was a Caitiff's lover - what a shameful thing for a Primogen, don't you think?"
 * — Kindred of Sarasota whispering to each other as he walks past

Quotes
"He's an asshole and ugly as hell, but he does what he is told and get's the job done. A mercenary through and through."
 * — An anonymous client