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Name
Judas-Not-Iscariot "Jennie" Black
Title
The Goat Man
Age
29 (328)
Birthday
March 11th, 1692
Place of Birth
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Species
Vampire
Occupation
Etsy Shop Owner "Tymon's Hair"
Appearance
Jennie is a fairly tall and muscular man. Standing at 6'5", he tends to tower over others and his modest muscles only add to that. He has dark brown hair which he loves to groom. He has a light distribution of facial hair, thick dark eyebrows, and a sharp jawline. He prefers to wear suits most of the time, but when he's interacting with his goat Tymon, he wears angora sweaters that he knits himself. He doesn't care for piercings or tattoos, so he has none.
Personality
Jennie is very straightforward and stoic. His life as a puritan though short had a strong impact on him. He's a minimalist through and through and doesn't like excess or clutter. He is incredibly judgemental when dealing with people who he deems wasteful. Even as a non-religious man, he can get pretty preachy when he disapproves of something. But even though he's immortal, he gets attached easily and doesn't like being alone. He hates parting ways with the people he cares about and it's happened so many times now that he'll do just about anything to keep his current clan.
Contradicting his usual rigidity, Jennie gets animated and gushy when interacting with Tymon. He extends this warmth to all the animals in the house, but his voice goes up a few extra octaves when he's talking to his beloved goat. He's very sensitive when it comes to acting on behalf of his goat, especially when people on Etsy leave bad reviews after buying something made from Tymon's luxurious grade-A hair. He also tends to be pretty ornery and meticulous with his familiars, sometimes going as far as making them change clothes because they look frumpy.
Biography
Leonidas Howell - Alive - Bad terms - "I hope he's dead. Or better yet, trapped in his ship thousand of leagues underwater."
Vampiric Transformation:
Family
Creedence Black - Father - Dead
Obedience Black - Mother - Dead
Jesus-died-for-our-sins Black - Older Brother - Dead
Tymon XXIX - Pet Angora Goat - Alive
Rivalries/Enemies
Captain Leonidas Howell - His sire, captor, and ex.
Relationships
Flavia Decimus - Vampire - Assumed Alive - Mentor (NPC)
Zephaniah Blanchet - Vampire - Alive - Friend/Roommate/Landlord
Violeta (Vy) Eisele - Human - Alive - Familiar
Rose Kelley - Vampire - Alive - Friend/Roommate
Special ability
Controlling and talking to animals
Drawbacks
In order to speak to the animals, he has to make their respective sounds (growls, cries, barks, etc.), and sometimes when he wants to switch back to human speak, he has a bit of trouble. One time he spoke to a dog for twenty minutes and afterward he tried to chase his own tail.
Controlling animals is much harder than speaking to them, mainly because they're usually pissed when they get back in control. More than a few animals have turned on Jennie because he made them do something shitty.
Judas-Not-Iscariot "Jennie" Black
Title
The Goat Man
Age
29 (328)
Birthday
March 11th, 1692
Place of Birth
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Species
Vampire
Occupation
Etsy Shop Owner "Tymon's Hair"
Appearance
Jennie is a fairly tall and muscular man. Standing at 6'5", he tends to tower over others and his modest muscles only add to that. He has dark brown hair which he loves to groom. He has a light distribution of facial hair, thick dark eyebrows, and a sharp jawline. He prefers to wear suits most of the time, but when he's interacting with his goat Tymon, he wears angora sweaters that he knits himself. He doesn't care for piercings or tattoos, so he has none.
Personality
Jennie is very straightforward and stoic. His life as a puritan though short had a strong impact on him. He's a minimalist through and through and doesn't like excess or clutter. He is incredibly judgemental when dealing with people who he deems wasteful. Even as a non-religious man, he can get pretty preachy when he disapproves of something. But even though he's immortal, he gets attached easily and doesn't like being alone. He hates parting ways with the people he cares about and it's happened so many times now that he'll do just about anything to keep his current clan.
Contradicting his usual rigidity, Jennie gets animated and gushy when interacting with Tymon. He extends this warmth to all the animals in the house, but his voice goes up a few extra octaves when he's talking to his beloved goat. He's very sensitive when it comes to acting on behalf of his goat, especially when people on Etsy leave bad reviews after buying something made from Tymon's luxurious grade-A hair. He also tends to be pretty ornery and meticulous with his familiars, sometimes going as far as making them change clothes because they look frumpy.
Biography
- He was born March 11th, 1692 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the second son of Creedence and Obedience Black, two stern parents. The entire society was stern and suspicious of anything unorthodox or remotely abnormal and Jennie hated it. He understood the need for modesty and humility, but he didn't understand the religious aspect. He had a lot of questions but of course, that wasn't tolerated. So when he turned 16, the age of maturity in Puritan society, he left the colony, hitching a ride on a trader's wagon.
- He never settled in a new place and instead became a trader's apprentice. He would travel with his master to settlements all through the colonies for six years. At some point, his master expanded his trade routes to the coastlines and soon Jennie found himself regularly consorting with pirates. His master warned him against it but Jennie was drawn to the camaraderie that he saw amongst the pirates...and one particular pirate.
- Jennie and Captain Leonidas Howell got along famously. Their interactions extended past the amicable greetings that pirates and traders exchanged. The two men treated each other like old friends despite not having known each other long. When Leonidas' ship was due to cast off, he invited Jennie along. Of course, he said yes. It turned out that the captain got along with Jennie so well because Jennie was his favorite type of food: Naive, impressionable, straight-laced young man. Jennie served as the captain's food for two years before he turned him. Leonidas taught Jennie how to be a vampire, but as soon as they got to the next port Jennie took off.
- He lived in France for a while, making a living as a goat farmer in the country. He moved around France for as long as he could before people started getting suspicious. He repeated this lifestyle all over Europe until 1922 when he took a boat back to the Americas.
- He settled in Florida in a house owned by fellow vampires, Vasilii the Vulture and Duke Zephaniah Blanchet. He's lived there ever since.
Leonidas Howell - Alive - Bad terms - "I hope he's dead. Or better yet, trapped in his ship thousand of leagues underwater."
Vampiric Transformation:
- Captain Leonidas never intended to turn Jennie. He actually planned to throw the man overboard when he got tired of him or abandon him at the next port. However, Leonidas soon realized that he'd developed feelings for Jennie and wanted to keep him around. He could have turned him into a pirate, but he got jealous when he saw Jennie laughing or even talking with the other members of the crew, so he often kept him locked in his quarters. By this time, Jennie knew that Leonidas wasn't the friend he thought he was, and that he wasn't even human. That knowledge terrified him, but he couldn't escape and he wasn't desperate enough to jump overboard. He realized that Leonidas had a soft spot for him, so he worked on endearing himself to the man, just in case.
- The ship arrived at a popular pirate port and the entire crew including Leonidas went to have fun at a local tavern. Leonidas locked Jennie up in his cabin for the entire time. He came back drunk and ravenous. He only meant to take a few sips, but he lost control and drained Jennie completely. He panicked and forced Jennie to drink his blood, thus turning him into a vampire. He taught Jennie all about his new inhumanity, then informed him that the two of them would find a meal together at the next port on the coast of France. Horrified that he would have to do the same thing that was done to him to an unsuspecting person, Jennie made plans to run away. When they arrived at the port, Jennie suggested that they split up and try to find two meals instead of one so they could have options. Leonidas believed him and let him out of his sight, and Jennie high tailed it out of town.
- Jennie hated being a vampire at first because he hated preying on unsuspecting people and using them as portable caprisuns. However, after encountering a vampire in the country, he realized that he was mimicking Leonidas' behavior and that he didn't have to. The vampire, Flavia Decimus was old, having been turned over thousands of years ago. She taught Jennie everything that Leonidas failed to like how he could drink from animals instead of people, and that he had powers. After they parted, Jennie used his powers to force large animals to approach him so he could drink from them. Eventually, after moving back to the United States, he started drinking from humans again but found it difficult because he'd developed a preference for bald people.
- He met Violeta, his familiar in a dark alley while trailing a delicious looking bald man.
Family
Creedence Black - Father - Dead
Obedience Black - Mother - Dead
Jesus-died-for-our-sins Black - Older Brother - Dead
Tymon XXIX - Pet Angora Goat - Alive
Rivalries/Enemies
Captain Leonidas Howell - His sire, captor, and ex.
Relationships
Flavia Decimus - Vampire - Assumed Alive - Mentor (NPC)
Zephaniah Blanchet - Vampire - Alive - Friend/Roommate/Landlord
Violeta (Vy) Eisele - Human - Alive - Familiar
Rose Kelley - Vampire - Alive - Friend/Roommate
Special ability
Controlling and talking to animals
Drawbacks
In order to speak to the animals, he has to make their respective sounds (growls, cries, barks, etc.), and sometimes when he wants to switch back to human speak, he has a bit of trouble. One time he spoke to a dog for twenty minutes and afterward he tried to chase his own tail.
Controlling animals is much harder than speaking to them, mainly because they're usually pissed when they get back in control. More than a few animals have turned on Jennie because he made them do something shitty.
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