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| Malkavian antitribu. Going by a variety of identities, including Points (most commonly), Mr Blanko, Perfectly Normal Esquire and Captain Picard, this particular Malkavian � although he has never formally introduced himself as a member of that Clan, and indeed believes himself to be, as well as exhibiting all the traits of, a City Gangrel, it is generally assumed otherwise. Prone to sudden and usually inappropriate outbursts � particularly in his Captain Picard persona � Points is a relatively new member of the Temple, and has yet to earn a reputation, good or bad. Still, former Bishop FredSamJimBob took a shine to the Cainite, and welcomed him into the Temple, and as such he has remained. Points is Ductus of the Pack of the White Van. Points, in any persona, is rarely seen without his 'pet' and friend, Quiche. The last anybody from Maiden Newton saw of Points, he was on his way to Australia to meet with a contact - Priscus Sanguinus Vitae - who had vital information about Points' past and his sire, leaving Quiche in the keeping of the Dohul Ghouls. However, apparently the Camarilla caught up with Points first, and the Cainite met Final Death at their hands. This was not so. In fact, the traitor Vitae had betrayed Points, leaving him to Final Death in the Outback. Points survived, however, and went on to found his own bloodline, the Gankavian Mangrels - or Fortune's Childer as they are also known. Points returned some time later to Maiden Newton, to find that Vitae's real identity had become apparent. Seizing his opportunity for vengeance, Points drank the Tzimisce antitribu's soul, but unwittingly allowed Vitae to become part of him. In the following weeks, both Cainites struggled for control over Points' body, but it was a futile effort, for both were to perish, at the hands of Vitae's enemy Samael, within the magma pits that guard the Black Gates to Lord Arrakon's hell domain. Not one to be put off by mere Final Death, Points bizarrely found his way back to Maiden Newton not long after this incident, and continued once again to serve the Sabbat of the city. His loyalties were tested recently, however, when he became part of a plot to kill Grand Inquisitor Anthony Livingstone by treacherous Tremere infernalist Toby and Black Hand operative Iain McLeod. However, having a change of heart in the end, Points was able to assist the rest of the Temple in saving Livingstone from destruction, and ultimately therefore not being destroyed himself for treason - which was the fate of his co-conspirators. Points' other concerns lately have been with his former allies, the Lunatic Fringe, who as Black Spiral Dancers have turned on him and his efforts to rescue the Gaian Lupine, Bella-in-Pax from Kr'Trth. Thus far his efforts have not been entirely successful, and he has met with betrayal and failure at almost every turn. But Points does not seem to be one to give up, on anything - which is just as well, for it seems now that, after all his attempts at freeing the Lupine, Bella is now free from the clutches of Kr'Trth - although nobody seems to know why. Unfortunately, Points did not learn his lesson from associating with the traitor Toby, for his next new acquaintance was to be London, whom the Cainite deliberately sought out, mostly out of simple curiosity to hear the abomination�s side of things � something that he felt nobody else within the Temple had bothered to find out. Unwittingly � or perhaps with the clearest of knowledge and intent � Points agreed to run one or two errands for the Baali. Not long afterwards, however, Bishop Tomsk learned of this association, and resolved to have Points suitably punished, along with fellow traitors B and Athena. While the latter two did indeed meet Final Death, Points was instead abducted by Kr�Trth before the light of the sun could destroy him, and was not seen again until his demonic alter ego - see below - was unleashed. |
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| The mystery surrounding Points� return from Final Death was finally explained when the demon Morgoth � real name unknown � who had been partially responsible for his return, took full control over Points and attacked the Temple � apparently at the prior arrangement of London. Points� body was unable to withstand the required energy expended in the effort, however, and after a brief time he fell into Torpor. Gynander, a visiting member of the Black Hand, offered the Sabbat assistance in casting out Morgoth, and thus returning Points to his proper self (or selves). Using a highly experimental ritual, Gynander was able to send Bishops Tomsk and Zy into the chaotic realms of Points� mind, where lost memories, figments of his imagination, and miscellaneous other random factors all merged to create a bizarre nightmare world in which Tomsk and Zy had to journey, meeting with many of Points� personalities and interacting with the worlds in which those personalities reside, until they finally were able to confront Morgoth, and destroy him. From deep within the recesses of his mind, a particular constant cropped up; that of an American man named Adrian Lewis, and his son Quentin � seemingly Points� former, mortal alter ego. Adrian used to beat and belittle Quentin greatly, until he was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident � with Quentin the rider. Adrian did not die, however, as he returned some years later � after Quentin had been Embraced and become Prince of San Francisco � and took his revenge by apparently causing Quentin total amnesia � further evidence that Quentin and Points may well be the same person. In his crusade to eliminate the Black Spiral Dancer threat, Quentin, with the aid of Bishops Jemma and Paige and Jake Bullet was able to destroy the BSD leader, Kr�Trth. Still, the corrupted creature�s legacy still lives on, and Quentin has much work ahead of him if he is to succeed at defeating the overwhelming hordes of Wyrm-corrupted Garou that still remain in Dorset. Since the formation of the Alliance against Lord Arrakon, the Sabbat Packs were dissolved, and new groups, called cells, were set up according to the strengths and weaknesses of the members of the Alliance. Quentin is a member of the Warriors Cell. Following the death of his comrade and ally, Bella, Quentin � who had gone to so much trouble to first free from Kr�Trth and then bring the Get of Fenris back to Maiden Newton, stormed out of the Keep, and has not been seen since. Still, with bad blood already brewing between Points and Tomsk, and with Tomsk being fingered as the culprit behind Bella�s murder, Quentin is now having a lot of time on his hands to let his anger grow. During this time, however, Points finally discovered his true identity to be Adrian Lewis - Quentin's father - who is a Malkavian antitribu. Points also finally managed to realise his long-term ambition, and became mortal at the hands of Cornelius' magic. Howeevr, Quiche angrily ate Cornelius, and Tomsk Embraced Points in his personality of Perfectly Normal, making that personality now the predominant one. |
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