Sly ole snake still making his way in the underground pharmaceutical delivery business.
My oldest active character, Kristof started as a tabletop character for Vampire the Masquerade in the Old World of Darkness, after many stories he has arrived as a villain in the Afterlight setting I created.
- Age
- 125 (Appears late 30s)
- Date of Birth
- 1950
- Gender
- Male
- Eyes
- Golden like a serpent's. (formerly hazel)
- Hair
- Shaved (formerly brown).
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Olive Tone
- Height
- 6 feet
- Weight
- 180 pounds
Appearance
Physical Description
Lithe build, slim and fit like a soldier.
Body Features
Much of his body is covered in tattoos, he favors green and serpents.
Facial Features
Nice eyebrows, a well groomed goatee and a long serpentine tongue.
Physical quirks
Never blinks during a stare-down; tongue occasionally flicks like a snake tasting air
Apparel & Accessories
Prefers to dress in western apparel. Favoring snakeskin boots and a cowboy hat. His exact at apparel varies from night to night and situation to situation.
Special abilities
He is a vampire of considerable age and power. While not an ancient his activity level has allowed him to advance in power considerably.
- Undead Resilience – shrug off lethal trauma
- Celerity Surge – blur-speed movement
- Basilisk Gaze – freeze or command with a glance
- Tezcat’s Eclipse – conjure magical darkness Shadow
- Simulacrum – illusionary doubles
- MACV-SOG Tactics – infiltration, demolition, precision fire
- Cartel Resources – private army, black-market tech, encrypted crypto
Mentality
Personal history
Mortal Life (1950–1975)
Kristof McBane grew up in rural Kansas as a sharp-minded farm boy with exceptional marksmanship. Recruited young into elite military service, he served multiple tours in Vietnam as a Special Forces sniper, honing tactical skills amid brutal covert operations. After the war, civilian life felt empty, leading him to join an outlaw motorcycle club involved in smuggling and enforcement. A fateful gathering in the desert marked the violent end of his human existence.
Vampiric Awakening & Cartel Wars (1976–2025)
Transformed through an ancient blood rite, Kristof adapted to his new undead nature within a powerful Mesoamerican coven. He mastered mythic abilities while running high-risk missions against rivals. Over decades, he undermined his sire's control, eventually seizing leadership and rebranding the organization into a sophisticated syndicate. This era culminated in expansive cartel wars across the Americas that ended around 2025.
Ascendance, Alliance & Neo-Boston (2035–2075)
In approximately 2035, Kristof ascended as the Avatar of Tezcatlipoca through a pivotal black-mirror rite, elevating his mythic power. He forged a strategic alliance with Azteca Corporation and its Quetzalcoatl influences amid the rising corporate era. Arriving in Neo-Boston in 2070, he secured key territories like Dorchester and Rust Row. High-profile conflicts, including the 2075 Sakamoto raid, solidified his dominance as the Culebra Cartel's unseen architect in the city's mythic underworld.
Education
High-school rifle prodigy (national rank) → Special Forces sniper school → self-taught occult & cartel logistics
Employment
Current: Supreme Head of Culebra Cartel;
past: CIA deniable asset, outlaw MC enforcer
Accomplishments & Achievements
Toppled Cortez dynasty, monopolized Neo-Boston myth-drug trade, bound Tezcatlipoca avatar to Eclipse Casino ley line
Failures & Embarrassments
Lost first childe Kalasiris to madness
Mental Trauma
Vietnam flashbacks triggered by jungle smells; recurring vision of own heart on Tezcatlipoca’s altar
Intellectual Characteristics
Tactical genius (IQ 150+), multilingual, photographic memory for faces
person.sexuality
Decidedly Heterosexual
person.gender_identity
Male
Taboos
Daylight, betrayal
Known Languages
English, Spanish, Nahuatl, Vietnamese, Japanese (business level)
Personality
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Savvies: Long-range marksmanship, shadow rituals, corporate espionage
Ineptitudes: Genuine empathy, lechery
Social
Birthplace
Kansas, USA
Contacts & Relations
Presently only has three meaningful relationships in his life.
- Jae Sakamoto: his childer and lover
- Cleo: His sire.
- Quetzalcoatl the head of Azteca and his Avatar Brother.
Contacts: Azteca Corporation, Culebra Cartel, various underworld connections.
Rivals: Kei Sakamoto (persistent hunter)
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Head of the Serpent, Avatar of Tezcatlipoca, formerly Bishop of the Sabbat
Wealth & Financial state
~¤ 4.7 billion (crypto, relics, real estate)
Family Ties
Parents deceased; no living relatives; views Jae as “daughter-wife”
Religious Views
Devout servant of Tezcatlipoca; views other gods as rival code
Social Aptitude
Charismatic when he chooses; otherwise icy predator
Mannerisms
Carries himself as if he's the baddest mother fucker in the room.
Speech
Low, deliberate drawl; mixes military jargon with Nahuatl curses
Social
Birthplace
Kansas, USA
Contacts & Relations
Presently only has three meaningful relationships in his life.
Contacts: Azteca Corporation, Culebra Cartel, various underworld connections.
Rivals: Kei Sakamoto (persistent hunter)
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Head of the Serpent, Avatar of Tezcatlipoca, formerly Bishop of the Sabbat
Wealth & Financial state
~¤ 4.7 billion (crypto, relics, real estate)
Family Ties
Parents deceased; no living relatives; views Jae as “daughter-wife”
Religious Views
Devout servant of Tezcatlipoca; views other gods as rival code
Social Aptitude
Charismatic when he chooses; otherwise icy predator
Mannerisms
Carries himself as if he's the baddest mother fucker in the room.
Speech
Low, deliberate drawl; mixes military jargon with Nahuatl curses