Connor MacManus
From LanceaSanctum
| Connor MacManus | |
| Concept: | Hand of God/Shepherd of Men |
|---|---|
| Covenant: | Lancea Sanctum |
| Title: | Paldin Primary of Aequitas Sancti |
| Clan: | Mekhet |
| Creed: | Monachal |
| Faction: | Aequitas Sancti (Holy Justice) |
| City: | {{{city}}} |
| Player: | V Cross Us2005106751 |
| Storyteller: | |
| Apparent Age: | 21 |
| Embraced: | December 25, 1995 |
Original Name: Padraig O'Connell
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[edit] Inspirations
Connor MacManus- The Boondock Saints
Gabriel- The Prophecy
Sylas- The Da Vinci Code
William Eden - The Order
[edit] Soundtrack
God's Love: Bad Religion
Judith: A Perfect Circle
The Ghost Woman and The Hunter: Lacuna Coil
What's Left of the Flag: Flogging Molly
She Talks to Angels: The Black Crowes
Right In Two: Tool
Purify: Lacuna Coil
The Outsider: A Perfect Circle
10,000 Days (Wings for Marie): Tool
Wicked Game: H.I.M.
Heaven's a Lie: Lacuna Coil
Rebels of the Sacred Heart: Flogging Molly
When A Dead Man Walks: Lacuna Coil
Rev 22:20: Puscifier
Heresy: Nine Inch Nails
Hurt: Johnny Cash
God's Gonna Cut You Down: Johnny Cash
Vicarious: Tool
[edit] Appearance
Connor is a Mekhet nearly to the letter, though his naieve nature is often taken as blunt flirtation which has him believed to be a Daeva. Very unobtrusive and plain, he stands with the air of a warrior and usually goes unnoticed until his martial prowess (or comedic wit) need become obvious. He is known to be extremely young yet those who know him best have known his Beast to be abnormally large for his age almost since the beginning of his Embrace.
Standing at just over 6', Connor is usually seen clad in the same sort of uniform; a simple black t-shirt, black cargo pants, black leather gloves, a black and silver rosary, and a small weapons cache of guns. His hair is brown but has the subtle hint of blonde that can only come with extreme exposure to sun in his mortal days, yet his skin is noticeably pale.
When Connor speaks it is with a distinct Irish accent. He is known to be fluent in over nine languages, those including; Gaelic, Latin, Russian and English and obviously many more. His accent is often stifled by the influence of a cigarette which usually hangs gently off his lips. He can be seen blowing smoke rings like halos in the darkness.
[edit] About
Connor was born in the mid-early 70s in Dublin Ireland with his fraternal twin brother who he only names as 'Murphy'. It is known that he and his brother lived together in Ireland peacefully until they turned 8, when their parents were killed in circumstances Connor has revealed to none other than those closest to him. After this time Connor's life took a very dark turn. He and his brother raised themselves, but their Faith kept them strong and driven. The local Catholic Church took them in and the brothers adopted the Faith with a religious zeal that would stay with them upon their Embrace.
At the age of 19 Connor began to be haunted by the visions of a dead teenager who claimed that he was Damned for attempting to right the injustices he'd begun to see in Dublin. Earlier that year he'd taken his first life, placing bullets between a mortal's eyes for failing to stop molesting young children. This was when the visions began. The vision came to him and tested his Faith. He would learn later that the vision was none other than Cardinal Kenzie DuMont, who had been slating him for the Embrace.
She would not get the chance, however. A dark night in 1995 Connor and Murphy were awakened by a shadowed figure who forced his way into their flat and Embraced them both. They would know him as Zealot, a vigorous Lancea Sanctum member who would turn from the cloth only nights after their Embrace. He taught them to feed, and the banes of Kindred, but nearly nothing more. When Zealot turned from the Faith his coterie took him from Connor and Murphy and they were left abandoned. They would learn most of what they knew of Kindred in their earliest nights on their own.
Only nights after their Embrace they encountered Cardinal Vicar Dirae who would drive them to the faith. They took their Paladin's oath and took up their swords in the name of Longinus. But it was Kenzie who would shape them, mold them, and act as a sire to them. The brothers, more specifically Connor, came to know her as the closest thing to a Mother he could remember.
In late 1996 they traveled to the United States and took up the Banner. Meeting many members of their Estate and acting as Paladins for God. It would be in 1999 that they, along with the aide of Kenzie and many more Lancea friends, would form the faction known as Aequitas Sancti. Meaning 'Holy Justice' the Aequitas acted to punish and purify the most undesirable, wicked elements of society. Its ranks are numerous.
In 2005 Murphy was killed at the hands of an Invictus who Connor usually refuses to name. He holds no ill will towards the Invictus in particular, but his brother's death obviously scarred him. In fact, Connor seems to hold no obvious biases in Kindred Society with two exceptions: 1) He refuses to harm a Kindred or use disciplines upon them unless ABSOLUTELY necessary and will only call for the Final Death of Diablarists, and 2) He has a well noted loathing for the bloodline Khaibit. His contempt for them is of unknown origins.
Connor has recently taken to the South East United States, but is a frequent visitor of his mentor, Cardinal DuMont, in Atlantic City.
[edit] Quotes
- "There are some bonds that hold so tight that fire and blade can not rend asunder. These bonds are few, and when we find them we guard them jealously." - Aidan Callaghan
- "Almost everything, if worded right, sounds like a good idea at the time, darling. Most things rarely are." - Sarah Coudron
- "He trails Kenzie DuMont like a puppy dog with a cigarette in his hand/mouth. The remnants of a man dishevelled by his Cardinal?" - Anonymous
- "Connor speaks the language of the layman. I should be at a loss as to how to bust a cap in someone's ass, without his timely aide." - St. Knox
- "Connor once took a bullet for me...Okay, I sort of pushed him in front of me...but he still got shot!" Cardinal Mackenzie DuMont
- "It would appear you feel a kinship with me, brother. As I said, you have my attention. Now, I wonder; what will you do with it?" - The Inquisitrix, High Bishop of Western Australia
- "Connor? Oh, he's such a -nice- boy. A little fidgety though." -Madame Akuete Latour
- "Connor I always feel safe with your brother and you around." -Bishop Angelique
- "Connor I know how you feel but sometimes it is hard to let things go." -Bishop Angelique
[edit] Rumours
- Connor is known to have a great dislike for the powers of the Blood. It is whispered that the only Daeva to Entrance him rests in a torpor induced by one of Connor's crossbow bolts.
- Connor and his brother are reputed to be the inspiration for the movie The Boondock Saints.
- A member of Connor's mortal family is still around, ironically found in Kindred society.
- Rumor holds it that Bishop Angelique and Connor have a close bond to one another.
- Rumor Has it that Bishop Angelique knew the brothers very well.
- It is rumored that Faith Trechaud reacted very poorly when she learned of his death, and seemed out of sorts for some weeks after.
- Rumor has it that Connor was a lover at one time or another of all of Cardinal Callaghan's childer.
