Deacon/Introduction

Born in the shadows of San Francisco's underbelly and reborn in the crucible of a Sabbat raid, Deacon Black is a Cainite defined by relentless ambition and unwavering purpose. A Pander by Embrace, Deacon clawed his way up from cannon fodder to a trusted lieutenant and then priest of his pack, refusing to let his clanless blood dictate his worth. Where others saw a pawn, he showed his potential, rising through the Sabbat's brutal ranks with cunning, strength, and an unyielding belief in the Path of Caine.

Deacon's journey has been marked by loss as much as ambition. The violent fall of his former pack during the Sabbat's conflict with the Camarilla, Anarchs, and Kuei-jin in San Francisco left scars deeper than those everyone can see, forcing him and a handful of survivors, including his constant companion Tierney, to flee the ruins of their territory. That failure became a crucible, driving him to rebuild, to rise, and to prove that even the broken can thrive when tempered in the fire of the Sword of Caine.

Now in Houston, Deacon moves with quiet, deliberate purpose, determined to carve out something new in the wake of the past. He champions the Sabbat's creed as more than dogma. It is a promise of revolution and power for those willing to seize it. Among the Panders, he stands as an example of what ambition can achieve; among his peers, he is a reminder that loyalty, strength, and faith matter more than lineage. Deacon is here to grow, lead, and thrive, a Cainite who understands that survival alone is not enough. For the shattered and clanless, respect is not inherited; it's taken.