Age:
32
Character:
Michael Coughlan
Type:
Vampire
Age:
36 vamp years, appears 27
Gender:
male
Appearance:
Height is 6'1". Solid build, but not heavily muscled, more due to preternatural existence than time spent in gym. Short dark brown hair with hazel eyes. Slightly above average appearance, but only slightly.
Abilities:
Quickness, Strength, Healing, Hypnotize/Mesmerize, Roll Minds, Weak Telepathy, Agile/Graceful. Also Voice.
Background:
Michael was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1935. His
father died in 1944 at the WWII Battle of Monte Cassino. His mother worked as a waitress to support Michael and his younger sister, Erin. As soon as he was able, Michael began working in a warehouse by the docks to help pay the bills. When he wasn't working, Michael and his friends ran around together, committing the usual working class delinquent acts. However, the police eventually caught up to them and spoiled their fun. Michael was put on probation under the guidance of a local priest who volunteered to help troubled youths.
This priest turned Michael's life around and gave him hope for the future. A year later, the priest was found brutally murdered in an alley. Michael choose to follow in his mentor's footsteps, by going to a seminary to become a priest. After seminary school, he was accepted to Creighton University for graduate theological studies. In 1962, shortly after giving a guest sermon at the local church, Michael was attacked by a vampire. Rather than kill Michael, the vampire brought Michael into the ranks of the undead.
Unfortunately for Michael, his new "creator" did not care for the usual responsibilities that come with creating a new "life". More often than not, he was left to fend on his own. The years spent coming to terms with his new identity were years of torment as he struggled with losing both his life and his faith. Finally, after the years of pain, not to mention
being constantly hunted by Midwestern red-necks, Michael decided to leave familiar territory. He set out eastwards towards a destination that he had heard spoken of, a place called Sanctuary.
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