Brennon Thornhill was an influential Ventrue of Chicago, and a childe of Prince Lodin. He owned the Succubus Club until he was destroyed during the War of Chicago.
Biography[]
Most families in Colombia circa 1960 found it extremely hard to thrive in the stultifying economic climate of the time. Brennon Thomnill's family lived well on the money the father brought home from the United Fruit Company, but Brennon himself found it hard to thrive in the stultifying emotional climate of his childhood. Brennon did not suffer physical abuse at the hands of his U.S.-born father, but the insults, put downs and constant rejections of his self-worth were almost as bad, especially when his half-sister and brothers joined in.
The only person who supported him through all this was his mother, a Colombian native who had been sold to the senior Thornhill when she turned 16. By the time Brennon became a teenager, he had sworn that he would become powerful enough to make his father pay and make up for all the injustices in his mother's life. He first got the chance to make something of himself in 1969, when his father moved the family to Southern Illinois.
Thanks to friends he had made in South America, Brennon was able to make himself an immediate hit on the state's drug scene. Within only a few years he had made himself a rich man smuggling guns, emeralds, marijuana and cocaine. He invested the money throughout the state, concentrating it in the Chicago area. In 1981 he bought an old warehouse on State Street, which he soon converted in the Succubus Club.
The club became an immediate hit not only among mortal club goers, but among the Undead as well. Brennon, more willing to believe in their existence because of his Colombian upbringing, soon made friends with some of the Kindred, and they told him of a great war beginning between the great Cainites of the city. Thus it came as little surprise when the Prince of Chicago paid the club owner a visit.
Lodin wanted information on the Licks hanging out at the Succubus Club, but Brennon had a price. He would serve as a constant source of information for the Ventrue, but only if the Prince made him a Vampire. The Prince readily agreed.
Neither actor knew their roles were being influenced by an ancient Methuselah buried deep in the earth beneath the club. She had come to enjoy Brennon's protection, and wanted him to serve her even further as one of the Damned. Thus for the past many years he has been her loyal (if unwitting) ally.
Nevertheless, Brennon has not let his own plans for vengeance fall by the wayside. Shortly after the Embrace, he snuck into his father's office and planted 10 kilograms of cocaine along with a list of dealers. Then he called the police. Brennon's father is now serving a 20-year prison term for possession with intent to distribute.
This has not put Brennon's ambitions to rest. Subtly egged on by Helena, he has sought to expand his influence among the Kindred. Even though Lodin Sired him, some Anarchs still trust him due to his ownership of the Succubus Club and the fact that he never has betrayed them. He allows them wide latitude in his club and they appreciate it.
However, Brennon never does anything without expecting compensation. If he does the Anarchs favors, then they do him the same in return. Brennon still looks to get ahead every chance he has, and many Cainites view him as one of the most self-centered Kindred they have ever met. These are the Vampires unaware of the fact that the club owner still sends generous monthly checks to his mother or the fact that he never kills the Blood Dolls he feeds on.
References[]
- VTM: Chicago by Night, p. 139-140
- VTM: The Succubus Club, p. 27
- VTM: Chicago by Night Second Edition, p. 60, 135