Character Name:
Romeo Tenebroso

Clan:
The Tenebroso Dynasty

Position:
Royal

Personal History:
  Romeo DiBeneto was born in 1336 to Natalia and Danato DiBeneto in Italy on the outskirts of Rome. He was the second male born to his family. The first was his brother Danato DiBeneto Jr. He led an unremarkable farming life for the first 15 years of his existence. Then he and his 20 year old brother struck out on their own.

They traveled through countrysides and small towns alike. What they needed they either worked for or stole. It was the thievery that would end their natural lives in 1371. Having stole a pair of horses from a town stable, they'd decided to trail a caravan to spite the fact that they were outnumbered and out-horsed. It didn't matter. Whoever was in that caravan surrounded by guards was rich, and both brothers needed coins and food.

The attack went badly - devastatingly badly. Though, neither brother has much memory of it. What they were able to piece together was that they attacked in the middle of the night when everyone was sleeping. Somehow someone got the jump on them or multiple people. It was impossible considering Romeo knew they made no noise. They were experts at robbing everything from pickpocket kids to bustling households. It was a survival skill back then.

Danato woke first. "You alive?"

"Yeah." Romeo said. "What happened?"

"I don't know."

Romeo carefully stood. He was covered in blood. "I have the feeling I should be dead."

"You're not the only one." Danato said.

The horses were gone. Their possessions were gone, and the caravan was gone. Alive and undaunted, they continued on - except they weren't alive. Their first true night was Hell. In the throws of plague-like stomach pains, it was Danato that figured out they had to drink blood to survive. The plus side was that they could rob their food.

Both brothers moved to the New World in 1805, first New York, then Chicago and finally in 1927 New Orleans. Romeo became fascinated with guns, motorcycles and cars and quickly set up businesses to sell those things. Of course, only half what he had on hand was legally attained. The rest of it came from his "contacts." He also made himself well known amongst the Blackguards of the Tenebroso. Hell, he might even have been Tenebroso. He didn't fucking know, so he said he was. Said his Sire went AWOL after his turning. It was close enough. It didn't matter to Romeo. He had telepathy. He had their powers, so it was all good. Though, if he figured if he ever did find his Sire, he'd punch him straight in the damned mouth. It had taken him and his brother 50 years to figure out exactly what they were and what they could do.

These days Romeo spends most of his time rebuilding Harley's, restoring old cars, drinking beer and getting into bar fights.

Face Representation:
Antonio Sabato Jr.