Quincy St. Cyr
The most remarkable thing about him is how utterly unremarkable he seems.
Clan: Clanless
Society: Autarkis
Quincy appeared in Richmond, Virginia in 2008. Although he claims no sect, clan, or coterie, he treats everyone he meets with kindness, with no expectation of recompense or reciprocity. He does not traffic in boons or favors, professing a vow of poverty and believing that actions should be motivated by wholesome intentions over self-interest. Similarly, he is heedless of status or scandal, noting that if one lives by others' standards, they are not able to truly live as themselves.
Territory, he says, is meaningless when one has the whole universe, which is "wherever you are standing." Whereas most vampires cling ferociously to existence, Quincy perceives that immortality is a delusion, for all things must undergo change, and are indeed changing from moment to moment (although nothing ever disappears). He is free, and asserts that anyone can be free at any time, for "Freedom is not something one can gain or lose; you realize it is there once you let go of the notion of gain or loss."
Quotes
- "The cloud does not die when it becomes rain, the rain does not grieve when it becomes a river. A wave on the ocean is there one moment, and the next it is gone; but where does the wave end and the ocean begin? With the right view, one might perceive there is no birth, and there is no death. There is transformation, continuation, unending."
- "You see another vampire, and you may say, he is my rival. But I just see two vampires. I see two children. I see their mothers and fathers and all their ancestors. I see the food that nourished them all; the earth, water, and light that made the food. I see the stars that made the earth, water, and light possible. Look at your hand: can you see your mother and father in there too? Can you see the sun and stars?"
- "It is said one never bathes in the same river twice. And the river never bathes the same person twice."
- "Vampire and Beast: not one, and also not two. Regard your Beast with loving-kindness, and see how it changes the relationship."
- "When you find yourself unsure of what to do, just allow yourself to be. Sit. Practice non-ado."
Rumors
- Quincy is a Salubri.
- He's an Anarch sleeper.
- His humanity is just a facade, an attempt to hide a dark past.
- Doesn't he look older than he used to?
OUT OF CHARACTER STUFF
Player: Brandon R. (he/him/his) US2010096592
Player Email: homodm at gmail dot com
Storyteller: AJ Parker
Storyteller Email: RICCamST at gmail dot com
Location: Richmond, VA-013-D
