Raphael Carmichael

Clan	Tremere
Position	Harpy
Status	5+1+1
Domain	Lehigh Valley, PA
Coterie	None
Society	{{{Society}}}
Path	Humanity 000
Player	Geoffrey

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Overview

Alias(es): Raphael Carmichael, Raph, Mr. Carmichael, Carmichael

Real Name: Raphael Carmichael?

Apparent Age: Late 20's

Concept: Modern Day Hermeticist

Physical description:

Detailed Status:

• Acknowledged - Originally in New England, 1920s
  
• Cherished by Jann von Strauss, former Prince of Los Angeles, for being instrumental in retaking and stabilizing the domain from the Sabbat, Anarchs, and rumoured Kuei-Jin
  
• Loyal by word of Michaelangelo Archadia, then-Prince of the greater East Bay, in recognition of the many services performed first as Primogen, and then Seneschal
  
• Loyal from Tobias Walden, then-Primogen of Clan Tremere in the greater East Bay of California for revealing the lies of Charles di Barticot, a Setite Apostate from the Toreador clan who held praxis for several years
  
• Resourceful by the Well-Known Prince Madison Langley of the Lehigh Valley for his many contributions to the domain, despite living in Reading.
  
• Influential - Harpy of the Lehigh Valley
  
• Respected - Loaned by Primogen Dr. Lane Jacobi
  

Reputation: Ruthlessly Efficient

Known History

Raphael Carmichael's history begins in the Northeast in the early 20th Century, where he was mostly beneath notice. He spent much of his time in study, learning both the ins and outs of the Camarilla and the magic of Clan Tremere. In the late 1800's, there is a record of a man fitting his description who was a member of the Order of Hermes and also instrumental in Aleister Crowley's development of Thelema, and, presuming they are the same person, that attitude towards magic seems to have continued in his unlife.

In the early 2000's, when Jann von Strauss decided to retake Los Angeles from the Anarchs, Sabbat, and Kuei Jin, Raphael Carmichael was the only Tremere who was visibly active in the war. Raphael quickly rose to the position of Primogen, and was often called upon to oppose Koldunists and the few magicians the Anarchs could bring to bear. He prevailed in all counts, and spent a very short time as Seneschal to Prince von Strauss before moving north, to the Bay Area of California.

While in Berkeley, Raphael served as Primogen and Seneschal to Prince Aliya Markham, and then to Prince Michaelangelo Archadia. During his stay, he often opposed the Sabbat, Lupine threats, and the Fae, as well as taking on several demons and at least one Kindred who had chosen to sell his soul to them. He spent a good deal of time in Sacramento, Stockton, and San Francisco as well, and was often seen in the company of Lyla Mercy, Javert Witchblade, and their associates.

Those five or six years were when he earned recognition outstripping the domains he resided in, and many Kindred of the Camarilla knew him to be Ruthlessly Efficient in his dealings, both with the Sabbat and with infernalists, which he seems to be particularly opposed to.

Raphael's Loyalty to the Camarilla has been recognized a total of four times by four separate people, although he presently only claims two of them. During an unfortunate encounter with the unacknowledged Kindred under Archon Alecto's accounting, Raphael was stripped of two of those measures for his restraint of the Kindred in question to prevent her from attacking him. Prince Virgil Deems cleared him of all wrongdoing in the event, but Archon Alecto, who was Harpy at the time, still viewed the actions as scandalous when she received a report of them, as she had not been present that evening.

When his tenure as Seneschal to Aliya Markham ended in Oakland, he moved to Sacramento and took up residence there for a majority of the time. He still often visited the East Bay and San Francisco, but he's very open about spending almost all of his time either in research for Clan Tremere or opposing the Sabbat in the area.

In 2014, though, Raphael unexpectedly emerged from the library, said his goodbyes to the Tremere of Sacramento, and has since spent his time in Reading and the Lehigh Valley. He presently holds no position in the Camarilla, but is no less ardent in his defense of the Ivory Tower.

Allies

• Lilyan Townsend
• Zackary Cole
• Joseph Gallagher
• Fiona MacGregor
• Geoffrey Tanner - Deceased
• Madison Langley - Deceased
• Evangeline Luna - Deceased
• Sebastian Han
• Jasper Abbott
• Rishi Massoud
• Michaelangelo Archadia
• Peter Premysl
• Prince Walter Hamilton of Reading
• Gideon da Vinci
• Virgil Deems
• Dr. Lane Jacobi
• Henry Jones

Childer

Cerridwyn Braskat

Character Inspirations

Sebastian Black - Comes the Inquisitor Babylon 5