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Justin has recently ventured to San Francisco, in order to found an artist's school that will combine the techniques of classical studio skills with occultism and visions beyond the norm, and he has taken on the duties of official webmaster to the vampiric newsgroup Alt.Games.Vampire.the.Masquerade. He is also an active participant in the VAMPWORLD shared reality writing list. Justin is also a follower of the Path of Voodoo, having renounced his Humanity in favor of the loa's blessings. For those not already familiar with Justin Crowe, please read this! |
Background
Papa Erzulie, named for the loa of Death and Revenge, wanted the finest of veves (loa symbols) for his hounfort (temple). He offered the boy a home, as well as a measure of his own power as Cheval (horse) to the loa which gave him his name. Justin, who was no fool, readily accepted and prospered. Justin was blessed with an amazing strength of character, and was able to serve the loa quite well. Years passed. As Justin approached manhood, his dark master was approached by a mysterious stranger, who secreted himself and the master away for an entire evening. As Justin lay himself down to sleep, he felt the magical alarms his master had placed on his person activate, and so, like a good apprentice, he strictly followed the instructions he was given, despite his fears for his master, taking several specific books from his master's library and retreating to the hiding place previously arrainged. Upon his return, Justin found the hounfort completely destroyed, his master horribly slain, and the peoples scattered. They would only speak of some terrible monster when questioned about the events of that night. Justin found few clues to the events that had occured there. Justin then began to travel, searching the globe for sites that matched his own dark vision of the world. His reputation as an artist capable of capturing pain, grief, agony, andthe nuances of torture grew quickly, until his work was hanging in museums, and galleries and private collections around the world. It was while touring the building sites that would one day come to be infamous as Auschwitz that Justin met Abrahem, a composer capable of creating music which expressed such unbearable torment that Justin was quickly enraptured. Finding in Abrahem a kindred spirit, Justin created several works that reflected Abrahem's melodies. Impressed, Abrahem offered Justin the opportunity to create his art for all eternity. Justin swiftly accepted, and was Embraced into Clan Toreador. When he awoke as a vampire to the shadows of the world of the Dark Grace, Justin soon learned that his former master and friend Papa Erzulie had been slain by a member of a clan of vampires called "Tremere," presumably for refusing access Justin's magics. Apparently, the Tremere had planned to make Justin one of their own. Thus began a burning hatred which has lasted from that night to this. Sworn as he was to serve the loa of Revenge, Justin then vowed to destroy the one who had slain his only true friend. Justin reclaimed the mantle of petro Bokor to the peoples and makes the magic of Death and Revenge even now.
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Although orphaned early, Justin Crowe learned that his artistic abilities could always get him a meal, or at least close enough to steal something. He made a name for himself on the streets of his native 
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