Garrett Denali

[Speaker for the Dead]

"Garrett came first. A tall, rangy vampire with eager ruby eyes and long reddish brown hair he kept back with a leather thong. And it was apparent immediately that he was an adventurer." -- ? on seeing Garrett for the first time.

Name: Rhett MacGarrett
Alias: Garrett Denali, the Patriot
Clan: Brujah
Sect: Anarch
Sire: Miko

Parents: Eduart and Anne MacGarrett
Sibling(s): Christiaan, Abigael, Carolien, and Liesbeth
Children: Carolien Johanna, Eduart Jorg, Mikolas Alistair, Irina Emmalina

Love Interest: Kathrine Franziska Keurorst / Kate Denali
Past Relationship(s): --

Childer(s): Brendan Strong, Johanna Mason
Ghoul(s): --

Year Born: 1746
Year Embraced: 1780
Heritage: Dutch, French, Irish, and Mohegan
Place of Birth: Dutch Point (later Hartford), Connecticut, United States
Residence: --, Agricola

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 2 lbs
Hair Color: Reddish Brown
Eye Color: Ruby

Distinguishing Marks: --

Occupation: Combat and Survival Specialist, Soldier of the Continental Army, Soldier of the Union

Properties: --

Animal Form: Wolf and Falcon

Disciplines: Celerity, Potence, Presence

Out of Clan: Dominate, Obfuscate, Auspex, Fortitude, Animalism, Protean

Merit(s): Daredevil, Nightsight, Code of Honor, Danger Sense, Jack-Of-All-Trades, True Love - Kate

Flaw(s): Intolerance & Hatred - British, Nightmares, Territorial - Kate, Vengeful

"If we live through this, I'll follow you anywhere, woman."

Personality: Garrett is known to be very amiable, easily interacting with others. Garrett is very adventurous and very curious, as evidenced by his acceptance of Kate's challenge to experience her ability and later to assume "vegetarianism", which is not easy for him to adapt to. He never lost the rebellious spirit of his human life, and loves a good fight, always rooting for the underdog. Also, he is hot-headed, but very brave and strongly believes in free will and compares Kate's resistance against the Tremere Council to America and England during the Revolutionary War. He is also a very independent.

His relentless curiosity about the unknown was developed from his quest to understand his new vampire side.

Garrett expresses his hatred toward English men due to his history with them, and loved to feed on them. His hatred goes to disliking the Beatles.

Brief History: Garrett was born in the mid-1700s during the American Revolution, in New England. Garrett was a hotheaded patriot who willingly fought for the colonies' right to self-govern after the unspeakable sins committed against his family. He was a true believer in the American dream.

He was transformed around 1780, during the war. The war's massive death toll gave local vampires the opportunity to feast frequently, Garrett was transformed by an amused Miko when was discovered with his grudging companion of a ex-soldier of the British army during a fight.

Garrett woke up in the woods with the other soldier, who had been turned by Miko's companion. The pair of them feasted upon beasts and worked together to find their way out of the woods, only to be beaten to a pulp by their sires in a weird mixture of Brujah and Gangrel rituals.

Garrett is always curious and willing to investigate a mystery, and after his transformation he strove to understand what had happened to him.

Sometime after his transformation, he met ?. Though he is not a vegetarian, he is among ?'s closest of friends. He also came across and befriended a nomadic couple during his travels, ? and ?.

"These ancient ones did not come here for justice as they told you. We suspected as much, and now it has been proved. They came, misled, but with a valid excuse for their action. Witness now as they seek flimsy excuses to continue their true mission. Witness them struggle to find a justification for their true purpose - to destroy this amazing woman here." -- Garrett's testimony against the Tremere Council's authority

Garrett is called to witness for the ? coven when they are troubled by the Tremere Council. Though without special talent, Garrett enjoys challenges. He is intrigued by ? and Kate Denali's lifestyle of drinking animal blood instead of human.

While in the presence of the other witnesses, he challenges Kate to test her power on him. She is successful in making him fall to his knees in pain, though he says it "sure was something", and joins her on his first try of animal blood. He later tells ? that he believes that abstaining from human blood can be a powerful aid in bonding between vampires. At the same time, he learns about this lifestyle through Kate Denali. The two bond quickly, and it is Garrett who endures Kate's ability when he successfully stops her from attacking the Tremere Council (which would likely have resulted in her death as well as everyone else's). He tells the Tremere Council's witnesses of what he has seen from the family and what they suspect of the Tremere Council's true agenda - to acquire some of the ? talented members, and tells them to consider joining their side, because the Tremere Council may not let them live long enough to spread the story.

Eventually, after the Tremere Council left in peace and the issue is momentarily resolved, he joins Kate Denali as her mate, and shifts his diet to animal blood.

Garrett is often described to be a "surprisingly good teacher" in combat skills, possibly with experience from his life as a soldier.

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