Jackson "Jax" Redfern

Synopsis
After returning to the States after years of traveling for the War, Jackson Redfern made his way back to Atlanta just as the unthinkable happened. Clan Lasombra, which had ruled the Sabbat since it's inception turned to the Tower and starting putting everyone of note to the torch in fealty to their new "Masters", just as the Second Inquisition started their purge of Atlanta. Hearing about the policy of open hospitality from a newly appointed Baron he made his way out west, to Los Angeles where he would find the city wracked with upheaval and a perfect place for a Sabbat with lofty goals to set up shop for something new.

Arriving at Los Angeles with his Pack Brother, the famous DJ Petru "T-Rex" Dekebal, he would soon meet the Undisputed Baron of the Valley Victor Temple and form an alliance. Helping Victor make the Valley a safe place for all Kindred, he would become an original Member of the Shadow Coterie, the elite hit squad of Kindred in the Valley, tasked with removing powerful threats from both within and out. Now, as Bishop of San Gabriel he holds new power and new responsibility withing Kindred society as a whole.

Important Character Information

 * Bishop of San Gabriel
 * Devout Noddist
 * Sect War Veteran - Trophy Kill - Hero within the Sabbat for being the one to lead the raid upon Alamut Castle and killing the Assamite Jamal
 * Swordsman
 * Desired to be a Paladin to the Arch Bishop of Atlanta before the Lasombra turned to the Tower
 * Massive underworld connections and resources
 * Even though he is a Noddist is married to a Bahari

Important Relationships
Maeve King - Fiance, Bond Mate and Shadow Rose

Cole Walker - Ghoul and Boyfriend

Jezebelle - Black Mirror

Jacob Blackman - Pack Priest

Klaus Hohenheim - Warlock

Paisley Agrippa - Ward

Oliver "Ollie" Decker - Close Friend

Cassandra Lee - Friend and "Heretic"

Petru - Brother / The Fiend

Hannah Salib - Friend

Adi Kohavi - Best Friend/Frenemy

Victor Temple - Friend and Ally

Lilith Mahalia - Best Friend and "Heretic"

Backstory
Jackson “Jax” Redfern is a vampire of what some would call considerable age. Born in Atlanta during Reconstruction, his family was literally dirt poor. Growing up with four siblings was hard on any family during the time, but at the time he wouldn’t trade it for the world. Sarah, James, Franklin and the youngest Ryan were his family, best friends and companions throughout his childhood. Sarah, the eldest among them, did her best to wrangle her siblings but even at a young age Jackson was prone to doing things his way. He stole his first amount of cash at 10 with the help of Franklin and Ryan and as life got harder on the family as Reconstruction continued it was the only way to keep food on the table. By the time he was a teenager he had grown used to stealing, and had gotten very good at it. The family name carried no weight in society and that was perfect, for his name by then was well known within the underbelly of Atlanta.

With everything, there was a rise and of course a fall. Nothing lasts forever and even his own considerable skill could not hide him from the authorities forever. As he was sentenced for his crimes he was given a choice; jail or join the fighting over seas as World War 1 was heating up and the United States had entered into it en masse. By 1914 he was in the trenches, using what he learned on the streets to steal, invade and capture enemies. It was there that his life would end, and the new wave of his unlife would begin.

During a fateful night in 1914, his Platoon was set upon by enemy forces. It was the end for him, he would never see his family again and that was it. He was ready to die, willing to do so even, and out of ammo, with no help or hope of survival he started his move to certain death. When a shadow descended upon the group of enemy combatants and tore them apart with the speed and ease of a demon. Though, he would soon learn that it wasn’t a shadow, but a man. Domingo Vargas, of Clan Lasombra spent the next year making his life a living hell, putting him through the worst he could, killing more of his men, letting the enemy know he was coming, all to make sure that he would be worthy of the Embrace. In 1915, Jackson Redfern was declared KIA, as Vargas fulfilled his promise, turning the man from Ghoul to Kindred.

Life from then on was a constant war. He learned to hone his skills in the Sabbat, learning from his mentor and teacher, becoming a powerful Lasombra in his own right and turning his own spirituality to Noddism. Decades of bloodshed, of war, turned him into the man he is these nights and it is where he met his Pack Brother Petru. Together the Shadow and Fiend cut a swath of death and blood throughout the Middle East and beyond. It was at Alamut Castle that Jackson would be forever changed, as he and his Pack stormed the castle of the Assamite’s, staking and removing the fangs of Jamal; only to be thwarted at the end by Ur-Shulgi. Returning home from the war a Hero of the Sabbat he found that things had changed in his time away. As more people came calling to the Middle East to fight, his Clan had done the impossible. They had turned to the Ivory Tower for “protection” and starting putting people to the torch as proof of their new claims.

Heading west to Los Angeles he soon heard of an Anarch Baron who declared that the Valley was free and open to all Kindred. With his brother with him, they both went to see if two Sabbat would be welcome within an Anarch domain and were surprised to see that not only were they welcomed they immediately met with Victor who formed a group of others from all walks of unlife. There, along with his brother Rex he met his newest Pack: Lilith, a Bahari Caitiff, Tyler a Gangrel with a heart of gold but questionable morals, Misery a famous Viking podcasting Gangrel, and Jiangshi, another Ventrue. Together they formed the Shadows which for months became the Valley’s biggest hitters, removing threats from within and from without.

As the word spread far and wide about Temple’s mandate of open hospitality more Kindred came flocking to the Valley as a whole. The ranks of Victor’s army grew and there he decided to put his plan into motion. After dealing with a multitude of enemies, he decided that the Sabbat needed a place within the Valley, and after months of planning, of gathering his own forces, killing Vargas [which was then changed due to Mage time magic], and setting everything in place, he staked his claim as Bishop of San Gabriel.

With a fully formed Pack behind him, including an Abyss Mystic, an Antitribu Tremere Warlock, Antitribu Malkavian and his Fiancé, a Shadow Rose Toreador, Jackson is now setting his sights to bigger things. The Second Inquisition is on everyone’s heels, and though he has his own plans for what to do next, he now has a Pack and family to protect. The Valley is his home, his Domain, and he will do ANYTHING to protect it.

Blood Palette
Jax's blood is cold--even when his heart is beating which doesn't happen often. It is the taste of a super peppermint mixed with something darker, something thicker and alive. Under that is hot tobacco fields in the Georgia summer, sweet tea on front porches and the buzz of cicadas