The Shadowed Priest

Name: Alessandro de Rossi
Age: 24
Occupation: Priest
Special Abilities/Skills: Empathy, Melee, Linguistics
Nationality/Ethnicity: Italian
Homeland: Venice, Italy
Religion: Roman Catholic
Brief Physical Description: Alessandro has a youthful face but his eyes have the look of someone older. He's physically fit, able to fight with various weapons. Think Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli) from Heroes in a cossack.
Brief History: Alessandro was an orphan, adopted by the Church of Rome. As a child, he served as a sacristan under Cardinal Valeri. Inspired by his mentor, he chose to become a priest but with a different purpose. Cardinal Valeri had selected him to be part of a cadre with a special mission: finding and disposing of threats to the Church and those under it's care. He was singled out because of his ability to "read" people; Alessandro's mind was as sharp as a blade, able to find out other people's secret sins.

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Alessandro was meant to be the deus ex machina. I needed a character that could come in and save the group when push came to shove. There were a lot of brains in the group, but not enough brawn. So I decided to add Alessandro into the group. But I also wanted someone who embodied the complication of being vampire with humanity, a mirror to reflect the others' questions.