Arkham:Tristan Edward Westmoreland Vandervort - Revision history

Terrydu: Added mention of Umôrdhoth

2026-03-26T18:54:01Z

Added mention of Umôrdhoth

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	* The family has long ties with an Elder Thing they call Gallu-Dingir, which exists in the cave system under their ancestral castle.		* The family has long ties with an Elder Thing they call Gallu-Dingir, which exists in the cave system under their ancestral castle.
	* The Elder Thing is ill, ~~though apparently immortal or very long-lived~~, and ~~no one~~ is ~~quite sure~~ how to heal it.		* The Elder Thing is ill, from encoutering a part of the Ancient One ''Umôrdhoth'', and it is not clear how to heal it.
	* It introduced them to a group of lycanthropes, and now at least one family member is always a lycanthrope.		* It introduced them to a group of lycanthropes, and now at least one family member is always a lycanthrope.
	* It was through their alliance with the lycanthropes that they were able to purge the ghouls that had started to ravage their lands.		* It was through their alliance with the lycanthropes that they were able to purge the ghouls that had started to ravage their lands.

Terrydu: Fixed layout issue

2026-03-26T18:20:59Z

Fixed layout issue

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	He moved to Akham for the following reasons:		He moved to Akham for the following reasons:
	* Find a copy of the ''De Vermis Mysteriis'' tome, for his family.		* Find a copy of the ''De Vermis Mysteriis'' tome, for his family.
	* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.		* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it...
	* ~~And~~ then learn if there is any remedy he can use to aid the Elder Thing that his family cares for in England.		* ... and then learn if there is any remedy he can use to aid the Elder Thing that his family cares for in England.
	* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.		* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.
	* Look over his younger brother, who just started as a resident doctor at St Mary's Hospital.		* Look over his younger brother, who just started as a resident doctor at St Mary's Hospital.

Terrydu: Added Occult Ties

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Added Occult Ties

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 * Find a copy of the ''De Vermis Mysteriis'' tome, for his family.
 * Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.
 * Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.
 * Look over his younger brother, who just started as a resident doctor at St Mary's Hospital.
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 == Family ==
 Tristan's parents support each other and the family, which means everything to them. They met in 1891 at the University of Cambridge, and a couple of years later they departed for Hong Kong. The family had significant holdings there, and Tristan's father decided to take a hands-on approach during this tumultuous time. In the next few years they conceived Tristan, Alistair, and his sister there.
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 In 1861 William Vandervort and his associates were pushed out of the main business, which was then renamed to Dent & Co or just Dent's, and instead spun off the real estate subsidiary into its own independent business. This later merged into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongkong_Land Hongkong Land], with the Vandervort family owning a 20% stake in that business. With that settled Tristan's father returned home to England.

Terrydu: minor: grammar

2026-03-20T22:33:03Z

minor: grammar

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	* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.		* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.
	* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.		* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.
	* Look over his younger brother, a resident doctor at St Mary's Hospital.		* Look over his younger brother, who just started as a resident doctor at St Mary's Hospital.

	Tristan's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpeth,_Northumberland Viscount of Morpeth] title is a ''courtesy'' title, since he is the heir to the Earl title.		Tristan's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpeth,_Northumberland Viscount of Morpeth] title is a ''courtesy'' title, since he is the heir to the Earl title.

Terrydu: The local hospital is called St Mary's

2026-03-20T22:32:27Z

The local hospital is called St Mary's

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	* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.		* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.
	* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.		* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.
	* Look over his younger brother, a resident doctor at ~~Arkham~~ Hospital.		* Look over his younger brother, a resident doctor at St Mary's Hospital.

	Tristan's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpeth,_Northumberland Viscount of Morpeth] title is a ''courtesy'' title, since he is the heir to the Earl title.		Tristan's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpeth,_Northumberland Viscount of Morpeth] title is a ''courtesy'' title, since he is the heir to the Earl title.

Terrydu: minor

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minor

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	He moved to Akham for the following reasons:		He moved to Akham for the following reasons:
	* Find a copy of the ''De Vermis Mysteriis'' tome.		* Find a copy of the ''De Vermis Mysteriis'' tome, for his family.
	* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.		* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.
	* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.		* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.
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	\| '''Agility'''		\| '''Agility'''
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			\| '''Knowledge'''
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	~~\| '''Knowledge'''~~
	~~\| 6~~
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	\| '''Athletics:'''		\| '''Athletics:'''

Terrydu: minor table adjustment

2026-03-20T22:26:06Z

minor table adjustment

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	\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width:356px; background-color: #f1f1f1;" \| '''Knacks'''		\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width:356px; background-color: #f1f1f1;" \| '''Knacks'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="width: ~~250px~~" \| '''Blinding Light'''		\| style="min-width:200px; width: 10%" \| '''Blinding Light'''
	\| ''Faith, Spell'' Complex action using '''Lore'''. Blinds all other people within 20'. It does 1 damage and the targets cannot take reactions. If you get 2+ successes then you pick who is blinded.		\| ''Faith, Spell'' Complex action using '''Lore'''. Blinds all other people within 20'. It does 1 damage and the targets cannot take reactions. If you get 2+ successes then you pick who is blinded.
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	\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width:356px; background-color: #f1f1f1;" \| '''Gear'''		\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width:356px; background-color: #f1f1f1;" \| '''Gear'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="width: ~~250px~~" \| Lucky foot		\| style="min-width:200px; width: 10%" \| Lucky foot
	\| Once per session, perform a simple action to recover one '''Insight'''. ($0)		\| Once per session, perform a simple action to recover one '''Insight'''. ($0)
	\|-		\|-

Terrydu: Added motivations

2026-03-20T18:22:36Z

Added motivations

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	Both parents are still alive. His father, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Carlisle Earl of Carlisle] in England, is from one of the oldest noble families and owns about [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/apr/17/who-owns-england-thousand-secret-landowners-author one third] of the land in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria Cumbria] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland Northumberland] counties.		Both parents are still alive. His father, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Carlisle Earl of Carlisle] in England, is from one of the oldest noble families and owns about [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/apr/17/who-owns-england-thousand-secret-landowners-author one third] of the land in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria Cumbria] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland Northumberland] counties.

	Tristan was born in Hong Kong in 1901, while his parents were handling business there. ~~As such he is both~~ a ~~Chinese citizen~~ and ~~a UK citizen~~. He is currently living in Arkham, Massachusetts, and was "fortunate" to get a visa despite the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act).		Tristan was born in Hong Kong in 1901, while his parents were handling business there. He went to boarding school at a young age, and (barely) finished his studies at Cambridge. He is currently living in Arkham, Massachusetts, and was "fortunate" to get a visa despite the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act).

			He moved to Akham for the following reasons:
			* Find a copy of the ''De Vermis Mysteriis'' tome.
			* Discover if there is an Elder Thing located around Arkham, and if so offer his services to it.
			* Recruit capable folks who can help fight against the Ancient Ones.
			* Look over his younger brother, a resident doctor at Arkham Hospital.

	Tristan's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpeth,_Northumberland Viscount of Morpeth] title is a ''courtesy'' title, since he is the heir to the Earl title.		Tristan's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpeth,_Northumberland Viscount of Morpeth] title is a ''courtesy'' title, since he is the heir to the Earl title.

Terrydu: Added gear

2026-03-20T18:09:58Z

Added gear

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	\| '''Insight''': 1		\| '''Insight''': 1
	\| ~~ ~~		\| '''Money''': $1
	\|}		\|}
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	\| '''Athletics:'''		\| '''Athletics:'''
	\| 6+		\| 6
	\| '''Resolve'''		\| '''Resolve'''
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			{\| style="border: 0; width: 100%;"
			\|-
			\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width:356px; background-color: #f1f1f1;" \| '''Gear'''
			\|-
			\| style="width: 250px" \| Lucky foot
			\| Once per session, perform a simple action to recover one '''Insight'''. ($0)
			\|-
			\| Stick of gum
			\| Once per session, perform a simple action to remove one '''Horror'''. ($1)
			\|-
			\| Cape
			\| When performing a reaction to avoid a ranged attack, the wearer may reroll the result once. ($15)
			\|-
			\| Fine clothes
			\| Acts as heavy clothing. The wearer reduces the damage taken from melee attacks by 1, to a minimum of 1. ($30 + $75)
			\|-
			\| Field Surgeon Kit
			\| Perform a successful complex action to heal damage, and increase the number of successes by two. 3 uses. ($25)
			\|-
			\| Flashlight
			\| Can see up to 40' in one direction. 3 uses. ($25)
			\|-
			\|}

	== Family ==		== Family ==
	Tristan's parents support each other and the family, which means everything to them. They met in 1891 at the University of Cambridge, and a couple of years later they departed for Hong Kong. The family had significant holdings there, and Tristan's father decided to take a hands-on approach during this tumultuous time. In the next few years they conceived Tristan, Alistair, and his sister there.		Tristan's parents support each other and the family, which means everything to them. They met in 1891 at the University of Cambridge, and a couple of years later they departed for Hong Kong. The family had significant holdings there, and Tristan's father decided to take a hands-on approach during this tumultuous time. In the next few years they conceived Tristan, Alistair, and his sister there.

	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naworth_Castle Naworth Castle], the ancestral seat of the family since 1323, is still privately held by the family</div>		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naworth_Castle Naworth Castle], the ancestral seat of the family since 1323, is still privately held by the family.</div>

	== Wealth ==		== Wealth ==

Terrydu: Added knacks

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	\| '''Unused XP''': 0		\| '''Unused XP''': 0
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			\| '''Insight''': 1
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	\| ~~'''Wits~~:~~''' 8~~
	~~\| '''Melee Combat~~:~~''' 8~~
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	\| colspan="2" \| '''~~Disciplines:~~''' ~~Obfuscate (2), Blood Sorcery (1), Auspex (1) or Fortitude (1)~~		\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; min-width:356px; background-color: #f1f1f1;" \| '''Knacks'''
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	\| ~~colspan~~="2" \| '''~~Powers:~~''' ~~Obfuscate: Silence of Death, Unseen Passage; Blood Sorcery: Sanguine Sacred Sacrament; Auspex: Sense the Unseen~~		\| style="width: 250px" \| '''Blinding Light'''
	\|-		\| ''Faith, Spell'' Complex action using '''Lore'''. Blinds all other people within 20'. It does 1 damage and the targets cannot take reactions. If you get 2+ successes then you pick who is blinded.
	~~\| colspan="2"~~ \| '''~~Advantages:~~''~~' Looks: Stunning (4), Resources: Rich (3), and Eat Food~~
	\|-
	~~\| colspan="2" \|~~ '''~~Flaws:~~''' ~~Dark Secret: Masquerade Breacher, Prey Exclusion (non-consenting), Folkloric Block: White Animals, Stigmata, Haven: Haunted,~~ and ~~Enemy: Gifted mortal~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}
	~~-->~~


	== Family ==		== Family ==
			Tristan's parents support each other and the family, which means everything to them. They met in 1891 at the University of Cambridge, and a couple of years later they departed for Hong Kong. The family had significant holdings there, and Tristan's father decided to take a hands-on approach during this tumultuous time. In the next few years they conceived Tristan, Alistair, and his sister there.

	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naworth_Castle Naworth Castle], the ancestral seat of the family since 1323, is still privately held by the family</div>		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naworth_Castle Naworth Castle], the ancestral seat of the family since 1323, is still privately held by the family</div>

	Tristan's parents staunchly support each other and the family, which means everything to them. They met in 1891 at the University of Cambridge, and a couple of years later they departed for Hong Kong. The family had significant holdings there, and Tristan's father decided to take a hands-on approach during this tumultuous time. In the next few years they conceived Tristan, Alistair, and his sister there.

	== Wealth ==		== Wealth ==
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	The family had at one time owned a few companies in Hong Kong, most notably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dent_%26_Co. Dent Vandervort & Co]. Major British mercantile companies known as "hongs" dominated Hong Kong during the 1800s, especially after the colony was ceded to Britain in 1842. Founded before Hong Kong's establishment, Dent Vandervort & Co. was known as the second largest British trading company in East Asia. The company bought one of the first plots of land at Hong Kong's initial land sale in 1841 and opened its headquarters there soon afterward. Like other "hongs", this company initially focused on the China trade and then from there expanded into finance, shipping, insurance, and real estate. Subsidiary firms were created to manage each of these areas of businesses.		The family had at one time owned a few companies in Hong Kong, most notably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dent_%26_Co. Dent Vandervort & Co]. Major British mercantile companies known as "hongs" dominated Hong Kong during the 1800s, especially after the colony was ceded to Britain in 1842. Founded before Hong Kong's establishment, Dent Vandervort & Co. was known as the second largest British trading company in East Asia. The company bought one of the first plots of land at Hong Kong's initial land sale in 1841 and opened its headquarters there soon afterward. Like other "hongs", this company initially focused on the China trade and then from there expanded into finance, shipping, insurance, and real estate. Subsidiary firms were created to manage each of these areas of businesses.

	In 1861 William Vandervort and his associates were pushed out of the main business, which was then renamed to Dent & Co or just Dent's, and instead spun off the real estate subsidiary into its own independent business. This later merged into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongkong_Land Hongkong Land], with the Vandervort family owning a 20% stake in that business. Hongkong Land is still in operation today, being the single largest landlord in Central Hong Kong, with yearly revenue of 2.67 billion USD and assets worth over 38 billion. However, after living there for 8 years, the Earl decided to liquidate the family's holdings as well as sell off his family's stake in Hongkong Land.		In 1861 William Vandervort and his associates were pushed out of the main business, which was then renamed to Dent & Co or just Dent's, and instead spun off the real estate subsidiary into its own independent business. This later merged into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongkong_Land Hongkong Land], with the Vandervort family owning a 20% stake in that business. With that settled Tristan's father returned home to England.

	~~The family also decided to sell off the mother's shipping business in 1996, which she had inherited only 6 years earlier. They correctly recognized~~ that ~~Hong Kong would not be able to compete with Shanghai as the main port of China. Afterwards the family moved to the family~~'s ~~estate in England, and have stayed there since. With the influx of cash from selling their stake in Hongkong Land as well as the sale of the shipping business they decided~~ to ~~invest a small part of it in buying land in the United States (where land is much cheaper). The rest of the proceeds were used to invest in two new businesses: energy and natural goods.~~

	Around this time organic farming was starting to become a serious business, and with the Organic Foods Production Act passed in 1990 there was now a national standard and a certification system for organic foods in the U.S. This helped to legitimize the industry, both in the US and abroad. The Vandervort family founded the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hain_Celestial_Group Hain Celestial Group], focusing on natural foods and organic personal-care items, using their newly purchased agriculural lands to produce the needed goods. The Vandervort family has kept a 45% stake in that company, which has grown fast over the years. That stake in the company is now worth over 1 billion USD.

	The other major business was started more recently, in 2010. His parents saw the rise of wind energy, and realized that their vast land holdings in the north of England were quite rich in wind energy potential. In fact, England overall has some of the best wind energy potential in all of Europe. Some of the leaseholds in Cumbria and Northumberland were due to expire, and so that land was used as the location for their new energy business. Their local political influence in those 2 northern counties allowed them to overcome the NIMBY objections, allowing them to get started. With a few successful wind turbine "farms" going online in 2016 they then looked for additional capital investment. Cumbria Wind Energy is now a growing business, and their stake in the company is worth over 2 billion USD.

	== Occult Ties ==		== Occult Ties ==
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