Gregory Warren

Gregory
Portrayed by Jesse Williams
Statistics
Fullname	Gregory James Warren
Birthday	August 5, 1977
Species	Witch
Age	27
Height	6'1"
Weight	190 lbs
Eyes	Pale Blue
Hair	Black
Occupation	Private Investigator

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Claim to Fame

Son of a Boston financier. Self-employed (private investigator).

+ Restricted Knowlege

Some vampires and associates of Isobel Symons may know Gregory is employed by her as her daytime assistant and a private investigator.

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Biography

General Details

• 1977: Born to Emily and Mitchum Warren in Boston, MA.
• 1987-1996: Attended St. Justinian's Academy for Young Men — a private school just outside of Boston.
• 1996-2000: Attended Harvard College (Harvard University), earning a 4-year undergrad degree in Economics.
• 2000-2002: Attended Harvard School of Business (Harvard University), earning a 2 year MBA in Business and Economics.
• 2002-2004: Employed by Warren, Kessler, and Stack, a large New England investment firm (part-owned by Mitchum Warren).
• 2004: Resigned from WKS abruptly, no reason given. Moved to Dallas.
• 2004-Present: Living in Dallas. Self-employed. Registered Private Investigator.

Restricted Details

+ Full Bio — for OOC reference only.

Gregory James Warren was born one lonely summer night to Mitchum and Emily Warren. Mitchum was an investment banker and financier of good reputation and considerable influence who moved through the highest circles of New England society. His wife was an active member of the country club set. More importantly, however, both were witches. Emily excelled at ward-making and enchantments, while Mitchum excelled in the art of illusion. Gregory, however, would ultimately display a penchant for pyromania… or so it seemed. At first, people just thought he was a frustrated, spoilt child acting out in a bid for attention. Mitchum and Emily knew it was something the boy was channelling, and not the result of playing with matches.

Thus, they enrolled Gregory in St. Justinian's Academy for Young Men, a New England boarding school that had a reputation for solid academic results, strong athletic achievements, and virtually militaristic discipline. In certain magic circles, however, it — along with its sister school, St. Hildegard's Institute for Young Women — was also known to be the training ground for the coven to which the family belonged. Most Academy students had nothing whatsoever to do with the supernatural, of course, nor were they even aware of its existence. But for a select cadre within the student ranks, magic had everything to do with their study there.

The school was run by Julian Meyers, a highly influential and powerful member of their coven. Meyers promised the Warrens that Gregory would be as well-served by the school's secret magical curriculum as he would be by it's more mundane offerings. It was no lie. Though Gregory's greatest affinity would always be for fire, he learned remarkable control over all the elements. Further, he displayed his father's skill in the rudiments of illusion, though he would prove to have less facility with the more protective magics at which his mother excelled. By the time he graduated, earning an adult's a place in the coven and gaining the signet ring that marked him as such, he'd achieved more than enough control over those aspects of magic he felt he needed most.

The transition from secondary school to college was, thus, hardly a strain on Gregory. He was already largely used to the routine — or, at least, he was used to the time away from home. If anything had suffered during his adolescence, it was that he lost a certain amount of feeling for his "distant" parents, in favor of the friends and "family" he made among the other coven youth. He maintained, however, a strong sense of duty and obligation to his parents, since they were also part of the coven and his instructors ensured that he didn't lose that level of respect, at least. Good thing, too, given what was to transpire next.

After high school, Gregory went on to study business at Harvard. During Gregory's last couple of years there, Mitchum found himself in increasingly tight straits due to a gambling addiction. For a long time, he'd been able to hide it, either by satisfying the urge by playing the stocks and monitoring other such investments, or simply by skimming money off the top of a variety of different accounts to which he had access — effectively robbing Peter to pay Paul. In time, however, he was forced to liquidate many of his personal investments to cover the shortfall. It got to the point, just as Gregory was graduating, that the gaps were becoming more and more noticeable… and his illusion power wasn't sufficient to conceal them.

By early 2004, Mitchum knew he was in trouble. Secretly, he drew out a second mortgage on the house to cover his mounting debts. There was an audit taking place at his investment firm and, should he be discovered, he was in danger of losing both his job and his freedom since criminal charges were just about guaranteed.

The only reason Gregory found out about it at all was because, in addition to the gambling problem, Mitchum was developing a drinking problem due to his desperation and despair. Gregory stumbled across clear evidence of his father's guilt while looking for his father's private stash of liquor during a black-tie soiree his parents were hosting. Stunned, he stormed out of the study to confront his father, only to run into Isobel Symons, a vampire employed as a photographer by the event and catering company his mother had hired for the party.

The vampire presented him with an alternative. She covered Mitchum's debts and made the problems with the auditors "go away". In return, Gregory entered her employ as a personal assistant of sorts. Neither of his parents were happy about the deal. In fact, Emily just about fell to peices over it. Meanwhile, Mitchum didn't know whether to be grateful or angry. Gregory's association with a vampire was a disgrace to the family, but Mitchum couldn't very well disown over it. Nor could he afford to have the reasons for the associations revealed.

He needn't have worried, however. That night was the last time Gregory spent any significant time with either of them. To this day, he keeps loose tabs on them, just to make sure his father isn't doing anything stupid, but that's about it. Too, until the debt to the vampire is entirely repaid, the man's finances are kept on a very short leash.

Thus, when Isobel made her way to Dallas, Gregory followed her. Within months, Gregory had joined her in the Texan city. Since then, he's settled in nicely, made contacts across the region, and become just about the most important human currently in the new Sheriff's employ.

Staff Note: Gregory started out as an adoptable werewolf, but was allowed to switch from werewolf to witch after a discussion with the player. The wiki has been updated accordingly.

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Character Details

Personality

Focussed, disciplined, and extremely confident, there's little Gregory believes is beyond his reach. That confidence can sometimes come across as arrogance, particularly when combined with his natural pride. He's also something of a fighting cockerel, prone to extremes of emotions. When he trusts, as rare an occurance as it is, he trusts absolutely. When he pledges loyalty, short of a catastrophic betrayal, it's for life.

Having said that, he's learned (the hard way) to be a political animal. He plays his cards close to the chest and isn't prone to revealing his innermost emotions to anyone but his closest intimates. He's defnitely a details man; he doesn't miss much, but is more of the kiss-don't-tell school of thought. Indeed, he can be quite the chameleon, when he puts his mind to it. Ultimately, however, his stripes do show themselves. He's too much a creature of passion to keep them entirely bottled up for long.

In terms of his opinions of other supernaturals: He respects vampires as the most powerful of the different races. He's fine with pack werewolves, but detests rogue wolves as unpredictable and undisciplined. He sees shifters as little better than humans — though he concedes their animorphs have their uses. He only likes psychics if they're useful to him, otherwise he resents and mistrusts them. And he's cautious with other witches until he decides their merit.

Skills and Abilities

Magic
Gregory is a remarkably powerful and skilled pyromancer. He can make fire do just about anything he wants. However, he also has control over the other elements — just not to nearly the same degree. Further, he's a skilled illusionist, which comes in very handy given his current line of work. He doesn't have nearly the stamina with that, though, that he does when playing with fire.
Combat
St. Justinian's was, in many ways, a military academy. As a result, he's learned several different forms of combat — both mundane and magical. Physically speaking, he's about as well-trained as any military recruit. Magically speaking, however, he's a pro.
Business
The man has a business degree from Harvard. He knows what he's doing when it comes to managing anything to do with business and commerce.
Private Investigator
As a P.I., Gregory's had to learn all the ropes when it comes to being streetwise, getting information out of people, and making useful connections. He's also picked up a few larcenous skills along the way.
Chameleon
Between his ability with illusion and a basic acting skill, Gregory is well on his way to becoming 'The Saint' (a.k.a. Simon Templar). He's no professional-grade con, by any means, but he can hold his own and convince all but the highly paranoid or most supernaturally enhanced. It's all part of the job.

Non-Racial Weaknesses

Duty
Gregory has a strong sense of loyalty and duty — to family, to his coven, to his employer. As a result, he can be compelled to do things for them or for their sake against his will and better judgement. For example, he knows he should really sever all ties with his idiot father and useless mother, but he won't, partly thanks to the fact they're in the same coven as he, and partly because of the deal he brokered with Isobel. He has to keep an eye on them, whether he wants to or not.
Arrogance
Gregory was brought up to one of the "best of the best". He prides himself on doing well everything he sets out to do. His focus, drive, and discipline, combined with his confidence and pride, however, can often make him come across as arrogant or cocky to those that don't know him, which can get him into trouble.
Risk-Taker
Gregory is so confident in his ability to do anything he sets his mind to that he can sometimes take unnecessary risks because it doesn't occur to him he doesn't need to do so. As a result, sometimes he bites off more than he can chew. More than that, he shares his father's addictive personality and needs to watch that he doesn't fall into the same trap, enjoying the thrill so much that he forgets the piper must always be paid in the end.
Isobel Symons
Being the personal assistant and daytime go-to-guy to the Vampire Sheriff isn't without its risks. As long as he's in Isobel's employ, he's at once protected and a target.

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Relationships

Name	Race	Relation	Notes
Mitchum Warren	Witch	Father (NPC)	Lost the family fortune in gambling debts. He and Gregory don't get along very well at all.
Emily Warren	Witch	Mother (NPC)	Never close to Gregory. Has fallen apart since the debts have been repaid by a vampire.
Julian Meyers	Witch	Mentor (NPC)	Leader of the powerful New England coven with which Gregory is associated and a replacement father-figure for him.
Isobel Symon	Vampire	Employer	Gregory is Isobel's daytime go-to-guy. He is loyal to her first and foremost, everyone else second.
"The Absentminded Professor"	Human	Met him once	So, the guy's real name is Todd, but Gregory doesn't actually know it. He bumped into him once in Koreatown.
Hailee Rose	Human	Hawt Girl in an Alley	Rescued her from a bunch of thugs. Got a kiss and her number for his trouble. Good times.

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Character Gallery

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Logs

August

• 03 Aug 2010 13:08 — It's a Date (chloe gregory)
• 08 Aug 2010 01:23 — Playing the Game (gregory hailee)

July

• 14 Jul 2010 15:29 — Damsel in Distress (gregory hailee)

June

• 24 Jun 2010 04:35 — It's just an orange! (gregory todd)
• 24 Jun 2010 04:36 — Report (gregory isobel)
• 29 Jun 2010 02:13 — I'll Show You Mine... (chloe gregory)

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