Dr. Albert Chase

Dr. Albert Chase is a doctor and medical researcher for the Second Inquisition. He is a long time friend of the Brice family after preforming life saving surgery on Yan Brice. A lover of the arts and a man of means he frequently attends Stephen Brice's performances and is a patron of his.

History
Born with a thirst for knowledge he did very well academically and strive to have the best access to information he could. And despite his middle class beginnings even as a child he was rather classy and preferred the finer things in life. So as a teenager he worked his ass off in order to get into the best medical school he could as being a doctor would offer him access to the life that he wanted more than anything. Thankfully that worked and he went into the long haul of education.

After graduation he begun work in an L.A hospital and while at first his progress to being a respected doctor was slow soon enough his work ethic began to be noticed. He his off time he frequently went to stage plays and as such encounter Yan Brice a fair few times, the two became friends.

Unfortunately he would have to be the one to operate on her when she had a near deadly car crash 14 years ago. It was good that it was him though as only someone with his skill would have been able to save her life. She'd live although was disfigured by the incident. He'd keep in contact with her and her family, occasionally trying to invite Yan out to dinners and fancy parties, she's never agreed though, not yet at least.

The experience left some scars emotionally and he decided to head back to school in order to get the appropriate degree to become a researcher instead of a surgeon. He took up a new role in the hospital and stayed there for a few years more until in 2016 he was recruited by the Second Inquisition thanks to his skill in research and surgery.

He became very driven in his search for information on kindreds, his curiosity was peaked and he couldn't shake it despite knowing it could end in his own self destruction. The experiments he took part in were not ethical in the slightest but he nor the Second Inquisition saw the kindred as people let alone worthy of dignity. In his research and in efforts to keep himself going even in old age he has started to secretly consume kindred vitae left over from tests.

Many things had changed but one thing that hadn't was his love for the finer things. Stephen was grown and an actor himself now, he was a frequent patron of the young man's performances and a friend of the man. Though he wanted to make sure that Stephen would never find out about the dark truth of the world around them.

Personality
A classy and very respectable man he acts in a polite dignified manner which most find pleasant. Rarely if ever does he raise his voice and rare is it for him to lose control over himself or his emotions. You'll only ever see him at his most presentable and that's just how he likes it. He finds great strength in the ability to maintain a stiff upper lip and control over himself, as such if he were to lose that control he'd be embarrassed and think of it as a moment of weakness.

Investigative, curious, and academic since birth he is very book smart and well learned with a talent for researching. It is not out of the idea that knowledge is power however, as he thinks respect is far more important for power, instead it is out of a simple desire to learn all there is too learn. At times considered to be nosy or stubborn however in how he goes about his learning most don't know that darkest side which is a cruel investigative man. The sort to pull legs off an ant to find out what happens or forestake other people for the stake of knowledge.

Trivia

 * He has an unreciprocated crush on Yan Brice.
 * He is a ghoul but is not blood bound to anybody.
 * Due to some leaks in the Second Inquisition, Smiling Jack is aware of him and his true job. That made him decide to embrace Stephan Brice.