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Bowman is the Hierarch of the St. Louis Consilium, as well as the Curator of the city's Athenaeum. Fairly mercenary in his dealings, Bowman can often be found consulting with the various other supernatural entities of St. Louis, although rarely without exacting a price.

Personal Information
Before his Awakening, the mage formerly known as David Breton was a professor of anthropology at Saint Louis' Washington University, specializing in comparative mythology. He had a special fondness for the occult, and it would ultimately be his research into this obsession that opened his eyes to the supernal. He managed to uncover a tome he now (half jokingly) refers to as De Vermis Mysteriis. Bowman's still not entirely sure about the contents, but the discovery rather forcefully Awakened him. He prefers not to talk about the experience, as it was traumatic enough to cause a mental breakdown that cost him his position at the University.

These days, Bowman makes ends meet as a private investigator, relying on both his spells and the tricks he picked up occasionally consulting with the FBI. He buffers his mostly repaired sanity with copious amounts of alcohol and nicotine.

Appearance
Tall, thin, and usually seen with a cigarette or beer clutched in his hand, Bowman would be well dressed if it weren't for the fact that he seems to have been wearing the same suit for the past two weeks. His hair is usually unkempt, and he wears about two days worth of stubble at any given time. His familiar, Grimbly, takes on the form of a pitch black raven, or occasionally that of a rather stuffy librarian, complete with sweather vest and spectacles.

Nimbus
A crawling mass of shadowy tentacles, accompanied by the sickly sweet smell of rotting meat and a greasy texture. It also carries with it an almost hypnotic sense of dread.

Personality
Grumpy, irritable, and generally sarcastic, Bowman is nevertheless fairly outgoing, often to the dismay of the other members of the Night Congress. While prone to thinking the worst of everyone, if one earns his respect Bowman tends to behave much more civilly.

Likes

 * Craft beers
 * Cigarettes
 * Learning new things

Dislikes

 * People
 * Prying

Specialties

 * Occult Lore
 * Anthropology

Titles

 * Hierarch of Saint Louis
 * Curator of the St. Louis Athenaeum
 * First Degree Master of Space
 * Second Degree Adept of Mind and Spirit

Nicknames/Aliases

 * David Bowman

Timeline

 * June 12th, 1978 - Born in St. Louis, Missouri.
 * May, 2006 - Begins work as a Professor of Anthropology at Washington University.
 * December, 2009 - Awakens.
 * April, 2013 - Moves to Australia to study the supernal analogues of local mythology.
 * June, 2016 - Returns to St. Louis.

Recent Events

 * August, 2016 - Returns to St. Louis after hearing of the loss of Consilium leadership.
 * October, 2016 - Assumes the position of Hierarch of St. Louis.
 * November, 2016 - Discovers the Cthonic Library.
 * February, 2017 - Reestablishes the St. Louis Athenaeum at Lupercal, above the Cthonic Library.
 * April, 2017 - Takes on Emily Bradshaw as an apprentice.

Quotes By
""If you'd like, I can remove [your memory] for you, Emily. It wouldn't hurt, and I can implant a general knowledge of what happened without the painful specifics. On the other hand, we could try something else instead. We could stop him from hurting her. It wouldn't change your memory. You'd still remember what happened. But you'll also remember stopping him from hurting that little girl down there. You'll remember saving her, and you'll remember beating the absolute hell out of the asshole who's hurting her. And that last bit? I can tell you from experience, it feels really fucking good." - To Emily Bradshaw, during a trip to her Oneiros.

Quotes About
"He smells like strawberries." - Emily Bradshaw

"Don't ask this guy to design your house. Your bathroom door will end up sending you to Antarctica or some shit." - Shaper

Conversations
At Boire's opening night
 * Remus: “So, young man, what's my little Emily up to these days?”
 * Bowman: "Staying the fuck away from you, you sick bastard. You're damned lucky the laws keep me from ripping you apart where you sit, or they'd be picking bits of you out of the Great Wall for years."
 * Remus: “Hahaha, you talk big. I think I understand why poor little Emily likes to hang around you”

Rumours

 * Killed Remus in a mage duel.

Inspirations and Soundtrack

 * Hellblazer