Varun Apalala

Ambition - Live to see the End of the World.

Acquire a new boat. - Desire

Varun Appalala, the hideous Fish-Man of Massacre Bay is seldom ever seen, and then, usually only in the Underworld - the abandoned underground expansions to Under Augustine.
Varun was a Hindi immigrant who came to San Augustin sometime in the mid 1800s as part of the group that settled in what is now considered Little Delhi. Varun is a successful businessman who owns Appalala Grocery and a half-dozen smaller shops throughout San Augustin. Little Delhi is considered his Tenurial Domain, stretching east of Lincolnville out across Massacre Bay, and to the docks of Anastasia Island.
He spends most of his time in these modern nights, beneath the waves, exploring the one domain no other Kindred can intrude upon, familiarizing himself with the wildlife, and - often - sneaking aboard boats in the harbor to explore and discover what he may. It is difficult, but not impossible, for Kindred who know of him, to contact Varun - even when he isn't overseeing his surface domain. Many simply walk to the end of a peer and speak his name to the water, then wait for the Hideous Fish-Man of Massacre Bay to appear.

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Demesne

Varun claims the entirety of Massacre Bay and the Saint John's River as his personal Demesne, and the Nosferatu keeps his haven in the Sound, somewhere beneath the water. The cave is dry, despite its submerged entrance, and inside is replete with stolen goods and treasures taken from decades of boats anchored in the Bay.

Allies

Varun is not the sort of creature to cultivate contacts or allies, but he maintains an oddly caring relationship with the beasts of the water.

Enemies

Again, Varun's solitude allows him to remain free of entanglements.

Secrets

Stories

  • Something to Tide You Over

    • There are poachers in Varun's domain. Will the Coterie stop a pack of Thinbloods from feeding on the Fish Monster's herd so that he doesn't have to "take matters into his own hands and piss off the Kine"?

  • What Lies Beneath

    • An ancient sarcophagus has arrived from the Middle East and it's got the Malkavians in a tizzy. Varun would like the Coterie to investigate (something is stopping him from approaching the vessel). Without being seen, they must discover where the Sarcophagus came from, why it came here, and they must not open it, just in case.

  • Don't Look Now

    • If they survived, the Thinbloods are back. If not, their kin are here to avenge them. They know who the Coterie are and have begun hunting them, and at least one of them is a Day Drinker.

  • Cabin by the Lake

    • If the Thinbloods kill Varun or drive the Coterie from their havens, they can find shelter in the Massacre Bay Caves, where they discover The Labyrinth.

  • Dark Water

    • Something else has moved into the Bay, and it's either up to the Coterie or the Varun seeks their help to drive it off or kill it.