Charles Vane is a Ventrue who is involved into the black markets of the Caribbean. In his mortal days, Charles Vane was a pirate during the golden age of piracy who sailed though the Caribbean. His career, however, found an end when his when his first mate, staged a mutiny on his ship and put him ashore on a small island off the coast of Jamaica. On this island, Vane met his sire, the Ventrue Redford, who was living as a godking among the Carib Indians. Vane, another white man and one familiar with European superstition, was able to pierce the mystique a little and make shrewd guesses as to Redford's true nature. Redford, unnerved, vowed to kill him, but found Vane a clever and ruthless opponent. He was so impressed that after he defeated Vane and broke his neck, Redford relented and Embr