Thayne Dedrich (Vampire)

Thayne is a vampire and a member of Clan Brujah. He is the alternate-universe version of the Infiniteer Thayne.

Personality
Clan Brujah embraces rebellion and counterculture, which well suits the disregard for authority shared by both Thayne the vampire and Thayne the Infiniteer. Members of Clan Brujah tend to be emotional and quick to anger, and Thayne is no exception—a contrast to his Infiniteer counterpart, who is more impassive.

Thayne is a blood leech, meaning he exclusively drinks the blood of other vampires rather than that of humans, which is anathema among his kind under most circumstances. His meals are therefore more difficult and dangerous to come by, but he finds preying on humans morally reprehensible and, consequently, less satiating.

He displays strong loyalty to his friends, especially Issac, and will support him even if he dislikes the plan. Thayne also possesses the capacity to act selflessly, as he proves when he is given a single dose of an antidote for vampirism and doesn’t immediately drink it himself.

History
Before he was turned, Thayne was a member of a biker gang in the seventies. After becoming a vampire, he continued that lifestyle, moving from gang to gang over the years to hide his immortal nature.

In order to make money, Thayne participates in running drugs and racketeering with his gang, and he contributes to his clan with his gains. His status with the gang also conveniently positions him to carry out his true purpose, which is to deal in information. He serves as a valuable messenger for the vampire community at large.

Vampire: The Masquerade
When Thayne and Issac get word that a Blood Hunt has been called on Issac’s sire, Gail Leann, the two of them spend their time and resources trying to locate her before anyone else does while attempting to unravel the conspiracy.

Their endeavors are complicated by the insertion of Joe and Rex into the timeline, both of whom cross paths with Thayne and Issac. At first, they don’t believe anything Joe or Rex has to say, but eventually they realize that, at the very least, they are not on opposing sides. Later, Joe brings them back to Nowhere with him. Thayne finds being in Nowhere distressing because he feels no familiarity with his surroundings or the people there, despite the insistence of Nowhere’s inhabitants.

Throughout the Chapter 7 arc, neither the other characters nor the listeners know that the Thayne present in the story is not the “correct” Thayne. Copernicus constructs a device to return the memories of the Infiniteers, but when Thayne puts it on, nothing happens, revealing his true nature.

Although he tries to act nonchalant, Thayne is both disappointed and hurt by this. He began to hope that the life he hates isn’t his after all, but it is, and he faces the prospect of returning to it without even the friend he thought he had in Issac.

Thayne decides to take this opportunity to leave New Orleans. Before they part, Issac finds Thayne while he’s packing and affirms his appreciation for Thayne’s friendship and his confidence in Thayne’s goodness. He offers a parting gift: a single dose of a cure for vampirism discovered by Henry. Henry warned that the cure should be used for one person only in order not to disrupt the order of that world, but when Thayne pockets the cure to consider what to do with it, Issac doesn’t try to sway him.

Physical Appearance
Vampire Thayne fully embraces the tough biker look, typically wearing jeans, a tight t-shirt, clunky boots, and either a bandanna or a beanie. Tattoos cover much of his body, especially his arms and neck.

Issac Wexler
Thayne shares a haven with Issac and has done so for a while, according to the false memories implanted when Issac triggered into Thayne’s world. The two are close friends and confidantes.

Having witnessed and supported Issac in both in his medicated and unmedicated states, Thayne well knows the extent of the Malkavian madness that can consume his friend. Consequently, he dislikes Issac’s plan to go off his medicated blood in order to track down Gail Leann. Nonetheless, he loyally stays with Issac throughout the whole ordeal.