As a contract thief and con artist, Logan prefers to keep a low profile. As such, he has several aliases, each working as different fronts for the different jobs that Logan is hired for. These multiple identities also help Logan spread the gains of his high-earning heists so that no one would suspect the large transactions credited into one single account, namely his own. These aliases each have their own identities (usually with the aid of make-up prosthetics to change his appearance drastically) and documentations. These aliases include:

James Vanderbilt
An antiquities dealer based in Los Angeles. Most transactions involving antiquities and rare collectibles are often done through this alias. When in this alias, Logan appears as a large nosed, moustached middle-aged man with gun-metal gray hair, and speaks with a Southern accent. Vanderbilt’s attire is eclectic to say the least, usually wearing floral shirts and slacks, with flip flops. Vanderbilt is the front for Logan’s antiquities dealings, and whenever someone has a job that involves the heist of rare antiquities, Vanderbilt is the point of contact, whether by phone or a face-to-face meeting.

Logan fabricates a relationship between Vanderbilt and himself as that of an employer-employee relationship, with Vanderbilt paying Logan for services rendered on certain jobs, and this reflects in their bank statements/transactions.

Michael Sanbourne
Michael Sanbourne is a “self-made entrepreneur”, with businesses dealing in investments in commodities, futures, and foreign exchange. But Sanbourne also deals in the procurement of information; usually sensitive information that can be used for corporate sabotage. As such, Sanbourne’s account is by far the largest and the most active as, apart from the sums of investment capital constantly circulated through the account, large sums of money are usually credited as payment for every successful heist. Sanbourne is the closest to Logan’s normal appearance, with the exception of bleached-blond hair and blue eyes, and with a very formal wardrobe. Logan plays the typical young rich playboy when in the role of Michael Sanbourne, and of all his aliases, Logan enjoys playing this particular role the most.

Boxing (Advanced)
In his youth Logan had trained extensively in the art of boxing, as it was amongst the few things that he had a passion for. Learning what he could of the sport from his mentor Jonas Kaine, boxing became his preferred fighting style whenever circumstances forced him into fisticuffs. Quick on his feet and quicker with his hands, Logan continues to improve on this particular skill by training at least 3 nights a week.

Jailhouse Rock (Intermediate)
A collection of different fighting styles, Jailhouse Rock or JHR is said to have been practiced and/or developed within US penal institutions and innercity black neighbourhoods. Being a former convict, Jonas Kaine learned this unique martial arts in his youth, most of which was spent inside a federal penitentiary. Having taken Logan under his wing, Kaine imparted his knowledge of JHR to the young man (along with many others he had taken under his wing) and trained him in the art of close combat for years, up till his death. Logan usually utilises JHR with his preferred boxing, when close quarters make taking down his opponent with a haymaker too difficult to execute.

Capoeira (Basic)
Apart from Kaine, there was one other person that Logan trusted enough to be taught by; the man who would eventually frame him for murder. Initially a friend and part of Kaine’s Brethren, “Rodrigo” as he called himself, taught a young Logan the fundamentals of the art, emphasising the fact that it would hone Logan’s flexibility and coordination, traits that were necessary for their chosen profession as thieves. Logan had never managed to master Capoeria fully, at least not enough to be considered combat-ready. He can be seen practising the ginga every now and then, but usually out of sight from prying eyes.

Logan’s trust issues stem from his abusive childhood. Neglected and abused for much of his childhood, Logan has grown resentful of people, preferring to be left alone since all he’s ever known from his adopted parents, the only family he has ever known to have, is pain. Now this presents an interesting tangent because he feels no physical pain, but the abuse has taken its toll in the form of emotional scarring. So the fact that Logan is distant from even his new family stems from the fact that he doesn’t want to risk being hurt emotionally. It explains how he spent most of his adult life working alone as a contract thief.

The only exception to his “lone-wolf” demeanour was while he was with his mentor, who taught him the necessary skills to excel in his craft. Even though he had a close bond with his mentor, the real reason Logan allowed a little room for trust was so he could be taught the skills that he felt would one day be beneficial to him. The death of his mentor impeded any progress Logan might have made with regards to being healed emotionally, as he found himself lost once more without anyone to trust and confide in.

His thought process is mostly usually selfish in nature, having been taught indirectly that no one will love him except himself, this of course attributed to his childhood yet again.

However, Logan has been known to show a more positive personality at times, the bitterness he feels towards people can sometimes be coaxed away to reveal his more playful nature, yet this proves to be a task in itself, as he rarely lets anyone get close enough to break down the walls he puts up and reveal the lost child behind the deceptively charming smile.

It is interesting to note that Logan seems to have a ‘Superman complex’ because of his congenital analgia. Unable to feel pain, he often equates this as being invincible, and because he has yet to find an anchor that can help him validate his existence, he is constantly putting his body on the line, seeking thrills and situations that most people would find absurdly dangerous and life-threatening.

Logan’s semi-fractured psyche has resulted in the development of what one could consider a “dark side”. While not an entirely unique personality on its own (as often documented in cases of multiple personality disorders), this “dark side” is a manifestation of his Id. It is theorized that years of abuse endured during the formative childhood years have caused Logan’s subconscious to form this “dark side”, which is in essence a self-preservation instinct.

According to Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche, the Id is unconscious by definition, and is defined by the following formulation:

“It is the dark, inaccessible part of our personality, what little we know of it we have learnt from our study of the dream-work and of the construction of neurotic symptoms, and most of this is of a negative character and can be described only as a contrast to the ego. We all approach the id with analogies: we call it a chaos, a cauldron full of seething excitations… It is filled with energy reaching it from the instincts, but it has no organization, produces no collective will, but only astriving to bring about the satisfaction of the instinctual needs subject to the oberservance of the pleasure principle.”

This “dark side” triggers a more primal consciousness within Logan, allowing him to achieve feats he would never have been able to accomplish consciously. In this particular state of mind, Logan’s consciousness may be geared toward satisfying basic physiological needs. Whether these needs happen to be essential for survival or even sating a sexual desire, when in the throes of this “dark side”, Logan cares very little about the consequences of his actions or any sense of morality, and is only concerned about sating his own needs first and foremost.

NOTE: The “Dark Side” concept was taken with permission from the writer of Elisha. No copyright infringement intended. Credit & Thanks go to the writer of Elisha.

A con-artist and a thief, Logan often uses his charm to get his way. Skilled in all things thievery, he gets by everyday by picking pockets and accepting contract heists. Many of his one-night-stands would also attest to his thievery, usually finding him gone in the middle of the night, along with whatever cash they might have had in their purses. A charmer in his own right, he would often successfully talk himself out of trouble, especially when he’s caught red-handed. But if all else fails, he usually takes the next easy option: Run.

He is outspoken, and never backs down from a challenge. His sense of humor can sometimes be annoying, as he often has a quip for almost any situation. It could be said that Logan is an addict of sorts, as he has the inherent need to pull off the impossible, just so he can prove to himself that he is capable of practically anything. This “addiction” extends to his self-destructive love of liquor and women, and while there had been a brief interlude in his philandering ways, it seems as though a leopard can never change his spots no matter how hard he tries.

Since becoming a vampire, Logan has been in awe of his own abilities, and often finds ways to push himself to the limit. However the novelty of his abilities (amongst other things) is fast wearing out, and boredom has only recently begun setting in.

What this means for Logan is not yet known at present time.

LIKES / DISLIKES
Likes: A good con, depravation, exhiliration, his chopper, magic tricks, rock (music), sarcasm (to others), stand-up comedy
Dislikes: A con gone awry, bad sex (quote: “a sack of spuds is just annoying”), blacking out, dishonesty, nosebleeds, reality TV (they’re so fake), sarcasm (to self), unanswered questions

The Sanguine Ankh, as at July 13th, 2009.

Los Angeles, California, 1979:
Logan had been born an orphan, having lost his father 5 months before he was born, and his mother at childbirth. With no relatives to care for him, he was placed in foster care (where they named him Logan, after his father), and subsequently found himself adopted by a young couple who had trouble conceiving a child of their own. But when they finally had a child of their own, Logan ended up neglected, and even abused on some occasion. Though he felt no physical pain due to his congenital analgia, the experience nonetheless scarred his fragile young psyche.

As a result Logan grew to become a troubled teen, falling into the wrong crowd and ending up on the wrong side of the law more times than a 14 year old should. Having run away from home by the time he was 15, Logan soon became the skilled pickpocket, out of necessity. It was by chance that Logan had tried to pick the pocket of Jonas Kaine, then-patriarch of a syndicate of con artists, and seeing potential in the young man, Kaine took him in as one of his own.

Mentored by Kaine, Logan was taught the ways of the syndicate, and came into his own as a con artist by the time he was 18.

Running scams and working commissioned heists together, the syndicate became more of a family than his own adopted parents ever were.

After the death of his mentor, the syndicate was embroiled in a power struggle, the elders of the family quarrelled amongst themselves trying to seize control of the syndicate. Logan, 22 by now, would have none of it, and he left the syndicate to make it on his own.

New York, New York, 2001:
For years Logan became an independent contract thief, working on assignments for collectors of antiquities. These usually involved him working heists in museums or high security storage facilities. And because of his inability to feel pain, he made a name for himself for getting a job done even at the risk of his own life. Making a tidy sum from the various assignments, he continued this line of work more for the exhiliration that came from pulling off a successful heist than for the money.

Sometime after his 27th birthday, after a botched con landed him in hospital with a concussion, he was diagnosed as having a malignant brain tumour. The doctors told him he had 6 months to live, a year if he was lucky.

But rather than being hampered by the news, it drove him to more dangerous assignments, turning down heists he deemed too simple for his abilities. So it was no surprise that it had only been a matter of time before his passion would land him in trouble. Assigned a high-profile job, Logan was made to work with former members of his syndicate. The animosity between all of them had obviously remained unresolved over the years, and their disagreements ultimately cost them the assignment, as well as the life of an innocent.

Logan was framed for the murder, and the conspirator turned out to be one of his “brothers”; a vengeful member of the syndicate. Arrested and subsequently incarcerated, Logan was sentenced to spend the remaining months he had in prison.

Breaking out of prison just days after his sentencing, Logan set out to avenge and exonerate himself by bringing in the true culprit. Having learned the identity of the murderer, Logan hunted him down, beating him half to death, but rather than allowing Logan to regain his freedom through exoneration, the murderer killed himself with a single shot to the head.

And just what were the chances of Logan being caught by the police with blood on his hands?

Pretty big actually.

Logan barely outran the authorities, and his escape triggered a massive manhunt. Running from state to state ever since,

Logan finally came upon Ravenblack City, where no one knew nor cared that he was a fugitive on the run.

Or so it seemed.

Logan’s appearance varies from time to time, or more appropriately, from scam to scam. But his normal appearance would be that of a 6′ brown haired man with an athletic build, usually dressed in simple dark-colored button-down shirts or T-shirts and jeans. It isn’t uncommon for him to sport a stubble as well.

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LOGAN: The Soundtrack
1. Logan’s Theme : Adelitas Way – Invincible
2. Logan’s Struggle with Vampirism : Rev Theory feat Mesh – The Voices Scare Me
3. Logan’s Women : Drowning Pool – Rebel Yell
4. Logan’s Fight Song 1 : AC/DC – Spoilin’ For A Fight
5. Logan’s Fight Song 2 : Sick Puppies – You’re Going Down
6. Logan’s Fight Song 3 : Aranda – Whyyawannabringmedown

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