The Nosferatu Primogen.
Karl; according to Karl was once a beautiful Germanic man, once a shepard, then a warrior who moved to America, who may have participated in the first World War.  Now Karl is twisted, beloved by his Sire, bent by his needs, warped by his clan, but no less loved or important.  Perhaps more immediately important, Karl is no less burly or deadly, still able to offer enforcement, pain and retribution.  Now gifted with a place as a shadow among shadows, recipient to the gossips and hatreds Kindred whisper in the dark and lonely places.