Dennis was a man of strict religious upbringing who supported the Temperance Movement and Prohibition both morally and professionally, as a lawyer with the Baton Rouge District Attorney's office. Driven by his passion for justice and his firm moral convictions, he made a name for himself as a man of unwavering integrity, a reputation which was to get the attention of a Ventrue Ancilla looking for further influence over the legal sphere in the city when he began to root out the corruption behind the illegal liquor trade in the state. Landau mistakenly believed that the man's religious conviction would work for him and make him easy to direct against the depraved Sabbat. Unfortunately, this error in judgement almost led to his destruction as his new childe turned against him, attacking him in a blood powered rage and then fleeing into the night.
Unable to cope with the unquenchable thirst within him and his obviously damned status, he would have perished himself had he not been found by the Sabbat pack operating out of Shreveport. The pack priest provided him for a religious context with which to understand and accept his new state, but it wasn't until he encountered another member of his clan's antitribu that he found his new purpose: rooting out the real evil which exists within the Sword of Caine. After several years of mentorship, he became a Paladin of the Sabbat Inquisition and was placed upon the Path of Honorable Accord, like so many of his clan. However, he is still barely able to cope with the fact of his thirst and denies it almost to the point of frenzy.
For the last few decades, he has roamed the southeast like a wandering crusader, following the leads fed to him by others concerned with the infernalism within the sect. His latest mission was inspired by a report from Kenneth Brown that a large number of the Sabbat within New Orleans show signs of falling to demonic urges. He's been in the city for only a decade, but has earned a lot of respect as a competant warrior and has built up a significant amount of influence within the local legal and judicial systems. His success in this has impressed the Lasombra Bishop, who has accepted the paladin into his own pack and quietly supports his efforts at rooting out infernalism (mostly because it undermines his competition), though he is a bit upset that Job is such a good target.
Dennis has had a difficult time coming to terms with his condition but has managed to integrate the facts of his new life with his former religious belief and, thus, tap into the passion which drove him in life. He believes that he is being tested, that his thirst is a curse foisted upon him by the powers of darkness and that, by resisting it and remaining honorable and true to his purpose of defeating evil, that he will prove himself and gain entrance to heaven.
His drive is apparent in every word he speaks and is reflected in the brightness of his eyes. He is considered a stalwart supporter of the sect, gaining him the respect of those he isn't investigating. Those who he is tend to not speak against him merely because doing so might hasten his judgement. His membership is Delacroix's pack has given him even more weight and Legba and Samedi wonder if his final decision against them might not be accompanied by a coup by the ambitious Ancilla Bishop.
Dennis has found many allies within the Tenebras Pack. He's on good terms with Garcia and his childe, sharing a sense of honor with them, and has impressed Delacroix, as previously noted. He's been allies with Brown for many years and the two are fast friends. He dislikes Chandra, due to the man's propensity for using lies and deception to get what he wants.
He firmly believes that the Setites, Samedi, and other voodoo worshippers in the city are servants of darkness and intends to do all in his power to root them out of the city and replace them with more righteous members of the sect. He can't move directly against them, however, as he lacks the support and is grossly outnumbered. He is, as noted below, doing all in his power to subtly undermine their power and influence, though. He also believes that Job is an active infernalist and, unlike the others, he is in a position to destroy her, should he convince Delacroix that it is warranted.
He is also still on very good terms with the pack in Shreveport which helped him adapt, though he has a personal vendetta against the Prince of that city from his years there and their shared lineage. Similarly, he wants nothing more than to finish the job of destroying his sire, who is now operating out of Biloxi. He has also recently become aware of the nest of revenants in Lafayette and has been trying to decide how to deal with it. He's considering sending out a call for reinforcements, and will if he discovers the full extent of Malena's cult network.
Dennis recently had a discussion with the Noddist scholar Jean-Pierre Devereaux and came from it deeply disturbed. Something in the apocolyptic tone of the prophecies the man related resonated deeply with his fears and suspicions about his own state and he took a special trip to Shreveport to discuss them with Father Pryce. He's put them from his mind for the time being while the priest looks into them, but there is a concern, in the back of his mind, that time is running out and he may be forced to action sooner because of it.
Dennis has amazingly built up an impressive web of influence with the police and judicial circuit of New Orleans, mostly through subtle domination and use of presence, accompanied by an in-depth understanding of how these institutions function. Many assume, rightly, that he is using his ties to the FBI and the task forces on organizad crime and street gangs to further his subtle attacks on the power structures of those he deems in leauge with dark forces, primarily the Setites.