Kyle was a corrupt jurist and politician in New Orleans for most of his life and fed well from the public trough during Reconstruction. Fat and contented, he retired to the picturesque community of Biloxi where an eager ancilla noticed his potential and Embraced him in order to secure his power. A lesser man might have taken poorly to his new condition, but Anderson had always though himself a skilled opportunist and decided to take advantage of the perks of this new state. Nor did he mind being left to rule the resort town as he saw fit.
For almost two decades, the arrangement seemed ideal, until the disgrace of his sire in Baton Rouge forced his return to Biloxi and friction between the two of them was almost immediately intolerable. Grown weary of his 'retirement' and wanting to get back to the city, Anderson convinced Landau to let him take his place in Baton Rouge. On arrival, he quickly learned the players and begin to sink himself into the politics of the town, both mortal and kindred, obstensibly on behalf of his sire, though he gave Landau's wishes little heed, merely feeding him enough information on the goings on in Baton Rouge to keep him sated.
Kyle was right at home in the midst of the Long political machine and, while it was Brujah support that helped drive it, he was the one at the wheel as far as the kindred of Baton Rouge were concerned. The only adept political player in the city, his success bought him a grudging respect, despite his sire's disgrace, and quite a bit of enmity. While Esteve and Callough led the more direct assault on the Lasombra of New Orleans, he was in charge of the political and economic game.
By the time the war burned itself out in the 1970s, though, Anderson had had quite enough of it. Tired of following orders and being a soldier in Orlando's crusade, Anderson began to look for an angle to better benefit his own interests. Having tasted absolute control early in his unlife, in Biloxi, he found that not being in charge was something abhorrant to him. No longer content to merely persue his self-interest, the blood in him pushed him towards greater ambitions. When news of the treachery of Julia's childe reached him in Baton Rouge, he knew the time was right. Petitioning Orlando, he offered to save the battle in Shreveport by stepping in to take command. While the Brujah elder was reluctant to let him go, he admitted that the next offensive would take time to prepare for, and allowed him to go on the understanding that he'd return once the city was secured, to help with the next drive for New Orleans.
Kyle agreed, of course, but has no intention of returning to Baton Rouge on a permanent basis. He's already put together a long list of excuses and been peppering his reports to Esteve with indications that he'll be required here long after the Sabbat are driven out, in order to ensure that it doesn't fall back into their hands. Since his arrival, he's been carefully studying the city, trying to determine where the Sabbat strings are and what the good openings are to take control. He's approaching it as a political and economic game, unlike his predecessors, and given the Sabbat tactics it looks to succeed, if he's competant and lucky.
Kyle is friendly, in a vaguely artificial and arrogant way. His gift lies in being affable and open about his corruption around those he knows are of a similar vein. His frankness can be disarming and his self-confidence generally works to make him charming (though that's not always the case). As noted earlier, he sees himself merely as a skilled opportunist, which is exactly what he is.
Kyle has nothing but contempt for his sire and and for his two "brothers". He's fond of Sheila, though, and is glad she's taken his place in Baton Rouge (he half-hopes she'll be skillful enough to make Orlando forget about him). He offers her quite a bit of advice on dealing with the kindred there and they keep in constant contact. As for the rest of his kin, he has no interest in having further dealings with them, though he doesn't share Sheila's patricidal impulse (which he is only vaguely aware of).
Towards Julia, he has a sort of condescending amusement. While wary of her magical abilities, he finds her hostility towards everyone and everything somewhat juvenile. He is perfectly willing to work with her, but does not make any bones about the fact that he is, and will remain, the Prince. When she presses the issue or is particularly offensive to him, he will offer digs about the defection of her childe and her lack of political clout, while noting that he is in very well with the Prince of Baton Rouge. This hasn't helped the situation any, but it amuses him.
While he's opposed to the Sabbat, it isn't anything personal. He doesn't hate them the way Julia does, he merely wishes to supplant them and is perfectly willing to concede to their skill at having held out this long. Unlike the Brujah, he never suffered any but ephemeral losses at the hands of the Lasombra, and so is more willing to see the other sect as worthy opponents in a complex game than as a real threat or subject of vengeance.
Of the kindred of Baton Rouge, he is loyal to Orlando, in a pragmatic, humoring sort of way. He considers Esteve to be more the one in charge, but is careful to tread lightly around the subject. His respect for the man and wariness of his sire's power and insanity is what's led him to not join the line of hopeful successors which includes his own sire. Besides, he has no interest in pursuing a war with the Sabbat once he has his own city, except to hold onto it, and is aware that it would be expected of anyone who took the Baton Rouge throne.
He had very little in common with Ben and so has no strong feelings for the poet. He is less capable of dismissing Annalisa than his sire and is wary of the angry neonate's hidden agenda. He has a rapport with Macy, though he wouldn't trust the man as far as he could throw him, instinctively recognizing someone who is better at the game of deception and manipulation than he is.
He hasn't been back to Biloxi since he moved to Shreveport and his visits were infrequent prior to that. Thus, he has had no significant contact with the Giovanni who are threatening his sire's control of the city and doesn't particularly care how things there turn out.
Kyle has amassed an impressive amount of political and economic influence in Baton Rouge in a wide variety of areas. Anywhere there is corruption, he's got a finger in it. Lacking the discrimination of many playing the field, he's managed to find strength in diversity (like his sire, but for different reasons). His contacts include corrupt judges, cops, businessmen, civil servants, politicians, and lots of bureaucrats. He's established himself as something of a deal broker among the corrupt, putting those looking to buy favors in touch with those willing to be bribed.
Kyle has two ghouled retainers. One is his lawyer and accountant, Jennifer Mayberry, a competant and crooked professional stationed in Baton Rouge overseeing his business concerns and driving out to Shreveport twice a week to report to her domitor. The other is his manservant, cook, and butler, Emile Beauchamp, who sees to his household affairs.