Lonnighan is the Sabbat representative to the far east. He arrived a short time ago and in the space of two short years has managed to wrest control of the city of Bangkok from its native Kuei-Jin population. He didn't do it alone however and recieved most of his help from young Kuei-Jin tired of the stagnation and desperation rank throughout the city. In a duel of single combat he faced the city ancient gaining the city and the lip service of the other elders. They plot against him but that is nothing the ancient Lasombra is not used to. His trusted retainers are a group of Black Hand Assamites led by his personal friend and protegé Rashid Al'Raffad. These along with thedissatisfied youth of Kuei-Jin society keep the city just disorganized enoughthat no single faction can yet challenge Lonnighan for mastery of the night.
Add to this the fact that Lonnighan came to powerduring the troubled times of Ravanna's reawakening and you have a cityfull of paranoid Vampires too afraid to attack each other lest they leavethemselves open prey to the invading Kin-Jin and the monster that stalksthem once more.
This is that Toreador that I mentioned. He was suicidal and homicidal by turns. Bipolar is what they call it nowadays. The other players just called him a jerk.