Make the Storyteller happy then hone off the combat skills and the like and more political machine, who may have experience with the Sabbat and has enough magical skill to at least be a serious hobbiest. About what you have now is good. And to the Storyteller a very high level ritual can take decades or maybe a century to learn most Tremere might not know many over Level 3 and Level 5 would be fewer. In this sort of concept its more learn magic to GET BY not use it for its powers sake. Dominate would likely be more pressing I would think. And with his blood strength he could fuck over underlings to make them all think he is a master magus and to fear him, if he was mean. Just add in a few plausible stories here and there, make key respected Tremere think he destroyed this Tzimisce Magus in magical combat when it really was a team of ghouls during the day. And there you go.<br/><br/>Its not like he is the Primogen in Vienna now is it? And many Elders might respect his skill playing the system to his advantage yet serving the clan.<br/><br/>