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1889 Characters

Page history last edited by Michael 14 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee Morris, intrepid reporter

  • appearance: Tall and blonde, businesslike, dangerous. Age 28.
  • STR 13, PRE 16, COM 12, DEX 18, SPD 3
  • obvious disads: distinctive looks, unconcealable - 6'5" tall
  • "Now, THAT'S interesting...."

 

 

Mr. Adrian Bartle-Phelps

  • appearance:  manly and adventurous. Age XX
  • STR XX, PRE XX, COM XX, DEX XX, SPD
  • obvious disads: 
  • "Your quote here!"

 

Mr. J. A. Atherton, engineer and explorer 

  • appearance: healthy older chap, with a greying brown beard and mustache. Age 49.
  • STR 10, PRE 15, COM 10, DEX 11, SPD 3
  • obvious disads: loyalty to England, chauvinist, drinks heavily, his age
  • "Just remember, they ain't proper gentlemen."

 

 

 

Mr. Joseph Steel, Russian (well, Georgian) revolutionary

  • appearance:  big mustache, injured left arm, smallpox scars, 5' 6" tall, age early 20s.
  • STR XX, PRE XX, COM XX, DEX XX, SPD XX
  • obvious disads:
  • "I trust no one, not even myself."

 

 


 

Notable NPCs

 

Mrs V. L. Young, nee Pemberly-Waite; scientist and lady of fashion

  • appearance: beautiful, blonde -- and deadly! Age twenties.
  • STR 15, PRE 15, COM 18, DEX 16, SPD 3
  • obvious disads: far too attractive for her own good; enraged in combat
  • staff: her Chinese maid, Won Lo
  • "Take your hands off of me you disgusting beast!"

 

Admiral Horatio Beauman Young, retired RN officer, father-in-Law to Violet Young

  • appearance: born 1806, thus 93 years old
  • notes: He remains very interested in technical matters for an officer of his age. Entered Navy 1819, although "on the books" since 1812.
  • "Things have certainly changed since my day."

 

Professor Olsza, venerable ether scientist and visionary

  • appearance: Tall, gaunt and elderly with a full white beard and hair, confined to a wheelchair
  • notes: Olsza's eye is firmly fixed on an etheric future.
  • "Never! Science must serve humanity, not rule it!"

 

Catherine Olsza, ether scientist and daughter of Professor Olsza

  • appearance: curvaceous, dark haired Slavic woman in her twenties
  • notes: hopelessly naive and idealistic
  • "My father would never allow his inventions to be used for evil purposes."

 

Master Chief Petty Officer Henry Dobbs, Royal Navy technical expert

  • appearance: age 69, STR 16, DEX 14, SPD 3, COM 10
  • notes: entered the RN in 1843, first served with Adm. Young off the African coast as an artificier aboard HMS Hydra.
  • obvious disads: old; has a 15 year old grandson, Robin Hale a.k.a. "Boy!"
  • "The only answer I require from you is 'Yes, Master Chief Petty Officer Dobbs,' is that clear?"

 


Not currently adventuring:

 

the Hon. Charles Edward Willson, 4th Viscount Holdernesse, aristocratic dilletante

  • appearance: debonair and unflustered ( = naive and imperceptive). Age 36.
  • STR 10, PRE 13, COM 10, DEX 11, SPD 3
  • obvious disads: see appearance; devoted to Miss Baker-Smythe
  • staff: his valet Tom
  • "I say, hold on a bally second, chaps."

 

 

 

 

Miss M. Baker-Smythe, scientist and explorer

  • appearance: attractive, short young Englishwoman, dark brown hair and eyes. Age twenties.
  • STR 9, PRE 16, COM 18, DEX 18, SPD 3
  • obvious disads: overeconfident, famous reputation 14-, devoted to Viscount Holdernesse
  • staff: her maid Elizabeth Simmons
  • "Your Quote Here!"

 

Mr. Jonathan Verzeiger, insurance claims investigator, deceased

  • appearance: 5'7" tall, very slight build, Blond, blue eyed. Age 25 at time of death.
  • STR 13, PRE 10, COM 18, DEX 20, SPD 4
  • obvious disads: resembles a good-looking but ineffectual aristocrat
  • staff: household staff in London. He has no valet, which is rather peculiar in itself.
  • "You know sir, it is quite impolite to stare like that."

 

Tomaas Carniero, pistolero and former bodyguard to Mr. Verzeiger

  •  appearance: swarthy Brazillian fellow. Age unknown.
  • STR XX, PRE XX, COM XX, DEX XX, SPD X
  • obvious disads: bound for vengeance and to finish his employer's mission
  • "You killed an insurance agent, prepare to die!"

 

Captain L. Tolliver, of the Royal Navy

  • appearance: dashing naval officer, some facial scars, age ?
  • STR 15, PRE 13, COM 20, DEX 20, SPD 4
  • obvious disads: reputation (naval hero)
  • staff: a servant
  • "Your Quote Here."

 

Coung Li, Chinese martial artist, servant to the Pemberly-Waites

  • appearance: fit young Chinese fellow, age twenties
  • STR xx, PRE xx, COM xx, DEX xx, SPD xx
  • obvious disads: ?
  • "Ling Fu Shan, I am here to avenge the death of Master Fong!"

 

 

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