Edison Hubert Hollingsworth

TERM OF ADDRESSSir
AGE32
GENDERMale
PRONOUNShe/him
NATIONALITYBritish
BIRTHDAY26/02/1870
HEIGHT6'2"

Edison, known as the Sybaritic Laureate, is an indentured prostitute working at a brothel named the Parlour of Virtue, owned by Mr. Wines. He enjoys writing poetry, knitting, and likes to spend time at Wolfstack Docks by the Zee. Born into a prestigious family, he was disowned at a young age and lived in St. Fiacre's Cathedral before being taken in by the Parlour of Virtue. His personality is difficult to define and very fractured - he flicks between seductive and tortured on a dime. He is currently in a relationship with a person named Scuba Santos. He has a biological daughter that lives with him, named Ethel. Common themes include fire, the colour red, hawthorn flowers, and heavy religious imagery.

Works involving this character:
In Flame and Fumes
The Corkboard
Psalm 69
Little Meetings
Orange Jam on Orange Bread

Johannes Florian Harper

TERM OF ADDRESSDoctor
AGE47
GENDERMale
PRONOUNShe/him
NATIONALITYGerman
BIRTHDAY06/11/1855
HEIGHT5'10"

Harper, known as the Soothing Counsellor, is a therapist working in Wilmot's End in London. He is a divorced father with one biological son, though his biological family remain on the Surface. He enjoys reading and giving gifts to or spending time with his adoptive son, Atlas. He is on the autism spectrum. His personality is initially quite closed-off, but he is very sweet and caring to the people he warms up to. He is in a relationship with a man named Agamemnon Pallas. He has had involvement with the Great Game, playing on the side of Black. Common themes include the colour blue, nautical imagery, chess, and lavender flowers.

Works involving this character:
Something Lost in the Zee
Do You Hear The Lamp-Cats Purr?
Harper's Pocket Diary

Dove Hartley

TERM OF ADDRESSMiss
AGE25
GENDERFemale
PRONOUNSshe/they
NATIONALITYBritish
BIRTHDAY15/05/1877
HEIGHT5'2"

Dove, known as the Volant Hare, is both a notorious thief and a teacher of witchcraft. She has a rambunctious and energetic personality. She maintains a close bond with her old village-friend, Atlas, that she reunites with later in London, who she gives the nickname 'Flower Boy'. She has robbed the Echo Bazaar many, many times. The Masters do not like her. She was raised as a witch with her family. She likes to leave trails for people to discover and befriend her thief 'Hare' persona. She is currently in a relationship with a man named Casper Crowe. Common themes include hares, rivers or ponds, and wildflowers.

Works involving this character:
TBD

Freya Tartini

TERM OF ADDRESSMiss
AGE29
GENDERFemale
PRONOUNSshe/her
NATIONALITYBritish
BIRTHDAY29/10/1873
HEIGHT5'6"

Freya, known as the Hallucinating Violinist, is a performer mainly residing in the Empress' Court. She suffers from schizophrenia and psychosis, but derives her music from her hallucinations. She was once in a relationship with a devil, Rosier Steinmann, who split up with her after she gave her soul to him. Due to being soulless, her personality is now very fragile and depressed, though she used to be animated and frantic. She is very desperate to be a mother, and wishes to bear her own child. She is close friends with a man named Ferdinand Brante. Her therapist is Dr. Johannes Harper. Common themes include violins, white roses, childcare, sheet music, and hallucinations.

Works involving this character:
TBD

Marie Brutus

TERM OF ADDRESSLady
AGE34
GENDERFemale
PRONOUNSshe/her
NATIONALITYBritish
BIRTHDAY26/06/1868
HEIGHT5'5"

Marie, known as the Vicious Capitalist, is the CEO of Astatus & Obfensus weapons factory in Wolfstack Docks, London. Her father, whom she inherited the factory from, passed away when she was 16, killed in a workplace riot. She rules over the factory with an iron fist, and has close ties with Mr. Fires and Mr. Iron, as did her father. She spends a majority of her time at Factory VIII (owned by Mr. Fires) tormenting the workers. She is not seeking the name, but has cannibalistic tendencies of her own accord. She is in a dubiously ethical relationship with a person named Scuba Santos, who depends on her for drugs. 'Brutus' is a pseudonym she chose; her birth name is Marie Boucher. Her mother is alive, but in exile. Her fate is to ultimately suffer total retrograde amnesia through irrigo light. Common themes include bats, shadows, light, the colour purple or purple light, and tiger-lilies.

Works involving this character:
A Terrible Trip to Station VIII
The Wolfstack Massacre
Hard Dreams
Returning Home

Dionysia Marinou

TERM OF ADDRESSMadam
AGE29
GENDERFemale
PRONOUNSshe/her
NATIONALITYGreek
BIRTHDAY16/08/1873
HEIGHT5'10"

Dionysia, known as the Sedulous Revolutionary, is a private assassin. However, her main goal is to assassinate Marie, and her services are not available to the public. Her family and their village were destroyed by Marie's company, Astatus & Obfensus, to create room for another factory; she has since sworn vengeance. Throughout her life, she had led many protests, both peaceful and violent, on A&O factories, and has tried on numerous counts to kill Marie, unfortunately to no avail. She is work partners (in a sense) with Scuba Santos, working with them to assassinate Marie due to their strange closeness. Common themes include robins, knives, Venus flytraps, and the colours black or red.

Works involving this character:
Hard Dreams
Returning Home

Rosier Steinmann

TERM OF ADDRESSMister
AGE35
GENDERMale
PRONOUNShe/him
NATIONALITYHell
BIRTHDAY28/05/1867
HEIGHT5'11"

Rosier, known as the Sordid Devil, is a singer currently located in Hell. Prior to his residence in Hell, he lived with Freya Tartini, dating her for two years until she gave up her soul, which he sold to another devil. He worked his way into the vocalist industry and subsequently has become a renowned jazz vocalist, known famously through Hell as 'Rosier Steinmann and the Sam Travere Quintet'. While he is said to be dating his saxophonist, Sonja Bukoska, there are rumors of an affair with his personal secretary, Francesca Fowler. Common themes include Hell, souls, the Correspondence, music, and fire.

Works involving this character:
TBD

Filip Soból

TERM OF ADDRESSDoctor
AGE50
GENDERMale
PRONOUNShe/him
NATIONALITYPolish
BIRTHDAY06/12/1852
HEIGHT5'9"

Filip, known as the Outré Geneticist, is a geneticist leading the Department of Genetic Research at Benthic University in London. Previously, he served as a Sergeant in the Campaign of '68, and was unsuccessful in a promotion, leading to resentment of the man who was doubly promoted over him, Carlo Michail. He lives with his roomate, Vasily, over his Russian restaurant, the Maria Vanna. He has a vehement, mutually racist hatred of his roommate, and will frequently use Russian slurs against him. His hobbies include studying toxicology, playing Hearts' Game (in which the opponent must be poisoned), and playing violin. Common themes include Hell, flowers, marigold flowers, and poison.

Works involving this character:
TBD

Vasily Rasputin

TERM OF ADDRESSSir
AGE37
GENDERMale
PRONOUNShe/him
NATIONALITYRussian
BIRTHDAY05/01/1865
HEIGHT5'8"

Vasily, known as the Infuriating Spy, is the owner and executive chef of the Maria Vanna, as well as a spy on the side. Initially a Surfacer, he lied to enlist in the Russian army at 13 and served for two years fighting in the Russo-Turkish war of 1878 before moving to the Neath and beginning work as a spy, playing for Red. He lives with his roommate, Filip, whom he deeply hates and is mutually racist toward, though his racism extends to anyone he dislikes. He enjoys playing his piano and getting under Filip's skin often. Common themes include cigars, smoke and mirrors, deception, chess, and cooking.

Works involving this character:
TBD

Esther Welfare

TERM OF ADDRESSMiss
AGE26
GENDERFemale
PRONOUNSshe/her
NATIONALITYBritish
BIRTHDAY11/03/1876
HEIGHT5'6"

Esther, known as the Chatty Servingwoman, is the sole servant of Dr. Johannes Harper. She happily lives in the basement beneath his therapy hall and primarily cooks for Dr. Harper and his guests or clients, and cleans the home. Despite her young age, she is typically seen as an older sister figure to clients and friends, due to her overwhelmingly caring nature and kind disposition. Her hobbies include reading, learning new recipes and visiting orphanages and boarding houses to volunteer her time. Common themes include deer, family, the colours green or yellow, and jasmine flowers.

Works involving this character:
TBD