[center][url=https://fontmeme.com/old-english-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180815/db020e3442f5a7dcadce15eb809db0aa.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=palevioletred]_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/color] [center][color=F8CFF0]𝓡owena 𝓗enrietta 𝓘mperia-𝓐irwright [@ayzrules] 𝓔lodie 𝓛a𝓥erre [@bloonewb] 𝓐rsenio 𝓛ennard-𝓙ones [@Stern Algorithm] 𝓐lexander 𝓓amien 𝓐midale [@MorningStar1399] 𝓥incent 𝓛ionel 𝓗alverson [@ayzrules] 𝓐lyssana 𝓖rey [@shylarah] 𝓕innegan 𝓞aks [@Briza] 𝓔udora 𝓜ay 𝓒handler [@MorningStar1399] 𝓥isia 𝓛eontine [@TwilightShadow] 𝓟enelope "𝓟epper" 𝓥an 𝓛uthen [@TwilightShadow] 𝓔lizabeth 𝓛ockheart [@Mr Rage] 𝓒hester 𝓛ockheart [@Mr Rage] 𝓓ameon 𝓑rown [@Mr Rage] 𝓡oderick 𝓓errington [@buffykdh] 𝓡eeza 𝓥alarios [@RavensMuse] 𝓗elena 𝓐nnette 𝓑urton [@Majoras End] ?? [@FallenTrinity] [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/VFFTQVwlgjL8c/giphy.gif[/img] [/color][/center] [center][url=https://fontmeme.com/old-english-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180815/9cb6d13521dffd2a2fba0d99361b3e49.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=palevioletred]_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/color] [hider=Lucius Elliot] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/JcLAgdP.png[/img][/center] [color=F8CFF0][b]𝓛ucius 𝓔lliot[/b] is a member of the Scholar Guild, seemingly gifted with a near-photographic memory. Lucius is, to put it mildly, rather anti-social. He has a habit of overthinking and over analyzing everything, though his analytical skills are something that his teachers at the Polytechnique Institute thought were one of his greatest strengths. Lucius is very awkward at parties, and he is a bit disdainful of most people that he meets. He was told by his patron and benefactor, Mordecai Sullivan, that he became severely ill and lost his memory and was in a coma for several years. As such, he started at the Polytechnique Institute when he was 16, although he managed to graduate at 18 due to his rather...precocious nature. 𝓐t the Institute, Lucius met Victor Bennett. The two became fast friends, and Lucius even helped Victor with his ambitious goal of using automatons for a good purpose. However, after Victor died, Lucius became increasingly erratic, pulling away from his friends and girlfriend and continuing the automaton research on his own until his arrest. Lucius is thought to be thirty years of age. [hider=Your character does NOT know this unless a reasonable reason was worked out with me/Shy via PM] 𝓘n truth, Lucius was raised in the middle of nowhere by two scientists from Gearinggate Harbor (Richard and Darlene Elliot) who were attempting to create the first automaton. A cruel twist of fate had them experimenting on their own son, and after they succeeded in basically transferring Lucius's consciousness to a clockwork body, a new personality emerged through a combination of wacky dark magic and the trauma. The alternate ego named himself Dirk, and Dirk killed Lucius's parents and snuck aboard an airship bound for Gearinggate Harbor. In Gearinggate Harbor, some of the Elliots' old contacts and their apprentice, Gerald, recover Lucius. They spent a few years attempting to fix the alternate-ego issue, but Lucius is ultimately written off as a failure and they move onto other approaches. Lucius himself is supposedly deactivated and dumped, although Mordecai Sullivan was able to recover him and re-activate him fourteen years ago. Lucius is completely unaware of the fact that he is an automaton, though Dirk knows. Dirk is sadistic and malicious and really does not like humans. 𝓓irk had remained dormant for twelve years before Victor's girlfriend, Charlotte Vernell, informed Lucius that Victor had an incurable disease. This, combined with Victor's death two years ago, caused Dirk to re-emerge. [/hider] [/color] [/hider] [hider=Captain Adrianna Iphigenia Kingsford] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/VeTQNN8.png[/img][/center] [color=F8CFF0][b]𝓒aptain 𝓐drianna 𝓘phigenia 𝓚ingsford[/b] was born to a moderately important Legionnaire family. Adrianna has followed the footsteps of her parents and grandparents and great-grandparents and devoted her life to serving the Legionnaire Guild, and by extension, the Council. Her mother, however, firmly believed that simply knowing how to shoot a gun was not enough-a Legionnaire needed to be able to spy and manipulate, as well. She sent Adrianna to Madame Geraldine's, where she excelled in courses regarding guns and swords and physical confrontations, but did not do as well in the etiquette classes. Nevertheless, Adrianna enjoyed her time at the finishing school, and she is finding some of the skills she learned there particularly useful in her career, especially now that she has to lead this investigation. She became best friends with Rowena Imperia-Airwright during finishing school. Their relationship is...complicated, at best, but Adrianna definitely values Rowena's input on anything to do with etiquette and espionage. 𝓐drianna possesses the usual enhanced physical abilities characteristic of Legionnaires-augmented senses, a seemingly infinite amount of stamina, lightning-fast reflexes and speed, and whatnot. Steadfast and reliable, Adrianna never seems to tire, and she throws herself wholeheartedly into her duties. Adrianna is extremely loyal, and very analytical. She can be a bit cold and unfeeling, sometimes, and she's not very people-smart. Adrianna is a bit on the quiet side, and she can be rather stoic, but one must admit that she is pretty damn good with a gun. She is currently twenty-nine years old. [/color] [/hider] [hider=Victor Bennett (DECEASED)] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/dlPW7kl.jpg[/img][/center] [color=F8CFF0][b]𝓥ictor 𝓑ennett[/b] was a member of the Scholar Guild, and an accomplished scientist renowned for his work with mechanical wings. Lauded as "the most brilliant mind of his generation", most people were surprised to find that charming, charismatic Victor was close friends with the standoffish Lucius. 𝓥ictor's grandmother, Helen Bennett, was afflicted with a disease that even the healers of the Apothecary Guild could not cure. This inspired Victor to take an interest in automatons and creating a way to retain somebody's personality when their Myalo was transferred to the metal body. Victor himself also had the disease-it ran in the family-although he refused to get tested for it, and thus remained unaware. Victor and Lucius worked together on this project for a couple of years, until Victor himself succumbed to the disease. 𝓤nbeknownst to most everybody, the work that Lucius did independently after Victor passed away was aimed at somehow bringing Victor back to life. Lucius extracted Victor's Myalo less than an hour after the scientist died, and he has since, with Dirk's help, preserved it until he had built an appropriate metal body. Lucius had successfully animated automaton Victor just hours before his arrest. Victor is now living with his former girlfriend, Charlotte Vernell, who has kept the news of his miraculous "resurrection" quiet. He was twenty-eight at the time of his death. [/color][/hider] [hider=Charlotte "Lottie" Rosalind Vernell] [center][img]http://www.measurements.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Arden-Cho.jpg[/img][/center] [color=F8CFF0][b]𝓒harlotte "𝓛ottie" 𝓡osalind 𝓥ernell[/b] is a member of the Apothecary Guild. She is a Patho-healer, and works as a nurse in the Cindergate Hospital, specializing in brewing and administering medicines. Sweet and chattery, Lottie is extremely friendly, if a bit...silly. She met Victor Bennett through his grandmother; Lottie was one of the nurses assigned to Helen at the hospital, and the two eventually became very close. 𝓐 graduate of Madame Geraldine's, Lottie's smarter than she looks. She has discovered that Lucius somehow brought Victor back to life through [i]highly[/i] illegal means, and she has kept this a secret from everyone besides her closest friend because she can't bear the thought of losing Victor again. She has been invited to join Captain Kingsford's investigation, and has accepted. Lottie is twenty-eight years old. [/color][/hider] [hider="Bread Pudding" (Edna Cogsmith)] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/49/6f/e2/496fe2f4ac8baf0cc7f38fc914dd764a.jpg[/img][/center] [color=F8CFF0][b]𝓑read 𝓟udding[/b], whose real name is Edna Cogsmith, appears to be nothing more than the wife of a fisherman. To supplement their income, Edna pushes a handcart around all day, selling dried fish and kippers. The two live in a small run-down house in the slums of New Toppingham. 𝓗owever, Edna and her husband are part of the rumored "Thieves' Guild" that has recently risen to prominence within Hourglass City's criminal underworld. Not much is known about them, other than the fact that they are, at most, a loose conglomeration of various small factions-a mediator and/or a "middleman" between groups, of sorts. 𝓔dna herself is nothing more than a gossip-monger...though she is [i]extremely[/i] skilled at her job. While she is out and about selling fish, Edna is able to collect a vast array of information, ranging from the trivial and the crude to the world-changing. She may have no idea that the Scholar Minister is hosting a ball for whatever reason, but she [i]does[/i] know more than she should about the extensive espionage network of the Minefield Triarchy. 𝓑lunt, brash, and as stubborn as a mule, Edna comes off as a grumpy old man but is actually quite kind, even if she has a propensity to insert inappropriate language into every sentence that comes out of her mouth. Adrianna was forced to rely on her assistance some years ago while investigating an underground smuggling ring, and as much as it pains Captain Kingsford to admit it, Edna is quite good at what she does. 𝓔dna is currently twenty-two years of age, and does not belong to a Guild. She is, however, almost inhumanly fast and agile. [/color][/hider] [hider=The Missing Persons] [center][img]https://images.wallpaperscraft.com/image/bradley_cooper_face_long-haired_actor_male_blond_hair_18691_1400x1050.jpg[/img][/center] [color=F8CFF0][b]𝓛ieutenant 𝓝athaniel 𝓔nright[/b] went missing around the same time that Victor Bennett passed away. He was a member of the Legionnaire Guild and the air-navy, and by most accounts, he was dedicated and dutiful; loyal, if a bit gruff. He is forty-seven years of age, and was born into a long and influential line of Legionnaires. He is married to [b]𝓔lizabeth 𝓔nright[/b], and they have a son, who is twenty years of age. Elizabeth has been particularly distraught since her husband's disappearance, although she has not let it affect the quality of her service within the Legionnaire Guild. [center][img]https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-theory-of-everything-6-1.jpg?w=718[/img][/center] [b]𝓙ohn 𝓙acob 𝓢mith[/b] was a member of the Scholar Guild, and he went missing about one year ago. He is now twenty-three years of age, and graduated from the Polytechnique Institute of Arts and Sciences as a Discourteous Genius. Although John is very scatter-brained, he is quite intelligent, even if he expresses his intelligence in the form of well-intentioned but rather useless inventions. He began experimenting with building automaton parts on his own during his time at the Institute, and allegedly continued this research after graduation, although his efforts did not yield significant results before his disappearance. There is no evidence that he dabbled in black magic/Myalo during the course of his research. [center][img]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/klTUv-uTqzM/maxresdefault.jpg[/img][/center] [b]𝓟hilomena 𝓢horeditch[/b] went missing in July of 1891, and is currently twenty years of age. She was affianced to one [b]𝓢ebastian 𝓑ay[/b], who reportedly went missing at around the same time. A member of the Craftsmen Guild, Philomena-who was referred to as "Lo" by her close friends and family-grew up an orphan, though she spent most of her youth as an apprentice to a clockmaker. She ran a small shop that sold a wide variety of clockwork trinket before her disappearance. Her younger brother, [b]𝓢ilas 𝓢horeditch[/b], is reportedly a good friend of Edna's (Bread Pudding). She was spotted in December of 1891 outside of Silas' place of employment-a dressmaker's shop owned by a woman referred to as "Miss Dorothy". [center][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b0/c7/51/b0c75114653b27060076e8d71f6a1a7b.jpg[/img][/center] [b]𝓢ebastian 𝓑ay[/b]-"Bash", to his friends and family-also went missing in July of 1891. He is currently twenty-two years of age, and was a member of the Scholar Guild. He worked as an archivist, and specialized in translating documents written in ancient languages (it should be noted that he was especially proficient in the languages of the Wasteland Cities). [/color][/hider] [hider=The Ministers] [color=F8CFF0] 𝓟hillip 𝓞sborne, the 𝓢upreme 𝓒ommander [list][*]Had a hand in the death of Eleanor Seward, earning him the eternal enmity of General Victoria Seward, an instructor at Madame Geraldine's [*]Easily manipulated by the Council [*]The Minister of the Legionnaire Guild (FC: Benjamin Bratt) [/list] 𝓔leanor 𝓦inchester-𝓓arwood, the 𝓢urgeon 𝓖eneral [list][*]Served on the emergency-response team for many years [*]Runs a very tight ship [*]The Minister of the Apothecary Guild (FC: Salma Hayek)[/list] 𝓜axwell 𝓒handler, the 𝓜aster 𝓐rtisan [list][*]A skilled glassblower and mechanic [*]Graduated from the Polytechnique Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1865 [*]The Minister of the Craftsmen Guild (FC: Michael Fassbender)[/list] 𝓜alcolm 𝓘mperia-𝓐irwright, the 𝓛ord 𝓒aptain [list][*]The leader of a vast criminal empire; has ties to the Minefield Triarchy [*]Lost everything to rival air-merchant families (including his brother and his wife) but came back twice as strong [*]The Minister of the Merchant Guild (FC: Jackie Chan) [/list] 𝓖eorgina 𝓔rmelinde 𝓩hang-𝓛angridge, the 𝓗ead 𝓢cholar [list][*]There's a 99.99999% chance that she's smarter than you are [*]Graduated from Madame Geraldine's [i]ages[/i] ago [*]The Minister of the Apothecary Guild (FC: Cheng Pei-pei)[/list] [/color] [/hider] [hider=Instructors (Madame Geraldine's)] [color=F8CFF0] 𝓜adame 𝓖eraldine 𝓔therington[list] [*]Headmistress; teaches dance, dress, and diversion [*]Pronounces "quality" as "quali-tay" [*]Loves her girls to pieces [*]FC: Poppy Montgomery, Guild: Scholar (Scholarly Society)[/list] 𝓛ady 𝓚atherine 𝓖olding-𝓑rassmott [list] [*]Teaches music and creative arts, intelligence gathering, principles of deceit, fundamental espionage, and rudimentary seduction [*]Related to the Minister of the Pirate Guild [*]Rather frivolous [*]FC: Charlize Theron, Affiliation: (unofficially) the League of the Armored Parasol of the Minefield Triarchy[/list] 𝓓r. 𝓒onstance 𝓓arwood [list] [*]Head of household management at Madame Geraldine's; teaches medicinal cures and poisonings and encrypting with flower arrangements [*]Related to the Minister of the Apothecary Guild [*]Gentle and kind (but she [i]does[/i] love her poisons something fierce) [*]FC: Paz Vega, Guild: Apothecary (Pathocura)[/list] 𝓟rofessor 𝓥ivian 𝓑eggley [LIST][*]Teaches modern languages, weaponries, modern inventions, and truth extraction [*]Severe and intimidating [*]Loves machines [*]FC: Lucy Liu, Guild: Pirate[/list] 𝓟rofessor 𝓩ylphia 𝓦rayburn [list][*]Teaches history, deportment, manners, etiquette, and genteel dress [*]Very dignified [*]Fashion is [i]everything[/i] [*]FC: Kerry Washington, Guild: Craftsmen[/list] 𝓖eneral 𝓥ictoria 𝓢eward [list][*]Teaches fighting and "finishing" [*]Strict [*]More knowledgeable about the Council than she should be [*]FC: Michelle Fairley, Guild: Legionnaire[/list] [/color][/hider] [hider=Instructors (The Polytechnique Institute)] [color=burlywood]𝓛ord 𝓝athan 𝓗enderson-𝓚ipps [list][*]Headmaster; teaches the philosophies, comportment, and mannerisms needed to become an evil genius [*]Cultivates a dark and brooding air but is in reality quite jocular [*]Doesn't take too kindly to Madame Geraldine's girls posing as men to attend his academy [*]FC: Christian Bale, Guild: Craftsmen[/list] 𝓓r. 𝓓emetrius 𝓑owles [list][*]Teaches mathematics, physics, the theoretical sciences, and the life sciences [*]Has a passion for outrageous fashion statements [*]Very sparkly in a strangely malicious way [*]FC: Godfrey Gao, Guild: Scholar (Society of Science)[/list] 𝓒aptain 𝓙ulius 𝓟layfoot [list][*]Teaches mechanical and aeronautical engineering, piloting, and airship-hijacking [*]Notorious for his deadly gadgets and gizmos [*]Strict but charming [*]FC: Taye Diggs, Guild: Pirate[/list] 𝓟rofessor 𝓣haddeus 𝓗eaton [list][*]Teaches history, methods of plagiarism, rudimentary espionage, and the art of going insane [*]A bit absentminded [*]Hates the Council for keeping secrets [*]FC: Farhan Akhtar, Guild: Scholar (Scholarly Society)[/list] 𝓓r. 𝓡oderick 𝓞swald [LIST][*]Teaches chemistry, poisons and potions, maintaining a mad laboratory, and botany [*]Will not eat anything with powdered sugar on it (cyanide is too easily disguised as it) [*]Paranoid [*]FC: Jake Gyllenhaal, Guild: Apothecary (Pathocura)[/LIST] 𝓜ajor 𝓒alvin 𝓞sborne [list][*]Teaches basic self-defense, weapons development and use, and hiring henchmen [*]Loud and commanding [*]Supreme Commander Phillip Osborne's estranged brother [*]FC: John Leguizamo, Guild: Legionnaire[/list][/color][/hider] [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/2d302f3874f25780b90b679eefe4101a/tumblr_n10777lWJj1rmi9wfo1_500.gif[/img][/center]