[b]Name[/b]: Nikola Thurston Vanderbilt 

[b]Age[/b]: 27

[b]Sex[/b]: Male

[b]Appearance[/b]:[hider=Nikola][img]http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/theorder1886/images/d/d9/RossDenyer-as-Nikola-Tesla-TheOrder-1886.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150105225334[/img][/hider]
[b]Background[/b]: Nikola is the son of trade magnate, Thurston Vanderbilt and comes from a long line of traders, industrialists and adventurers before him. He was born aboard the Vanderbilt cruiser, the family flagship and residence, he attained a top notch education from a young age and lived a privileged life; though his father never let this cloud his understanding of the greater world. He often accompanied his father on his business trips, learning the practical aspects of being a Vanderbilt, persuasion, trading, the workings of airships and landships, using a gun and his trump card, practical application of maths, his arithmetic is bar none the fastest and most accurate. Once Nikola became a young adult, his father started to send him out on things he liked to call missions, scoping out potential in far off lands for business ventures, this is when he came into his own, using the practical skills he had learned to their fullest to increase the family wealth. His time as his father's scout also taught him the true nature of the world, he witnessed things like poverty, violence and most terrifyingly, bad business practices.

These many adventures however landed him in his current situation. During one office missions, his plane happened to run out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing in a small salt miming town; though much to his frustration they didn't have a fueling station. Nikola was forced to sell the plane parts for money, he wrote to his father for assistance and stayed at the local inn, believing that help would be arriving soon. Days turned to weeks and weeks turned into months, he eventually ran out of the money he gained from scraping his plane and got a job as a clerk in a salt processing factory. One evening however, he got a reply from his family. His father had died and apparently his brother had taken control of the family business, thinking Nikola to be dead as the letter hadn't arrived until much later then intended; Nikola wrote back, telling his brother to ready the company for his arrival but his brother had other ideas, he was unwilling to let go of control. Letters went back and forth, arguments and legalities were brought up until the pair decided to have it settled in court. Nikola's brother won, though Nikola always had the feeling that his brother's victory was not quite honest.

After that, Nikola packed up and sold his belongings, moving back to the salt town to continue his job as a clerk, though eventually the months started to drag on and boredom set in, he didn't feel fulfilled by his work, he wanted to go adventuring again, he wanted to make money and lots of it but he didn't want to go groveling back to his brother; he tried his hand at many things, though most ended in abject failure. He did however come out with a few gold nuggets, a patent for an efficient automatic ore crusher, scavenging rights on an ancient rusting ship in a distant dried sea somewhere to the west and several thousand monies. He spent most of the money purchasing a trade mark for his new venture, "Vanderbilt & Associates Ltd.", though as of yet his company is just a name on a piece of paper, he hopes for it to be more. 

Eventually, Nikola became acquainted with the captain of the Magnificent, he saw that it was the opportunity he was so desperate for, the thrill of adventure and making money.

[b]Traits and Personality[/b]: Nikola is a charismatic individual, this makes him a good people's person and an excellent business man, what is so key about his brand of charisma is it's innocence, it's not overtly cocky nor is it excessively proud, it's the kind of confidence one gains from years of experience and living a multitude of full lives. He is also meticulous, he doesn't like mistakes and often gets pedantic about them, though he tends to control his frustration as he believes that it is not befitting of him. Nikola is a sociable person, he is partial to a chat and a laugh and the occasional sip but takes everything in proportion, balancing play and work, the only thing he doesn't take in proportion is work, he often works himself to the bone and can become quite irritable when he's deep into it, though his sharp wit keeps him from being distracted and he can get the job done within an appropriate sphere of time. Beyond that, he is keen on seeing new things for himself and quickly grasps new knowledge that presents itself to him, knowing that any shred of information would become invaluable for him when he starts his business proper. As for fights, he would rather talk around things but if push comes to shove, he's proficient with a pistol and quiet quick with a knife.

[b]Why He Joined[/b]: A sense of adventure, The spirit of a light hearted capitalist, the quest for wealth.

[b]Tags[/b]: 

Gentleman Explorer

Adventure Capitalist

Human Touch

Gilded Age Elite

Human Calculator