[left][/left]Juliet Reinhart | 25 | Female | The New Owner
Sexuality: Lesbian
Appearance: Juliet's hair is currently in a protective style, and when down, reaches to her mid-back, though she usually keeps it tied up either in a bun or with a silk scarf. Her eyes are very dark brown. She stands at about 5'6", and she has a fairly lithe, though athletic, build. She holds herself with a decent, though somewhat relaxed, posture. Her dark skin doesn't have any scars, but she does have a splotched birthmark on her left shoulder.

Personality: Juliet is a warm and outgoing presence wherever she goes, usually willing to strike up a conversation with anyone, enjoying learning about other people and their interests. She appears to be trusting and naïve because of this, and other people try to use this to take advantage of her, though being underestimated before revealing that she is entirely aware of any plan or attempted manipulation is something that she seems to thoroughly enjoy doing, showing perhaps something of a mischievous side and is certainly not as innocent as she may appear. Juliet also has the tendency to speak her mind, especially if there's something that she doesn't particularly like, though she's trying to hold herself back from doing so - though her facial expressions tend to give her thoughts away anyway. Regardless, for those that she can truly trust, Juliet is incredibly loyal.

Short Bio: Graduated from university a few years ago, with a degree in tourism management, Juliet hasn't had much luck in the way of figuring out her career just yet. She does work a decent job, but it's not where she wants to be. So, it was certainly a surprise to her when she found out she was distantly related to a family she'd never heard of, and had inherited a house that she'd never been to. Juliet, deciding to keep the house 'in the family' instead of letting it be sold, moved into the house with three close friends that she'd met in her first year of university - since she'd been looking for a place to live with them anyway. She's still not quite sure she believes this is all real, but she has big dreams of turning part of Button House into a hotel... and is about to discover Button House has more to it than meets the eye.

[left][/left]Hester Button | 44 | Female | Edwardian Ghost
Date & Cause of Death: 2nd May 1903, pushed out of a top-floor window.
Ghost Ability: She can be faintly seen on analogue and digital cameras.
Appearance: Hester has black, curly hair that reaches her elbows, but is currently (and permanently now) tied back and up in a sort of bun, and her eyes are dark brown. She stands at 5'6", with a lithe build, and holds herself with quite a formal, rigid posture. She considers herself quite fortunate that there's no outward signs to indicate the cause of her death, and has a dark skin tone.
She is seen wearing a red, floor length dress with black lace details, and black, low-heeled shoes.

Personality: Hester is a fairly no-nonsense woman. She disapproves of anything improper, and holds her descendants to quite high standards - even though they do not know this. She can be quite critical, but truly does want the best for her family, even if she can sometimes be a little misguided or out of touch with the times, but then she has been dead for over 100 years! She struggles a bit with change as well, and feels quite helpless when things move too quickly and she is unable to do anything about it. Hester is also quite sentimental, and grows sad when she thinks about things that have changed on the grounds from what she used to like to do. She sometimes sits in the now overgrown statue garden, speaking aloud letters she would have liked to have written, reminiscing - quite often to her husband. She does have a kind heart, though, and finds herself particularly protective of the younger ghosts.

Short Bio: Hester did not have the most typical upbringing. She was raised by Lord and Lady Higham, who had adopted her after they realised they were unable to have their own children, and claimed to be a 'miracle child'. The Highams were very wealthy, and owned Higham House - which would later be renamed Button House - a glorious mansion and estate that Hester absolutely adored living in. While she had learnt the skills of cooking and needlework, she also had an education of literacy and arithmetic.
At 18, she was married to Lord William Button, a slightly older man whose family was almost destitute thanks to William Button's father's gambling habit. Hester's marriage was also one of necessity from her family's side as well, as Lord and Lady Higham were quite keen for there to be an heir. She would have three children with Lord Button by 24, Percival, Catherine and Eleanor.

At 25, the house formally became hers after her father passed away - technically her husband's - and it was renamed to Button House. There, things were not unhappy, but Hester always knew that there wasn't any true romance or love between her and her husband. They were excellent friends, and were careful to keep up appearances while around company, but there was no real spark. This has always been something that Hester wishes she'd had the chance to find. It seems her husband also wished for the same thing for himself.
At 44, around 6am on the 2nd May, Hester had been at an open window, watching the sun rising - something that she liked to do in the warmer months. Hearing someone walking up behind her, Hester turned around and before she could really see who it was, she was roughly shoved out of the window, where she fell to her death.
Since then, at the same time each early morning, she'll 'sleep walk' to the very window and fall out of it again, something that she is unable to control.

She is most grateful that Button House has remained in the family all this time, watching over her descendants as they grow up and live in the house she did, and passing it down time and time again.
To this day she still does not know for certain who pushed her, although deep down part of her wonders if it was her husband. Her husband died off-property only a few years later from an illness, and her grand (or perhaps great-grand) children, Charles and Cecil Button took over Button House.

[left][/left]Theodore Carter | 38 | Male | Interwar Ghost
Date & Cause of Death: 29th November 1923, gun shot wound.
Ghost Ability: 'Ghost Writing' - He is able to write with the pen he had on him when he died on surfaces, which can be seen by living people, but the writing disappears after a few hours. He can also write on steamed up surfaces, like windows or mirrors, with his finger.
Appearance: He has somewhat short, brown hair that is brushed over to one side, and dark brown eyes. He is quite tall, standing at 6'2", accentuated by his formal posture. He has an athletic build, with a little muscle. There is a gun shot wound on his left abdomen, but he tends to keep it covered with his long coat.
Theodore wears what he died in - a formal shirt, tie and trousers, with a long inspector's coat over it. He also has, in his pockets, a notebook, pen and a magnifying glass - these objects he is able to use, since they were on him when he died, although anything he writes in the notebook disappears after a few hours.

Personality: Serious, though still somewhat friendly, Theodore Carter is an intelligent, dedicated detective, although he does hide something of a darker side to himself. He can be cunning and manipulative, using the facts he is given to derive conclusions that may not be entirely true, but he can certainly make a convincing case for them. He can be fairly dramatic, such as pausing before revealing information he knows, or simply making a bigger fuss than something really needs to be. He is very secretive and embarrassed, though, especially about his death story and his sexuality - both of which he has not told anyone about. Theodore likes to take a leadership role, and can command attention quite well, but hates it when other challenge him or rebuke his 'authority'. He loves mysteries, and gets quite excited to solve them, which is something that he is genuinely very good at.

Short Bio: Referred to almost exclusively as Inspector, or Inspector Carter, Theodore Carter was a renowned member of the police department. He grew up fairly well off, his own father was also an Inspector, and which inspired Theodore to follow in his footsteps. The fact that the Sherlock Holmes books were being published around the time he was growing up also helped solidify his interest and aspirations. However, what he didn't quite anticipate for himself was the fact that he began to embezzle from the police department, withdrawing money for expenses that he never actually went through with, falsifying records to claim he needed more money than he actually did for those expenses that were legitimate.

He was at Button House, investigating a murder that turned out to be a ruse to trap him. This was because Charles Button, the supposed victim, discovered that Inspector Carter was embezzling from the police department, and feared Inspector Carter would kill him for discovering this. So, Charles Button faked his death, knowing that Inspector Carter would investigate. Throughout the night, Inspector Carter was able to find and establish evidence and motive to pin the blame onto Charles' brother, Cecil Button, and his fiancé, Florence Colleymore. Then, Charles Button revealed the truth, that he was still alive and that Inspector Carter had been embezzling - and had even managed to steal funds from the Colleymore accounts and intended to flee the country. At this, Inspector Carter attempted to attack Charles Button and flee the house, but was shot in retaliation.
Theodore has not told anyone his death story, mostly embarrassed by it.