Diether Kuhsell (deeh-tuhrr kooh-suhll)
29 years old
Legal Trouble
Diether moved to [insert town name] a few years ago, at the insistence of his younger brother Rickert. The move was prompted by aforementioned brother gaining the upperhand in the long term feud between the two. Now however, they fought not over toys and games, but rather over the vast family fortune and family business. As stated in their since passed father’s will - the company and all assets were to be moved over to the first to procure a PHD from an IVY-League University. Diether had been well on his way to getting his in Criminal-Psychology, when his brother ‘acquired’ evidence of a few questionable cases of tax-evasion on some high-value rare imports. This was not something unusual in the circles they normally moved around in - fine wines, cars, books, pets - the works were often squeezed through the loopholes in time for Christmas. He would have retaliated, but it turned out his brother was far more crafty than he had first assumed. For the last few years he had done everything by the book, and nothing could be gotten on him.
Then a deal was offered to Diether. He retract his almost done thesis, and move to [insert town name] where brother dearest had bought him a home, and stay there until Rickert finished his PHD - and gains the company. Thus, both keep their record clean, and Rickert get’s the firm and the assets - and he will give Diether a stipend each month for being a good sport. He agreed to the terms, reluctantly - and moved. Then he was informed that Rickert dropped out after his masters - and has delayed his PHD until further notice. He was also informed that he was to not leave the town, or the incriminating information would come to light. Now Diether is stuck in the town, cut off from the family lawyers, the money, the power etc. Reluctantly he has begun counselling the richer old ladies in his spare time, while trying to think of a plan to circumvent his bindings and murder his brother.
General Occupation
At the moment he is a psychologist, dealing with the mundane problems of a few old ladies in town who complain about one another, and a few cases of troubled youths that also barely keep him awake. His practice, which he runs from his house has gotten a bit of a reputation, as the people who go there fawn over how professional he is and how intelligent the city slicker it. To be honest, he was sure that a first year TA could do his current job and he is secretly bored out of his mind.
Short History
Diether was born into a life of excellence. His mother and father expected little less. There was schooling, tutoring, luncheons, dinners, galas, and of course the Charity balls where mother dearest could show off her dapper boys. Where he was to be quiet, charming and reserved - his brother was to be the loud and charismatic and confident. His father liked the latter, and his mother preferred the former - but boasted of the latter more often. This did not make him hate his brother, but it made him very protective of the things that were his. Naturally his brother would have to try and claim these things as he claimed all things. First it was toys, or books, or attention - then it was food, and clothing, to rooms, to gifts, to cars, to girls - and on one occasion when Diether tried flirting with a guy, his straight brother screwed the guy just to make a point. Over time their relationship soured even more - and when their parents died, Rickert was the one who sat at the front of the church and spoke the most about how he loved his parents - and more importantly, how much they loved him. This pissed off Diether beyond anything before, and he left the city to finish his studies. He was in his final year, finalising his PHD which had honors potential - when he was directed to what he felt was his personal purgatory, where he planned his escape every day, for fear of eventually just settling and dying of boredom.
Skills
He is a world class psychologist, with specialisation in criminology. He focuses mainly on the mind of the sociopath, but he has a complete knowledge of most psychosocially motivated and psychosomatic irregular behaviours. He also has a classical education, knowledge of things like literature, art, food, music, philosophy, high-class culture, etc. While he is not as charismatic as his brother, he is known to be charming, and can both fake it and show it authentically without much effort.
He always wears his suits, which are always neatly dry-cleaned. He also has his custom leather shoes, which he keeps polished to a high sheen. He also has a notebook and a fountain pen with him at all times. His phone - some or other latest model that he can’t be bothered with beyond that it can call, text and take photos. He also has his car - a restored 1956 BMW 507 Roadster that his mother bought him. The only reason his brother had not taken it was because the gift was very old, and Diether is very good at hiding his sentimentality.
