Character Name: Herbert Newport
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Appearance: Herbert (or Herb) is 6’ 2” and is so thin he has to use a cane to support himself a lot of the time. His hair is black and usually slicked onto his head to disguise the thinning on top, though his moustache is thick and greased out to points either side of his lip. His long nose is hooked and bends down over until it almost meets his pointed chin, when he laughs they tend to hit together. He has prominent ears which gives him the look of someone who’d get knocked over in a high wind. He’s usually wrapped in a made to fit suit, brown and crisp in all weathers which just enhances his stick like appearance, the only bit of extra colour are his shoes which are black and white, polished until shining. His cane is long and almost thicker than his own leg, it makes a hollow sound as it hit solid ground.
Profession: Gentleman Adventurer and entrepreneur
History: Herbert was born in London, England into a poor family, the third child to a family of seven; he started off his life eating as little as possible to try and keep money for the rent, and this still continues but for his own selfish needs. His father worked in some of the first mechanical factories, monitoring and fuelling the machines; of course the factories were new and barely managed, Herbert’s father was killed within a few months of working there. He left his home quickly after that, the family disbanding soon after the main money earner was dead and the owner of the company gave no support. Herbert was always rather mean with money after leaving, doing anything for it and barely spending anything without dire need to; he was usually found in the middle of the worst scams to spread across America, Britain and most recently Africa. People were getting close and with the fledgling communities out there filled with young, innocent tycoons Herbert was sure he could make a living.
Personality: While Herbert has almost no mechanical aptitude he does have his own planning and scheming mind, allowing him to manipulate and control other people. He would never truly be considered mean to people, just mean with money and usually looking out for himself; he doesn’t go out of his way to manipulate people.
Appurtenances: Herbert seems to carry no weapons with him, simply wearing his white shirt, brown jacket and brown trousers. His cane is hip height and almost as thick as his spindly leg, the knob on the end large and bulbous so it sometimes looks comically large next to him. If anything is carried with him it is usually in a small satchel at his side that is for his more dire objects; a tiny bit of money, a tub of “Slick and Shine” hair wax, a variety of papers and pens (all with various properties) and of course his bug spray.
Other Fascinating Information: Not a fan of machines, their logical style and forward thinking being difficult to confuse or manipulate. Thus he avoids using them as much as possible.
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