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Liam Alexander Hawthorn was the very picture of respectability in 1905 London: forty, a barrister with a measured temper, a silver tongue in the courts of the Strand and a pew-warming member of the Anglican congregation at St. Luke's. He moved through the city with the assurance of someone who knew the law and knew how to bend it without breaking his reputation—tailored coats, immaculate cufflinks, the polite nod of a man who had seen much and judged little publicly. Behind that composed exterior, however, lay appetites he would never confess at a vestry meeting: an inclination toward strong drink and fast women, late nights in smoky clubs and salons where the hour was traded for whispers and the next morning was to be soothed with brandy and an apologetic sermon. These vices were liabilities he managed like briefs, discreetly, until they became the leverage that unmade him. | |||
The terrible secret that shivered through his conscience was more than scandalous—it was damning. Years before, in a case that threaded through the underbelly of Mayfair, Liam had crossed paths with Niles St. James, a silver-tongued aristocrat who was not entirely mortal. Blackmail, a bargain struck in a fog of absinthe and fear, and an act of mercy that was demanded in exchange for silence left Liam bound as servant to something that walked by night and smiled like a gentleman by day. He procured alibis, misdirected inquiries, and used the law he loved to shield predations the law would never forgive; he procured victims in ways his sermons could not comprehend and watched congregants light candles for sins he committed in their names. His Anglican faith was a mantle and a brand, the prayers a counterpoint to the nightmares that came with Niles's visits; his drink and his women dulled the edges for a time but also widened the cleft into which he had fallen. He kept his life immaculate only as long as Niles required it; the day his two worlds collided would not be a private confession but a public ruin, and still he rose each morning to a pew and a brief, knowing he served Niles St. James. | |||
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| Character: Liam Hawthorn | Nature: Fanatic | Profession: Wet Work Gatherer |
| Player: NPC | Demeanor: Judge | Education Barrister Graduate |
| Chronicle: London - Pax Britannica | Concept: [] | Religion: Anglican |
| Born | Cameo: [] | Age: 40 |
| Dormitor: Niles St. James | --- | --- |
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| ATTRIBUTES | ||
| Physical | Social | Mental |
| Strength ●○○○○ | Charisma ●○○○○ | Perception ●○○○○ |
| Dexterity ●○○○○ | Manipulation ●○○○○ | Intelligence ●○○○○ |
| Stamina ●○○○○ | Appearance ●○○○○ | Wits ●○○○○ |
| --- | --- | --- |
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| ABILITIES | ||
| Talents | Skills | Knowledges |
| Alertness ○○○○○ () | Animal Ken ○○○○○ () | Academics ○○○○○ () |
| Athletics ○○○○○ () | Crafts ○○○○○ () | Enigmas ○○○○○ () |
| Awareness ○○○○○ () | Etiquette ○○○○○ () | Finance ○○○○○ () |
| Brawl ○○○○○ () | Firearms ○○○○○ () | Investigation ○○○○○ () |
| Empathy ○○○○○ () | Larceny ○○○○○ () | Law ○○○○○ () |
| Expression ○○○○○ () | Melee ○○○○○ () | Medicine ○○○○○ () |
| Intimidation ○○○○○ () | Performance ○○○○○ () | Occult ○○○○○ () |
| Leadership ○○○○○ () | Ride ○○○○○ () | Politics ○○○○○ () |
| Streetwise ○○○○○ () | Stealth ○○○○○ () | Science ○○○○○ () |
| Subterfuge ○○○○○ () | Survival ○○○○○ () | Theology ○○○○○ () |
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| --- | ADVANTAGES | --- |
| Secondary Abilities | Backgrounds | Merits & Flaws |
| Linguistics ○○○○○○ () [K] | Allies ○○○○○ () | --- |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Arcane ○○○○○ () | --- |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Contacts ○○○○○ () | --- |
| --- | Destiny ○○○○○ () | --- |
| Hedge Magic | Fame ○○○○○ () | Numina |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Influence ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Mentor ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Resources ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| Rituals | Retainers ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Status ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
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| Health Levels | HUMANITY | Virtues |
| Bruised (0) - { } | ○○○○○○○○○○ | Conscience ●○○○○ |
| Hurt (-1) ---- { } | --- | Self-Control ●○○○○ |
| Injured (-2) - { } | WILLPOWER | Courage ●○○○○ |
| Wounded (-3) - { } | Permanent ○○○○○○○○○○ | --- |
| Mauled (-4) -- { } | Temporary ○○○○○○○○○○ | --- |
| Crippled (-5)- { } | --- | --- |
| Incapacitated- { } | --- | --- |
| Final Death | --- | --- |
Sobriquet
Appearance
Behavior
History
Liam Alexander Hawthorn was the very picture of respectability in 1905 London: forty, a barrister with a measured temper, a silver tongue in the courts of the Strand and a pew-warming member of the Anglican congregation at St. Luke's. He moved through the city with the assurance of someone who knew the law and knew how to bend it without breaking his reputation—tailored coats, immaculate cufflinks, the polite nod of a man who had seen much and judged little publicly. Behind that composed exterior, however, lay appetites he would never confess at a vestry meeting: an inclination toward strong drink and fast women, late nights in smoky clubs and salons where the hour was traded for whispers and the next morning was to be soothed with brandy and an apologetic sermon. These vices were liabilities he managed like briefs, discreetly, until they became the leverage that unmade him.
The terrible secret that shivered through his conscience was more than scandalous—it was damning. Years before, in a case that threaded through the underbelly of Mayfair, Liam had crossed paths with Niles St. James, a silver-tongued aristocrat who was not entirely mortal. Blackmail, a bargain struck in a fog of absinthe and fear, and an act of mercy that was demanded in exchange for silence left Liam bound as servant to something that walked by night and smiled like a gentleman by day. He procured alibis, misdirected inquiries, and used the law he loved to shield predations the law would never forgive; he procured victims in ways his sermons could not comprehend and watched congregants light candles for sins he committed in their names. His Anglican faith was a mantle and a brand, the prayers a counterpoint to the nightmares that came with Niles's visits; his drink and his women dulled the edges for a time but also widened the cleft into which he had fallen. He kept his life immaculate only as long as Niles required it; the day his two worlds collided would not be a private confession but a public ruin, and still he rose each morning to a pew and a brief, knowing he served Niles St. James.
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