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|'''Character:''' '' | |'''Character:''' ''Herbert Northrop'' ||'''Nature:''' ''[[Soldier]]''||'''Profession:''' ''Soldier'' | ||
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|'''Player:''' ''NPC''||'''Demeanor:''' ''[]''||'''Education''' ''Royal Military Academy Sandhurst '' | |'''Player:''' ''NPC''||'''Demeanor:''' ''[[Director]]''||'''Education''' ''Royal Military Academy Sandhurst '' | ||
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|'''Chronicle:''' ''[[St Mawes Castle]]''||'''Concept:''' '' | |'''Chronicle:''' ''[[St Mawes Castle]]''||'''Concept:''' ''Frontline Officer''||'''Religion:''' ''Anglican'' | ||
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|'''Talents'''||'''Skills'''||'''Knowledges''' | |'''Talents'''||'''Skills'''||'''Knowledges''' | ||
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|[[Alertness]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Alertness]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Animal Ken]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Academics]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Athletics]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Athletics]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Crafts]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Enigmas]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | ||
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|[[Awareness]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Etiquette]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Awareness]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Etiquette]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Finance]] <span style="font-size:large">{{1}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Brawl]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Brawl]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Firearms]] <span style="font-size:large">{{4}}</span> ()||[[Investigation]] <span style="font-size:large">{{1}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Empathy]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Empathy]] <span style="font-size:large">{{2}}</span> ()||[[Larceny]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()|| [[Law]] <span style="font-size:large">{{2}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Expression]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Expression]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Melee]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Medicine]] <span style="font-size:large">{{1}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Intimidation]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Intimidation]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Performance]] <span style="font-size:large">{{2}}</span> ()||[[Occult]] <span style="font-size:large">{{1}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Leadership]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Leadership]] <span style="font-size:large">{{4}}</span> ()||[[Ride]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Politics]] <span style="font-size:large">{{2}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Streetwise]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Stealth]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Streetwise]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Stealth]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Science]] <span style="font-size:large">{{1}}</span> () | ||
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|[[Subterfuge]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Subterfuge]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Survival]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Theology]] <span style="font-size:large">{{1}}</span> () | ||
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|'''Secondary Abilities'''|| '''Backgrounds''' || '''Merits & Flaws''' | |'''Secondary Abilities'''|| '''Backgrounds''' || '''Merits & Flaws''' | ||
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|[[Linguistics]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Linguistics]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> () [K]||[[Allies]] <span style="font-size:large">●●●○○</span> ()|| --- | ||
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|[[]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Artillery]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Arcane]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()|| --- | ||
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|[[]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[Military Science]] <span style="font-size:large">{{3}}</span> ()||[[Contacts]] <span style="font-size:large">●●●○○</span> ()|| --- | ||
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| --- ||[[Destiny]] <span style="font-size:large"> | | --- ||[[Destiny]] <span style="font-size:large">●○○○○</span> ()|| --- | ||
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|'''Hedge Magic'''||[[Fame]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |'''Hedge Magic'''||[[Fame]] <span style="font-size:large">●○○○○</span> ()|| '''Numina''' | ||
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|[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Influence]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Influence]] <span style="font-size:large">●●●●○</span> ()|| [[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | ||
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|[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Mentor]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()|| [[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | |[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Mentor]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()|| [[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | ||
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|[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Resources]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Resources]] <span style="font-size:large">●●●●○</span> ()|| [[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | ||
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|'''Rituals'''||[[Retainers]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |'''Rituals'''||[[Retainers]] <span style="font-size:large">●○○○○</span> ()|| [[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | ||
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|[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Status]] <span style="font-size:large"> | |[[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> ()||[[Status]] <span style="font-size:large">●●●○○</span> ()|| [[]] <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○</span> () | ||
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|'''Health Levels'''|| '''HUMANITY''' || '''Virtues''' | |'''Health Levels'''|| '''HUMANITY''' || '''Virtues''' | ||
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|'''Bruised (0)''' - { }||<span style="font-size:large"> | |'''Bruised (0)''' - { }||<span style="font-size:large">●●●○○○○○○○</span>|| Conscience <span style="font-size:large">●○○○○</span> | ||
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|'''Hurt (-1)''' ---- { }|| --- || Self-Control <span style="font-size:large"> | |'''Hurt (-1)''' ---- { }|| --- || Self-Control <span style="font-size:large">●●○○○</span> | ||
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|'''Injured (-2)''' - { }|| '''WILLPOWER''' || Courage <span style="font-size:large"> | |'''Injured (-2)''' - { }|| '''WILLPOWER''' || Courage <span style="font-size:large">●●●●○</span> | ||
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|'''Wounded (-3)''' - { }||'''Permanent''' <span style="font-size:large"> | |'''Wounded (-3)''' - { }||'''Permanent''' <span style="font-size:large">●●●●●●●○○○</span>|| --- | ||
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|'''Mauled (-4)''' -- { }||'''Temporary''' <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○○○○○○</span> || --- | |'''Mauled (-4)''' -- { }||'''Temporary''' <span style="font-size:large">○○○○○○○○○○</span> || --- | ||
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== '''<span style="color:#800000;">S</span>obriquet''' == | == '''<span style="color:#800000;">S</span>obriquet''' == | ||
'' | ''Brigadier'', ''Sir'' , ''Herbie'' | ||
== '''<span style="color:#800000;">A</span>ppearance''' == | == '''<span style="color:#800000;">A</span>ppearance''' == | ||
Brigadier Northrop is an imposing brick waĺl of authority. While Herbert was never a attractive man extreme physical fitness and a smart uniform give him a dignified air that inspires those who meet him. | |||
A closer look reveals the signs of rapid aging, the Gin Blossoms of dissipation, and the air of gloom that seems to ooze out of the man. | |||
== '''<span style="color:#800000;">B</span>ehavior''' == | == '''<span style="color:#800000;">B</span>ehavior''' == | ||
Brigadier Northrop is a man already half in the grave. A lifetime of courage, discipline, and honor are a collection of habits that Herbie is just now learning to put down. | |||
Once a pillar of authority and order the Brigadier is crumbling slowly in the grip of ennui with an unconcious goal towards oblivion. | |||
Herbert is tired, not just from the strain of running a dangerous covert research project, but of war specifically and life in general. | |||
== '''<span style="color:#800000;">H</span>istory''' == | == '''<span style="color:#800000;">H</span>istory''' == | ||
Herbert Northrop was born in 1848 to indigent Irish parents who worked as domestic servants in the household of a family of English gentry. Herbie went to a prestigious millitary school at the cost of his gentile godparents. And attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for four years before taking his commission. | Herbert Northrop was born in 1848 to indigent Irish parents who worked as domestic servants in the household of a family of English gentry. Herbie went to a prestigious millitary school at the cost of his gentile godparents. And attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for four years before taking his commission. | ||
The next thirthy-five years of Herbie's life was spent on the battlefields of the Empire beginning with the British expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) and | The next thirthy-five years of Herbie's life was spent on the battlefields of the Empire beginning with the British expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) and ending with the Second Boer War (1899–1902). | ||
== '''<span style="color:#800000;">R</span>ecent Events''' == | |||
Herbie returned home late last year with the hope of a justly earned retirement, but was asked to perform one last service for ''"King and Country."'' | Herbie returned home late last year with the hope of a justly earned retirement, but was asked to perform one last service for ''"King and Country."'' | ||
Under the guise of a final mission to update the fortifications at St. Mawes and to train Britain's best and brightest in techniques of guerrilla warfare developed during the Second Boer war. | Under the guise of a final mission to update the fortifications at St. Mawes and to train Britain's best and brightest in techniques of guerrilla warfare developed during the Second Boer war the Brigidier has taken charge of a off-the-books project concerning biological warfare. | ||
In preparation for the next major war, Brigadier Northrop has been entrusted with overseeing '''''Project Cerberus''''' a covert military project to create a dedicate corp of inhuman soldier created through the radical applicate of the new scientific discipline of virology. | |||
The Brigadier is supported by a staff assembled from experts in biological warfare, covert intelligence and ironically the Church. | |||
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;Future Outlook | ;Future Outlook | ||
Death date: April 15th, 1905 (4:00 AM)<br> | Death date: April 15th, 1905 (4:00 AM)<br> | ||
Lifespan: | Lifespan: 57<br> | ||
Cause of death: Heart Attack<br> | Cause of death: Heart Attack<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:26, 14 September 2025
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| Character: Herbert Northrop | Nature: Soldier | Profession: Soldier |
| Player: NPC | Demeanor: Director | Education Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Chronicle: St Mawes Castle | Concept: Frontline Officer | Religion: Anglican |
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| ATTRIBUTES | ||
| Physical | Social | Mental |
| Strength ●●●○○ | Charisma ●●●○○ | Perception ●●●●○ |
| Dexterity ●●○○○ | Manipulation ●●●○○ | Intelligence ●●●●○ |
| Stamina ●●●○○ | Appearance ●●○○○ | Wits ●●●●○ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 ●●●○○ () | --- |
| Artillery ●●●○○○○○○○ () | Arcane ○○○○○ () | --- |
| Military Science ●●●○○○○○○○ () | 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
Brigadier, Sir , Herbie
Appearance
Brigadier Northrop is an imposing brick waĺl of authority. While Herbert was never a attractive man extreme physical fitness and a smart uniform give him a dignified air that inspires those who meet him.
A closer look reveals the signs of rapid aging, the Gin Blossoms of dissipation, and the air of gloom that seems to ooze out of the man.
Behavior
Brigadier Northrop is a man already half in the grave. A lifetime of courage, discipline, and honor are a collection of habits that Herbie is just now learning to put down.
Once a pillar of authority and order the Brigadier is crumbling slowly in the grip of ennui with an unconcious goal towards oblivion.
Herbert is tired, not just from the strain of running a dangerous covert research project, but of war specifically and life in general.
History
Herbert Northrop was born in 1848 to indigent Irish parents who worked as domestic servants in the household of a family of English gentry. Herbie went to a prestigious millitary school at the cost of his gentile godparents. And attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for four years before taking his commission.
The next thirthy-five years of Herbie's life was spent on the battlefields of the Empire beginning with the British expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) and ending with the Second Boer War (1899–1902).
Recent Events
Herbie returned home late last year with the hope of a justly earned retirement, but was asked to perform one last service for "King and Country."
Under the guise of a final mission to update the fortifications at St. Mawes and to train Britain's best and brightest in techniques of guerrilla warfare developed during the Second Boer war the Brigidier has taken charge of a off-the-books project concerning biological warfare.
In preparation for the next major war, Brigadier Northrop has been entrusted with overseeing Project Cerberus a covert military project to create a dedicate corp of inhuman soldier created through the radical applicate of the new scientific discipline of virology.
The Brigadier is supported by a staff assembled from experts in biological warfare, covert intelligence and ironically the Church.
- Basics
Gender: Masculine
Type: Adult
Nationality: British
Location: United Kingdom
Language: English
- Life & Times
Age: 57
Birth date: September 14, 1848 (3:48 PM)
- Physical
Height: 176 cm / 5 ft 9 in
Weight: 82 kg / 182 lbs
Handedness: Left
Blood type: A+
- Future Outlook
Death date: April 15th, 1905 (4:00 AM)
Lifespan: 57
Cause of death: Heart Attack