2.1 KiB
2.1 KiB
Details:
Name: Pell Grevane
Race: Humans
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Core personality: Dry, weary, bureaucratic pragmatist; pretends to be neutral but plays both sides under the table.
Location: Voxiu, Obsidian Archives
Appearance:
- Build & Stature: Thin, slightly stooped, with ink-stained hands.
- Hair: White fringe, mostly bald on top.
- Eyes: Pale gray, watery; rarely makes direct eye contact.
- Skin: Sallow, aged with liver spots.
- Apparel: Simple archivist robes, always dusted in parchment flecks.
- Distinguishing Features: Smells faintly of parchment and pipe ash.
Voice & Speech:
- Tone & Pitch: Whispery, dry.
- Mannerisms: Adjusts spectacles constantly; clears his throat before every sentence.
Motivations & Goals:
- Primary motivation: Maintain the library’s stability (and his own comfort) at any cost.
- Fears / Dangers: Losing credibility with both Belters & Vexens, becoming a target.
- Personal Secrets: Secretly sells access to restricted archives and debt ledgers — often to Benton Brothers contacts.
Background:
- Origin: Lower-class Voxiu family; rose by dint of being “least offensive” to all parties.
- History: Quiet, unremarkable bureaucrat life punctuated by occasional “missing books” scandals.
- Current Occupation: Senior Archivist Administrator of the Obsidian Archives.
Associations:
- Allegiances & Factions: Nominally neutral, but dances between Vexen Overview (funding his staff) and Belter Overview (to placate workers).
- Allies & Friends: A handful of junior scribes — especially those he can manipulate.
- Rivals & Enemies: Loud debaters like Yanna Blackreed - Obsidian Archives, who call him corrupt, threaten his facade.
- Contacts & Networks: Discreet ties to Benton Brothers Banking.
Notes & Flavor
- Will never outright lie; he omits and dodges instead.
- Smokes a crooked pipe; ashes often spill across manuscripts.