Philomena Sly
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Age: Somewhere between her mid-twenties to early thirties. She doesn’t say.
Height: 5’10"
Build: Lean and lithe, with long legs.
Skin colour: Pale, even by the standards of the Neath. She was slightly less so on the surface. Slightly.
Eye colour: Pale green.
Hair colour: Black, with one narrow strip of white along her left side.
Hair style/quality: Very curly, and usually held in a bun on the top of her head, aside from some shorter strands that fall around her face. She manages to keep it out of her eyes, though, so no harm done.
Usual clothing style: Simple, conservative dresses, as well as a pair of small, round spectacles. She usually wears black, grey, or other dark colours such as green - it makes it easier to disappear into the gloom when she needs to. She also tends to wear identity-concealing cloaks when conducting less law-abiding business, and on the occasion that she needs to move in higher society circles she does wear somewhat fancier dresses, though never anything that would stand out. Philomena doesn’t like to be the centre of attention.
Usual demeanour: Philomena is very no-nonsense, with little patience for tomfoolery but a remarkable ability to remain calm and poised in almost any circumstances. She generally stands straight and tall, with good posture. From looking at her, she’d seem very respectable. She rarely smiles or shows any other sign of amusement, and on the occasion that she does smile it isn’t very pleasant. Discreet and concise, she prefers to use only as many words as necessary - after all, when she isn’t talking it’s that much easier to listen to what others are saying.
Voice: Mezzo-soprano. Soft but firm, and hardly ever raised above a normal speaking level. She never shouts or yells.
Other remarkable details: Philomena holds herself to her own moral code - she doesn’t break promises, and if she gives you her word you generally can trust her, at least on that subject. She also has a soft spot for animals and children. Just ask the young fellow who’s always following her around.
William, the young fellow who’s always following her around
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Age: 11-ish.
Height: Around 4’7"
Build: William is… small. He’s beginning to actually grow into his clothes, though.
Skin colour: Fair. Despite having lived his whole life underground, he looks much healthier than Philomena.
Eye colour: Brown,
Hair colour: Light brown, close to a very dark blond.
Hair style/quality: Messy, unruly, and thick. It sticks out at every angle and has a habit of falling in his face. It’s fairly short, and at its longest it’s just under his ears.
Usual clothing style: Pretty much what you might expect an urchin to wear - simple buttoned shirts, suspenders to keep ill-fitting pants from falling down, shoes whose laces are constantly untying themselves, a thin layer of grime… Well, sometimes. He also generally wears a cap on his head, which helps to keep his hair less… everywhere. It’s been suggested that perhaps he would like to wear clothes that aren’t old and too big for him. He has declined.
Usual demeanour: William is very talkative. Very, very talkative. He tends to think out loud, partially because he has someone who’ll listen, or at least pretend they’re listening and not tell him to be quiet. He’s also remarkably cheerful now that he has a reliable, warm place to sleep at night and source of food. He isn’t well-versed in the ways of Respectable Society, but he’s pretty observant and astute, becoming a little better-educated, and his handwriting is actually quite passable by now.
Voice: Mid-range, but sort of high. He is still a child, after all. He also speaks with a lot of the same speech patterns as most urchins in the Neath.
Other remarkable details: William really is almost always following Philomena around. He also washes his face every day, but dirt seems to be drawn to him like moths to a flame. He can’t really explain it.
I have sketches of these two somewhere, but I can’t seem to find them right now. Ah, well.
Vance Eldritch
Gender: Male
Race: Human.
Age: Early twenties.
Height: Tall. At least six feet.
Build: Very thin. Almost comically so. Although maybe it only looks that way because he’s tall.
Skin colour: Pale.
Eye colour: Grey, possibly. Or blue.
Hair colour: Dark brown.
Hair style/quality: Fairly short, and usually under a hat of some kind. He also has a handlebar moustache.
Usual clothing style: Vance is very fond of nice clothing. He’s usually dressed fairly well, in full suits with jackets, though at times his choices border on the garish. He is also rarely ever seen without some sort of hat - usually a tall top hat.
Usual demeanour: Confident, outgoing, and never one to back down from a challenge. What he lacks in foresight he makes up for in enthusiasm. He rushes into most things with little thought, and is terribly flirtatious. Vance is always willing to make a spectacle of himself - as a result, he’s usually surrounded by rumours and scandal of some kind. He also really enjoys fighting things. The kinds of things don’t matter much.
Voice: Fairly low, usually with a jovial tone. Baritone, maybe.
Other remarkable details: Vance actually started out as a joke character, and sort of still is a joke character. As such, I can’t really picture him any other way than like he’s in a cartoon. Make of that what you will.
edited by Philomena Sly on 10/24/2016
