Lord-Pilot Gorey Conner

Lord-Pilot Gorey Conner

Born to a poor family and soon orphaned, Gorey learned to care for himself on the streets. He was placed in one of the standard schools, which did more to forge his desire to make something of himself than to teach him any useful skills. Out of school he learned that who you know and what you know about them can be more important than what you know anyway.

Over time, he built himself a place in all the vice trades on the planet. That gave him power and a taste of wealth, but he realized it would also always leave him a hunted man. He moved into a more back-room role, starting to run his affairs more as a business than as personal adventures. Eventually he even diversified into legitimate business -- though often in part enabled by the fact that his other endeavors provided protection that more legitimate businessmen did not have. Part of that change has been passing control of his former flagship -- the Audacity -- on to Gaius in exchange for a percent of Gaius's returns.

Now Gorey is a respected, if minor, member of the Gentry. His manners, not to mention his money keep people from inquiring too closely into his background. He has even recently be dubbed a Lord-Pilot; mostly an honorary post on this planet, but certainly a mark of respect from the community.

N.B. Lord-Pilot Gorey Conner is a player character in Bantustan, a pbp Burning Empires campaign.

Lifepaths

Born on the Streets, Student (Freeman), Blackmailer, Smuggler, Whoremaster, Criminal, Criminal, Financier, Financier, Lord-Pilot Anvil

Stats

Per 4 Wll 4 Agl 4 Spd 3 Pow 3 Frt 3 Hth 3 Stl 5 Hes 4 MWd 9 Age 54

Traits

• Bruised eyes
• cool-headed -- figured into hesitation already
• corvus & crucis -- generally though not dotrinarily wearing a wig.
• domineering presence -- once per DoW, make an independant Point or Dismiss before opponent's roll. Also if scripting a Point or Dismiss against an opponent's Point, character goes first (not simultainious).
• family -- reputation with the family
• iron trained
• life under a different code -- 4th belief
• orphan
• savvy -- +1d to circles when implicitly threatening
• scheming -- persona point for schemes involving working with opposition or with a hateful/rival relationship
• vig -- loans get repaid on they imply a 1d infamous reputation and forced repayment.
• well-heeled

Skills

Skill	Value		Skill	Value
Barganing	6		Iron-wise	2
Black-market-wise	2		Observation	4
Bribe-wise	2		Persuasion	6
Close combat	3		Prostitute-wise	2
Criminal-wise	2		Quarantine-wise	2
Etiquette	6		Regulation-wise	2
Faction-wise	2		Smuggling	6
Falsehood	5		Squad-support weapons	2
Finance	6		Streetwise	6
Institutional-hell-wise	2		Tactics	5
Intimidation	5		Young-girl-(...)-wise	2

Resources

• Resources 16d
• (Color) Secure mansion dome on the main city.

Circles

• Base Circles 2d
• Reserve 4d
• Affiliations
  • 2d Sports & players in the Gentry
  • 2d Leaders in the gangs of the Underneath
  • 1d His 'family' in the Underneath

• Reputation
  • 1d Financial wizard
  • 1d Has access to unusual & exotic goods

• Relationships
  • Gaius Nestor -- An 'independant contractor' sailing under my protection. I set him up with his ship and he owes me for that.
  • Marist -- A small-minded, corrupt man. Potentially a tool to be used. He thinks I owe him.
  • Vrelt -- A useful Kerrn and part of my plan to get leverage over the levitation grids
  • Cleo -- An up-and-coming prospect
  • Arat -- My intermediary with those from Underneath, and general muscle.

Instincts

1. Always act appropriately to the situation and society, it puts people at ease. (linked etiquette test for dow)

2. Always keep a girl at my side

3. Be inconspicuous in anything illegal.

Beliefs

1. Everyone deserves a chance, no matter their background. Cleo deserves to be more than a second in command and I will set her up.

2. Social conventions are a useful dog to control the sheep. I can use them to get a favor from Marist.

3. I need another line of revenue. I will set up a secret processing factory for space whales.

4. Everything and everyone is for sale given the right coin. Leverage over the levitation grids is a strong currency and I will acquire it.

Artha

3 fate, 2 persona

Advancement

routine smuggling roll for phase disposition routine etiquette roll at the strip club.