Dunstan Raines

2nd Lieutenant Dunstan Achilles "Danny" Raines, a PC in the PbP game A Flash of Weird.

Tall, dark man in his late twenties with a calm manner, easy smile, and boyish good looks only accentuated by the scar across his left eye (he has many more, just none as prominent). Moderate drinker, terrible poet, reads a lot.

Raines has spent all his adult life serving with various British and British-adjacent militaries all over the Old World, from the Indian Army through the Expeditionary Force to the Cossack hosts, owing to a combination of restless feet, indiscriminate curiosity, and a natural draw to a life of violence - a severe character flaw, he readily admits, but one he tries his best to use for good. Though an excellent leader, his career has been held back by a certain touch of irreverence, often inconvenient sense of fairness, and reluctance to risk ever advancing beyond active fighting duty; but then, the same qualities make him all the more popular with the troops and keep him where he really wants to be so, ultimately, everybody wins!

Attributes

d8 Agility d8 Smarts d8 Spirit d6 Strength d6 Vigor

Skills

d4 Academics d6 Athletics d6 Battle d6 Common Knowledge d8 Fighting d8 Notice d4 Persuasion d4 Riding d8 Shooting d6 Stealth (free reroll on Persuasion and Support rolls)

Edges

Charismatic (human bonus edge) Combat Reflexes Command Courage Under Fire Inspire Linguist (Arabic, French, German, Russian) Natural Leader Rank (Officer) Reliable

Hindrances

Heroic (Major) Loyal (Minor) Stubborn (Minor)

Pace 6" Parry 6 Toughness 5

Gear

fur-lined greatcoat binoculars cigarettes lighter jackknife (Str+d4, Weight 1) Pattern 1881 dragoon shashka (Str+d6, Weight 2) Webley Revolver Mk V (12/24/48, 2d6+1, AP 1, RoF 1, Shots 6, Weight 3) Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III (24/48/96, 2d8, AP 2, RoF 1, Shots 10, Weight 9)

Experience

Novice

1: +Smarts

2: Linguist

3: Reliable

Seasoned

4: Rank (Officer)

5: Command

6: Courage Under Fire

7: Inspire

Veteran

8: Natural Leader

9: Combat Reflexes