This invisible, youngest son to a family blessed with wealth but cursed to live under an abusive patriarch. Elliot is an intelligent, stubborn, soft-hearted and romantic man who is trying to recalibrate to a life without his father. Sometimes lost in overly optimistic daydreams of the future, he has his head in the clouds in hopes of one day making his family proud.
Widely known as an eccentric, the Viscountess Pevensey married well, produced her elderly husband no heirs for his failing line, and reaped the benefits of a doting spouse upon his death. With the exception of a manor house and land belonging to the crown, she got everything: Multiple expensive residences, generations’ worth of antiques, a massive yearly income, and maybe most saliently, The London Review, a weekly newspaper she has turned into her pet project.
Archibald Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, is a dark and dangerous man to all who oppose him. Whether it be the men who dare to risk the chances of Archibald’s racing horse or the ones who chase the girl he, himself, was after – you should run. Dressed as a man who should know better, Archibald’s techniques range from rumour to bruised knuckles. You can find him in the Theater, or perhaps in those hedonistic haunts of a time gone by. Or maybe, just maybe, you’ll find him at the commons listening in on laws that his late father would’ve once opposed.
Inspector Hasan “Henry” Lake is the third son of Lord Nathaniel Lake, Viscount Lake. His father’s holdings in Delhi were also where his parents met. Henry has been afforded every privilege his father’s title confers, but in spite of private tutoring and a university education, he has nonetheless found his calling with the London Metropolitan Police. A neat, dutiful man, he has an excellent track record, and is generally well-liked and respected by his peers. However, he is fully aware that this is largely because of his family’s connections, and has always held himself somewhat apart from his coworkers. Since the recent clash with protestors during Bloody Sunday, Henry has found himself questioning more and more his role as a police officer.
