merchant Hughie McMillan

Name: Hughie McMillan
Theme: Work dignifies a person, and I am from the finest steel.
Age: 55
Archetype: ruler
Class: merchant
Money: 5 000
Taxes: 500
Lives: 4
Resistance: 1
Equipment: 
Special abilities:
Vices: sick
Strengths: 

Hughie McMillian (55) is a true self-made man. Of Scottish origin, he built one of the biggest factories in the city. Toughest son-of-a-bitch in the business, one could say, but employing hundreds of people. But he is old… and possibly dying. 

Having a Scottish origin in English society is not a light ordeal. But you were working hard. You worked yourself up, from a shoe shiner to a bootmaker, and finally into the owner of one of the biggest shoe making factories in Aetherwick.

Wife

You used to have a beautiful Scottish wife with whom you had a beautiful daughter. She disappeared without a single word about 20 years ago. You have no clue what happened with her. Chief of police Neil Johnson (45) wasn’t able to do anything about it. 

Whores

You have never married again, as your heart still belongs to your wife. Yet, a man has his needs, so you got quite used to visiting Merrill Collins (42), local crime lord dominating whore business. Among frequent visitors of this establishment is also sir Waverly Scott (52).

Church

Your mother always took you to faith. You are praying every morning, and every evening, and before every food, and you know it was god’s praise what brought you your fortune, and god’s punishment for your sins what took your wife and daughter away form you. Since you don’t have any successor, you are thinking about giving all your money to church when you pass away. But maybe it would be more clever to give it to some reasonable individual who will use it for good, because you know burocratic machinery of church could swallow a lot of your fortune for completely pointless reasons.  

Competitors 

Your competitors don’t know how to appreciate the real work. Bradley Harrington (42) wants to create a fully automated factory. Such a travesty! So many good people who would lose their jobs! And it could put you out of the business. You have to prevent it. 

And Arthur Dart (30) is a complete joke – a spoiled rich brat who doesn’t care for people, business… who never really worked a single day in his life!

Illness

You are sick. Tuberculosis. You hate how weak is it making you. And you are well aware of the truth… that you are dying. But you are not ready to go. 

 

Bradley Harrington (42)
Even though you were never fond of him, you could respect him, since you see he was working hard. But this automatisation travesty… no, you can’t stand for this. 

Arthur Dart (30)
You despise that spoiled brat with all you have… Not only is spoiled, he also looks soft and weak. 

Columbus Ede (45)
Bishop of Aetherwick. Great orator and speaker. 

Silas David (25)
Young priest who is obviously trying to help those in needs. You admire that, and you would be happy to exchange a few words with him. 

Elliot Gregory (35)
New priest in town. Religious fervor is emanating from him. You wish to get to know him better. 

doctor Bruno Turner (40)
A respectful proffessional who is keeping you alive. 

chief of police Neil Johnson (45)
You not sure what to think about that man. He looks clever, but there is so many cases that were never solved. Your wife’s case among them. You hold a grudge against him, and you wonder if he is corrupted, or maybe know something you don’t. Might be worthy to check with his subordinates. 

 

  1. ???
    Why shouldn’t find out? ???
  1. Prevent automatisation. 
    You don’t like the idea that machines will replace a good working man. 

  2. Find out what happened to your daughter and wife.
    You are not content with what chief of police Neil Johnson concluded the case with: they packed their stuff and left. You suspect him to know more then he says, possibly even being involved in it. If you would only have a way of learning more about it all. You could investigate among Johnson’s subordinates. 
  3. Find a cure to your sickness.
    Your health is important to you, and your current state is… depressing. 

  4. Destroy Arthur Dart.
    That-joke-of-a-man is an offense in the face of the God, and if you find a way to take him down, you won’t hesitate a second.

  5. Find a successor
    Giving your heritage to church seems to be a wise choice, but to whom? Choose the most suitable priest for it, and choose well. 

  6. Help poor. 
    You are not taking well the poor in the city might loose their jobs. You would offer it to them, but you can’t take more employees currently. Still, you are eager to fight for their sake. You are hard working man, and you won’t tolerate laziness, but otherwise you are humanist in heart.

  7. Prevent feminism. 
    God made it very clear: woman should listen to man. What is all this babble about women having political rights, and you don’t know what else. It is all nonsense, and it shoudl be stopped. 

18:00     Church
20:00    Taxes
21:00     Meeting of poor/Poker night/Brothell

D2

9:00    Church

16:00 Weddings

D3

16:00   Hearing for the government 

Endgame: will you find a cure for your sickness? Will you find your daughter? Will you accept those who you hate?