Winfrith Kennard
High Chairman Winfrith Anne Kennard- Stockard (a.k.a. Winnie)
World Views
She doesn't have any personal dislike for those who have been changed by the virus nor does she have anything against the automatons. But she is also practical and understands that there are limits to what the laws can to in regards to making communities fair. There are no laws that can force people to be nice and respectful to each other. She wishes that there were because she would write them into being without hestitation. Rather then trying to save everyone or make everything perfect for everyone, she stays focused on the big picture. There are too many things going wrong in the world to try to handle all the little things while the big stuff hasn't been addressed yet.
But she does wonder if there is any value in finding a cure at this point. There are many who have been changed who have never known being anything else. Would they want such a cure? She doesn't feel that it would be right to make that choice for someone else, but she also feels that the choice should exist. Having the power over the body is want makes Humanity powerful.
Quest Seeds
She is always looking for art supplies and is willing to pay well for these. This includes things that can be made into paint such as pigments.
Additionally, she is looking for someon to go to the Albany Institute of History & Art. She is willing to pay for any art pieces that can be salvaged.
Tenets of Faith
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Background: Intellectual
It’s not a matter of how smart she is but more her choice to never stifle her curiosity about the world. She always asked questions. If parents didn’t satisfy, she pestered teachers, and when they failed, she took matters in her own hands and embraced books or other sources. Regardless of her capacity to solve problems or retain complex theories, she refused to accept an explanation without evidence.Skill Proficiencies: Science
Languages: French and Italian
Equipment: A set of common clothes, a handful of textbooks and 15 credits
Origin
Mother is still alive. Her father died of natural causes. Her mother is an Elder in the Church of Hope. She was raised in the faith. She is an only child.Life Events
1. Friendship She is good friends with Merryn Iosif, the librarian. They share a deep love for learning and books.2. Enemy She has made a political enemy of Lisha Eryka Keys. She doesn't always make decisions in favor of the Church of Hope Lisha considers that a betrayal. Adding insult to injury is the fact that she has gone on the record more then once stating that she cannot put the wishes of the church before the desires and needs of the camp as a whole.
3. Enemy Her political decisions and relationship with Lisha have led to a falling out with her mother as well. Marybelle Stockard has not outright disowned her, but she has made it known that she is disappointed in her daughter's failing to follow the true path set for them by The Maker.
4. Windfall She was given 80 credits for a commision for the writing of some documents. It is the only time in her life that her ability to write in pretty handwriting seem to actually be useful rather then something to do to pass the time.
5. Friendship 2461252 has become a source of knowledge and comfort. They seem to be the one thing that is constant and never changing within the flow of her life. She knows that they are a machine, but she cannot help but see them as something more.
6. Friendship Enzo Cosima is the bounty collector in the camp and has become someone that she spends every morning with while they have their tea. It is an odd and quiet friendship.
7. Romance She had a lover, Mark Andrews, when she was young. He was a scavanger that was killed while out in the city. She will forever consider him her one true love. He was unremarkable in every way except that he made her heart race and her breath catch in her throat.
8. Friendship Of all of her friendships, the one that has bloomed with her yooungest daughter Nissa Kennard, is the one that she considers the most important and special.
9. Romance Children are required for Humanity to continue and she did her duty. She married Alexander Michael Kennard and had children. But there was never any love between them, not that he was ever a bad person. He was just never Mark.
Leaving the Doctors
Upon taking the position of High Chairman, she decided to leave her position as a Doctor in the hsopital. This had never been done before and was contraversial, raising the question of whether or not she still qualified for the position. However, it was determined that there were no laws that demanded she remain in her position as a Doctor. She declared that her remaining a Doctor made for a conflict of interest and that she could rule the camp more fairly if she was not connected to any one faction within it.Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Reign
Relationships
History
Over the years, Winfrith Kennard has managed to find a special place in 2461252's heart. The feelings that they have for her, they rather imagine to be close to love. They would give up being alive in order to protect her and they cannot explain to themselves, let alone anyone else, why it is that she matters so much to them. But she has visited them since she was young and over time has become an important part of thier life. They fear the inevitable time of her passing that every human faces and often hopes that they will meet their end first rather then having to be the witness to hers.
They get her painting supplies whenever they are able to find or afford them. Seeing her painting bringings them a warmth that does not otherwise come. They don't think that she is a techniquely good painter, but something about the joy that it bring her makes them want her to keep doing it anyway. A painting of a dog hangs in their section of the power station. It was the first painting she did when she was very young. It is awful, but they never see the painting when they look at it. They only see the small child who held it up to them with shy pride.
They often wonder if these are the feelings that parents have for their children.
Biases
Positive Biases
She favors people who are intelligent. Characters with Intelligence scores of 15 or greater are effected by this bias.
Negative Biases
She has a difficult time being patient with people who are not intelligent. Characters with intelligence score of 10 or less are effected by this bias.
The pen really is mightier than the sword. While a sword might slay a man, words can change him which is far more powerful.
Personal Code
- Camp Hope must survive
- What serves the most people is the best choice
- Laws must be upheld and obeyed by all people regardless of rank or they mean nothing
- Responsibility: She does what she must and obeys just authority. (Lawful)
- Nation. Her camp and people are all that matter. (Any)
- Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)
- Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
- Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
The greatest responsibility and honor for the old, is the stewardship of the world for the young. For we do not own this place that we reside in, but rather we hold it in trust for those that will follow after us. It is they who we must always answer to for it is they who will be forced to live with the choices that we make.
Camp Relationships
She does her best to keep her personal relationships and even her political opinions of people from swaying her decisions for the camp. She believes that allowing these kinds of emotions to cloud leadership decisions is irresponsible. Because of this, it can be difficult for her to make deep and lasting friendships. Many times, people become offended or feel betrayed if she feels that she has to make a decision against what is in that person's personal interest. But she believes that being the High Chairman is a higher calling than being a person's friend.
The result is that she has a few enemies and only a few deep friendships. Those friends, however, do understand the nature of her position and the manner in which she makes decisions. They understand that she is not making choices based upon her friendships. Most of the the people that she can maintain friendships with it is because they admire this trait about her as a leader and believe that it makes her more fair and noble.
Guilty Pleasure
She rarely has many creadits because she usually spends every extra credit she has on getting art supplies. There are times that she feels incredibly guilty about this hobby and sees it as a waste of both time and money. But she always finds herself coming back to it as a way to relax and to focus her thoughts. There are other times that she tells herself that art is part of what makes Humanity special and because of that it must be continued in order to preserve everything that Humanity is. But she never really believes herself.
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