Tepin Rathmore
Prince Tepin Rathmore (a.k.a. Peppy)
Tepin Rathmore has engaged the player characters on many quests over the years. As Britannian spymaster, he directed the suppression of Phoenix agents in Somerset, the infiltration of French forces in Calais, the rescue of Lord Salvor on Naxos, and the surprise Britannian assault on Amsterdam.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Quite fit for a man in his sixties. Making up for wasted youth, Tepin leads a more active life in his twilight years than ever he did in his younger years.
Body Features
White skin, thin frame.
Facial Features
Long face, angular features, greying black hair and mustache.
Physical quirks
Involuntary facial tic caused by stress.
Apparel & Accessories
Wears long dress coats with tall collars and an open cravat.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Tepin Rathmore was the second son of Merrick Rathmore, the Lord of Skysee. Tepin, erudite and bookish, had spent a life overlooked by his father in favour of his elder brother, Gareth. Gareth, a naturally athletic and well-built man, had been groomed from birth for succession and Tepin never had reason to believe he would ever come to inherit anything at all. He set himself to his studies in law and languages and prepared to eventually support his elder brother in the maintenance of the family allods. Old Lord Merrick was left heartbroken, however, when he heard news that his favorite son had died fighting in a place called New York during the Wars of Princes. Embittered by the cruelty of fate, Merrick never recovered from the loss of Gareth and never accepted Tepin as a true heir.
Written out of the family inheritance, Tepin was forced to forge his own late father's will in order to retain control of Skysee after the death of Old Merrick. Subsequent challenges to the legitimacy of his inheritance from his cousin Tryllane Friseal as well as the Scottish overlord, Prince Camlann of Edinburgh, forced Tepin into a fight for survival during which time he was imprisoned by Camlann and Skysea was beseiged by Tryllane's forces.
In order to assert his rights, Tepin courted the aid of the English Lord Simon Aimery and together they forged a "Britannian Alliance" that overthrew the existing political order of both Scotland and England. Their joint political ambitions sparked a two-year civil war known as The Anarchy, a lawless time of rampant chaos and civil disorder. Unskilled in military matters, Tepin left the fighting to Lord Simon and assembled a network of spies, saboteurs, and assassins. This guild of rogues came to be known as Tepin's Special Service.
In the aftermath of this Anarchy the English Parliament was suppressed and Prince Camlann deposed. Simon Aimery emerged as the unquestioned military ruler of a restored Mortmare monarchy and Tepin Rathmore claimed Camlann's title as the new Prince of Edinburgh.
The Britannian Alliance expanded into a formal political reunification of Scotland and England and the founding of a new Kingdom of Greater Britannia. While Aimery assumed the role of Lord Protector of the armed forces, Tepin retained control of the renamed Britannian Special Service, a force that he wields even now as the feared spymaster of the Britannian Crown.
During the Phoenix Occupation of England, Tepin's campaign of political and military subterfuge halted the imperial advance and sustained Scottish independence. After news of the Fall of Rome reached Edinburgh, Tepin mobilized the Highland banners and marched for London to liberate Queen Isabella and a grateful English nation.
Education
Well educated in law and languages.
Employment
Spymaster and Scottish Prince
Accomplishments & Achievements
Failed as a son and father. Succeeded in winning the Anarchy and claiming the Principality of Edinburgh from his rival, Camlann.
Failures & Embarrassments
Lack of military accomplishment in his youth has been a constant embarrassment for Tepin's career.
Morality & Philosophy
Tepin is a man of loyalty but questionable integrity. He took his position through vice and fraud and he has no illusions about what he will do to maintain power.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Motivated by ambition to preserve his own position and support the allies that put him in his place of power.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Master planner. Infallible intuition for reading others' intentions. Utterly incapable of understanding the feelings of his closest friends and associates.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes ancient history.
Virtues & Personality perks
Extremely loyal. Strong sense of justice.
Vices & Personality flaws
Prone to fits of excessive cruelty. Persecution complex. Deceitful.
Social
Social Aptitude
Persuasive, but abrasive. Witty, but lacking charm. Projects great confidence in social circles but has little patience for courtly protocols.
Mannerisms
Habitual nail-biter.
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Prince of Edinburgh, Paramount Lord of Scotland
Year of Birth
939 PCE
61 Years old
Birthplace
Skysee Island
Children
Current Residence
Castle Edinburgh
Gender
Male
Eyes
black, narrow
Hair
short, greying
Height
5'7''
Weight
145
Ruled Locations
Character Prototype
John Hurt would play Tepin Rathmore quite well.
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