Mickey Mahoney is a red haired, cigar smoking, and grubby journalist of Irish descent who publishes *The Scoop,* a weekly tabloid specializing in printing stories about gory murders, sex scandals, and weird happenings. He is a cynical and tough customer, ever on the lookout for sustainable scandalous stories to print.
Description: Overweight, with red hair and a wicked smile; normally surrounded by cigar smoke. He is sharp and intelligent, even belligerent at times.
APP: 70
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #TheScoop, #MickeyMahoney
Inspector Barrington is a weathered and seasoned policeman, usually dressed in a slightly shabby suit. He is a methodical man and plays by the book. He has been investigating a series of “Egyptian Murders” for nearly a year, since the disappearance of his predecessor on the case, Inspector Munden. Barrington had some details on Edward Gavigan and Zahra Shafik, making them out to be respectable Egyptologists and experts in their fields. He is aware of the existence of an ancient cult called the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh, though both Gavigan and Shafik have assured him that the cult is no longer active, and has no descendants.
Description: Thin, with clipped mustache and weary eyes; shabby suit. Barrington follows the law to the letter.
APP: 55
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #Police, #InspectorBarrington
An intelligent and polished man of the English upper class, Gavigan astute, intelligent, and dangerous. Edward is the current Director of the Penhew Foundation and a respected academic in matters of ancient Egyptian antiquities and, if rumors are true, he is a powerful sorcerer as well.
Description: Slim and superbly dressed, balding hair, manicured nails, and clean shaven.
APP: 70
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #Penhew Foundation, #BrotherhoodoftheBlackPharaoh, #EdwardGavigan
Priestess of the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh, Zahra Shafik is a cunning and powerful woman. She owns and operates Empire Spices, and is a close confidant of Edward Gavigan, though she plans to betray him with the help of the Investigators.
Description: Slender, with long dark hair and enchanting green eyes; a great beauty (some liken her to Cleopatra). Usually elegantly dressed in black.
APP: ??
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #EmpireSpices, #BrotherhoodoftheBlackPharaoh, #ZahraShafik
A young and beautiful Egyptian belly dancer at the Blue Pyramid Club. She told us her boyfriend Badru was recently abducted and killed by the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh. While fearful of the cult, she wants revenge and has sought out your aid.
Description: Slender, with long flowing hair and dark eyes.
APP: 85
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #BluePyramidClub, #YaleshaEssam
An alcoholic Norwegian man. He captains the Ivory Wind, which ships many artifacts to and from the Penhew Foundation. Torvak has no real knowledge of what he ships, he is simply paid well to do his job and does it, though he does fear imprisonment and the loss of his ship due to the undocumented goods he ships.
Description: Greying beard and hair, weathered skin, and bright blue eyes; rosy cheeks and a pocked nose as a result of his alcoholism.
APP: 50
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #LimehouseDistrict, #PenhewFoundation, #LarsTorvak
A large Egyptian man, Nawisha runs the Blue Pyramid Club in Soho. No other information is known about Abdul at this time.
Description: Portly, plodding, with balding hair.
APP: 35
Tags: #DramatisPersonae, #England, #BluePyramidClub, #AbdulNawisha
